Getting Started

So you've decided you want to play Opia. Good choice! As much as it probably is possible to jump straight into playing though, we strongly recommend you at least read the following recommendations which will enhance your gameplay experience and your connection to the world.

Obviously some of the below will be more important than others, such as knowing how to actually play, but this should serve as a basic outline on how to dive head-first into the world of Opia.

Character Creation
Main article: Character Creation

In order to play Opia you'll need to make your own character. Don't worry, it's a fun process, and one which will help craft your experience in Opia into one you personally will enjoy.

Character sheets will be avaliable in due course which will feature all of the stats and choices that need to be made, including your race, class, personality, name, specialisations and a few other tidbits.

There may also be the option at some point in the future of play as a pre-rolled character. In other words you'll be able to immediately start playing the game with a character already made for you. This will be useful for those of you who just wish to test the water in an already established session, but we must strongly suggest creating your own character to get the most from the experience.

Lore
Main article: Lore

We really do want to create a world that feels alive and excited, which means creating a rich background. This will be an on-going process and one that should hopefully be exciting! Generally we want decisions made during sessions to become canon so you'll pretty much be making huge chunks of the lore yourselves through simply playing.

There will be the option of reading chunks of lore before both starting the initial campaign and before certain scenarios/chapters. Again, this is to bring you further into the world and enhance your experience. That's not to say that this will be for everyone. Of course there will be people who simply prefer to go in blind and experience everything first hand with no knowledge of the world beforehand, and that's a perfectly reasonable thing to think. On the other hand the lore should vastly enhance your enjoyment of the metagame; knowing more about the world outside of your characters eyes.

Gameplay and Rules
Main article: Gameplay

Once you're ready to get started it's a good idea to read over the rules and maybe keep a copy handy for each player. It's also pretty vital to understand how the gameplay works, but you will have a DM to keep you right if you have any doubts (no pressure guys).