by Cthulhwho
It doesn’t imply it, it says it. 😁On page 7 says “Before the prologue create the five starting characters” and then “As you play the campaign, you may find new characters that will use the other five Character cards”.
Also under upgrades and Character Abilities it says “Spend the cost next to an ability to add it to a created Character”.
So the Character has to exist already, as one of the starting five or a newly discovered one. You can’t will a Character into being by sticking an ability to a blank card, choosing a picture and then naming it.
You can of course give those abilities to a character who already has a job. A character could potentially have a job and four abilities.