"Unflatten your cardboard characters!" - back cover blurb

A background generator for characters in fantasy RPGs. Uses several types of dice for the tables, and has it's own system to help you convert the generated numbers to the game system you use. Includes such things as culture, social status, family, and events that happened to the character during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Some events also include points that can be used to determine alignment and personality traits (Lightside, Darkside, or Neutral).

The book works better as an idea generator for a character background than taking it as gospel, as some combinations are highly improbable and impractical. (It is possible to roll that a character to run away from home and eventually be arrested for involvement in organized crime... at the age of 2.)

This book caused some controversy because of the author's stated beliefs that homosexuality and bisexuality were considered "Sexual Disorders" and automatically gave Darkside personality points. There are 2 editions of Central Casting: Heroes of Legend. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.

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