I don't think it's overriding anything, but that could be where that anomalous "383" zone_id value is coming from. I'll try changing it and see what happens.

Edit: Also, would expanding that table allow clients to perform more race/class combinations at character creation?

Yes, if you edited it and the allocations table. You may not have 'Tutorial' selected; therefore, it's sending you to Crescent Reach and not your set zone.

Success!

Changing the value in the char_create_combinations table fixed the issue! That's where the server was pulling that value from!

Thanks Furniture!

And thanks Kingly_Krab, too! I will experiment with more race/class combinations next!

Are you able to get humans with underfoot to spawn in old west freeport? I am trying this now and Im having issues.

Yes, I am!

What I did was change the entry in char_create_combinations to 9, then changed the same values to 9 in start_zones, along with providing the correct xyz coordinates.

The trick is that it searches for an entry in start_zones that matches the entry found in char_create_combinations. Those two have to match.