Think about character concepts

Before you begin the character-building process, it can be helpful to review the materials and formulate an idea for what type of character you want to play. Your concept can be surface-level and general—such as “a circus performer who uses magic” or “a captain who lost their ship at sea”—but having even a basic starting point will help you make choices as you move through each of the following steps.

Checklist

Complete the following (in no particular order)

• Build a Character on Nexus
• Describe your character
• Create an NPC

Create your Character on Nexus

• Consider possible Classes
  • What Class?
  • What Subclass?
• Consider your Heritage
  • Choose an Ancestry
  • Choose a Community
• Assign Character Traits
• Update additional Information
• Choose Starting Equipment
• Create your Background
• Select a couple experiences (Examples Below)
• Choose Domain cards
• Create party/player connections

Character Descriptions

• What do you look like?
• What is your attire?
• What do most people notice first about your character?

Create an NPC (Pen and Paper)

• What is your NPC's name?
• What is their Ancestry?
• What do they look like?
• What do they do in the town?
• How do you know them?
• What are some of their mannerisms?

Examples

Experience Examples

Backgrounds: Assassin, Blacksmith, Bodyguard, Bounty Hunter, Chef to the Royal Family, Circus Performer, Con Artist, Fallen Monarch, Field Medic, High Priestess, Merchant, Noble, Pirate, Politician, Runaway, Scholar, Sellsword, Soldier, Storyteller, Thief, World Traveler

Characteristics: Affable, Battle-Hardened, Bookworm, Charming, Cowardly, Friend to All, Helpful, Intimidating Presence, Leader, Lone Wolf, Loyal, Observant, Prankster, Silver Tongue, Sticky Fingers, Stubborn to a Fault, Survivor, Young and Naive

Specialties: Acrobat, Gambler, Healer, Inventor, Magical Historian, Mapmaker, Master of Disguise, Navigator, Sharpshooter, Survivalist, Swashbuckler, Tactician

Skills: Animal Whisperer, Barter, Deadly Aim, Fast Learner, Incredible Strength, Liar, Light Feet, Negotiator, Photographic Memory, Quick Hands, Repair, Scavenger, Tracker

Phrases: Catch Me If You Can, Fake It Till You Make It, First Time’s the Charm, Hold the Line, I Won’t Let You Down, I’ll Catch You, I’ve Got Your Back, Knowledge Is Power, Nature’s Friend, Never Again, No One Left Behind, Pick on Someone Your Own Size, The Show Must Go On, This Is Not a Negotiation, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing