Become the master of your element.
But, what exactly goes into making a great character in Avatar Legends?
While there are some similarities with other TTRPGs, there are also some big differences.
Here’s everything you’re gonna wanna know to create iconic characters in Avatar Legends.
These archetypesdetermine a set of skills and abilitiesand a character arc for you to roleplay.
Here isa list of every playbookyou can select from the core rule book.
Each of these titles captures a character archetypethat you should strive to embody when playing this character.
However,that doesn’t mean each playbook is limited to one pop in of roleplay.
Playing against key in can be rewarding too.
Your backgrounddetermines where your character came frombefore pursuing a life of adventure, similar to Dungeons & Dragons.
However,you may choose up to two backgroundsif you desire to describe your character’s upbringing.
Use up to two of the below six backgrounds to describe your character.
Outlaw
Your character was raised outside the confines of society, perhaps as a criminal or pirate.
Privileged
Your character was raised wealthy, belonging to a prestigious family name or house.
Urban
Your character was raised on the streets of a large city.
Wilderness
Your character was raised in a small town surrounded by nature.
Like most character creation elements in Avatar Legends,backgrounds are more guidelinesthan hard and fast character rulesets.
Feel free toget creative and homebrew your own backgroundby working with your GM!
Additionally, underneath backgrounds,you’ll see a handful of demeanorsunique to your playbook.
you’re able to alsoselect up to two of these demeanorsto help determine your character’s personality.
The cycle of the Avatar has been going on for a very long time.
Each playbook offers players a handful of moveson the first page, in the bottom right-hand corner.
You willselect two of these to start, gaining more as you level up.
Remember, you’ll always have a chance to gain more as you continue playing.
These are denoted in the technique description.
How To Create Your Stats
Next, it’s time tocreate your stats.
Every character in Avatar Legends has four core stats.
However, at character creation,you may add +1 to any one stat.
In your playbook,you’ll also see sections for Fatigue, Conditions, and Balance.
free to get as creative as you like with these, using your GM for inspiration and guidance.
you’re free to add any number of character backstory details to your playbook.
Your GM will guide you through this before the first game sessionwhen each character in the party introduces themselves.
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