Family and Friends
Who raised you, and what was life like for you when you were growing up? You might have
been raised by your parents, by relatives, or in an orphanage. Or you could have spent your
childhood on the streets of a crowded city with only your fellow runaways and orphans to keep
you company.
Use the Family table to determine who raised you. If you know who your parents are but you get
a result that does not mention one or both of them, use the Absent Parent table to determine what
happened.
Next, refer to the Family Lifestyle table to determine the general circumstances of your
upbringing. (Chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook has more information about lifestyles.) The
result on that table includes a number that is applied to your roll on the Childhood Home table,
which tells you where you spent your early years. Wrap up this section by using the Childhood
Memories table, which tells you how you were treated by other youngsters as you were growing
up.
Supplemental Tables. You can roll on the Relationship table to determine how your family
members or other important figures in your life feel about you. You can also use the Race,
Occupation, and Alignment tables to learn more about the family members or guardians who
raised you.
Family
d100 Family
01 None
02 Institution, such as an asylum
03 Temple
04 – 05 Orphanage
06 – 07 Guardian
08 – 15 Paternal or maternal aunt, uncle, or both; or extended family such as a tribe or clan
16 – 25 Paternal or maternal grandparent(s)
26 – 35 Adoptive family (same or different race)
36 – 55 Single father or stepfather
56 – 75 Single mother or stepmother
76 – 00 Mother and father
Absent Parent
d4 Fate
1 Your parent died (roll on the Cause of Death supplemental table).
2 Your parent was imprisoned, enslaved, or otherwise taken away.