User blog comment:KvngDragon/Advice and Question About Boot Orders/@comment-33868704-20180609163713

It depends, honestly. I'll either make up the cast and then start drafting a couple of boot orders, seeing which one feels the best and which one will provide the most entertainment or strategic moves. Or I'll think of a key character, like a cool winning game or the story of the underdog who fell just short; a main character with a great plotline. Then I sort of build the story around them, working backwards in a way of thinking "How did X become so great in the game?" I usually plan it all out ahead though because for me personally, leaving it up in the air causes a lot of plotting issues, but I can definitely see the appeal of plotting as you go