Deadwake Character Creator | Canvas Temple Publishing

Step 1 of 7

The Core Concept

Before the NumbersBefore assigning any stats, think about who your character is. A hardened corporate soldier weary of the Rain Wars? A cynical Waster who trusts their rifle more than people? A disgraced heir looking for revenge? This core concept anchors every choice that follows.

Operative Name

Callsign / Alias

Core Concept

Step 2 of 7

Choose an Origin

Where You Come FromYour Origin defines your relationship with the Wake's major powers, your starting equipment bonus, and how the world perceives you.

Standard Origins

Advanced Origins — Require Facilitator Approval

Step 3 of 7

Choose a Role

Your Function in the SquadYour Role determines your primary attribute, your Tactical Niche in miniatures play, and your starting equipment package.

Step 4 of 7

Allocate Attributes & Skills

The Attribute PoolRoll 1d4 and add 10. The total (11–14) is your private pool. No public attribute may be lower than 2 or higher than 5. Reserve some points privately for THREADLOCK — you will assign them in Step 7.

Your rolled pool total:

Points allocated to public attributes:

9

Remaining (reserved for THREADLOCK):

3

METTLE

3

Vigor: 6 • Move: 7"

INTERFACE

3

Skill pts: —

INFLUENCE

3

Skill pts: —

    Derived Statistics
    Vigor (max): 6 • Skill Proficiencies: 6 • PTT starts at 0
  

THREADLOCK is your private cognitive resilience score. Decide now how many points from your pool to reserve for it. You will record it privately in Step 7. The remaining unallocated points shown above become your THREADLOCK.

Step 5 of 7

Choose Skill Proficiencies

Proficiency Points

6

Remaining

6

Proficient costs 1 pt • Mastery costs 3 pts total (1+2) • Max 1 Mastery at creation
Highlighted skills are recommended for your chosen Role.

Step 6 of 7

Starting Loadout

Mission-Ready from Day OneYour starting equipment is determined by your Role, then modified by your Origin.

Role Equipment Package

Origin Equipment Bonus

Additional Gear Notes

Miniatures Unit Profile Inputs

For Miniatures PlayThese values appear on your Unit Profile card. Armor Tier sets your Resilience. Primary Weapon Damage is used for Requisition Value calculation. All other miniatures stats are derived automatically from your attributes.

Armor Tier (determines Resilience)

Primary Weapon Range (inches)

Primary Weapon Damage

Additional Unit Keywords (optional)

Step 7 of 7 (Part A)

Scar & Insight Initiation

Your Starting SecretEvery character begins Deadwake with a private inner world. Work with your Facilitator to choose one of the following. This is the first entry in your private log.

Secret Allegiance

You are a quiet sympathizer for a faction or cause that your crew does not know about. Perhaps the Null Guard. Perhaps something older.

Haunting Failure

A past mistake defines you. It is your first Scar, and processing it will yield your first Insight.

+1 Starting Insight

Driving Ambition

There is something you want more than anything. Your crew may share your methods, but they do not know your real goal.

Step 7 of 7 (Part B)

Define Your THREADLOCK

This step is private. Your THREADLOCK score and everything on this screen is known only to you and the Facilitator. This is the Pact of Silence.

The Pact of SilenceTHREADLOCK is the measure of your cognitive and psychological resilience — the strength of the threads holding your consciousness together against the Static. Your Cohesion (mental hit points) equals THREADLOCK × 2. Your Cognitive Exposure Threshold (CET) begins at 0.

Private Attribute — THREADLOCK

Record this privately. Never reveal it to other players.

Your pool remainder (points not allocated to METTLE, INTERFACE, or INFLUENCE):

—

Enter your THREADLOCK score (must be 2–5, within your remainder):

6

Cohesion (THREADLOCK × 2)

0

CET (starts at 0)

If your Advanced Origin is "Fish," your THREADLOCK is capped at 3. For the Gen-hanced origin, apply your +1 bonus to your chosen public attribute now if you have not already.