Character Generation - Wraith
For context, see WR20 pages 107-115
- Select Concept, Faction, Nature, and Demeanor
- Faction: Renegades, Heretics, Hierarchy, Guilds, Orpheus
- Ferrymen are not available in chargen (ancient and powerful, we use the prerequisites from Ends of Empire 98 as a guideline)
- Attributes: 7/5/3 (plus base 1 in each)
- Abilities: 13/9/5 - nothing above 3 at this stage, that requires spending freebie points.
- Arcanoi: 5
- Backgrounds: 7
- Passions: 10
- Fetters: 10
- Corpus: 10
- Pathos: starts at 5 + Memoriam (Note: this is Temp Pathos, the actual pool size is always 10)
- Willpower: 5
- Freebies: 15
- Can spend freebies to decrease Shadow's freebies by equal amount
- Can gain up to 7 freebies by increasing Shadow's freebies by equal amount
- Wraith20 might not have Merits or Flaws, but you can take ones that make sense from other game lines
Stat | Freebies per additional dot |
---|---|
Attribute | 5 |
Ability | 2 |
Arcanos | 5 |
Background | 1 |
Passion | 1 |
Fetter | 1 |
Pathos | 1/2* |
Willpower | 1** |
* 1 freebie per 2 dots
** House rule
Shadow:
- Select Archetype (pages 227-230)
- Angst: 3 (house rule)
- Dark Passions: 7
- Freebies: 10
- Perm Angst: 5 per dot
- Temp Angst: 2 per dot
- Dark Passions: 1 per dot
- Thorns: 1 per dot (pages 231-234)
Level | Thorns |
---|---|
variable | Spectre Prestige; Dark Allies; Tainted Relic; Infamy |
1 to 3 | Death's Sigil |
2 | Shadow Traits*; Nightmares; Aura of Corruption; Mirror, Mirror; Shadow Call |
3 | Pact of Doom; Trick of the Light; Bad Luck |
3-4 | Shadowed Face |
4 | Honeyed Tongue; Tainted Touch |
5 | Shadowplay; Shadow Familiar; Freudian Slip |
5-6 | Shadow Life |
6 | Whispers; Manifestation |
7 | Devil's Dare; Vampiric Nature |
* May be taken multiple times