Youth

On the Map Sheet

1. Draw a Diamond, representing a new Location. Draw an arrow to it from your Lead, and label it. Optional: Drawn an arrow from the diamond back to your Lead square, and label it.
2. Draw an arrow from a circle or diamond that you had previously added to any other circle or diamond, and label it.
3. Any single circle that has arrows going to it from two different squares becomes a double circle. That means it's been upgraded from an Extra to a Feature. The players who have that Extra listed on their sheets under Resources move it to Relationships, and it goes from having two dice to one die.

On Your Character Sheet

Pick one of: Jock, Average, Geek, Outsider, Paragon.

Jock

Your letter jacket read like alphabet soup. Football, track, gymnastics, wrestling, basketball, swimming -- it didn’t matter; if you could do it, you did.

1. Think about:
   • What was the defining moment of your athletic career?
   • Were you a team player, or more of a solo athlete, and why?
   • Has your athletic background given you some above average skills?
2. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Agile, Athletic, or Martial Artist).
3. Step up a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (an Ability, Distinction, or Heritage), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. Go on to the Focus stage. Pick one of: Supernatural/Paranormal, Money, or Life.

Average

You attended a public school, didn’t over- or under-achieve, weren’t particularly active in many or any afterschool activities; you were just one of those kids that showed up and did what was expected.

1. Thin about:
   • Did your parents buy you skates in the second grade when you showed promise of becoming the next Kristi Yamaguchi only to have you discover a love of the drums by the next summer?
   • Did your family have high expectations for you only to be disappointed with your performance? Or, on the other extreme, were they abusive, showing you no support and always letting you know what a loser you were doomed to be?
   • Did you grow up feeling stuck in your small town dreaming that one day you’d break out of there and become something great?
2. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Observant, Sneaky, or Willful), or step up a Distinction or Heritage.
3. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature).
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (an Ability, Distinction, or Heritage), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. Go on to the Focus stage. Pick one of: Status, Money, or Life.

Geek

You can quote every line from Star Wars, Sex in the City, or The Wizard of Oz and you’re proud of it. When your parents asked where you’d like to go for summer vacation you begged for a tour of Silicon Valley, a long weekend at a Renaissance Festival, or pilgrimage to New Zealand to see where your favorite movie of your favorite book was filmed. It’s not just a passion or hyper-interest in a particular subject; your geekness defines your community and choice of lifestyle.

1. Think about:
   • What makes you geek out?
   • Do your friends share your enthusiasm or do they find it odd? Amusing? Dire?
   • Do you wear your true geek on your sleeve, or keep it private for only a select few?
2. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Clever, Investigator, or Observant).
3. Step up a Distinction or Heritage.
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (an Ability, Distinction, or Heritage), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. Go on to the Focus stage. Pick one of: Status, Technology, or Life.

Outsider

Whether by choice or force, you didn’t have many friends. Not only did you not it in with any of the clique options or associate with any particular crowd, you were possibly shunned by them. There was something about you they didn’t like or couldn’t relate to -- but that’s okay, you kind of liked it that way.

1. Think about:
   • Where did you find comfort? A favorite hiding spot? A library of books? Pets?
   • Just what was it that pushed you beyond loner and made you an Outsider?
   • What kinds of conflicts have developed between yourself and others in your surroundings: family, neighbors, classmates, etc.?
2. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Backhanded, Observant, or Sneaky), or step up a Distinction or Heritage.
3. Step up a Location.
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (an Ability, Distinction, or Heritage), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. Go on to the Focus stage. Pick one of: Status, Technology, or Supernatural/Paranormal.

Paragon

You share something in common with Donald Trump, Liberace, and Julia Child: as a model of excellence, it’s clear to the world that you exemplify characteristics in a way no one else can.

1. Think about:
   • What are you a paragon of?
   • How did other kids perceive you as you developed this reputation?
   • How much of your reputation was you, and how much was hype?
2. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Daring, Genius, or On a Mission), or step up a Distinction or Heritage.
3. Add or step up an Ability or Distinction, or step up a Heritage.
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (an Ability, Distinction, or Heritage), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. Go on to the Focus stage. Pick one of: Money, Technology, or Supernatural/Paranormal.