Creating a Character

Assign Ability Scores

Each character must have numbers assigned to each of their four ability scores. You can assign each number in the following list to each of your character's ability scores, in any order: +1, ±0, ±0, -1.

Alternatively, you can assign any number between -5 and +5 to each score, provided that the resulting sum of all four scores is 0.

Choose a Heritage

Each character has a heritage, which influences their natural, inborn characteristics. Choose a heritage for your character.

Choose an Origin

Each character has an origin, a description of their background before they began adventuring. Origins provide proficiency with skills, tools, and weapons. Choose an origin for your character.

Level 1 & Beyond

Each character has a level, which represents that character's experience and power. Each time a character advances a level, including level 1, that character gains new abilities and grows stronger.

There are two main ways to determine the abilities a character gains when they level up: classes or customized. Classes are a preset list of which abilities to take in order to build a certain character archetype (such as a barbarian, druid, or wizard), and a customized character requires more work and strategy but allows complete control over which abilities a character obtains. Both methods provide tables that show which abilities are available at each level.

Mana

The amount of mana a character has access to increases as they level up.

Training

Training are points you gain as a character levels up that represent the time and effort they invest into learning or improving their abilities. Gambits, spells, and tricks can be learned by spending training. Each gambit, spell, or trick costs 1 training to learn or increase proficiency with, and proficiency with a weapon or tool can also be increased by spending 1 training.

Classes

All classes provide fighting & magical talents, as well as perks.

Champion

TODO: explain champion class (fighter + ranger and anything similar)

Level	Abilities	Training	Mana
1	Weapon Master, Adrenaline	4	2
2	Battle Trance	6	3
3	Ability Score Improvement	8	4
4	Second Wind	12	5
5	Dual Wielding	14	6
6	Ability Score Improvement	16	7
7	Battle Trance	18	8
8	Ability Score Improvement	20	9
9	Second Wind	22	10
10	Ability Score Improvement	24	11
11	Battle Trance	26	12
12	Ability Score Improvement	28	13
13	Second Wind	30	14
14	Ability Score Improvement	32	15
15	Battle Trance	34	16
16	Ability Score Improvement	36	17
17	Second Wind	38	18
18	Grit	40	19
19	Abjurer's Ward	42	20
20	Holy Rites, Lucky	50	20

Cleric

TODO: explain champion class (cleric + paladin + warlock)

Level	Abilities	Training	Mana
1	Arcane Recovery, Expert	4	2
2	Holy Rites	6	3
3	Ability Score Increase	8	4
4	Arcane Recovery	12	5
5	Holy Rites	14	6
6	Skilled	16	7
7	Arcane Recovery	18	8
8	Ability Score Increase	20	9
9	Holy Rites	22	10
10	Skilled	24	11
11	Arcane Recovery	26	12
12	Ability Score Increase	28	13
13	Holy Rites	30	14
14	Skilled	32	15
15	Arcane Recovery	34	16
16	Ability Score Increase	36	17
17	Holy Rites	38	18
18	Second Wind	40	19
19	Grit	42	20
20	Abjurer's Ward, Lucky	50	20

Rogue

TODO: explain rogue

Level	Abilities	Training	Mana
1	Backstab, Alert	4	2
2	Opportunist	6	3
3	Lucky	8	4
4	Mage Slayer	12	5
5	Dual Wielding	14	6
6	Ability Score Improvement	16	7
7	Opportunist	18	8
8	Lucky	20	9
9	Mage Slayer	22	10
10	Ability Score Improvement	24	11
11	Abjurer's Ward	26	12
12	Lucky	28	13
13	Opportunist	30	14
14	Ability Score Improvement	32	15
15	Mage Slayer	34	16
16	Lucky	36	17
17	Grit	38	18
18	Arcane Recovery	40	19
19	Risky Attack	42	20
20	Opportunist, True Expert	50	20

Witch

TODO: explain witch (druid-ish? doesn't have to be super nature-oriented)

Level	Abilities	Training	Mana
1	Subtle Casting, Expert	4	2
2	Arcane Recovery	6	3
3	Skilled	8	4
4	Holy Rites	12	5
5	Abjurer's Ward	14	6
6	Expert	16	7
7	Arcane Recovery	18	8
8	Lucky	20	9
9	Holy Rites	22	10
10	Adrenaline	24	11
11	Abjurer's Ward	26	12
12	Skilled	28	13
13	Arcane Recovery	30	14
14	Lucky	32	15
15	Holy Rites	34	16
16	Skilled	36	17
17	Abjurer's Ward	38	18
18	Lucky	40	19
19	Second Wind	42	20
20	Grit, Ability Score Improvement	50	20

Wizard

TODO: explain wizard

Level	Abilities	Training	Mana
1	Arcane Recovery, True Expert	4	2
2	Abjurer's Ward	6	3
3	Ability Score Improvement	8	4
4	Cautious Evocation	12	5
5	Arcane Recovery	14	6
6	Skilled	16	7
7	Abjurer's Ward	18	8
8	Ability Score Improvement	20	9
9	Cautious Evocation	22	10
10	Expert	24	11
11	Arcane Recovery	26	12
12	Ability Score Improvement	28	13
13	Abjurer's Ward	30	14
14	Skilled	32	15
15	Cautious Evocation	34	16
16	Ability Score Improvement	36	17
17	Arcane Recovery	38	18
18	Abjurer's Ward	40	19
19	Holy Rites	42	20
20	Grit, Lucky	50	20

Custom Characters

Level	Abilities	Training	Mana
1	Any Fighting or Magical Talent, any perk	4	2
2	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	6	3
3	Perk	8	4
4	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	12	5
5	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	14	6
6	Perk	16	7
7	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	18	8
8	Perk	20	9
9	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	22	10
10	Perk	24	11
11	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	26	12
12	Perk	28	13
13	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	30	14
14	Perk	32	15
15	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	34	16
16	Perk	36	17
17	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	38	18
18	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	40	19
19	Any Fighting or Magical Talent	42	20
20	Any Fighting or Magical Talent, any perk	50	20

Starting Inventory

TODO: figure out how this will work