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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Synicism" data-source="post: 473020" data-attributes="member: 489">Generally, when I design a character, I start with a concept - about two or three words that set out "what" my character is. Example, my current FR character: "human weretiger monk." This is generally what I want to play in terms of mechanics.Then I figure out how my character got to be what he is. In the case of the monk, Jasin, a natural lycanthrope, was born to members of a monastic order dedicated to Selune who believe that lycanthropy is a gift if properly used. They seek out afflicted lycanthropes and teach them to control their abilities and hunt down those who use their abilities to spread chaos. Jasin's family was attacked and wiped out by a rival order dedicated to an evil deity. I always want to include plot hooks and stuff for the GM to play with. It's fun to have something appear out of the character's past. I pick a few personality traits that define the character, decide on a tone of voice and some mannerisms, and generally get a feel for how to act the character out at the table.Now I assign stats, skills, and feats based on the concept, putting them where they best illustrate the character's development so far. Because he's a weretiger, he's got a high strength, so I figure he would be trained to take advantage of that. So I put his high stat in strength, followed by wisdom, because he would be taught to be alert and one with his surroundings. Then I go with constitution, then dexterity and intelligence, and charisma last because as a natural lycanthrope, he has a feral streak that normal folk might find unsettling, perhaps a vestigial predator-prey reaction. We use a point-buy system, so this is real easy. I picked feats like flying kick and improved initiative to represent a direct, linear, no-nonsense fighting style and put points into listen, climb, jump, etc.</blockquote>

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