Character Creation

in Basic Rules

Step 1: Generate Attributes

in this step you generate the attributes for your character. there are several methods.  

Dice Roll Method

 

Challenging

roll 3d6 eight times and record the results in order: Strength, Stamina, Agility, Dexterity, Memory, Wisdom, Perception, and Charisma. this produces average characters.      

Standard

roll 4d6 and sum the highest three. do this a total of eight times and arrange the results as you please between the eight attributes of Strength, Stamina, Agility, Dexterity, Memory, Wisdom, Perception, and Charisma. this typically produces above-average attributes characters.    

High-Powered

roll 5d6 and reroll any 1s. sum the highest three. do this a total of eight times and arrange the results as you please between the eight attributes as above. this produces high-powered characters.  

Point Buy Method

  each attribute starts at 3, and you have a number of points to spend on increasing your attributes. the cost for each attribute is shown below:    

Low-Powered

60 Points    

Standard

75 Points  

High-Powered

90 points  

Array Method

   

Low-Powered

14, 13, 11, 11, 10, 10, 8, 7.    

Standard

16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 9, 8.  

High-Powered

18, 16, 15, 14, 14, 13, 12, 10.  

Step 2: Choose Ancestry

the next step is to choose your ancestry and apply your ancestral traits.  

Step 3: Choose Culture

the third step is to choose your culture and apply your cultural traits.  

Step 4: Choose Background

the fourth step is to choose your background and apply the benefits of your background, including any starting equipment it provides.  

Step 5: choose Class

the fifth step is to choose your class and apply it's benefits, including spending skill points and selecting proficiencies.  

Step 6: choose Talent

the sixth step is to choose your 1st level talent. alternatively you may forgo this talent to instead increase one of your attributes by 1.  

Step 7: choose starting gear

you may choose to begin play with starting equipment based on your class, or you can instead have a starting amount of money based on your class and spend it on starting equipment.  

Step 8: determine other details

your character will have a physical appearance, height and weight, an alignment, perhaps a backstory, personal relationships, and so on.