Character Creation

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Lantern Hill uses a modified and very simplified Storyteller System.

The following information contains the games lists concerning Character Creation. Please remember that these are just lists and that any restrictions or special notes may not be listed. You should consult the CC and game +BBoards for any additional rules or amendments to stats.

Basics
+Name <First Middle Last> Characters Full Legal Name.
@sex me=<sex> Characters Sex (Male or Female).
+Age <Age> Suggestion: 15 - 17.
+Birthday <Month> <Day> Month & Day of Birthday.
+Hometown <Place of Birth> Characters Hometown.
+Grade <Text> Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
+Actor <Played-By> Characters Played-By. (Optional)
See 'Taken PBs'.
Adult characters do not need to set Grade, but do need to set their IC Occupation.
Attributes

Attributes represent a characters natural abilities physically, socially, and mentally. These represent their nature athleticism, their charm and social grace, and their powers of intellect and observation. Characters with too many 4's will be asked to lower one. No 5's will be approved out of CC.

You begin with a 1 in all attributes except Studying/Profession and have 19 points to spend in this section of Creation.

Abilities

Abilities represent knowledge and training gained through study and practice. Abilities are rated permitted between levels one (1) to five (5). Some abilities may permit higher. These are noted in their file. Characters receive 22 points to distribute between their Abilities.

General Abilities

  • Acrobatics
  • Acting
  • Area Knowledge
  • Art
  • Athletics
  • Brawl
  • Carousing
  • Computer
  • Dancing
  • Dodge
  • Drive
  • Empathy
  • Etiquette
  • Expression
  • First Aid (Teen)
  • Flirting (Teen)
  • Gambling (Adult)
  • Game Playing (Teen)
  • Intimidation
  • Investigation (Adult)
  • Linguistics
  • Music
  • Performance
  • Photography
  • Research (Teen)
  • Repair (Adult)
  • Ride
  • Seduction (Adult)
  • Singing
  • Stealth (Teen)
  • Streetwise (Teen)
  • Survival (Adult)

Special Abilities

  • Animal Training (Teen)
  • Bribery (Adult)
  • Computer Hacking (Teen)
  • Firearms
  • Forgery
  • Instruction (Teen)
  • Journalism (Teen)
  • Lip Reading
  • Lockpicking
  • Mechanic (Teen)
  • Melee
  • Pickpocket
  • Repair (Teen)
  • Sleight of Hand
  • Streetwise (Adult)
  • Survival (Teen)

Click HERE for more info.

Proficiencies
Adults should skip this section.

This room covers your characters abilities in their classes. Please think about your characters academic grades. Take into account their concept, skills and even social status. This is not as integral to rolls, but each Friday will determine your characters grades. These grades can lead to RP. Characters receive 20 points to distribute between their Proficiencies.

  • Math
  • English
  • History
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Physical Ed.
  • Elective 1
  • Elective 2
  • Tempers
    Tempers represent a characters true virtues, such as those called upon during times of great stress or temptation. Characters receive 7 points to distribute between their Tempers. Willpower is calculated from this.
  • Conscience
  • Courage
  • Self-Control
  • Willpower
  • Click HERE for more info.

    Qualities
    Advantages

    Teens

  • A-List
  • Doug's Friend
  • Dynasty Family
  • Fame
  • Foreign Exchange Student
  • Genius
  • Honor Student
  • Large Family
  • Parent: Black Market
  • Parent: Judicial Ties
  • Parent: Media Ties
  • Parent: Corporate Ties
  • Parent: Entertainment Ties
  • Parent: Police Ties
  • Parent: Political Ties
  • Parent: Underworld Ties
  • Parent: School Ties
  • Part-Time Job
  • Prodigy
  • Star Athlete
  • Street Ties
  • Team Member
  • Trust Fund
  • Vehicle Owner
  • Adults

  • Black Market Ties
  • Business Owner
  • Corporate Ties
  • Dynasty Family
  • Entertainment Ties
  • Fame
  • Influence
  • Judicial Ties
  • Large Family
  • Media Ties
  • Police Ties
  • Political Ties
  • Street Ties
  • Underworld Ties
  • Click HERE for more info.

    Disadvantages

    Teens

  • Addiction
  • Allergic
  • Asthma
  • Bad Sight
  • Bad Reputation
  • Bad Divorce
  • Blind
  • Burned Out
  • Criminal Record
  • Dark Secret
  • Dead Parents
  • Deaf
  • Ex-Star Athlete
  • Fallen A-Lister
  • Flashbacks
  • Hard of Hearing
  • Intolerance
  • Learning Disability
  • Low Self-Esteem
  • Mental Illness
  • Mute
  • Naive
  • Neglectful Parents
  • Nightmares
  • Pack Mentality
  • Paranoid
  • Paraplegic
  • Phobia
  • Wild Child
  • Controlling Parents
  • Shy
  • Short Fuse
  • Soft-Hearted
  • Speech Impediment
  • Struggling Student
  • Ward Of The State
  • Adults

  • Addiction
  • Allergic
  • Alternate Identity
  • Asthma
  • Bad Sight
  • Bad Divorce
  • Bad Reputation
  • Blind
  • Burned Out
  • Criminal Record
  • Dead Spouse
  • Dark Secret
  • Deaf
  • Flashbacks
  • Hard of Hearing
  • Intolerance
  • Mental Illness
  • Mute
  • Naive
  • Nightmares
  • Low Self-Esteem
  • Paranoid
  • Paraplegic
  • Phobia
  • Shy
  • Short Fuse
  • Single Parent
  • Soft-Hearted
  • Speech Impediment
  • Uneducated
  • Click HERE for more info.