VGS Character Creation Station, R19

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VGS R19 CHARACTER CREATION STATION

The character creation system is devised to help players come up with realistic, competitive biographies. As always, you may elaborate with a detailed biography after providing the requested information. Each person gets 100 points as a baseline. Please calculate your biography's points and list them in your sign-in post.

Name: Choose a name.
Seat: Choose your Senate seat based off of the Senate Roster
Party: Be a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent caucusing with either of them as long as it matches your seat. (If you wish to play an Independent that does not currently hold the seat please contact the AB.)
Avatar: Your avatar, of course, is a real person. Let us know who that person is so that the AB knows who you are when we're writing articles. As we have entered the AI age, AI creations are also accepted so long as they are realistic.
Major Caucus: Choose your major based on your character's beliefs. (One character can only be a member of one major caucus)
Special Talent: (see Special Talent Section)
Dark Secret: (CLICK HERE) 

DEMOCRATIC
Blue Dog Coalition - Tale as old as time, Blue Dogs are the moderate Democrats that promote strong defense, fiscal responsibility, and finding bipartisan consensus. (examples: Jon Tester, Mark Warner, Joe Manchin, Mary Peltola)
New Democrats/Third Way -  The bridge between the Blue Dogs and Progressives. Liberal on domestic and social issues, generally center-left on economic and foreign policy. (examples: Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer)
Progressives Democrats - These are your left-leaning Democrats and proud New Deal liberals. Liberal and generally dovish on foreign policy. (examples: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sherrod Brown)

REPUBLICAN
Mainstreet Republican Committee - The present and still effective center to center-right faction of the Republican Party. Where the mavericks and dealmakers live. Socially moderate, economically center-right, strong on national defense. (examples: Nikki Haley, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Susan Collins)
Study Committee - The bridge between the moderates and hardcore conservatives. Filled with Reaganites, Compassionate Conservatives, and party-line supporters, among others. (examples: Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, Tim Scott, Mike Pence)
Freedom Caucus - The rabble rousers, most conservative wing of the Republican Party. Home of right-wing Libertarians, populists, and hardliners. (examples: Mike Lee, JD Vance, Matt Gaetz, Ted Cruz)

GENDER:
Male: 0 Points
Female: 10 Points
Non-Binary/Transgender: 50 Points for Democrats, ineligible for Republicans

AGE:
39 years or younger: 20 Points
40-44 years old: 10 Points
45-49 years old: 5 Points
50-65 years old: 0 Points
66-70: -5 Points
71-75: -10 Points
75 or older: -15 Points

SEXUALITY:

(Please be descriptive with this section for purposes of the Dynamic Events System)

Straight, married with < 3 children: -5 Points
Straight, married with > 3 children:  0 Points
Straight, unmarried, no children: 5 Points
Straight, unmarried, with children: 25 Points for Republicans, 20 Points for Democrats
Straight, divorced, with or without children: 20 Points
Openly Homosexual: 50 Points for Republicans, 15 Points for Democrats

RACE/ANCESTRY:
White/Caucasian: 0 Points
Black: 20 Points for Republicans, 10 Points for Democrats
Hispanic/Latino: 10 Points
Sephardic/Ashkenazi/Mizrahi Jew: 10 Points
Asian/Pacific Islander: 10 Points for Republicans, 5 Points for Democrats (0 points for Pacific Islander in HI)
Arab: 35 Points for Republicans, 20 Points for Democrats

RELIGION:
Evangelical or Mainline Protestant: 0 Points
Roman Catholic: 0 Points
Jewish: 5 Points (0 points if Race Ancesty is Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Mizrahi)
Mormon: 20 Points (0 points in UT, ID, WY, AZ)
Greek or Russian Orthodox: 15 Points
Jehovah's Witness or Other Christians: 30 Points
Atheist: 50 Points for Republicans,  15 Points for Democrats
Muslim: 50 Points for Republicans 25 Points for Democrats
Buddhist: 50 Points for Republicans,  25 Points for Democrats
Hindu: 50 Points for Republicans, 25 Points for Democrats
Other Religion: 35 Points 

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:
College Degree at Top University/Ivy University: 0 Points
Bachelor’s Degree College Degree at (non-Ivy Level) Public/Private University: 5 Points
Master's Degree (incl. JD): 0 Points (5 for Top/Ivy University)
Doctoral Degree: 10 Points (add 5 for Private University, 10 for Top)
No College Degree: 20 points

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Public Ivies
College of William and Mary
Miami University of Ohio
University of California (all campuses)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Colorado Boulder
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
New College of the University of South Florida
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh
SUNY Binghamton
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Maryland, College Park
Indiana University Bloomington
Michigan State University
THE Ohio State University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Florida
University of Georgia

Top Universities
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Yale University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
California Institute of Technology
University of Chicago
Any non-US university if you're not originally from that country

SOCIOECONOMIC HISTORY:
Super-Rich (Top 1%): 5 Points
Top 5%: -10 points
Upper Class: -5 points
Middle/Working Class: 15 points
Child of Immigrant: 15 points
Immigrant: 20 points 

CAREER HISTORY:
Appointed Judge: 15 points (You must have at least 15 years experience as a lawyer first)
Activist: 10 points
Artist: 10 points
Astronaut: 25 points
Athlete: 15 points
Blue-collar management: 15 points
Blue-collar worker: 10 points
Business Associate: 10 points
Business Executive: 20 points
CEO: 30 points (no Fortune 500 companies)
Doctor: 10 points
Emergency Services: 15 points
Entrepreneur/Business Founder: 30 points
Foreign Service: 20 points
Ivy League Professor: 30 points (Must hold Doctoral Degree)
Lawyer: 10 points (To start your own firm, add 5 points)
Police Officer: 5 points
Police Captain: 10 points
State trooper: 10 points
Enlisted Military: 0 Points
Commissioned Officer (O-1 to O-5): 10 Points
Non-Commissioned Officers (E-5 and above): 5 Points
Senior Commissioned Officer (O-5 or O-6: 20 Points
General/Flag Officer (O-7+): 40 points
Nurse: 5 points (10 if male)
Pilot: 5 points
Local Political Staffer: 1 points
State Political Staffer: 5 points
Federal Political Staffer: 10 points
Print Journalist: 5 points
Private School Administration: 15 points
Private School Professor: 15 points (Must hold Doctoral Degree)
Private School Subject Teacher: 15 points
Public School Administration: 15 points
Public School Professor: 10 points (Must hold Doctoral Degree)
Public School Subject Teacher: 15 points
Radio Host: 10 points
Religious Ministry: 20 points
Social Worker: 5 points (10 if Republican)
Spouse of Famous Person: 30 Points (must receive AB approval first)
Teacher working with Disadvantaged Students: 30 points
Television Host: 15 points

To become well-known in your field, double your points. If your chosen career is not listed here, please contact an admin.

 
AWARDS AND EXTRAS:
Published an academic book (for Professors only): 10 points
Published a book: 10 points
Major cultural award: 15 points
Major academic award: 25 points
Major military award, Non Medal of Honor (must have Military career): 10 points
Medal of Honor (must have Military career): 25 points
Related to a Famous Politician or Person: 20 Points (must receive AB approval first)

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE HISTORY:
 NOTE:  Should you hold any prior political experience, you will in general inherit the legislative record - but not the personal record - of the RL person you are replacing. If you are replacing a partisan official (i.e. Governor, U.S. House Member, U.S. Senator), you must match the party of that officeholder for the period that they were in office (i.e., if you were Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003-2011, you would be replacing Ed Rendell and therefore must be a Democrat).

Senate Terms: 5 points (Not counting your current term)
Senate Subcommittee Chair/RM: 3 points per Congress (you must have served at least 1 term in the Senate before assuming this role)
Senate Committee Chair/RM: 5 points per Congress (you must have served at least 2 terms in the Senate and 3 Congresses as a Subcommittee Chair/RM before assuming this role)
House of Representatives Terms: 3 points (not counting your current term)
House of Representatives Subcommittee Chair/RM: 2 point per Congress
House of Representatives Committee Chair/RM: 4 points per Congress (you must have served at least 5 terms in the House and 2 Congresses as a Subcommittee Chair/RM before assuming this role)
State Legislature Term: 2 points for upper house, 1 point for lower house
State Supreme Court: 5 points per term
State Row Office (excl. Lt. Gov.): 5 points per term
Lieutenant Governor: 8 points per term
Governor: 20 points per term
Cabinet: 20 points per Presidential term
Sub-Cabinet: 10 points per Presidential term
City Council (population <50,000): 1 point per term
City Council (population >50,000): 2 points per term
City Council (population >100,000): 3 points per term
Mayor (population <50,000): 2 points per term
Mayor (population >50,000): 3 points per term
Mayor (population >100,000): 5 points per term
Mayor (population >250,000): 10 points per term
Local Judge: 2 points per term

KEY VOTES:
Each Congress that you were a US Senator or a US Congressman you must list how you voted on the Key votes listed by congress on the next post. For 5 points per vote you can add another key vote that goes against how your party or your character in general voted on a bill as long as it does not break the following rules:
1) The vote was not on a unanimous by your party (ie no votes the other way abstentions do not count)
2) Your key vote will not change the results of the vote.
Buying a key-vote outlines to the AB and other Players that your vote came with the leg work from either your character, opposition party, or the media to make sure that the vote is remembered, and there for subsequent campaigning on it will be more a position where the media and people remember how you voted.

Key votes: While votes that are older matter less, for being campaigned against, going to far liberal or conservative for your state based on the votes can hurt your ARs even today. Only listed back to the 96th Congress if you served before that please message an admin to get Key votes.

96th Congress 1979-1981
Both: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
97th Congress 1981-1983
Both: Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
98th Congress 1983-1985
(Republicans who want to oppose this bill should say they voted nay on the house version and abstained on the final vote.)
Both: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983
99th Congress 1985-1987
Republicans: Tax Reform Act of 1986
Democrats: Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986
100th Congress 1987-1989:
Republicans: Civil Liberties Act of 1988
Democrats: McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act
101th Congress 1989-1991:
Republicans: Civil Rights Act of 1990
Democrats: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
102th Congress 1991-1993: (This is a really boring congress, have an easy one)
Both: Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992
103th Congress 1993-1995:
Both: North American Free Trade Agreement
104th Congress 1995-1997:
Republicans: Helms–Burton Act
Democrats: Defense of Marriage Act
105th Congress 1997-1999:
Republicans: Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Democrats: Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
106th Congress 1999-2001:
Republicans: Legal Immigration Family Equity Act
Democrats: Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
107th Congress 2001-2003:
Republicans: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Democrats: Homeland Security Act of 2002
108th Congress 2003-2005:
Republicans: Intelligence_Reform_and_Terrorism_Prevention_Act
Democrats: Unborn Victims of Violence Act
109th Congress 2005-2007:
Republicans: Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement
Democrats: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
110th Congress 2007-2009
Republicans: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976)
Democrats: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
111th Congress 2009-2011
Republicans: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Democrats: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
112th Congress 2011-2013
Republicans: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Democrats: United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement
113th Congress 2013-2015
Republicans: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
Democrats: Nuclear option Use 2013 Nominations except the Supreme Court)
114th Congress 2015-2017
Republicans: USA FREEDOM Act
Democrats: Keystone Pipeline Approval Act
115th Congress 2017-2019
Republicans: Health Care Freedom Act of 2017
Democrats: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
116th Congress 2019-2021
Republicans: Trump Impeachment Articles I and II
Democrats: United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)
 

SPECIAL TALENT:
Players will begin by choosing one Level 1 Special Talent to start with from the list of Rhetorician, Regular Joe, Bankroller, Party Boss, or Lion. Players will see their Special Talent upgraded/downgraded or new Special Talents added based on their performance and activity. Special Talent ratings will be updated every six months IG. 

If you are interested in further boosting your character's Special Talent levels when signing in your character, you may submit a Dark Secret to receive a Secret Special Talent uprade.

Rhetorician: (receives boost in grade for speeches)

• Level 1 = Speech Grade Boost: 2.5% (e.g. 70/100 to 72.5/100)
• Level 2 = Speech Grade Boost: 5% (e.g. 70/100 to 75/100)
• Level 3 = Speech Grade Boost: 7.5% (e.g. 70/100 to 77.5/100)
• Level 4 = Speech Grade Boost: 10% (e.g. 70/100 to 80/100)
• Level 5 = Speech Grade Boost: 15% (e.g. 70/100 to 85/100)

Regular Joe: (receives boost of support among independents and opposition party voters)

• Level 1 = Support Boost w/Indies, Opp Party Voters: +1%
• Level 2 = Support Boost w/Indies, Opp Party Voters: +2.5%
• Level 3 = Support Boost w/Indies, Opp. Party Voters: +4.5%
• Level 4 = Support Boost w/Indies, Opp. Party Voters: +7%
• Level 5 = Support Boost w/Indies, Opp. Party Voters: +10%

Bankroller: (receives a fundraising boost)

• Level 1 = Fundraiser Grade x 1.1
• Level 2 = Fundraiser Grade x 1.2
• Level 3 = Fundraiser Grade x 1.25 
• Level 4 = Fundraiser Grade x 1.5
• Level 5 = Fundraiser Grade x 1.75

Party Boss: (candidates endorsed during primary get boost)

• Level 1 = +3% boost
• Level 2 = +5% boost
• Level 3 = +7.5% boost 
• Level 4 = +10% boost
• Level 5 = +15% boost

Lion: (Boost to Legislative Influence)

• Level 1 = IVS x 1.1
• Level 2 = IVS x 1.2
• Level 3 = IVS x 1.25
• Level 4 = IVS x 1.5
• Level 5 = IVS x 1.75

Edited Friday at 03:27 PM by Conrad