Backgrounds

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Your BG must explain the following:
 * Why you have the powers, skills, characteristics and disadvantages that you have. In some cases, this is obvious... if your character is a professional wrestler who gained superhuman physical prowess in a freak mudwrestling accident, you don't need to separately explain his or her STR, defenses, CON, etc.... but when in doubt, explain. This is particularly important for superhuman CHA that are not directly related to your powers: why does The Amazing Mudwrestler have an INT and EGO of 25? And where did s/he get that jetpack? And why is VENOM hunting him/her?
 * How (and when) did you end up in Colonial Bay?
 * Anything else that puts you outside the realm of a normal human being.

If your BG includes interactions with a PC, get the PC's handler to approve it first.

If your BG includes interactions with a new NPC or NPC organization, include a writeup of them in the "Discussion" sections of Category:NPCs or Category:Organizations and mention the writeup location in your app. It will be reviewed along with your app.
 * This is particularly important for Hunteds, which should have enough information that a GM can use them.
 * It is less important but still required for DNPCs and other BG characters.
 * Reusing existing NPCs/orgs is encouraged. Ask a staffer if you have questions.

If your BG includes interactions with other planets, include a writeup of them in the "Discussion" sections of Other planets and mention the writeup location in your app. It will be reviewed along with your app. Reusing existing planets is encouraged. Ask a staffer if you have questions.

Your BG must be consistent with world history.
 * If you want to add significant historical events that are consistent with world history, include a writeup of them in the "Discussion" sections of Category:History and mention the writeup location in your app. It will be reviewed along with your app.
 * If you want events in your BG that are inconsistent with world history (for example, being a survivor of WWIII), your character must be from an alternate timeline or otherwise "not from around here." (He/she does not have to be aware of the fact.)

Your BG must be consistent with the general state of the world. If you want events in your BG that are inconsistent with the state of the world (for example, being hated and hunted simply for being a metahuman), you may have to place your character's origin in some particularly isolated part of the world, or from an alternate timeline, or otherwise "not from around here." (He/she does not have to be aware of the fact.)