Character Creation - Foundryborne/daggerheart GitHub Wiki

All newly created player character Actors (which is what Foundry calls them) start at Level 0. In this stage the GM (or anyone with enough permissions) can set up the artwork, token graphics, vision, etc. In order to get to Level 1 to start playing the Game you need to click the Character Setup button, just in front of the Level display on your character sheet:

This will open the Character Setup window:

Ancestry

You will be guided through the character creation process. At first, you have to select your Ancestry. Clicking the big Select Ancestry + button opens the default compendium for ancestries, where you can just drag it onto the empty spot. If you have additional compendiums with (custom) ancestries you can manually open them and drag the ancestry onto the window from there.

The Ancestry Name is filled in automatically from the ancestry option you choose. However, you can change it to a custom name as well, which is especially useful for the mixed ancestry option:

You can also click the Mixed Ancestry button for combining two existing ancestries into a new one. You can give that ancestry a new name and drag in two different ancestries, and then choose which ancestry features you want to keep from each base ancestry.

Community

In the next option you will choose your community. The same rules apply: the default SRD compendium will open automatically, but you can manually choose any other source for a community option.

Class & Subclass

Next you will pick your class

and subclass

with the default SRD compendium opening automatically, but custom options being available as well.

Traits

In the next section you will choose your Traits

Here you can see the suggested traits for your class choices on the left, and can apply them by clicking the Use button just under them. Alternatively you can select custom values on the right. The available values in the dropdown lists are configurable in the System Settings.

Experiences

The next step has you choose your two initial experiences

Simply enter them in the provided text fields and click Next.

Domain Cards

Now you can select your initial domain cards. The fields will only accept cards matching the domains of your class choice and for character creation they have to be level 1.

Technically you can now click the "Finish Character Setup" button, but there is also the optional Equipment Section.

Equipment

The Equipment works similar to the previous sections, where you have to make choices based on the available compendium items.

You can drag the suggested Armor and Weapons into the Fields above them, or click the Selection Fields to make your own choices.

Below you also see your starting Items to the left, and to the right you have to make two choices: Either a Minor Health Potion or a Minor Stamina Potion, and one of the two class-item options.

When you are done with choosing from the available options, click the Finish Character Setup Button and your character will now be Level 1 with all the things need to go on their first adventure!