Character Background Generator

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The character background generator is a series of random rolls designed to outline a new player character's basic characteristics and idiosyncracies resulting from cultural heritage, race, age, ability stats and chance events happening during the individual in the time prior to joining the game. The generator concentrates on social relationships and skills that originate with the game world and do not, therefore, come within the player's sphere of control. For example, the player isn't given the choice of deciding whether or not his or her parents are alive, whom he was raised by, what generational skills he or she was taught, into what social class the character was born, what others who have known the character for years think, how much money he or she has with which to start the game and so on.

It's standard in many games to allow the player to invent an entirely fictional "background" that serves their personal needs; this system sets out, instead, to create a completely RANDOM background, over which neither the character nor the DM has control. Players may, after the fact, choose to lie about their background; they may make up a background that suits them; but they cannot change the actual fact of what their background was, a fact that's known to the other players and the DM as a matter of game play.

The generator includes a considerable number of both elaborate and simple tables that strives to offer so many possibilities that the generation of two identical characters would be next to impossible. Normally, these tables are incorporated into an excel file for random generation, but for the wiki I have chosen to include all results as a series of open tables for readers to examine.

Physical Characteristics

Height & Weight

Initially, the character's physical creation requires the character's height and weight. For this, height is measured in feet and inches, while weight is measured in lbs. These represent the character in the peak of condition, unless indicated otherwise elsewhere in the generator. Base height depends upon the character's race and birth sex. Base weight depends on the character's race and birth sex, and also upon results indicating gluttony, agility and lack of balance.

Height Rolls

roll
4d6
FEMALE HEIGHT MALE HEIGHT
dwarf elf gnome half-elf halfling half-orc human dwarf elf gnome half-elf halfling half-orc human
4 3 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 10 in. 2 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 5 in. 2 ft. 4 in. 4 ft. 5 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 4 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 4 ft. 9 in. 2 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 5 ft.
5 3 ft. 4 in. 3 ft. 11 in. 2 ft. 10 in. 4 ft. 6 in. 2 ft. 5 in. 4 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 4 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 2 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 1 in.
6 3 ft. 5 in. 4 ft. 2 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 7 in. 2 ft. 5 in. 4 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 3 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 5 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 2 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 2 in.
7 3 ft. 5 in. 4 ft. 1 in. 2 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 8 in. 2 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 3 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 2 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 5 ft. 3 in.
8 3 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 1 in. 3 ft. 4 ft. 9 in. 2 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 3 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 7 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 2 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 5 ft. 4 in.
9 3 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 4 ft. 10 in. 2 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 3 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 8 in. 3 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 2 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 5 in.
10 3 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 2 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 2 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 6 in.
11 3 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 4 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 2 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 10 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 2 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 7 in.
12 3 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 4 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 2 ft. 8 in. 5 ft. 5 ft. 4 in. 3 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 4 in. 2 ft. 11 in. 5 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 8 in.
13 3 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 5 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 2 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 3 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 2 ft. 11 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 9 in.
14 3 ft. 10 in. 4 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 2 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 5 ft. 3 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 5 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 10 in.
15 3 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 7 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 2 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 7 in. 4 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 3 ft. 7 in. 5 ft. 7 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 7 in. 5 ft. 11 in.
16 3 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 8 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 4 in. 2 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 7 in. 5 ft. 8 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 8 in. 6 ft.
17 4 ft. 4 ft. 8 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 2 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 8 in. 5 ft. 9 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 9 in. 6 ft. 1 in.
18 4 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 9 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 2 ft. 11 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 10 in. 4 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 8 in. 5 ft. 10 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 10 in. 6 ft. 2 in.
19 4 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 10 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 2 ft. 11 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 11 in. 4 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 4 in. 3 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 11 in. 3 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 11 in. 6 ft. 3 in.
20 4 ft. 2 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 7 in. 3 ft. 5 ft. 7 in. 6 ft. 4 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 5 in. 3 ft. 10 in. 6 ft. 3 ft. 3 in. 6 ft. 6 ft. 4 in.
21 4 ft. 3 in. 4 ft. 11 in. 3 ft. 7 in. 5 ft. 8 in. 3 ft. 5 ft. 8 in. 6 ft. 1 in. 4 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 10 in. 6 ft. 1 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 6 ft. 1 in. 6 ft. 5 in.
22 4 ft. 3 in. 5 ft. 3 ft. 7 in. 5 ft. 9 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 9 in. 6 ft. 2 in. 4 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 7 in. 3 ft. 11 in. 6 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 6 ft. 2 in. 6 ft. 6 in.
23 4 ft. 4 in. 5 ft. 1 in. 3 ft. 8 in. 5 ft. 10 in. 3 ft. 1 in. 5 ft. 10 in. 6 ft. 2 in. 4 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 8 in. 3 ft. 11 in. 6 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 6 ft. 3 in. 6 ft. 7 in.
24 4 ft. 5 in. 5 ft. 2 in. 3 ft. 9 in. 5 ft. 11 in. 3 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 11 in. 6 ft. 3 in. 4 ft. 7 in. 5 ft. 9 in. 4 ft. 6 ft. 3 in. 3 ft. 5 in. 6 ft. 3 in. 6 ft. 8 in.


























Weight Rolls

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roll
4d6
FEMALE WEIGHT MALE WEIGHT
dwarf elf gnome half-elf halfling half-orc human dwarf elf gnome half-elf halfling half-orc human
4 99 66 62 83 41 107 116 124 83 66 107 50 124 144
5 102 68 64 85 42 110 119 127 85 68 110 51 127 148
6 105 70 65 87 44 113 122 131 87 70 113 52 131 153
7 107 72 67 90 45 116 125 134 90 72 116 54 134 157
8 110 74 69 92 46 120 129 138 92 74 120 55 138 161
9 113 75 71 94 47 123 132 142 94 75 123 57 142 165