One of our goals when creating Netherstorm was to give the players creative freedom with their characters. We have accomplished this through providing open options to the player throughout every stage of character creation.

The player starts by selecting one of our unique races. Each race has a list of disadvantages and advantages. The player uses these to start forming their character. This allows two players to use the same race but still differentiate enough to be unique.

The player then has the option of selecting various benefits and detriments under the Backstories section. This is optional, but can really help you shape your character, not to mention give you some really great bonuses to start. Keep in mind that it can also give your character some wicked quirks to deal with.

Levels in attributes, skills, and spells are all bought from the same pool of points. This is where players will truly make their characters unique.

One of the features we are most proud of, is our Spell Creation Chart. We have created a way for players to create any kind of spell they can imagine.

By the time the players are done, they should each have a character that is uniquely theirs.