You can now download Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s character creator for free

By Patrick Hearn Published December 4, 2024 11:58 AM

A dragon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard — EA

In the early days of gaming, you would take the blocky sprites you were given and you would appreciate them, darn it. These days? Character creators are practically a game in and of themselves (my wife usually spends the first couple of hours of any title making her player). Dragon Age: The Veilguard is no exception to this, but it’s character creator is so robust that BioWare has dropped it as a standalone download.

The Veilguard‘s character creator is already live on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with PC access rolling out throughout the day, according to Dragon Age’s post on X. Fans responded to the post with varying levels of excitement, and quite a few requested more character creation slots on consoles.

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What kind of hero will you be? Try the #DragonAge: The Veilguard Character Creator for free today!

Delve into robust customization options and create your own unique Rook in this standalone experience. Download now: https://t.co/TxVKkLIinG pic.twitter.com/WbrN4QEkkG

— Dragon Age (@dragonage) December 4, 2024

This standalone creator is a great opportunity for fans to test it out for themselves without worrying about time limits. Detailed, custom characters can take quite a long time to make (with one player by the name of breebunn spending an unbelievable 21 hours making her own character). If you decide you don’t like the character, no big deal. But if you fall in love with the character? You can import your Rook into the game, provided you play it on the same platform.

The Dragon Age team put together a full blog post detailing the new feature, along with some of the team’s favorite characters that players had made. And since The Veilguard is such a decision-driven game, the team also included a fun infographic showing the percentage of players that picked a given option. It isn’t complete, but the rest of the infographic will be available on the team’s social media later today.

In addition to the release of the character creator, owners of The Veilguard will get special in-game content: the armor, body paint, and face paint for the protagonist of Dragon Age 2. Players can try out these cosmetics for themselves after downloading Patch 4 and completing the in-game mission called “The Singing Blade.”

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The character creator in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is incredibly deep. You can fully manipulate almost every aspect of your Rook, from their race down to their hair and eye color. Once you've finally settled on what you want to look lik,e you will need to make an even more important choice: what you want the game to play like. You will be presented with three choices for what class you want to be, each one with its own skill tree, specializations, weapons, and approach to combat. Unlike your skills or appearance, once you pick a class in the character creator, you're stuck with it. There's no changing your mind unless you are willing to start the game over with a new character. The game will give you a brief explanation of the classes, but it won't be enough to make an informed decision. Here's a detailed look at what you can expect from each class and whether or not it would be right for you.
Warrior

The Warrior class is the tank of the group and is perfect for players who want to be in the heart of the action. They wear heavy armor and can swap between a sword and shield or a single two-handed weapon like an axe. You will still have some ranged options, such as throwing your shield and a few abilities, but the main focus is building up rage and unleashing strong melee abilities or areas of effect (AoEs).

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A character draws a bow in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

The threat to Thedas in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is greater than anything we've seen before. Solas, The Dread Wolf, is attempting to tear down the Veil, but that's only the tip of the iceberg of problems your Rook will need to deal with. Needless to say, the odds are stacked against you and you will need to use every edge you can get to find a way to overcome the odds. While the game does offer plenty of difficulty options, learning the deeper systems and mechanics will let you compete and keep up with the difficulty as it ramps up without having to change any settings. There's a lot to absorb when diving into this world, so we'll help you prepare with these essential tips and tricks.
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While you're making your character, the most important choice you have is which class you will be. The three options are Warrior, Mage, and Rogue and the one you pick here is the one you will be stuck with for the rest of the game. There's no changing classes or controlling other party members directly like in past games, so don't take this decision lightly. If you are having trouble deciding, we can help you decide which one is right for you.

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A dark and dreary landscape in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

The world of Thedas has a lot of problems by the time your Rook shows up on the scene in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. After creating your character, picking your class, and learning the basic tips and tricks of the game, you will be overwhelmed with content. There are dozens of quests to complete, chests to loot, puzzles to solve, and secrets to uncover. That's all without mentioning the main quest, which will take you dozens of hours on its own.

For completionists out there, you have your work cut out for you. A good way to help track your progress and make sure you're on the right path is to know all the Trophies and Achievements there are so you don't miss anything important. If you're curious about what tasks are required for full completion, here's the full Trophy and Achievement list for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.