Origin

On the Map Sheet

1. Draw a square for your Lead (your PC).
2. Draw arrows from your Lead to the other Leads, representing Relationships with those Leads, but don't label the arrows yet.
3. Draw a Circle (representing an Extra, a minor NPC) and draw an arrow to it from your Lead. Label that arrow.

On Your Character Sheet

Pick one of: Rich, Ordinary, Gifted, Strange, or Alien/Metahuman.

Rich

1. Think about:
   • What was your family like: parents, siblings, extended family?
   • Were you close to your parents or did you spend quality with a nanny?
   • What expectations did your family have for you, and how did you feel about those expectations?
2. Either step up Duty and Power by one step each, or step up one of them by two steps.
3. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Cosmopolitan, Family Reputation, or Wealthy).
4. Step up a Resource (an Extra or a Location, but at this point you'll only have one Extra and no Locations, so there's not really a choice here).
5. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (a Distinction or Ability), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
6. Go on to the Youth stage. Pick one of: Paragon, Jock, or Average.

Ordinary

1. Think about:
   • Did your nuclear family consist two parents, 1.5 siblings, and a dog?
   • Where were you born? A community hospital in the mid-west or infant number 18 born that day in a large city hospital?
   • What did your parents do for a living?
2. Either step up Love and Truth by one step each, or step up one of them by two steps.
3. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Likable, Not Born Yesterday, or Right Place, Right Time).
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature).
5. 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).
6. Go on to the Youth stage. Pick one of: Jock, Average, or Geek.

Gifted

1. Think about:
   • What was your gift? Music? Math? Art? Science? Running at three hundred miles an hour?
   • Did your parents lovingly nurture your gifts, or were you made to feel ashamed of what you could do?
   • Can you remember how you first realized you were exceptional?
2. Either step up Glory and Truth by one step each, or step up one of them by two steps.
3. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Clever, Genius, or Mastermind).
4. Add a new Distinction or step up a Distinction.
5. 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).
6. Go on to the Youth stage. Pick one of: Jock, Average, or Paragon.

Strange

1. Think about:
   • Are you odd because of your parents? Who were they and what were they like?
   • Are you weird despite your parents? What did you do and how did they object?
   • What is it that makes you different? Are you eccentric, outlandish, or merely peculiar?
2. Either step up Glory and Power by one step each, or step up one of them by two steps.
3. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Impulsive, In Over Your Head, or Smartass).
4. Step up a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. 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).
6. Go on to the Youth stage. Pick one of: Geek, Outsider, or Paragon.

Alien/Metahuman

1. Think about:
   • If you’re Alien, were you born on your home world? What was it like?
   • Were you born on earth? How did your parents arrive here?
   • If Metahuman, what is your heritage? Did you grow up knowing you had this secret, or was it sprung on you when you least expected it?
2. Either step up Duty and Truth by one step each, or step up one of them by two steps.
3. Add a new Heritage.
4. Add a new Ability or step up a Heritage.
5. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Cosmopolitan, Extraterrestrial Knowledge, or Gearhead).
6. Go on to the Youth stage. Pick one of: Jock, Outsider, or Paragon.