Click "New Character" on either codex. The form is large — fill in only what you need:

• Name, Gender, and a Status (alive, deceased, missing, and so on).
• Game Master Settings (GMs) — a Profile Template and a Secret? toggle to hide an NPC from players.
• A Codex Folder (the label reads "NPC Codex Folder" or "Player Codex Folder" depending on whether a player owns the character).
• Main card stats and any custom character stats you've set up.
• Description, Notes, GM Secrets (GMs), and Personal Secrets (the owner and GM).
• An image (uploaded or from the Image Library).

Assigning a player

To make a character a player's, pick them in the Player Owner dropdown, and use the Player Character Label dropdown to mark it as a Main Character, mount, familiar, or a Controlled NPC (an NPC a player manages, which appears under its own tab in the NPC Codex). There's also a Private? toggle: a private character is visible only to its player owner and the GM (it can't be set on unowned NPCs).

Chronica edit character screen