Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Character Creation Challenge 2022: #5 = "Cartoon Action Hour: Season One"

 Looks like our first repeat of a tabletop roleplaying game is coming up -- and it’s a tabletop game Spectrum Game that I love a lot: “Cartoon Action Hour” -- the following is the character for the first season (read: first edition) of it. 




Step #1 is to find the genre of the series (read: campaign) of the fictional Game Master. 



Question #1: Is the genre of the fictional campaign the following: “Cyberpunk”? My View: 50/50. Mythic View: 94. Exceptional No. The genre of the campaign is neither “Cyberpunk” nor “Espionage”. 


Question #2: “Fantasy”? My View: 50/50. Mythic View: 30. Yes. The series is called “The Dark Warriors” dealing with a war between the Light Warriors and Dark Warriors. 

 




Step #2 is Name. I’m going with Princess Aelita.


Step #3 is Personality. I’m going with the following: “Princess Aelita puts on an appearance of being naive and careful -- but is actually a hothead that surprises lifeforms.”


Step #4 is Background. I’m going with the following:
“Princess Aelita was born to  Mountain Elves in the Khyalona Region of Nevaeh -- and had a normal life -- until she got the Light Mace -- and used it against Ny-Ti, the goblin that got the Dark Sword. In spite of her parents begging the Elf Council of  Innaza not to banish Aelita, the Elf Council banished her from Innaza.”



Step #5 is Appearance. I’m going with the following: “Princess Aelita is a tall teenage elf with red hair and red eyes usually dressed in a pink toga and sandals.”


Step #6 is Story Hook. For the first Story Hook, I’m going with the following: “Banished From the Elf City of Innaza” at Minor. Her second Story Hook is “Light Warrior Member” at Major. Her third is “Arch-Enemy: Ny-Ti” at Moderate. Her fourth is “Hothead” at Minor ......


...I think I move on to Step #7 getting the character points. 


Question #3: Is the Game Master sticking with the classic 100 Character Points from the rulebook for “Cartoon Action Hour”? My View: 50/50. Mythic View: 7. Exceptional Yes. 



Step #8 is to buy the Traits for the PCs: The following is what I brought for Princess Aelita with the math business in brackets:



  • Armed Combat 2 (100 - 2 = 98)

  • Athletics 2 (98 - 2 = 96)

  • Body 4 (96 - 8 = 88)

  • Coordination 4 (88 - 8 = 80)

  • Ranged Combat 2 (80 - 2 = 78)

  • Riding 2 (78 - 2 = 76)

  • Unarmed Combat 2 (76 - 2 = 74)

  • Disguise 3 (74 - 6 = 68)

  • Perception 2 (68 - 2 = 66)

  • Willpower 4 (66 - 8 = 58)

  • Appearance 4 (58 - 8 = 50).....



..I think I'm done with the Princess’s Traits - so it’s time for deciding on Specialties for Step #9 -- which I go with maces at 2 -- since Princess Aelita has gotten the Light Mace -- and to add having google get me a faction. 



Step #10 is Oomph. After talking to the other three fictional tabletop roleplaying gamers in the same group that contains me and the fictional Game Master -- I decide to go with 2 for Oomph. 50 - 4 = 46. 


Step #11 is Stunt Points. All the other three fictional tabletop roleplaying gamers in the same group that contains me and the fictional Game Master tell me that they are planning to get 2 in the Stunt Points business. 46 - 6 = 40. 


Step #12 is to look at a table to find Princess Aelita’s Hurt Points -- and add or subtract Willpower -- if possible. Aelita has a Body rating of 4. That makes 41 -- if she didn’t also have a Willpower rating of 4. 41+4=45. 45 is Aelita’s Hurt Points.......


..I forget a step -- so I’m going to make Size the following Step #13 -- but anyway you slice it -- Princess Aelita’s size is Medium.



Step #14 is Special Ability. This is where I’m going to be making the Light Mace for Princess Aelita. The Light Mace looks like a regular mace though it’s handle is pink. After a long talk with the fictional Gamer Master, we decided that it’s a Medium SA. (40-4=36). After some more serious talking with the fictional Game Master, we decided the Damage Rating is 7. (36 - 10 - 26). He tells me not to forget to add +Body to the character sheet. I also added the Item Restriction. (26+2=28).... 


..And Princess Aelita is done. Below this paragraph is Princess Aelita's full stats.




=CAH-S1=


Name: “Princess Aelita”


Appearance: Princess Aelita is a tall teenage elf with red hair and red eyes usually dressed in a pink toga and sandals.


Personality: Princess Aelita puts on an appearance of being naive and careful -- but is actually a hothead that surprises lifeforms.


Background: Princess Aelita was born to  Mountain Elves in the Khyalona Region of Nevaeh -- and had a normal life -- until she got the Light Mace -- and used it against Ny-Ti, the goblin that got the Dark Sword. In spite of her parents begging the Elf Council of  Innaza not to banish Aelita, the Elf Council banished her from Innaza.


Story Hooks:

▢ Banished From the Elf City of Innaza - Minor
▢ Light Warrior Member - Major
▢ Arch-Enemy: Ny-Ti - Moderate
▢ Hothead - Minor


Traits:
▢ Armed Combat 0/2 (Maces)
▢ Athletics 2
▢ Body 4
▢ Coordination 4
▢ Ranged Combat 2

▢ Riding 2
▢ Unarmed Combat 2
▢ Disguise 3
▢ Perception 2
▢ Willpower 4
▢ Appearance 4


Size: Medium


Oomph: 2


Stunt Points:


Hurt Points: 45


Specialty Abilities:


▢Light Mace (Offense Special Ability, Medium Power Level) - Light Mace looks like every other mace in the world with the only difference that the mace's handle is pink.
▢▢ Damage Rating: 7+Body
▢▢ Restriction: Item







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