Player tips

Birthright can be a very challenging game to play - there are 5 distinct human races, many of the races differ to the normal D&D socially and mechanically, games are often built around diplomacy rather than damage rolls, magic works differently, and the player may need to manage a realm, not just their own character.

This page is designed as an index sheet for hints for players thinking of playing a birthright game.

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Character Creation Tips

Classes

See Also: Building a barbarian

A brief note on Barbarian characters in Vosgaard, Rjurik, the goblin lands and elsewhere.

See Also: Daring the Druid

A brief note on Druids in Rjurik and less welcoming lands.

See Also: Fashioning a fighter

A brief note on how to make a master of the blade (or bow, etc) and the role of a warrior in the world of Aebrynis.

See Also: Mastering the Mage

A brief note on the choice between magician and a true mage including a note on the short combustible life of a mage in Vosgaard and other unfriendly locales.

See Also: Born to Rule

A brief note on playing a noble in Birthright.

See Also: the paragon Paladin

A brief note on designing and playing a paladin in Cerilia including a review of different paladin classes.

See Also: Playing the priestly

A brief note on playing a priest of the new gods - or the old.

See Also: Running a ranger

A brief note on designing and playing a ranger in Rjurik, Vosgaard, and elsewhere.

See Also: The rebellious Rogue

A brief note on designing a rogue character in Brechtur, Rjurik, and elsewhere

See Also: Songs of the skalds

A brief note on playing a bard, the beloved of the Rjurik and scorned of the Khinasi.

Races

See Also: Digging the Dwarf

A note on playing one of the Cerilian Dwarves, a people born of rock and honor.

See Also: Embracing the Elf

A brief note on playing a Sidhe, Cerilia's wildest and most unpredictable folk

See Also: Gracing the Goblin

A brief note on the civilized (and not so civilized) goblins of Cerilia

See Also: Alive in Anuire

A brief note on playing an Anuirean in Anuire and less fortunate areas.

See Also: Braving the Brecht

A brief note on playing the most daring of all humans, the Brecht

See Also: Cunning of the Khinasi

A brief note on the only civilized people of Cerilia, the glorious Khinasi

See Also: The Rjurik Code

A brief note on playing a Rjurik character, the folk who understand the bonds of brotherhood and loyalty.

See Also: Surviving the Vos

A brief note on playing one warriorborn and the weaklings that leach from the warriors about them.

Character Motivation

See Also: Master or Minion

Do you want to play a regent or not? Pros and cons discussed.

See Also: Money and Mayhem

A brief note on the impact of running a realm's treasury on adventure possibilities.

Realm Play

See Also: Gold and Glory

What your realm can do with its gold

See Also: Reaping the Regency roll

How to survive a low bloodline and still run a realm, and how to make the most of a high bloodline.

See Also: Domain action summary

You're king/guild master/high priest/archmage. Great! So what can you do with the title? This page summarises the possible domain actions and what they mean in both mechanical and role-play terms.

Blood and Honor

See Also: How to build your bloodline

A brief note on ways to make the most of your bloodline.

See Also: Escaping the awnshehlien

A brief note on how to deal with blood challenges and the dangers of the awnsheghlien without - and within

Other tips

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