Skills

All Skills from the PHB are eligible for play.

A few skills need brief additional rulings:

Craft

These skills allow characters to craft any normal mundane items provided they have access to the appropriate workshop. Crafting workshops are only available to members in good standing of Renoga's craft guilds.

Craft skills can only be chosen from those listed in the Craft Skill List (see Appendix A) unless permission is given by your GM.

Depending on circumstances in the plotline PCs may have an opportunity to spend time units to earn money by practicing their craft. If your GM gives you such an opportunity at the end of a scenario the results are as per the core rules unless the GM rules otherwise.

Knowledge

All of the knowledge skills in the PHB are available. Some of them, such as Arcana and Dungeoneering, will be unusual and will require an appropriate background to explain why the character has learned these things. Since Midwrathe is a role-playing encouraged campaign it makes sense to take knowledge skills relating to the character's background and social standing.

Knowledge (local) is considered a class skill for all classes.

Speak Language

The local spoken tongue of Renoga is Sardrinné, which is spoken by all folk (human and dwarf). The next-most commonly encountered language is Sandorin, a dialect of Huanésard that developed during the Orodradi occupation of Maldan. For a list of the spoken and written languages see Appendix B.

Literacy

All classes are considered to be illiterate, as per p. 25 of the PHB.

Profession

Profession skills can only be selected from among those listed on the Profession Skill List (see Appendix C). Opportunities may arise for PCs to practice their profession and generate earnings. The GM will inform the PCs of such opportunities, which unless otherwise stated will follow the rules presented in the PHB.

Step 5: Equipment

Characters begin with the maximum wealth for their class. Note that NPC classes begin only with equipment, and have no starting cash.

Assign equipment to your character from the following sources:

• Table 7-3: Trade Goods, Table 7-5: Weapons, and Table 7-6: Armor and Shields sections of Chapter 7: Equipment in the Player's Handbook
• The Adventuring Gear, Tools and Skill Kits, Clothing, and Food, Drink, and Lodging sections of Table 7-8: Goods and Services in Chapter 7: Equipment in the Player's Handbook
• Acid, alchemist's fire, holy water, smokesticks, sunrods, tanglefoot bags, thunderstones, and tindertwigs from the Special Substances and Items section of Table 7-8: Goods and Services in Chapter 7: Equipment in the Player's Handbook
• Items from the Mounts and Related GearTable 7-8: Goods and Servives in Chapter 7: Equipment in the Player's Handbook except for war-trained mounts and riding dogs
• Rowboats and oars from the Transport section of Table 7-8: Goods and Services in Chapter 7: Equipment in the Player's Handbook
• The Equipment section of Chapter 1: Seafaring Adventurers in Seafarer's Handbook

You may not purchase magical items for your character except through play opportunities.

During character creation a PC may be given any of the equipment from the above sources. After creation, only items worth 500 gp or less that are not proscribed by the Pendarin Weapon and Armor Edicts are available for purchase between adventures in Renoga. More valuable items will need to be acquired through play opportunities or in another venue.

The Carrying Capacity rule is used, so keep track of what your character is carrying and how much it weighs.

Pendarin Weapon and Armor Edicts

Bearing martial weapons and metal armor in the Kingdom of Pendar (and the County of Maldan) is the sole right of the nobility. Martial weapons in this instance are defined as both martial and exotic weapons as per the PHB definition. Characters are permitted to bear simple weapons if they have reason. The Guild of Armourers and the various weapon smith guilds are very much aware of this edicts and very hesitant to sell martial weapons or metal armors to common folk. Nobles may grant those in their service the right to bear martial weapons and metal armor to whatever extent they deem necessary. Arming the peasantry is a serious breach of the Kederic [Pendarin Chivalric] Code and generally punishable by exile. Peasants in unlawful possession of martial weapons and metal armor are generally considered to be guilty of brigandry. Brigandry is a crime for which the punishment is generally branding and maiming (loss of hand or arm), and in extreme cases death by hanging.

Step 6: Background

You must choose a non-evil alignment that meets all requirements for your character's class from the following list: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Neutral Good, Neutral and Chaotic Good. Player characters may not play evil characters by choice. Evil characters are not permitted in the campaign, and any evil actions committed may be grounds for dismissal from the campaign.

A character may begin play at any age from Adulthood to Middle Age, as defined in the Age section of Chapter 6: Description, in the PHB. Age modifiers from Table 6-5: Aging Effects in the PHB should be applied appropriately to any character of advanced age, or to any characters that through the course of play become older.

The character may be of any height and weight allowed by the height and weight tables for their race.

Step 7: Nationality

Renoga is the County seat for the County of Maldan. Count Theron Bar'Voldar is the hereditary Azuri overlord of this domain. He is a direct vassal to the King of Pendar, Sinudaros Atrulinos. All nobles in Maldan owe fealty to Count Theron and through him to the King. Most citizens of Renoga are free born owing no service to the Count of King. Base-born persons (peasants and serfs) who live in the City of Renoga for a period of one year (364 TUs) are considered free of any feudal obligation.

Administrative matters pertaining to the city of Renoga itself are handled by the Renoga High Council headed by the Lord-Majistar and assisted by the City Governor. Members of the High Council are selected from among the Syndics of the profession, craft, and trade guilds. The office of the Lord-Majistar is elected from among the city oligarchs, old wealthy families of the city, and is largely ceremonial. The City Governor is appointed by the Count and holds most of the power within the High Council. The High Council through the offices of the City Guard sees to the enforcement of all Kingdom, County, and City laws and keeping of the peace within the city.

The human inhabitants of Renoga are a mix of Huani, Orodradi, Duatha, Skoja, and Azuri.

Population: 20,320

50%	Huani (or mixed Huani)
15%	Duatha
12%	Orodradi
10%	Skoja
8%	Azuri
3%	An'orheen
2%	Other

The Pendarin Church of Lysanos (also called the Leronish Church or Faith) is the dominant faith in Renoga. Supported by the militant Brotherhood of the Hand of Faith (the White Brothers) and the quasi-reigious Knights of the Jeda they do not tolerate the open practice of other faiths in the city. All other religions are practiced in secret.

Step 8: Playing your Character

Time Units

On January 1 every year each character receives 364 time units, which expire each December 31. Each time unit represents one day. All campaign activities, including adventuring, item creation, and metagaming activities, may have associated TU costs. Each adventure and activity that does will describe the specific time unit costs associated with it. Upon receipt of a new yearly allotment of time units players should age their character one year.

Characters may not borrow TUs from future years to perform activities in the current year, nor may they carry over unused TUs from one year into the next. Any activity that uses more TUs than a character has available still takes place, but the remainder of the TU cost is taken from the following year's allotment and the character cannot be played again until new TUs are available.

Character Log

A character log is a set of sheets that track information about which adventures the character has participated in, the judge's information, any experience or treasure gained, and any notes about the adventure. Logs also are used to track meta-campaign activities and entries for any other character-changing event (such as changing deities). Logs are required for all characters.

Each log entry must be signed by the GM. In the case of online play, the GM's e-mail address can be substitutes for their signature. All meta-campaign items must be approved by a GM and signed on the log sheet.

Available Spells

PCspell casters can choose from the spells listed in the PHB, Seafarer's Handbook, and Freeport: The City of Adventure.

Banned Spells

There are several spells that are not suitable for use in the campaign environment.

The following spells are not available to PCs: permanency, and true reincarnation.

Other spells may be banned by the campaign staff in the future if necessary.