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Character Creation Guide for RPGs

This document outlines an 11 step character creation process for assigning attributes, skills, wealth, status and other traits. It provides point values for different physical characteristics like strength, appearance and build. It also covers languages, advantages/disadvantages and starting equipment.

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Character Creation Guide for RPGs

This document outlines an 11 step character creation process for assigning attributes, skills, wealth, status and other traits. It provides point values for different physical characteristics like strength, appearance and build. It also covers languages, advantages/disadvantages and starting equipment.

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CHARACTER CREATION

1. Basic Attributes: 4. Appearance


Strength (ST): 10 Points/+1 Hideous: -4 on reaction rolls. (-16 Points)
Dexterity (DX): 20 Points/+1 Ugly: -2 on reaction rolls. (-8 Points)
Intelligence (IQ): 20 Points/+1 Unattractive: -1 on reaction rolls (-4 Points)
Health (HT): 10 Points/+1 Average: +0 on reaction rolls (0 Point)
Attractive: +1 on reaction rolls (4 Points)
2. Secondary Attributes Handsome: +4 or +2 on reaction rolls (8 Points)
Very Handsome: +6 or +4 to reaction rolls (16 Points)
Hit Points (HP): Equals ST (2 Points/+1)
Willpower (Will): Equals IQ (5 Points/+1) 5. Other Physical Features
Perception (Per): Equals IQ (5 Points/+1)
Fatigue Points (FP): Equals HT (3 Points/+1) Fashion Sense: 5 Points
Mistaken Identity: -5 Points
Basic Lift (BL): (ST x ST)/5 lbs.
Odious Personal Habits: -5, -10 or -15 Points
Basic Speed: (HT + DX)/4 (5 Points/+0,25)
Pitiable: 5 Points
Basic Move: Equals Basic Speed rounded down.
Dodge: Basic Move + 3 6. Social Background
Damage table:
High TL: 5 Points
There are two damage types: Thrusting and Swinging. The Low TL: -5 Points
damage of each melee weapon and muscle powered ranged
weapon is determined by your basic damage, which is based 7. Languages
on your Strength.
None: Can’t use the language. (0 Point)
Strength Thrust Swing Broken: -3 on speech-based skills. (2 Points)
1 1d-6 1d-5 Accented: -1 on speech-based skills (4 Points)
2 1d-6 1d-5 Native: No penalty on skills (6 Points)
3 1d-5 1d-4
4 1d-5 1d-4 Speakers of Hellenic languages can understand each other,
5 1d-4 1d-3 even if none of the speakers knows the other speaker’s
6 1d-4 1d-3 language.
7 1d-3 1d-2
8 1d-3 1d-2 Hellenic Languages:
9 1d-2 1d-1 Achaean (language of the Peloponessos) – your native
10 1d-2 1d language
11 1d-1 1d+1
12 1d-1 1d+2 Doric (language of the Doric tribes. It sounds somewhat rude
13 1d 2d-1 to Achaeans)
14 1d 2d Ionic (language of the North. A softer language than standard
15 1d+1 2d+1 Achaean)
16 1d+1 2d+2
17 1d+2 3d-1 Non-Hellenic Languages:
18 1d+2 3d Cretan (the language of the Island of Creta)
Thracian (the language of the eastern tribesmen)
Illyrian (the language of another northern tribes)
3. Build Aigypthian (Aigyptos is a strange kingdom across the Sea.
Aigyptians are believed to have magical powers).
Skinny: -5 Points
Lydian (Lydians are living East of the sea, and have a rich
Overweight: -1 Point
realm).
Fat: -3 Points
Very Fat: -5 Points Literacy: Each language uses it’s own letters, thus you have
to learn it like a full language. You must spend points to be
Size Modifier (SM): 0 (always)
able to read in your native language as well!
8. Wealth
Struggling: ½ starting wealth. (-10 Points)
Normal: Starting wealth $500 (0 Point)
Comfortable: Double starting wealth (10 Points)
Wealthy: Five times starting wealth (20 Points)

9. Status
Civilian: 0 Points
Aristocrat: 5 Points
Member of the Herakleidai family: 10 Points

10. Skills
Skill level Easy Average Hard [Link]
Attribute-3 - - - 1
Attribute-2 - - 1 2
Attribute-1 - 1 2 4
Attribute+0 1 2 4 8
Attribute+1 2 4 8 12
Attribute+2 4 8 12 16
Attribute+3 8 12 16 20
Attribute+4 12 16 20 24
Attribute+5 16 20 24 28
Extra +1 +4 +4 +4 +4

11. Advantages and Disadvantages


Each advantage and disadvantage has its’ own cost.

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