Character Creation FAQ

So you'd like to create a Game of Tomes Character

Great! We're excited to see you wanting to be involved in the GoT Lore! This page should guide you through creating your character and help you and your House Librarian get it onto our GoT website.

What to Do

Talk with your House Leader and House Librarian before creating your character.
Once you get their approval, create a shareable document or a public World Anvil character article and share it with your House Librarian and House Leader. They'll read it through and ensure there are no inconsistencies with GoT Lore.
Then they'll put your information into a character article on our website and let you know it's completed.

WA Character Prompt Disclaimer

Game of Tomes is hosted on World Anvil (WA), where our game rules and worldbuilding reside. We use the templates from WA. We realize not everyone in GoT has a World Anvil account and will share some of the prompt info here so you can create a character for GoT. The template belongs to WA, so we'll encourage you to try WA out if you haven't already. (WA offers a limited free account.)

Character Prompts From the Template

Fill out what makes sense for you. For example, a character may choose to fill out only the sex or gender fields or may skip fields like mental trauma.

Main content

often an intro to your character

Presentation (description fields)

eyes, skin/fur/feathers pigmentation, hair, height, weight, sex, gender, presentation (physicial appearance and mannerisms)

Origins (fields)

age, pronouns, species, family

Current State (fields)

religious belief/deity, current status, current location, current residence, affiliated organizations (your House, mafias, guard group, etc.), conditions, alignment

Birth details (fields)

date, place, circumstances

Naming (fields)

honorific/title (for royals, guards, leaders, etc.), given name, middle name, family name, maiden name, suffix, nickname/alias

Mental (fields)

personal history, gender identity, sexuality, education, employment, accomplishments and achievements, failures and embarrassments, mental trauma, intellectual characteristics, morality and philosophy, taboos, known languages

Physical (fields)

physical condition, body features, facial features, identifying features, physical quirks, apparel and accessories, specialized equipment, special abilities

Personal (fields)

motivation, best quotes and catchphrases, savvies and ineptitudes, likes and dislikes, virtues and perks, vices and flaws, tics and quirks, hygiene, representation, and legacy

Social (fields)

contacts, relations, and other affiliations, family ties, religious views, social aptitude, mannerisms, pets and hobbies, speech (tone, accent, etc.)

(The divine prompt aspects are not listed here as they won't apply to a Tome Knight.)

Images

Sharing an image is a great way to help people visualize your character. Please note though, if you share a character image you must have the right to utilize it (you can't just pull any image off the web) and as of July 2025, we do not accept AI images for the GoT website. The most common way Tome Knights create character images is by making a Hero Forge character and sharing the image and link to the HF character with their librarian. Hero Forge has a terrific free plan, and it will be sufficient to create what you need and share it.

FAQ

Can I play a Voider or Void-Related Character?

You may not play a Voider or Void-Related character without permission from the Great Librarians and the Voiders.

Can I play a Fae?

You may not play a full-blooded Fae. Half-Fae, Quarter-Fae, Changelings and the like, however, are permitted.

Can I be more than one type of werebeast?

You may not be more than one type of Werebeast without permission from the Great Librarians.

Can I be from another dimension?

You may be from another dimension. The 1337 Speak Reality, a now-destroyed dimension, may be of particular interest if you wish to play someone from another dimension.

Can I be a time traveler?

You may not be a time-traveler. Time travel is not permitted in the Game of Tomes rules.

Can I be a were- of an extinct creature? How about a fictional one?

You may be a were- of an extinct creature or a fictional creature!

Can I be a student or protege of another Tome Knight?

As long as you have the permission of that Tome Knight, yes! The first class of literomancers from theWorld Literomantic Academy has graduated as of July 2024, and the Penwall Arts Academy is also training students.

Can I be an alien?

You may not be an alien.

Can I be an immortal being?

You may not be an immortal being. Ancient is fine, but no immortals.

Can I be an undead?

You may not be an undead outside of November. We are considering making an exception for vampires or ghosts. Please discuss your idea with the Great Librarians.

Can I be a sentient robot, a computer program, or other AI?

Sure, but your character must be potentially able to be suborned to join The Undead Horde in November. If you make a character with anatomy that is incompatible with this, we will find some other way (ie. reprogramming). This will also be the case for characters with weird physiology, such as sentient slimes, fungi, etc.

Can I be a divine being (angel, celestial, einherjar, etc.) or an infernal one (demon, tiefling, etc.)? How about half-mortal variants?

In principle, as long as the powers aren't game-breaking, sure. However, we deliberately try to keep the true nature of the divine, and what happens in the afterlife, obfuscated and vague. We don't support any religion over another, and don't want to "canonize" any religions as being "true" in our universe, because it implies that others may not be. So, maybe, with conditions. Please discuss with the Great Librarians.

Can I have come from another House before joining the one I am with now?

You may come from geographical areas that are currently controlled by other Houses, yes. But as a new character, we'd prefer you not try to make up relationships with other characters that you haven't played. If you have permission from someone from another House to be connected to them in your background somehow, that's fine, but otherwise, you are assumed to have never met anyone who is actually in the House you "left" in person.

I heard that some powers are limited or restricted in the GoTverse. What if I want my character to have one of those?

Certain powers are limited and require special permission from the Great Librarians to incorporate: healing powers, resurrection, eldritch being powers, certain signature powers of specific characters. Please ask the Great Librarians before including any of these. There may be others we will talk about on a case-by-case basis.

Can I play something I created in my own work?

Be careful about bringing your own IP into this universe. As a condition of being involved in our Lore, you license Game of Tomes to use your IP, though you, of course, maintain ownership and copyright. If you leave GoT, we will stop making storylines about your character and find a way, hopefully suited to you and us, to take them out of the plotline, but what you included still exists in our universe. If you created a species, that species will continue to exist. Your character had friends and possibly family and they will talk about your character and miss them. Etc.

How powerful can my character be?

Please do not make an all-powerful character. That's no fun. Most of the more powerful characters in the GoTverse have been played for a long time, just like in any RPG. Many of them are House Leaders and have done a lot of work to earn it. While we don't have experience point progression, exactly, some abilities will take real time, and effort from your character, or require a catalyst, to take effect. We do expect some power creep over time. We hope you will build in some limitations, but we may also assign our own.

I have an idea, but it isn't listed here!

Speak with the Great Librarians about your idea, and they will help.

I need further help with my character, but what I have planned doesn't need Great Librarian intervention!

Speak with your House Librarian! It's their job to help you through this process.

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This article is a work in progress, and may be subject to changes.

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