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Character creation

Index Character creation

Character creation (also character generation or character design) is the process of defining a game character or other character. [1]

52 relations: Archetype, Attribute (role-playing games), Backstory, Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game), Champions (role-playing game), Character class, Character sheet, Characterization, Coherence (linguistics), Cyberpunk 2020, D20 System, Darklands (video game), Default (computer science), Developmental psychology, Dice, Dice notation, Dungeons & Dragons, Experience point, Fantasy tropes, Formula, Game balance, Gamemaster, Gaming convention, Genre, GURPS, GURPS Basic Set, GURPS Lite, HârnMaster, Hero System, Human physical appearance, Map (mathematics), Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game), Megaversal system, Mount & Blade, Palladium Books, Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game, Personal property, Photographic processing, Player character, Professional development, Randomness, Role-playing, Scott Haring, Shadowrun, Statistic (role-playing games), Stormbringer (role-playing game), Table (information), Tom Dowd (game designer), Traveller (role-playing game), Usability, ..., Verisimilitude, World of Darkness. Expand index (2 more) »

Archetype

The concept of an archetype appears in areas relating to behavior, modern psychological theory, and literary analysis.

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Attribute (role-playing games)

An attribute is a piece of data (a "statistic") that describes to what extent a fictional character in a role-playing game possesses a specific natural, in-born characteristic common to all characters in the game.

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Backstory

A backstory, background story, back-story, or background is a set of events invented for a plot, presented as preceding and leading up to that plot.

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Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game)

Castle Falkenstein (abbreviated CF) is a steampunk-themed fantasy role-playing game (RPG) designed by Mike Pondsmith and originally published by R. Talsorian Games.

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Champions (role-playing game)

Champions is a role-playing game published by Hero Games designed to simulate and function in a four-color superhero comic book world.

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Character class

In role-playing games (RPG), a character class is a job or profession commonly used to differentiate the abilities of different game characters.

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Character sheet

A character sheet is a record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information a player would need during a play session.

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Characterization

Characterization or characterisation is the representation of persons (or other beings or creatures) in narrative and dramatic works of art.

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Coherence (linguistics)

Coherence in linguistics is what makes a text semantically meaningful.

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Cyberpunk 2020

Cyberpunk, mainly known by its second edition title Cyberpunk 2020, is a cyberpunk role-playing game written by Mike Pondsmith and published by R. Talsorian Games in 1988.

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D20 System

The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

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Darklands (video game)

Darklands is a role-playing video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1992 for the PC DOS platform, and re-released on Gog.com with support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Default (computer science)

A default, in computer science, refers to the preexisting value of a user-configurable setting that is assigned to a software application, computer program or device.

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Developmental psychology

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life.

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Dice

Dice (singular die or dice; from Old French dé; from Latin datum "something which is given or played") are small throwable objects with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers.

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Dice notation

Dice notation (also known as dice algebra, common dice notation, RPG dice notation, and several other titles) is a system to represent different combinations of dice in role-playing games using simple algebra-like notation such as 2d6+12.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&DMead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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Experience point

An experience point (often abbreviated to exp or XP) is a unit of measurement used in tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's progression through the game.

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Fantasy tropes

Fantasy tropes are a specific type of literary tropes that occur in fantasy fiction.

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Formula

In science, a formula is a concise way of expressing information symbolically, as in a mathematical formula or a chemical formula.

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Game balance

In game design, balance is the concept and the practice of tuning a game's rules, usually with the goal of preventing any of its component systems from being ineffective or otherwise undesirable when compared to their peers.

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Gamemaster

A gamemaster (GM; also known as game master, game manager, game moderator or referee) is a person who acts as an organizer, officiant for questions regarding rules, arbitrator, and moderator for a multiplayer role-playing game.

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Gaming convention

A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games.

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Genre

Genre is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time.

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GURPS

The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting.

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GURPS Basic Set

GURPS Basic Set is a hard-bound two volume set written by Steve Jackson, Sean M. Punch, and David L. Pulver.

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GURPS Lite

GURPS Lite is a 32-page introduction to the rules of the GURPS role-playing game based on the core rules in the GURPS 4e Basic Set (mainly Characters).

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HârnMaster

HârnMaster is a fantasy role-playing game based in the fantasy world of Hârn.

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Hero System

The Hero System is a generic role-playing game system that was developed from the superhero RPG Champions.

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Human physical appearance

Human physical appearance is the outward phenotype or look of human beings.

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Map (mathematics)

In mathematics, the term mapping, sometimes shortened to map, refers to either a function, often with some sort of special structure, or a morphism in category theory, which generalizes the idea of a function.

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Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)

Marvel Super Heroes (MSHRPG) is a role playing game set in the Marvel Universe, first published by TSR as Marvel Super Heroes: The Heroic Role-Playing Game under license from Marvel Comics in 1984.

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Megaversal system

The Megaversal system, sometimes known as the Palladium system, is a set of mechanics specifically employed in most role-playing games published by Palladium Books, with the exception of Recon.

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Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade is a medieval action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows, developed by the Turkish company TaleWorlds, and published by the Swedish company Paradox Interactive.

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Palladium Books

Palladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games (RPGs) perhaps best known for its popular, expansive Rifts series (1990–present).

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Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game

The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game (often shortened to Palladium Fantasy or PFRPG) is a game produced by Palladium Books.

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Personal property

Personal property is generally considered property that is movable, as opposed to real property or real estate.

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Photographic processing

Photographic processing or development is the chemical means by which photographic film or paper is treated after photographic exposure to produce a negative or positive image.

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Player character

A player character (also known as PC and playable character) is a fictional character in a role-playing game or video game whose actions are directly controlled by a player of the game rather than the rules of the game.

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Professional development

Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning opportunities situated in practice.

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Randomness

Randomness is the lack of pattern or predictability in events.

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Role-playing

Role-playing is the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role.

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Scott Haring

Scott D. Haring is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

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Shadowrun

Shadowrun is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist.

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Statistic (role-playing games)

A statistic (or stat) in role-playing games is a piece of data that represents a particular aspect of a fictional character.

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Stormbringer (role-playing game)

Stormbringer is a fantasy role-playing game published by Chaosium set in the world of the Young Kingdoms, based on the Elric of Melniboné books by Michael Moorcock.

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Table (information)

A table is an arrangement of data in rows and columns, or possibly in a more complex structure.

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Tom Dowd (game designer)

Thomas A. Dowd is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

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Traveller (role-playing game)

Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game, first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop.

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Usability

Usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object such as a tool or device.

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Verisimilitude

Verisimilitude (or truthlikeness) is a philosophical concept that distinguishes between the relative and apparent (or seemingly so) truth and falsity of assertions and hypotheses.

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World of Darkness

World of Darkness is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes created as settings for supernatural horror themed role-playing games.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_creation

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