Cheat sheet
Character creation (Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition)
A checklist you can run during creation.
Quick blocks
Creation order (from system.json)
- Choose Concept and Creed
- Pick a Drive (your personal motivation for the Hunt)
- Distribute Attributes: assign values across all 9 attributes — one at 4, three at 3, four at 2, one at 1 (not divided by category)
- Distribute Skills: choose one template — Jack of All Trades (1 at 3, 8 at 2, 10 at 1), Balanced (3 at 3, 5 at 2, 7 at 1), or Specialist (1 at 4, 3 at 3, 3 at 2, 3 at 1)
- Choose 3 Skill Specialties
- Assign Edges: choose 2 Edges and 1 Perk, or 1 Edge and 2 Perks
- Choose Backgrounds (7 dots), Merits, and Flaws
- Pick Touchstones and determine Desperation trigger
- Calculate derived traits: Health, Willpower, Desperation
Creation limits
attributeCapAtCreation
4
skillCapAtCreation
4
startingSpecialties
3
startingEdges
2 Edges + 1 Perk, or 1 Edge + 2 Perks
backgroundsPool
7