CharGen in Volant will be by means of layered templates. This makes creating characters fast and simple, while keeping a strong tie into the setting. The drawback is that this is a less flexible approach than some others.

As an aside, there are 30 different skills in Volant - five for each Attribute. Skills are broad, overlapping, and defined from center.

Character Generation To create a character:

1. Assign numbers to your attributes.
2. Select your Background Template
3. Select your Apprenticeship
4. Purchace your Professional Template(s)
5. Add up all Skill, Attribute, and Edge ranks from your templates
6. Add up the point cost from Professional templates to find out the character's age.

Professional Template Points

The number of points available for purchasing Professional
Templates varies with the character's Starting Age.
Physical Attributes are STR, COOR, AGY, or END.
15‐17 ‐ 0 Points
18‐21 ‐ 5 Points
22‐25 ‐ 10 Points
26‐29 ‐ 15 Points
30‐33 ‐20 Points
34‐37 ‐ 25 Points, Lose 1 Physical Attribute Point
38‐41 ‐ 30 Points, Lose 2 Physical Attribute Points
42‐45 ‐ 35 Points, Lose 3 Physical Attribute Points
46‐49 ‐ 40 Points, Lose 4 Physical Attribute Points
50‐53 ‐ 45 Points, Lose 5 Physical Attribute Points
54‐57 ‐ 50 Points, Lose 6 Physical Attribute Points
58‐61 ‐ 55 Points, Lose 7 Physical Attribute Points

Attributes

Method 1 Distribute the numbers 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 between the six attributes ‐ Strength (STR), Coordination (COOR), Agility (AGY), Endurance (END), Charisma (CHAR), and Intellect (INT).

Method 2 Distribute 45 points as you choose between the six
attributes, with none higher than 15.

Sample Background Template - there are 9 available

Template Name Petty Noble
Type Background
Prerequisite None
Attribute Bonus STR+1
Family Lifestyle Rich
Skill 1 Weather+1
Skill 2 Natural Philosophy+1
Skill 3 Ride+1 or Strike+1
Edge Wilderness

Sample Apprenticeship Template - there are 15 available

Template Name Apprentice Warrior
Type Apprenticeship
Prerequisite END 8 or Higher
Attribute Bonus STR+1
Lifestyle Middle Class
Skill 1 Athletics+1
Skill 2 Strike+1
Skill 3 Missile+1 or Ride+1
Edge None

Sample Professional Templates - there are 72 available

Template Name Avian Squire
Type Professional Template
Prerequisite Ride and Athletics
Points Required 2
Lifestyle Middle Class
Skill 1 Ride+1
Skill 2 Athletics+1
Skill 3 Fist+1
Edge None

Template Name Avian Scout
Type Professional Template
Prerequisite Avian Squire Template
Points Required 2
Lifestyle Upper Middle Class
Skill 1 Ride+1
Skill 2 Survival+1
Skill 3 Hunt+1
Edge None

Template Name Avian Knight
Type Professional Template
Prerequisite Avian Squire Template
Points Required 2
Lifestyle Upper Middle Class
Skill 1 Ride+1
Skill 2 Strike+1
Skill 3 Dash+1
Edge None

Template Name Avian Knight - Advanced
Type Professional Template
Prerequisite Avian Knight Template
Points Required 5
Lifestyle Wealthy
Skill 1 Ride+1
Skill 2 Missile+1
Skill 3 Strike+1
Edge None

Template Name Avian Knight - High
Type Professional Template
Prerequisite Avian Knight - Advanced
Points Required 10
Lifestyle Rich
Skill 1 Ride+1
Skill 2 Strike+1
Skill 3 Dash+1
Edge Flight

And here's an example character designed using these Templates.

Points Required = 19
Age = 32

Attributes

STR 8 (+1) (+1)= 10
COOR 6
AGY 9
END 10
CHAR 7
INT 5

Skills

Weather+1
Natural Philosophy+1
Ride+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 = +6
Athletics+1 +1 = +2
Strike+1 +1 +1 = +3
Fist+1
Survival+1
Hunt+1
Missile+1
Dash+1

Edges

Edge Wilderness
Edge Flight