lifepath character creation for liminal horror

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This is just a little sum I’ve been using to test-play my upcoming alien adventure for the Horror of America’s Jam over at itch. My friends think it’s fun to use the life path. I also did the illustrations for an adventure called Haze that has been submitted to the jam. Go check that out <3

LIFE PATH CHARACTER CREATION

Roll 1d4 for HP. Roll 2d6 for all Stats. Roll 6d20 for the natural lifespan.

If the lifepath would have you exceed your natural lifespan, die.

At every stage, you can choose to roll for a new career.

BIRTH SIGN d12

1. The Robot Vacuum Cleaner (CTRL starts at 7)

2. The Office Plant (No one remembers your face)

3. The Grinner (+1 DEX)

4. The Snake Tamer (Can talk to snakes in the dark)

5. The Canadian Tuxedo (Advantage on ranged attacks)

6. The Eclipse (Have a dying curse)

7. The Pitchfork (+1 STR)

8. The Roach (+2 HP)

9. The chicken nugget (Can eat anything)

10. The Grinch ( +1 CTRL and +1 DEX +1 STR)

11. The Free Meal (son of a preacher)

12. The Mailman (Roll CTRL to find something useful in your pocket)

CHILDHOOD

1-3. Feral (+1 CTRL)

4-5. Unclaimed (+1 DEX)

6-10. Poor! (+1 STR)

11-17. Middle Class (+1 HP)

18-20. Trust Fund (-1 CTRL, -1 STR 3d6*10000 cash)

CHILDHOOD Events:

1. Infection (-1 HP)

2. Dropped on floor (-1 DEX)

3. Saw a black eyed child crawl out of the ground (+1 CTRL)

4. Missing Twin (+1 to all stats; +1 HP)

5. Inheritance (deed to land)

6. Dropped hard on the floor (Death). Another angel in the sky.

TEENAGE PHASE

+3 in any combination to STR and DEX. Age is 2d6+10.

Events (roll during every stage):

1-3. Hit Someone with your car (-1 HP)

4-5. Devastating Blow (-1 STR and DEX)

6-10. Near-death experience but cooler! +1 CTRL

11-17. Got Married (+1 HP)

18-19. Inheritance (roll on vehicle table)

20. Death (hit by a car). They had their whole life ahead of them.

Teenage Career (d6)

1-2. Common apprenticeship

1. Lifeguard (+1 DEX)

2. Tree Trimmer (+1 STR)

3. Pest Control(+1 CTRL)

4. Taxidermist (+1 CTRL)

5. Soccer Player (+1 HP + Shin guards that match your personal brand +1 armor).

6. House Keeper (+1 DEX)

3-4. Degree from Texas A & W Rootbeer University

1. Food Stylist (+1 DEX)

2. Nurse (+1 CTRL) (+ roll on strange incident table?

3. Make-Up Artist (+1 CTRL)

4. Animal Husbandry (+1 STR)

5. Strange Incident. (+1 CTRL)

1. DIY Chemist (underworld contact)

2. Backpacker (Choose one extra language)

3. Stuntman - (+1 Armor)

4. Joined a Coven - (weird Contact, found inner peace)

6. CRIME - Jail time (+2 CTRL and choose a contact)

1. Curfew Violation

2. Drunk in Public

3. Horse Theft

4. Property Damage

5. Larceny

6. Truancy

ADULTHOOD

+1 CTRL and +3 in any combination of stats (excluding HP).

Teenage age + 1d3 x 10 = adult age

ADUTHOOD event:

1. Hit someone with your car (-1 CTRL)

2. Fitness Obsession +1 DEX

3. A degree from Texas A & W +1 HP

4. Made an enemy and spent a night in jail (+1 CTRL)

5. Got married OR Divorced (+1 CTRL)

6. Death (hit by a car).

Adult Career (d6)

1-4. Common journeyman d10

1. Make-up Artist (Roll on sephora table 1d4 times)

2. Lifeguard (Loud whistle, Medkit)

3. Tree Trimmer (Case of decent beer, chainsaw (d8) + cleaning kit, cowboy hat, roll on vehicle table.)

4. Pest Control (Coveralls +1 armor, Pesticide Sprayer d4, non-lethal, roll on vehicle table)

5. Repossessor (+1 DEX)

6. Rancher (Roll on vehicle table and Underworld contact)

7. Taxi Dispatcher (Illegal drug stash in their taxi)

8. Aid to the blind (A guide dog and a blind stick +1 CTRL)

9. Cable Installer (+1 CTRL)

10. Enlisted by The Foreign Agriculture Service Agency (+1 AC vest +1 AC helmet and a pistol)

5. Strange Incident

1. Underground Fight Club (Set of concealed knives) (+1 str and +1 dex)

2. Fashion Model (+1 DEX + HOT VIBES) - Modeling agency higher-ups are psychic demon vampires

3. Grave Digger (+1 CTRL +1 STR + SHOVEL)

4. Snake Oil Salesman -(+1 CTRL + Infinite supply of something useless)

6. Criminal (+2 CTRL $3,000 cash) + partner in crime (connection)

1. Fence - Connection to Thief?

2. Counterfeiter - Connection to Fence?

3. Street Racer - Connection to Garage?

4. Smuggling guns - CONNECTION TO HOSPITAL (+ pistol )

5. Bribery - Wealthy Contact

6. Identity Theft - D4 fake IDs + credit cards

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This is just some random art I did while writing the new adventure. It probably won’t be used, but it’s part of my process. Stay tuned for more v soon.