Once you have a sense for the basic flow of the game, it’s time to get into some nuts and bolts decisions to build a playable character. Grab a CROWN and SKULL character sheet, or just use your trusty journal to jot down skills and ideas, or start drawing the ever-important character portrait! To build your character…
For Beginners: Templates and Prompts
To get right into rolling dice with no hassle, choose a hometown then choose a character template. This will get you started playing instantly without learning the point-build system. You can also use the Character Prompts to get story and background ideas flowing for your new character.
For Experienced Players: Custom Built Characters
For more fielded RPG veterans, CROWN and SKULL features a robust, indepth point buy creation system. This super-flexible method lets you create everything using hero point costs and discounts… even spells, equipment, and companions.
And Beyond: Hero Points
No matter how you create your character, you’ll gain experience in play with hero points. These can spent to add skills, spells, or equipment to a character using the same rules and options custom characters use. You can save them up or spend as you go.
Every 10 hero points earned, you’ll gain a bonus reward specific to your hometown.
All the rules you need for this growth process are right here in the Player’s Guide. Good luck out there, hero.
When building or expanding a character, always feel free to make bad decisions. It’s a tough world out there, not everything we experience makes us better. Me? I spend every point I can get on Resist. Better for quaffin’.