Creating characters in a world of magic, industry and the eldritch
Dive into character creation for Crucible of Aether, with livestreams and PAX Unplugged news!
Welcome to the second newsletter for Crucible of Aether, a mystic-industrial Tabletop RPG that puts player agency first. We wanted to focus this issue on creating characters in this world - with news about livestreams, podcasts and our booth at PAX Unplugged!
Stepping into a living world
Each CoA character begins their journey with deep roots in the communities of this world, coming from one of 14 Home Nations and one of dozens of Backgrounds ranging from wilds-roaming augur to blacksmith’s apprentice to freedom-fighting social pariah.
Your choices of your character’s fantastical origin, birthplace and upbringing shape the start of their adventures.
A diverse cast of peoples breathe life into the Empire. Each stems from one of four unique Origins. Three have roots in the Old World of Estylia, a now-forsaken land of pestilence. These include the canine-like Cianosans, avian-like Valthurians, and insectoid Osyrtians. The fourth Origin, the rodent-like Asylians, only recently emerged during the Awakening, an event still shrouded in mystery and fear.
Players further shape their characters by choosing a Home Nation within the Empire of Odayos. The choice of Home Nation represents where a Character spent their formative years. A Home Nation defines a Character’s available Backgrounds, Favored Skills, Languages, and more.
A Character’s choice of Background represents how they grew up, what resources they had access to and what skills they developed before the start of play.
These choices have a huge impact on your character even before the start of play!
Character Creation livestream for PAX Unplugged!
This Thursday at 8:30 ET we’re doing a character creation livestream for a character we’ll use at PAX Unplugged next month!
We’ll be live on both our Discord and Youtube as we make a character who will grow as attendees play demos at booth 4353!
We'll take suggestions from our Discord chat about who to make in a world of magic, industry and the eldritch!
Check out our appearance on the Character Creation Cast!
Don’t forget the Kickstarter!
Follow our Kickstarter page to help us make the game happen and get some hints at about the magic, industry, and eldritch secrets of the Empire of Odayos
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