{"id":714,"date":"2019-03-07T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torchbearerrpg.com\/?p=714"},"modified":"2019-03-13T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T22:24:37","slug":"begin-by-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torchbearerrpg.com\/?p=714","title":{"rendered":"Begin by Being"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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H<\/a>jalmar’s farewell to \u00d6rvar-Oddr after the Battle of Sams\u00f8 (1866)<\/a>, by M\u00e5rten Eskil Winge <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hello friends!
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I\u2019m still recovering from the Bridge of the Damned Kickstarter, so we\u2019re going to keep this week\u2019s post short and sweet.
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I know some of you have been wondering how to make higher-level starting characters in Torchbearer. This is for you.
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This is playtest material. We\u2019ve made lots of characters up to third level and been pretty satisfied with them, but we haven\u2019t tried heroes of even higher level in play. If you use these rules and bring the characters to the table, let me know how they play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Creating a Higher-Level Character<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Create a first-level character<\/li>
  2. Spend advancement tests (pass or fail) as per the table to the right:<\/li>
  3. Choose level benefits
    1. Magicians and rangers gain one new spell of the appropriate level per spell slot<\/li><\/ol><\/li>
    2. Reduce Nature to buy the following effects. Each costs 1 Nature:
      1. Increase an ability or skill by 1
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      2. Buy a new Wise
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      3. Buy a new Trait
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      4. Increase a Trait by 1
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      5. Buy a new known spell<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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