Character Creation

We'll be using a heavily modified version of DnD 5e for this campaign. This page will walk you through how to create a character.

1. Roll up your attributes
Using either 4d6 or the point buy system, roll up and designate your states. As per DnD 5e, STR and DEX will be used for melee weapons, while INT, WIS, and CHA will be used for casting, and social interactions.

2. Select Proficiencies
You start out proficient in four skills of your choice.

After I am done writing the rules for weapons, I will likely move on to a replacement for proficiencies.

3. Calculate your stamina and AC
For your starting armor, you may choose leather, chain shirt, chain mail, or anything below those three armors.

To calculate your stamina, use a d10 as your hit dice, so at level one your stamina is 10 + CON, and it increases by 1d10 + CON whenever you gain more stamina. Your stamina represents your ability to keep fighting, and once it reaches zero, you will start taking damage to your wounds instead.

You also start out with three wounds, which represent your physical and mental health. If this number reaches 0, at your character does not receive urgent care within the hour - or less depending on circumstance - they will die.

4. Choose your starting weapons
You start off with two weapons you know how to use, one with one Skill Points (1sp), and another with 2 Skill Points (2sp). The skill points are an overall measure of your overall proficiency with a specific type of weapon, and you can gain more by completing minor feats of skill. (feats from dnd 5e are available, but I'll be referring to them as "bonus feats" to avoid confusion on this wiki).

5. Character requirements
Your character can be from any background, however there are some circumstantial requirements for them. For one reason or another, they will need to be within the Iron Castle at the beginning of the campaign. Common reasons for this include nobles and military officers staying in the castles apartments, and peasants and traders petitioning the king.