>>280099407
And many fantasy heroes have such humble origins. But then there's a call to adventure and you find yourself in the thick of it. It's all part of the heroes journey. And even then you can just as easily have your players be knights, soldiers, mercenaries, hunters, mage adepts, clerics in training etc.

>>280099465
Meeting in a tavern is fine. The problem with guilds is that they functionally become a quest board and instead of having a genuine adventure you're running around doing side quests with no purpose.