Editing Character Creation (section)

= Background =

When creating your character, you’ll choose between two backstory paths: <font color="#DAA520"><b>Simple</b></font> or <font color="#DAA520"><b>Advanced</b></font>. Both are valid ways to establish your character’s history and influence future storytelling. Staff will be able to inspect a player and pull up this information at any time during play.



The <font color="#DAA520"><b>Simple Background</b></font> option is a multiple-choice, choose-your-own-adventure-style backstory builder. It’s designed to:

* '''Help new players get started quickly''', assigning relevant skills and traits based on your choices. (You can adjust these as you see fit regardless.)
* '''Provide structure without requiring heavy writing''', allowing you to reflect on your character’s past while leaving room to expand through roleplay.
* '''Support storytelling and staff review'''. This backstory can be referenced during special requests or plot involvement.  
**Example: A scientist who spent years studying in academia may have an easier time proposing research than a general laborer who picked up chemistry later — though with strong roleplay, a path may be possible.



The <font color="#DAA520"><b>Advanced Background</b></font> option is a freeform questionnaire. Choose this if you have a fully developed concept that doesn't fit within the simple backstory builder. Keep these points in mind:

* '''You aren’t limited to British nationality''', and can write more nuanced origins.
* '''Because this step is optional, it receives closer scrutiny.''' On most servers, whitelists only check that you’ve skimmed the lore. That’s not the case here — the '''Simple option already covers that'''. The Advanced background is for players who want to show a deeper understanding of the setting and present a concept that goes beyond standard templates.
* If your submission adds meaningful depth, staff may canonize elements of it or expand on them in future storytelling. This kind of worldbuilding can also emerge through roleplay in-game — the Advanced background simply gives us more to consider from the outset.
** Example: A well-written backstory describing the final days of a ship your character crash-landed on? You might one day find that wreckage added as a point of interest, waiting to be explored by anyone who comes across it.


<font color="#DAA520"><b>There is no special treatment for choosing one background over the other.</b></font> Frankly, it’s less work for everyone if you go with Simple, so don’t feel pressured to write an Advanced backstory. Special requests are judged based on the '''broad strokes of your character’s backstory''', no matter which option you chose.