Post by Zillah on Mar 3, 2007 7:08:28 GMT -6
Some of the Dark Ages rules for character creation are the same as modern day rules. There are a few noted differences, and I have included them in this section
Depending upon the Road chosen, (Ex: Road of Bones upholds the virtues of Conviction and Self-Control.) The character begins with one dot in Courage and one dot in each of her Road's specified Virtues. Then the character has 7 dots to distribute. The sum dots in the Road Virtues determines the character's Road rating. Willpower (Chart) begins equal to Courage. Willpower must be at least for a beginning character, and the Road Rating can be no more then 5.
If the vampire has no road then the standard Conscience and Self Control are used.
Conscience
* Uncaring
** Typical
*** Ethical
**** Righteous
***** Remorseful
Conviction
Conviction measures the character's commitment to moral standards as part of a reasoned, deliberate choice taken after rejecting the proffered social norms. He defines his duty himself, and he cares little what others think. Sin is a matter of failing to meet one's chosen goals. High convinction makes a character obviously inhuman and disconnected from the views of the people he moves among and preys on.
* Steady
** Determined
*** Driven
**** Ruthless
***** Completely Self-Assured
Self-Control
* Unstable
** Normal
*** Temperate
**** Judicious
***** Self-Possessed
Instinct
Instinct is the "barbaric" alternative to Self-Control. The character accepts frenzy and complete surrender to passion as part of her nature. Instead of aiming to hold the frenzy back, she aims to retain a core of controlled awareness even as the frenzy unfolds, so that she can choose her course of action moment by moment.
* Intuitive
** Savage
*** Bestial
**** Visceral
***** Feral
Courage
* Timid
** Normal
*** Bold
**** Resolute
***** Heroic
Road
* Souless
** Lost
*** Uncaring
**** Immoral
***** Distant
****** Removed
******* Moral
******** Faithful
********* Righteous
********** Saintly
Depending upon the Road chosen, (Ex: Road of Bones upholds the virtues of Conviction and Self-Control.) The character begins with one dot in Courage and one dot in each of her Road's specified Virtues. Then the character has 7 dots to distribute. The sum dots in the Road Virtues determines the character's Road rating. Willpower (Chart) begins equal to Courage. Willpower must be at least for a beginning character, and the Road Rating can be no more then 5.
If the vampire has no road then the standard Conscience and Self Control are used.
Conscience
* Uncaring
** Typical
*** Ethical
**** Righteous
***** Remorseful
Conviction
Conviction measures the character's commitment to moral standards as part of a reasoned, deliberate choice taken after rejecting the proffered social norms. He defines his duty himself, and he cares little what others think. Sin is a matter of failing to meet one's chosen goals. High convinction makes a character obviously inhuman and disconnected from the views of the people he moves among and preys on.
* Steady
** Determined
*** Driven
**** Ruthless
***** Completely Self-Assured
Self-Control
* Unstable
** Normal
*** Temperate
**** Judicious
***** Self-Possessed
Instinct
Instinct is the "barbaric" alternative to Self-Control. The character accepts frenzy and complete surrender to passion as part of her nature. Instead of aiming to hold the frenzy back, she aims to retain a core of controlled awareness even as the frenzy unfolds, so that she can choose her course of action moment by moment.
* Intuitive
** Savage
*** Bestial
**** Visceral
***** Feral
Courage
* Timid
** Normal
*** Bold
**** Resolute
***** Heroic
Road
* Souless
** Lost
*** Uncaring
**** Immoral
***** Distant
****** Removed
******* Moral
******** Faithful
********* Righteous
********** Saintly