[quote=@SilverPaw]
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A sort of follow up question, but what in instances of characters who had no particular 'special' abilities? E.g. a 'nobody' might have [i]some[/i] applicable skills (or perhaps even none), but remembering their past might not power them up compared to how it would to some legendary hero/villain/whoever. Are there gonna be other ways of learning skills/powering up for them?
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I would probably work with the player to find something that fits thematically for their nameless villager, because while they will be able to learn things from the world naturally, having that extra bit of capability is almost necessary for survival.