Editing Future Imperfect (section)

== Character Creation ==

In Future Imperfect, the Players take on the roles of sentient machines more than 300 years old who are finding a new way of life, new purposes, and possibly the salvation of two species of life.

The sentient machines were universally built to a humanoid form (a head, two arms and two legs), although variations exist, and were generally human sized, give or take a few feet in either direction.  Non-sentient robots also exist, but they were built as ‘dumb’ labor.

All characters have a Form and a Function.  The Form is the bot's original design, and determines what the bot's physical appearance will be like. (ie. Nanny bots look very human-like, to evoke empathy in their young wards; Medical bots were built light and delicate to comfort patients and to perform invasive surgery with ease).  The Function is the bot's original software, always an accompaniment to the bot's Form.  Bots may have picked up other functions and software (skills) in the years since they tended to human needs.  These are learning, sentient creatures, they can change over time.

Although all robots have official unique designations, most bots were given names by the humans who created them. Most have simple one-syllable names, but Nanny Forms and Personal Assistant Forms were usually given full (sometimes cutesy) names.

It is unusual for robots to carry equipment.  Assume that any gear required by a bot's Form or needed to perform a bot's original Function are built-in to the character's chassis.

=== Sample Character ===
Designation: XG-38r  "Gee" (RISUS 60-point-buy)

Form: Hulking Military Droid (3d10)

Functions: Reduntant Weapon Controls (2d6), Military Protocols and Strategies (2d6), Philosopher (1d6)

Tools of the Trade: particle flayer, storm gun, plasma flame projector, explosive cell launcher, titan-blade projector, a book about Socrates

Tale: Gee was a top of the line infantry-tank and saw action in the final resource wars before humanity vanished. He struggles to find his place in the world now that the wars are over and his purpose seems to have come to an end.

Hook: Gee is ever mindful of finding a new purpose and usually attempts to disarm a conflict through discourse before resorting to violence.