This is a phrase that describes the basic idea for your character. Concept is the birthing chamber for who a character will be. A character’s concept generally refers to who the character is. It can be anything you want. It only needs to be a general idea —brute; slick mobster; manic kidnapper —but it should be enough to ignite your imagination. Concept is important because it helps you to relate to the world. Your character’s concept is a brief sketch of who your character is, what he does, or what he wants to be. It’s not a numerical Trait, and it has no mechanical effect on the game. Its benefit is that it allows you to formulate a personality for your character. If you don’t see a concept you like, make one up! Its sole purpose is to help you express your character idea concisely.

• Criminal — jailbird, organized crime member, drug dealer, pimp, carjacker, thug, thief, fence, catburgler, bandit, gambler

• Dilettante - artist, writer, intellectual, gambler, student, host, playboy, sycophant, trophy wife, socialite, philospher, drug dealer, journalist, paparazzo, trust fund kid, substance abuser

• Drifter — bum, smuggler, prostitute, junkie, pilgrim, wanderer, gambler, hobo, cowboy, hermit, journalist, writer, paparazzo, runaway, outcast, refugee

• Entertainer — musician, film star, artist, club kid, model, celebrity, comic, clown, gambler, writer, scientist

• Intellectual — writer, student, scientist, philosopher, social critic, nerd, conspiracy theorist, scholar, media expert, speechwriter

• Investigator — detective, beat cop, government agent, private eye, bounty hunter

• Kid — child, runaway, outcast, urchin, gang member, nerd

• Outsider — urban primitive, refugee, minority, conspiracy theorist, junkie, aborigine, Third World resident, homosexual

• Politician — judge, public official, councilor, aide, speechwriter

• Professional — engineer, doctor, programmer, lawyer, industrialist, mortician, scholar

• Reporter — journalist, paparazzo, show host, media expert, anchorperson, newspaper, town crier

• Scenester — clubgoer, barfly, substance abuser, club crawler, artist, writer, playboy, trust-fund kid

• Soldier — bodyguard, enforcer, soldier of fortune, killer-for-hire, mercenary, knight, bounty hunter, cop, detective, government agent

• Worker — trucker, farmer, wage earner, manservant, construction laborer, servant, serf, union member, clerical,