Shadowwalkers: Chargen

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Step One :: Rank Attributes

Each character is ranked in six Attributes

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DEXTERITY | STRENGTH | PERCEPTION | REASON | AFFINITY | WILLPOWER

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Rank one Attribute at two at and three at

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Step Two" Rank Roles

Each character is ranked in five roles:

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FIXER | INFLUENCER | PERFORMER | RESEARCHER | SCRAPPER

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Rank one Role at one at two at and one at

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Knacks

Knacks are specific specialties under a given Role that the character is just a natural at.

Starting knacks are worth an extra to the roll it applies to but can be stepped up during chargen as outlined below.

Each player gets to assign two free knacks at to their Character's role.

Each player gets to assign one free knack at to their Character's role.

Each player gets to assign two additional knacks at to any role rated or higher or step up an existing knack (or two) at a one-for-one exchange rate.

Knacks cannot be assigned to a character's role.

No knack can be stepped up higher than the dice value of the role it is assigned to.

Step Four: Select Distinctions

Each character is ranked in three Distinctions:

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ECHO | PROFESSION | WILDCARD

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All Distinctions are ranked at

Echo

Echo describes where your character's life intersected with the supernatural and how that changed them. Echo also determines your character's Power Set.

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Profession

A character's Profession is what they do outside their place in the supernatural world, though Profession and Echo are often a hand in glove prosopect, the one supporting and enhancing the other.

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Wildcard

The Wildcard distinction represents something truly unique about your character that sets them apart from their fellows and can be just about anything within reason.

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