Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Two: Character Creation (section)

===Step One: Concept===
The collaborative already has a good spread of abilities, so Kirsten focuses on giving her character an interesting thematic edge. She has always been interested in "weird" mathematics like non-Euclidean geometry, and decides to make that the focus for her character. She asks the Storyteller if there are weird non-Euclidean spaces in the ancient mad scientist's mansion, and the Storyteller says yes, of course there are weird non-Euclidean spaces, what sort of game do you think I'm running here? So she has her concept.

To give her some focus, Kirsten comes up with a name: Sanjula Goud. She pictures a young Indian woman, in the States on a scholarship, enjoying the freedom that can only come from being several continents away from one's family. In her genius persona, she's a dimensional hacker, her wonders wreathed in flowing "Tron-like" streams of alphanumeric data.

Kirsten also takes this time to think ahead, planning the wonders she wants. Sanjula, she decides, should start the chronicle with a holograph generator and an Epikrato device-controller. Kirsten keeps those plans in the back of her mind during future steps, when she selects Axioms and Skills.

====Build your Genius Based on What You Want your Genius to Build:====
Geniuses are limited both by what Axioms they have selected and what they've actually constructed. This can be a double-whammy for players who don't think ahead. Playing an effective genius requires forethought, lest you litter your character sheet with disused Axioms while lamenting your mad scientist's lack of potency. To avoid this fate, focus first on what you want your character to build right now (not once you have fifty experience points), then select the Axioms that will let you build those wonders, then choose Skills that will help you in construction. Once you have a rough sketch of what you need, you can go through the regular character creation process and select what you want.

And if that fails, kitbash like crazy. Kitbashing is almost always a good idea.