See The Real World

A Real World Character starts with default characteristics of 4 each, and default skills as listed below and in the main rules. The player may then increase these skills and characteristics by paying points on them, on psychic powers, and on Character Tags.

• Characteristics: 2pt per point up to 6, and then 4pts per point
• Skills: 1pt per point
• Psychic Powers: 1pt for Innate talent or 3pts for Pasa'Chik, followed by individual costs for each power.
• Character Tags: As per tag.
• Money: 40 Hamster Credits per point.

Psychic Powers
Any Hamster my have 1 psychic power, called an Innate Talent, by paying 1 point to have a talent, and then paying the cost for the power level desired.

Alternitivly a character may be a Pasa'chik. This costs 3pts, and the character may then have as many powers as he wishes to purchase.

Character Tags
A Character Tag is an archetypal profession that a Hamster may assume, for a certain points cost, gaining various bonuses and penalties. Tags include Scout, Thief, Assassin, Comms, and Leader. See List of Tags.

Experience
During the course of play a character will recieve Experience Points. When these reach the appropriate total the Hamster will go up a level. When this happens the Hamster recieves a number of new Points to spend on more skills or Characteristics, with the following restrictions.

• A character cannot buy Innate Talent when going up in level.
• An Innate Talent cannot buy new powers.
• A Character can only increase STAMINA and any one other Characteristic each level.
• A character cannot buy a new Tag unless trained in game.

The list of Levels, required Experience, and Points recieved is as follows:

In general a character should get between 3 and 6 Experience Points for each session, perhaps more. An enemy defeated is usually worth its level in Experience, divided between all those who took part in defeating it. Minor goals are worth 8-15EP when completed, and major goals are worth 20-35EP when finally done.