Character Creation

Name, Background & Traits

First, choose or roll your PC’s name and background from their respective tables. A PC’s background informs their potential knowledge and skills.

Next, roll for the rest of your character's traits (appearance, speech, mannerisms, beliefs, reputation, etc.) on the Character Traits tables.

Finally, roll for their age (2d20+10).

Ability Scores

Player Characters (PCs) have just three attributes:
Strength (STR), Dexterity (DEX), and Willpower (WIL). When creating a PC, the player should roll 3d6 for each of their character's ability scores, in order. They may then swap any two of the results.

Hit Protection

Roll 1d6 to determine your PC's starting Hit Protection (HP), which reflects their ability to avoid damage in combat. HP does not indicate a character's health or fortitude; nor do they lose it for very long (see Healing). If an attack takes a PC's HP exactly to 0, the player must roll on the Scars table.

Inventory

Characters have a total of 10 inventory slots: a backpack with six slots, one slot for each hand, and two slots for their upper body (such as the belt, chest, or head). The backpack can also double as an emergency sleeping bag but only if emptied of its contents.

Most items take up one slot, and small items can be bundled together. Slots are abstract and can be rearranged per the Warden's discretion.

Bulky items take up two slots and are typically two-handed or awkward to carry. Anyone carrying a full inventory (i.e. filling all 10 slots) is reduced to 0 HP.

A PC cannot carry more items than their inventory allows. Carts (which must be pulled with both hands), horses, or mules can increase inventory. Hirelings can also be paid to carry equipment.

Starting Gear

All PCs begin with:

• Three days' rations (one slot)
• A torch (one slot)
• 3d6 gold pieces

Roll once on each of the Starting Gear tables to determine your PC's armor, weapons, tools, and equipment. If indicated, roll on the Spellbooks table with a d100 (or roll 2d10, using one die as the ones place, and the other as the tens place). Pick only one item for each result.

See the Equipment List for related armor, damage, and slot values. Smaller items can sometimes be bundled together into one slot.

If you would like something closer to traditional classes, refer to the list of Optional Gear Packages.

Name & Background (d20)

Female Names

1	Agune	6	Drelil	11	Lirann	16	Sybil
2	Beatrice	7	Elgile	12	Lirathil	17	Theune
3	Breagan	8	Esme	13	Lisabeth	18	Wenain
4	Bronwyn	9	Griya	14	Moralil	19	Ygwal
5	Cannora	10	Henaine	15	Morgwen	20	Yslen

Male Names

1	Arwel	6	Breglor	11	Grinwit	16	Melnax
2	Bevan	7	Canhoreal	12	Gruwid	17	Orthax
3	Boroth	8	Emrys	13	Gruwth	18	Triunein
4	Borrid	9	Ethex	14	Gwestin	19	Wenlan
5	Breagle	10	Gringle	15	Mannog	20	Yirmeor

Surnames

1	Abernathy	6	Crumwaller	11	Harper	16	Swinney
2	Addercap	7	Dunswallow	12	Loomer	17	Thatcher
3	Burl	8	Getri	13	Malksmilk	18	Tolmen
4	Candlewick	9	Glass	14	Smythe	19	Weaver
5	Cormick	10	Harkness	15	Sunderman	20	Wolder

Background

1	Alchemist	6	Cleric	11	Magician	16	Performer
2	Blacksmith	7	Gambler	12	Mercenary	17	Pickpocket
3	Burglar	8	Gravedigger	13	Merchant	18	Smuggler
4	Butcher	9	Herbalist	14	Miner	19	Servant
5	Carpenter	10	Hunter	15	Outlaw	20	Ranger

Character Traits (d10)

Physique

1	Athletic	6	Scrawny
2	Brawny	7	Short
3	Flabby	8	Statuesque
4	Lanky	9	Stout
5	Rugged	10	Towering

Skin

1	Birthmark	6	Round
2	Dark	7	Soft
3	Elongated	8	Tanned
4	Pockmarked	9	Tattooed
5	Rosy	10	Weathered

Hair

1	Bald	6	Long
2	Braided	7	Luxurious
3	Curly	8	Oily
4	Filthy	9	Wavy
5	Frizzy	10	Wispy

Face

1	Bony	6	Perfect
2	Broken	7	Rat-like
3	Chiseled	8	Sharp
4	Elongated	9	Square
5	Pale	10	Sunken

Speech

1	Blunt	6	Gravelly
2	Booming	7	Precise
3	Cryptic	8	Squeaky
4	Droning	9	Stuttering
5	Formal	10	Whispery

Clothing

1	Antique	6	Frayed
2	Bloody	7	Frumpy
3	Elegant	8	Livery
4	Filthy	9	Rancid
5	Foreign	10	Soiled

Virtue

1	Ambitious	6	Honorable
2	Cautious	7	Humble
3	Courageous	8	Merciful
4	Disciplined	9	Serene
5	Gregarious	10	Tolerant

Vice

1	Aggressive	6	Lazy
2	Bitter	7	Nervous
3	Craven	8	Rude
4	Deceitful	9	Vain
5	Greedy	10	Vengeful

Reputation

1	Ambitious	6	Loafer
2	Boor	7	Oddball
3	Dangerous	8	Repulsive
4	Entertainer	9	Respected
5	Honest	10	Wise

Misfortunes

1	Abandoned	6	Defrauded
2	Addicted	7	Demoted
3	Blackmailed	8	Discredited
4	Condemned	9	Disowned
5	Cursed	10	Exiled

Starting Gear (d20)

Armor

1-3	4-14	15-19	20
None	Brigandine	Chainmail	Plate

Helmets & Shields

1-13	14-16	17-19	20
None	Helmet	Shield	Helmet & Shield

Weapons

1-5	6-14	15-19	20
Dagger, Cudgel, Staff	Sword, Mace, Axe	Bow, Crossbow, Sling	Halberd, War Hammer, Battleaxe

Expeditionary Gear

1	Air Bladder	6	Fire Oil	11	Manacles	16	Rope (25ft)
2	Antitoxin	7	Grappling Hook	12	Pick	17	Spirit Ward
3	Cart (+4 slots, bulky)	8	Large Sack	13	Pole (10ft)	18	Spyglass
4	Chain (10ft)	9	Large Trap	14	Pulley	19	Tinderbox
5	Dowsing Rod	10	Lockpicks	15	Repellent	20	Wolfsbane

Tools

1	Bellows	6	Cook Pots	11	Grease	16	Net
2	Bucket	7	Crowbar	12	Hammer	17	Saw
3	Caltrops	8	Drill (Manual)	13	Hour Glass	18	Sealant
4	Chalk	9	Fishing Rod	14	Metal File	19	Shovel
5	Chisel	10	Glue	15	Nails	20	Tongs

Trinkets

1	Bottle	6	Horn	11	Mirror	16	Soap
2	Card Deck	7	Incense	12	Perfume	17	Sponge
3	Dice Set	8	Instrument	13	Quill & Ink	18	Tar Pot
4	Face Paint	9	Lens	14	Salt Pack	19	Twine
5	Fake Jewels	10	Marbles	15	Small Bell	20	Whistle

Bonus Item (roll on table indicated)

1-5	6-13	14-17	18-20
Tool or Trinket	Expeditionary Gear	Armor or Weapon	Spellbook

Spellbooks (d100)

1	Adhere	26	Earthquake	51	Masquerade	76	Smoke Form
2	Anchor	27	Elasticity	52	Miniaturize	77	Sniff
3	Animate Object	28	Elemental Wall	53	Mirror Image	78	Snuff
4	Anthropomorphize	29	Filch	54	Mirrorwalk	79	Sort
5	Arcane Eye	30	Flare	55	Multiarm	80	Spectacle
6	Astral Prison	31	Fog Cloud	56	Night Sphere	81	Spellsaw
7	Attract	32	Frenzy	57	Objectify	82	Spider Climb
8	Auditory Illusion	33	Gate	58	Ooze Form	83	Summon Cube
9	Babble	34	Gravity Shift	59	Pacify	84	Swarm
10	Bait Flower	35	Greed	60	Phobia	85	Telekinesis
11	Beast Form	36	Haste	61	Pit	86	Telepathy
12	Befuddle	37	Hatred	62	Primal Surge	87	Teleport
13	Body Swap	38	Hear Whispers	63	Push/Pull	88	Target Lure
14	Charm	39	Hover	64	Raise Dead	89	Thicket
15	Command	40	Hypnotize	65	Raise Spirit	90	Summon Idol
16	Comprehend	41	Icy Touch	66	Read Mind	91	Time Control
17	Cone of Foam	42	Identify Owner	67	Repel	92	True Sight
18	Control Plants	43	Illuminate	68	Scry	93	Upwell
19	Control Weather	44	Invisible Tether	69	Sculpt Elements	94	Vision
20	Cure Wounds	45	Knock	70	Sense	95	Visual Illusion
21	Deafen	46	Leap	71	Shield	96	Ward
22	Detect Magic	47	Liquid Air	72	Shroud	97	Web
23	Disassemble	48	Magic Dampener	73	Shuffle	98	Widget
24	Disguise	49	Manse	74	Sleep	99	Wizard Mark
25	Displace	50	Marble Craze	75	Slick	100	X-Ray Vision

Equipment List (Prices in Gold Pieces)

Armor

Shield (+1 Armor)	10
Helmet (+1 Armor)	10
Gambeson (+1 Armor)	15
Brigandine (1 Armor, bulky)	20
Chainmail (2 Armor, bulky)	40
Plate (3 Armor, bulky)	60

Weapons

Dagger, Cudgel, Sickle, Staff, etc. (d6 damage)	5
Spear, Sword, Mace, Axe, Flail, etc. (d8 damage)	10
Halberd, War Hammer, Long Sword, etc. (d10 damage, bulky)	20
Sling (d4 damage)	5
Bow (d6 damage, bulky)	20
Crossbow (d8 damage, bulky)	30

Gear & Tools

Air Bladder	5	Large Trap	20
Bellows	10	Large Sponge	5
Bedroll	5	Lens	10
Book	50	Lockpicks	25
Bucket	5	Manacles	10
Caltrops	10	Metal File	5
Cart (+4 slots, bulky)	30	Mirror	5
Chain (10ft)	10	Mule (+6 slots, slow)	30
Chalk	1	Net	10
Chisel	5	Oilskin Bag	5
Cook Pots	10	Pick	10
Crowbar	10	Pulley	10
Drill (Manual)	10	Pole (10ft)	5
Face Paint	10	Quill & Ink	10
Fire Oil	10	Rations (three day's worth)	10
Fishing Rod	10	Rope (25ft)	5
Glass Marbles	5	Saw	5
Glue	5	Sack	5
Grease	10	Shovel	5
Grappling Hook	25	Soap	1
Hammer	5	Spike	1
Holy Water	25	Spiked Boots	5
Horn	10	Spyglass	40
Horse (+4 slots)	75	Tar	10
Hourglass	50	Tent (fits 2 people, bulky)	20
Incense	10	Torch	1
Ladder (bulky, 10ft)	10	Wagon (+8 slots, slow)	200
Lantern & Oil	10	Wolfsbane	10

Optional Gear Packages

Cleric

War Hammer (d10, bulky)
Chainmail (2 Armor, bulky)
Gauntlets (+1 Armor)
Cleansing Blade (d6)
Holy Symbol (Ward once per day)
Cloak of the Order

Dowser

Sickle (d6)
Patchwork Doublet (+1 Armor)
Dowsing Rod
Eyestone (Sense if placed in fresh water)
Worn Map
Spyglass

Dwarf

Prickly Root (d6)
Pinecone Lattice (1 Armor)
Trowel
Jar of Forest Ants
Poisonous mushroom
Hand Drill

Elf

Elegant Sword (d8)
Recurve Bow (d8)
Gilt Clothing (1 Armor)
Spellbook (Charm or Detect Magic)
Golden Flute
Air Bladder

Fighter

Glaive (d10, bulky)
Scimitar (d8)
Shortsword (d6)
Shortsword (d6)
Tobacco Pouch & Pipe
Dice Set

Friar

Scepter (d6)
Deceptive Robes (+1 Armor)
Censer & Holy Water
Jug of Honey Wine
Folk Songbook
Cart (+4 slots, bulky)

Knight

Longsword (d10, bulky)
Chainmail (2 Armor, bulky)
Helmet (+1 Armor)
Heraldic Cape
Manacles
Fine Rope

Magic User

Fizzled Staff (d8, bulky)
Dagger (d6)
Spellbook (random spell)
Spellbook (random spell)
Ragged Clothing (hidden pockets)
Leycap (x2, see Relics)

Thief

Two daggers (d6+d6)
Hooded Jerkin (1 Armor)
Lockpicks
Caltrops
Grappling Hook
Metal File

Ranger

Longbow (d8, bulky)
Hatchet (d6)
Padded Leathers (1 Armor)
Large Trap
Bloodhound | 2 HP, 12 DEX, bite (d6)
Thundering Horn