[Weapon sheathing]

I love lifepaths. It's a fun way to distribute stats besides point buy, and gives your character a background that can be referred to whenever it makes sense in-game.

 

I'd recommend lifepaths without any stats attached though, since the ones that boost combat stats will be most popular. Unless you made every path just about as good at boosting combat stats, but I just really want to see us able to color in our characters' backgrounds in this game.

 

Agreed. Having them just as a purely role-playing choice is a great idea. Picking things like this just because stats help your preferred playstyle is wrong.

[Character inspiration for hte devs?]

A dwarven Wizard/Cipher companion. Preferably driven completely insane by whispers from beyond, but able to hide that fact almost completely.

 

Also, having an overly pragmatic npc or two, ready to betray their "tool" once they see fit wouldn't hurt.