Each player rolls on the table and adds the extra HPs to the base 450 HPs used in character creation in addition to any points from Drawbacks, Background, Description and Personality writeups.
The Origin Background is a generic description meant to give provide some inspiration for players who have not yet thought up an origin for their character. If the player has already throught up an origin they can ignore what the table says.
Roll Extra HPs Origin background 1- 7 none No extraordinary origin 8-11 1d10 x 5 Unexplained origin (minor) 12-15 2d10 x 50 Unexplained origin (major) 16-23 special Multi-origin: roll 1d10, then roll that many times on this table and combine the results. 24-27 25 Crime victim (minor) 28-31 500 Crime victim (major) 32-35 125 Mutation (minor) 36-39 400 Mutation (major) 40-43 200 "Chosen One" (minor) 44-47 2,500 "Chosen One" (major) 48-51 35 Archaeological origin (minor) 52-55 950 Archaeological origin (major) 56-59 45 Personal injury (minor) 60-63 650 Personal injury (major) 64-67 150 Serendipitous origin (minor) 68-71 750 Serendipitous origin (major) 72-75 40 Industrial accident (minor) 76-79 600 Industrial accident (major) 80-83 75 Scientific origin (minor) 84-87 550 Scientific origin (major) 88-91 100 Mystic heritage (minor) 92-95 1,000 Mystic heritage (major) 96-98 250 Other-world origin (minor) 99-00 5,000 Other-world origin (major)
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