HolyMan
Thy wounds are healed!
Conceptually, the undead background also needs someone who tries to turn the character undead, so that may or may not work with the character being local. It's a cool idea though.
Oh it is doable,

Races: by Core, does that include the Bestiary?
No Core means the Core Rule book not the "core" of books that makes the rules.
BTW in my HB game (Off to War) people hit 4th lvl in under a year,

XP will be based on completeing adventure goals not on how many orcs you kill or traps you get passed. So I will have it set that by the time you hit each module you are the base starting lvl and the main goal has been achieved.
About background, is there an official Obad-Hai presence in the starting village?
No not "in" but The Bronzewood Lodge probably sends people into town from time to time. So you could be from there or just arrived from somewhere else.
Question: if I start up a fighter/mage concept, could I eventually transfer over to the Magus that's being playtested now?
If so I'd like to do an elven or half-elven Eldritch Knight. Depending, of course, on whether there's room and if the Summoner role is taken by someone.
Is Magus a PrC if so and you quailfy for it when the book is out then it would be possible. And you need not play in the same group as anyone similar.
HM
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