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This is an old revision of AvatarsGameRules made by ConradWong on 2008-07-09 23:18:30.
Character Creation
Characters are created using the Savage World rules.
You basically have 5 points to distribute to attributes, 15 points to spend on skills, and one Edge (as a human character), with the possibility to get more skill points and/or Edges if you pick up Hindrances (up to one Major Hindrance, and two Minor Hindrances. The option is open to play a non-human character, since genetic modification and robotic engineering do exist in this future setting, but requires approval from the GM for the 'racial package', which would replace the free Edge that humans get.
In addition to what your character can do and what's in his inventory when Strange Things Happen in the Big City, you might want to fill out some other details. For example:
Basic Character Details
- Name
- Ethnicity
- Physical Appearance
- Distinctive Outward Characteristics
- Age
- Statistics (as per Savage Worlds Test Drive rules)
- Profession
- Hobbies/Special Interests
- Carried Gear (things you'd likely have when Things Happen)
- Personality, Beliefs, Code of Ethics, other behavioral guidelines
- Personal Goals
- Marital/Romantic Status (single, married, engaged, divorced, single parent, etc.)
Character-Building Questions
- If you could pick one "element" that would best fit with your character, what would it be?
- Fire, water, earth, air?
- Or, for the daoist elements, fire, water, metal, wood, or earth?
- Or of the Bagua (trigrams), fire, earth, lake, sky/heaven, water, mountain, thunder, or wind?
- Or make up an "element" - light, shadow, ice, steam, lightning, thunder, rain, silver, gold, titanium, iron ... whatever.
- How is it significant to your character, and what does it say about that character?
- If you could pick one playing card (standard playing deck, Tarot, or whatever you think would best fit) to represent your character, what would it be, and why?
- (If NOTHING would fit, that's fine.)
- If your character had a "totem animal," real or mythic, what would it be, and why?
- If you could pick a famous character of myth or legend that would be a sort of "guardian spirit" or "ancestor spirit" or "spiritual mentor" for your character, who would it be, and why?
- What's your character's birthday? What Chinese Zodiac animal would he be born under? What would his Zodiac sign be? Is there any significance to any of these, or is it completely random?
- Does your character have a favorite food? A favorite number? A favorite color? A favorite "classic movie"? (Anything present day is going to be old by the time of this setting. Feel free to make up sequels or new movies if you need to.) A favorite ?