Character Creation: The Impact of Initial Choices...

In this guide, you will find information about how the decisions we make at the beginning of creating our character influence its development.
(English version of my old guide.)

Basic skills before making choices

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Select your character's gender...

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If Male:

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• Strength: +2
  
• Agility: +1
  
• Charisma: +2
  
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Leadership: +1

If Female:

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• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +2
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Leadership: +1

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You were born years ago, in a land far away. Your father was…

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1. An Impoverished Noble

If Male:

• Intelligence: +1
  
• Charisma: +2
  
  
• Weapon Mastery: +1
  
• Power Strike: +1
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Tactics: +1
  
• Leadership: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +10
  
• Two-Handed Weapons: +10
  
• Polearms: +10
  
  
• Reputation: +100
  
• Honor: +3
  
  
• Denars: +100
  
  
• Shield: Battered Old Round Shield
  
  
• Ability to choose a banner

If Female:

• Intelligence: +2
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Riding: +2
  
• Leadership: +1
  
• Wound Treatment: +1
  
• First Aid: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +20
  
  
• Reputation: +50
  
  
• Denars: +100
  
  
• Shield: Battered Old Round Shield
  
  
• Ability to choose a banner

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2. A Traveling Merchant

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Intelligence: +2
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Leadership: +1
  
• Trade: +2
  
• Inventory Management: +1
  
  
• Two-Handed Weapons: +10
  
  
• Reputation: +20
  
  
• Denars: +250

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3. A Veteran Warrior

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +1
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Ironflesh: +1
  
• Weapon Mastery: +1
  
• Power Strike: +1
  
• Leadership: +1
  
• Trainer: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +10
  
• Two-Handed Weapons: +15
  
• Polearms: +20
  
• Throwing: +10
  
  
• Reputation: +10
  
  
• Denars: +50
  
  
• Shield: Battered Plain Kite Shield

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4. A Hunter

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +2
  
  
• Power Draw: +1
  
• Tracking: +1
  
• Path-finding: +1
  
• Spotting: +1
  
• Athletics: +1
  
  
• Two-Handed Weapons: +10
  
• Archery: +30
  
  
• Denars: +30

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5. A Steppe Nomad

If Male:

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Power Draw: +1
  
• Horse Archery: +1
  
• Path-finding: +1
  
• Riding: +2
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +10
  
• Archery: +30
  
• Throwing: +10
  
  
• Reputation: +10
  
  
• Denars: +15
  
  
• Shield: Battered Plain Cavalry Shield

If Female:

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Wound Treatment: +1
  
• First Aid: +1
  
• Path-finding: +1
  
• Riding: +2
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +5
  
• Archery: +20
  
• Throwing: +5
  
  
• Denars: +20
  
  
• Shield: Battered Plain Cavalry Shield

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6. A Thief

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Agility: +3
  
  
• Power Throw: +1
  
• Inventory Management: +1
  
• Looting: +1
  
• Athletics: +2
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +20
  
• Throwing: +20
  
  
• Denars: +25
  
  
• Weapon: Throwing Knives

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You spent your early life as…

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1. A Page at a Nobleman's Court

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Power Strike: +1
  
• Persuasion: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +15
  
• Polearms: +5

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2. A Craftsman's Apprentice

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Enginer: +1
  
• Trade: +1

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3. A Shop Assistant

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Intelligence: +1
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Inventory Management: +1
  
• Trade: +1

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4. A Street Urchin

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Agility: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Spotting: +1
  
• Looting: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +14
  
• Thrown Weapons: +5

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5. A Steppe Child

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +1
  
  
• Horse Archery: +1
  
• Power Throw: +1
  
  
• Archery: +15
  
  
• Reputation: +5

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Then, as a young adult, life changed as it always does. You become…

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1. A Squire / A Lady-in-Waiting

If Male:

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +1
  
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Weapon Mastery: +1
  
• Power Strike: +1
  
• Leadership: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +30
  
• Two-Handed Weapons: +30
  
• Polearms: +30
  
• Archery: +10
  
• Crossbows: +10
  
• Throwng: +10
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Ragged Leather Jerkin
  
• Armour: Tattered Leather Boots
  
• Weapon: Rusty Sword
  
• Weapon: Hunting Crossbow
  
• Ammunition: Bolts
  
• Food: Smoked Fish
  
• Horse: Swaybacked Saddle Horse

If Female:

• Intelligence: +1
  
• Charisma: +1
  
  
• Persuasion: +1
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Wound Treatment: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +10
  
• Crossbows: +15
  
  
• Denars: +100
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Sturdy Woolen Dress
  
• Armour: Sturdy Woolen Hood
  
• Weapon: Dagger
  
• Weapon: Hunting crossbow
  
• Ammunition: Bolts
  
• Food: Smoked Fish
  
• Horse: Spirited Courser

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2. A Troubadour

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Charisma: +2
  
  
• Weapon Mastery: +1
  
• Persuasion: +1
  
• Leadership: +1
  
• Path-finding: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +25
  
• Crossbows: +10
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Sturdy Tabard
  
• Armour: Ragged Leather Boots
  
• Weapon: Rusty Sword
  
• Weapon: Hunting crossbow
  
• Ammunition: Bolts
  
• Food: Smoked Fish
  
• Horse: Swaybacked Saddle Horse

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3. A University Student

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Intelligence: +2
  
  
• Weapon Mastery: +1
  
• Surgery: +1
  
• Wound Treatment: +1
  
• Persuasion: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +20
  
• Crossbows: +20
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Sturdy Linen Tunic
  
• Armour: Woolen Hose
  
• Weapon: Rusty Sword
  
• Weapon: Hunting crossbow
  
• Ammunition: Bolts
  
• Food: Smoked Fish
  
• Horse: Swaybacked Saddle Horse
  
• Book: Random

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4. A Goods Peddler

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Charisma: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Riding: +1
  
• Trade: +1
  
• Path-finding: +1
  
• Inventory Management: +1
  
  
• Polearms: +15
  
  
• Denars: +90
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Leather Jacket
  
• Armour: Ragged Leather Boots
  
• Armour: Leather Gloves
  
• Armour: Fur hat
  
• Weapon: Staff
  
• Weapon: Hunting crossbow
  
• Ammunition: Bolts
  
• Food: Smoked Fish
  
• Horse: Saddle Horse
  
• Horse: Sumpter Horse
  
• Goods: Wool (x2)
  
• Goods: Pottery
  
• Goods: Linen

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5. A Smith

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Weapon Mastery: +1
  
• Enginer: +1
  
• Tactics: +1
  
• Trade: +1
  
  
• One-Handed Weapons: +15
  
  
• Denars: +100
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Tunic with vest
  
• Armour: Ragged Leather Boots
  
• Weapon: Well-balanced sword
  
• Weapon: Hunting crossbow
  
• Ammunition: Bolts
  
• Food: Smoked Fish
  
• Horse: Saddle Horse
  
• Goods: Tools

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6. A Game Poacher

(Applicable to both Male and Female)

• Strength: +1
  
• Agility: +1
  
  
• Power Draw: +1
  
• Tracking: +1
  
• Path-finding: +1
  
• Athletics: +1
  
  
• Polearms: +10
  
• Archery: +35
  
  Items:
  
  
• Armour: Rawhide Coat
  
• Armour: Hide Boots
  
• Weapon: Chipped Axe
  
• Weapon: Hunting Bow
  
• Ammunition: Barbed Arrows
  
• Food: Dried Meat (x2)
  
• Horse: Heavy Sumpter Horse
  
• Goods: Furs (x2)

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What made you take this decision was…

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1. Personal Revenge

• Strength: +2
  
  
• Power Strike: +1

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2. The Loss of a Loved One

• Charisma: +2
  
  
• Ironflesh: +1

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3. Wanderlust

• Agility: +2
  
  
• Pathfinding: +1

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4. Being Foced out of Your Home

• Strength: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1

• Weapon Mastery: +1

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5. Lust for Money and Power

• Agility: +1
  
• Intelligence: +1
  
  
• Looting: +1

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