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Shadow of the Beanstalk · Character Forge

Create character

1. Setting

Draft. Setting → debt → XP → gear (apply package or credits first) → 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).

Skills are grouped by category (General · Social · Combat · Knowledge · Computers), A–Z inside each. Tap a name for a short description. After finalize you may still spend earned XP on skills only.

8. Talents

Pyramid. Every row needs more talents in the row below it. One T1 talent opens nothing; two T1 open one T2 slot, and so on up.

Ranked ★. Each extra rank is bought one tier higher (Custom Rig ★2 is a T2 pick, ★3 a T3 pick). Cost = tier × 5 XP.

Tap a slot in the pyramid to see what fits there. Tap a talent name for its full writeup. After Finalize you keep buying with earned XP.

9. Motivation

10. Gear

Step 1 of 2 — Choose how you start Pick one path, make any package choices, then press Apply. The catalog shop stays locked until you do.

SotB starting wealth: either take your career package (free gear + leftover credits), or skip the package and buy with ₡1,000 + any debt credits.

This loads your package (or sets your credit budget) and unlocks the shop below.