| [P1.1] Classes: Select which classes and levels you wish to be, using [P4].
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| Starting XP may be spent freely (multi-classed characters do not have to divide evenly).
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| If starting XP is 0, you may be 1st level in up to 1 class as a single or dual-classed character, or up to four 1st level classes as a multi-classed character.
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| Single classed characters have an XP bonus of +100% (you start with double XP and gain XP at double amounts).
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| Both multi- and dual-classed characters have a limit of 4 classes.
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| If XP is not spent, it may be saved for later use (the XP does not have to "sit" in one of your classes).
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| [P1.2] Class Adjectives: Select which class adjectives you would like, see [P4.8].
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| [P1.3] Race: Select a race from [P3] that uses the appropriate class system, keeping in mind ability score modifiers.
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| The race selected may require you to redo [P1.1], as XP divisors also apply to starting XP.
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| Make a note of special abilities the race possesses.
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| If you do not wish to be a race from [P3], and would like to play a monster, see [P8].
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| XP divisors are lowered by .5 for each level above 8th (retroactively), so a 10th level character can have an XP divisor of 2 with no penalty.
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| [P1.4] Racial Adjectives: Add Racial Adjectives (if available in the campaign), see [P3.5].
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| [P1.5] Age (Optional): Select an age category for your character (child, young, adult, old, or venerable), and make a note of modifiers from [A3].
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| [P1.6] Ability Scores: Place these six scores as you like among the six ability scores: 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 , 8.
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| You may instead use these six scores: 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13.
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| You can add 1 point to a stat by subtracting 2 points from other stat(s). This 1 for 2 trading may be done once per reset, as long as no stat falls below 0. Humans may use 1 for 1 trading instead (again, once per reset).
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| Comeliness: This you get to choose. Pick a number from 3 to 18.
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| Apply racial modifiers.
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| Add 1 point to 1 stat for each level. This advancement due to level uses the character's highest level, so a level 2/5 multi-classed PC gets 5 stat points, not 7.
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| [P1.7] Sub-Ability Scores: You may adjust your subability scores (see [P2]).
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| The most you can adjust an ability score is equal to your highest level (e.g. An ability score of 14 at level 4 can be at most 10/18 or 18/10.)
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| Make a note of what your modifiers are due to stats.
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| (Old System, no longer used: Make a note of how many mental actions and max # psi frequencies your character has.)
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| [P1.8] Alignment: Choose an alignment for your character, keeping in mind your classes and your kit and diety selections.
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| [P1.9] Proficiencies: Calculate your number of weapon proficiencies from [P4] and your number of nonweapon proficiencies from [P6].
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| Add on any proficiencies that you get from class (Druid or Bard) and those that are free.
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| (Old System, no longer used: 1/4 of all nonweapon proficiencies must be spent on Occupations or Hobbies, unless you are a human.)
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| Some or all of your proficiencies may be left as Open Slots for later.
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| [P1.10] Kits: You are allowed 1 kit per 2nd edition class ("Fighter2", "Ranger2", etc.), with extras possible for 4 nonweapon slots.
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| Your kits can be left as an Open Kits to use later; you don't have to pick them now.
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| [P1.11] Skills: Calculate your skills, see [P9].
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| [P1.12] Feats: Calculate your feats, see [P11].
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| [P1.13] Spell Memorization: Make a note for each class how many of each spell type and level the PC can cast, using [PC0]. Also make a note of which spell levels can be cast as 1M action instead of 1M+1P.
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| [P1.14] Wizard Spellbooks: If you can cast wizard spells, add your Int and level, and divide the result by 2 if you are a Wizard, 3 otherwise (round fractions down). This is how many 1st level spells you have in your spellbook.
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| Reduce this number by 2 for each spell level above first, up to the maximum spell level you are able to cast, with a minimum of 4 per level.
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| (Example: a level 11 mage with Int 12 would have 11,9,7,5,4 spells in his book.)
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| If you have more than 1 class that casts wizard spells, take Int/2, and add level/2 for each wizard class and level/3 for each non-wizard class.
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| [P1.15] Specialty Priests: If you are a priest, you may sdelect one god to be a specialty priest of.
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| See [PC3] for descriptions of gods. Specialty priests have an additional stat requirement which is cumulative with your class.
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| PCs other than priests may also be specialty followers, but (except in rare cases) do not gain any powers (however, the choice could still influence play dramatically).
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| [P1.16] Rogue Abilities: Calculate your rogue abilities seperately for each class that you have that uses them.
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| If you have the same ability duplicate times from various sources, they don't stack, pick which source you are using.
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| Rogue abilities are modified by race; the stat adjustments due to race also apply to rogue abilities (for percentage-based rogue abilities, each point is 5%).
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| Armor also modifies rogue abilities, see [E2].
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| [P1.17] Psionic Powers: Figure how many and which psionic powers your character knows, using the appropriate rules from section [Q].
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| If your character is both a wild talent and a psionicist of the same frequency, you may choose the higher of either set of numbers for # of psionic points and powers.
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| [P1.18] Magic and Psionic Items: Take your starting magic item XP and use it to purchase magic and psionic items.
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| If this number is not given, start with your character starting XP, take the square root of it, and multiply by 20.
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| Item XP not spent is converted to gold (see [P1.15]).
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| Item XP and Class XP can be converted back and forth using the ratio: 1 Item XP = 10 Class XP.
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| If this reduces your experience level, you must recalculate the previous steps again.
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| [P1.19] Normal Equipment: Take your highest level, square it, and multiply the result by your Chr score.
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| This is how many gold pieces you have to purchase beginning equipment.
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| This money cannot be used to purchase magic/psionic items, but Item XP can be converted using the ratio: 1 Item XP = 10 gp. It is legal, therefore, to convert Class XP to gp on a 1 for 1 basis, but not back.
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| [P1.20] Armor Class: Calculate your Armor Class, using the following rulings:
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| 1. If the PC has more than 1 AC type (called "AT"), take the best, and add +1 bonus for each extra source of AT rating.
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| 2. "Protection" items and "Armor" use the base AC rating and the higher of the two plusses, i.e. Leather+1 and Cloak/Prot+3 yields Leather+3. Bracers of Defense AT +6 added on would yield Bracers of Defense AT +7 (best AT with a +1 for second source) with a +3 protection. Note that if the Cloak was off we would have Bracers AT +7 with +1 protection.
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| 3. Different sources of protection items add together, unless they are of the same physical type (two rings don't add, you get the best).
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| [P1.21] To Hit Bonus and Damage/Attack: Calculate your adjusted To Hit Bonus, number of attacks, and damage for each weapon. Remember that there are many sources of plusses to hit and damage: base, stats (Str/Dex), race adj., magic, specialization, martial arts, and miscellanious magic/psionic items.
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| [P1.22] Hit Points: No class stops gaining hit dice at any level (i.e. a 25th level mage has 25d4 hp).
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| (Old System, no longer used: When rolling for hit points, roll 2 dice, and take the larger of the two results.
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| You may also use the following "average" results without rolling: 1d2=1.5, 1d3=2, 1d4=3, 1d6=5, 1d8=6, 1d10=8, 1d12=10.)
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| In Collective 1.1, all hit dice rolls are maximum (you'll need it!).
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| 1. For single-classed characters, take max at 1st level, add on Con bonus, add race adj., and then add on magic/psionic items that modify hit points.
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| 2. For multi-classed characters, calculate each class seperately, add them together, divide by your number of classes, and then add on race adj. and magic/psionic items that modify hit points.
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| 3. For dual-classed characters, calculate the hit points for your first class, add on any extra hit points from the second class if it exceeds the first in level, and repeat for each additional class. It requires a Limited Wish to change the order of your classes (for example, if you are a mage 5 & fighter 7 and want the fighter hit points for the first 5 levels and want it to be your second class, you'll need to get a Limited Wish to reorder your classes).
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| [P1.23] Last Check and Name: Go through all the steps quickly again, to make sure that later steps did not affect earlier ones (the biggest example being magic items affecting stats).
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| If everything looks OK, select a name for your character (or names, along with subtitles if desired) and character generation is complete.
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