1. Choose a character from the Character List.
   • You are allowed up to three live characters at any time.
   • You can’t choose a character that has already died.
   • Your can’t choose a character that currently belongs to another player.
   • If you choose a character with the ‘Kid’ career, see “Why don’t you put her in charge?” below.
2. Assign points to your attributes.
   • You have 14 points to assign to your attributes.
   • No attribute can have less than 2 point.
   • No attribute can have more than 4 points, unless it’s your career attribute.
   • Your career attribute can go up to 5.
3. Decide if you’re an android, see “I prefer the term artificial human.” below.
4. Assign points to your skills.
   • You have 10 points to assign to your skills.
   • You can put up to 3 points in your career skills.
   • You can put only 1 point in your non-career skills.
5. Choose career talent.
   • There should be three options listed under your career.
6. Health.
   • Your starting health is the same as your starting strength.
7. Buddy & Rival.
   • No need to choose this now, but you must choose before the end of your first session with this character.
   • This may be different if you’re a ‘Kid’, see “Why don’t you put her in charge?” below.
8. Starting gear.
   • Sorry, I know your career tells you that you get starting gear, but in this scenario it isn’t going to happen!
9. Signature item.
   • Choose a signature item – This is something small with limited use.

Why don’t you put her in charge?

Congratulations you’ve chosen to play a kid. That means you must follow these rules:

• Decide which of the other characters is your parent. If this is another player’s character, they must allow this.
• If you’re also an android make sure you tell your parent’s player. They would definitely know.
• Your buddy is automatically your parent. This cannot be changed, unless of course they’ve already died!
• You must do what your parent tells you – within reason.
• Adults are designated by surname, whereas the kids have unisex forenames.

I prefer the term artificial human.

Roll 1d20. If you roll a 20 you have the option to play an android. You don’t have to take this option, but if you do you must follow these rules:

• Androids get a +3 bonus to two attributes of their choice after the 14 attribute points have been assigned, and can reach a maximum score of 8 in these two attributes.
• Androids can’t push skill rolls.
• Androids don’t suffer stress and thus don’t have a stress level. For this reason, they don’t need a signature item.
• Androids never make Panic Rolls.
• Androids suffer damage differently.

It is your choice if you let the other players know that you are an android.