Character Creation
Ardent Spacers is an Item based rules system, instead of a Skill Point system.
We want to encourage players to tailor what they do at each event based on their roleplay and what they feel is right for their character, not what skills they have locked into with character progression. Engage with the story, use items to gain new abilities short or long term, and mess around with whatever you find fun to do!
New Characters
At character creation, you get to pick a number of pieces of equipment or cybernetic upgrades.
This represents the equipment you have gone onto the AES Ardent with. Every character had the same personal item allowance limiting what they could bring, and poorer characters would have been given the equipment when they signed up.
Character Progression
Instead of accruing XP each event you attend, you will instead have a salary and items from your personal income. Use this to buy new equipment from the ship, maintain your current equipment, and barter planetside with traders.
Multiple Characters
We believe everyone should be able to play a range of characters, and not have to permanently lose access to their previous character if they need a break or want to try something new at the next event.
You are not limited to playing only one character at a time and may have multiple “active” characters on the system at once. Please be conscious of keeping all story knowledge, equipment, and money separate.
