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Creating Or levelling a Character in Foundry

Foundry Character Leveling

What not to do

Do not use the default level up button on the character sheet:

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Default Sheet

What to do

Currently in Foundry we use the “Charactermancer” to build new characters. To access this first create a blank actor in your folder under the actors tab (it can have a temporary name), and then open the character sheet. In the top right of the sheet you should see a “three dot” menu button which has Charactermancer under it:

The Charactermancer is a fairly self expiatory step by step process of creating a character. However, the first time you use it the filters for your options will not be set up correctly to match our table. Below is a tab by tab breakdown of each step in creating or levelling a character:

Charactermancer Sources

When you first open Charactermancer it will ask you to select your sources. You can add the following:

  • 5etools (default)
  • Keith Baker; Exploring Eberron
  • Keith Baker; Chronicles of Eberron
  • Keith Baker; Frontiers of Eberron Quickstone (This is a WIP by someone, so picking from this might have issues you will need to monitor and resolve.)
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Class Tab

Class Filters

Class and Sub Class Filter:

  • [BGG] Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants
  • [ERLW] Eberron Rising from the last war
  • [FTD] Fizban’s treasury of Dragons
  • [PHB] Player’s Handbook
  • [TCE] Tasha’s cauldron of everything
  • [XGE] Xanathar’s guide to everything
  • [ExE] Exploring Eberron

Hitpoint Increase mode

Use “Take Average”

Class Selection

You may choose any Class/Subclass from the Source Books list, with the exception of Fizbans Treasury of Dragons. Both the Monks Way of the Ascendant Dragon and Rangers Drakewarden from this book require discussion with the DM. These classes are heavily tied with Eberron’ s Dragons and Draconic Prophesy. We will need to ensure this is correctly reflected in your story and that it fits the story of the campaign.

Subclassed from Chronicles of Eberron are also accepted, but will require more effort from you, as they are currently not in 5e Tools, and thus non automated in Foundry.

Other Sub Classes from books outside the Source Books will be considered with discussion.

Race Tab

Filters

These filters are a good start but you still need to check the Races section for more details. Race Filter:

  • [ERLW] Eberron Rising from the last war
  • [FTD] Fizban’s treasury of Dragons
  • [MPMM] Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse
  • [MTF] Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
  • [PHB] Player’s Handbook
  • [TCE] Tasha’s cauldron of everything
  • [VGM] Volo’s Guide to Monsters

Dragon Marked Houses

If your considering taking a Dragon Marked character see Dragonmarked Characters

Ability Score Increases

We allow the use of the “Ability Score Increases” Rules from (TCE p7) under “Customising your Character”

Language Proficiencies

See Languages of Eberron for details on your options

Abilities Tab

  • Use Point Buy, adjust the “Base” column
  • leave Additional Feats on 0 (we deal with the level 1 Feats in the feats tab)
  • See Race Tab for race filters
  • See Background Tab for background filters

Background Tab

Filters

  • [ERLW] Eberron Rising from the last war
  • [PHB] Player’s Handbook
  • [ExE] Exploring Eberron

Custom background

All the backgrounds in the Source Books list are acceptable. However I encourage the use of the “Customise your background: Add Feature(s) from another background” (PHB p125) to make a background that fits your character:

Custom backgrounds

  • Skill Proficiencies: Two of your choice
  • Languages and Tool Proficiencies: Two of your choice
  • Equipment: The equipment package from any background
  • One feature from any background (in the source books)
  • Use the suggested characteristics from any background.

Backgrounds With Feats

The following Backgrounds with Feats are available to players to select (but not use as a custom background) with GM agreement:

  • Rune Shaper [BGG]
  • Ruined [BMT]
  • Rewarded [BMT] If the selected backgrounds Feat appears on the 1 or 2 point feat lists below, you may follow the additional feats rules to bring your feat total up to 3 points.

Language Proficiencies

See Languages of Eberron for details on your options

Starting Equipment

  • Either select default equipment or enter starting gold (talk me to about how much)

Equipment Shop Tab

Filters

  • [DMG] Dungeon Masters Guide
  • [ERLW] Eberron Rising from the last war
  • [PHB] Player’s Handbook
  • [ExE] Exploring Eberron

Spells Tab

Filters

  • [ERLW] Eberron Rising from the last war
  • [FTD] Fizban’s treasury of Dragons
  • [PHB] Player’s Handbook
  • [TCE] Tasha’s cauldron of everything
  • [XGE] Xanathar’s guide to everything
  • [ExE] Exploring Eberron

Further options

All spells listed in the Harks Table Rules and Clarifications from accepted Source Books are accepted for this campaign. Spells outside of this will be considered with discussion.

Feats

Filters

  • [BGG] Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants
  • [ERLW] Eberron Rising from the last war
  • [FTD] Fizban’s treasury of Dragons
  • [PHB] Player’s Handbook
  • [TCE] Tasha’s cauldron of everything
  • [XGE] Xanathar’s guide to everything
  • [ExE] Exploring Eberron

Level 1 Feats

  • All characters get a free additional feat starting at level 1
  • See Level 1 Feat Menu for more details on how this works

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