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==== Knowledge ====
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==== Lieutenant ====
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The character has a loyal servant.  Like the standard Artifact background, this is taken multiple times to represent multiple lieutenants.  They often have both a motivation and intimacy regarding their leader, making them extremely loyal.  They may not purchase the Experienced or Inheritance backgrounds, but they can purchase the Knowledge background normally.
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Celestial Exalted (Solars, Lunars, Sidereals, Abyssals, Infernals, or Chimera) are not allowed as lieutenants.
  
The Knowledge background provides 6 bonus points per dot, plus 2 bp (8, 14, 20, 26, 32). It can be spent on:
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{{Dot1}} - A standard Heroic Mortal or Mundane Ghost.
* Arts and Art Specialties
 
* Magical Merits, which are:
 
** Awakened Essence, Magical Attunement, Manse Attunement, Essence Awareness, Essence Recovery, and Essence Mastery
 
* Rituals
 
* Sciences
 
  
Any major or main character may purchase the background.
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{{Dot2}} - An inheritance {{Dot1}} Spirit-Blooded, a Heroic Ghost with -20 bp, or a {{Dot1}} Lieutenant with +24 bp.
  
==== Lieutenant ====
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{{Dot3}} - A standard 'modern' Dragon-King, a starting Outcaste Dragon-Blooded with -10 bp, a {{Dot2}} lieutenant with +54 bp, or a {{Dot1}} lieutenant with +78 bp.
  
The character has a loyal servant.  Like the standard Artifact background, this is taken multiple times to represent multiple lieutenants.  They often have both a motivation and intimacy regarding their leader, making them extremely loyal.  They may not purchase the Experienced background, but they can purchase the Knowledge background normally.
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{{Dot4}} - A standard 'ancient' Dragon-King, a starting Dynastic or Lookshy-grade Dragon-Blooded with +24 bp, a {{Dot3}} lieutenant with +54 bp, a starting Alchemical Exalted, or a {{Dot2}} lieutenant with +104 bp.
  
{{Dot1}} - A standard Heroic Mortal or Heroic Ghost.
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{{Dot5}} - A {{Dot4}} lieutenant with +60 bp.
  
{{Dot2}} - An inheritance {{Dot1}} Spirit-Blooded, or a Heroic with +24 bp.
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==== Necromancy ====
  
{{Dot3}} - A standard 'modern' Dragon-King, a starting Outcaste Dragon-Blooded with -10 bp, a {{Dot2}} lieutenant with +54 bp.
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Necromancy is allowed as a background, to facilitate a repertoire of low-level spells.  Each dot of Necromancy allows the purchase of one Iron Circle spell.
  
{{Dot4}} - A standard 'ancient' Dragon-King, a starting Dynastic or Lookshy-grade Dragon-Blooded with +24 bp, a {{Dot3}} lieutenant with +54 bp.  Note that this is roughly starting Celestial Exalted level, but Celestials are not allowed as Lieutenants.
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==== Sorcery ====
  
{{Dot5}} - A {{Dot4}} lieutenant with +60 bp.
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Sorcery is allowed as a background, to facilitate a repertoire of low-level spells.  Each dot of Sorcery allows the purchase of one Emerald Circle spell.

Latest revision as of 04:15, 28 July 2007

Lieutenant

The character has a loyal servant. Like the standard Artifact background, this is taken multiple times to represent multiple lieutenants. They often have both a motivation and intimacy regarding their leader, making them extremely loyal. They may not purchase the Experienced or Inheritance backgrounds, but they can purchase the Knowledge background normally.

Celestial Exalted (Solars, Lunars, Sidereals, Abyssals, Infernals, or Chimera) are not allowed as lieutenants.

●○○○○ - A standard Heroic Mortal or Mundane Ghost.

●●○○○ - An inheritance ●○○○○ Spirit-Blooded, a Heroic Ghost with -20 bp, or a ●○○○○ Lieutenant with +24 bp.

●●●○○ - A standard 'modern' Dragon-King, a starting Outcaste Dragon-Blooded with -10 bp, a ●●○○○ lieutenant with +54 bp, or a ●○○○○ lieutenant with +78 bp.

●●●●○ - A standard 'ancient' Dragon-King, a starting Dynastic or Lookshy-grade Dragon-Blooded with +24 bp, a ●●●○○ lieutenant with +54 bp, a starting Alchemical Exalted, or a ●●○○○ lieutenant with +104 bp.

●●●●● - A ●●●●○ lieutenant with +60 bp.

Necromancy

Necromancy is allowed as a background, to facilitate a repertoire of low-level spells. Each dot of Necromancy allows the purchase of one Iron Circle spell.

Sorcery

Sorcery is allowed as a background, to facilitate a repertoire of low-level spells. Each dot of Sorcery allows the purchase of one Emerald Circle spell.