ShadowHaven Reloaded:Character Generation Guide
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Basic Guide
Step One: Read the rules
In addition to the rules in the Shadowrun 5E rulebooks, ShadowHaven has implemented a few custom rules and banned some items in order to make community play easier.
Step Two: Character Generation with a Program
Download either Herolab, a paid option, or Chummer, an open source and free option. Use either tool to create your character.
Contacts
When building your PC, take a look at the public contacts. It's interesting to share a contact's story with other players. To take these types of contact simply add them to your sheet and then add your name to the list of people with the contact on that contact's wikipage.
Gear
Purchasing gear on characters can seem daunting with all the options available, if you are unsure about what you do or don't need to purchase at chargen please refer to Basic Gear Guide (Special thanks to /u/NotB0b). This list doesn't cover job specific gear and is by no means exhaustive but it should provide new players with a good foundation.
Step Three: Convert your Sheet to PDF
Converting your sheets to PDF makes life easier for everyone.
Chummer
- Click File
- Click Print
- Where it says "Print to HTML" there is a drop down. Select save as PDF
Herolab
- Print the sheet as a PDF.
Step Four: Make a ShadowHaven Wiki Account
Simply go here and make an account if you haven't already.
Step Five: Make a Wiki Page for your PC
All PCs on the Grid must have a wikipage. Once you have an account you can edit the source of one of the various character pages and copy, paste the source onto your new character page then edit in your information accordingly. If you are new to wiki creation please follow this helpful guide that was writen up by our community http://www.shadowhaven.info/wiki/PC_Page_Creation_Guide
Step Six: Link your PC's Wikipage on ShadowHavenCharGen
Go to ShadowHavenCharGen and link your PC's wiki page as a new post. In the title of your submission please include one of the following suffixes.
- Light - This indicates that you understand the system and the character you are submitting and all you want is a legality check, these are quick and painless reviews for the most part
- Heavy - This indicates that you would like a full review, going over such things as the concept, dice pools, etc. This is for new players as well as veteran players who either want another players advice or critique. These tend to take a bit longer but you will receive more hands on time with a charagen minion to help you make the character you really want.
An example title for a character submission title might read <Character Name - Light>
After you do so, our Character Generation volunteers will review the sheet for legality. Wait until the volunteer approved your sheet before applying to any games. If this is your first submission to /r/shadowhavenchargen you must have a full review completed. Future submissions maybe light or heavy at the player's discretion.
Step Seven: Apply to a Game!
Make an account on Roll20 so you can join a virtual table. After you get approved, go to ShadowHaven and search for a game fitting your schedule. To keep us all on the same page, jobs are posted with the time in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). The job post will have the date and UTC time in the heading and at the top of the posting. When you find a post, follow the GM's instruction to whether they want an in-character response to the job or other information. Link your Wikipage at the bottom of your reply to the job. If you are a new player, feel free to let the GM know. The GM will reply to you and give you details to the voice room on the Discord server or ping you in the #ooc-paperwork channel. It is much easier for your GMs if you are already on the Discord server before your game.
Special Rules
All GMP and Prime Gen (64, SR5) rewards from the ShadowNET Extralife events will apply here, from all years, as if they were unused. We plan to host Extralife events in the near future.