Exalted Lite/SupernaturalBackgrounds

Supernatural Backgrounds

Supernatural [../Backgrounds|backgrounds]] are the miscellanious category, of sorts. They represent things not easily seen by others.

Breeding

Dragon-Blooded Only

Destiny

This functions much as the Merit in the First Edition Player's Guide does (level for level). Celestial Exaltation is pretty much a level 10 Destiny. Game masters should only allow a few points in this background, or assign it themselves.

Past Lives

The mysteries of the heights of the First Age are difficult to comprehend for most. Complex languages and other things that seem so far beyond the ken of the mortal mind. A few, however, retain their memories of such works, most notably among them are the Celestial Exalted.

When trying to comprehend or replicate High First Age technology, the game master may assign a difficulty penalty between +1 and +10 to the roll. In addition to granting other forms of benefits from flashbacks, this background subtracts its level from that difficulty penalty, potentially negating it.

• Celestial Exalted count their rating in this Background as double for such purposes. Therefore, the maximum rank they can have in this backgrouund is 5.
• Dragon Kings have a default rating in this background equal to their permanent Essence score, -1.
• Solar Exalted begin with 2 ranks in this Background for free.

Whispers

The echoes of the Neverborn ring in your ears. While they drive many insane, they also offer up a great many secrets.

When trying to comprehend or create the dark technology of the Underworld, the GM may assign a difficulty penalty between +1 and +10 to the roll. In addition to granting other forms of insight (navigating the Labyrinth, for example), this background subtracts its level from that difficulty penalty, potentially negating it.

• Celestial Exalted count their rating in this Background as double for such purposes. Therefore, the maximum rank they can have in this backgrouund is 5.
• Abyssal Exalted begin with 2 ranks in this Background for free.

There is a price to the Whispers background, of course. If a character's rating in the Whispers background ever exceeds half the sum of their [[../Virtues]],