GreenTongue:
Doesn't the various "*** World" games do this as part of their normal setup?
I know that "Beyond the Wall ..." links the players together as they are being created and there are direct skills and bonuses given based on it.
Most of the Powered by the Apocalypse games use either a History or Bond mechanic that ties them to the other PCs, not the NPCs. But, there are so many hacks for that system that I probably haven’t seen enough of them to debunk the statement, lol.
I use a similar process as the 3P method; Origin, History and Motivation. The end state being the same though. Praguepride, do you create the NPCs or do your players? For me, I definitely use the PbtA method of “ask questions, use the answers.” Most of my players are way more creative with their NPCS than me.
I think I’ll add the 3P to my character building. Thanks for that!