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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8634146" data-attributes="member: 29398">First off, nicely done!  The very first PC I ever played, after a similarly low-odds rolling sequence, also turned out to be first in line to a throne.  He was a Ranger, and the justification for his field adventuring was pretty easy: he (and his parents) felt he needed to get out and toughen himself up a bit before settling in to the life of a noble.As for your PC being a Thief, you say the throne he'll one day inherit is that of a trading nation.  Well, what better way to learn all about trading - the good side of it and the bad - than by becoming a Thief and learning it in practice rather than just in theory; and what better way to quickly advance your skills and knowledge as a Thief than by a bit of field adventuring. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />As for why would the future king have merely average Int and Wis, maybe those traits run in his family.  Or maybe the throne comes with some magic items (or, more likely, very competent advisors!) to cover off these shortcomings.</blockquote>