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==== Knowledge ====
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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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* Arts and Art Specialties
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* Magical Merits, which are:
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** Awakened Essence, Magical Attunement, Manse Attunement, Essence Awareness, Essence Recovery, and Essence Mastery
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* Rituals
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* Sciences
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Any major or main character may purchase the background.
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==== 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 background, but they can purchase the Knowledge background normally.
 
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.

Revision as of 05:48, 24 July 2007

Knowledge

The Knowledge background provides 6 bonus points per dot, plus 2 bp (8, 14, 20, 26, 32). It can be spent on:

  • 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.

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 background, but they can purchase the Knowledge background normally.

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

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

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

●●●●○ - A standard 'ancient' Dragon-King, a starting Dynastic or Lookshy-grade Dragon-Blooded with +24 bp, a ●●●○○ lieutenant with +54 bp. Note that this is roughly starting Celestial Exalted level, but Celestials are not allowed as Lieutenants.

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