Level 0 Characters

Level 0 Characters:

• Choose your race but do not gain racial stat bonuses (if any)
• Choose an origin (see Origins in Character Creation)
• Set your starting Ability Scores to 13, 12, 11, 10, 8, 6
• Select your background but do not gain gold or other wealth
• Set your maximum hit points to 10 + your Con modifier
• Set your maximum wounds to 3 + your Con modifier (minimum 3)
• Set your Hit Dice to 2
• Proficiencies
• Armor = none
• Weapon = Proficiency with crossbows, daggers, slings, and quarterstaffs
• Saving Throws = none
• Skills = according to background
• Set your Proficiency Bonus to +0
• Select mundane items appropriate for your profession (no weapons or armor)

At level 0.5:

• Increase all stats by 1 (to 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7)
• Increase your maximum hit points by 10 (to 20 hit points maximum)
• Increase your Hit Dice by 2 (to 4 total)
• Increase your Proficiency Bonus to +1

At level 0.75:

• Gain a 1st-level feat
• Increase your Proficiency Bonus to +2

At level 1:

• Increase all stats by 1 (to 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8)
• Apply racial stat bonuses (if any)
• Choose your class
• Increase hit points by max hit points from class (but do not add CON bonus again)
• Increase your Hit Dice by 1 (to 5 total).
• Gain the Armor, Weapon, Skill, Tool, and Saving Throw proficiencies your class bestows
• Gain all the class features associated with your new character class
• If your race grants you a feat, you gain that feat, but you do NOT gain an additional 1st-level bonus feat as other 1st level characters (having gained that feat at level 0.75).