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3 $%aracter $reation

Character Creation

6%e stes for cre ting c% r cter using t%e

E R G Bas i c Ru es

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1. $%oose cre t ion /et%odA

7e f 3 de t e r/ina t ion + a oca t e o i n t s , o r 7ong o f ) rda

+ ro d i ce , .

$% ter 3.1

2. 7eect'Ro r ceA

8war f ? E f ? Hobb i t ? o r Hu/an .

$% ter 4.

3. )oc te'Ro ) t t r ibu t e "a ues A H rKa + body , ? $ e egL + ag i i ty , ? HandL + i n t e ec t ,? and

@Ma + s i r i t , .

4. $ cu te He t% R t ing +HR,

(. Ro or seect t%e c% r cter s ursu i t +c reer'rofession'c ss,

*. @i out %ysic descrition? %o/e nd? nd ot%er det i s

#. 8eter/ine if t%e c% r cter needs to urc% se ddition e-ui/ent? we ons?

r/or? food? etc.

0 . Beg in y ing N

.1 Choose Song of !rda or Self-determination

6%e first decision you need to /ake is t%e aroac% to creation? 7efdeter/ination +oints

aocation, or 7ong of )rda +fate'rot%edice generation,.

)s a fan of .R.R. 6okien and %is works? you /ay aready %a"e an idea of t%e tye of c%aracter

you wis% to ay. Payers wit% /ore e5erience fro/ ot%er RPG syste/s /ay %a"e "ery detaied ideas

of t%e c%aracter t%ey wis% to create. If t%is descrition fits you? t%en c%oose t%e :7efdeter/ination;

/et%od of c%aracter creation.

If you are not t%at fa/iiar wit% 6okien? roeaying ga/es in genera? or ony %a"e a "ague

idea of w%at you woud ike to ay? t%en /aybe et t%e 7ong of )rda +fate? aka dice roing, %e you

de"eo your c%aracter.

ee in /ind? you and your G= aways %a"e a c%oice w%et%er to use t%e :7ong of )rda;? or

:7efdeter/ination; otions t%roug%out eac% ste of your c%aracters de"eo/ent rocess. If you

know so/e arts of w%at you want? but not ot%er arts? t%en si/e c%oose w%at you want during t%e

stes you know? and t%en ro for t%e stes you do not %a"e a cear "ision.

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4 Race'$uture

2 Race3Culture

!ne of t%e /aCor defining c%aracteristics of 6okiens =iddeeart% +and beyond, is t%e ric%y

de"eoed races and cutures described in %is works. 6%oug% t%ere are ony a %andfu of :@ree

Peoes; as distincti"e races? t%ere are /any cutura differences wit%in t%ose races. 6%e E RPG BR

ony defines t%e races? and ea"es t%e subdi"ision of cuturesfor t%e 7tandard and )d"anced "ersions

of t%e E RPG 7yste/ for si/icity sake. 6%e 4 Payer $%aracter races areA

8warf

Ef

Hobbit

=en

6%oug% t%ere are /any ot%er races and cutures a"aiabe in 6okiens word for ayers to encounter

as nonayer c%aracters? as an introductory syste/? Cust t%ese 4 races are a"aiabe to ayer

c%aracters.

2.1 Select or Roll Race

If you are using sefdeter/ination aroac% si/y seect w%ic% race you refer your c%aracter

to be. If you are using t%e 7ong of )rda :fate; aroac%? t%en si/y ro your die to deter/ine w%ic%

race your c%aracter isA

8ie Ro +1d*, Resut

1 8warf

2 Ef

3 Hobbit

4* =en +6okien used t%e ter/ :=en; for a %u/ans,

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Picture of t%e 4 /ain races coage %ere.