I'm cool with 3, It sound good.  However, just because my opinion seems to be the outlier in comparison to the others, I'm also happy with the idea of starting at higher than normal points/legend.  I have a habit of envisioning 'complete' character concepts (i.e. grown-ups rather than adolescents, if you catch the metaphor), so starting closer to the story I want to tell with the character would be nice.<br/><br/>I am also okay with 3, it just means more time before I'm done putting everything together.<br/><br/><br/>I have a question for the other players (& ST), who seem to be more familiar with Scion than I am (I've played it a couple times, but in short games);  Is it a bad idea to have a non-combat character?  I have no interest in playing a fighter, my concept is Scientist.  Could this be a problem?