After reading the post by Kirov and remembering that i actually have that hard to find book from battletech for the life paths and reading his basic take on it and thinking of the potentials for it...i decided that i am going to do something like it completely for each type of homeworld and character class given ( So yes the idea would be to roll once on each of the two appropriate tables for the backstory ) something to give the PCs a bit of extra flavor. As always though subject to GM approval. I am interested in anyone elses potential special events for PC backstory generation so feel free to message here or message me personally with the ideas and well see about potentially setting them up in the file....and yes i will give credit to whoevers ideas i use in the file...Im on here for fun not to rip...unless your talking bout the PCs getting ripped by tyranids....

Any ideas and insight from players and GMs alike will be most appreciated and i will post the completed file here and or on the dark reign site

Ok update on the work in progress....I now have all the basic worldtype and class type events tables set up and filled out...now all i have left is to flesh them out with the particular benefits or drawbacks associated with them. In some cases you might get alot of extra starting thrones..others a natural talent in a particular skill....and others a potential bonus of +5 to +10 to a stat and or skill.....OR you could wind up with powerful enemies that could send kill squads of mercs to settle a family feud with you...or loose an arm or leg in a accident....etc..etc...so it is balanced with drawbacks as well...and with each class table there is the potential to NOT have an event of note as well...

Hopefully ill have it done within the next few days...then to verifty the spelling etc...and post it for everyone to enjoy as they like

OK got it done..Hope you like it. Ive tried to balance it out with the potential for serious handicaps at beginning with potential for serious gains as well ( youll see what i mean when you read it)

Life Paths for Rogue Trader PCs
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Homeworld random events tables
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Table 1.1 Death World (1d10)
Roll # Result

1 Serious hunting accident (Lost limb)
2 Caught rare virus (-5 T)
3 Hunting accident(Scarred:-5 Fel)
4 You became an accomplished hunter(Tracking skill)
5 No Event of note
6 Home planet had toxic atmosphere(Resistance:Poison
talent)
7 Natural hunter(Tracking skill+Talented:Tracking
Talent)
8 Your natural agility is an asset(+1d10 AG)
9 Adopted by well-to-do relatives(+1d10x100 starting
throne gelt)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 1.2 Void Born (1d10)
Roll# Result
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1 A shipboard accident almost costs you your life
(Lost limb)
2 A life support accident causes brain damage
(-10 INT)
3 Your family is killed by pirates(Hatred:Pirates
talent)
4 A feud erupts between your family and the family
of another ship(Enemy: talent)
5 You learn the ins and outs of shipboard affairs
(Navigation/Stellar,Piloting/Spacecraft,Trade/
Voidfarer)
6 Military-oriented orphanage teacher takes you
as his pupil(Common lore/War and Imperial Navy)
7 No Event of note
8 Your parents' allies raised and supported you
(Tech-use, Awareness)
9 Adopted by well-to-do relatives(+1d10x100 starting
throne gelt)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 1.3 Forge World (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Trapped too long on a planet with semi-toxic
atmosphere(-5 T , Resistance:poison talent)
2 Accident with machinery or chemicals(Lost limb)
3 Fall in with the "wrong" crowd(Decieve, Blather)
4 Used as slave labor by orphanage(+10 S,T but-10 INT)
5 Your master was a slave driver, but he made
sure you learned your trade(Trade:1 of choice +10)
6 No Event of note
7 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
8 You have an affinity for this work (Talented:
Tech-use OR Logic)
9 Lucky break. Your skill comes to the attention of
the local Magos(Peer:Mechanicus)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 1.4 Hive WOrld (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Nearly killed in a street fight(Lost limb)
2 Literally grew up in the street, without so much as a
flophouse to call home(Unremarkable talent)
3 Scarred in a gang war(Scarred -10 Fel)
4 Ran a thriving three-card Monte operation(Talented:
Gambling)
5 Hot-wiring hovercars paid the bills(Tech-use, Peer:
Underworld)
6 No Event of note
7 Narrowly dodged a bullet, but your buddy was killed
before your eyes; a serious wake-up call(Paranoia
talent, -1 Fate point)
8 Big score for such a young one(+1d10x100 starting
thrones)
9 Adopted by kindly couple(Peer:Middle class)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 1.5 Imperial World (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Parent/guardian lost to mishap/combat;
you saw it happen(Jaded talent)
2 You worked alongside your parents at the factory
(Trade:1 one of choice)
3 Family's organized-crime connections
caught up to them(Peer:Underworld talent)
4 Ran away from home and fell in with local
street toughs(Carouse,Blather,Shadowing,-5INT)
5 Successful gambler(Gambling+10)
6 No Event of note
7 Holovid game junkie(+5AG,-5 INT/Per)
8 The PDF scout platoon took you under their wing
(Concealment,Stealth,Search skills)
9 Relative dies and leaves you his fortune(+2d10x100
starting thrones)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 1.6 Noble Born (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 You survive an assassination attempt ... barely
(Lost limb)
2 Power play elevates your family's status but attracts
powerful rivals(Rivalx2 talent)
3 You shamed the son of a powerful noble(Enemy talent)
4 Way too much partying(Decadent talent)
5 Your family immersed you in culture(2 common lore
skills of choice)
6 No Event of note
7 Your family was stinking rich(4d10x100 starting
thrones)
8 Your diplomat parents dragged you from world to world
(Infused Knowledge talent)
9 Your parents were interstellar traders(Trade:1 of
choice +10)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Chosen class Random events tables

Table 2.1 Astropath Transcendent (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 The faction opposed to your parent(s) includes
you among its enemies(Enemy talent)
2 Power play elevates your family's status but
attracts powerful rivals(Rivalx2 talent)
3 Though exiles, your parents maintained many
connections(Peer:Astropaths)
4 Your family immersed you in culture(2 common lore
skills of choice)
5 Your bloodline is renowned, so you have much
to live up to(Peer:1 of choice talent)
6 No Event of note
7 Your family was stinking rich(3d10x100 starting
thrones)
8 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
9 Relative dies and leaves you his fortune(5d10x100
starting thrones)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.2 Arch-Militant (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Serious training accident(Lost limb)
2 A true warrior at heart, but very slow on the uptake
(+10WS/BS , -10 INT)
3 Training accident(Scarred:-5 FEL)
4 Your instructor teaches you that flexibility is the
key to victory(+10 AG)
5 You take to your training so well that they call you
a “combat machine."(Combat Master talent, Combat
Sense talent,+10 to WS OR BS*not both)
6 No Event of note
7 Your inquisitive nature is a boon but constantly
gets you into trouble(1 forbidden lore of choice)
8 Your bloodline is renowned, so you have much to
live up to(Peer:1 of choice talent)
9 You take to combat training like a duck to water
(+10 to WS and BS)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.3 Void-Master (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Your instructor takes a keen “interest” in
your development(-10 FEL,+1d10 insanity points)
2 That support laser shot nearly grafted your helmet to
your face, and you have the scars to prove it(Lost
limb:choice of either eye or ear)
3 Incessant and brutal training make you ruthless
and unfeeling(Jaded and Fearless talents,-10 FEL)
4 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
5 No one in the class can best you in hand-to-hand
combat, not even your vindictive instructor(Combat
Master, Unarmed Warrior talents)
6 No Event of note
7 You took the worst they could throw at you and came
back for more(Duty unto Death talent)
8 You tested so well that you began your training early
(Void tactician talent)
9 Qualified for accelerated training program(Peer:
Voidborn,+10 to any 2 common lore or scholastic
skills)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.4 Explorator (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Family's organized-crime connections caught
up to them(Enemy:Underworld)
2 Another childhood wasted on holovids(+5AG,-5
INT/Per)
3 Lived outside the Imperium(1 forbidden lore of
choice)
4 Though exiles, your parents maintained many
connections(Peer:Voidborn)
5 Your bloodline is renowned, so you have much
to live up to(Peer:1 of choice talent)
6 No Event of note
7 Constantly on the move(Polyglot talent)
8 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
9 Relative dies and leaves you his fortune(3d10x100
starting thrones)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.5 Missionary (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Mauled by a wild animal(Lost limb)
2 Frequently beaten for your mistakes(+1d10 insanity
points,-5 INT)
3 Thought dead and left behind, you burned much
accrued karma making it back to civilization(-1
Fate point, +1d10 insanity points)
4 Your inquisitive nature is a boon but constantly
gets you into trouble(Forbidden lore:1 of choice)
5 Your parents' allies raised and supported you, and
they indoctrinated you with their beliefs( Pure
Faith talent, Peer:Eclessiarchy)
6 No Event of note
7 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
8 Your prowess at hand-to-hand combat becomes apparent
(+10WS, Ambidextrous talent, Swift attack talent)
9 Relative dies and leaves you his fortune(2d10x100
starting thrones)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.6 Seneschal (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 You survive an assassination attempt ... barely
(Lost limb)
2 Caught in the attack that claimed your family
(Paranoia talent, +1d10 insanity points)
3 Your inquisitive nature is a boon but constantly
gets you into trouble(Forbidden lore:1 of choice)
4 Your family immersed you in culture(2 Common lore
skills of choice)
5 Your family's reputation precedes you, and you
must live up to it(Peer:1 of choice talent)
6 No Event of note
7 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
8 You start to learn the family business(Trade:1 of
choice +10)
9 Relative dies and leaves you his fortune(3d10x100
starting thrones)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.7 Navigator (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 You survive an assassination attempt ... barely
(Lost limb)
2 The faction opposed to your parent(s) includes
you among its enemies(Enemyx2 talent)
3 Power play elevates your family's status but
attracts powerful rivals(Rivalx2 talent)
4 Natural Aptitude(Talented:1 of choice)
5 Your family immersed you in culture(3 common lore
skills of choice)
6 No Event of note
7 Your bloodline is renowned, so you have much
to live up to(Peer:1 of choice talent)
8 Your family was stinking rich(4d10x100 starting
thrones)
9 Relative dies and leaves you his fortune(5d10x100
starting thrones)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Table 2.8 Rogue Trader (1d10)
Roll# Result
-
1 Recruited by an interstellar crime ring(Peer:
Underworld)
2 Power play elevates your family's status but
attracts powerful rivals(Rivalx2 talent)
3 You have a younger sibling who covets your
inheritance(Rival talent)
4 Lived outside the Imperium(1 forbidden lore of
choice)
5 Your family's reputation precedes you, and you
must live up to it(Peer:1 of choice talent)
6 No Event of note
7 Big score for such a young one(+5 starting SP)
8 Relative dies and leaves you his spaceship(GM's
discretion)
9 Natural leader(Air of Authority)
10 [Pick one event or roll 2x and apply both results]

Making a character start the game with a lost limb which he has lost during character generation without being able to do anything about it is kind of mean.

Rogue Trader is a game where players largely choose the backstories of their characters via the origin path system. When most of the backstory is chosen by the player, adding a few random things that are compulsory once rolled might just as well mess up the intended backstory through incompatibility as add to it. A compulsory random effect would limit the backstory to something compatible with it.

Have you checked out the character creation system of Traveller? It's essentially one big romp of randomly generated outcomes of character development choices made by the player. The player essentially chooses what career the character will try to get into at age 18, then outcomes are rolled for. The player gets a number of choices along the way, but most of the time s/he simply drifts by the dice. And it works exceptionally well in that game due to the wealth of possibilities at every junction.

I'd love to have something similar for Rogue Trader, but it would have to replace the core character creation process rather than simply add to it.

This wasnt a addition to creation tables its designed to replace them HOWEVER the part your missing is this....EVERYTHING is subject to GM/player agreement. And so you know in case you missed it there is a Rogue Trader background that does cause you to lose a limb. Which consequently is where i got the idea to begin with.

Lure of the Void:Criminal/Judged and found wanting RTCB pg 26

Also it isnt as bad as the Tainted/mutation background potential found on the same page either since cybernetics are far more commonplace than a chaos tainted mutant...as well as a inquisitor will accept 1000 acolytes with cybernetics before they would ever accept a tainted mutant like it has listed there so the cybernetics thing is the nicer one of the two i think.

Some interesting ideas but to random and to much penalties/benefits. For example, if i am going to play an Explorator and suddenly lose 10 Int with an unlucky dice roll, it is game over for that character.

A bonus/penalty of 3% or so won't cripple or benefit anyone to much. Also if you lose a limb, you should get at least a cyber replacement instead. These rolls should add to the background of your character but in the end not make much of a difference.

As a replacement for the Origin Chart, including carears, characters made using this method are going to start with almost nothing compaired to a standard Rogue Trader. The origin chart normaly provides some 9 or so bonues, plus another 11ish with the carear. Someone with reasonabley poor dice, such as rolling both "No event" options, would literaly have the default basic skills, and that's it. No skills, no ability to use weapons, Not even the ability to speak Low Gothic.

I'm not sure why you have bonus starting thrones, when a Rogue Trader with any kind of profit factor makes a few hundred thrones pointless. Lastly, you've stressed the GM/Player agreement, but it that's the case, why make a random table at all? Why should the player agree to anything that grants a penalty, or indeed anything other then the selection their looking for?