Flexibility

The concept behind a template
should be sufficiently flexible that the
player can easily individualize his
character. Leave enough creative
“space” that the player is not stuck
playing a stereotype. There are two
useful measures of flexibility: the
number of abilities on the character
template (its degree of detail) and the
extent to which those abilities use up
the player’s “budget” for character cre-
ation (its point cost).