In the role-playing setting, characters have two main functions, as a vehicle for acting and as a vehicle for advancing the plot. As a role, the character needs a voice and a basic personality. As player in the plot, the character needs basic statistics and a basic personality. Because it's hard to predict what happens in-session, it's better to prepare a character as both a role and a player within the plot.

1. Personality This is the character's basic personality. 2. Voice This is what the character's voice sounds like, to be used by the game master. 3. Statistics These are the same statistics that player characters have.

4. Based On These are the characters from movies, tv shows, or comics that are similar to this character. 5. Tactics These are the basic strategies and tactics the character employs in a fight.