Getting Started: Create Your Character

Last updated on 03 Feb 2025

There are five components to creating a character

Create a character

The first step in creating your character is choosing what type of character you are. Each character type comes with preset pool of points: might, speed, and intellect

Choose a type: Fighter, Technician, Explorer, Adept
1. Fighters (10m, 10sp, 8int) are strong and physical and can attack up close
2. Technicians (7m, 9sp, 12int) are intelligent and can attack from far away
3. Explorers (10m, 9sp, 9int) are balanced and can offer strong attacks and knowledgeable
4. Adepts (8m, 9sp, 11int) are highly intelligent and charismatic and can attack from far away

Second, choose a descriptor of what kind of character type you are. Your choice may add additional points to your talent pool. For example, if you chose Fighter which has 10 speed, a Swift Fighter adds +2 points to your speed, making it 12 speed.

Appealing +2 int	Cruel +2 int	Hideous +4 any divided	Mad	Skeptical +2 int
Beneficent	Dishonorable +4 speed	Honorable +2 might	Mechanical +2 int	Stealthy +2 speed
Brash +2 speed	Doomed +2 speed	Impulsive +2 speed	Mysterious	Strong +4 might
Calm +2 int	Empathic +4 int	Inquisitive +4 int	Mystical +2 int	Strong-Willed +4 int
Chaotic +4 speed	Exiled +2 might	Intelligent +2 int	Naive	Swift +4 speed
Charming +2 int	Fast +2 speed	Intuitive +2 int	Perceptive +2 int	Tongue-Tied +2 might +2 speed
Clever +2 int	Foolish -4 int	Jovial +2 int	Resilient +2 int +2 might	Tough
Clumsy -2 speed +2 might	Graceful +2 speed	Kind +2 int	Risk-Taking +4 speed	Vicious
Craven +2 speed	Guarded +2 int	Learned +2 int	Rugged	Virtuous +2 might
Creative +2 int	Hardy +4 might	Lucky	Sharp-Eyed	Weird +2 int

Next, choose your character's flavor. If you choose a combat style, that grants you the three initial skills of Danger Sense, Practiced in Armor, and Practiced with Medium Weapons. Additional skills are added as you level up.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5	Tier 6
Danger Sense	Bloodlust	Practiced with All Weapons	Capable Warrior	Experienced Defender	Greater Skill with Attacks
Practiced in Armor	Combat Powers	Skill with Attacks	Deadly Aim	Hard Target	Mastery in Armor
Practiced With Medium Weapons	Trained without Armor	Skill with Defense	Fury	Parry	Mastery With Defense
		Successive Attack	Misdirect
			Spray

Finally, choose your character's focus. This should generally be a good match with everything chosen before. In our example, a Swift Combat Fighter, might have "Stand Like a Bastion" because of its natural ability to be an impenetrable wall of armor and strength. It's less likely that "Operates Undercover" is a good fit as the Swift Combat Fighter is most likely a highly visible, powerful force. However, there are no restrictions, so if "Operates Undercover" works, choose it.

Example:

Stands Like a Bastion: Tier 1: Practiced in Armor, Experienced Defender
1. Practiced in Armor: You can wear armor for long periods of time without tiring and can compensate for slowed reactions from wearing armor. You reduce the Speed cost for wearing armor by 1. You start the game with a type of armor of your choice. Enabler.
2. Experienced Defender: When wearing armor, you gain +1 to Armor. Enabler.

You have now created a Swift Combat Fighter who Stands Like a Bastion

Optionally, you can start the game with a profession in an industry of your choosing, a favorite sports franchise, and a personal AI companion (called Neuros)

Choose an industry
Choose a profession
Choose your sports team
Create your AI