Character Creator

RobertAronsson said about 21 hours ago

Not sure which of my questions you´re answering here... I was referring to the fact that, when using point buy character generation, as stated in the latest core rules that I have, if the Gamemaster agrees, the players should have an option of being able to choose which event to take instead of just rerolling. If this was the question you were answering, then I suppose you've got so many other things to attend to so that you haven't got time yet to insert that option in the point buy character creation, because the generator is still randomly rolling events in the Point Buy variant.

Other than that, great that Capitol is in. Which Corporation is next?

Sorry about that, not at all comfortable with the quote system on this forum :)

Can you refer to the page where it mentions that a player may be eligible to pick an event if they use the Point Buy system?

Next up is Cybertronic!

RobertAronsson said about 21 hours ago

Hm... I tried making a Doomtrooper in the quick Character Maker but s/he turned out unemployed instead?!?

Then you probably did not make it into the Doomtroopers. It still makes the entry roll. However, I'm yet to implement a smart system that utilizes life points to reduce the difficulty of entering careers (and for other life point related matters as well).

Shamrock said about 5 hours ago

I've tried making a character both the normal and optional ways, it keeps getting stuck on education.
Also the auto character generator won't make a character if I make any selections on it.

What browser are you using? Works for me in Firefox, Chrome, IE and Edge. How are you not able to proceed from education?

Any chance that this could be provided offline? I don't know the tech behind it but I could do with a version for when I have no internet connection *cough* work *cough*

I am using IE11 on Windows 10 on a PC and I am also getting stuck at Education. I will try it on Edge and report back.

Just tried it with same PC but using Edge on Windows 10 and again, it got stuck at education. Also Edge is a) noticeably slower to react to on-screen button clicks and b) the background and background text are both dark.

Ah, now that is interesting...and odd. When I re-tried the generator just now (still using Edge), I got Mishima. The previous 4 characters were all Capitol. With Mishima, the background was fine and I did NOT get stuck at education.

Just tried with IE11. Selected Imperial and did not get stuck at education. Maybe something is awry with the education choices for Capitol rather than the program itself?

Yes, something seems to be wrong with Capitol and the educations page, thanks for letting me know. Gonna look at it.

Very impressed by it, by the way.

I'm using Firefox! Buts it's been Capitol so that may be where the issue lies.

RobertAronsson said about 21 hours ago

Not sure which of my questions you´re answering here... I was referring to the fact that, when using point buy character generation, as stated in the latest core rules that I have, if the Gamemaster agrees, the players should have an option of being able to choose which event to take instead of just rerolling. If this was the question you were answering, then I suppose you've got so many other things to attend to so that you haven't got time yet to insert that option in the point buy character creation, because the generator is still randomly rolling events in the Point Buy variant.

Other than that, great that Capitol is in. Which Corporation is next?

Sorry about that, not at all comfortable with the quote system on this forum :)

Can you refer to the page where it mentions that a player may be eligible to pick an event if they use the Point Buy system?

Sure, I´m providing the "Summary of Lifepath decisions", found on page 35 in the printer friendly Core Book Rules, here. The relevant text I've rewritten in capital letters and put inside asterisks (***) so it'll be easier to see. (It is in the 5th and 6th decision):

Summary of Lifepath Decisions (page 35, Core Book)

Decision One:
Select Starting Attributes. Lower attributes to
raise others. Option to spend one to eight Life points to raise
one to eight Attributes.

Decision Two:
Determine birth faction. Gain skills, talent,
languages, and faction event. Option to spend one Life point
to pick result.

Decision Three:
Determine social status. Gain Attribute
bonus, skills, Earnings Rating, items of interest, apparel and
lodging. Option to spend one or two Life points to pick
the result.

Decision Four:
Determine environment. Gain Attribute
bonus, skills, and equipment, or resource. Option to spend one
Life point to pick the result

Decision Five:
Determine education. Gain Attribute bonuses,
skills, talents, free career picks, and equipment. Option to spend
one or two Life points to pick the result. Roll for adolescent event.
Option to spend one Life point to re-roll ***OR, WITH GM APPROVAL,
PICK THE RESULT***.

Decision Six:
Determine Primary Career. You must begin with
a Primary Career, and you may take no more than four career
phases in total, including Iconic Careers (see Decision Seven,
below). Gain attribute bonuses (first career only), Skills, Signature
Skill, talent, and equipment. Update Earnings Rating. Spend one
or two Life points to pick the result. Mark age as 16 and increase
by 1d6+1 years for each career phase. Option to be unemployed
and regain up to two Life points. Roll for career event after each
career phase. Option to spend one Life point to re-roll ***OR, WITH GM APPROVAL,
PICK THE RESULT***.

Decision Seven:
Iconic Career. Check prerequisites for entry.
May spend one to three Life points to reduce cost of entry. Gain
skills, Signature Skill, talent, and equipment.

Decision Eight:
Final customisation. Gain two Chronicle
points. May convert up to two Life points for two extra Chronicle
points. Further Life points maybe converted to assets or new
Skills. Gain two Attribute bonuses, two skill increases and
one talent. Determine derived stats: bonus ranged and close
combat damage and influence. Determine starting wounds and
Mental Wounds. List character traits and, optionally, determine
relationship to other characters in the group.

And finally I'd just like to praise your efforts with this. Its turning out to be pretty darn great! :)

Thanks for kind words :)

I'll add an option, similar to the Aging Option, that allows picking events instead of rolling them. Also, I'll add an option for allowing Heretics, since they are also up to the GM.

Great! This CG is going to be so awesome to have as a resource when playing! Also, a friend of mine noticed that only the first page was filled in when he printed a fillable character sheet. The second page was empty.

Really? Must be something with the printer/browser. Anybody else experiencing this?

Can you ask your friend to first print to PDF and confirm that everything is included, and then print that PDF?

^ I have no clue how to quote on here, but I'm trying to make a Capital PC and continue to get stuck on education. Someone else mentioned the problem with Cap too.
Hope it helps. The generator is great and thanks for putting the time into it.

Just uploaded another update:

- Fixed the Capitol Education problems.
- Fixed lots of other bugs.
- Cybertronic is fully integrated (pun intended).

Next up: The Brotherhood!

Another update:

- Added Player Companion section. Displays "good to know" information about various things. Let me know if you'd like to see more stuff here. I intend to add a similar reference page for GMs containing stuff such as Creature Abilities, how to make certain rolls like Corruption etc.

Great work with the character creator! But is there no way to select a 3rd and 4th career? When I'm done selecting the first two, the only choice I get is "finish".