Character Building

STEP 1: DEFINE CONCEPT

1. Write a high-level description of your character. Include the character’s pantheon, divine patron, and genesis. Pantheon and Patron:
2. Genesis
   • Born: You are the child of a god and a mortal.
   • Created: You were created and granted life by your divine patron.
   • Chosen: You were blessed, born to a divine blood line, or touched by fate to receive your divine blessing
   • Incarnate: You were a mortal incarnation of a god, until that god died.
3. Define 3 deeds for your character; short-term, long-term, and band Deed. (Scion: Origin, p. 94)

STEP 3: SKILLS

1. Rank you Paths to generate Skills:
   • Primary Path grants 3 dots
   • Secondary Path grants 2 dots
   • Tertiary Path grants 1 dot
2. Add 5 dots of additional Skills.
3. Add a Specialty to each Skill with at least 3 dots.

STEP 4: ATTRIBUTES

1. All Attributes start with 1 dot
2. Pick a favored approach, add 2 dots to each Attribute in that approach.
3. Prioritize the arenas, and assign 6/4/2 dots as prioritized
4. Add 1 dot to any Attribute

STEP 2: PATHS

1. Create/choose three Paths for your character.
2. Pick a Path for each category:
• Origin – Who you were before the story started; your “biography”
• Role – Who you are now (concept often fits here what you’d say in a job interview.
• Pantheon – Connection to and role within your pantheon.
Each Path includes the following:
• A short description that acts as the Path’s title
• 3 associated Skills
• The Pantheon Path takes two Skills defined by the Pantheon, plus one Skill that matches your character themes as they relate to the Pantheon.
• No Skill may be associate with more than two of your character’s Paths.
• Potential Connections: Contacts and Access
• Potential Path Condition for invoking the Path too often

STEP 5: CALLINGS AND KNACKS

1. Pick one of the Callings from your divine patron.
See Callings
2. You gain 1 dot in your Calling.
3. Select a single Knack from your Calling.

STEP 6: FINISHING TOUCHES

1. Legend 1
2. Record virtues
3. Record Health
4. Add two heroic Knacks OR four points of Birthrights.

STEP 1: DEFINE CONCEPT

1. Write a high-level description of your character. Include the character’s pantheon, divine patron, and genesis. Pantheon and Patron:
2. Genesis
   • Born: You are the child of a god and a mortal.
   • Created: You were created and granted life by your divine patron.
   • Chosen: You were blessed, born to a divine blood line, or touched by fate to receive your divine blessing
   • Incarnate: You were a mortal incarnation of a god, until that god died.
3. Define 3 deeds for your character; short-term, long-term, and band Deed. (Scion: Origin, p. 94)

STEP 3: SKILLS

1. Rank you Paths to generate Skills:
   • Primary Path grants 3 dots
   • Secondary Path grants 2 dots
   • Tertiary Path grants 1 dot
2. Add 5 dots of additional Skills.
3. Add a Specialty to each Skill with at least 3 dots.

STEP 4: ATTRIBUTES

1. All Attributes start with 1 dot
2. Pick a favored approach, add 2 dots to each Attribute in that approach.
3. Prioritize the arenas, and assign 6/4/2 dots as prioritized
4. Add 1 dot to any Attribute

STEP 2: PATHS

1. Create/choose three Paths for your character.
2. Pick a Path for each category:
• Origin – Who you were before the story started; your “biography”
• Role – Who you are now (concept often fits here what you’d say in a job interview.
• Pantheon – Connection to and role within your pantheon.
Each Path includes the following:
• A short description that acts as the Path’s title
• 3 associated Skills
• The Pantheon Path takes two Skills defined by the Pantheon, plus one Skill that matches your character themes as they relate to the Pantheon.
• No Skill may be associate with more than two of your character’s Paths.
• Potential Connections: Contacts and Access
• Potential Path Condition for invoking the Path too often

STEP 5: CALLINGS AND KNACKS

1. Pick 3 Callings, one must come from your divine patron.
See Callings.
2. Assign 5 dots to Callings, minimum 1 for each Calling.
3. Select Knacks equal to your Callings:
• Heroic Knacks ‘cost’ 1 dot
• Immortal Knacks ‘cost’ 2 dots
4. Define your first legendary Title from one of your Callings. This Title often relates to deeds around your visitation.

STEP 6: FINISHING TOUCHES

1. Legend 1
2. Record virtues
3. Record Health
4. Add two heroic Knacks OR four points of Birthrights.