OSINT-6 CHANGELOG 260328

Character creation in OSINT-6 CORE RULEBOOK had to produce an agent who could enter an operation with a defined place in the world. Ability scores, Hit Points, Armor Class, and proficiencies describe capability. They don't establish identity, obligations, institutional standing, or the limits of an agent's authority.

We made those facts part of the creation procedure. After choosing ability scores, Profession, and aptitude Class, the player records identity, appearance, relationships, obligations, authority, and operational notes. The final review checks prerequisites, duplicate proficiencies, equipment, and totals. It also confirms that the character fits the campaign frame.

The distinction between descriptive and mechanical information matters here. OSINT-6 assumes human agents with Medium size, a Speed of 30 feet, and ordinary human senses. Age, appearance, identity, nationality, residence, beliefs, and personal history remain descriptive unless another rule makes one relevant. This allows the player to define the agent without turning nationality, culture, or personal identity into automatic game bonuses.

Profession then supplies the mechanically scoped history. It records prior education, occupation, qualifications, equipment, access, and authority. Class records the aptitude the agent develops through play. The two choices answer different questions, so an intelligence analyst, journalist, police officer, or technician can still be Strong, Agile, Tough, Smart, Intuitive, or Charismatic.

The resulting sequence also makes omissions deliberate. Character creation has no species package, alignment, supernatural traits, random ability-score method, unrestricted shopping budget, or automatic cultural abilities. Those elements either belong to another genre or would make an agent's operational standing harder to read.

By the end of creation, the group should know more than what the agent can roll. It should know who the agent is, why the agent belongs on the team, which doors the agent can approach, and which permissions still have to be obtained.