Chapter II: Character Creation

Table 2-5: sTarTIng Career

Career Dwarf Elf Halfling Human Career Dwarf Elf Halfling Human
Agitator 01-02 - 01-03 01-02 Noble 41-42 - - 48-49
Apprentice Wizard - 01-07 - 03-04 Norse Berserker - - - 50
Bailiff - - - 05 Outlaw 43-45 46-51 46-48 51-52
Barber-Surgeon - - 04 06 Outrider - 52-57 - 53-54
Boatman - - - 07-08 Peasant - - 49-54 55-56
Bodyguard 03-06 - - 09-10 Pit Fighter 46-50 - - 57-58
Bone Picker - - 05 11-12 Protagonist 51-54 - - 59-60
Bounty Hunter - - 06-07 13-14 Rat Catcher 55-58 - 55 61-62
Burgher 07-10 - 08-09 15-16 Roadwarden - - - 63-64
Camp Follower - - 10-11 17-18 Rogue - 58-63 56-60 65-66
Charcoal-Burner - - 12-14 19-20 Runebearer 59-63 - - -
Coachman 11-12 - - 21-22 Scribe 64-65 64-69 - 67-68
Entertainer 13-15 08-12 15-17 23-24 Seaman 66 70-75 - 69-70
Envoy - 13-19 - - Servant 67-68 - 61-65 71-72
Estalian Diestro - - - 25 Shieldbreaker 69-72 - - -
Ferryman - - 18 26 Smuggler 73-75 - 66-68 73-74
Fieldwarden - - 19-22 - Soldier 76-79 - 69-70 75-76
Fisherman - - 23 27-28 Squire - - - 77-78
Grave Robber - - 24-26 29-30 Student 80-81 76-80 71-72 79-80
Hedge Wizard - - - 31 Thief 82-84 81-86 73-78 81-82
Hunter 16-19 20-27 27-31 32-33 Thug - - - 83-84
Initiate - - - 34-35 Toll Keeper 85-87 - 79-80 85-86
Jailer 20-23 - - 36 Tomb Robber 88-90 - 81-85 87-88
Kislevite Kossar - - - 37 Tradesman 91-94 87-93 86-90 89-90
Kithband Warrior - 28-34 - - Troll Slayer 95-98 - - -
Marine 24 - - 38-39 Vagabond - 94-00 91-94 91-92
Mercenary 25-30 35-39 32-35 40-41 Valet - - 95-96 93-94
Messenger - 40-45 36-40 42-43 Watchman 99-00 - 97-00 95-96
Militiaman 31-34 - 41-45 44-45 Woodsman - - - 97-98
Miner 35-40 - - 46-47 Zealot - - - 99-00

— brIngIng your CharaCTer To lIfe —

T he character creation process provides you with the skeleton of
your alter ego, but it’s up to you to put meat on those bones. The
background details of your character’s life are largely up to you, as is
different regions have different characteristics. The major regions of the
Empire are as follows: Averland, Hochland, Middenland, Nordland,
Ostland, Ostermark, Reikland, Stirland, Talabecland and Wissenland.
personality. Some people like to develop their characters during play The area known as the Wasteland, most notable for the huge port
and that’s a perfectly reasonable approach. When you start to play, of Marienburg, used to be part of the Empire but was granted
it may be enough to know that your character is a Halfling Bounty independence many years ago. Also unique is the Moot, the homeland
Hunter who has left the Moot to seek his fortune. Many players, of the Halflings. More information on the Empire can be found in
however, prefer to work out background and personality before play Chapter 10: The Empire.
begins. This section offers some advice on doing so, as well as some
random charts. The charts can quickly generate background details whaT Is your famIly lIke?
or simply provide some ideas appropriate to the Old World setting of
WFRP. Are you an only child or do you have brothers and sisters? What’s
your place in the family? Are you the eldest and heir apparent or

Ten quesTIons the disowned wild child? Are you parents still alive? If not, how did
they die? Very few folk in the Empire die of “natural causes”. Plague,
starvation, and violent death are far more common. Or perhaps they
If you need some help fleshing out your character, try answering these went on a pilgrimage and never returned.
ten questions. They should allow you to focus your thoughts on your
emerging alter ego.
whaT Is your soCIal Class?
where are you from? Some careers, most notably Noble, Peasant, and Burgher, have an
implied social class. Others can work with a variety of social classes.
This is the most fundamental question for your character. Most While birth doesn’t necessarily disqualify you from making something
careers assume that you are from the Empire and those that don’t of yourself, it is true that the upper class has all the advantages. Where
say otherwise. The Empire, of course, is quite a large place and the in the social strata does your family fall? Were your parents dirt

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