Paul Beakley I found it almost totally impossible to play without reading the background sheets beforehand, because how am I supposed to start formulating an opinion on whether or not my character is going to die to preserve his beliefs when I don’t even know what they are? Maybe I could stake out some emotional position, but I felt compelled to discuss dramatic positioning with respect to Cathar doctrine pretty early on.

We basically held off on reading them until someone asked about some information that would be contained on one, and then read them aloud immediately.