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On Sinfar, there's a vast variety of options for customizing your character even after you've left character creation. Things that cannot be altered after creation are:
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CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION
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Change your portrait, biography, alignment, body model, colours, wings, tails, and more.
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Sinfar offers a broad range of character customization options even after character creation. Most appearance, biography, portrait, gender, model, and alignment options can be changed in-game or through Sinfar’s websites.
 
Some choices remain locked after creation. If you need to change one of these, you must create a new character.
 
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'''Cannot be changed after creation:'''


* Level 1 class
* Level 1 class
* Level 1 ability scores
* Level 1 ability scores
* Level 1 feats, skills, spells or anything else included in the "Packages" part of character creation.
* Level 1 feats, skills, spells, and package choices
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[[File:character_customization_chamber_1080p.jpg|420px|Character Customization Chamber]]
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Quick Access
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'''Portrait'''<br>
Upload or change your character portrait through the Sinfar website.
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'''Alignment'''<br>
Set your preferred alignment through Vichan in the OOC room.
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'''Biography'''<br>
Edit your visible character description in-game or through the website.
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'''Model Appearance'''<br>
Use Body Model tools for body parts, colours, wings, tails, and gender.
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Portrait
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You can upload a new portrait for your character at any time. The portrait takes effect immediately on the server, though other players will need to download it before they can see it in-game. The web client and websites update automatically.
 
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'''Upload Portrait'''<br>
[https://nwn.sinfar.net/portraits_uploadform.php Portrait Upload Page]
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'''Portrait Standards'''<br>
[https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Portrait NWN Portrait Requirements]
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'''Tools'''<br>
[https://www.notra.fr/portrait/nwn NWN Portrait Converter]<br>
[https://www.gimp.org GIMP]
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You must be logged in with the account associated with the character whose portrait you want to change.
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Alignment
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Sinfar does not restrict classes by alignment in the usual way. You may choose classes regardless of alignment, including unusual combinations such as Paladin and Blackguard.
 
Some classes still mechanically push your character toward certain alignments. This means your roleplay alignment and your mechanical alignment may not always be identical. For example, a good-aligned character with Assassin or Blackguard levels may still be mechanically evil for effects such as Smite Evil.
 
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'''Change Preferred Alignment'''<br>
Speak to '''Vichan''' in the OOC room.<br>
Use <code>!OOC</code> to reach the OOC rooms.
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'''Class Alignment Reference'''<br>
[https://nwn.sinfar.net/p_classesalign.php Classes Alignment Calculator]
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Biography / Description
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Your character biography, visible when other players examine your character, can be fully customized after character creation.
 
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'''In-Game Editing'''<br>
Speak to '''Vichan''' in the OOC room.
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'''Website Editing'''<br>
Use the character tools on [https://nwn.sinfar.net/ nwn.sinfar.net].
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'''Offline Characters'''<br>
Use the website’s '''Characters''' and '''Search''' menus while logged into the correct account.
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Model Appearance
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Model appearance, including gender, can be changed from any '''Body Model''' in-game. Body Models are available in the OOC rooms, through the Teleport menu in the player tool menu, and in many private or public houses.
 
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'''Body Parts'''<br>
Change heads, body parts, and model pieces.
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'''Colours'''<br>
Adjust colours for the full model or individual parts.
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'''Additions'''<br>
Add or change wings and tails.
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If, at any time you wish to alter any of those things, you will be forced to create a new character. However, all the rest of character creation - from alignment to gender and portrait to model appearance - can be changed at will in the game or on our websites.
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'''Lighting Detail'''<br>
Adjust custom shadows and shading per part.
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You can find a list of in-game characters, where you can also see their full-sized portraits and read their bios, here: https://nwn.sinfar.net/
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== Portrait ==
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You can upload a new portrait at any time for your character and it will take effect immediately on the server, though other players will have to download it before they'll be able to see it in game. However, the webclient and websites will update automatically. You can upload a new portrait on the upload page here: https://nwn.sinfar.net/portraits_uploadform.php
Character Directory
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In order to upload your portrait, you must be logged in with the account associated with the character in question. For the portrait to be valid, it must follow the standards of NWN portraits which can be found here: https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Portrait
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You can use the in-game portrait converter, a third-party web tool like https://www.notra.fr/portrait/nwn, or if you wish more fine-grained control over the results, any image or photo editor able to work with .tga files can work. [https://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] is a recommended tool for its utility and the fact it's free and open source.
You can browse in-game characters, full-sized portraits, and public character biographies through the Sinfar website.


== Alignment ==
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You're not restricted to a specific alignment for your character, regardless of your classes. You can also pick any class regardless of your alignment, allowing you to play a Paladin/Blackguard if you so wish. Certain classes - ones that would normally have alignment restrictions - will push you towards specific alignments. This means that you may roleplay a good character who has taken Assassin or Blackguard levels, and they will mechanically be evil and thus susceptible to the Smite Evil feat of a Paladin. For information about which classes will adjust your alignment, and if you wish to know what alignment your build may get, see [https://nwn.sinfar.net/p_classesalign.php this page].
'''[https://nwn.sinfar.net/ Sinfar Character Directory and Website]'''
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To change your preferred alignment, you must go to the Vichan NPC accessible in all OOC rooms (accessible with the !OOC command).
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== Biography/Description ==
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Your character biography, as seen when you examine a character, can be fully customised after character creation. You can do it from in game via the NPC Vichan accessible in the OOC room (accessible with the !OOC command) or from the website, [https://nwn.sinfar.net/ nwn.sinfar.net].
[[Main Page|Return to Main Page]] · [[Getting Started]] · [[Recommended Settings]] · [[Hak Files]] · [[Sinfar Client Extender (SinfarX)]]
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If you're online, your character will be visible on the main page. If you wish to edit a biography of a character while not in game, you can go to the "Characters" and "Search" menu. You must be logged in with the account associated with the character to be able to edit it.
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== Model Appearance ==
Model appearance, including gender, can be changed from any Body Model in the game. These can be found in the OOC rooms (accessible with the !OOC command) as well as through the ''Teleport'' menu in your player tool menu. They're also added to many private and public houses in game, where changes can be done at least semi in character. The body model will, additionally, allow adding or changing wings, tails, heads, body parts and colours, which can be done for all parts together or each individually, as well as custom shadows and shading for each part.
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 21 June 2026


CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION

Change your portrait, biography, alignment, body model, colours, wings, tails, and more.

Sinfar offers a broad range of character customization options even after character creation. Most appearance, biography, portrait, gender, model, and alignment options can be changed in-game or through Sinfar’s websites.

Some choices remain locked after creation. If you need to change one of these, you must create a new character.

Cannot be changed after creation:

  • Level 1 class
  • Level 1 ability scores
  • Level 1 feats, skills, spells, and package choices

Character Customization Chamber

Character customization chamber concept art.

Quick Access

Portrait
Upload or change your character portrait through the Sinfar website.

Alignment
Set your preferred alignment through Vichan in the OOC room.

Biography
Edit your visible character description in-game or through the website.

Model Appearance
Use Body Model tools for body parts, colours, wings, tails, and gender.

Portrait

You can upload a new portrait for your character at any time. The portrait takes effect immediately on the server, though other players will need to download it before they can see it in-game. The web client and websites update automatically.

Upload Portrait
Portrait Upload Page

Portrait Standards
NWN Portrait Requirements

Tools
NWN Portrait Converter
GIMP

You must be logged in with the account associated with the character whose portrait you want to change.

Alignment

Sinfar does not restrict classes by alignment in the usual way. You may choose classes regardless of alignment, including unusual combinations such as Paladin and Blackguard.

Some classes still mechanically push your character toward certain alignments. This means your roleplay alignment and your mechanical alignment may not always be identical. For example, a good-aligned character with Assassin or Blackguard levels may still be mechanically evil for effects such as Smite Evil.

Change Preferred Alignment
Speak to Vichan in the OOC room.
Use !OOC to reach the OOC rooms.

Class Alignment Reference
Classes Alignment Calculator

Biography / Description

Your character biography, visible when other players examine your character, can be fully customized after character creation.

In-Game Editing
Speak to Vichan in the OOC room.

Website Editing
Use the character tools on nwn.sinfar.net.

Offline Characters
Use the website’s Characters and Search menus while logged into the correct account.

Model Appearance

Model appearance, including gender, can be changed from any Body Model in-game. Body Models are available in the OOC rooms, through the Teleport menu in the player tool menu, and in many private or public houses.

Body Parts
Change heads, body parts, and model pieces.

Colours
Adjust colours for the full model or individual parts.

Additions
Add or change wings and tails.

Lighting Detail
Adjust custom shadows and shading per part.

Character Directory

You can browse in-game characters, full-sized portraits, and public character biographies through the Sinfar website.