Episode 44: Backstories For All Who Want Them

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Nick, Todd, and Percy talk character backstory across different RPGs - how much is too much? Do you need it at all? Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Dungeons + Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Saving 73 Jpegs I desperately Need, our Paranoia Campaign, is written and GMed by Ben Ferber and Features Todd Brian Backus as Squik-R-BDE-002, Kory Flores as A111iiE111Eee-R-V1olence-3, Mieko Gavia as QWERTY-R-ABC-3, and Romana Isabella as Edward-R-NRV-02. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dndramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Tune in next week as we continue Saving 73 Jpegs I Desperately Need!

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Nick, Todd, and Percy talk character backstory across different RPGs - how much is too much? Do you need it at all?

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