Friday, May 5, 2023

 *** Below is a sample of rolling up 4 Random Level 0 characters for ShadowDark. The summary is used for Level 0 characters because the information in the Corebook is not all in one place. 

In addition you can use the sheet I designed for 1st Level Random Characters too, just follow the rules in the book on pages 40-41. The sheet also works great for NPCs as well.


Summary of Rolling up 4 Random Level Zero Crawlers for a Gauntlet Game


NAME: Talik would be my crawler's name.

CLASS: Remember Level 0 crawlers starting class is "PEASANT" -- Indeed lowly surfs of the land dream only of gold, treasure, and an adventuring life in their futures.

ANCESTRY: See page 40 in the ShadowDark Corebook (SDCB). You roll a d12 for a random Ancestry.

BACKGROUND: See page 26 in the SDCB. Roll a d20 for your crawler's Background.

ALIGNMENT: See page 41 in the SDCB. Roll a d6 for your crawler's Alignment.

DEITY: See page 40 in the SDCB. Roll a d8 for your crawler's Deity.

LANGUAGE(S): See pages 16-17 in the SDCB for your Ancestry Language(s) you know how to speak.

LEVEL: Your Level is 0. You're a peasant by the way.

STATS: See page 15 in the SDCB for rolling up your Random Crawler's stats.

HIT POINTS: See page 14 in the SDCB. You start out with Hit Points equal to your Constitution's modifier (minimum of 1). 

ARMOR CLASS: See page 33 in the SDCB. Your Amor Class is 10 + your Dexterity modifier. Wearing armor changes your AC (see Armor, page 36).

GEAR: Because Level 0 crawlers have "beginner's luck" they can wield all gear until first level. See the Gear Chart on page 41 in the SDCB. Random Level 0 crawlers roll 1d4 for the amount of items in their Gear. Then roll d12 for each item. 

TALENT: See pages 16-17 in the SDCB for your Ancestry's ONE and only Talent you start with. Humans have the Ambitious Ancestry Talent.  So the question goes: What ONE Talent does your Random Level 0 Human Crawler start with?  
You can decide one of three things: 
1.) They start out with NO Talent until they reach their 1st Level. 
2.) You can base a Talent off your Background. For example if you roll #14 Soldier you might roll for ONE Talent off of the Fighter Class Talent Chart. If you roll #5 Banished or #19 Noble your GM could award you a +1 bonus or advantage in something. 
3.) Looking at your stats: If you have a higher Strength you could roll for ONE Talent off of the Fighter Class Talent Chart. If you have a higher Intelligence you could roll for ONE Talent off of the Wizard Class Talent Chart. If you have a higher Wisdom you could roll for ONE Talent off of the Priest Class Talent Chart. Talk with your GM and gaming group if a Random 0 Level Human (Peasant) Crawler will start with a Talent.

SPELL: Sorry Level 0 Peasants do not start with a spell.

COIN: Peasants are poor, they do not start out with any Gold Pieces. 

*** If ALL of your Level 0 Random Crawlers happen to die in The Gaunlet, roll up 4 new characters and repeat the process above.

You can use the SHADOWDARK / RANDOM CRAWLERS character sheet to generate 1st Level Random crawlers as well. Just follow the same rules in the book.

Thanks for viewing!

TALIK


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