Dragonling
Dragonbane character generator
With Dragonling you can create a new character for the tabletop role playing game Dragonbane in an instant. This is useful when you don't have time to follow the procedure in the rule book. For example, when an additional player shows up unexpectedly, or when a character dies early in the adventure.
- Press "Create character" to generate a character. Scroll down to see it.
- Press "Save as PDF" to download the character as a PDF document.
- Open the PDF on your phone, pad or laptop and you are ready to play.
Character sheets
You can print the PDF if you want to, but that is not how it is intended to be used. The PDF is designed to be easy to read on a phone, not look good on paper. Copy the information from the PDF to a real paper character sheet using a pencil during the game. You can get empty character sheets for printing here. Many alternative character sheets can also be found in the Dragonbane Discord #resources-forum.
Generator
You can choose which generator you want Dragonling to use to generate attributes.
Standard - 4D6 drop one
The standard generator simulates the method described in the rule book (page 24). It generates random attributes from 3 to 18 before age adjustment. The probability of 18 is higher than the probablity of 3. Use this generator if you are undecided.
Old school - 3D6
The old school generator generates random attributes from 3 to 18 before age adjustment. The probablility of 3 and 18 are the same. The most probable result is 11. On average, this produces slightly lower attributes than the standard generator. It is also more swingy. It is recommended for one shot adventures with an old school feel.
Fair - Fixed pool
The fair generator generates random attributes from 5 to 18. The sum of the attributes is always exactly 74 before age adjustment. This matches the average of the standard generator. Which means that on average they are equally good. The fair generator produces more variety than a fixed array. The distribution of individual attribute values is very similar to the standard generator. The fair generator is recommended for longer campaigns, or when it is important to avoid that one player starts the game feeling like a looser.
Profession
You can choose a profession or let Dragonling decide. The "Best fit" option will make Dragonling pick a profession that is a good fit for the attributes. The "Random" option will make Dragonling pick a profession randomly. What-ever option you choose, Dragonling will automatically swap two attributes according to page 24 in the rule book, if that will create a better match for the profession.
Kin
You can choose a kin or let Dragonling decide. The "Best fit" option will make Dragonling pick a kin that is a good fit for the attributes. This is recommended if you like fantasy clichés (strong dwarf, agile halfling, etc). The "Random" option will make Dragonling pick a kin randomly according to page 9 in the rule book. This is recommended if you are tired of fantasy clichés.
Age
You can choose age or let Dragonling decide. If you choose "Best fit", Dragonling will pick "adult" unless "young" or "old" signficantly improves skills that are important for the selected profession. The "Random" option will make Dragonling pick age randomly according to page 24 in the rule book.
Terms of service
You can use Dragonling to create characters for Dragonbane for free. Dragonling is provided by Deep Cold Software without any guarantees. Fria Ligan AB has created the Dragonbane game and owns all rights to the game itself. Dragonling is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Fria Ligan AB. Questions and feedback about Dragonling can be sent to:
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