Characters should be built from 200 points and $3000 base starting wealth in a TL8 society. Disadvantages are limited to -35 points and additionally 5 quirks. Wealth must be Comfortable or less. Allies, enemies, patrons, and dependents are available for purchase. Most characters are normal humans with limited access to exotic, supernatural, or cinematic traits. Some characters are goblinized humans, with access to exotic traits, and some characters are gifted with unreliable cinematic or supernatural traits.