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Step-by-step guide

Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition character creation

Learn how to create a Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition character. Use this guide as a checklist, then build your character in RPG Stack.

Steps

  1. Choose concept (who they were before hunting).
  2. Set Creed (Defender, Inquisitive, Judge, Martyr, or any ST variant).
  3. Pick Drive (core personal motivation: Vengeance, Curiosity, Redemption, etc.).
  4. Pick Creed-specific Edges (1–2 dots).
  5. Pick Specialties for Skills (3 total).
  6. Distribute Attributes: 6/4/3 across Physical, Social, Mental. Max 4 at creation.
  7. Distribute Skills: 11/7/4 across Physical, Social, Mental. Max 3 at creation (before Specialties).
  8. Assign Backgrounds/Edges: 7 points total across Resources, Allies, Contacts, Cell-specific Backgrounds.
  9. Choose Desperation trigger (how the Hunter loses composure when cornered).
  10. Pick Touchstones and Anchors (humanity ties).
  11. Calculate derived stats: Health, Willpower, Humanity (default 7).
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