Playing as kids, Post 1

Me and my players often like starting a campaign out as kids but I never fleshed out a complete set of rules on how I was going to handle the statistics, I usually just winged it.

After posting the Quick 0’lvl rules, I decided I could take that a step further and make essentially a Young, Young Adult and then commoner level. So, here is what I’ve got.

Making the character:

All stats start at 6, with 10 points to add via the point buy system.

Gain all racial features. (or maybe all non cultural, racial features.)

Start with no weapon or armor proficiencies

1 hp

Instead of getting your skill points times four you don’t multiply it so you’re basically getting ¼ of your first level skill point

No class features and no feats etc

+0 to BA and saves

Becoming a Young Adult:

Once the PC progress to the next stage he gains

Another 10 points for stats

Another 1 hp

Weapon and armor proficiencies

Another ¼ skill points

And if it’s a spell caster ½ of their 0’lvl spells

Then becoming a 0’lvl character or Adult:

Another set of points +10

    These can be adjusted to use the standard or elite array.
    Since they started at 6 then another 12 points are needed on top of the standard 15 so a total of 27.

    If they just got another 10 then they could have a total of 30 (18), which would a little above average.

Roll your actual classes hit die, if its higher than 2 use that

Another ¼ skill points

+1 to your good saves

The rest of your o’lvl spells

When you finally make it to level 1 you gain:

All class features

Your full saves and BA

Your first level feat

The final ¼ skill points

Max out your starting hit die

Quick 0'lvl rules.

I think next time I decided to play 3.5 but want to start at 0 level but mostly follow the core rules I am going to do this (after stats and race are determined):

• Pick a class
• Roll for hit die
• Give skill points at x2 not x4
• Max ranks 3
• No first level feat
• +0 to BA
• +1 to your good saves, not +2
• no class features or traits
• spell casters get 1/2 of their 0 level spells

Then when they hit level 1

• Max out first hit die
• give the rest of the skill points
• max ranks is now 4
• gain 1st level feat
• gain BA
• gain +1 to good save
• gain class features
• gain the rest of your level 1 spells

Although the classes wouldn't have their features martial classes would have access to better weapons and would have a potentially higher HP. skill based classes would still have more skills.