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Chapter 1: Introduction / Character Creation

Step 3: Select an Ancestry

Source Player Core pg. 23
Select an ancestry for your character. The ancestry summaries on page 20 provide an overview of Pathfinder's core ancestry options, and each is fully detailed in Chapter 2. Ancestry determines your character's size, Speed, and languages, and contributes to their Hit Points. Each also grants attribute boosts and attribute flaws to represent the ancestry's basic capabilities.

You'll make four decisions when you select your character's ancestry:
  • Pick the ancestry itself.
  • Select a heritage from those available within that ancestry, further defining the traits your character was born with.
  • Assign any free attribute boosts and decide if you are taking any voluntary flaws.
  • Choose an ancestry feat, representing an ability your hero learned at an early age.