Getting Started

New Character Form

When building a character, the first step is to fill out the New Character Initiation Form (for making secondary characters please refer to “Character Creation for New and Existing Players” on page 19) And then speaking to an Initiator if you haven’t already. During the course of filling this out, you will be asked for your Discord username. Later in the new character creation process you will fill out a second form that will ask for your Discord ID (this is different from your username) and Email. We will not send any marketing, announcement, or spam emails to the address provided. The email address is where we will send you a link to your character sheet after it is created. 

Starting Off on the Right Foot

Your character is the vehicle through which the game is played. Without a character, you cannot take part in any other phase of play. While thinking up a few character ideas/concepts, there are a few basic suggestions to keep in mind

• This system has attempted to balance roleplay and combat. Both are viable directions to take your character in. Or you can balance a character between both.
• try to create a character that’s at the beginning of their journey. For example, avoid making a character that’s been in 10 wars, slain 2 dragons, and has trained under a league of assassins for 3 years. At level 1, you might be able to take on a wolf with difficulty, but a bear would certainly kill you.
• Characters should have flaws. Playing into character flaws enhances in-character drama. Every character will have weaknesses.
• Avoid making your character a reflection of yourself. If you really want to, we won’t stop you, but doing so often makes things more personal… the victories, and the losses. We’ve seen too many people mirror themselves onto their character and take things personally when in-character conflict arises. It often ends in heartache and hurt feelings.