====== Table 9 - Unusual Birth Circumstances ====== ^ Roll ^ Number of Occurrences ^ Next Table ^ | 60 or less | Nothing Unusual Occurred | 10 | | 61-76 | 1 | 9A | | 77-85 | 2 | 9A | | 86-92 | 2 (GM secretly determines 1) | 9A | | 93-94 | 3 | 9A | | 95-97 | 3 (GM secretly determines 1D2) | 9A | | 98 | 4 | 9A | | 99 or higher | 4 (GM secretly determines 1D3) | 9A | ===== Table 9A ===== ^ Roll ^ Occurrence ^ Next Table ^ | 1-5 | A person of note in the vicinity of the characters home died when he or she was born. | 10 | | 6-10 | Wolves and dogs set up a howling at the moment of the characters birth | 10 | | 11-20 | Mother died in childbirth | 10 | | 21-23 | All glassware in the house suddenly shattered | 10 | | 24-25 | All milk in the area, soured at the time of birth | 10 | | 26-27 | Father believes the character is not his child, but the offspring of another man. This may or may not be true. | 10 | | 28-31 | Character has an identical twin (20% chance of being separated at birth). | 10 | | 32-34 | Water froze or boiled by itself | 10 | | 35-37 | Seasonally unnatural weather occurred | 10 | | 38 | Unnaturally potent storms raged | 10 | | 39-41 | Character born at exactly midnight. Roll on the chart below 1D3 times. \\ 1 : +1D6 Skill Levels to spell casting skill rolls during the hour past midnight. \\ 2-3 : Nightvision \\ 4-5 : Character is an albino \\ 6 : -1D6 Skill Levels to spell casting skill rolls during the hour past noon. \\ 7 : +1 Skill Level to all Stealth related skills \\ 8-9 : +2 Skill Levels to Spell casting skill rolls at night \\ 10 : -2 Skill Levels to Spell casting skill rolls during daytime | 10 | | 42-44 | Character born at exactly noon. Roll on the chart below 1D3 times. \\ 1 : +1D6 Skill Levels to spell casting skill rolls during the hour past noon. \\ 2-3 : Blinded in darkness \\ 4-5 : Extremely tanned skill. Acts as 1pt of Resistant ED \\ 6 : -1D6 Skill Levels to spell casting skill rolls during the hour past midnight. \\ 7 : -1 Skill Level to all Stealth related skills \\ 8-9 : +2 Skill Levels to Spell casting skill rolls during daytime \\ 10 : -2 Skill Levels to Spell casting skill rolls during nighttime | 10 | | 45-48 | A seer declares that the character will be afflicted by an ancient family curse. Go to Table 868 - Curses to determine what the curse is. | 10 | | 49-53 | The sky darkened when the character was born, like an eclipse. | 10 | | 54-55 | The house became infested with poisonous snakes the day after the birth. | 10 | | 56 | All gold in the house turned to lead | 10 | | 57 | All metal in the house turned into precious metal | 10 | | 58-62 | Character was left to die in the wilderness and was raised by foster parents | 10 | | 63-64 | Character is born immediately after a tragedy. Roll on Table 528 - Tragedies to determine the nature of the tragedy. Generally the newborn is blamed for it. | 10 | | 65-69 | Character is born with an unusual birthmark. Go to Table 866 - Birthmarks to determine the details. | 10 | | 70-75 | Born with a curse. Go to Table 868 - Curses to determine what the curse is. | 10 | | 76-81 | Born with a blessing. Go to Table 869 - Blessings to determine what the blessing is. | 10 | | 82-85 | Character has a fraternal twin. | 10 | | 86 | Character is one of a set of identical triplets. | 10 | | 87-88 | Old hag/witch prophesizes the characters death. Go to Table 545 - Death Situations to determine the prophecy. | 10 | | 89-93 | Character is born with an unusual physical affliction. Go to Table 874 - Physical Afflictions to determine the details. | 10 | | 94 | Character is born psionic. Gain Psionic Skill Package. | 10 | | 95-99 | A mysterious stranger bestows a gift on the character at birth. Go to Table 863 - Gifts and Legacies to determine the details. | 10 | | 100 | Roll twice more on this table and add 20 to the rolls. | 9A | | 101-105 | Mother was reported to be a virgin. No reasonable explanation is ever given for this. | 10 | | 106-110 | Character is the offspring of a mortal and a daemon. Gain the Infernal template. | 10 | | 111-120 | Character is the offspring of a mortal and a god. Gain the Divine template. | 10 | Continue to [[Table 10 - Parents]] Back to [[character creation system]] Back to [[start]]