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Here are the Character Sheets so far (1 of 3)

(Edited per advice below)

Name: Winter (100+yrs old)
Elven Archer
Chaotic Good

Str: 10
Dex: 16 (+2 ability mod)
Con: 10 (supposed to give racial mod of -2, but hoping as a 1st campaign for a kid, I could drop it for now)
Int: 12 (+2 ability mod)
Wis: 10
Cha: 10

HP: 16
AC: ? (=10+?+?+?...)


Skills:
Climb, Craft, Handle Animal, Heal, Knowledge (geo), Knowledge (nat), Listen (+2 racial), Move Silent, Profession, Ride, Search (+2 racial), Spellcraft, Spot (+2 racial), Swim, Acrobatics

Racial Bonuses:
Immunity to Sleep
+2 Save vs. Enchantments
+2 Perception Checks

GP: 200

Armor: Traveler's Outfit (weight=5)
Weapon: Frost Bow (short) (1d6, +1d6 Cold) (sorry,,,13 yr old really wanted to shoot ice arrows)
+50 normal arrows (books say this is basic starter count).

Bio:
True to her name, Winter prefers attacking with ranged ice/cold weapons. She is no fan of blades. She is particularly smart and skillfully sneaky.

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Character 2 of 3

Name: Elizabeth
Human, Shape-shift Druid
Chaotic Good
Age: 15

STR: 12
Dex: 14
CON: 13
INT: 12
WIS: 15
CHA: 10

HP: 16
AC: ??

Gold: 50

Skills: Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy, Handle Animal, Heal, Knowledge (nat) (+2 class), Listen, Profession, Ride, Spellcraft, Spot, Swim, Survival (+2 class)

Weapon:
Armor:

Animal Companion: (ok, don't laugh...I know this is not 3rd ed standards, but I DID find this somewhere on the internet for use with Druids...and she really likes these)...
Velociraptor: Small, Sp: 60ft, AC+1, Attack: 2 talons (1d6), bite (1d4), Ability Scores: STR11, Dex17, Con17, Int2, Wis12, Cha14, Special: low-light vision, scent

Bio
Father is a scientist, mom is a maid.
She can "turn herself into animals which she keeps a secret
She is serious, helpful

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Character 3 of 3

Name: Anastasia
Half-Nymph (water).
Possible class: Ranger or even "Feywalker"
Age: 17

STR: 10
DEX: 15 (+2 racial)
CON: 13
INT: 10 (+2 racial)
WIS: 10
CHA: 17 (+4 racial)

HP: 17
AC: ??

Gold: 190

Skills:
Bluff, Climb, Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy (+2 racial), Gather Info (+2 racial), Handle Animal, Heal, Hide, Jump, Knowledge (nat), Listen, Move Silently, Perform, Profession, Sense Motive (+2 racial), Spot, Swim (+4 racial), Survival

Bio:
Mother is a water nymph. Never knew her father. Grew up learning how to have power over water. She has a beautiful voice. Her biggest secret is she can foresee the future of anyone she looks dead in the eye. She has skill in sword fighting. She lives in a bubble city in a lake.

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Are the stats done via rolls? If swapping around is allowed, I'd do some swapping:

Str: 11 Drop one point from here, and add it to Dex.
Dex: 15 (+2 ability mod) Want to pump this as high as possible for To Hit rolls
Con: 11 (supposed to give racial mod of -2, but hoping as a 1st campaign for a kid, I could drop it for now) your house, your rules, drop one from here and add to Int to fit the bio.
Int: 10 (+2 ability mod)
Wis: 11 Drop one from here, add to Int to fit bio
Cha: 10

Stat bonuses are added on even numbers. The Bio says they're smart, but the Int score doesn't reflect that. Barring that, being elven, I'd have put the odd points from Con and Wis into Dex for accuracy with bows, Int to fit the bio, however. I'm not much good at the other two, but I can build an archer. Level up stats should go into Dex.

Note: It may be that from 15 to 16 requires 2 points to make, I'm a bit fuzzy there. If so, leave the Wis alone, and take the point from Con to add with the other for Dex.

Feat selection as leveling should focus on Ranged, bows specifically, if available.

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Concerning your suggestions on Winter, Robertthebard, I will take them with much appreciation! I'll update the posted sheet in a bit.

UPDATE: Ability Scores Updated.
I need to read up on feats...I don't remember them like I do the Skills section.

I cannot find good enough sources to get me moving on the following data:
*How do I determine Modifiers, like Dex modifier, Str Modifier, etc?
*Base Attack (bonus)

How to properly count for and use Fortitude, Reflex, and Will.

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Aren't there tables in the DM guide? (I haven't updated from v. 3.5, so maybe I'm wrong) But our DM always looks mysteriously at that volume when deciding.

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Most likely. I have an electronic version saved somewhere...found lots of stuff online, but About three weeks ago I set a date for the game to begin on the 28th...I've been spending so much time on this with the clock ticking down and was just hoping to get some faster answers than what I was doing alone.
The things I have been reading have been elusive in their clarity...maybe I'm just getting old.

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If you're running 3.5 rules, you can always install NWN on a comp, and print the PDF manual's relevant pages, or install it on a laptop, and just look it up as you need it. For anything higher, I've never had the source material, so I couldn't say.