CharGen for Runners in the Shadows (0.3)

First Step: Background

PC runners should have community (people they care about, not loners), be risk-seeking, and be motivated by something more interesting than money. Choose a background:

• Well-Rounded: If you want to be straightforward, balanced and effective.
  Stats 17d6, Traits 1d4 4d6 2d8, Relationship 4d6 2d8
• Strong History: If you want to have had a good education, lots of experience,
  or specialized training.
  Stats 13d6, Traits 3d6 4d8 3d10, Relationship 1d4 3d6 2d8
• Complicated History: If you want to have overcome a troubled or dangerous upbringing.
  Stats 15d6, Traits 4d4 2d6 2d10, Relationship 5d6 2d8
• Strong Community: If you're socially adept and from a strong, caring family or social group.
  Stats 13d6, Traits 1d4 3d6 2d8, Relationship 4d6 4d8 3d10
• Complicated Community: If you're socially vulnerable or from a broken, in-crisis,
  or destructive family or social group.
  Stats 15d6, Traits 6d6 2d8, Relationship 4d4 2d6 2d8 2d10

Second Step: Stats

Divide your stat dice among Acuity, Body, Heart, and Will, at least 1 in each. Note that Guns use Body+Will and do d8 fallout like other fighting with weapons. Magic uses Acuity+Will and does the same fallout dice to its user as its target, because magic always has a price. Dwarves must have Acuity > Body, Elves must have Heart > Will, Goblins must have Will > Heart, Trolls must have Body > Acuity.

Third Step: Traits

Divide all your trait dice among whatever traits you care to define. You can't mix dice sizes in the same trait, except that magic traits get a free +1d4. Take a trait for "Life on the Edge" or "Running the Shadows" or the like. If you're nonhuman a trait must express that. Cyberware can be a trait or a belonging or both. The maximum dice in any one trait during chargen are 6d4, 4d6, 3d8, 2d10, and in play are 8d4, 5d6, 4d8, 3d10.

One trait die (+1d4 if magic) can be a Bond, which you get in every conflict where it's true. Things like "I keep my word 1d4" or "I never kill 1d10" or "I hide my heart under a bridge 1d6+1d4."

Fourth Step: Relationships

Choose one or two people, places, organizations, or spirits that are important to you and assign one or more dice to them, not mixing sizes. At least one should be another PC. You can take a relationship with your Reputation if you have one, but don't have to. You get a free 1d6 for blood kin. Write your remaining dice under -AVAILABLE- to be assigned in play.

Fifth Step: Belongings

Assign 3d4 3d6 3d8 to important belongings your character has. See -THINGS' DICE- on the character sheet for what dice to assign each item. Any unused dice can be added to your Available Relationship dice. You can take extra dice out of Traits or Relationships for more belongings. You can swap 2d6 for 3d4 or 1d8 for 2d4, but not the reverse. Magical belongings get a free +1d4, but guns do not.

Sixth and Final Step: Proving

Define something that you hoped your character proved about him or herself in past history. This will be played out as the stakes of a conflict, with a 1d6 trait gained for success or failure. The GM rolls 4d6+4d10, plus 1d4 for each free magic d4 you took.