Earthdawn (Emergence Era) Character Creation

Select 10 skills, making sure to answer the questions below:

What can you actively do to help with surviving in the wild?
What do you know about that helps with surviving in the wild?
How will you interact with the people you come across?
How do you fight if necessary?
What did you learn from your family?

Select 3 tricks, making sure to answer the questions below:

What can the group always count on you to accomplish?
What do you do when you want to show off?

Select 2 complications, making sure to answer the question:

How do you get yourself into trouble?

Select 1 fallback, describing what you rely on to get yourself out of trouble.

Select 8 levels worth of equipment. This does not include any equipment you automatically receive in order to act on your skills. Equipment may be selected from the Shadowrun Equipment list, with cyberware and other technological equipment converting to magical equipment where reasonable.

Starting Mounts

Each character will start with a mount, defaulting to a sturdy, reliable horse. A more interesting mount may be purchased, with each additional quality costing 1 level of equipment, unless noted:

hearty constitution
fast
all-terrain
amphibious
gliding
brief flying (cost 3)
impressive
beautiful
scary
huge
intelligent
telepathic bond
summoned (cost 2)

Example Skills

Active

Horsemanship
Lockpicking
Scouting Ahead
Field Doctor
Astral Manipulation
Stealth
Foraging
Acrobatics
Speaking with the Dead
Animal Handling
Traps
Tracking
Pathfinding
Herbal Medicine
Climbing
Stealing
Poisons
Sharpshooting
Sailing
Ropes
Mending
Campmaking
Brute Strength
Riding
Sleight of Hand
Swashbuckling
Astral Sight
Astral Stealth
Abate Curse
Acrobatic Fighting
Air Dancing
Silent Speech
Animal Connection
Animal Possession
Animal Training
Animal Handling
Absorb Tomb
Borrow Animal Sense
Hidden Weapons
Dissection
Feigning Death
Makeup and Costuming
Spot in the distance
Examine Evidence
Quick Hands
Psychometry
Reading Lips
Mimicking Voices
Picking Pockets
Finding a Safe Path
Talking to Spirits
Running
Trick Riding
True Sight
Wind Catching
Hunting
Surgery
Plant Talk
Absorb Crystal Spell Box

Knowledge

The Land Before
The Plants Before
The Animals Before
Hermetic Theory
Writing
Library Use
Augury
Runes
Astrology
Languages
Sensing Harmony
Philosophy
Military Tactics
Navigation
Cartography
Appraisal
History
Alchemy
Military Lore
The Scourge
The Horrors
Legends
Botany
Zoology
Nethermancy

Social

Looking Tough
Bargaining
Bullshitting
Hiding the Truth
Working a Crowd
Reasoned Argument
Making Relationships
Observation
Interrogation
Cold Reading
Impersonation
Music
Bluffing
Oratory
Haggling
Bribery
Seduction
Formal Etiquette
Frighten
Arcane Mutterings
Engaging Banter
Incitement
Conversation

Example Tricks

I Read a Scroll About That: Thanks to their formal education, hermetic apprentices always have the relevant academic knowledge for any magical phenomenon.
Warrior's Code: You're respected by those who value discipline and honor.
Hang In There: You're an expert in stabilizing people in the immediate aftermath of an injury.
Perfect Recall: Always remember whatever you've heard, word for word.
Greasy Hands: You're always ready with a bribe.
First Impressions Matter: You always make a good first impression.