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Guide to Creating Champions Characters


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I offer this draft guide to creating Champions Characters to the Hero Games community.  Since this is a draft, there will no doubt be errors and typos.  I am also sure that things can also be made more clear or expanded upon.  So your comments and suggestions are most welcome.  I am hopeful that with the collective wisdom of the folks on this board, a comprehensive player's primer can be put together that will be distributed at no cost. 

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18aiCKAy9Y5ymJSJkJunQm2YD_vxignuKjr2c-qaGH7s/edit?usp=sharing

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In the past, I have written up numerous Champions characters (and villains for my own games) and played in numerous Champions game.  I have seen how the game rules can be overwhelming to new players.  To me, the key to creating Champions characters is Character Conception.  IMO, this concept was perhaps explained and presented best in the first part of the 3rd edition Champions rulebook, before there was a move towards a universal Hero System.  These are just some notes on how I would approach character creation. 

 

Here you will find an edit to the document above plus a new one - an example of Champions character creation.   

 

A GUIDE TO CREATING CHAMPIONS CHARACTERS

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zspZe5djrYwjlicGJoZMzLZsqjX7hbijpqFC7PcI1os/edit?usp=sharing

 

AN EXAMPLE OF CHAMPION CHARACTER CREATION

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_ZAVsdxaeBZFj8CpaqzWGR3PbVL5HjZqXlPC0qWrig/edit?usp=sharing

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In the past, I have written up numerous Champions characters (and villains for my own games) and played in numerous Champions game.  I have seen how the game rules can be overwhelming to new players.  To me, the key to creating Champions characters is Character Conception.  IMO, this concept was perhaps explained and presented best in the first part of the 3rd edition Champions rulebook, before there was a move towards a universal Hero System.  These are just some notes on how I would approach character creation. 

 

Here you will find an edit to the document above plus a new one - an example of Champions character creation.   

 

A GUIDE TO CREATING CHAMPIONS CHARACTERS

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zspZe5djrYwjlicGJoZMzLZsqjX7hbijpqFC7PcI1os/edit?usp=sharing

 

AN EXAMPLE OF CHAMPION CHARACTER CREATION

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_ZAVsdxaeBZFj8CpaqzWGR3PbVL5HjZqXlPC0qWrig/edit?usp=sharing

Don't know if you saw the one I wrote up. It's down in my signature>

 

Tasha

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Yes.  I have seen it before and I like what you wrote.  I tried to do a bit of a walk through and to put into words my own thought processes as I go from step to step.  Though I wanted it to be brief as possible, by necessity, it just took awhile to get through.  Think of it as a thought experiment.  Your comments are most welcome.  Thanks.

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Thanks for your comment.  Yes, I agree with you.  Perhaps a reference can be added, though I expect that the rulebooks will also have this advice and I am not trying to re-state what is already in the rulebooks.

 

In my gaming group, we have had multiple GMs.  We also would bring our Champions characters to conventions to play in games run by other GMs.  So for us, the default campaign was assumed to be the Champions Universe, with each GM having his or her variations from that.  We created Champions characters at the standard power level so that the characters could be played in a game run by any of the GMs, or at conventions.  

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> ". . .   in the beginning when designing characters to look at the campaign guidelines and background first before trying to create a character." <            

 

I took a look again at Champions Complete and found the following quote under Character Concept on page 9:

 

"It’s also important to check with the GM about the nature of the campaign, to make sure your character idea fits in."

 

Also, Tasha's "How To Create Balanced Hero System Characters" discusses this.

 

I do have some references sprinkled within where the player is advised to check with "your GM" regarding CP totals, power level, and such, but I have no specific point about it.  I will think about how to include a more specific reference as you suggest.  Thanks.

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