Aleric: Building a Character in Dragonbane

 Character Creation in Dragonbane

Below I've posted the steps taken in creating Aleric for my solo play through of Alone in Deepfall Breach

1. Kin

For Aleric I am going with a Wolfkin for my kin. This gives my character the Heroic ability Hunting Instincts: I may spend willpower points to track creatures, following their scent. In combat I may use additional willpower points to gain a boon for an attack against my prey. 

2. Profession

I'm choosing Fighter for Aleric's profession. He's going on a dangerous mission alone and will need all the fighting skills he can get. 
Fighters are broken down as follows: 

Key attribute: Strength

Skills: Axes, bows, brawling, crossbows, evade, hammers, spears, swords

Heroic Ability: Veteran- You may spend willpower points to keep your initiative draw from the previous round

3. Age and Name

Already mentioned, my character's name will be Aleric. He will be a young fighter. Being young will give him a +1 to Agility and Constitution. He is trained in 8 skills, 6 of which must be from the fighters class skills.

 

4. Roll Attributes

Skills are rolled as follows: 
Roll 4d6 and drop the lowest. Assign the rolls to the stats in order, starting with strength. Once all skills are assigned, you may swap two stats. 

My rolls: 

STR: 16/ CON: 18/ AGL: 14/ INT: 10/ WIL: 16/ CHA: 10

I swapped my strength and Constitution. With the age bonuses, Aleric's final stats are as follows: 

STR: 18/ CON: 17/ AGL: 15/ INT: 10/ WIL: 16/ CHA: 10

5. Calculate Derived Ratings

Movement: Wolfkin start with 12 meter movement. With a 15 AGL, Aleric gains +2 for a total of 14 meters of movement per round. 

Damage Bonus: 

Melee Attack Bonus: +d6 extra damage

Ranged Attack Bonus: +d4 extra damage

Hit Points: Equal to Aleric's Starting CON- 17 HP

Willpower Points: Equal to his starting WIL- 16 WP

6. Choose Trained Skills

As a young wolfkin, Aleric can be trained in a total of 8 skills, 6 of which must be from the fighter profession's skill list. 

His trained class skills are the following: 

1. Axes         2. Bows      3. Brawling

4. Spears      5. Swords   6. Evade

His additional trained skills are the following: 

7. Awareness    8. Crafting   

7. Choose Gear

Aleric is armed with a broadsword and small shield. He also carries a sling in case long range is needed. He is armored with Chainmail. He also has a torch, flint and tinder. After rationing himself, he carries 8 days worth of rations and has 1 silver in is coin purse. 

8. Miscellaneous (Weakness/Momento/Appearance)

Weakness-Aleric is foolhearty. He rushes into danger before he thinks.

Momento- Aleric carries a small wooden figurine of a wolfkin warrior. It is fashioned after his hero, the fabled demon slayer Ingolfr Stone-Gaze.

 

Appearance- Aleric wears an old worn cloak over his chainmail. His travel worn clothes show need of repair and age. He has two distinctly colored eyes, one a common brown the other shock white. 

Aleric Character Sheet