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-Welcome to Monster Farm!  This roleplay was created as a kinky, fun project by Mood.  My goal is to make a roleplay where people have creative freedom while also having chances for failures that can lead to interesting plots.  Using this guide, I hope to make the character creation and introduction process more streamlined.
+==== Simple Character Creation ====
+First-time players are encouraged to make a human at level 1 in order to grow familiar with the system and its mechanics.
-**Step 1:**
+=== Step 1 ===
-Do you have an idea for your character?  If not, that's the first step.  If you don't have one, there are several ways to come up with them!  You can start with browsing ⁠idea-spam for some nice visuals (optional but nice) or prompts, you can think about scenes you'd like to write, you can start spit-balling ideas, or find your own way to get an idea for a character!  Don't limit yourself unless you want to at this point, just come up with something you think will be fun.
+Character creation begins with an idea—the most basic sense of what the player wants.  These ideas can be as simple as a scene one would like to play or an image.  The focus should be something the player believes will be fun.
-**Step 2:**
+A helpful idea may be to write a brief description of the character's goals, defining traits, and motivations.  This is also a good time to explore a possible backstory.  An example might be as follows:
-This step is optional, but often helps with the following steps.  For this step, write up a brief description of your character's defining traits, goals, and motivations.  Include important details here that you think will help.  For example, you could mention that your character is obsessed with slimes and had a large family growing up.  This character's motivation stems from wanting to feel secure, and we can say their goal is to make a living in the dungeon and retire wealthy enough not to need to work ever again.
+> This character's motivation stems from wanting to feel secure.  Their goal is to make a living in the dungeon and retire wealthy enough not to need to work ever again.  They love slimes and think they're very cute.
+Although short, this example gives insight into possible personality traits and titles.
-**Step 3:**
+=== Step 2 ===
-Now it's time to fill out the character form, found below.  The channel ⁠human-status has multiple examples of human characters made by Mood.  Utilizing the guides in ⁠information, you should be able to fill this out (and if not, feel free to ask questions).  It is helpful to remember the information you wrote in Step 2, as that information will help you pick your [[stats]], [[skills]], [[magic|spells]], and [[traits|titles]].
+Find the [[new player guide#character sheet|character sheet]] below and copy it into your favorite text editor.  Following your idea, fill it out as much as possible, and then approach your DM with any questions and uncertainties.  The linked guides for [[stats]], [[skills]], [[magic|spells]], and [[traits|titles]] should be useful and have examples included.
-**Step 4:**
+=== Step 3 ===
-Time to get your character checked!  You can either DM it to @The Mood is Write or post it in ⁠plotting.  Either way, Mood will tell you if anything needs to be changed.  Post your character form again once the changes are made!  Once you are approved, you can post your character to ⁠human-status and move on to the next step.
+Send your character sheet to your DM for approval.  Because Rummy Cobbles is a rules-light system, it allows great creativity.  By working with the DM to refine the character sheet, the DM can more easily implement the character's details into play.  This step requires working closely with the DM.  Once approved, your character is ready!
-**Step 5:**
+=== Step 4 ===
-At long last, it's time to insert your character into the world of Monster Farm!  You can make a post in any of the Rummy Cobbles locations or you can post in ⁠plotting and ask if anyone would like to play with your wonderful new character.
+At long last, it's time to insert your character into the world of Monster Farm!  Work with your DM and get ready to play!
-**Name:** Full name (nickname).
+==== Character Sheet ====
+The table below has the most important fields for character creation.  Additional information can be added, and characters can have more than two personality, trait, skill, magic, and title entries.
-**Job:** Profession.
+^  Character Information  ^^
+|  **Name** | Full Name (Nickname). |
-**Age:** Actual (apparent).
+|  **Job** | Profession. |
+|  **Age** | For humans, use the actual age.  For monsters, use their life stage (infant, child, pubescent, adult, etc.). |
-**Gender:** Sex (gender identity).
+|  **Gender** | Sex (gender identity and pronouns). |
+|  **Sexuality** | Sexuality (With notes.)|
-**Sexuality:** Sexuality (short notes).
+|  **Personality** | Personality Trait - Definition of trait. |
+| ::: | Personality Trait - Definition of trait. |
-**Personality:**
+^  **Numerical Values**  ^^
+|  **Level** | # level. |
-Trait - Definition.
+|  **HP** | # (Letter Rank) |
+|  **SP** | # (Letter Rank) |
-Trait - Definition.
+|  **MP** | # (Letter Rank) |
+|  **STR** | # (Letter Rank) |
----
+|  **END** | # (Letter Rank) |
+|  **AGI** | # (Letter Rank) |
-**Level:** #
+|  **DEX** | # (Letter Rank) |
+|  **MAG** | # (Letter Rank) |
-**HP:** # (Letter Rank)
+|  **RES** | # (Letter Rank) |
+^  **Abilities**  ^^
-**SP:** # (Letter Rank)
+|  **Skills** | Skill Name Lv# - Skill effect. |
+| ::: | Skill Name Lv# - Skill effect. |
-**MP:** # (Letter Rank)
+|  **Spells** | Spell Name Lv# - Spell effect. |
+| ::: | Spell Name Lv# - Spell effect. |
-**STR:** # (Letter Rank)
+|  **Titles** | Title Lv# - Cause and effect. |
+| ::: | Title Lv# - Cause and effect. |
-**END:** # (Letter Rank)
-**AGI:** # (Letter Rank)
-**DEX:** # (Letter Rank)
-**MAG:** # (Letter Rank)
-**RES:** # (Letter Rank)
----
-**SKILLS:**
-Skill name - Skill effect.
-Skill name - Skill effect.
-**SPELLS:**
-Spell name - Spell effect.
-Spell name - Spell effect.
-**Titles:**
-Title - Cause and effect.
-Title - Cause and effect.