As you begin building your characters, you will note below there are a good many perks included in the process. The point of these boons is to create flavorful, dynamic characters, rather than min/maxed stat monsters. Many of the rules allow some flexibility, please do not try and abuse it. With so many extra options already in play, I ask there be no requests for 3rd party material.
CRUNCH
Ability Scores You have 82 points to distribute among your ability scores on a 1-to-1 basis. You must include 2 odd ability scores in your spread. For those who do not want to worry about math, below are three sample sets you can use.
18, 16, 15, 13, 12, 8
17, 16, 14, 14, 12, 9
16, 15, 14, 14, 13, 10
Level 4th level (include the +1 to an ability score for 4th level)
Race You may choose from the races originally published for players in the 3rd edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. I have updated them all for Pathfinder 1e, which can be found in this document, Ancestries of Faerun. I have made an effort to power balance all the Core Pathfinder Races to the same power level, and included the Planetouched races introduced at that time (aasimar, tiefling, and the genasi).
Class All Core, Base, and Hybrid classes are permitted. Unchained versions of Rogue and Summoner required, Monk and Barbarian allowed. No Psychic classes. In addition, each character gains an archetype for their class without suffering its lost abilities. Please ensure this is an “average power” archetype, as archetypes that nearly or fully rebuild a class will not be permitted.
Skills background skills are in effect. Classes that have 2+int skills are increased to 4+int.
Traits choose 3 traits. You may take a drawback to gain a 4th.
Feats Elephant in the Room feat tax rules are in effect (most recent release). In addition to the standard feat at every odd level, you gain an additional feat at 1st and every even level. These bonus feats cannot be spent on your “primary aspect”, but rather on secondary abilities. (for example, a great sword wielding barbarian cannot spend these feats on power attack, weapon focus, or rage feats, but could pick up anything from rapid shot to skill feats). You may take VMC options with your feats (regular or bonus).
Equipment do not worry about equipment at this time. It will be determined once the party has been finalized. If there are any iconic items for your character, include those in your appearance below.
FLUFF
Appearance a brief physical description of your character
Personality a little bit about your nature and how you might handle certain situations
Relations any important people in your character’s life
Background a few paragraphs about your character’s origin and how they have reached 4th level
