Character Creation

Use GSheet v2.1, DiceCloud, or D&DBeyond to create your character sheet. It is important to use these specific sheets as the discord bot Avrae does not support other sheet types.

Once you've created your character with the rules below, **create a ticket** by reacting to the ⭐ Character Creation ticket post in #create-a-ticket. In your ticket, please attach the following:

* Your character sheet
* Your point-buy screenshot
* Your summaries of purchases/equipment changes
* A brief backstory in Google doc format or Discord message is fine.

Our staff will guide you through the process once you've created a character.

## Character Choices

### Stat Selection

Characters start at level 2.

Stats are created using standard point buy: 27 points, starting ability scores must be between 8 and 15. When calculating hitpoints, use the average for all levels after 1st. Post your point buy selection along with your character sheet when it is complete.

### Races

* Humans are extinct. Check out our Approved Races list.
	+ Half-elves and half-orcs exist as half-something-else. You may also use stats for either of the races, but RP as a half-race (ex. half-elf half-tiefling).Any other races connected to humans, like Aasimar, are based on another race of choice such as dwarves, elves, orcs, et cetera. Things like life spans and looks may apply (but you will use the racial bonuses of ‘tiefling’ or ‘aasimar’ instead of any from Elves/Dwarves/etc).
* We allow the use of Custom Origins from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, should your character's origin concept not match up with the provided stats. (Please list these changes on submission)
* Please check the Current Restrictions for the Racial Rarities list for your race to ensure there is no cap.

### Classes

* Please check the Current Restrictions for any soft or hard caps on classes. Soft cap means multiclassing is still an option. Hard cap means a temporary ban on that class.
* Check out the Approved Classes/Subclasses.
* Start at **level 2** with the **starting items** for your class.

### Backgrounds & Personality

* **No Chaotic Evil or Neutral Evil characters** (alignment OR behaviour)
	+ Despite any alignment, you are expected to be a cooperative team member on quests. Don't ruin anyone else fun.
* **Custom Backgrounds** are permitted using the below rules.
	+ 1 background feature from an existing background
	+ 2 skill proficiencies
	+ 2 tools or languages proficiencies.
	+ You will take the starting equipment for the background you chose your background feature from
* **Characters must be adults physically and mentally.** For races similar to humans in sourcebooks (aasimar, tieflings...), that is 18 years. For races with significantly longer or shorter maturity rates (elves, aarakocra, dragonborn), use the ages given in their race descriptions.
* It's okay to not have a backstory fully hammered out, but **a basic backstory should be cleared with DMs** before you introduce any details during RP. We highly recommend you ask in ask-a-dm for a DM to clear your backstory and help make it fit in the world.

### Feats

When you create a new character you get one free starting feat.

Select from the published Feats or one of our additional Approved Feats.

### Equipment Changes

1. You may exchange any number of starting items for any number of other items of equal or lower value, but you will not receive gold as compensation. **You must list your changes with GP values in your post with your character sheet link in #character-sheets or in a section on Dicecloud in the Journal tab.**

Once you have your character created, head on over to Guild Registration.