For those having trouble selecting race or profession...

[DrakeWurrum]

http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm

Here's my solution, from the perspective of somebody who has enjoyed plenty of D&D.

Roll a d8, and then take your profession from this list with the number you get:

1. Guardian
2. Warrior
3. Engineer
4. Ranger
5. Thief
6. Elementalist
7. Mesmer
8. Necromancer

Now roll a d10, and then pick your race from this list with the number you get:

1. Asura
2. Charr
3. Human
4. Norn
5. Sylvari
6. Asura
7. Charr
8. Human
9. Norn
10. Sylvari

For example, if I roll a 6 and then a 5, I'm going to be a Sylvari Elementalist.

When I have trouble with a decision, this is often something I turn to. Perhaps I'm just old school?


Edit: for the sake of the beta, you should roll a d6 with this list:

1. Charr
2. Human
3. Norn
4. Charr
5. Human
6. Norn

[Midnight Man]

For the coming BWE, just change the second list to exclude Sylvari & Asura, roll a d9 and divide by 3

[DrakeWurrum]

For the coming BWE, just change the second list to exclude Sylvari & Asura, roll a d9 and divide by 3

Ah yes, for the sake of the beta, you should roll a d6 with this list:

1. Charr
2. Human
3. Norn
4. Charr
5. Human
6. Norn

There's obviously multiple ways to figure this out, with different die sizes, but I like to keep things as simple as possible. :3
Funny thing: just about every die size, technically, could exist. But the more common ones are simply d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20. All of which are die sizes I actually own in a physical form. They sit in a little plastic "tube" on my shelf.

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I actually still have a proper d20 somewhere at home.

But yeah, good suggestion. Me, I've already decided.

PLAY ALL THE THINGS!

[Lasica]

I fudged the rolls and got... human elementalist... yay! just what I wanted to play.

[DrakeWurrum]

But yeah, good suggestion.

Ha, glad you think so.

I mean, it's the same basic principle as a coin-flip... which can be counted as a 2-sided die...

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Ha, glad you think so.

I mean, it's the same basic principle as a coin-flip... which can be counted as a 2-sided die...

Coins are more difficult to rig though...

Ahem. Pretend you didn't hear that.

[Squirrelbanes]

I find these things useful because I always get something I don't like....so I roll again...and again...until I find what I already knew I really wanted.
Don't have to use it this time though.
Good suggestion