To start a campaignThe story of Earthborne Rangers unfolds over a campaign across multiple play sessions, with each session representing one day. What you do each day is up to you. You can complete missions to... Read more of Earthborne Rangers, you build your own custom Ranger character. You’ll bring all the cards you need together in a way that tells the story of who your Ranger is, how they spent their formative years, and what specialized training they’ve received before they completed the trials, rites, and ceremonies that welcomed them into the service of the Rangers.

If you are starting with the PrologueGroups with members new to Earthborne Rangers or card games in general play through the Prologue. This is a guided game session that will gradually introduce concepts of the game and walk everyone... Read more, you will create a character as part of that process, but if you are jumping right into the game, you can follow these steps to create your Ranger. 

Once you become familiar with the deck customization process, you can build your deck in any order you like, but for your first time, we recommend performing the following steps in order:

Choose Your Aspects

There are a total of twelve different aspectAspects are four values that represent where your inherent strengths lie. All of them are listed on a single card. During Phase 4: Refresh, add energy tokens to your energy pool until you... Read more cards to choose from, each of which featuresCards that represent structures, terrain, and other inanimate parts of the environment. These are usually path cards, though may also be Ranger cards. Path Features • Set Reminder: An icon showing which set... Read more a different spread of values across the four aspects, ranging from 3 to 1. On each aspectAspects are four values that represent where your inherent strengths lie. All of them are listed on a single card. During Phase 4: Refresh, add energy tokens to your energy pool until you... Read more card, there is a high stat (3), and a low stat (1). Choose one of these cards for your Ranger.

Each Ranger cardCards that make up your Ranger deck. On your turn, you can spend an amount of energy matching the card’s cost to play that card. The card then has an effect based on... Read more has an aspectAspects are four values that represent where your inherent strengths lie. All of them are listed on a single card. During Phase 4: Refresh, add energy tokens to your energy pool until you... Read more requirement on the left-hand side of the card. If your corresponding aspectAspects are four values that represent where your inherent strengths lie. All of them are listed on a single card. During Phase 4: Refresh, add energy tokens to your energy pool until you... Read more is not equal to or higher than that requirement, you cannot include that card in your deck.

Determine Your Personality

Personality cards represent the type of person your Ranger is and how they engage with the world around them. 

Select four uniqueA Ranger cannot have two cards with the unique keyword and with the same name from their deck in play at the same time. If you play a second copy of the same... Read more cards from the personality set: choose one personality card from each of the four different aspects (Awareness, Fitness, Focus, and Spirit), and add two copies of each chosen card to your Ranger deck.

Choose Your Background

Your Ranger’s backgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. Choose one of the four backgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more setsAll cards are organized into sets. Which set a given card belongs to is noted along either the bottom edge, or the bottom left, of each card.Additionally, path card sets have an icon... Read more:

• ArtisanArtisan is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. As an artisan, in your early life, you worked on a specialized craft in one of the Valley’s villages. You are adept... Read more
• ForagerForager is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. As a forager, in your early life, you gained tremendous knowledge of the plants of the Valley. You know how to identify... Read more
• ShepherdShepherd is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. In your early life, you tended a flock of ironwool sheep in the rolling meadows of the southwestern Valley. You have a... Read more
• TravelerTraveler is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. Your early life was spent walking the footpaths of the Valley from village to village, or even journeying outside of it. As... Read more

The backgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more setsAll cards are organized into sets. Which set a given card belongs to is noted along either the bottom edge, or the bottom left, of each card.Additionally, path card sets have an icon... Read more contain nine uniqueA Ranger cannot have two cards with the unique keyword and with the same name from their deck in play at the same time. If you play a second copy of the same... Read more cards each. Select five of those cards from your chosen backgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more, and add two copies of each of the selected cards to your Ranger deck.

Choose Your Specialty

Your Ranger’s specialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. Choose one of the four specialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more setsAll cards are organized into sets. Which set a given card belongs to is noted along either the bottom edge, or the bottom left, of each card.Additionally, path card sets have an icon... Read more:

• ArtificerArtificer is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. Part engineer, part visionary artist, artificers are master craftspeople dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. You are a student of the technology... Read more
• ConciliatorConciliator is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. Even before you joined the Rangers, you were dedicated to helping the communities of the Valley, aiding anyone in need in matters... Read more
• ExplorerExplorer is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. The people of the Valley are natural explorers, but you have an affinity and aptitude for exploration that has made you an... Read more
• ShaperShaper is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. Many years ago, you walked the perilous stair to the monastery at the top of Blind Peak where, through decades of study...

The specialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more setsAll cards are organized into sets. Which set a given card belongs to is noted along either the bottom edge, or the bottom left, of each card.Additionally, path card sets have an icon... Read more contain fourteen uniqueA Ranger cannot have two cards with the unique keyword and with the same name from their deck in play at the same time. If you play a second copy of the same... Read more cards each. Select five cards from your chosen specialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more, and add two copies of each of the selected cards to your Ranger deck.

Additionally, each specialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more includes two roleYour role represents what you specialize in and what function you serve in your group of Rangers. Your role gives you a card that starts every game in play and grants you a... Read more cards. These roles do not go in your deck, but start the game in playAny card or token that is in the surroundings, along the way, within reach, in a player area, or on a component in one of these areas is in play. Cards in discard... Read more and offer you a special, repeatable ability you can use and rely on. Select one of those roles for your Ranger.

Choose Your Outside Interest

The last step to creating your Ranger is to select your outside interest—a card that represents your hobbies and passions outside of your day-to-day life. This is a single card chosen from any specialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more or backgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more set. The chosen card cannot be a roleYour role represents what you specialize in and what function you serve in your group of Rangers. Your role gives you a card that starts every game in play and grants you a... Read more or have the expert trait. Add two copies of this card to your Ranger deck.

The first time you create a Ranger, this choice can be a daunting one, as nearly the entire card pool is at your disposal. If you prefer to choose from a shorter, curated list, please see the list of suggestions below:

• Ferinodex – ArtificerArtificer is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. Part engineer, part visionary artist, artificers are master craftspeople dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. You are a student of the technology... Read more SpecialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more
• Boundary Sensor – ExplorerExplorer is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. The people of the Valley are natural explorers, but you have an affinity and aptitude for exploration that has made you an... Read more SpecialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more
• Intention Translator – ConciliatorConciliator is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. Even before you joined the Rangers, you were dedicated to helping the communities of the Valley, aiding anyone in need in matters... Read more SpecialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more
• Ironwool Boots – TravelerTraveler is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. Your early life was spent walking the footpaths of the Valley from village to village, or even journeying outside of it. As... Read more BackgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more
• Favorite GearGear are Ranger cards that have ongoing effects or abilities that you can trigger during your turn (or at other times specified on the card). When they are played, gear cards are equipped... Read more – ArtisanArtisan is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. As an artisan, in your early life, you worked on a specialized craft in one of the Valley’s villages. You are adept... Read more BackgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more
• Paratrepsis Whistle – ShepherdShepherd is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. In your early life, you tended a flock of ironwool sheep in the rolling meadows of the southwestern Valley. You have a... Read more BackgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more
• Familiar Ground – ForagerForager is one of the available background sets for Ranger decks. As a forager, in your early life, you gained tremendous knowledge of the plants of the Valley. You know how to identify... Read more BackgroundYour Ranger’s background represents their experience from early life and young adulthood. It contains the skills and equipment you bring with you into the Rangers. There are four background sets: • Artisan •... Read more
• Infusion Canteen – ArtificerArtificer is one of the available specialty sets for Ranger decks. Part engineer, part visionary artist, artificers are master craftspeople dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. You are a student of the technology... Read more SpecialtyYour Ranger’s specialty represents the training and experience of your Ranger’s adulthood and the specialized training they bring to the Rangers. There are four specialty sets: • Artificer • Conciliator • Explorer •... Read more

Once you’re done with this step, you’ll have a total of thirty cards in your deck (fifteen uniqueA Ranger cannot have two cards with the unique keyword and with the same name from their deck in play at the same time. If you play a second copy of the same... Read more cards, two copies of each), plus your roleYour role represents what you specialize in and what function you serve in your group of Rangers. Your role gives you a card that starts every game in play and grants you a... Read more and aspectAspects are four values that represent where your inherent strengths lie. All of them are listed on a single card. During Phase 4: Refresh, add energy tokens to your energy pool until you... Read more card. Your Ranger is now readyTo exhaust a card, turn it ninety degrees. To ready a card, turn it upright. • Exhausted cards do not fatigue you. • Exhausted cards are not active, so you do not resolve... to begin their adventure!