Well, I'm not asking for anything that complicated - I'm asking for the half-assed thing that gives some basic dialogue options only. I understand the problems with everything being custom and the massive work that would have to be put in to fully flesh out 30 new possibilities. Just a simple update that gives some very basic control over the answer to the question "who are you?" This fixes the frustration of being unknowledgeable about everything all the time. Really, it just has to be a couple options per race and class that are basic and just correct current dialogue - no story arc specific to that background.
Yeah, that would be completely sufficient. Whether it is determined through actual dialogue or simply something chosen during character creation (my prefered method) doesn't really matter.
For instance, I don't like that non-Githyanki, non-Drow characters are forced to be Baldurans.
Yeah, I really hate that. Especially as it doesn't even remotely make sense for characters with the "Outlander" background. That's why I advocate the option of selecting a home region, that would give us a tag that can be recognized in dialogue.
Basically a similiar feature to how one chooses a background in the Neverwinter MMO (only that in the MMO it is purely cosmetic and just just gives you a title to display).
A fully fleshed out background or even a short story arc isn't necessary at all. If I want to play a pre-defined storyline I always play an origin character (which I am unlikely to do admittedly).
