Ok I will be one of the few that will try this, just to see if it’s fun to try.
I have played Pen and Paper D&D styles games for a long time, in that time I came across a character background making book called Central Casting - Heroes of Legend.
It basically looks at your character from Birth giving you some reasons to play the way you will before you starting adventuring.
Giving you after quite a few dice rolls somethings to consider when playing that character.
It’s also used to create interesting NPCs.
Some and maybe many of these things have NO relevance in the Diablo world but nonetheless I will do a background now just to show what could be done.
Race - not relevant so in this case - Human but it can also give you an age maybe used as a way of thinking, Youth takes more risks, Older may take time to think it though.
70 - Human - Elderly, Based just on just this one thing I may think of a Mage type.
The next things have absolutely no relevance, Literacy, Starting Money and Social Standing, Siblings, Survival Skills and Birth Legitimacy so for this reason I’ll not be adding them.
In a minor way I’ll add Time and Location of Birth and in case I get an Exotic Birth Location.
14 - In a Cave not an Exotic Birth Location.
Unusual Births - 61 / 100 one interesting occurrence.
7 / 100 Wolves and Wild Dogs set up a howling at the moment of birth - Hmm Druid?
Parents and their rolls in this game they have absolutely no relevance.
Significant Events of Childhood and Adolescence. 10 / 20
Up to 3 and in rare cases more events can occur.
In this case only 1 Special Age-Specific event - Character and a Friend discover a secret hiding spot near home, the hiding place remains undisturbed at least until adulthood.
How I play this could be I know of a Hidden Dungeon. Had I rolled forgetfulness I would know of it and be forever trying to remember where it was, the endless seek goes on.
If more things were to happen it may change the way I think about how I look to play. Military Service or the like.
Significant Events of Adulthood. 19 / 20
Character becomes well-known, even famous for an event of their adulthood Re-Roll 18 / 20, 1 / 4 An old man that I rescued from Brigands Blesses me. 13 / 20 ok this cannot happen but, I become immune to the attacks of Evil Creatures by 1d3 ranks if they hit 70% of the time they only do minimal damage. But I wish to read this into it.
In some towns Wolves and Wild Dogs are seen as Evil as they kill livestock so again this plays in to the Druid as I can live among them without fear.
Alignment and Attitude these are based on things that have happen to this point. Giving me Traits as only good things happened I have 2 Traits to look into, I’ll also use an optional Trait Strength roll. d100
10 / 100 Trivial - 21 / 40
Courageous: Brave in the face of adversity.
89 / 100 Driving - 22 / 40
Respectful: Shows respect to others.
So now I can pick how I want to interpret things, this caps off where my character starts when I step into the Diablo 4 World.
What have I got to base my character around.
I will be an Elderly Human, Based just on this I may think of a Mage type.
I was born in a Cave not an Exotic Birth Location, or its it knowing more about that at my time of birth Wolves and Wild Dogs set up a howling. I’m now thinking Druid.
After getting a blessing form that old man I rescued I don’t fear Wolves to the point where I now live amongst them learning their ways. Druid becomes more interesting.
In Wolf form I do become courageous but as this is a trivial trait I may not take this form as much as others.
Trying to add something here, I grew up shunned by some and knowing how this feels, I am driven to be more respectful of others, seeking ways to gain knowledge and in doing so help others that have been shunned.
Just a way that a Roleplayer may go when planning how they would like to start, but as there is no way to know if I can stick to it as many things like RND drops and the as yet unknown storyline are not fleshed out.
I would look to play this character completely solo, and may roll or just play something else when I am in my Clan or playing with friends.