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| ======Character Creation====== | ======Character Creation====== | ||
| **Summary:** | **Summary:** | ||
| - | * Pick six [[:Knacks]]- three Physical and Mental ones and three Insider or Outsider ones. | ||
| * Pick two [[:Backgrounds]] and fill in the details. | * Pick two [[:Backgrounds]] and fill in the details. | ||
| + | * Pick six [[:Knacks]]- three Physical and Mental ones and three Insider or Outsider ones. | ||
| * Tell us what Burning Question your character is seeking an answer to. | * Tell us what Burning Question your character is seeking an answer to. | ||
| * Tell us up to three secrets about yourself. | * Tell us up to three secrets about yourself. | ||
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| //Reunion// has a very broad scope for characters - they can from any country, any social background, have any profession. A homeless busker from Brighton is just as likely as a Russian oligarch to be brought to the motel - we only ask that you think up some reason why your character speaks English! If you need inspiration, check out our [[:sample characters]] or the inspirational media on the [[:tone or themes|tone and themes]] page. | //Reunion// has a very broad scope for characters - they can from any country, any social background, have any profession. A homeless busker from Brighton is just as likely as a Russian oligarch to be brought to the motel - we only ask that you think up some reason why your character speaks English! If you need inspiration, check out our [[:sample characters]] or the inspirational media on the [[:tone or themes|tone and themes]] page. | ||
| - | ====Knacks and Backgrounds==== | + | ====Backgrounds==== |
| - | In //Reunion///, your character's capabilities are determined by the //knacks// they have access to. These simple statements serve to inform you and others of what your character is capable of - if a knack says you can do it, you can always do it. | + | Each character in Reunion is special in some way, marked and strengthened by the events of their past. They might have happened in your childhood or very recently, but these [[:backgrounds]] define your character's life at the start of the game. |
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| + | Each character has two backgrounds, picked from the list on the [[:backgrounds|background page]]. Each one will give you particular things to tell us about the events of your past, an ability you can draw on in play, and questions for your character to pursue over the course of the game. | ||
| - | Characters can pick 6 knacks from the [[:knacks|general list]]: 3 Mental or Physical ones, and 3 Insider or Outsider ones. The second source of knacks are your character's [[:backgrounds]]. Your character will have two of these, describing key points in their lives. They will give you particular things to tell us about the events of your past, a knack you can draw on in play, and questions for your character to pursue over the course of the game. | + | ====Knacks==== |
| + | In //Reunion//, your character's capabilities are determined by the //knacks// they have access to. These simple statements serve to inform you and others of what your character is capable of - if a knack says you can do it, you can always do it. Characters pick 6 knacks from the [[:knacks|general list]]: 3 Mental or Physical ones, and 3 Insider or Outsider ones. | ||
| ====Character Motivations==== | ====Character Motivations==== | ||
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