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Whether a character, robot, creature or vehicle, imagine your unit concept and follow these steps:

1. Race or Type - Choose a race for your character or a type for your vehicle or robot. Robotic replicants have the type of the race they are replicating after "robotic". For example, "Robotic Human". Copy the following to your record sheet from the race or type's information.

» Subsize (Note the race's size [All PC's are size 2.] and subsize separated by a decimal.)
» Computer Level (Robot parts and functions cannot exceed the level of the brain implant or computer core. It may have 5 functions and/or robotic parts per computer level.)
» Special Notes (This includes special abilities and drawbacks.)
» MOV (The number of spaces traveled per turn. Note armor penalty, if any.)
» Languages (The languages the character or robot speaks.)

2. Alterations - Determine the number of genetic alterations, if any. Then identify any robotic components. Then note any ability and/or skill changes or modifiers. See the Alter section for costs and surgery.

3. Abilities - Roll 4D for DEX, LOG, and WIL and add 40. Some scores may be modified by size or magnitude of alterations. The GM may permit players to distribute 140 points, instead, with a min/max of 44/80, or use these set scores: 55, 60, 65 and 70 in any order. Mark each ability on your character sheet with both the full score and half score separated by a divider. (Example: 60/30.)

» Strength (STR) (Character/Robot lift, punch, swing, resist damage and poisons, etc. Robot/Vehicle power regeneration, power efficiency, torque. Use the Size Category Table to determine the STR roll and bonus of races and vehicles. For energy output of energy weapon damage and the defense of energy shielding, see the Output attribute. The accompanying table is an average between bench pressing and dead lifting in pounds.)

STR	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150
Lift	25	50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275	300	325	350	375

» Dexterity (DEX) (Character/Robot: jump, aim, dodge, deft actions, running around corners, quick thinking, etc. Robot/Vehicle: Maneuvering, responsiveness, jinking, fine adjustments, etc. Robots with wheels, treads, or propulsion of any kind have a handling rating as with vehicles.)
» Logic (LOG) (Character: perceive, investigate, solve, resist illusions, etc. Computers/Robots: memory access, comprehension, calculation, strategy, analysis, etc. Units with robotic intelligence have a LOG score equal to its robot brain implant's computer level times 10. Sentient robots use a natural roll.)
» Willpower (WIL)  (Character: entice, cha­nge minds, resist influence and certain spells, etc., or it may choose to comply of its own accord. Creatures have a resistant WIL. A resistant WIL is 100, except in relation to its controller. Computer/Robot: self-reliance, modularity, tamper resistance, etc. Robots have a resistant WIL, in which it is "0" for robots performing functions for which they are programmed.)

4. Skills - Choose your skills from the Skills section and note half the listed ability. (Example: Scholar relies on ½ LOG.) You may develop the levels of any number of skills as you progress. For robots, determine the number of functions and what functions the robot may perform based upon the computer's level.

» Primary Bonus (Select one primary skill and add 20 under P/S.)
» Secondary Bonus (Select one secondary skill and add 10 under P/S. [May be same as Primary.])
» Starting Level (Add 1 level to any one skill. [Skills have levels from 1 to 6.] P/S skills do not need levels.)
» Tabulate Scores (For each skill, multiply skill level by 10, add it to half the ability score (rounded up) and add the P/S bonus, if any.)
» Spells (Choose the skill's spells, if any, according to the skill's list and number of spells acquired per level.)

5. Development Points (DP) - Put a "0" as your starting DP. [See Character Development, p.22 in BareBones Fantasy.]

6. Roleplay Elements - Flesh out the details of your character.

» Physical Description (Fill in name or designation, gender, hair color, eye color and handedness.)
» Biography (Write up a back story for your character indicating where they are from and what their personal goals are.)
» Descriptors (Sum up two descriptors, positive and negative, for your character, such as “cantankerous and jovial.”)
» Moral Code (Indicate whether your character is somewhat, very or totally: kind or cruel, focused or unfocused, selfless or selfish, honorable or dishonorable, brave or cowardly, loyal or disloyal.
» Status  (Define your character's position (or Caste) within society (With GM approval,) and note the wealth multiplier in parentheses, whether they are royalty (x100), nobility (x10), bourgeoisie (x2D), a servant in the royal household (x3), a servant in a noble household (x2), cupbearer (x3), a knight (x1D/2), citizen (x2), a freeman (x1), or a slave (x0).)
» Career (Describe your character's career in as few words as possible. [Seer, Art thief, munitions sergeant, etc.])

7. Derived Stats - Fill out data based upon your abilities, skills and other scores.

» Body points (BP) (How much damage your character can take before dying. The BP score is ½STR rounded up.)
» Initiative (INIT) (Influences your turn order in combat. It is 1, plus 1 for LOG of 65 or more, plus 1 for DEX of 65 or more. [Range of 1 to 3.])
» Damage Reduction (DR) (Noted by the armor type on the Armor table in the Equipment section.)
» Attack Score (Your Warrior skill for ranged or melee (including unarmed) attack types. It is ½ DEX plus level.)
» Attack Damage (Determined by the weapon type (including unarmed) on the Weapons table in the Equipment section. Add 1 damage for every 5 points of the Attack Score above 55 for ranged attacks and add 1 damage for every 5 points of STR above 55 for melee attacks.)
» Output (A pool of points, derived from POW, representing the energy output for energy weapons and defenses and affected by the hourly drainage by onboard systems of robots, cyborgs, power armor and vehicles. Necessary only for robots, computers, cyborgs and vehicles. Complete drainage causes a shutdown until usable power is restored. Individual systems may be shut down to conserve energy output.
» Threat Rank (The challenge rating to balance encounters. [See the Unit Development section for details.])
» Wealth and Supplies (Roll 1D and multiply it times the status wealth multiplier to determine the character's wealth. (Or the GM may assign their wealth.) Choose any 6 items each worth 10 times the character's wealth or less from the New Equipment tables. Then roll 1D x wealth to determine your starting credits. Slaves and non-sentient robots do not possess money unless purchasing is part of one of their functions.)