And once you know what' s happening, the scene actually makes sense. The books contain all you need know to play the chosen game, sometimes much more. Almost every game relies on a core book that contains the most important rules of the game, rules for character creation and the basic history of the world the game takes place in. Gaming companies, just like every other company, like making money. Players gobble up these supplements because the extra goodies enhance their characters and their games.
Players create their characters according to the rules in the books.
The rules grant a player a certain amount of points that the player allocates to various skill areas according to the type of character they would like to make. These base numbers allow all the characters created to be on the same general level, thereby letting everyone start out even. How you choose to use these points determines your character's strengths and weaknesses. In general, each type of game classifies its characters differently. A character's talents, skills and classifications do shape his or her beliefs, attitudes and reactions, but the classifications do not necessarily govern the character.