The 2025 Character Creation Challenge

31 days. 31 characters.

That's the essence of this challenge. It's been running every January since 2021. It's time for me to give it a shot.

Carl at TardisCaptain.com is the one who's throwing down this particular gauntlet. Details are presented at TardisCaptain's Blog of Holding. The premise is simple - make a character for any TTRPG every day in January 2025 and post it for the world to see.

I intend to post each character:

• Here on this blog.
• The rpg.net forum thread dedicated to the challenge.
• Bluesky.
• Mastodon.

TTRPGs I will almost certainly be posting characters for include:

• Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of.
• Mothership.
• Old School Essentials Advanced.
• Star Trek Adventures 1e.

Other TTRPGs that I might use include:

• Ashen Stars.
• D&D 4e.
• Lancer.
• Night's Black Agents.
• Star Wars (West End Games).
• Tachyon Squadron (FATE Core).

In addition, there are any number of games I may end up digging up or spotting as I go through my collection.

My plan for now is to crank out characters for games that don't require much effort. Once I have a decent buffer, I'll take on the heavy lifting needed for more mechanically or creatively demanding games. I'd prefer to maintain a buffer throughout the challenge to keep from getting behind.

Looking forward to January!