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INTAKE SYSTEM // NIGHT CITY 2075 STEP 01 / 07 · PRIVATE LOCAL DRAFT
Builder / 01 of 07
01 Identity02 Lifepath03 Role04 STATS05 Skills06 Gear & Cyberware07 Review
THE BACKLINE // NEW EDGERUNNER

Start your character.

Every legend starts with a name, a face, and a few choices nobody else can make for them.

Section A / Identity

Who are you?

Your character's primary name. Real names can be part of their Lifepath later.
A second name used by friends, coworkers, or the street.
Open text: describe your character in their own terms.
Section A.1 / Character image

Put a face to the legend.

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CHARACTER ID / PHOTO3:4 PROFILE

Portrait upload // local file

Choose an image of your character. JPG, PNG, or WebP, up to 8 MB. The builder crops it to a 3:4 portrait and compresses it automatically for the character dossier.

Portrait not required to continue.

LOCAL FILE // PRIVATE DRAFT · Your portrait stays in this browser and is included in JSON backups you choose to download or share. It will appear in Step 7 and on the two Backline printable dossiers. The official publisher PDF is a separate form that is not filled automatically.

Section B / Age

How old are you?

All player characters must be at least 18 at the start of the campaign. No maximum age is imposed here.

Age matters for later cyberware choices, but you won't choose your Neuroport on this page.

Campaign rules in use (expand to read)

Setting: Night City, provisionally early 2075. Character creation: Cyberpunk RED Complete Package with the Edgerunners Mission Kit's 2070s conversion rules.

Neuroport choice comes later, in Gear & Cyberware. Characters under 35 begin with a Neuroport automatically. Characters age 35 or older can choose whether to have one. A starting Neuroport costs 0eb, 0 Humanity Loss, and no reduction to maximum Humanity.

Under the 2070s conversion rules, not having a Neuroport prevents use of non-medical-grade cyberware. That matters for later purchases and some Netrunner setups. The builder will explain the tradeoff in the Cyberware step.

The age threshold is a campaign-specific homebrew rule, not a published RED requirement.

Backstory comes later. After Lifepath, players will explain how or why their character came to Night City, and what led them to start out at the bottom rather than as an established legend. No concept statement is required here.
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You can revisit this page later. Age-based cyberware rules are applied in Step 6.
Builder / 02 of 07

Lifepath

Lifepath continues in the actual Step 2 page.

The eventual Lifepath stage will guide players through the published choices, then invite them to write a brief original backstory about how or why they came to Night City and why they're starting without an established reputation.