Characters
From Good v. Evil Encyclopedia
The first step to playing in GvE is to create a character. Your character is your alter-ego during play, whose actions and reactions you control. Unlike the Dungeons and Dragons or Chivalry and Sorcery systems on which GvE is based, however, there are no "jobs" or "careers" or "character classes." You can pick and choose the advantages, disadvantages, and skills that your character possess to build him or her as you see fit.
In GvE, you get a certain number of points with which to create your character, after writing a biography. Your character's biography tells the back-story of your character before your team meets him or her. What happened to the character growing up that caused him or her to become an adventurer?
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Start Here
This page will give you the basics of what Good v. Evil is about and provide a number of first steps when you're ready to join!
Character Creation
- Birth Aspects: These are the aspects that your character is born with.
- Races: There are 10 possible character races in GvE. Understanding the races is important.
- Attributes (Bonuses/Penalties): Your character has 12 attributes. The higher these are, the better.
- Advantages: Every character on the Thistledown has advantages...
- Disadvantages: ...and disadvantages.
- Biography: Your character will need a biography, and writing one is worth additional points.
- Skills: Finally, your character will have a number of skills that he or she is good at.
- Build: Your character has a "build" number corresponding to the types and sizes of captured armor he or she can wear.
Other Reading
- Rules: The rules of the game!
- Magic: If you intend to create a spell-casting character, start here!
- Spending XP: As you gain XP from play in GvE, this will teach you how to spend them.
