Ways To Play

APERIS has variety of plots, themes, and NPCs, and some players might find it difficult to create a character that aligns with the plot beast that interest them most. The following aims to help players in choosing Quirks, Factions, and NPCs to interact with. This list is by no means exhaustive and aims to serve as inspiration rather than a set of instructions.

You could…

• Play as a member of Sceau d'Or, Terra Indomita, or GRAIL.
• Take the Science Quirk.
  • Choose a specialism related to biology, zoology, or something else that might be useful in investigating the creatures of Antarctica.
  • Choose a specialism related to environmental science, meteorology, or something else that might be useful in investigating the environs of Antarctica.
• Take the Diving Quirk.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Fawkes 'Guy' Drivers or Elliot Brooks.

You could…

• Take the Survivalism, Vehicles, Navigation or Diving Quirk.
• Take the Well Equipped Quirk and bring something that might help you explore.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Elliot Brooks or 'Arthur'.

You could…

• Play as a member of ANCOM, GRAIL, Unit 871 or Petrogon.
• Take the Levers of Power Quirk.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Admiral Andrea J. Carter, 'Arthur', or Liu Lian.
• Think about where your character fits within your Faction's hierarchy. Who do they report to? Who reports to them?

You could…

• Play a member of SPRHD, the 13th Independent Special Investigations Battalion, Unit 871, or the Bundesgeheimnissesamt.
• Take the Research Quirk.
• Take the Technology Quirk and specialise in computer systems.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Edith Luna Bulosan, Commandant Zhou or Nikolai Ivanovich Arsenyev.
• Think about your character's relationship to truth and information. Can there be multiple truths, or is there just one? Should information be available to all, or just to those who need it? More importantly, who gets to decide these things?
• Think about your character's relationship to history. How does their understanding of past events shape their perspective of the world?

You could…

• Play as a member of Petrogon, GRAIL, ANCOM, SPRHD or Terra Indomita.
• Take one of the Power Quirks.
• Take the Vast Riches Quirk.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Vittoria Rinaldi, 'Arthur', 'Grendel', Edith Luna Bulosan, or Kerry Payne.
• Think about your character's perspective on power. What is power used for, what could it be used for? Do they already have it, or are they seeking it? What forms of power do they wield or experience? Do they see exploitation as a grave injustice, or do they turn a blind eye to it?

You could…

• Play as an investigator from the Bundesgeheimnissesamt, the 13th Independent Special Investigations Battalion, or Unit 871.
• Take the Paranormality Quirk
• Take the Science Quirk.
• Take the Qualified Ear or Well Equipped Quirk.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Heide Allenbach, Liu Lian, First Lieutenant Bohdana Leonid-Mikhail or Sister Esther.
• Think about your character's relationship to science. Are they scientists themselves? Do they believe that science can always explain the anomalous, or do they believe the world might contain something beyond it?
• Think about your character's relationship to mysticism. Do they follow any particular religion? Do they believe in the paranormal? Which events in their life have shaped those beliefs?

You could…

• Take the Break My Brain Playstyle Quirk.
• Take the Research or Paranormality Quirk.
• Establish a connection (whether in your backstory on the Character Creation form or in-game) with Heide Allenbach or Sister Esther.
• Think about your character's understanding of the world. What shaped this understanding? Which things do they accept as fundamental truths? What might it do to them to have those challenged?