(05-16-2013, 09:21 PM)Rhostel Wrote: It's about background, things that may have happened in the past of a character, not about things that should play out except as something they might struggle to overcome.
This, underscored a few times.
Adventurers as a whole tend to give up a lot of their previous lives. While I think its important to factor in the lore and try to incorporate it into your character as much as possible, realize that the lore isn't describing the end all be all of what your character can be doing today.
Adventurers as a whole are sort of a class among themselves, and are frequently referred to as such by NPCs. They don't necessarily follow all the cultural norms due to their lifestyle. They may not may much respects to a given tribe, and some may have taken up the adventuring lifestyle specifically to get away from what restrictions there may have already been in place.
So in the end... I'd say make the lore important in your backstory. But it doesn't have to determine what is important to your character in this stage of their life.
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