Hi everyone,
I'm just about to finish up my first ever campaign, and it's been an absolute blast but there's been a crap ton of learning along the way!
One area that I'm still feeling a little torn on though is PC arcs. I'm very much a GM who likes every character to have their moments in the spotlight whether that's hard hitting emotional beats, or just bad ass moments in general.
However, I would like some advice/feedback for this particular area from more experiences GM's.
When writing character arcs for your players, do you run it by them or not?
The majority of my players have really enjoyed not knowing and being surprised by some additional depth being added to their arcs, or characters from their backstory making appearances etc. But there was one particular arc where id accidentally made 2 characters backstories have a bit of a clash, and it did cause a little bit of tension (mainly between the characters more so than the players) and that's where this question is coming from really.
Right now I have made a decision to ask each player what their preferences would be in session zero of my next campaign. But I'd also like to hear your guys experiences and how you handle this particular area :)
Thanks in advance!