Profound Decisions - Odyssey Character Editor

This wizard guides you through creating a character for Odyssey.

The process is divided into four steps with one or two simple choices to make at each step. When you have completed a step click on the black bar to the right to move to the next step.

You must complete the steps in order, but you may change any choices you have made by clicking on the black bars to the left to move back to a previous step.

When you are ready to begin, click on the black bar to the right labelled 'nation'.

Click on the map to choose your nation.

Click on a portrait to choose your path.

You can choose to use the kit or pick your own skills.

Kit skills

Physician

You can treat the wounds of another character who is from the same nation as you. This includes restoring lost body hits and treating characters who have been incapacitated. This is the most effective way to heal a character and stop a character dying.

Open Gate of Horn

You can open the magical Gate of Horn between Atlantis and your nation’s homeland; or between Atlantis and the home of the gods.

Open Gate of Ivory

You can open the magical Gate of Ivory between Atlantis and other lands. To send a group on a quest through a gate you will need to be present at an appropriate time and have knowledge of the destination gate.

Ceremony

You may perform a ceremony to make sacrifices to the gods. This will increase your kudos and make the gods more sympathetic to you.

Use one handed weapon

You can use swords, clubs, axes and maces of between 18? and 36? long.

Use two handed weapon

You can use staves, swords, clubs, axes and maces between 36? and 72? long held in two hands.

Use spear

You can use a spear or javelin in melee using one or two hands. Spears are between 36? and 84? long and must have collapsible tips. Javelins are between 30? and 36? long, must have collapsible tips and must be safe for throwing. This does not allow you to throw javelins unless you also have the ‘throw javelin’ skill.

Throw javelin

You can throw javelins. This does not allow you to use javelins as melee weapons unless you also have the ‘use spear’ skill. Javelins are between 30? and 36? long, must have collapsible tips and must be safe for throwing.

Use missile weapon

You can use bows and slings as missile weapons. Crossbows are not permitted at Odyssey.

Use armour and shield

You can wear culturally appropriate armour to gain three additional body hits rather than one. You can also use a shield. See here for more information on cultural armour.

Extra hit

You can take one additional blow in combat before becoming incapacitated for each time you pick this skill.

Extra hit

You can take one additional blow in combat before becoming incapacitated for each time you pick this skill.

Resilience

You are more likely to survive life-threatening wounds. See here for more information.

Attendant

Attendants have a single special skill. They can use any single skill in the system provided a character who knows that skill is instructing them. See here for full information.

Plus one of the following skills

Apply air quintessence

You are able to use the appropriate type of quintessence in a mystery. There is one skill for each of the types of quintessence: air, earth, fire and water. If you have any apply quintessence skill then you are also able to use blood and coin in these magics.

Apply earth quintessence

You are able to use the appropriate type of quintessence in a mystery. There is one skill for each of the types of quintessence: air, earth, fire and water. If you have any apply quintessence skill then you are also able to use blood and coin in these magics.

Apply fire quintessence

You are able to use the appropriate type of quintessence in a mystery. There is one skill for each of the types of quintessence: air, earth, fire and water. If you have any apply quintessence skill then you are also able to use blood and coin in these magics.

Apply water quintessence

You are able to use the appropriate type of quintessence in a mystery. There is one skill for each of the types of quintessence: air, earth, fire and water. If you have any apply quintessence skill then you are also able to use blood and coin in these magics.

Free pick - you have two picks remaining

Use one handed weapon

You can use swords, clubs, axes and maces of between 18? and 36? long.

Use two handed weapon

You can use staves, swords, clubs, axes and maces between 36? and 72? long held in two hands.

Use spear

You can use a spear or javelin in melee using one or two hands. Spears are between 36? and 84? long and must have collapsible tips. Javelins are between 30? and 36? long, must have collapsible tips and must be safe for throwing. This does not allow you to throw javelins unless you also have the ‘throw javelin’ skill.

Throw javelin

You can throw javelins. This does not allow you to use javelins as melee weapons unless you also have the ‘use spear’ skill. Javelins are between 30? and 36? long, must have collapsible tips and must be safe for throwing.

Use missile weapon

You can use bows and slings as missile weapons. Crossbows are not permitted at Odyssey.

Use armour and shield

You can wear culturally appropriate armour to gain three additional body hits rather than one. You can also use a shield. See here for more information on cultural armour.

Extra hit

You can take one additional blow in combat before becoming incapacitated for each time you pick this skill.

Extra hit

You can take one additional blow in combat before becoming incapacitated for each time you pick this skill.

Extra hit

You can take one additional blow in combat before becoming incapacitated for each time you pick this skill.

Resilience

You are more likely to survive life-threatening wounds. See here for more information.

Free pick - you have two picks remaining

Open Gate of Horn

You can open the magical Gate of Horn between Atlantis and your nation’s homeland; or between Atlantis and the home of the gods.

Open Gate of Ivory

You can open the magical Gate of Ivory between Atlantis and other lands. To send a group on a quest through a gate you will need to be present at an appropriate time and have knowledge of the destination gate.

Ceremony

You may perform a ceremony to make sacrifices to the gods. This will increase your kudos and make the gods more sympathetic to you.

Use one handed weapon

You can use swords, clubs, axes and maces of between 18? and 36? long.

Extra hit

You can take one additional blow in combat before becoming incapacitated for each time you pick this skill.

Resilience

You are more likely to survive life-threatening wounds. See here for more information.