Pathways and characters creation

PATHWAYS FOR NEW PLAYERS

Please let's do this step by step so that I can guide you. Thanks.

MIRO BOARD LINK

YOUR CHARACTER (SQUARES)
Those are the PCs

CONNECTIONS (LINES)
- Each connection will end up with at least a description written along the length of the line.
- For connection with people (squares and circles) the lines are bi-directional. It represents their relationship or how they feel about each other.
- For connection with secondary character you fill the description as you see fit (Example: Charles is in love with Sarah, but Sarah hate his guts)
- For connection with other PC it's a collaborative efforts, decide the description with the other PC in the last stage (Naat's PC might think Tao's PC is cool, but Tao's PC might be in love with Naat's PC)

Examples: Business rivalry, has a crush on, uses for transportation, has terrible nightmares about

SECONDARY CHARACTERS (CIRCLES)
Secondary characters are the people and other actors that take part in the story. These will become important NPCs and can range from valued friends to desperate enemies.

SITUATIONS (TRIANGLES)
A situation is an event or potential event that’s important to the character(s) in some way, whether it’s a past event that shapes them, something currently ongoing, or a possible future problem.

RESOURCE (DIAMONDS)
A resource is something in the world connected to the character that will be helpful during the campaign

We are not using the resource as a mechanic (rules), but those are roleplay components in the story we are going to create.

Examples (people that can help): Alchemist, Doctor, Gadget Guy, Scholar, Scientist, Security Team, Servant, Soldiers
Examples (organizations): Army, Corporation, Government Agency, Religion, Research Facility, Secret Society, Thieves Guild
Examples (location): Bar, Bowling Alley, Café, Mansion, Military Base, Newspaper Office, Restaurant, School, Store


STAGES

1. Origin
You are all born in Nexus Core Lab

- Create a square with character name on Miro, add a number for your adult age when the game begins
- Your square have a distinct color, everything you create on miro will have this color going forward
- Don't add description yet on the PCs connections in Miro. You will decide the description at the end when you know better the other characters


SHEET
- Choose your most powerful power for your power set, it will have d8.
- Choose your highest value, it will be d10


2. Youth (5+ years old)

It's the period where you met with the professor in Nexus and started to learn about the outside world. This period was the hardest of your imprisonment

1. Connect your character on miro with a secondary character (circle) that was in Nexus with you.
You got closer to that NPC in Nexus and you survived the escape together. Add a description to the arrow.

The list of candidates are here.

SHEET
2. Choose one secondary power for your power set, it will have d6.
3. Create a first distinction

3. Focus (10+ years old)
It's after your character escaped Nexus. From there you spent years at the orphanage.

1. Create one resource (diamond) and a connection to it with a description.
2. Create a situation (triangle) that influenced how you grew up to become an adult (e.g a beating in the park, was arrested, someone help you)
3. Connect your character with any secondary character (circle) and add a description. All secondary character are available for that step.

SHEET
4. Choose your last power for your power set, it will have d6.
5. Choose your second most important value, it will be d8
6. Create a second distinction

4. Road (18+ years old)

It's starting when you became an adult and lived on your own or with roommates (PCs, NPCs, up to you).

1. - Add a description on the connection between your character and other PCs, its a collaborative efforts between you and them.
2. Connect your character with any secondary character (circle) and add a description. All secondary character are available for that step.
3. - Create two new resources (diamond) and a connection to it with description. One of them has to be a location.

SHEET
4. Choose your weakness value, it will be d4
5. Create a third distinction

PLEASE WHEN THIS IS ALL DONE, READ THIS AND COMPLETE YOUR SHEET

3. Focus (10+ years old)

It's after your character escaped Nexus. From there you spent years at the orphanage.

1. Create one resource (diamond) and a connection to it with a description.
2. Create a situation (triangle) that influenced how you grew up to become an adult (e.g a beating in the park, was arrested, someone help you)
3. Connect your character with any secondary character (circle) and add a description. All secondary character are available for that step.

SHEET
4. Choose your last power for your power set, it will have d6.
5. Choose your second most important value, it will be d8
6. Create a second distinction