As usual, I find tables of these type are better for giving ideas and inspiration than they are for actually rolling on. I always like to give my characters elaborate backstories, as it helps me get a handle on how I’m going to play the character going forward. If I let myself be a slave to the tables, I’m needlessly restricting my imagination. But if the tables ask questions I rarely consider (how many siblings to you have?) or legitimize ideas that I might consider too crazy (like I’m actually a dragon trapped in humanoid form) then they’re helpful.

Well, it’s a reaction, so they’re probably spending it on someone else’s turn – that makes it a second Sneak Attack within that round. I’m guessing that one big hit is going to be enough for the half-orc rogue to be standing and the enemy to be down a decent portion of the time, because that enemy will probably have already taken a few hits. (That is, even rogues don’t usually get splattered super-early in a fight. Can happen, usually doesn’t.)

I just imagine it’s a short little shout or prayer that causes the luck to transfer to their target. “Bingo, watch out!”

The Life Events are pretty well done, all in all, though I feel bad for anyone who has just one life event and rolls a 41-50 for it. I might argue that Weird Stuff should be a bit more than 1%-frequency weird, since you’re talking about someone destined for a life of adventure (albeit possibly a short one).

Zatar may indeed live fast, die young, and leave a delectable corpse.