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3d6 +
Cha mod Memory
13- 15 I had several friends, and my childhood was
generally a happy one.
16-17 I always found it easy to make friends, and I
loved being around people.
18 or higher Everyone knew who I was, and I had friends
everywhere I went.

PERSO NAL DECISIONS
Your character's life takes a particular course depend-
ing on the choices you make for the character's back-
ground and class.
BACKGROUND
Roll on the appropriate table in this section as soon as
you decide your background, or at any later time if you
choose. If a background includes a special decision
point, such as a folk hero's defining event or the spe-
cialty of a criminal or a sage, it's best to make that deter-
mination before using the pertinent table below.

ACOLYTE
d6 I became an acolyte because ...
I ran away from home at an early age and found
refuge in a temple.
THO UGH SH E SU R VIV ED THE SINKING O F H E R S H IP, S H E LOST
2 My family gave me to a temple, since they were un-
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able or unwilling to care for me.
3 I grew up in a household with strong religious con-
victions. Entering the service of one or more gods
CHILDHOOD HOME seemed natural.
4 An impassioned sermon struck a chord deep in my
d100'~ Home
soul and moved me to serve the faith.
0 or lower On the streets
5 I followed a childhood friend, a respected acquain-
1- 20 Rundown shack
tance, or someone I loved into religious service.
21- 30 No permanent residence; you moved around
6 After encountering a true servant of the gods, I was
a lot
so inspired that I immediately entered the service
31-40 Encampment or village in the wilderness
of a religious group.
41-50 Apartment in a rundown neighborhood
51-70 Small house
CHARLATAN
71-90 Large house
d6 I became a charlatan because ...
91-110 Mansion
I was left to my own devices, and my knack for ma-
111 or higher Palace or castle
nipulating others helped me survive.
·~After making this rol l, apply the modifier from the Family Life-
2 I learned early on that people are gullible and easy
style table to arrive at the result.
to exploit.
3 I often got in trouble, but I managed to talk my way
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
out of it every time.
3d6 +
4 I took up with a confidence artist, from whom I
Cha mod Memory
learned my craft.
3 or lower I am still haunted by my childhood, when I
5 After a charlatan fleeced my family, I decided to
was treated badly by my peers.
learn the trade so I would never be fooled by such
4- 5 I spent most of my childhood alone, with no
deception again.
close friends.
6 I was poor or I feared becoming poor, so I learned
6-8 Others saw me as being different or strange,
the tricks I needed to keep myself out of poverty.
and so I had few companions.
9- 12 I had a few close friends and lived an ordinary
childhood.
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