Character Generation; Gender; Portrait Selection; Race - Black Isle ICEWIND DALE 2 Manual

If you've chosen to create some or all of your characters from scratch then you will want to read this section
to help you with your decisions. Follow the steps below; at any point in the process you may press "Start
Over," and you will start with a new character generation screen. Note: If Start Over is selected any work on
that character will be lost! If you find that you don't like some of your choices and wish to change them sim-
ply press the "Back" button at the bottom of the screen.
Choose your character's sex, male or female. Your gender choice has no effect on anything other than your
portrait selection and your character's model in the game. When you have chosen your gender, click on the
'Next' button in the bottom right of the screen. (You'll need to select 'Next' after every choice you make
below.) There are male and female portraits for all races in the game.
Choose your character's portrait. If you want, you can import a customized picture of your character rather
than use one of the ones provided. For information on how to customize your character's portrait, sounds,
biography, and behavior, see the Character Record section on page 20. For more details on using your own
custom portraits, please view the README file.
Choose your character's race and/or sub-race, whether human, elf, half-elf, dwarf, gnome, halfling, or half-
orc. Depending on which race you choose, you may also get a menu with some of the new sub-races in
Icewind Dale II. For example, if you choose "elf," you will get a menu that allows you to choose between
moon elf, drow (dark elf), and wild elf. The strengths and weaknesses of each race and sub-race will be
described in the text box at the right side of the screen. Your race may affect certain dialogue choices in the
game as well as your character's favored class and your ability scores, so choose carefully. If you wish further
details on each race, see "Races," on page 47.
Choose the class you want from the list. The text box on the right side of the screen contains descriptions of
each class. The following classes have other choices to make once you have chosen them.
Clerics: After choosing the path of the cleric for your character, you will then need to choose which deity he
or she will rely on for their faith driven powers. You will want to read a little bit about each of the deities to
determine which is the right one for your character. Remember that the choice of deity does restrict the
alignments that you can choose for your character, which may restrict the choice of classes your character
can multiclass into for the future.
Paladins and Monks: Both paladins and monks must choose an Order to which they belong. The choice
of an Order helps define the faith of the paladin or monk and determines what multiclassing paths they may
take in the game.
Wizards: You may choose an area of specialty for your character from the menu of options that come up after
deciding that he or she is going to be a Wizard. You may want to read each of them carefully before continuing.
If you wish further details on each class, see "Classes," on page 50.
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