Since the original character creation rules allowed for too much difference in effective power in starting characters, a custom character creation scheme has been made. The new rules are based on the normal rules for experience costs when leveling a character, applied to a basic character template.

A character starts with a base template with the following characteristics:

• Attributes all starting at 1
• Abilities all starting at 0
• Virtues all starting at 1
• Willpower starting at 5

Every character starts with a certain amount of experience, varying per setting. Experience costs are calculated like one normally would when raising a character's stats. Experience costs can be based on the default ruleset or on custom experience costs. For one of these custom rulesets, see the Igani Campagin custom Experience rules

All usual limitations on character creation still apply.