character creation updates and cleanups
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# Adventuring! Character Creation
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At their basic level, characters are defined as *NAME is a [adjective] [adjective] [noun] who [verbs]*. Adjectives are
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**descriptors**, and PCs get two; one general descriptor and one racial descriptor (or two general descriptors for
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humans). Nouns are **types**, similar to character classes, and verbs are **foci**.
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Characters are built by a simple statement that describes them --- *NAME is a [adjective] [adjective] [noun] who [verbs]* --- built from words and phrases from the Cypher System: descriptors, types, and foci. Adjectives are
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[Descriptors](#descriptors), and PCs get two; one general descriptor and one racial descriptor (or two general descriptors for
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humans). Nouns are [Types](#types), similar to character classes, and verbs are [Foci](#foci).
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Chapter 4 of the *Cypher System Rulebook* details character creation, with description of the mechanical elements, and a
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small sidebar summarizing the steps to take to create a character. The majority of this information is covered in the
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I skipped listing a lot of the core content, because there's no point in repeating that everything in the core book/SRD
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are fair game --- the exception to this are the foci, which are tailored below.
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## Types, or ideas therein
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## Types
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The four [types (SRD)](https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd/#chapter-5-type) are all relevant to the game. [Fantasy
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Character Options (SRD)](https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd/#fantasy-character-options), from *Godforsaken*, has
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## Foci
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Foci are the possible verb-phrases that describe what the character does and is good at, beyond the basics from their
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type. Most but not all foci in the core book are suitable for the campaign. The following is a mostly-vetted list of
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type. Most but not all foci in the core book are suitable for the campaign. The following is a mostly vetted list of
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core and *Godforsaken* foci (others are negotiable):
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* *Core:* Abides in Stone; Bears A Halo of Fire; Blazes With Radiance; Builds Robots; Channels Divine Blessings;
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Infiltrates; Keeps A Magic Ally; Leads; Lives in the Wilderness; Looks For Trouble; Masters Defense; Masters Spells;
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Masters the Swarm; Masters Weaponry; Moves Like a Cat; Murders; Needs No Weapon; Never Says Die; Performs Feats of
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Strength; Rages; Rides the Lightning; Sees Beyond; Sailed Beneath the Jolly Roger; Scavenges; Sees Beyond; Separates
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Mind From Body; Shepherds the Community; Shepherds Spirits; Slays Monsters; Speaks For the Land; Stands Like a
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Bastion; Throws With Deadly Accuracy; Thunders; Travels Through Time; Was Foretold; Wears A Sheen of Ice; Wields Two
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Weapons At Once; Works Miracles; Works the Back Alleys
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Mind From Body; Shepherds the Community; Shepherds Spirits; Slays Monsters; Solves Mysteries; Speaks For the Land;
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Stands Like a Bastion; Throws With Deadly Accuracy; Thunders; Travels Through Time; Was Foretold; Wears A Sheen of
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Ice; Wields Two Weapons At Once; Works Miracles; Works the Back Alleys
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* *Godforsaken:* Takes Animal Shape; Uses Wild Magic; Walks the Wild Woods; Wields an Enchanted Weapon
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These Foci and more can be found at [Focus (SRD)](https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd/#chapter-8-focus).
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