Character Creation:<br/><br/>I have the Character Sheet available in Excel format.   PM me if you'd like it in that format.<br/><br/><br/>Step 1: Character Concept<br/><br/>Choose Concept, Tradition, Auspice, and Motivation.  Bonus XP will be given for good character History.<br/><br/><br/>Step 2: Select Attributes<br/><br/>Physical, Social , Mental in any order ( all attributes have one free dot )<br/>Primary receives 7 dots<br/>Secondary recives 5 dots<br/>Tertiary recieves 3 dots<br/><br/>Step 3: Abilities<br/><br/>Abilities begin at zero dots.<br/><br/>Note Auspicious Abilities and choose Favored Abilities(four; do not duplicate Auspicious Abilities).  Distribute 27 Ability dots. 10 are limited to Auspicious<br/>and Favored Abilities; 17 are unlimited. No Ability may be above 3 before spending bonus points.<br/><br/><br/>Step 4 : Select Advantages<br/><br/>Choose Backgrounds (7 dots, no Background higher than<br/>3 before spending bonus points)<br/>Rotes - (10 dots.  Each wrote cost one dot per highest level sphere used in the rote.)<br/>Virtues (all begin at 1, five dots to spread, none higher than 3 before spending bonus points).<br/><br/>Spheres ( 5 dots, + Tradition Specialty)<br/><br/>Akashic Brotherhood- Mind<br/>Celestial Chorus- Prime<br/>Cult of Extacsy- Time<br/>Dreamspeakers- Spirit<br/>Euthanatos- Entropy<br/>Order of Hermes- Forces<br/>Sons of Ether- Matter<br/>Verbena- Life<br/>Virtual Adepts- Correspondence<br/><br/>Step 5: Finishing Touches<br/><br/>Record Essence (1 dot before bonus points), Willpower (sum of<br/>the two highest Virtues), Personal Essence pool ([Essence x 2] +<br/>Willpower), Peripheral Essence pool ([Essence x 6] + Willpower +<br/>[sum of all Virtues]) and health levels (7).<br/><br/>Spend bonus points (18) on any aspect of character creation.<br/>Costs are on page 97. Note changes in calculated values (such<br/>as Willpower and temporary Essence).<br/><br/>BONUS POINT COSTS<br/><br/>Attribute  - 4<br/>Ability    - 2 (1 if a Favored or Auspicious Ability)<br/>Background - 1 (2 or 4 if the Background is being raised above 3)<br/>Specialty  - 1 (2 per 1 if in a Favored or Auspicious Ability)<br/>Virtue     - 3<br/>Willpower  - 2<br/>Intimacies - 3 to increase starting Intimacies to (Willpower + Compassion)<br/>Essence    - 5<br/>Rote       - 1 points per dot per highest sphere used. Ie: Life 3, Prime 2 effect would be 3 dots.<br/>Sphere     - 5 per dot, 1 Free to your tradition.<br/><br/><br/>Merits/Flaws:  You may take any amount of Merits, and 7 points of flaws.  You may draw these from Mage: 3rd edition, or from Exalted 1st edition Player's guide.<br/><br/>Once you've completed the Character sheet, contact me.  We'll arrange an email address to return it to.