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Character creation

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"Who are you?"

When you start a New Game, you will create your character in the Character Creation screen. You can choose to play as an Origin Character or create a custom one.

Below are detailed descriptions of every aspect of Character Creation.

Origins

Default Character Creation Screen
  • Custom: You’ve always felt you had a greater calling, but it has never borne fruit. Everything changes when you awaken imprisoned on an alien ship. Perhaps your time has finally come.
  • Origin Characters (Not available in Early Access):

Backgrounds

Backgrounds.jpg

Your history and what shapes you as a person.

Acolyte Charlatan
Criminal Entertainer
Folk Hero Guild Artisan
Hermit (Not in EA) Noble
Outlander Sage
Soldier Sailor (Not in EA)
Urchin

Playable Races

Races.jpg

Your lineage and innate abilities.

Dragonborn (Not in EA) Drow Dwarf
Elf Githyanki Gnome (Not in EA)
Half-Elf Half-Orc (Not in EA) Halfling
Human Tiefling

Playable Classes

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What you can do and the potential to grow as an adventurer.

Barbarian Class Icon alt.png
Barbarian
Bard (Not in EA)
Cleric Class Icon 1.png
Cleric
Druid Class Icon.png
Druid
Fighter Class Icon.png
Fighter
Monk (Not in EA)
Paladin (Not in EA)
Ranger Class Icon.png
Ranger
Rogue Class Icon.png
Rogue
Sorcerer
Warlock Class Icon.png
Warlock
Wizard Class Icon.png
Wizard

Skills

Skills.jpg

Your talents and abilities to interact or adapt with the world’s surroundings.

Acrobatics Arcana
Athletics Animal Handling
Deception History
Insight Investigation
Intimidation Medicine
Nature Perception
Performance Persuasion
Religion Sleight Of Hand
Stealth Survival

Ability Scores

Ability Scores.jpg

Your physical and mental attributes. They affect most of your rolls.

There are 6 abilities:

Strength icon.png
Strength
Dexterity icon.png
Dexterity
Constitution icon.png
Constitution
Intelligence icon.png
Intelligence
Wisdom icon.png
Wisdom
Charisma icon.png
Charisma