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Originally Posted by Rurik
I long ago gave up the random background tables. The novelty of playing farmers did indeed wear off in short order. Also, it seems based heavily on real world demographics, but certainly certain backgrounds are more prone to adventuring than others - and farmer just sin't one that comes to mind (unless of course someone wanted to play a farmer). I've typically allowed either choosing background or more often used the assign a certain number of skill points yourself approach. In RQ3 if I recall right your age roll has a major effect on starting skills in the default method, which again I have not used in a while.
I like the MRQ chargen approach a lot. Choose a background, choose a profession, assign your free points.
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Don't forget that in RQ III, all chargen rolls and tables are described with 'Choose or Roll', including the age!!
If you don't want to play a farmer, don't roll, and choose something else.
The way we play it is Choose.
If the GM don't validate your choice, you have the possibility to either make another choice or force a roll, and everybody (player and GM) has to accept the result of the dices. In almost 20 years, I've never seen a dice for this, as everybody prefers choosing something that fits his style and expectations (and we've seen farmers).
Runequestement votre,
Kloster