Character Creation BEGINS HERE IF YOUR LOST.

[Storyteller]

Lost?? We get that a lot...

Character Creation - and all other system rules can be found in

Written in the stars --> little brown book.

However, for the simplicity of everyone who's excited and gets lost easily....or who saw our character sheet and got swirlie eyed...

I give you...

THE CHARACTER CREATION GUIDE!!!

Pick up your character sheet template here.
crystalcities.proboards.com/thread/107/1-character-sheet-templates.

And keep reading.

At any time you feel you've reached your "Ok. I'm good from here point" feel free to bolt off to finish it in your own style without finishing the guide. The Guide will start with concept and work down.

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We're going to start left to right... Up to down.

So on the character sheet there's a small place for a picture.

Put one there.

Then you have the following:

"The Basics"
Age-
Birth Date-
Gender-
Home City-

Played By (Alias)

.... So most of this is pretty self explanatory, but just to keep the guide through..

Age. This is how OLD you are... if you look drastically different then your real age you can put your apparent age in ()
So Ai is 21, she's my character, but she looks like she's 16, I'd put 21 (16).

Birth Date: This is the day your born. Sailor Moon had a lot of fun playing with Astrological signs, blood type, etc, to help define and describe and kind of "sterotype" out characters. In that theme, so too, do we have "Birth Date"... Month/ Day is fine. 

Gender: Are you male or Female? This is surprisingly important in sailor moon because while "gender" roles are played with gleefully, only females (in canon) are Sailor Senshi. Knights are always male. 

Home City: Crystal ______? 

Now where your character IS is Crystal Angeles. Where they began? Now that's another story... there are 7 major crystal cities, and many smaller communities that survive and live around youma attacks. Where and how you were born says a lot about your character. If you opt for an exotic less described location, it's suggested you work with the staff to get or help form, world information about the post-apoc world of Crystal Cities.  But it is an option. 

Played by (Alias)--- That's you... however you want to be talked to by the staff if you have a specific name you'd prefer...etc. 

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crystalcities.proboards.com/thread/97/1-character-creation

Our First step in Character Creation can be found in the link above. This link will begin the process of choosing your "stats"-- those pesky numbers in the corner.

For those who are lost...

Basically those numbers are things we add to our 2d6 when doing an action that's going to do something to affect another character or NPC. The only time your rolling dice in our game is when your determining an affect that your doing on the environment or another person.

Your stats will "Add" or "subtract" based on the total number rolled. IE:

If your going to punch someone (Kick some ass!!) you'd roll 2d6 kebAaWtx (By using the dice button in our tool bar above for posts) and then add whatever your "tough" is to the roll.

So.

If you chose 2 tough at creation, you'd be able to add +2 points to your roll. In our example, that's 8 + 2= 10
if you chose -1 tough at creation, you would subtract - 1 point to your roll. In our example, that's a 8 - 1= 7

The 10 is a very strong success, and the 7 is ... Meh... an exchange of damage in this case.

Sometimes in game your "stats" will rise, or fall just based on what happens to them. Sometimes, like when trauma happens to your character you might even get a - 2 to a stat. Hey. It happens! You can buy back any "negative" damage with experience points that shows your character has gotten over their trauma.

A "0" is an "average" stat. A "3" is supernaturally awesome. A -2 is a serious disabillity. Just to give you a "scope" for points.

Finally they say something about your character...

Charm: A high "Charm" is someone who's a social butterfly, who can charm the bees from their honey- who is pretty slick and manipulative without being obvious-- perhaps they are just really secure in who they are. Descriptive language such as "Friendly, Seductive, Magnetic, Persuasive, Charismatic are words that can be used to describe aspects of your characters personality. Consequently, someone with a low charm (-1) is someone who has trouble relating to people, and perhaps comes off- however unintentionally- as someone who can't do well in social situations, words like "Condescending, Dull, Naive, Obnoxious, Shy, Tactless" are things that are associated with your character.

Cool: A high "Cool" is someone who's very good at keeping their head in a bad situation. Words like "tactical" "Not a panicky person", Solid, Contained, Stoic, are all words that could be used for someone who has a high cool factor. These are people who do well under pressure and are very contained inside of themselves. Those with low cool are less likely to do well in a panicked situation and may be something along the lines of jittery, uncool, bad decision maker, etc.

Sharp: A high Sharp is someone who is very smart. This is a kind of intelligence that can stem from book or street smarts, or a combination of both. Because sharp covers almost all the mental prowess there are multiple ways you can twist it to amke it special to your character. It can be an instinct thing- alert, insightful, intuitive, creative. It can be a book-learned thing, dedicated, Disciplined, Clever, Wise. You could even have it be a street-smarts thing with Patience, rational, shrewd, cunning or Vigilant. A low sharp is someone who's not the best at thinking on their feet, perhaps they are forgetful, oblivious or submissive. Perhaps they are just plain ignorant and violent like a barbarian!

***Remember, a 0 means your average, and probably have 1 or 2 "descriptive" traits both positive and negative to help flesh out your personality--- Yup, I'm helping with that EVIL section of your profile <3 you can thank me later.***

Tough: A high tough is someone who's a very physical person. Like Sharp, this covers virtually all your physical might on, and off, the battlefield. There are many "kinds" of "Tough" though. There's the obvious muscle-men and women who are all about obvious physical strength who might have such terms as Brawny, Tough, Ferocious, Brutal and Robust. The dancers who focus more on grace and dexterity then strength: Agile, Graceful, lithe, nimble and quick. There are those who are simply tough in the sense that they can dig their heels in and keep going: Enduring, resilient, Rugged, tireless, Steady and Tenacious. Those who are not as Tough might be clumsy, lame, delicate, docile, flabby, puny or sickly. 

And finally: 

Weird

Of all the stats that people don't quite understand, it's "weird" that goes sideways. Weird isn't calle d"Magical" for a reason. Weird covers a lot of things, not just "magic" based- though system wise that's exactly how we use "weird!" Weird tends to become more of a vibe of "other" of "different" of something "not all together Human"--- In Sailor Moon this is because, for all intents and purposes, your character ISN'T all that "human" after all. 

For the Crystal Families, this is because their very bloodline runs with the blood of a royal family from thousands of years prior. When the Senshi and their Kings took up their thrones and blessed their families with their genetics, the planetary magic. For others, the planetary magic is tied to their soul/star seeds and allows them access to magic. 

Ultimately it's how the planet 'ties' to you... And ultimately each planet has its own set of traits and flavors that are particular to it and it's climate- all of which will slowly rotate out in character... It's good to know that your charcters with high weird tend to be "different" or "stand out" from others- even if they are very smart, or very social, this is just another facet. 

For those with low werid, they are "magically" less inclined, both less likely to believe in magic- even with youma and senshi/knights around, but also in their ability to perceive the unnatural about them. If htey can't "touch" it or "do" it--- then they just are less likely to be able to acknowledge and access those powers- its always a struggle. (It's also possible to be "scared of magic" and that's why it's so hard to access.) 

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[Storyteller]

This section is all about your Sailor Senshi/ Knight form.. 

If your character does NOT associate with being a Sailor Senshi /Guardian Knight/ Guardian Animal -- at creation!--- You do not need to fill out this section, you can put N/A or just leave it blank. 

PLANET AFFILIATION; This is what planet/royal family you pull your power from. Shintennou can chose to pull directly from Earth or they can opt to choose their past life's wive's planet where they became Kings as well. (For example, Kunzite can choose Earth, or he can choose Venus to pull his powers from.) Likewise, the Shiyomiou can choose to pull from the Underworld or from their planetary powers from the outer planets. 


ALIAS; This is what they call you. Traditionally Sailor Senshi are Sailor Senshi ____Planet____ (or shortened: Sailor Moon, Sailor Pluto, etc)  Knights get a little more freedom, and can opt to go something that ties to their traditional names (for example: King of the North, Zoicite or Labcoat Man).. Tuxedo Mask/Endymion/Knight of the Earth) etc....

ELEMENT; This is determined by your planetary ties- all the planets have different "types" of magic that are associated both with their Greek/ Roman myths, as well as their cultures from the ancient times. Information on the different planets/cultures can be found in the Crystal Families pages which reflect their past. On the off chance after creation your corrupted by Chaos and get chaos magic, that would go here.  (http://crystalcities.proboards.com/thread/98/crystal-families-revolution-intro-optional)

SENSHI/KNIGHT DESCRIPTION; 
This is what you look like when you transform. Using the Doll maker for Sailor Senshi on Doll Divine and posting a picture is ok too. If your character's physical aspects drastically change when transformed it's very good to note that here! 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION;  
Important information that should be brought up to the staff's attention about your character should be entered here, including requested special items, magical powers for the future etc... 

While this isn't really in the above section, it also only needs to be filled out IF YOU HAVE A KNIGHT/SENSHI/PROTECTOR ANIMAL.

If you do NOT have a henshin to begin you do NOT need to fill out this section!!!  (However if you took BASIC MAGIC then this is the guide for that too!) 

POWER NAME ( # HARM ); write out a quick description of what the power actually does.

POWER NAME ( # HARM ); write out a quick description of what the power actually does.

You get 2 powers to start the game with currently.

This link describes how to create powers:
crystalcities.proboards.com/thread/109/2-1-magical-beings

.... But this is all about being "Lost"...  

So one of the biggest problems that are coming over is.... WHAT THE HELL?? 

The guide (above link) pretty much spells out how to set up a spell... but as people are still having difficulties.. So this isn't so much a rehash of hte steps above (which explains what Harm/Soak/Purify/Heal are... what the ranges are...etc..) This is going to have a few "sample" powers that break down what we're looking for when we talk about "Magic Powers" 

1) Basic magic should still fall in planetary alignments- with the crystal families or in canon... All "Good" magic is provided by alignment to planetary energy. 
2) Basic Magic will never go above 1 HARM/SOAK/HEAL/PURITY. 
3) Basic Magic is always a special move.

4) Knight/Senshi/Animal magic should always fall with in the planetary alignments. 
5) Knight/Senshi/Animal magic will never go above 3 HARM/SOAK/HEAL/PURITY.
6) Knight/Senshi/Animal Magic will always be in the powers section after transformation. 

So... I'm going to try to break it down in simple terms.

Here are 4 basic attacks without anything weird or odd, these are EXAMPLES and you can mix and match the various tags to get what YOU Want out of your power, from type of damage and magic to range and special effects!

MOON TIARA MAGIC( 2 HARM, Far, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); Taking off her Tiara, Sailor Moon channels her energy into it and it forms a frisbee-like shape filled with glowing moonlight, which she then throws toward her enemy and when it hits does 2 harm damage of moonlight.

MOON HEALING ESCALATION ( 2 PURIFY, Close, Magic Subtype: Moon Purification); Sailor Moon channels her healing energy through the crescent moon wand, purifying anyone in her immediate circle- about 50-60 feet in diameter, with healing energy and purification.

Moon Crescent Shield ( 2 SOAK, Hand, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); With in her immediate area, to roughly as far as her arms can outstretch, Sailor Moon can create a shield at can soak up to two points of harm. This shield manifests with a sparkling soft glow.

Moon Healing Hands ( 2 HEAL, Intimate, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); Sailor Moon must touch her intended target to heal with her hands and channel her energy through her hands to her target. Her hands glow with a soft light while this power is active.

You'll notice the "2" is blue, the type of damage is yellow, the range is green and the magic subtype is a purple. These are true for all the powers.  This is, again, the most BASIC and SIMPLE of powers you can do. 

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So what does it all MEAN? 

Before I start getting into the "advanced" version I'm going to break these same powers again but show the same stats as the descriptions. Ultimately the system should always be a backbone to the "muscles" of our roleplaying! 

MOON TIARA MAGIC( 2 HARM, Far, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); Taking off her Tiara, Sailor Moon channels her energy into it and it forms a frisbee-like shape filled with glowing moonlight, which she then throws toward her enemy (up to two blocks away) and when it hits does 2 harm damage of moonlight.

MOON HEALING ESCALATION ( 2 PURIFY, Close, Magic Subtype: Moon Purification); Sailor Moon channels her healing energy through the crescent moon wand, purifying anyone in her immediate circle- about 50-60 feet in diameter, with healing energy and purification up to 2 points. 

Moon Crescent Shield ( 2 SOAK, Hand, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); With in her immediate area, to roughly as far as her arms can outstretch, Sailor Moon can create a shield at can soak up to two points of harm. This shield manifests with a sparkling soft glow. 

Moon Healing Hands ( 2 HEAL, Intimate, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); Sailor Moon must touch her intended target to heal two points of harm with her hands and channel her energy through her hands to her target. Her hands glow with a soft light while this power is active. 

This isn't a game of hunt and release either, it helps me a lot to clearly state (# HARM, RANGE, MAGIC) in these to help me figure out 'exactly' what I'm looking for in the "flavor" text. So please, be kind, save my brains and put the tags into the () after the name of the power. You still need to get your creativeness on, but this saves sanity! 

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OH NO! MATH-- Advanced MAGIC. 

Okay so maybe you don't want your powers to be BASIC. Maybe you want them to do more then just the usual smash n grab or I'm only good for healing! Or perhaps your character just really doesn't want to hurt people and play a more supportive role.  In addition to the tags above- which you have to put in, you have have the option to put in added effects and added defects. Adding effects will - 1 (or 2) harm from your attack, and a defect adds harm to the attack. 

Note: all attacks start off as a target-to-target to get multiple targets you must use added effects. 

What does THAT Mean? 

It's pretty easy... we take our basic magic attack from above... 

MOON TIARA MAGIC( 2 HARM, Far, Magic Subtype: Moonlight); Taking off her Tiara, Sailor Moon channels her energy into it and it forms a frisbee-like shape filled with glowing moonlight, which she then throws toward her enemy (up to two blocks away) and when it hits does 2 harm damage of moonlight.

And change it so that it takes on an added effect. For me, that's my Moon Tiara Magic to do stun damage- for example, my attack would be something like this: 

Using the added effect: Stun.

MOON TIARA MAGIC( 1 HARM, Far, Magic Subtype: Moonlight, Stun); Taking off her Tiara, Sailor Moon channels her energy into it and it forms a frisbee-like shape filled with glowing moonlight, which she then throws toward her enemy (up to two blocks away) and when it hits does 1 harm damage of moonlight that stuns her target for as long as the tiara is around the target.

My changes are in green. I subtracted 1 harm, added the tag "Stun" and tweaked my description to include details on the power's new ability. 

If I wanted to have her attack still do 2 Harm I would need to add in a defect, like Gestures- which means she has to gesture before she can take action. 

MOON TIARA MAGIC( 2 HARM, Far, Magic Subtype: Moonlight, Stun, Gestures); Taking off her Tiara, Sailor Moon channels her energy into it and it forms a Frisbee-like shape filled with glowing moonlight, which she then throws toward her enemy and when it hits does 2 harm of moonlight damage that stuns her target for as long as the tiara is around the target. If she is interrupted while channeling her energy she can't attack.  

My changes this time included adding a point of harm, and adding the defect tag "gestures" to my power. Additionally I also added on the flavor text about the gestures and the consequences I feel fit the problem with channeling energy. 

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If you have any further questions, please feel free to drop a note in the FAQ section and I'll attempt to resolve it there- Ultimately the goal is to have everything spelled out so it isn't a mystery! ^.^ 

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SPECIAL MOVES:

The next section is special moves. As mentioned above with "powers" Basic magic is one of the special moves you can do. Unlike POWERS which requires your character to be transformed (or be an animal shapeshifter) Special moves are accessible to ANYONE.

All you have to do is go to the special moves page and grab one and copy it over. You can adjust the "flavor text" to be more in tune with your character- or just explain whatever the special move does (like Power snacks needs an explanation!

BONUSES:

At creation you get 1 bonus. This is COMPLETELY optional, but it gives your character access to bonuses- most give benefits 'and' complications.... Everything will have a complication-- that's part of the fun. You don't need to take it, so if it stresses you out, just leave it blank or put "N/A"

And that wraps up the "Character Sheet" system side of things. After this it's straight on to creativity!