Character creation

When you start a New Game, you will create your character in the Character Creation screen. You can choose to play as an Origin Character or create a custom one.

Below are detailed descriptions of every aspect of Character Creation.

Origins

• Custom: You’ve always felt you had a greater calling, but it has never borne fruit. Everything changes when you awaken imprisoned on an alien ship. Perhaps your time has finally come.
• Origin Characters (Not available in Early Access):
  • Astarion
  • Gale
  • Lae'zel
  • Wyll
  • Shadowheart

Backgrounds

Your history and what shapes you as a person.

Acolyte	Charlatan
Criminal	Entertainer
Folk Hero	Guild Artisan
Hermit (Not in EA)	Noble
Outlander	Sage
Soldier	Sailor (Not in EA)
Urchin

Playable Races

Your lineage and innate abilities.

Dragonborn (Not in EA)	Drow	Dwarf
Elf	Githyanki	Gnome (Not in EA)
Half-Elf	Half-Orc (Not in EA)	Halfling
Human	Tiefling

Playable Classes

What you can do and the potential to grow as an adventurer.

Barbarian (Not in EA)	Bard (Not in EA)	File:Cleric icon.png Cleric
File:Druid icon.png Druid	File:Fighter icon.png Fighter	Monk (Not in EA)
Paladin (Not in EA)	File:Ranger icon.png Ranger	File:Rogue icon.png Rogue
File:Sorcerer icon.png Sorcerer	File:Warlock icon.png Warlock	File:Wizard icon.png Wizard

Skills

Your talents and abilities to interact or adapt with the world’s surroundings.

• Choose 2 or 3 Skills to be proficient in based on your class and background choices.

Acrobatic	Arcana
Athletics	Animal Handling
Deception	History
Insight	Investigation
Intimidation	Medicine
Nature	Perception
Performance	Persuasion
Religion	Sleight Of Hand
Stealth	Survival

Ability Scores

Your physical and mental attributes.

Strength	Constitution	Dexterity
Charisma	Intelligence	Wisdom