Character Creation

Ok, I'm not quite following the character creation, or maybe I am and don't realize it. I'm trying to use Ironmonger's character sheet, thanks for that. The 3 dots of strive, I can split between the 3 action groups as I feel like, but to a max of 2? The Past and Future dots, do they need to go to actions that align with the narrative for the past/future that I write?

Never mind, thanks for having your characters public, that makes more sense seeing how you guys did it.

Posted, Seth Slade, Dog of War, Recon + Long range.

All CASE Squad it is! Good by me.

So, while I was reviewing characters once again, I realized that the character sheet is actually missing an entry, and that we'd kind of all missed a step in character creation. On page nine, step six of character creation, there's a list of traits. You take two of them, and gain a XP for each one you use on a given operation (I'm used to this mechanic being tied to a Crew's reputation, which is how it slipped the net). I certainly don't want to be cheating you guys out of XP.

Also, just as a thing, give a bit of thought to what your Armament is. It's a signature weapon, after all, it should say something.

Isaac is looking good. If you're looking for the standing space military, you'll want the Sol Defense Force. Having connections to the Cygnus Group through his wife also isn't a stretch -- could be something convenient to Flashback for in the future.

Seth just needs a little touch up. Your Past and Future are both short an Action, though you have the right number of them marked on your Attributes list. Niggling detail, no big thing. I appreciate mercenary attitude, but given his profit motive, would you rather have had him been a Mercenary than directly tied to CASPR? Cerberus used to be three, separate merc groups before they put aside their differences to take a shot at CASPR, those are connections you can pull on later. Also, just a small point, my intention is to lead things off with the procurement of a ride for the Squad to get to Mars, so I'd rather avoid having Seth left on Mars (this is also to make sure all PC's have the same level of exposure to the Invaders at the start).

My bad I missed that last part. I will add a section to mine at the end of perhaps at the bottom of the basic information section

For those using the character sheet I made, add this where you'd prefer (I put mine at the end of Basic Information). Remove spoiler tags if you don't want it to collapse.

[spoiler="How I operate"]
Choose 2 from the following:
[table=]
[_=0/1]agility | [_=0/1]tenacity | [_=0/1]negotiation | [_=0/1]shrewdness
[_=0/1]fear | [_=0/1]ferocity | [_=0/1]stealth | [_=0/1]technical skill
[_=0/1]teamwork | [_=0/1]trickery | [_=0/1]compassion | [_=0/1]devastation
[_=0/1]charm | [_=0/1]performance | [_=0/1]speed | [_=0/1]intuition
[_=0/1]wisdom | [_=0/1]sacrifice | [_=0/1]influence | [_=0/1]chaos
[_=0/1]heroism | [_=0/1]tracking | [_=0/1]cruelty
[/table]
[/spoiler]

@Celestine - I thought it was the dots that mattered, not the Action. If I add two more actions, then I can't have 2 dots in the ones I chose.

Updated background, see if that works for the game.

The dots are the crucial element, and there's nothing saying you can't take the same Action twice. Knowing that you did take the same action twice at the same step just helps me key in to how you view the character, as opposed to when their Future reinforces their Past.

As for the updated background, it fits a bit more smoothly. Thanks for working with me on that.

No problem, just looking to tell a good story.

Want to make sure we’re not stalling because we’re going round on final details we can settle later…

I am good to start and retroactively agree on some stuff that wasn't super settled

Sounds good to me. I'm out of town for work until Wednesday afternoon. But I'll check in by phone at least once a day.