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Many people on RP servers choose not to immerse themselves in roleplay and play the game as if they were on a “normal” server. There's a variety of reasons for this kind of behaviour: lack of interest, lack of time, lack of contacts, lack of experience, lack of skill, lack of knowledge, but above all lack of creativity.

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rdfs:comment	Many people on RP servers choose not to immerse themselves in roleplay and play the game as if they were on a “normal” server. There's a variety of reasons for this kind of behaviour: lack of interest, lack of time, lack of contacts, lack of experience, lack of skill, lack of knowledge, but above all lack of creativity.
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abstract	Many people on RP servers choose not to immerse themselves in roleplay and play the game as if they were on a “normal” server. There's a variety of reasons for this kind of behaviour: lack of interest, lack of time, lack of contacts, lack of experience, lack of skill, lack of knowledge, but above all lack of creativity. The thing that probably suffers most from the last one is a character's background. No RP character in an established setting has ever fallen from space, popped into existence as a grown man without past and childhood. Except the Draenei, they did fall from space, both figuratively and literally... To cut a long story short, an RP character needs a background. Causa finita. A background doesn't only serve as a purely aesthetic gimmick, it is an explanation of how the character became who he is now and why the character landed in the spot the player chose for him. Last but not least, a background usually contains plot hooks for future RP. A character's background is difficult to create and easy to mess up, anyone who ever saw websites like Rotten Apples or Warcraft Sues will readily agree. Making a good character with a solid background requires at least rudimentary knowledge of the setting's lore and an underlying idea of the character. Not everyone is capable of producing the latter at the drop of a hat. This article is meant to help such people – often RP newbies – come up with believable roleplay characters by providing them with simple ideas that can be combined and modified according to one's tastes and desires. From my experience most people only need a push in the right direction to get the hang of things. The ideas below are meant to be such a push.

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