Avowed Character Creation Walkthrough

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Here's an overview and walkthrough of the Avowed Character Creator Engine.

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The 24 Character Presets

Avowed includes 24 preset characters, jump over to our first look of the 24 presets from the Avowed Advanced Access launch to get a quick look. The presets do not affect background attributes and are cosmetic.

Body

Avowed allows customization of Body Types and Skin Tones for male and female humans and elves.

Body Type

4 Body Types include male and female, human or elven variants.

You hail from the Aedyran Empire, one of the world's major colonial powers. Aedyr is a nation forged by centuries of war between neighboring human and elven kingdoms and formed by their eventual alliance. Your emperor chose you to journey to the Living Lands to investigate the Dreamscourge.

Skin Tone

Skin Tone includes 24 preset shades with finer adjustments to Tone and Temperature.

Video of Skin Tones

Head & Hair

Face Preset

14 face presets are available per preset character. These are unique per character so be sure to take a look at each when in game.

Video of Face Presets

Godlike Features

One of the core character features of the game are Godlike Features with Head and Hair features that can be customized. You can also choose if NPCs (non-playable characters) will react to your features -- we'll explore more on how NPCs react in upcoming articles.

You are a godlike: a rare individual born blessed (or cursed) with a connection to one of the gods. Godlike manifest their divine heritage in unique physical features and innate abilities that reflect their patron deity.

Godlike Facial Features

There are 14 Godlike Facial Features available.

Godlike Hair Features

There are 4 Godlike Hair Features available.

Video of Godlike Features

Hair

Hairstyle can be customized with 50 different types ranging from bald to dreadlocks. Hair Root Color and Hair Highlight Color may also be customized.

Video of Hairstyles

Facial Hair

18 Facial Hairstyles are available and the Facial Hair Root Color and Facial Hair Highlight Color may also be adjusted.

Video of Facial Hair Styles

Facial Features

Eyes

Eyes can be customized with adjustments to Eye Size, Eye Position, Eye Spread, Eye Depth, Eye Angle and Eye Colors (either both, left or right individual color selections).

Brows

Eyebrows "Brows" can be customized with adjustments to Brow Size, Brow Position, Brow Spread, Brow Depth, Brow Angle and Brow Colors.

Nose

Noses can be customized with adjustments to Nose Size, Nose Position, Nose Depth, Nose Root Width, and Nose Tip Direction.

Face Shape

Overall face shape can be customized with adjustments to Cheek Position, Cheek Width, and Cheek Depth; Jaw Position, Jaw Spread, and Jaw Depth; and Chin Size, Chin Position, and Chin Depth.

Mouth

Mouth customization includes Lips Fullness, Lips Width, Lips Position, and Lips Depth.

Ears

Ear customization includes Ear Size, Ear Position, and Ear Depth.

Extras

Complexion

9 complexion style variants are available with adjustments to Amount, Spread, and 8 Colors.

Lips

9 lip style variants are available with adjustments to Amount, Shine, and 22 Colors.

Facial Scars

23 facial scar options are available with 5 preset colors and brightness adjustments.

Eyeliner

31 eyeliner options with percentage amount on face and up to 3 color options based on the style.

Makeup

47 makeup styles are also available with up to 3 color options as well -- these are different layers within the makeup and can allow for multiple styles.

Background

Your background provides unique dialogue options and determines your starting weapon. All equiment and abilities are available to you regardless of your background.

Avowed includes 5 possible background archetype options at launch. Each background will affect the main attribute points selections and displayed below.

Arcane Scholar

+2 Might, 0 Constitution, +2 Dexterity, +2 Perception, +3 Intellect, +1 Resolve

Court Augur

0 Might, 0 Constitution, +2 Dexterity, +3 Perception, +3 Intellect, +2 Resolve

Noble Scion

+2 Might, +1 Constitution, +2 Dexterity, +2 Perception, +2 Intellect, +1 Resolve

Vanguard Scout

+1 Might, +2 Constitution, +2 Dexterity, +3 Perception, +1 Intellect, +1 Resolve

War Hero

+3 Might, +2 Constitution, +1 Dexterity, +1 Perception, 0 Intellect, +3 Resolve

Attributes

Attribute points can be assigned to six different attributes with 3 points per attribute maximum during character creation.

Might

Point is +3% Damage and +10% Carry Capacity

Constituion

Point is +5% Maximum Health and +6% Poison and Bleed Resistance

Dexterity

Point is +4% Attack Speed and +7% Action Speed

Perception

Point is +3% Critical Hit Chance and +5% Maximum Range

Intellect

Point is +5 Maximum Essence and +6% Elemental Resistance

Resolve

Point is +5 Maximum Stamina and +12% Second Wind Efficiency

Finalization

Game Difficulty

Game difficulty can be changed at anytime during gameplay and can be set to 5 different levels: Story Time, Easy, Normal (Default), Hard, Path of the Damned.

Story Time

Story time difficulty is recommended for players who are more interested in exploration and story development rather than the challenge of combat. Combat is biased in the player's favor.

Path of the Damned

Path of the Damned is only intended for players who desire the most punishing encounters! It requires mastermind strategization of builds and loadouts, and above all, perserverance.

Voice

Adjustments to voice are possible with up to 4 options that include 2 "male" and 2 "female" variants.

Indentifer

Indentify your character as He, She, or They for the character sheet.

Options

Reminder options Godlike features are available to be re-confirmed.

Name

Your character's name can have up to 16 characters.