Creating Your Character

Opening the character creator

From your dashboard, tap Characters in the bottom nav, then tap Create New Character. The creator walks you through five steps.

Step 1: Choose a race

Your race sets ability bonuses and a few innate traits. The eight SRD options are Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Dragonborn, Gnome, Half-Elf, and Half-Orc. See Races for the bonuses and traits.

Step 2: Choose a class

Your class determines your hit points, proficiencies, and special abilities. See the Classes article for the full list. Your class also determines your primary ability score — put your highest roll there.

Step 3: Roll ability scores

The creator rolls four six-sided dice and drops the lowest for each of the six ability scores, giving you a set of numbers to assign. Assign them to STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, and CHA in any order. Put your highest score in your class's primary ability.

See Ability Scores for how modifiers are calculated.

Step 4: Choose a background

Backgrounds give you two skill proficiencies, tool or language proficiencies, and some starting equipment. Common backgrounds include Soldier, Criminal, Sage, Acolyte, and Folk Hero.

Step 5: Choose a name and finalize

Give your character a name, then review your final stat block. Tap Save Character — your character is stored and immediately available for campaigns.

After creation

Your character sheet tracks HP, spell slots, conditions, inventory, XP, and currency. The Raven reads it automatically and applies all rules without you having to quote them.