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.


A few obvious areas where tips could be helpful are laid out below, to add a tip please add a link below to direct people to your hint page.


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[top]Character Creation Tips

[top]Classes

• Building a barbarian
  

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

• Daring the Druid
  

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

• 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.

• The book of Low Magic
  

A note on magicians in Cerilia.

• Born to Rule
  

A brief note on playing a noble in Birthright.

• the paragon Paladin
  

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

• Playing the priest
  

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

• Running a ranger
  

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

• The rebellious Rogue
  

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

• Songs of the skalds
  

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

[top]Races

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

[top]Character Motivation

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


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

[top]Realm Play

What your realm can do with its gold


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


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.

[top]Blood and Honor

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


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

[top]Other tips