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Mechanics or flavour first? (aussie.zone)
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When you're making a character, do you prefer to start with the mechanics, backstory, or aesthetics first?

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[–] GolGolarion@pathfinder.social 5 points 1 year ago

I'll yield mechanics to aesthetics first, but I'll pretty much always start with mechanics as the foundation when i roll up a character. I'll ask what kind of character can spring up from someting like "Skeleton Barbarian," and stick with the idea more strongly than those mechanics.