Your Gods & Monsters character will be one of five heroic archetypes: a Warrior, Thief, Sorceror, Prophet, or Monk. You will embellish that archetype using Specialties and Fields.
When you create your character, think about what kind of a hero you wish to play. Some things about your character you’ll choose. Others, you’ll roll randomly using dice.
1. As a group, decide on goals for the game and choose one to three goals for your character.
2. Choose a moral code for your character.
3. Choose an archetype: a warrior, thief, sorceror, prophet, or monk. You might also choose a specialty now, but you don’t have to. A specialty is some special ability that your character has, such as having a familiar or being an Elf.
4. Roll dice to find your character’s six abilities: strength, agility, endurance, wisdom, intelligence, charisma.
5. Read the checklist for your character’s archetype. It will help with the next few items.
6. Write down your character’s survival and verve.
7. Apply your character’s specialty, writing down any special abilities or restrictions it gives your character.
8. Write down your character’s first level mojo.
9. Choose your character’s initial fields and skills.
10. Write down your characters starting money.
11. Describe your character: what does your character look like, what is their background, why are they adventuring, which other characters does your character know, and why?
If you haven’t done so yet, you may wish to read The Order of the Astronomers for one idea of the kinds of things that can happen in a Gods & Monsters game.