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Shadow of the Beanstalk · Character Forge

Create character

1. Setting

Draft. Setting → debt → XP → package or credits → Finalize when ready.

1. Setting

Chooses which archetype list is available. Careers stay SotB for both packs.

2. Identity

Paste any image URL for the character sheet and live preview. Leave empty to use the default cyberpunk portrait.

Portrait preview

3. Archetype

Tap a card to select. Starting characteristics (Br / Ag / Int / Cun / Will / Pre), XP, and free skills are from the book.

4. Career

Your job defines career skills (cheaper to raise) and the free starting package. Pick four career skills for free rank 1.

Free career ranks: choose up to 4 career skills (each gets rank 1 free before XP).

5. Debt (optional favor owed)

What is debt?

In SotB character creation (Step 6), you may start owing a favor to someone in a faction — a street contact, corp, orgcrime, government, etc. In exchange you get either extra starting gear credits or extra starting XP.

  • None — no favor, no bonus.
  • Small — +₡100 of gear (always credits).
  • Regular — +₡500 gear or +10 starting XP.
  • Big — +₡1,500 gear or +20 starting XP.

The GM decides who holds the marker and when they collect. Debt is a story hook, not free power.

6. Characteristics

Raise from archetype baselines. Cost to next rating = new rating × 10 XP (e.g. 2→3 costs 30). Cap 5. Locked after finalize. Use the big ± buttons on touch screens.

7. Skills

How skills work

Dice pool = characteristic + skill ranks (extra ranks become upgrades). Career skills (marked ●) cost rank × 5 XP; non-career cost rank × 5 + 5. Free ranks from archetype / career are free floor (no XP).

Tap a skill name for a short description. After finalize you may still spend earned XP on skills only.

8. Talents

Chargen only. Tier cost = tier × 5 XP (T1=5 … T5=25). Click a talent row to expand its full description. Locked after finalize.

9. Motivation

10. Starting gear

Either take the career starting package or buy with credits (₡1,000 base + debt credits). Package items show names here; full rules text appears on the character sheet glossary.

Manual adds — choose free (no credit change) or paid (deducts listed price from credits on hand).

Custom gear / cyber

Any one-off item from play. Set price (0 = free). Permanent strain cost reduces Strain Threshold (cyber implants).