Creating a Character
Creating a character in Beyond the Fall can be as simple or as complicated as you desire.
Regardless of what kind of character you pick, they may use any and all of the BASELINE SKILLS.
We recommend one of the following methods:
For those oriented toward customization and intense reading of game rules, delve deep into the Background Perk and Skill system to build a character that you want to play.
Select a pre-generated character from this list. These characters have been assembled with a specific theme or concept in mind and also have a suggestions list for future progression.
Pick an archetype as per above and then customize it to your liking.
Character Rewrite
For the Character Re-write, you can simply inform us of your new choices via email. Here are the features of the rewrite.
This may only be performed within the first three Events attended
A Player may opt to rewrite their Player Character’s choices during Character Creation, including starting Skills, Stigmata, chosen Class, name, Archfaction, etc.
These changes may reflect an actual change or retraining on the Character’s part.
Optionally, it can instead be that this was the Character’s true self/form the entire time.
They may also refund all or any of their XP or LXP expenditures for that Character.
If a Character becomes ineligible for a Skill (e.g. loses prerequisites for it), it is removed from them.
This may only happen Once per Character.
Legacy XP may be spent or re-spent during a Rewrite, up to 30 LXP total.
If spent during a Rewrite, they may only be used to purchase Basic Skills from one's Class.
As it was during Character Creation, for the purposes of prerequisites, spending LXP occurs after the Character Choices during Character creation (i.e. spending LXP happens after choosing 3 starting Skills and 3 Background Perks)
Similarly, if a rewritten choice changes the XP cost of certain Skills (e.g. because of a different class) and thereby makes such a choice ineligible, then the Skill is accommodated for or removed if it cannot be afforded.
For example: Taro Ham the Chimera changed his class from Warrior to Ranger. His Melee Expertise skill that cost 10 LXP now costs 20 LXP — if he does not have enough LXP after the rewrite, he will lose that Skill.
However, any Components expended for Training or Crafting/Rituals remain expended.
Developer’s Note: The Rewrite mechanic is there for Players to finetune their Character closer to their vision for said Character, thereby allowing for a “re-do” of Character Creation. It is not there to allow a Character to start out far, far stronger than the Character Creation system would normally allow.