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--- character_creation [2021/11/19 21:03]
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+++ character_creation [2022/10/17 12:53] (current)
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   * Your character in //**Planetfall**// is someone who is present on one of the Fleet Vessels in Keter System who finds themselves suddenly cut off from the main Federation and volunteers for exploratory, peacekeeping, and investigatory Missions on the various planets in the system.
   * Think about who your character is and why they're here, and why they might be risking life and limb to aid the stranded inhabitants of Keter System.
-  * Pick a ship, pick a background, pick some OC goals.
+  * Think about where your character is from - do they call one of the [[Core Worlds]] home, are they a [[spacefarers|Spacefarer]], or do they come from the Keter System itself?
+  * Pick a ship you currently reside on, pick a background, pick some OC goals.
   * Importantly, crucially, pick a name!
+    * See [[cooperation#Naming Conventions]].
-=== Playtesting Note ===
-Okay, you don't need to do this part so much but one of the things it would be helpful to playtest is names (found on the [[Altarian Federation]] page).
+===== 2. Pick Species =====
-===== 2. Pick Background (Optional) =====
+  * Your [[Species]] indicates your physical characteristics, and provides you with special quirks.  It doesn't prescribe your culture or your homeworld, just your physical form.
+  * Select your character's Species.
+===== 3. Pick Background (Optional) =====
   * Your [[Backgrounds|Background]] adds depth and additional character options to explain who you are and how you came to be where you are.
   * Select a background (or wait to pick one up in play).
-=== Playtesting Note ===
+=====  4. Pick Class and Abilities =====
-The Various and Synthetic ability trees aren't written, so we would advise not picking those...
-===== 3. Pick Class and Abilities =====
   * In //**Planetfall**// your character's impact on the world is defined by their character Class and Abilities.
-  * You may pick abilities from any [[Classes|Class]] restricted by rank.
+  * You may pick abilities from your [[Classes|Class]] or any [[General Abilities|General Ability]] restricted by rank.
-  * At Character Creation you have 4 XP to spend on Abilities - each Ability costs 1 XP.
+  * In order to purchase Subclass skills of a certain rank, you must have at least 1 XP in each lower Rank of that Subclass.
+  * Unless otherwise stated, you may only pick each Ability once.
+  * At Character Creation you have 3 XP to spend on Abilities - each Ability costs 1 XP.
-===== 4. Pick Energy Regimen (Before your first Mission) =====
+===== 5. Spend Clout (Optional) =====
-  * Your [[Energy Regimens|Energy Regimen]] describes how you generate Energy, which is used to power Abilities.
+  * When you create a character, you start with 3 Clout that you may spend on [[Factions]] of your choosing to start with a leg-up with them.
-  * You may change Energy Regimen between Missions to match your playstyle.
+  * You don't have to spend any Clout, and can hold onto it instead for later use.
+===== 6. Submit Your Character =====
-===== 5. Submit Your Character =====
+  * Register for a Wiki account by emailing [[planetfall.larp@gmail.com]].  Once you have one, you can log in and create a Character Page from [[player_characters|the Character Information Page]].
+  * While you don't have a Wiki account you can also send your character to [[planetfall.larp@gmail.com]] in the meantime!
-  * Exact process here TBD but please email to [[katieleahmoore@gmail.com]] so I can see what you're making!
+===== After your first Mission... =====
+  * After each Mission you gain XP to spend on your character.
+  * See [[Character Advancement]] for details.
-===== After your first Mission... =====
+===== Starting at a Higher Rank =====
-  * Every time you play a Mission you gain 2 XP to spend on the character you played if you did not play the last time you attended, or 1 XP if you did.
+  * You may, if you wish, start playing a character at a Higher Rank.  This isn't advised for your first character, but for less frequent attendees it's a great way to get involved with plots that aren't just low level.
-  * Every time you Monster a Mission you gain 2 XP to spend on any character you have played at least once.
+  * If you do this, you simply start with more XP calculated as 4XP per Rank below your starting Rank, plus 3 (so 7 for Rank 2, 11 for Rank 3, etc) up to a max of Rank 5.  You still need to meet abilty spend per rank requirements to unlock each Rank as above (i.e. you cannot put all 7XP for a Rank 2 character into Rank 2 abilities).
-  * Every time you are a Ref for a Mission you gain 3 XP: one for running the Mission and two for writing up the OC Mission Report.
+  * Since this represents an experienced character entering the story for the first time, you **don't** gain additional Clout.
-  * XP is spent on new [[Abilities]].
-  * You may only spend XP in Ranks you have unlocked for that character.
-  * You unlock new Ranks by spending 4 XP in Abilities up to the Rank below.
-    * (4 XP to Rank 1, 8 XP to Rank 2, 12 XP to Rank 3, etc...)