MPNP Character Creation
You will begin by choosing your class, followed by your race.
Character creation in Mage Wars RPG will be somewhat simpler than the Mage Wars PnP version. Race only impacts stats and skills, and you do not get to choose your grandparents.
Contents
Character Creation Steps
Obviously, a lot needs to be filled in here.
Step 1: Class
You cannot carry out any proficiency swaps just yet, so choose your base class from the list:
- MRPG Warrior
- MRPG Ranger
- MRPG Rogue
- MRPG Endo-Mage
- MRPG Exo-Mage
- MRPG Lifebringer
- MRPG Paladin
- MRPG Battling Sorcerer
Not that each class has 1 favored stat and 2 favored proficiencies. Some classes give you a small range of proficiencies to choose as favored(Warrior gets to choose one of any weapon proficiency, Endo-Mage gets to choose any 1 magic, etc). Others, like the Exo-Mage take a hit to half their proficiencies but get a blanket +3 to all magic proficiencies. Be sure to check the class description for information.
Step 2: Race
Each race has a collection of passive bonuses and penalties associated with it. These can be applied to stats, skills, or proficiencies. Some races get bonuses that apply by rank, others are applied only at character creation.
Races:
- Generic
- Atayan
- Drack
- Rowen
- Druid
- Tainted
Step 3: Stats, Skills, Proficiencies
Now, you calculate all of your numbers.
Stats
Characters begin with 3 points in each stat and one class "favored" stat which begins at 8. The player may then choose any two stats to increase by an additional +5. Racial bonuses are also counted at this time.
Stats are:
- Strength
- Speed
- Intelligence
- Stamina
- Dexterity
Proficiencies
Each proficiency begins at 0. Characters get 40 skill-points to distribute as they see fit. Additionally, each class has 2 favored proficiencies that receive a +5 bonus. Proficiencies cannot be raised above 10 at this time, with the exception of Favored proficiencies that can be raised to 15.
Skills
You have 8 points to distribute between your skills as you see fit.
Please note that having 0 Comprehension Skill as well as 0 Lore Proficiency means your character is unable to read or write, and cannot preform these functions in an RP-setting. Players may chose to use either in a Comprehension Check, but having both 0 means no reading or writing.
Similarly: a 0 to charisma will make your character wholly unlikable, and NPCs will seldom listen to you and will never follow your directions.
(MRPG Note: in the videogame version, you will instead start with 1 point in every skill and get 3 points to distribute)
Step 4: Character Sheet
(Note: this will obviously be done electronically for the game)
Fill out your character sheets. Now that all of your numbers are calculated, you can work out buffed and unbuffed stats, the modifiers can be written down but they should be easy to calculate. You will also need to calculate your HP and MP.
See Also
Old PnP Page
Character Creation will be a somewhat challenging and time-consuming task, as there is a lot of math to do.
Instead of choosing your race, you choose the races of your four grandparents, add up all the pluses and minuses, and set your final stats. In the PnP game, race effects proficiencies as well as stats and skills, and the changes are more pronounced.(A pure-blooded Atayan in PnP gets a bigger bonus to Comprehension than one in Mage Wars RPG would).
