- Fighter
- Barbarian, mercenary, brawler, templar, knight, gunslinger, cowboy, guard, noble, thug, military, monk, street samurai, berserker, tactician, weapons specialist, cavalry, demolitions, vigilante, bowman, primitive, ranger
- Rogue
- Cutpurse, cat burglar, special agent, spy, bard, swashbuckler, pirate, information broker, mobster, hit man, cleaner, gambler, con man, Robin Hood, minstrel, urchin, player, circus act, sniper, scout, drunkard
- Scholar / Mage
- Mage, lich, psychic, empath, Matrix hacker, sorcerer, mystic, shaman, cleric, priest, druid, fire starter, ghost buster, ghost, dream walker, doctor, healer, Q, paranormal investigator, navigator, explorer, archeologist, anthropologist, biologist, Einstein, Tomb Raider, philosopher
Your Character
Your character is your chance to see how the other
side lives. A chance to explore life questions you've always wondered
about, to see life from a different perspective, to exorcize your
demons, shed your mortal skin, and transcend the drudgery of everyday
life. Or, perhaps they're just another melodramatic death scene
waiting to happen. That's what makes characters fun. Will you be a
good witch, or a bad witch? Do you spend your weekend communing with
the stars, or starting bar brawls? If you ran across a bright red
button, would you push it? These are the important questions you must
ask yourself, because the button thing comes up more than we care to
mention.
Deciding on a Character
What types of character can you play here? Peruse
this link to the FAQ: the answer is just about
anything. By far, the most often mentioned opinion we receive on
character creation, is that there's too much choice. Players, used to
places where they're told what they can and cannot play, given a time
line, or a species, or a class, or any number of other strict
guidelines to adhere to, come to us, and suddenly find themselves
without a clue of what sort of character to play. When you could,
quite literally, be anything, how do you decide? With luck, this
section of the player's guide will help you answer that all important
question - do you push the big red button? ...No, sorry, wrong
question. I meant, of course, who are you?
Character Types
One way to make deciding on a character easier is to
decide on an archetype. Choose your favorite role playing game, and
see what sort of characters are in it. Decide on which direction you
want to go, and worry about the details later. A few archetypes and
some suggestions for each are below. This is by no means an
exhaustive list!
Recycling Characters
Often, people have had characters already, or
character concepts, that for whatever reason didn't work with the
setting they were using. Since the theme here is so open, many of the
characters can finally be dragged out of the closet, dusted off, and
given the life they deserve. The old Star Wars game didn't allow
Jedi, or that World of Darkness game wouldn't let you make a 'non
stock' vampire or werewolf. What if you want to play an ugly paladin
in a D&D game? You can't! Unless, of course, you bring that ugly
paladin here.
Character Building by Special
By far, the most popular method of character
creation here, is character generation by special. The character
grows out of the special. Sometimes just reading through the specials
gives someone an idea for a character they'd like to play, for which
that particular special would be perfect. Read through Appendix A I: Specials and see if anything
comes to mind. We're betting something will.