The Daily Grind: Your first Champions Online open beta character

The Champions Online open beta will begin tomorrow and we know a lot of you will be playing — not quite as many as there would be if it was a bit more open, but a sizeable number nevertheless. Some open beta players will be veterans of the earlier testing stages and will be much more excited for the actual launch, but for others, this hands-on experience with Cryptic's upcoming MMO will be a first. After being tortured by news and videos (not to mention the delay) for so long, they'll finally be able to explore the game for themselves.

If you find yourself in this camp, you might at least have a vague idea of the first character you want to make. Choosing a power set is only the beginning. Indeed, it's easy to spend hours perfecting a superhero with Champions Online's robust character creation. Today we ask you readers, do you already have some plans for your first character tomorrow? Power sets, travel powers, names, body types, costume elements, back-stories? Let us know in the comments section. You can check out Kyle's Create my Champion series to get a refresher on the various powers that are available, and we've got Bill Roper's character creation video after the break.