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Character Creation for Vampire: the Masquerade
Step One: Character Concept
Choose concept, clan, Nature and Demeanor.
Step Two: Select Attributes
Prioritize the three categories: Physical, Social, Mental (7/5/3). Your character automatically has one dot in each Attribute.
Rate Physical Traits: Strength, Dexterity, Stamina.
Rate Social Traits: Charisma, Manipulation, Appearance.
Rate Mental Traits: Perception, Intelligence, Wits.
Step Three: Select Abilities
Prioritize the three categories: Talents, Skills, Knowledges (13/9/5).
Choose Talents, Skills, Knowledges.
No Ability higher than 3 at this stage
Step Four: Select Advantages
Choose Disciplines (3), Backgrounds (5) and rate Virtues (7). Your character automatically has one dot in each Virtue.
Step Five: Finishing Touches
Record Humanity (equal to Conscience + Self-Control), Willpower (equal to Courage) and Blood Pool.
Spend freebie points (15).
Sample Concepts
Criminal - jailbird, mafioso, drug dealer, pimp, carjacker, thug, thief, fence
Drifter - bum, smuggler, prostitute, junkie, pilgrim, biker, gambler
Entertainer - musician, film star, artist, club kid, model
Intellectual - writer, student, scientist, philosopher, social critic
Investigator - detective, beat cop, government agent, private eye, witch-hunter
Kid - child, runaway, outcast, urchin, gangbanger
Nightlifer - clubgoer, skinhead, punk, barfly, raver, substance abuser
Outsider - urban primitive, refugee, minority, conspiracy theorist
Politician - judge, public official, councilor, aide, speechwriter
Professional - engineer, doctor, computer programmer, lawyer, industrialist
Reporter - journalist, news reporter, paparazzo, talk-show host, 'zine editor
Socialite - dilettante, host, playboy, sycophant, prominent spouse
Soldier - bodyguard, enforcer, mercenary, soldier of fortune, Green Beret
Worker - trucker, farmer, wage earner, manservant, construction laborer
Clans
Assamite - (Independent) Dreaded killers and diablerists on a terrible quest for Kindred vitae, the Assassins have perfected the art of the silent kill.
Brujah - (Camarilla) The Rabble are rebels and insurgents, fighting passionately for their disparate causes. The Brujah dream of a perfect society - for vampires.
Followers of Set - (Independent) Corrupting and deadly, the Serpents are feared for their evil, yet sought out for their arcane knowledge and sinister gifts.
Gangrel - (Camarilla) The nomadic Outlanders are feral and wild. These solitary wanderers are the source of much of the lore that likens vampires to dark beasts.
Giovanni - (Independent) Insular and incestuous, the Necromancers ply their trade in blood, money and the souls of the dead.
Lasombra - (Sabbat) The shadowy, wicked Keepers nominally lead the Sabbat. Clan Lasombra serves itself first and its inner darkness second.
Malkavians - (Camarilla) Dangerously deranged and psychotic to a member, the Lunatics nonetheless possess uncanny insight.
Nosferatu - (Camarilla) Disfigured and skulksome, the hideous Sewer Rats are forever barred from human society, but gather secrets from die darkness that hides them.
Ravnos - (Independent) The nomadic Deceivers are masters of illusion and guile, malevolently working their tricks as they travel from city to city.
Toreador - (Camarilla) Lovers of art and the aesthetic, the Degenerates are trapped in the stagnancy of undeath. The Toreador are passionate and decadent, surrounding themselves in excess to stave off their encroaching malaise.
Tremere - (Camarilla) A clan of sorcerous blood magicians, the Warlocks are widely distrusted... and just as widely feared.
Tzimisce - (Sabbat) A clan of fallen nobles from the Old Country, the brilliant but monstrous Fiends now serve the Sabbat. They wield the fearsome Discipline of fleshcrafting.
Ventrue - (Camarilla) The reluctant aristocracy of the Kindred, the Blue Bloods atone for their damnation by enforcing the Traditions and the Masquerade.
Archetypes (Nature and Demeanor)
Architect - You build a better future.
Autocrat - You need control.
Bon Vivant - Unlife is for pleasure.
Bravo - Strength is all that matters.
Caregiver - Everyone needs nurturing.
Celebrant - You exist for your passion.
Child - Won't somebody be there for you?
Competitor - You must be the best.
Conformist - You follow and assist.
Conniver - Others exist for your benefit.
Curmudgeon - Nothing is worthwhile.
Deviant - You exist for no one's pleasure but your own.
Director - You oversee what must be done.
Fanatic - The cause is all that matters.
Gallant - You're not the showstopper, you're the show!
Judge - The truth is out there.
Loner - You make your own way.
Martyr - You suffer for the greater good.
Masochist - You test your limits every night.
Monster - You're Damned, so act like it!
Pedagogue - You save others through knowledge.
Penitent - Unlife is a curse to atone for.
Perfectionist - Nothing is good enough.
Rebel - You follow no one's rules.
Rogue - Those who can, win. Those who can't, lose. You can.
Survivor - Nothing can keep you down.
Thrill-Seeker - The rush is all that matters.
Traditionalist - As it has always been, so it shall be.
Trickster - Laughter dims the pain.
Visionary - There is something beyond all this.
Disciplines
Animalism - Supernatural affinity with and control of animals.
Auspex - Extrasensory perception, awareness and premonitions.
Celerity - Supernatural quickness and reflexes.
Chimerstry - The Ravnos ability to create illusions and hallucinations.
Dementation - The ability to pass madness on to a victim.
Dominate - Mind control practiced through the piercing gaze.
Fortitude - Unearthly toughness, even to the point of resisting fire and sunlight.
Necromancy - The supernatural power to summon and control the dead.
Obfuscate - The ability to remain obscure and unseen, even in crowds.
Obtenebration - Unearthly control over shadows.
Potence - The Discipline of physical vigor and strength.
Presence - The ability to attract, sway and control crowds.
Protean - Shapechanging from growing claws to melding with the earth.
Quietus - The Assamites' arts of assassination.
Serpentis - The reptilian Discipline of the Followers of Set.
Thaumaturgy - The study and practice of blood-sorcery.
Vicissitude - The Tzimisce art of flesh-shaping.
Backgrounds
Allies - Human confederates, usually family or friends.
Contacts - The number of information sources the character possesses.
Fame - How well-known the character is among mortals.
Generation - How far removed from Caine the character is.
Herd - The vessels to which the character has free and safe access.
Influence - The character's political power within mortal society.
Mentor - The Kindred patron who advises and supports the character.
Resources - Wealth, belongings and monthly income.
Retainers - Followers, guards arid servants.
Status - The character's standing in undead society.
Freebie Points
Trait Cost
Attribute 5 per dot
Ability 2 per dot
Discipline 7 per dot
Background 1 per dot
Virtue 2 per dot
Humanity 1 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot

Character Creation for Inquisitors
Step One: Character Concept
Choose Concept: What did you do before witch-hunting?
Choose Catalyst: What made you a witch-hunter?
Choose Motivation: Why do you hunt now?
Determine Membership: Are you a member of the Society of Leopold?
Step Two: Select Attributes
Prioritize the three categories: Physical, Social, Mental (6/4/3). Your character automatically has one dot in each Attribute.
Rate Physical Traits: Strength, Dexterity, Stamina.
Rate Social Traits: Charisma, Manipulation, Appearance.
Rate Mental Traits: Perception, Intelligence, Wits.
Step Three: Select Abilities
Prioritize the three categories: Talents, Skills, Knowledges (11/7/4).
Choose Talents, Skills, Knowledges.
No Ability higher than 3 at this stage
Step Four: Select Advantages
Choose Backgrounds (5) and rate Virtues (7). Your character automatically has one dot in each Virtue.
Step Five: Finishing Touches
Record Humanity (equal to Conscience + Self-Control), and Willpower (equal to Courage).
Spend freebie points (21)
Numina
True Faith - Absolute belief and faith in the power of the Divine.
Via Geniorum - A series of rituals used to spirits of varying degrees of power.
Via Ignis - Purges the enemies of God with Holy Fire.
Via Medicamenti - Heals damage taken by an Inquisitor.
Via Necromantiae - A set of rituals used to contact or banish the dead.
Via Oraculi - Used by Inquisitors to look into the future and the past.
Backgrounds
Cenaculum - Base of operations for Inquisitors, protected by sanctity and Theurgy.
Mob - Angry, God-fearing people with torches, clubs and pointy sticks.
Relic - Supernaturally powerful items used by the Inquisition to combat its foes.
Freebie Points
Trait Cost
Attribute 5 per dot
Ability 2 per dot
Numina 7 per dot
Background 1 per dot
Virtue 2 per dot
Humanity 1 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot

Character Creation for Ghouls
Step One: Character Concept
Choose concept, clan, Nature and Demeanor.
Step Two: Select Attributes
Prioritize the three categories: Physical, Social, Mental (6/4/3). Your character automatically has one dot in each Attribute.
Rate Physical Traits: Strength, Dexterity, Stamina.
Rate Social Traits: Charisma, Manipulation, Appearance.
Rate Mental Traits: Perception, Intelligence, Wits.
Step Three: Select Abilities
Prioritize the three categories: Talents, Skills, Knowledges (11/7/4).
Choose Talents, Skills, Knowledges.
No Ability higher than 3 at this stage
Step Four: Select Advantages
Ghouls automatically begin with one dot of Potence.
Vassals select one dot in a single Discipline of their Domitor.
Independents select one dot in Celerity, Fortitude, or Potence.
Revenants select one dot in one of their family Disciplines.
Choose Backgrounds (5) and rate Virtues (7). Your character automatically has one dot in each Virtue.
Step Five: Finishing Touches
Record Humanity (equal to Conscience + Self-Control), Willpower (equal to Courage) and Blood Pool (roll a single die, reroll 1s, Independents halve the roll).
Spend freebie points (21).
Max Flaws 7 points.
Backgrounds
Domitor - The power of your Vampire domitor and their interest in your well-being.
Freebie Points
Trait Cost
Attribute 5 per dot
Ability 2 per dot
Disciplines/Paths 10 per dot
Background 1 per dot
Virtue 2 per dot
Humanity/Path 1 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot

Character Creation for Kinfolk
Step One: Personality
Choose Concept, Tribe, Breed, Relation, Nature and Demeanor.
Possible concepts for Kinfolk include: architect, archaeologist, anthropologist, lab tech, nature guide, outdoor writer, pack alpha, former, executive, environmental attorney, photographer, programmer, vet tech, philosopher, outcast wolf, police officer, bounty hunter, ecologist, zoo-born wolf, biologist, or forester.
Relation describes your family connections to the Garou. "Daughter of Theurge" is one example.
Step Two: Select Attributes
Prioritize the three categories: Physical, Social, Mental (6/4/3). See below for rules on wolf Kin.
Step Three: Select Abilities
Prioritize the three categories: Talents, Skills, Knowledges (11/7/4).
Wolf Kin characters have a different set of abilities with which to work. They should allot their smallest portion to Knowledges and consider additional Knowledge Abilities to be found in The Werewolf Players Guide. See the notes below on playing wolf Kinfolk.
Step Four: Select Advantages
Choose Backgrounds (5) . Kinfolk may select from Allies, Contacts, Equipment, Favors, Mentor, Pure Breed, Renown and Resources. See below for details and restrictions.
Optional: Merits and Flaws are optional advantages/disadvantages. Purchase Merits with freebie points; Flaws selected add to the Freebie Point pool, up to a maximum of seven points.
Step Five: Finishing Touches
Record Willpower (3).
Spend freebie points (21). You cannot purchase Gifts with freebie points; you, must acquire them through play and spending experience points.
Trait Cost
Attributes 5 per dot
Abilities 2 per dot
Backgrounds 1 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot
First Numina Type 7 per dot
Second Numina Type 14 per dot
Merits variable
Numina
Numina come in three forms: Psychic Phenomena (such as Telepathy), Hedge Magic (folk wizardry) and True Faith (spiritual belief that lends power). For further details, including specific paths of magic and abilities, see World of Darkness: Sorcerer (the reference work for Hedge Magic), as well as Ascension's Right Hand, The Hunters Hunted, The Quick and the Dead, The Inquisition or Project Twilight. See below for Numina available to Kinfolk characters.

Wolf Kinfolk
Building wolf Kin characters works a little differently from constructing human ones. Allot the usual points in Attributes (6/4/3 in Physical, Social and Mental Traits), but distribute the largest portion among Physical Attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Stamina). The Manipulation Trait should be the lowest among the Social Attributes. For Abilities (Talents, Skills and Knowledges), use a 7/3/1 distribution, taking the lowest number in Knowledges.
Another option is to take three points in Knowledges, though it makes survival a little more tricky. Alertness, Athletics, Brawl, Dodge and Stealth are excellent choices for Abilities. Wolf Kin may have the same number of Backgrounds (5) as other Kin, but, as a group, they are under the same restrictions as Red Talons (see below). Wolf Kinfolk make up for these cuts by gaining a Strength +1 bite attack, as well as a last-ditch Strength -1 claw. Moreover, they subtract two from all Perception difficulties involving smell and hearing.

Character Creation for The Possessed
· Step One: Character Concept
Choose concept, Nature and Demeanor (optional), type (fomor, Drone, Kami, or Gorgon).
· Step Two: Select Attributes
Prioritize Physical, Social, and Mental Attributes (6/4/3).
· Step Three: Select Abilities
Prioritize Talents, Skills, and Knowledges (11/7/4).
· Step Four: Select Advantages
Choose Backgrounds (5) and Powers (5 points free, any others must be purchased either by taking Taints or by lowering Autonomy).
· Step Five: Finishing Touches
Record Willpower (3), permanent Autonomy (9 – any used to purchase powers), and temporary Autonomy (10 – any used to purchase powers).
Spend freebie points (21) and choose Merits and Flaws (optional). Kami must choose a geas.
Backgrounds
· Consecrated: Your soul has been dedicated to a powerful spirit.
· Cult: Mortal followers who do your bidding.
· Fetish/Equipment: A mystical item granted to you by a patron, or perhaps your superiors at Pentex.
· Symbiosis: Your ability to call on the spirit inside you for information.
Freebie Points
Trait Cost
Attributes 5 per dot
Ability 2 per dot
Backgrounds 1 per dot
Rage 1 per dot
Gnosis 2 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot

Character Creation for The Technocracy
• Step One: Personality
Choose Concept, Convention, Methodology, Nature and Demeanor
Determine scientific approach (paradigm) and personal history.
Your Supervisor and Construct will be chosen for you.
• Step Two: Select Attributes
Prioritize the three categories: (7/5/3). Your character gains the process with one dot in each Attribute.
Rate Physical Traits: Strength, Dexterity, Stamina.
Rate Social Traits: Charisma, Manipulation, Appearance.
Rate Mental Traits: Perception, Intelligence, Wits.
• Step Three: Select Abilities
Prioritize the three categories: (13/9/5)
Choose Talents, Skills, Knowledges.
No Ability higher than 3 at this stage.
[Option: The Storyteller may allow you to purchase Abilities according to your Methodology’s specializations. In that case, distribute 27 points as appropriate.]
• Step Four: Select Advantages
Choose Backgrounds (7).
• Step Five: Document Technocratic Acumen
Determine one specialty Sphere by Methodolgy, and record a free dot in that Sphere
Choose additional Spheres (5)
Record Enlightenment, a.k.a. “arete” (1), Willpower (5)
Select tools and Procedures appropriate to your Methodology
Document any Enhancements
Note initial ratings from Prime Energy (as per Genius rating) and Paradox (0, unless you employ Enhancements)
Diagnose possible Genetic Flaws
• Step Six: Complete Training
Distribute freebie points (15), as appropriate
• Step Seven: Investigate Your Allies
Choose code name. Designate team name
Signify completion by passing a secret note to the Storyteller
Pursue downtime activities until game begins
Concepts
• Academician: Professor, grad student, lab tech, dean of studies, research scientist
• Artist: CGI animator, cutting-edge scientist, biotechnician, techno musician, architect, gadgeteer, game designer
• Construct: Clone, cyborg, biomutation, genegineered “prototype,” Man in Black (lesser)
• Criminal: Street thug, gangster, smuggler, crime boss, assassin, drug dealer, clone slaver, black market op
• Defender: Man in Black, cyborg, bodyguard, cop, soldier, secret agent, detective, Border Corps op, “ghostbuster”
• Enforcer: Man in Black, leg-breaker, interrogations specialist, propagandist, political advisor, investigator, HIT Mark, space marine, clone specialist
• Explorer: Space pioneer, pilot, undersea explorer, Netspinner, alternate dimensions specialist, genegineered human “adapted” to new environments
• Extraordinary Citizen: Lab tech, space marine, Kamrad, cop, politician, “cleaner,” mercenary, doctor, campus activist, teacher, informant, gang member, spy
• Facilitator: Secret agent, bureaucrat, manager, diplomat, emissary, genegineered seducer, computer programmer, information specialist, interrogator, “cleaner”
• Geek: Computer designer, futurist, research specialist, hacker, cutting-edge experimenter
• Healer: Physician, nurse, FAÇADE engineer, medic, psychiatrist, therapist
• Media Op: Reporter, photographer, DJ, media mogul, propaganda specialist, station ranger, Net op, genegineered supermodel
• Money Man: Yuppie, banker, gangster, investment broker, celebrity, tycoon, operations manager, power-broker
• Politician: Media relations, advisor, watchdog, cabinet member, diplomat, “silent partner,” troubleshooter
• Q Division: Gadget designer, inventor, gadgeteer, field op
• Searcher: Requisitions op, Netspinner, space explorer, cutting-edge physician, research specialist
• Spy: Man in Gray, genegineered seducer, impersonator clone, infiltratioins op, remote-control gadget specialist, psych op
• Tech Specialist: Hypertech mechanic, field repair specialist, biomechanic, pilot, helmsman, data acquisitions specialist
• Visionary: Chaos specialist, sociobiologist, dream researcher, psycho op, Netspinner architect
• Warrior: Man in Black, Victor, war cyborg, space marine, gangster, Hollow Man, psychoactives expert, biomed assassin
Eidolons
• Dynamic: Without change, there is no progress. You are an agent of change and an architect of progress.
• Pattern: By building, strengthening and protecting, you protect the existing order and lay the foundation for the new one.
• Primordial: The answers of the greatest enigmas can be found in primal darkness. It’s your destiny to bring those answers to light.
• Questing: Like the spirit of science itself, you move eternally forward.
Archetypes
(Nature & Demeanor
• Benefactor: You generously offer others whatever you can give.
• Caretaker: You’re a protector of the weak and innocent.
• Crusader: You strive to improve the world.
• Devil’s Advocate: It’s your duty to challenge the status quo.
• Entertainer: Without your talents, the world would be a dismal place.
• Hacker: Tear it down, build it back, make it better than before.
• Innovator: Your unorthodox approach yields great results.
• Investigator: There’s a reason for everything, and you want to know what it is.
• Machine: Flesh is weak. Be better than human.
• Mad Scientist: Sometimes the ultimate answers lie in the wildest experiments.
• Manager: You excel at directing resources to a greater end.
• Misfit: Once an outcast, you’re still searching for your place.
• Penitent: You made a mistake, and you’re still paying for it.
• Perfectionist: Promote order to offset chaos.
• Quester: You’re on a mysterious, heroic errand that even you cannot define.
• Sneak: The world is a devious game, and you’re a master player.
• Tycoon: Wealth and success are the measures of a man.
• Vigilante: Whatever they did, you will make the bastards pay!
Conventions
• Iteration X: Through order, precision and technological prowess, these visionaries straddle the line between flesh, mind and machine. In that space, they seek perfection.
BioMechanics: Through physical and behavioral modification, these Iterators attain union with The Machine. (Life)
Statisticians: Planners, leaders and architects, these experts master computers, predictions and mathematical esoterica, seeking the mext level of human thought. (Entropy or Time)
Time-Motion Managers: With technical wizardry and innovative technology, the Managers bring achievement to new heights. (Forces or Matter)
• NWO: Information is reality. He who controls the information reshapes reality, and these specialists hope to save reality from its own imperfections.
The Ivory Tower: As mediators, educators and facilitators, Ivory Tower agents overee media operations, execute diplomacy and distribute information and indoctrination inside and outside the Union. (Mind)
Operatives: When there’s dirty work to be done, these dedicated Technocrats roll up their sleeves. Espionage, enforcement and flat-out warfare keep them busy. (Mind or Forces)
Q Division: An “unofficial” Methodology of the Convention, this group devises tools and Procedures for field agents of the other agencies. (Forces or Matter)
Watchers: Masters of media and surveillance, the Watchers deal out propaganda and take in essential data. (Correspondence or Forces)
• Progenitors: Life is an eternal evolution; these physicians and pharmacopoeists seek the secrets of that evolution, working to bring humanity into its next incarnation.
Genegineers: By studying the elements of reality at the base level, these scientists explore the possibilities of cloning, forced evolution and biomodification….then put them to use. (Life)
FAÇADE Engineers: With surgery, genetic manipulation and accelerated micro-evolution, these “mad scientists” create new life forms and alter old ones for future survival. (Life or Entropy)
Pharmacopoeists: Pioneeers of the mind, these Technocrats deal in medicines, psychoactives and nutrients in an effort to unlock the doors of perception and the unattained thresholds of the body. (Life or Mind)
• Syndicate: Money and commerce provide progress: hence, these masters of trade and influence guide the world into a safer, more prosperous future.
Disbursements: When the bills need to be paid (and funds need to be raised to pay them), these ops get to work. Cash in hand, they perform diplomacy and intrigue between the Conventions and secure tools and influence for their fellow Financiers. (Correspondence or Mind)
Enforcers: The hard end of the street provides cash and influence, and it gives the Convention a brutal edge when needs be. Crime is no sin to Enforcers – it’s just business as usual. (Forces or Mind)
Financers: The world economy rests in the hands of these brilliant Technocrats. From corporate influence to financial leverage, the Financiers are up to their armpits in cash. (Entropy or Mind)
Media Control: When people want something, they spend money to get it. These specialists keep the Masses wanting more….and sic them on the Syndicate’s enemies when necessary. (Mind or Life)
Special Projects Division: The R&D arm of the Syndicate, this Methodology provides new gadgets and resources for agents in need. (Dimensional Science or Forces)
• Void Engineers Slipping the bounds of Earth, these pioneers stake their claims on the next world(s) while defending this one from alien assault.
BorderCorps Division (BCD): When alien horrors attack, these brave men and women stand ready to kick a** and take names. (Forces)
DSEATC: The ruling committee, this remote body makes decisions for these rest of the Convention. (Dimensional Science)
Earth Frontier Division (EFD): Exploring deep seas, high peaks and hidden places, these adventurers map the unknown parts of the material world. (Correspondence or Forces)
Pan-Dimensional Corps (PDC): Spanning the Deep Universe, the Net and alternate dimensions, these explorers risk their lives to expand the Union’s reach. (Correspondence, Dimensional Science or Time)
Research & Execution (R&E): The Engineers’ “Q Division” provides new gadgets, vehicles and technology for otherworldly expeditions. (Dimensional Science or Forces)
Backgrounds
• Allies: You’ve got friends….
• Backup: A squad of citizens who aid you in distress.

• Cloaking (Arcane): The talent of remaining undetected.
• Companion (Familiar): An odd helpmate with some unusual abilities.
• Construct (Chantry): Your status in your base of operations.
• Destiny: A statistical probability that you will do something significant.
• Device (Talisman): A hypertech machine in your possession.
• Enhancement: Cybernetics or genegineering that make you superhuman…for a price.
• Genius (Avatar): The brillance of your Enlightened inspiration.
• Hypercram (Dream): A talent for temporary data assimilation.
• Influence: Your fame and pull among the Masses.
• Laboratory (Sanctum): A private research space.
• Mentor: Your Technocratic teacher and parental figure.
• Node: A reserve of Primal Force you can access in need.
• Patron: A helpful superior.
• Requisitions: A measure of your ability to request gear and resources.
• Resources: Cash, credit and property.
• Secret Weapons: Experimental devices that you test for Q Division.
• Spies: An information network at your disposal.
Spheres of Influence
• Correspondence: Your understanding of space and the forces that warp it, as well as your ability to control distance, travel and connections.
• Dimensional Science: The rare science of observing and even visiting other dimensions, and perhaps dealing with the bizarre entitities that exist there.
• Entropy: Chaos theory, determinism and combinatorics; the science of randomness, probability and entropic decay.
• Forces: The power of physics unleashed: heat, light, kinetic energy, waves, particles and control over the interactions of matter and motion.
• Life: Primordial studies of organisms and creatures, as well as of the things that grow, change and die.
• Matter: The building blocks of the material universe; advanced chemistry, metallurgy and material sciences define all unliving things.
• Mind: Cognitive science, the study of consciousness itself – how and why people think, the power of thought, even exploration into your own understanding and mental capabilities.
• Prime: Techniques for perceiving and manipulating Primal Energy, the very resonance of Creation itself left over from the birth of the cosmos.
• Time: Your mastery of temporal engineering determines your attunement to time’s passage, your ability to manipulate subjective time and your ability to generate fields that warp time itself.
Freebie Points
Trait Cost
Attribute 5 per dot
Ability 2 per dot
Backgrounda 1 per dot
Merits & Flaws (variable)
Enlightenment 4 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot
Sphere 7 per dot
Primal Energy 1 point per four dots

Character Creation for Acolytes
Step One: Character Concept: Who Are You?
° Identify Concept: Who were you before you encountered mages?
° Choose Motivation: Why have you involved yourself?
° Choose Affiliation: Traditions, Technocracy, Orphan, Nephandi or Marauder?
° Choose Type: Are you an acolyte, a consor or a familiar?
° Choose Nature and Demeanor (Optional): What is your personality?
Step Two: What are your basic capabilities?
° Prioritize your 3 Categories: Primary 6, Secondary 4, Tertiary 3
° Choose Physical Attributes: Strength, Dexterity & Stamina
° Choose Social Attributes: Charisma, Manipulation & Appearance
° Choose Mental Attributes; Perception, Intelligence & Wits
Step Three: Select Abilities: What do you know?
° Prioritize your 3 Categories: Primary 11, Secondary 7, Tertiary 4
° Choose Talents: Your innate, intuitive Abilities
° Choose Skills: Your trained Abilities
° Choose Knowledges: Your studied, memorised Abilities
Step Four: Select Advantages: In what ways are you unique?
° Choose Background Traits: May be limited by chronicle concept (5 points). Consors must choose Mentor for at least one point of their backgrounds.
° Choose Special Advantages: Special consors and familiars only. These Traits may only be purchased with Background or "freebie" points and only during creation.
Step Five: Last Touches: The All-Important Details
° Record Willpower (base 3 points)
° Spend your "freebie" points. Acolytes have 15 "freebie" points to spend; consors have 21 "freebie" points. Only certain consors can purchase Special Advantages.
° Choose Merits and Flaws (optional). You spend "freebie"points to purchase Merits and gain more "freebie" points for taking Flaws. You may only have up to 7 points in Flaws and Merits.
° Special Advantages
° Attributes (5 points for one dot)
° Abilities (2 points for one dot)
° Backgrounds and Willpower (1 point per Background dot, 2 points per Willpower dot)
Starting levels in Abilities and Special Advantages may not be higher than four dots.
Special Advantages
Animal Form (3 pts)
Cause Insanity (varies)
Chameleon Coloration (4/6/ cool
Claws, Fangs or Horns (3/5/7)
Extra Limb(s) (3 pts per limb)
Extra Speed (variable)
Hazardous Breath (variable)
Immunity (2/5/10/15)
Information Font (3)
Intangibility (8/10 pts)
Musical Influence (3)
Mystick Shield (varies)
Nightsight (3)
Numina (7+; see below)
Physical Enhancement: (variable)
Paradox Nullification (2-6)
Shapechanger (3/5/ cool
Size (3/5/ cool
Symbiotic Knowledge (5)
Umbral Travel (8/10/15)
Water Breathing (2/5)
Wings (3/5)