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Ah, I immediately interpreted it as PCs with grievances. NPCs with legitimate grievances makes a lot more sense, thank you!
PCs having grievances can happen too, but it tends to be more of an intermediate technique than a basic one for players, and dependent on them already having a solid understanding of the setting.
Right, 'cause it's like a second-order effect? Like, your PC's grievance has to make coherent sense with/against the values/cultures that make up the setting?
Essentially, yes.