Your starting point could be based on how the town looks. If it's a town by the sea, it was started as a seaport. If the town is mostly flat, it was started as a farming community. If the town is near mountains, it was started as a mining camp. If the town has a film studio it was started for entertainment. You can make up a bunch of stories just on the way a town looks.
Do you play with supernaturals(some people do, and some don't). Your town could be the only haven around for miles for werewolves. If most of the town doesn't like or hates supernaturals, they will have a tough time. Witches could keep their spells to themselves, but fairies and mermaids couldn't hide very well. Werewolves will have a hard time keeping quiet during a full moon and sooner of later, people will figure out why no one ssees that pale guy in the daytime.
