Chargen

[Leitz]

Roll your character up however you like. I'm using 1e AD&D, you can use OSRIC or other OSR AD&D (1e) compatible sources for chargen.

Feel free to use the age modifiers (DMG page 13). Pick your age.

Start with 5,501 XP.

Maximum hit points all the way.

Take the max beginning g.p. for the class, times ten, for starting equipment.

No magical items.

No horses or mounts, you're going into a cave straight off.

Be "Good-ish" in alignment. Respectable. Yeah, it can be tough.

The society is pseudo-European medieval-ish.


What else?

[Leitz]

Spells

Clerics and Mages do not have to pre-specify what spells they have for the day. Pick them as you need them.

Clerics have all spells available for their level. For Mages (of any sort) pick six first-level spells to add to your spell book. That's in addition to the usual starting ones. If you can cast second level spells, pick four of those.

If you're neither straight cleric-type or mage-type, figure out which one you're closest to and do that. Maybe look at your base hit-die and saving throw charts to determine where you fall.