CHARACTER CREATION CHEAT SHEET

Attribute/Secondary Damage/Basic Lift Table

Characteristic Cost Table ST
1
Thrust Swing BL
0.2
ST
27
Thrust
3d-l
Swing
5d+l
BL
ST +/-10 points/level 1d-6 ld-5 146
DX +/-20 points/level 2 1d-6 ld-5 0.8 28 3d-l 5d+l 157
IQ +/-20 points/level 3 1d-5 ld-4 1.8 29 3d 5d+2 168
+/-10 points/level 4 1d-5 ld-4 3.2 30 3d 5d+2 180
HT
HP +/-2 points per +/-1 HP 5 1d-4 ld-3 5 31 3d+l 6d-l 192
Striking ST 5 points per +1 ST 6 1d-4 ld-3 7.2 32 3d+l 6d-l 204
Lifting ST 3 points per +1 ST 7 1d-3 ld-2 9.8 33 3d+2 6d 218
Will +/-5 points per +/-1 Will 8 1d-3 ld-2 13 34 3d+2 6d 231
Per +/-5 points per +/-1 Per 9 1d-2 ld-1 16 35 4d-l 6d+l 245
10 1d-2 1d 20 36 4d-l 6d+l 259
FP +/-3 points per +/-1 FP
Basic Speed +/-5 points per +/-0.25 Speed 11 1d-1 ld+1 24 37 4d 6d+2 274
Basic Move +/-5 points per +/-1 yard/second 12 1d-1 ld+2 29 38 4d 6d+2 289
13 1d 2d-l 34 39 4d+l 7d-l 304
14 1d 2d 39 40 4d+l 7d-l 320
Job's Monthly Typical
15 1d+1 2d+l 45 45 5d 7d+l 405
Wealth Pay Status
16 1d+1 2d+2 51 50 5d+2 8d-l 500
Level Multiplier Level
17 1d+2 3d-l 58 55 6d 8d+l 605
Poor 1/5 -2
18 1d+2 3d 65 60 7d-l 9d 720
Struggling 1/2 -1
19 2d-l 3d+l 72 65 7d+l 9d+2 845
Average 1 0
20 2d-l 3d+2 80 70 8d 10d 980
Comfortable 2 1 21 88 75 8d+2 10d+2 1125
2d 4d-l
Wealthy 5 2
22 2d 4d 97 80 9d l1d 1280
Very Wealthy 20 3
23 2d+l 4d+l 106 85 9d+2 11d+2 1445
Filthy Rich 100 4
24 2d+l 4d+2 115 90 10d 12d 1620
Multimillionaire 1 1,000 5 25 2d+2 5d-l 125 95 10d+2 12d+2 1805
Multimillionaire 2 10,000 6
26 2d+2 5d 135 100 l1d 13d 2000
Multimillionaire 3 100,000 7
Multimillionaire 4 1,000,000 8
Cost of Living Table
Status Status Examples Cost of Living
Wealth Cost Cost
Dead Broke -25 8 40 Emperor, god-king, overlord $600,000,000
Poor -15 7 35 King, pope, president $60,000,000
Struggling -10 6 30 Royal family, governor $6,000,000
Average 0 5 25 Great noble, multinational corporate boss $600,000
Comfortable 10 4 20 Lesser noble, congressional representative, Who's Who $60,000
Wealthy 15 3 15 Landed knight, guild master, big city mayor $12,000
Very Wealthy 30 2 10 Landless knight, mayor, business leader $3,000
Filthy Rich 50 1 5 Squire, merchant, priest, doctor, councilor $1,200
Multimillionaire 50+25/level 0 0 Freeman, apprentice, ordinary citizen $600
-1 -5 Bondsman, poor citizen $300
Appearance Cost -2 -10 Serf, street person $100
Horrific -24
Monstrous -20
Hideous -16 How to Select Basic Attributes
Ugly -8 The basic attributes you select will determine your abilities - your strengths and
Unattractive -4 weaknesses - throughout the game. Choose wisely.
Average 0 6 or less: Crippling. An attribute this bad severely constrains your lifestyle.
Attractive +4 7: Poor. Your limitations are immediately obvious to anyone who meets you. This
Handsome/Beautiful + 12 is the lowest score you can have and still pass for "able-bodied."
Very Handsome/Beautiful + 16 8 or 9: Below average. Such scores are limiting, but within the human norm. The
Transcendent +20 GM may forbid attributes below 8 to active adventurers.
10: Average. Most humans get by just fine with a score of 10!
Technology Level: +/-5 points per +/-TL 11 or 12: Above average. These scores are superior, but within the human norm.
Cultural Familiarity: 1 or 2 points 13 or 14: Exceptional. Such an attribute is immediately apparent - as bulging
muscles, feline grace, witty dialog, or glowing health - to those who meet you.
Language Comprehension Cost 15 or more: Amazing. An attribute this high draws constant comment and
None 0 probably guides your career choices.
Broken 2 All of the above assumes a human. For nonhumans, read each point above or
Accented 4 below the human norm of 10 as a 10% deviation from the racial norm instead.
Native 6
ChoosingYour Build Table
Skill Levels Height Weight Range by Build
Gauging what skill levels you need ST Range Skinny (-5) Average (0) Overweight (-1) Fat (-3) Very Fat (-5)
to survive is no easy task. Determining 6 or less 4'4"-5'2" 40-80 lbs. 60-120 lbs. 80-160 lbs. 90-180 lbs. 120-240 lbs.
how much skill is realistic can be tricky 7 4'7"-5'5" 50-90 lbs. 75-135 lbs. 100-175 lbs. 115-205 lbs. 150-270 lbs.
as well. When creating a PC (or an 8 4'10"-5'8" 60-100 lbs. 90-150 lbs. 120-195 lbs. 135-225 lbs. 180-300 lbs.
NPC), bear the following guidelines in 9 5'1"-5'11" 70-110 lbs. 105-165 lbs. 140-215 lbs. 160-250 lbs. 210-330 lbs.
mind. 10 5'3"-6'l" 80-120 lbs. 115-175 lbs. 150-230 lbs. 175-265 lbs. 230-350 lbs.
11 5'5"-6'3" 85-130 lbs. 125-195 lbs. 165-255 lbs. 190-295 lbs. 250-390 lbs.
Ordinary Folks 12 5'8"-6'6" 95-150 lbs. 140-220 lbs. 185-290 lbs. 210-330 lbs. 280-440 lbs.
For an "average" person, it is rea- 13 5'11"-6'9" 105-165 lbs. 155-245 lbs. 205-320 lbs. 235-370 lbs. 310-490 lbs.
sonable to assume attributes between 9 14 or more 6'2"-7' 115-180 lbs. 170-270 lbs. 225-355 lbs. 255-405 lbs. 340-540 lbs.
and 11, and from 20 to 40 points in "life
skills" (varying with education and ded-
ication). Most people spread these points Technique Cost Table
fairly evenly over roughly a dozen skills. This Your Final Difficulty of Technique
will result in skill levels between 8 and 13. Skill Cost Table Skill Level Average Hard
Skills used to earn a living tend toward the Difficulty of Skill Default 0 points 0 points
upper end of this range (12 or 13), while lit- Your Final Very Default+1 1 point 2 points
tle-used skills and those originating from Skill Level Easy Average Hard Hard Default+2 2 points 3 points
long-forgotten college courses are at the Attribute-3 - - - 1 Default+3 3 points 4 points
lower end (8 or 9). Attribute-2 - - 1 2 Default+4 4 points 5 points
Attribute-1 - 1 2 4 +1 + 1 point + 1 point
Experts Attribute+0 1 2 4 8
Once your skill level reaches 14, addition- Attribute+1 2 4 8 12
al levels of skill don't improve your odds of Attribute+2 4 8 12 16 The 8 Steps of Character Creation
success much. Furthermore, it can cost a lot Attribute+3 8 12 16 20 Starting Points (p. B10)
of points to acquire higher skill levels. If you Attribute+4 12 16 20 24 Character Concept (p. B11)
are an adventurer, though, the investment is Attribute+5 16 20 24 28
worthwhile, to help you overcome the penal- +1 +4 +4 +4 +4 Basic Attributes (p. B14)
ties for difficult tasks. For instance, if you and Secondary Characteristics (p. B15)
have Lockpicking-23, ordinary locks are no Build (p. B18), and
easier for you - you fail on a 17 or 18, no mat- Age and Beauty (p. B20)
ter what. But when you run into a hard lock
Social Background (p. B22),
that gives -6 to skill, your effective skill is 17 TechLevel and Wealth and Influence (p. B25),
and you still only fail on a 17 or 18! Starting Wealth Friends and Foes (p. B31),
Masters Typical and Identities (p. B31)
If you are a "master" in your field, you Starting Monthly
Advantages (p. B32) and Perks (p. 100)
might be tempted to increase your skill levels TL Example Wealth Pay
TL0 Stone Age $250 $625 Disadvantages (p. Bl19) and
ad infinitum. However, a true master has a
(Prehistory and later) Quirks (p. B162)
detailed understanding of every aspect of his
calling, best represented by stopping at a TLl Bronze Age $500 $650 Skills (p. B167) and Techniques (p. B229)
masterful level (20 to 25) in the "main" skill (3500 B.C.+)
and branching out into several "subsidiary" TL2 Iron Age $750 $675
skills. An extreme level (anything over 25) in (1200 B.C.+) Size Modifier Table
TL3 Medieval $1,000 $700 Longest Size
one skill tends to be excessive and
(600 A.D.+) Dimension Modifier
unbelievable - and is frequently less useful
TL4 Age of Sail $2,000 $800 0.05 yard (1.8") -10
than a lesser level combined with one or
(1450+) 0.07 yard (2.5") -9
more subsidiary skills.
TL5 Industrial $5,000 $1,100 0.1 yard (3.5") -8
Masters should also consider putting Revolution (1730+) 0.15 yard (5") -7
some points into advantages that negate skill TL6 Mechanized Age $10,000 $1,600 0.2 yard (7") -6
penalties for adverse conditions. For (1880+) 0.3 yard (10") -5
instance, a kung fu master might buy Trained TL7 Nuclear Age $15,000 $2,100 0.5 yard (18") -4
By A Master (reducing his penalties for mul- (1940+) 0.7 yard (2') -3
tiple attacks and parries) and Combat TL8 Digital Age $20,000 $2,600 1 yard (3') -2
Reflexes (improving his chances of defending (1980+) 1.5 yards (4.5') -1
himself), extending his capabilities in ways TL9 Microtech Age $30,000 $3,600 2 yards (6') 0
that high skill alone cannot. (2025+?) 3 yards (9') +1
To encourage players to develop their TL10 Robotic Age $50,000 $5,600 5 yards (15') +2
characters laterally instead of sinking all (2070+?) 7 yards (21') +3
their points into just one or two skills, the TL11 Age of $75,000 $8,100 10 yards (30') +4
GM might wish to consider limiting PCs to Exotic Matter 15 yards (45') +5
skill levels in the 20-25 range. TL12+ Whatever the $100,000 $10,600 20 yards (60') +6
GM likes! 30 yards (90') +7