Making a character is tough business. To aid in the endeavour, some handy guides have been provided.
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* [[/guide/character_template]] - A blank character template.
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* [[/guide/characters_wanted]] - A listing of GMs interested in taking more players.
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* [[/guide/active_plots]] - A list of active plots which you may be interested in.
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* [[/character/directory]] - Index of existing characters
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* [[/guide/species]] - A list of species including background or species without CCGs. (Note, any species without a CCG link below will usually require GM assistance and approval)
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* [[/guide/skills]] - A list of character skills you character can have.
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=== Character Creation Guides ===
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To help build authentic characters of a specific species, these pages have been put together by members of the site to get a feel for what each of the main species do and represent in a story.
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* [[ccg/Rolaan|]] - Alien. Furtive, diminutive space lizards with a penchant for magic.
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* [[ccg/Belza|]] - Gas fellas. Artificially created, taking a life of their own. Eccentric and energetic.
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* [[ccg/Lorath|]] - Humanoid bird people with vestigial wings. Ruled by a caste system and theocratic monarchy.
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* [[ccg/Greaseheart|]] - Human. Closer to vanilla gene-stock, worshippers of the light, the horizon, and the noise.
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* [[ccg/Mindeye|]] - Human. Those who closed their two eyes that their third eye could open and see clearly.
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* [[ccg/Maidenhand|]] - Human nanomorph. Warriors of ancient tradition who are highly social and biologically adept.
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* [[ccg/Hagblood|]] - Human, mostly. Witches, wizards, and users of the sorcererous arts. A variety of magic schools and principles.
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* [[ccg/Oddbody|]] - Human or used to be: Extremely variable and adapting to all sorts of environments, some are almost their own species by now.
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* [[ccg/Chelti|]] - Alien. Vaguely humanoid shaped, widely travelled and extremely adaptive to soft and harsh environments.
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* [[ccg/Raiken|]] - Alien. Walking lizard boulders with steel scales ruled by an iron fist. Not for kids.
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* [[ccg/Sourcian|]] - Alien. A race of 'protocellular' beings, comparable to amoeba, molluscs, mycelium and sea-anemone.