Character Creation & Progression
Character Creation
Characters created within Urvén follow the basic instructions laid out within the Player's Handbook with the following minor differences.
- Ability scores follow the alternative rules for customizing ability scores within the same book: a 27 point buy system.
- Players may elect to exchange two ability points from their racial bonuses for a feat in a similar fashion to the variant rules for ability score increases.
- Players may start with experience points equal to half those of the current highest-level character, rounded down.
Currently, players may not use the variant character creation rules from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.
Progression
Experience points are drastically simplified and are no longer a function of how much a character kills. Instead, a character gains an experience point for the following actions:
- Complete a quest. Examples include exploring and looting a dungeon or completing a contract to slay large beast.
- Achieve a major personal milestone. Examples include reaching a certain rank within an organisation or crafting an object worked on for a long period of time.
- Finish a story arc. Completing a story arc gives a bonus experience point on top of the one rewarded for quest completion.
- Adventure with higher level players. Completing a session that would not normally reward an experience point gives a bonus experience point to anyone who is not currently the most experienced player.
Please see the table below for a reference of how a character's level is calculated from their experience points.
Player Progression
Player progression is defined by tier of play - defined within the Dungeon Master's Guide. As a character reaches a higher level, the further levels take an increased quantity of experience. One experience point is gained upon completion of an appropriate-difficulty challenge such as a dungeon. If a character of a higher level exists within the party, lower level characters gain an experience point per session until they have caught up.
| Experience | Level | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | Local Heroes |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | Heroes of the Realm |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
| 15 | 10 | |
| 18 | 11 | Masters of the Realm |
| 21 | 12 | |
| 24 | 13 | |
| 27 | 14 | |
| 30 | 15 | |
| 33 | 16 | |
| 37 | 17 | Masters of the World |
| 41 | 18 | |
| 42 | 19 | |
| 45 | 20 | |
| +5 | Epic Progression |
Epic Progression
Urvén does not use the Epic Boon progression laid out in the Player's Handbook. Instead, progression will follow a new pattern from levels 21 to 50 in a way that is designed to increase the power of a character without drastically increasing the breadth of their choices of action. At level 50, a character would be considered a demigod.
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