Ok, I'm going to go through a sample character build, and see if it helps clarify for people how to build their character. First of all, the concept. Let's take a classic. Farm boy makes it big.<em>Use the chi, Lu Ke</em>;D<br/><br/>Step 1, concept and history.<br/><br/>Wu Sung, the Magnificent Tiger Slayer<br/><br/>Wu Sung left his farm after the rains did not come, and his rice failed. With little to see him on his way but his natural strength and large staff (and a handfull of carefully hoarded coins) he went out to see what world there was beyond his village.<br/><br/>Walking for several days he came to an inn at the foot of the mountains, where he was overcome by hunger and thirst. The Innkeeper warned him of two things. First, that the speciality rice wine of the inn was very strong, and he would not recommend anyone take more than one bottle. Second, that a terrible man eating tiger haunted the mountains, and people went over the pass only in caravans, and heavily armed.<br/><br/>Wu Sung knew that the innkeeper was simply greedy, and wanted him to stay and spend more of his coins on more of that wonderfull rice wine, but after 8 bottles he decided he really should push on over the mountain while there was still light. He ignored the innkeepers protestations and off he went.<br/><br/>As he climbed he saw several posters. He couldn't read what was on them, but the face of a tiger was clearly recognisable.<em>Cunning old innkeeper</em>he thought.<em>Trying to make people believe his story.</em>On he walked, and after a little while he began to feel somewhat strange. Obviously the rice he had eaten was slightly off, and it was making him unwell. As he considered this, he was not watching quite where he was going, and tripped over a rock, falling to his knees.<br/><br/>All in all, this could be considered a good thing, as it meant the man eating tiger flew over his back, rather than into it. By the time he had gotten back up, the tiger was turned around and stalking towards him. With a roar it lept towards him, and Wu Sung thrust out his staff to keep it back. Because of the roar, his staff went down the tigers throat, and was torn from his hand.<br/><br/>By the time Wu Sung recovered from this, the tiger was clawing at the staff and making horrible choking noises.<em>Poor thing.</em>he thought, and went to help it. The tiger apparently did not appreciate his noble aim, and lashed out at him with a claw.<br/><br/>Such rude behaviour infuriated Wu Sung, who kicked the tiger under the jaw, and then thumped it on the top of its head with his mighty fist. The tiger collapsed under the blow, but struggled to rise, still making choked growling sounds. Wu Sung hopped onto its back, wrapped his arms around its throat, and squeezed.<br/><br/>The tiger rolled and roared, but could not shift him. Its roars became weaker, and its struggles too, and soon it collapsed to the ground. Wu Sung considered getting up, but the tiger was actually quite comfortable, and he decided to close his eyes and rest for just a few minutes.<br/><br/>It was there that the magistrates tiger hunters found him, and carried him, and the tiger, back to the town in triumph, loudly praising the Magnificient Tiger Slayer. The magistrate offered him many toasts (with that same delicious rice wine of the innkeepers) and offered him the reward, in gold and silver, that had amassed for the felling of the terrible beast. Wu Sung, overcome with his heady victory, refused, and said instead the money should go to the families of those killed by the beast (thus proving himself to be a true hero, and superior man).<br/><br/>Thus was begun the legend of Wu Sung, the Magnificent Tiger Slayer.<br/><br/>Next, the rules for our hero.