- Determine the character’s Characteristics.
- Determine the character’s Attributes.
- Determine the character’s Basic skill scores.
- Determine the character’s Previous Experience.
- Determine the character’s General Information.
- Outfit the character with Starting Equipment.
[h=2]Part One – Characteristics[/h] All characters and creatures have seven Characteristics.
Strength (STR): A character’s brute force, Strength affects the amount of damage he deals, what weapons he can wield effectively, how much he can lift and so on.
Constitution (CON): A measure of the character’s health, Constitution affects how much damage he can sustain in combat, as well as his general resistance to disease and other illnesses.
Dexterity (DEX): A character’s agility, co-ordination and speed, Dexterity aids him in many physical actions, including combat.
Size (SIZ): This is an indication of the character’s mass and, like Strength and Constitution, can affect the amount of damage a character can deal and how well he can absorb damage. Unlike most other Characteristics, a high score in Size is not always an advantage. While a large character can take more damage, a small character will have a much easier time when sneaking around in the shadows.
Intelligence (INT): A character’s ability to think around problems, analyse information and memorise instructions. It is a very useful Characteristic for characters interested in becoming accomplished spellcasters.
Power (POW): Perhaps the most abstract Characteristic, Power is a measure of the character’s life force and his personal force of will.
Charisma (CHA): This quantifies a character’s attractiveness and leadership qualities.
[h=3]Determining Characteristics[/h] Players will need a number of six-sided dice to generate their characters’ Characteristics. Roll the following dice to determine an adventurer’s Characteristics:
Strength (STR): Roll 4D6, drop the lowest die and total the remaining dice.
Constitution (CON): Roll 4D6, drop the lowest die and total the remaining dice.
Dexterity (DEX): Roll 4D6, drop the lowest die and total the remaining dice.
Size (SIZ): Roll 2D6 and total the dice. Add 6 to the result.
Intelligence (INT): Roll 2D6 and total the dice. Add 6 to the result.
Power (POW): Roll 4D6, drop the lowest die and total the remaining dice.
Charisma (CHA): Roll 4D6, drop the lowest die and total the remaining dice.
The Games Master may also allow players to assign their rolls to specific Characteristics, so that a player who wants to play a burly warrior can move a rolled 15 from CHA to STR, for example. Players should not be allowed to move rolls from INT or SIZ to any of the other five Characteristics, however.
[h=2]Part Two – Attributes[/h] These are a set of secondary scores that define exactly what the character is capable of.
Combat Actions (CA): This is the number of actions a character can perform in each combat round.
Combat Actions
| DEX | Combat Actions |
| 6 or less | 1 |
| 7–12 | 2 |
| 13–18 | 3 |
| 19 or more | 4 |
Damage Modifier
| Total of STR and SIZ | Damage Modifier |
| 1–5 | –1D8 |
| 6–10 | –1D6 |
| 11–15 | –1D4 |
| 16–20 | –1D2 |
| 21–25 | +0 |
| 26–30 | +1D2 |
| 31–35 | +1D4 |
| 36–40 | +1D6 |
| 41–45 | +1D8 |
| 46–50 | +1D10 |
| 51–60 | +1D12 |
| 61–70 | +2D6 |
| 71–80 | +2D8 |
| 81–90 | +2D10 |
| 91–100 | +2D12 |
| 101–120 | +3D10 |
| 121–140 | +3D12 |
| 141–160 | +4D10 |
| 161–180 | +4D12 |
| 181–200 | +5D10 |
Hit Points
| Location | Total SIZ + CON | ||||||||
| 1–5 | 6–10 | 11–15 | 16–20 | 21–25 | 26–30 | 31–35 | 36–40 | +5 | |
| Each Leg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +1 |
| Abdomen | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +1 |
| Chest | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | +1 |
| Each Arm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +1 |
| Head | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +1 |
Strike Rank (SR): This determines how quickly the character acts in combat. Strike Rank is determined by adding together the character’s INT and DEX, and halving the result.
[h=2]Part Three – Basic Skills[/h] Every character has a range of Basic skills that allows him to perform a variety of actions with varying degrees of expertise.
Each Basic skill is set by the total of one or more Characteristics. Some skills will also suffer a penalty from other Characteristics.
The Starting Skills table lists all the Basic skills every character possesses and the Characteristics used to determine the skill’s base score. If a Characteristic is listed as a penalty, deduct it from the skill’s base score.
Starting Skills
| Basic Skills | Bonus | Penalty |
| Acrobatics | DEX | |
| Athletics | STR+DEX | |
| Boating | STR | |
| Dodge | 10+DEX | –SIZ |
| Drive | 10+POW | |
| Evaluate | INT | |
| First Aid | INT | |
| Influence | 10+CHA | |
| Lore (Animal) | INT | |
| Lore (Plant) | INT | |
| Lore (World) | INT | |
| Perception | INT+POW | |
| Persistence | 10+POW | |
| Resilience | CON+POW | |
| Riding | DEX+POW | |
| Sing | CHA | |
| Sleight | DEX | |
| Stealth | 10+DEX | –SIZ |
| Throwing | DEX | |
| Unarmed | STR | |
| Weapon Skills | Bonus | Penalty |
| All Close Combat | STR+DEX | |
| All Ranged | DEX | |
[h=3]Cultural Background[/h] The player is free to choose the background the character comes from (with Games Master approval), which determines skill bonuses, starting money and which Advanced skills are available. The backgrounds available are listed here:
The Cultural Background table shows all the various bonuses each background bestows on a character. Basic Skill Bonuses are added straight onto the character’s Basic skill scores.
Advanced skills start at their base Characteristic score, plus any indicated bonus.
Cultural Background
| Background | Basic Skill Bonuses | Advanced Skills | Starting Money |
| Barbarian | Athletics +10% Perception +5% Resilience +10% Stealth +5% [h=5]Pick Two +5%[/h] Boating, Lore (Animal), Lore (Plant), Riding [h=5]Pick Three +10%[/h] 1H Axe, 1H Hammer, 2H Axe, 2H Hammer, Blowgun, Bow, Dagger, Shield, Sling, Spear, Staff, Throwing, Unarmed | Language (Native) +50% Lore (Regional) Survival [h=5]Pick One[/h] Craft Dance Lore Play Instrument Tracking | 4D6x20 silver |
| Peasant | Athletics +5% Lore (Animal) +10% Lore (Plant) +10% Resilience +5% [h=5]Pick Two +10%[/h] Boating, Dodge, Driving, First Aid, Persistence [h=5]Pick Two +10%[/h] 1H Axe, 1H Flail, 1H Hammer, 2H Axe, Dagger, Sling, Spear, Staff, Unarmed | Language (Native) +50% Lore (Regional) [h=5]Pick Two[/h] Craft Dance Lore Play Instrument Survival | 4D6x25 silver |
| Townsman | Evaluate +10% Influence +10% Lore (World) +10% [h=5]Pick Two +10%[/h] Boating, Driving, Persistence, Resilience, Sleight, Stealth [h=5]Pick Two +10%[/h] 1H Hammer, 1H Sword, Dagger, Crossbow, Polearm, Shield | Language (Native) +50% Lore (Regional) Streetwise [h=5]Pick One[/h] Craft Dance Language Lore Play Instrument Shiphandling | 4D6x50 silver |
| Noble | Influence +10% Lore (World) +10% Persistence +10% [h=5]Pick Two +5%[/h] Evaluate, Dodge, Perception, Riding [h=5]Pick Two +15%[/h] 1H Sword, 2H Sword, Dagger, Rapier, Shield | Language (Native) +50% Lore (Regional) [h=5]Pick Two[/h] Craft Dance Language Lore Play Instrument Shiphandling | 4D10x100 silver |
If a Profession indicates that a character starts play with the Runecasting skill, that character knows one spell per Runecasting skill known. Spells known must be relevant to the runes the character has integrated.
Professions
| Profession | Cultural Background | Basic Skill Bonuses | Advanced Skills |
| Acrobat | Barbarian Peasant | Acrobatics +10% Athletics +10% Dodge +10% Throwing +10% Sleight +10% | |
| Alchemist | Townsman | Evaluate +10% First Aid +10% Lore (Plant) +10% | Lore (Alchemy) Runecasting1 |
| Animal Trainer | Barbarian Peasant | Driving +5% First Aid +5% Lore (Animal) +20% Persistence +10% Resilience +5% Riding +5% | |
| Bard | Barbarian Peasant Townsman | Influence +10% Lore (World) +10% Perception +5% Sing +10% Sleight +5% | [h=5]Pick One[/h] Dance Play Instrument Language Lore |
| Blacksmith | Barbarian Peasant Townsman | 1H Hammer +10% Evaluate +5% Resilience +5% | Craft (Blacksmith) Lore (Mineral) [h=5]Pick One[/h] Engineering Mechanisms Craft (Armourer) Craft (Weaponsmith) |
| Courtier | Townsman Noble | Influence +15% Lore (World) +5% Perception +5% Sleight +5% | Dance [h=5]Pick One[/h] Lore (Art) Lore (Heraldry) Lore (Philosophy) Lore (Regional) Play Instrument |
| Craftsman | Barbarian Peasant Townsman | Evaluate +20% Influence +5% Persistence +5% | Craft [h=5]Pick One[/h] Craft (other) Engineering Mechanisms |
| Diplomat | Townsman Noble | Influence +20% Perception +10% Lore (World) +10% | [h=5]Pick One[/h] Dance Language Lore Play Instrument |
| Explorer | Barbarian Noble | Lore (World) +20% Perception +5% Resilience +5% | [h=5]Pick Two[/h] Language Lore (Astronomy) Lore (Geography) Shiphandling Survival |
| Farmer | Barbarian Peasant | Athletics +5% Driving +5% Lore (Animal) +15% Lore (Plant) +15% Resilience +10% | |
| Fisherman | Barbarian Peasant | Athletics +5% Boating +20% Lore (Animal) +5% Resilience +10% Throwing +10% | |
| Herdsman | Barbarian Peasant | First Aid +5% Lore (Animal) +20% Resilience +5% Sling +10% | Survival |
| Hunter | Barbarian Peasant | Bow +5% Lore (Animal) +10% Spear +5% Stealth +10% | Survival Tracking |
| Lord | Noble | 1H Sword +10% Influence +20% Persistence +10% Riding +10% | |
| Mercenary | Barbarian Peasant Townsman | Lore (World) +10% [h=5]Pick Two[/h] 1H Axe +15% 1H Flail +15% 1H Hammer +15% 1H Sword +15% 2H Axe +15% 2H Flail +15% 2H Hammer +15% 2H Sword +15% Bow +15% Crossbow +15% Polearm +15% Shield +15% [h=5]Pick Two[/h] Athletics +5% Dagger +5% Dodge +5% Driving +5% Evaluate +5% Resilience +5% Riding +5% Unarmed +5% | |
| Merchant | Townsman | Evaluate +20% Influence +10% Lore (World) +10% | [h=5]Pick One[/h] Language Lore (Logistics) Shiphandling |
| Militiaman | Peasant Townsman | 1H Axe +5% Athletics +10% Dodge +5% Resilience +5% Shield +10% Spear +10% Unarmed +5% | |
| Miner | Peasant | 1H Axe +10% 2H Axe +10% Athletics +10% Resilience +10% | Lore (Mineral) |
| Physician | Townsman Noble | Evaluate +5% First Aid +20% Lore (Plant) +10% Perception +5% | Healing |
| Priest | Peasant Townsman | Influence +15% Lore (World) +5% Persistence +10% | Lore – (Theology) Runecasting2 |
| Ranger | Barbarian Peasant | 1H Sword +5% Perception +5% Lore (World) +10% | Lore (Regional) Survival Tracking |
| Sailor | Peasant Townsman | Acrobatics +10% Athletics +10% Boating +10% Lore (World) +5% Resilience +5% | Shiphandling |
| Scholar | Townsman Noble | Evaluate +5% Lore (World) +5% Persistence +10% | Lore [h=5]Pick Two[/h] Engineering Healing Language Lore (other) Mechanisms |
| Shaman | Barbarian | First Aid +5% Influence +10% Lore (Animal) +5% Lore (Plant) +5% Persistence +5% | Runecasting3 [h=5]Pick One[/h] Healing Lore Runecasting (other)3 Survival |
| Soldier | Barbarian Peasant Townsman Noble | Dodge +5% Lore (World) +5% Resilience +5% Unarmed +5% [h=5]Pick Three[/h] 1H Axe +10% 1H Flail +10% 1H Hammer +10% 1H Sword +10% 2H Axe +10% 2H Flail +10% 2H Hammer +10% 2H Sword +10% Athletics +10% Bow +10% Crossbow +10% Dagger +10% Driving +10% Polearm +10% Riding +10% Shield +10% Sling +10% Spear +10% | |
| Spy | Townsman Noble | Acrobatics +5% Dodge +5% Influence +5% Perception +5% Persistence +5% Lore (World) +5% Sleight +5% Stealth +5% | [h=5]Pick One[/h] Disguise Language Tracking |
| Thief | Barbarian Peasant Townsman | Acrobatics +5% Evaluate +5% Perception +10% Sleight +10% Stealth +10% | [h=5]Pick One[/h] Disguise Mechanisms Streetwise |
| Town Guard | Townsman | 1H Hammer +5% Athletics +5% Crossbow +5% Perception +5% Polearm +10% Shield +10% | Streetwise |
| Witch | Barbarian Peasant | First Aid +5% Lore (Animal) +5% Lore (Plant) +10% | Runecasting4 [h=5]Pick Two[/h] Healing Lore Runecasting (other)4 Survival |
| Wizard | Townsman Noble | Evaluate +5% Lore (World) +5% Persistence +10% | Runecasting5 Runecasting (other)5 [h=5]Pick One[/h] Language Lore Runecasting (other)5 |
| Woodsman | Barbarian Peasant | 1H Axe +5% 2H Axe +10% Athletics +10% Lore (Plant) +10% Resilience +5% | Survival |
2 Choose one of the following: Communication, Law, Man or Spirit. The character has integrated that rune and has that rune’s Runecasting skill.
3 Choose one of the following: Beast, Earth, Man or Spirit. The character has integrated that rune and has that rune’s Runecasting skill.
4 Choose one of the following: Fertility, Luck, Moon or Shadow. The character has integrated that rune and has that rune’s Runecasting skill.
5 Choose one of the following: Air, Cold, Earth, Fire, Heat or Water. The character has integrated that rune and has that rune’s Runecasting skill.
[h=3]Free Skill Points[/h] Every character receives 100 additional skill points. The player can add these free skill points to his skills in the following ways:
- Add to a Basic or Weapon skill score.
- Add to an Advanced skill score, as long as the character already possesses the skill.
- Purchase an Advanced skill. This costs 10 free skill points and the Advanced skill starts at its basic Characteristic-derived score.
No single skill can benefit from more than 30 free skill points. The Advanced skill of Runecasting may not be purchased. An Advanced skill purchased with free skill points cannot be increased by more than 20 points.
[h=2]Part Five – General Information[/h] Movement: Human characters have a Movement of 4 metres (4m).
Hero Points: Every character starts with two Hero Points.
Age: The character may start out at any age between 18 and 30.
