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Message: <blockquote data-quote="med stud" data-source="post: 1070770" data-attributes="member: 1211">Profession (farmer) at 4 ranks means that this gnome is as good farming as the majority of the farmers out there; that implies that he has been out working the fields with the others, and that he can take almost anyone's place at the plough or whatever.I dont consider that level of skill as necessery for a PC even if he/she grew up at a farm; your character is a wizard, and it would be an equally credible backstory if he left the farm to be an apprantice for someone or just stayed at home and studied his books (a wizard in the family is probably something many commoners would be very happy and proud of in many campaigns).So:Scenario 1: PC's parents cant afford having someone who doesnt work at the farm. The PC works the fields and studies at the same time, gaining farming skills in the procedure, but slowing down his progress (like knowledge (arcana), spellcraft, etc).Scenario 2: As above, but the PC is an apprentice (no farming skills).Scenario 3: The farmer can afford having his son at home studying arcane lore. No farming skills.I think all of the above scenarios are good backgrounds (except maybe 3, but it's not up the walls and it doesnt smell min/max rationalization).</blockquote>