Player Characters

Here's how character creation works in WestMarches.games - both the player-facing side and the admin configuration.

Overview

Character creation happens at the community level. Each community has its own character creation form that users fill out, with optional image upload and GM approval workflow. Admins can customize the fields, limits, and approval process.

Character Creation Guidelines

Admins can set custom character creation instructions that appear prominently when users create or edit characters. This is ideal for communicating community-specific guidelines such as Allowed Source, Character Restrictions and Community Standards

These guidelines are displayed every time a user creates or edits a character, ensuring important rules are always visible.

Character Limits

There are two types of character limits:

• Per-User LimitAdmins can set how many active characters each player can have (default: 3)
• Community LimitTotal character limit based on community tier from Patreon supporters

During character approval, GMs can manually check if community-specific restrictions apply before approving characters. Users who reach their limit must retire, mark as deceased, or delete an existing character before creating a new one.

Custom Attributes

Admins can define custom attributes for organizational purposes. These are not a replacement for character sheets, but help organize community-specific information:

• Text FieldsFree-form text input for things like character class, subclass, or patron
• Single Select OptionsChoose one option from a predefined list (e.g., character race, faction, starting location)
• Multi-Select OptionsChoose multiple options from a list (e.g., multi-class options, affiliations)

Attributes can be marked as required and can be shown in character listings for easy filtering and organization.

Starting Experience & Currency

Admins can enable a feature that allows players to set initial experience and currency values when creating characters. This is particularly useful when transferring an existing community to the platform:

• Experience PointsPlayers can enter starting experience points for existing higher-level characters
• Starting CurrencyPlayers can set initial amounts for gold, silver, or custom currencies
• Experience LadderIf multiple progression tracks are enabled, players can choose which experience ladder to use