Some questions...

Since reality is the 'real world', that means that our previous lives were in the modern day, right?

And, when we DO write our characters, do they have any memory of their previous lives? If so, should this sorta affect what potential, powers and/or weapons they can potentially gain?

I am mainly asking to figure out what 'themes' are available for Character Creation, whether I can make a wizard, knight, gunslinger, plague-doctor, space-marine etc.