: Re: Writing a story about a immortal character I have a character that I want to have live for 200 years. I've used the beginning to fill out his backstory with events that are critical to the

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Do not go on too much. Also, no one has a perfect memory, so he shouldn't either. For example, Joe practiced art for 2000 years but pretty much ignored the world around him. He knew of some wars and some countries falling, but he didn't pay too much attention, else he would be confused by the present day.
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Don't tell about Joe in the past, tell about him now. Drop his backstory in bits and pieces, like, "Oh," Joe said. "You like my art? I've practiced for an eternity, almost."
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Also, a website for handling immortal characters (for DnD, but still relevant): rollforfantasy.com/ideas/immortal-characters.php

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