Chapter 1: Character creation

To begin playing, you’ll need to bring your player character (PC) to life. Character creation is where the magic happens - it’s where you make decisions that shape who your character is and what they excel at, both in terms of rules-driven abilities and personal backstory and personality traits.

In this chapter, you’ll find step-by-step guides and options to help you craft a unique character that will enrich your gaming experience. If you’re new to the game, don’t worry - work with your Game Master to choose options that ensure a fun and engaging play session. Plus, you’ll learn how to continue developing your character as the game unfolds.

Crafting your hero: a step-by-step guide

This section will walk you through the process of bringing your character to life.

Step 0: initial preparation

Before you begin, make sure you have the essential tools at hand to record your character’s details:

• A writing instrument (such as a pencil).
• A blank character sheet or a blank piece of paper.
• You can print this page here or
• You can download this pdf or
• You can or use this digital version
• Scratch paper for note-taking and brainstorming.
• At least a d20, but a whole set would be best.

Step 1: developing a character concept

Before making selections, it’s helpful to clarify what kind of character you envision playing. Do you have a desire for spell-casting abilities? Are you interested in combat prowess with melee weapons? Perhaps you’re drawn to a more extraordinary heritage.

Sharing your ideas with fellow players can be beneficial in refining your choices or sparking inspiration for a concept that complements the other characters’ roles. For instance, if all the other players are warriors, creating a character who specializes in healing magic could provide an interesting dynamic and create opportunities for collaborative gameplay.

Step 2: select your character’s class

The most crucial aspect of bringing your character concept to life is selecting their class. A character’s role determines what abilities and responsibilities they possess.

Each class comes with its own set of unique features, which are detailed in the class features table. These features become available at level 1 and unlock as you progress through levels.

Your chosen class also influences your proficiency in various areas, including equipment usage (such as armor, tools, and weapons) and situational expertise (skills and saves).

Picking a class will help guide other key decisions. The chapter 2 contains all the classes, including a quick look table for refence.

Step 3: calculating character abilities

The foundation of any character lies in six base abilities:

Each ability has a numerical value, known as an ability score. These scores reflect your character’s various physical and mental capabilities. As you progress through the game, you can enhance these abilities, but each will have a maximum value of 20. For perspective, a typical individual would have a score of 10 in each ability.

Generating abilities scores

We offer multiple approaches to calculating your initial ability scores, each with its own merit. While none are inherently superior, they cater to the diverse preferences of our players, ensuring that everyone can choose the method that suits them best.

Rolling

Create an unpredictable character by rolling for ability scores. This process allows the dice to guide your choices, rather than making all the decisions yourself.

How to do it?

• Roll four six-sided dice (d6s) and discard the lowest value.
• Add up the remaining three dice to get a total score.
• Repeat this process five more times to generate six unique totals between 3 and 18.
• Assign these scores to your character’s abilities in any combination you prefer.
• Finally, boost one ability by adding 2 (if it’s currently 16 or lower) or add 1 (if it’s 17).

Point-Buy

To sidestep relying solely on chance, you have the choice to carefully distribute your character’s abilities using a point system. You possess 32 points at your disposal, which must be allocated among various attributes. Each ability has its own specific value, with the maximum permissible score being 18 per attribute. It’s essential to assign a distinct score for each ability, no additional or bonus points are available during this process. Use table below for guidance on the costs associated with each possible score allocation.

Quick start guide

To get started right away, consider using a pre-set array of six numbers: 16, 14, 14, 13, 10, and 8. Assign these values as your ability scores without making any further adjustments. That’s all you need to do!

Alternative ways to generate abilities scores

These are the other stange ways to generate abilities scores, each will have a strange thing on it, sometimes this means better scores or worse scores, depends on the campaing you plan to play.

Rolling 3d6 (the classic)

You roll 3d6 and sum up, do this 6 times and assign each value to a ability. The old classical AD&D generally used this rule as the official way to generate ability scores. I like to think of this method as more realistic for “people” in a fantasy setting - they’re often more flawed than heroic.

Rolling 3d6 (the hard way)

You roll a 3d6 and assign the results in order to the ability scores. (The first roll goes to Strength, the second to Dexterity, and so on). After generating all the scores, you can switch two ability scores. For example, if you have Charisma 16 and Constitution 9, you can switch them to have the Constitution 16 and Charisma 9.

This is even more low fantasy setting, most of the heroes doen’t have all the abilities needed for the hazards of the adventure life, but they choose to do it for the greater good.

The Heroes

You roll 2d6+6 and sum up, do this 6 times and assign each value to an ability. This will make characters with higher values of ability scores. Use this method if you want a high fantasy with heroes that have high scores overall and doen’t relly on the magic to be the heroes.

Dark Sun

You roll 4d4+4 and sum up, do this 7 times and assign 6 of then to each ability. This is the Dark Sun way of generating scores, this generate WAY high values. Use this when you want heroes that have on average 14+ on each ability.

Calculate the modifier

Now that you’ve assigned numerical values to each of your abilities, look on the following tables to determine their corresponding ability modifier. These modifiers, play a crucial role in calculating the outcomes of actions and events within the game. In fact, they’re often more significant than the raw score itself when it comes to predicting success or failure.

Step 4: select your character’s specie

Select your character’s ancestry from the available options.

Your character’s specie determines their genetic background, influencing factors such as:

• Average lifespan and physical characteristics (size, speed, etc.)
• Special abilities or traits, like night vision or enhanced senses
• Other inherited qualities that shape who they are

Choose from various species, including dwarf, elf, human, and others. You can check the chapter 3 for all classes, or a this table for a quick look.

Step 5: select your character’s culture

Select a cultural background for your character from the provided options.

This option determines your character’s upbringing and cultural influences, which can include specialized skills, languages, or knowledge of urban environments. Examples of legacies include cosmopolitan, rural community, and nomad people.

You can check all the cultures on the chapter 4, if you want to know common cultures per specie see this table specie to culture

Step 6: select your character’s background

Select a personal background history for your character from the provided options.

Your character’s background reflects their personal history and experiences before becoming an adventurer, influencing their proficiency in various skills, knowledge, and languages acquired through their past endeavors.

Step 7: your equipment

Two approaches exist to determine the starting equipment your character possesses.

Method 1: Pick from class and background

The quickest way to equip your character is to follow these simple steps: add all the starting gear from your class and background together. Simply combine the two lists, write down the items on your character sheet, and you’re ready for adventure!

Method 2: Buy your own stuff

To determine your initial gear, try a more detailed approach. Roll 5d4 x 10 GP to calculate your starting total of gold pieces. With that amount in hand, pick the items that pick your interest in the equipments tables.

Starting equipment at higher levels

Veteran players often kick off their campaign with characters of greater renown, skipping the standard first-level threshold. Given that more experienced adventurers tend to boast higher health points, a wealthier experience base, and superior abilities, it’s logical to infer they’ll also possess better initial gear. The game master is free to tailor starting equipment to suit each particular game world, but a handy table like Starting Equipment at Higher Levels can serve as a useful guide, always consider that the characters will receive the starting equipment, followed by the extra provided by the entry from the current start level.

Starting Gold

Starting Magic Items

Step 8: fill in the blanks

Now that you’ve finalized your key choices, there’s still some groundwork to cover. If your character is a spellcaster, you’ll need to select their spells. Take this opportunity to review everything and fill in any missing information on your character sheet.

Give your character an identity by choosing a name and describing what they look like. While it’s also helpful to consider their backstory and personality, don’t worry if these details aren’t fully fleshed out just yet. You might find that your character evolves and develops as you play through a few sessions, so feel free to save some of the finer points for later.

Step 9: final checklist

Make sure to confirm that you’ve applied every detail below on your character sheet.

1. Your class and class features, including:
   • Your hit die size
   • Your available mana points and spells known (if applicable)
   • Spend your skills points (if any) on tools and skills
   • Saves you are proficient with
   • Your proficiency bonus
   • Your starting equipment
2. Your ability scores are assigned, and you have used them to calculate:
   • Your maximum hit points
   • Your spell save DC and your spellcasting attack modifier (if applicable)
3. Your specie and legacy, including:
   • Your size
   • Your senses
   • Your base movement speed (or speeds, if applicable)
   • Additional proficiencies (if any)
4. Your background, including:
   • Skill or tool proficiencies
   • Your languages known
   • Your background feat
   • Additional starting equipment
   • Your adventuring motivation
5. Set your Luck to 0
6. Your name and basic descriptive information like height, weight, hair color, and eye color
7. Your character is ready to play!

Leveling up

When starting out, characters begin at level 1 and have the potential to reach level 20 through their experiences points. Initially, they have no experience points (XP). As they accumulate XP, they can advance in levels, unlocking new abilities and perks specific to their class.

Upon reaching a new level, players gain access to new benefits, which are outlined in the class progression table. This also allows them to increase their hit point total by rolling a special die called a hit die, and combining this with their existing hit points.

Leveling methods

The GM keeps players aware of progress toward the next level by awarding XP or by tracking milestones. The GM decides which method to use.

Awarding xp

When the GM awards XP, they add up the challenges the PCs faced during the session and inform the players of the total at the end. This method works well for groups that frequently fight monsters or have clear challenges. The Level Advancement table shows how much XP is needed to level up. You don’t reset your XP after leveling up, just keep adding to it.

Level advancement and proficiency bonus

Tracking milestones

In a flexible and dynamic game system, players gain levels when they reach key objectives set by the GM. This approach is particularly well-suited for campaigns that prioritize narrative development and casual gameplay, rather than intense combat or traditional dungeon crawls.

Typically, 1st-level players should achieve significant progress within one session. As they level up, so too should their accomplishments: 2nd-level characters should reach notable milestones after two sessions, while 3rd-level adventurers should do so after three. Following this pattern, PCs at higher levels can be expected to make substantial gains every three or four sessions thereafter. Of course, the Game Master always retains the flexibility to accelerate or decelerate progress as needed.

Multiclassing

The multiclassing rule offers players flexibility by allowing them to gain experience points and level up in multiple classes simultaneously. This means you can combine unique features from different classes to create a character that doesn’t fit neatly into one specific category. To determine your overall level, simply add up the levels in all your classes - for instance, 3 levels as a wizard plus 2 as a fighter would make you a 5th-level character.

As you progress through levels, you might find yourself blending in seamlessly with your original class while adding a dash of another class, or you could entirely reinvent your persona by incorporating features from multiple classes. Some players even start out with a third or fourth class! Multiclassing can be a fun way to shake things up and create a more dynamic character, but it does mean sacrificing some focus on specialization for the sake of versatility.

Prerequisites

To switch to a new class, you’ll need to meet the required skill levels for both your current and desired classes. This means that, say, if you’re a barbarian who wants to become a druid, you must have a minimum strength and wisdom score of 13 or higher. As a multiclassed character without the traditional training of a fresh recruit, it’s assumed that you’ll pick up new skills quickly and have an innate talent for them, as demonstrated by your high ability scores.

Experience points

In order to advance levels within a specific class, the total number of experience points (XP) required is determined by your overall character level, as indicated in the Level Advancement table. Therefore, if you have multiple classes, such as being a 6th-level cleric and 1st-level fighter, you must accumulate sufficient XP to reach the next overall level before proceeding with advancement in either class.

Multiclass Hit points and hit dice

When you gain levels in a new class through multiclassing, you gain hit points as if you were leveling up beyond 1st level in that class. You do not use the 1st-level hit point calculation for your first level in the new class.

To determine your total hit dice, combine the hit dice from all your classes. If the classes use the same hit die type, simply pool them together. For example, both the fighter and paladin use a d10. So, if you are a 5th-level paladin and a 5th-level fighter, you have ten d10 hit dice.

If your classes have different hit dice, keep them separate. For instance, if you’re a 5th-level paladin (d10 hit dice) and a 5th-level cleric (d8 hit dice), you’ll have five d10 hit dice and five d8 hit dice.

Multiclass Proficiency bonus

Your proficiency bonus is determined solely by your overall character level, not by the level of any particular class. So, even if you’re a high-level specialist in one area and still developing skills in another, your proficiency bonus will be based on the total number of levels you’ve achieved - in this case, a +3 bonus would apply at 5th level.

Multiclass Proficiencies

Upon acquiring a first-level advancement in a other class, you inherit a limited set of starting abilities from that additional class, as specified in the multiclassing proficiencies chart.

Class features with multiclass

Earning a new level in a class grants you access to its abilities for that specific level. Note that this does not include the class’s initial gear, and certain features have special conditions when used by multiclass characters: Channel Divinity, Multiattack, Unarmored Defense, and Spellcasting all require additional considerations.

Channel divinity for multiclass

If you already possess the Channel Divinity ability and gain experience to reach a higher level in another class that also offers this feature, you’ll inherit its effects. However, this won’t grant an extra use, instead, additional uses will only become available when you meet the specific requirements for each individual class. For instance, if you’re a 6th-level cleric and have reached 4th level as a paladin, you can utilize Channel Divinity twice between rests due to your sufficient level in the cleric class. Each time you activate the feature, you may select from any of the Channel Divinity effects provided by your various classes.

Multiattack in multiclass

When you acquire the Multiattack feature through multiple classes, the combined total doesn’t grant additional attacks. Instead, extra uses are awarded when you reach a class level that specifically allows them, and these additional uses aren’t cumulative. To illustrate this, if you’re a 9th-level fighter with 5th-level monk capabilities, your Multiattack will still only allow three attacks, not five.

Unarmored defense for multiclass

If you gain the Unarmored Defense feature from more than one class, you must choose which version to use. For example, if you have levels in both barbarian and monk, you can only benefit from one class’s Unarmored Defense at a time, and you cannot combine the benefits from both.

Spellcasting in multiclass

Your ability to cast spells is determined by your combined levels in all your spellcasting classes, as well as your individual levels in each class. If you have the Spellcasting feature from more than one class, follow these rules. If you have the Spellcasting feature from only one class, follow that class’s specific rules.

Spells Known and Prepared

For each class, determine the spells you know and can prepare as if you were a single-class character of that class. For example, if you’re a 4th-level ranger and a 3rd-level wizard, you know three 1st-level Primordial spells based on your ranger levels, and as a 3rd-level wizard. Your spellbook would contain ten Arcane spells, including up to two 2nd-level spells, if you gained them at 3rd-level wizard. If your Intelligence is 16, you can prepare six Arcane spells from your spellbook.

Each spell you know or prepare is tied to a specific class, and you use that class’s spellcasting ability when casting the spell. Likewise, a spellcasting focus, such as a holy symbol, can only be used for spells from the class associated with that focus.

Mana Points

To determine your total mana points, add together all your levels in Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard. For Paladin and Ranger levels, count half (rounded down), for subclasses that provide spellcasting, count one-third of their levels (rounded down). After calculating your total spellcaster level (from all your spellcasting classes), multiply that number by 3 and then add the highest ability modifier you use for spellcasting. The result is your maximum mana points.

For example, if you’re a 5th-level Ranger and a 3rd-level Wizard, you count 2 Ranger levels (half of of 5, round down) and 3 Wizard levels, for a total spellcaster level of 5. Multiply by 3 to get 15, then add your higher spellcasting ability modifier, if your Wisdom modifier is higher than your Intelligence modifier, add Wisdom, otherwise, add Intelligence.

In this example, the character has 15 mana points plus their higher ability modifier. However, they remain limited by each class’s maximum spell level (1st-level Ranger spells and 2nd-level Wizard spells). You can upcast Wizard spells into higher Wizard level (for example, cast a 1st-level Wizard spell at 2nd level), but you cannot upcast Ranger spells.

Step-by-Step examples

Creating a character is more than a mechanical process, it’s the start of a journey into the heart of your world. In this chapter, we’ll walk through an example that brings a character to life step by step. From a vague idea to a fully realized adventurer with strengths, flaws, and a story, this example will show how imagination meets game mechanics. Whether you’re crafting a daring rogue, a wise cleric, or something uniquely yours, this process ensures your character isn’t just numbers on a sheet but a vibrant part of the adventure to come. Let’s begin!

Kaelen Thunderheart (Barbarian)

Let’s make a character, step by step. For this one we will make a simple, yet interesting, character, let’s focus on using the common approach for selecting, and use the suggestions, from the book as a main guide.

Step 1: Develop a Character Concept

Kaelen Thunderheart, a orc born to the rugged mountain tribes of the Crimson Peaks, embraces the fury of the wild. Known for his fierce loyalty to his kin and an unquenchable thirst for battle, Kaelen wields primal rage as a weapon, protecting his people and avenging their losses.

Step 2: Select Your Class

Barbarian, Kaelen is a powerhouse of brute strength and resilience. His rage enhances his melee attacks, and his unarmored defense allows him to rely on agility and resilience for survival.

For our skills, we choose these two: athletics and nature. We also have another 2 skill points to use (3 as a flat value minus 1 from the negative Intelligence modifier), we will decide to add a point into intimidation and another into survival.

Step 3: Assign Ability Scores

Using the Rolling Method (4d6, drop the lowest) Kaelen’s scores are assigned to match his ferocious nature:

Step 4: Choose Species

Orc, traits augment Kaelen’s barbarian abilities:

• Heightened Senses, useful for most survival experience.
• Orcish Perseverance, another trait that reason with the barbaric mountains and theme for Kaelen.
• Stalwart, another survival first feature, the quicker you end status effects the easier Kaelen gets back to the fight.

Step 5: Select a Culture

Bloodmoon Pact, this culture is highly common for ferocious species, orc can fit on this one too. This also provides lunar fury feature, allowing to push the limits when low on health. And, also a language to learn one language from this culture, in this case Orcish

Step 6: Choose a Background

Outcast, since Kaelen was forced to wander after a disastrous raid on his tribe. It’s a good fit for her to have stealth and investigation, for the initial talent we decided for the aware, this also perfectly fits our Kaelen. Additionaly the background provides the following starting equipment: Dark cloak, common clothes, silver coin from a stranger, pouch with 10 gp

Step 7: Equip Your Character

Kaelen is a single orc, and it’s decided to use the default starting equipment from the class, so this is the decisions done:

• A greataxe for brutal melee combat,
• two handaxes for ranged options.
• A explorer pack, and
• four javelins for versatility in battle.

Step 8: Fill in the Blanks

• Appearance: Towering and muscular with gray-green skin, a scarred visage, and wild black hair adorned with bone charms.
• Personality: Fiercely protective of allies, Kaelen values loyalty above all. His temper burns hot, but his heart is steadfast.
• Quirk: Always carries his tribe’s shattered banner, vowing to restore its honor.

From it’s background (as Outcast), we rolled this random motivation

I seek redemption for my past actions.

Which seens fit for a our Kaelen concept, culture and background.

Step 9: Verify Features

Kaelen Thunderheart is ready to charge into the fray, his rage and resolve carving a path through any foe!

Below there is a general statblock for this character.

Zynara Swiftshade (Rogue)

Let’s create a character step by step. For this one, we’ll make a clever and agile rogue, this will be a more complex character creation, delving into more choices and using less pre-selected options.

Step 1: Develop a Character Concept

Zynara Swiftshade, a cunning changeling, grew up as a spy in the bustling cities of the Citadel culture. Known for her adaptability and razor-sharp wit, Zynara specializes in deception and stealth. Her goal is to uncover secrets and wield information as a weapon, whether for profit or personal gain.

Step 2: Select Your Class

Rogue, Zynara is a master of subtlety and precision. She thrives in shadows, using her nimble reflexes and quick thinking to outmaneuver her foes.

For her skills, we choose these four: stealth, deception, sleight of hand, and perception. Her background and culture will add more skill points later. And, Zynara have another 5 extra skill points (3 from flat value plus 2 from intelligente modifier), we will add another point into stealth, sleight of hand and perception, and another 2 skill points into investigation.

Additionally, Zynara gains the Sneak Attack feature, allowing her to deal extra damage when attacking with advantage or when an ally is close to the target, expertise in two skills (stealth and perception), and lastly thieve’s cant to talk secretive.

Step 3: Assign Ability Scores

Using the Point-Buy Method, Zynara’s scores are distributed to emphasize agility and charisma:

Step 4: Choose Species

Changeling, Zynara’s shape-shifting abilities are perfect for a rogue.

• Shapechanger: Zynara can alter her appearance to blend in seamlessly, a useful feature for a rogue and spy.

Step 5: Select a Culture

Citadel, as a product of the industrialized, scheming world of the Citadel, Zynara excels in manipulation and adaptation. Also the feature clockwork reflexes provides a powerful feature useful for most characters. And, we decide to use Humanish for the language.

Step 6: Choose a Background

Spy, Zynara’s life in espionage has honed her skills with 1 point to stealth and deception, but these skills we already posses 2 skill points, so Zynara can freely choose another options, in this case deceptions and insight.

For the first level talent, covert is Zynara’s decision, since it relies on the darkness and it’s features combine perfectly with the citadel’s clockwork reflexes. We will not pick the start equipment from the class or background’s equipment, we will use the alternative method of buying it.

Step 7: Equip Your Character

Since we decide to buy all of our equipment, the first step if define the amount of gold we will have at our disposal, a quick roll of the 5d4 and we have 120gp (12 x 10). With the gold at hand we can start to buy our equipment.

For starter we need a protection, brigandine does have the noise property, and Zynara would want to avoid this type of situation, in this case let’s pick the next best option studded armor, with this bought we have 75 gold left (120 minus 45 from armor).

Zynara would like to avoid personal confrontation, so let’s check our options, from the simple weapons we have two good options, a short bow and a light crossbow, both are good in it’s own ways, since this will be the main damage option for Zynara we decide to pick the highest damage output, so the light crossbow, our reserves are start to dry out a little bit, Zynara only have 50 left (75 - 25 from the crossbow).

We need a close quarter weapon, since Zynara’s fist won’t be an option, in this case we can look for a simple weapon, or a matial weapon with finese property. Our list expands quite a lot with this, Zynara could use a pair or katar to maximize the damage output, or a whip to keep a safe distance again’t possible closer confrontation, but there is a more interesting option, the war fan, it’s feature deflect can be very useful to avoid some damage. So we will go with two war fans, and we have 40 gold for the remaning equipment (50 - 10 for two war fan).

Let’s pick some bolts (1gp for 20 bolts) for the crossbow, 5 flaks with oil (1sp each, 5sp total) to use for traps or maybe to reduce the noise of a old door, one perfum for possible disguise (5gp), two set of 1.000 ball (1gp each, 2gp total) bearings for a quick exit, two sets of caltrops (1gp each, 2gp total) for alarm or trap, a crowbar (2gp) for forced entry since Zynara is quite weak for breaking door, a hooded lanterns (5gp) when you need to create a low light for yourself, a manacle (2gp) for possible a interrogation scenario, a small mirror for signaling (5gp), a tinderbox (5sp) for putting fire on non-safe paper documents, and a backpack (2 gp) to keep alls of this items.

If Zynara sum up we have 15 gold left. What a bargain!

Step 8: Fill in the Blanks

• Appearance: Zynara is a changeling with pale, silver-tinged skin and luminous eyes. She often assumes the guise of an unassuming merchant or a traveling bard.
• Personality: Sharp-witted and ambitious, Zynara values cunning over brute force. She’s loyal to her few trusted allies but ruthless with enemies.
• Quirk: Always wears a simple silver ring, a keepsake from her first successful infiltration.

From her background as a spy, we rolled this random motivation:

To expose hidden truths and wield secrets as power.

Step 9: Verify Features

Zynara Swiftshade is a shadow in the night, ready to outwit her enemies and strike with precision.

Eryndor Luminaris (Wizard)

Let’s create a character step by step. For this one, we’ll design a thoughtful and mystical wizard, relying on the book’s suggestions to guide us in crafting a compelling arcane adventurer, we will also explore some options for spellcasting features and understand the difference between then.

Step 1: Develop a Character Concept

Eryndor Luminaris, an elf born in the radiant halls of a secluded academy, has always been fascinated by the mysteries of the arcane. His intellectual curiosity and disciplined studies drive his journey to uncover the secrets of forgotten magic and ancient ruins.

Step 2: Select Your Class

Wizard, Eryndor is a master of arcane knowledge, using intelligence and preparation to overcome challenges. His spellcasting ability allows him to shape the battlefield and provide versatile utility.

For his skills, we select these two: arcana and history. These reflect his scholarly pursuits and understanding of magic and lore, with Eryndor high intelligente we have another 6 skill points to freely spread on our list, let’s focus two points to master arcana and history, two points in investigation and one in nature and religion to cover most of skills needed spellcasting.

Additionally on the first level of wizard receives these two features

• arcanist, a general use of arcana for various magical effects, from creating light to moving objects with magic, and
• spellcasting the ability to cast spell using mana points, with a spell attack or spell DC, and initial spells.

Wizards, Sorcerers, Clerics, and Druids each embody unique approaches to spellcasting, shaped by their distinct sources of magic. Wizards prepare their spells each day from their spellbook, offering immense versatility but requiring careful planning, their magic relies on their Intelligence and is enhanced through learning and experimentation. Sorcerers however, know a limited number of spells and can cast them spontaneously, fueled by their innate magical abilities and personal power source, using Charisma as their spellcasting ability. Clerics prepare spells daily from the entire list of their deity’s domain, drawing on Wisdom and their divine connection, which allows them to adapt to the needs of their faith or adventuring party. Druids similarly prepare spells from a broad list tied to nature, but their focus on Wisdom reflects their deep attunement to the primal world. Unlike wizards sorcerers, clerics and druids can cast rituals without expending mana points, further emphasizing their connection to their magic’s arcane, divine or natural origins. These mechanics ensure that each class offers a distinct experience tailored to their magical themes. There is also half-casters who are the mixture between frontline combatents and spellcasters, like paladins, rangers and warlocks, these mixture allows to cast up to 5th-levels spells, with smaller mana points pool, and no access to ritual casting.

Step 3: Assign Ability Scores

Using the Standard Array Method, Eryndor’s scores are distributed to maximize his spellcasting ability while maintaining a solid mental and physical foundation:

Step 4: Choose Species

Elf, Eryndor’s elven heritage complements his wizardly nature:

• Heightened Senses, extra perception.
• Magic Ancestry, advantage against charm and can’t be put to sleep.
• Trance, only few hour per long rest, allowing more time for magic study.

Step 5: Select a Culture

Moonlit seeker, Eryndor’s upbringing in a scholarly enclave reflects his devotion to learning. This culture grants 1 extra mana point and extra first level spell. Additionally one extra langauge, we decide for the Elvish.

Step 6: Choose a Background

Scholar, as a dedicated student we decide to pick nature and religion as skill. Eryndor could select a Ritualist talent for access a unique spell from other source than arcane, but specialization in evocation can be a more aligned talent for Eryndor.

Step 7: Equip Your Character

Eryndor uses the default starting wizard equipment:

• A quarterstaff for defense and utility.
• A spellbook containing 6 first-level spells.
• A component pouch for spellcasting needs.
• A scholar’s pack for tools of study.

Step 8: Fill in the Blanks

• Appearance: Eryndor has silver hair, radiant amber eyes, and an elegant demeanor, dressed in flowing robes adorned with runic embroidery.
• Personality: A natural teacher and patient scholar, he seeks to preserve knowledge and uncover mysteries.
• Quirk: Frequently mutters spell theories to himself while writing on scraps of parchment.

From his background as a scholar, we rolled this random motivation:

To discover the hidden truths of ancient civilizations and share them with the world.

Step 9: Verify Features

Eryndor Luminaris is prepared to delve into the arcane mysteries, wielding magic with intellect and precision.