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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 4675174" data-attributes="member: 53">I like a good mix.My favorite system for character generation is Heroquest from Issaries.  There are 3 methods and 2 of them are great (each in different circumstances).Method one has you write a terse 100 word description of your character.  The GM gets your skills and abilities from this (which can be pretty much anything..within reason although levels are fixed).Method two has you create your character as you play.  You have a certain number of "skills" and can choose them as the game progresses until you have chosen them all.  Great for player who is late showing up.  Just start playing and flesh out your character as you play (which is how many come up with their backstory in normal RPGs).The disadvantage is these don't work well in D&D.</blockquote>