Character Creation

To create a character in **Eternal Odyssey**, first think and imagine the character you want to play as and follow the step-by-step guide, to create the character you envisioned.

## **Step 1: Allocate Attributes**

Characters in **Eternal Odyssey** possess 4 attributes, Physique, Agility, Intellect and Glamour, ranging from -5, up to a maximum of +10. These attributes represent the character’s prowess at performing certain types of tasks, with 0 representing average, or mundane prowess at something.

 **Glamour** | Charisma, beauty and persuasive ability.

Player characters being with 0 in all attributes, and can then grant +2 to any one attribute, and +1 to two other attributes. Thus, possessing any arrangement of [2, 1, 1, 0] in their attributes, such as for example, [0 Physique, 1 Agility, 1 Intellect, 2 Glamour].

Additionally, player characters can choose to give -1 to one of their attributes, to grant another attribute +1. ~~This also determines what major constellation the character was born on.~~

Characters also possess Condition, which represents the state of health or well-being of the given character, going down whenever the character takes damage, and going up when they rest and heal, with player characters starting with a Maximum Condition equal to 10 + PHY.

## **Step 2: Choose a Race**

All player characters belong to one of several intelligent and humanoid Race **(FOR PLAYTEST USE Playtest RACE instead)**, granting an appropriate attribute increase, and certain special abilities, based on the cultural or magical properties the various races are often subjected too. Each race may also possess two or more sub-races, grating another attribute increase, and unique features.
Pick from the available races found in the Race section.

**Step 3: Setup your Character’s Deck**

All character start with the same standard Deck, comprised of 30 cards, whose composition can be seen below, or in the Deck and Gambit rules sections:

## **Step 3: Spend Kavana**

Player characters start with 1 Kavana, but can with more as determined by the GM, with Kavana representing the character’s power and amount of divinity.

Players can then spend Kavana to purchase features from the various Ability Trees found in **Eternal Odyssey**. All features have a cost of 1 Kavana, and a more detailed explanation of spending Kavana and the Ability Trees can be found in the Levelling and Ability Trees section.

## **Step 4: Skill Proficiencies**

Player can also gain certain bonuses to certain chosen skills, check the list of skills available in your character sheet, you gain 4 points you can allocate in any way you want between the several skills, granting each skill a +1 proficiency bonus for each point used. You can do any combination of skills, such as granting a +4 bonus to a single skill, or +1 to four different skills

## **Step 5: Choose Background**

Select the Background for your character, which will grant you an extra set of proficiencies, and dictate your character's starting equipment, as well as the weapon and armor.

## **Step 6: Time to Play!**

Now that your character is ready, all there is left to do is to gather with your friends and play the game!

If you are still leaning the rules, advance to the Combat or Levelling section of the rules.