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. Create or print Cards, 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 Preconstruted Characters
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, I have stolen from CROWN and SKULL, a robust, in depth point buy creation system. This super-flexible method lets you create everything using hero point costs and discounts… even Spells, Equipment, and SoC • Rules Chapter - COMPANIONS.
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’.