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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7262859" data-attributes="member: 29398">You have a point here, but I think I'd go the other direction to solve it: if you want a relatively mundane background (trader, farmer, miner, commoner, slave, foot soldier, etc.) go for it, but if you want anything exotic e.g. nobility* that could give undue advantage in the game down the road (e.g. if you're a noble you likely have wealth and resources and influence to draw on that most people do not) then you have to roll for it at very low odds and risk getting a much more mundane background.* - unless it's a Birthright-like game where the whole point is competing noble houses or suchlike and everyone plays a noble.&nbsp; I'm talking about run-of-the-mill D&amp;D.Why?&nbsp; Because in most cultures nobility in particular is something you're born into...just like you're born with the genes that say you'll grow up into 17 strength rather than 10...and in most cultures there are very few nobles in the overall population.&nbsp; It's just...realistic.Lanefan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7262859, member: 29398"] You have a point here, but I think I'd go the other direction to solve it: if you want a relatively mundane background (trader, farmer, miner, commoner, slave, foot soldier, etc.) go for it, but if you want anything exotic e.g. nobility* that could give undue advantage in the game down the road (e.g. if you're a noble you likely have wealth and resources and influence to draw on that most people do not) then you have to roll for it at very low odds and risk getting a much more mundane background. * - unless it's a Birthright-like game where the whole point is competing noble houses or suchlike and everyone plays a noble. I'm talking about run-of-the-mill D&D. Why? Because in most cultures nobility in particular is something you're born into...just like you're born with the genes that say you'll grow up into 17 strength rather than 10...and in most cultures there are very few nobles in the overall population. It's just...realistic. Lanefan [/QUOTE]

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