Presence of the Hale

Posted on March 28, 2024 in Feature

Presence of the Hale is a combination of Presence Expression and Heath Expression that triggers as long as the practitioner stays Hale. This can only be acquired by those with a Material Presence, and only affects others of a similar nature with material health.

Requires: Kinetic Aptitude

Any ability they use that rallies, inspires, or invokes the power of leadership to grant temporary Health, gains plus one (+1) on all recipients.

Character Class Templates

Posted on January 18, 2023 in Feature

“Classes” are a type of Character Path. Class choice identifies your character with some broad vision, which reflects specific capabilities. It often leads to role-play challenges with which to based reward on. Any class is possible (with GM approval) in the right situation, regardless of limitations of background, race, culture, gender, regional issues, social norms of the setting and provisions of the Game Master. A full set of Character Stories can explain nearly anything, even complete deviation from any setting, rule and/or play restrictions in a Class Templates.

Limitations: Classes adhere to the Character Calling provisions. Multi-classing after character creation has only the limits the story, setting, and GM apply (aside from any normal rules-based limits). Individual settings and GMs may limit certain character paths to specific upbringings or experiences.

Class Template Properties

Aptitude Disposition

Aptitude Disposition is the factoring of Aptitude in class capabilities. Characters do not need to acquire specific aptitude at the time of character creation (though it maximizes the impact), but must set aside enough Essence for 1 measure of Aptitude, and can be converted into it when a character chooses their first Aptitude.

• Minimal Disposition = Having the minimal listed Aptitude measures for the class.
• Optimal Disposition = Having the optimal listed Aptitude measures for the class.
• Incentivized Classing = For each class beyond the first, any ability minimum increases by one (1).

Acquiring After Character Inception

• Minimal Disposition = Aptitude based abilities that rely on the Primary Ability.
• Optimal Disposition = Improved abilities of Minimal Disposition. If the character has an optimal rating in the aptitude requirements, there is no minimum ability rating for Multiclassing.

Acquiring at Time of Character Inception

• Acquired Capabilities: All benefits and abilities listed under “Acquiring after Character Inception” are gained.
• Primary Class: The character may choose a Class Incentive at Character Inception – This class must be their first, must have or be tied for the highest rank/level if multi-classed.

  As a character’s Class Incentive rank/levels meet and exceed their Aptitudes related to their primary class, they gain even more improvements in their “Acquired Capabilities”.

• Ability Incentive: +1 (to one of the Primary Class’ chosen extended Proficient Abilities)
• Aptitude Incentive: Minor = -1 / Major = -2 (total Essence cost of the Primary Class aptitude disposition)

Class Provisions

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Connexion

Posted on August 5, 2021 in Feature

Connexion should be bond based not conviction. Channel divinity elementary for divine
What one may do, so can another
communication mind foundation
stongest with higher order entities – divine and psychic pact often form the only measurable over occult and kinetic because of the nature of the bond and power of higher order beings.

Any measure of Conviction grants the ability to use the ties of faith to reach out and sense and/or channel the influence of the divine. A character may be able to use skills and senses to feel the power of great enemies of the faith, or to enact ritual/ceremonial prayers and observances that may channel power or influence of their faith. This is typically very mundane – such as the banishment of bad dreams, strength in the face of fearing enemies of the faith, etc.
The GM/Story will determine what is relevant and/or appropriate.

The power of a divine Principle can be invoked by Connexion, to make a pronouncement of Weal or Woe, a Blessing or Onus, vision/dream revelation, a direct counter to a similar (minor) manifestation of an opposed faith, or even a pronunciation of Agenthood in extreme circumstances.

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The GM adjudicates if the Observance is warranted or not. Signs and portents for originating a quest, adventure, sojourn into a major situation or area for the faith. The Observance will result in a pronunciation of Weal or Woe for the character. The divine Connexion may target one of the Congregation or Flock of the priest instead, though if the pronouncement is negative, the cost is paid by the one making the Observance. It may be combined with an Offering of Pilgrimage.