Changes

Now that you know the basics of the Storytelling System, <br> you can proceed to create your own characters. You’ll be <br> able to judge what sort of traits you’ll need based on <br>their titles (they’re mostly self-explanatory), and know <br> that the more dots you have in a trait the better your <br>character will be when accomplishing tasks with it. <br>

Here is a quick overview of how to begin the character <br>creation process: <br>

The 3 categories of attributes are divided into 3 levels of <br> points: 7/5/3 <br>

The 3 categories of abilities are also divided into 3 <br> levels of points: 13/9/5 <br>

You also get 6 dots that can go into your Mage's magical <br> knowledge called Spheres. The catch is that none of them <br>can be higher than your level of Arete. <br>

Additionally, characters also have a number of advantages <br>called Backgrounds. <br>

Combat is broken down into three steps, Initiative, Attack, <br> and Resolution. <br>

During initiative, both players roll Dexterity + Wits. <br> Whoever has more successes gets to go first. <br>

Roll as many times as your Stamina points to eliminate a point<br> point of bashing damage for each success. <br>

lethal damage. Either way, you apply a penalty to everything<br> everything you roll as the damage goes up. If you acquire <br> more than 7 in<br> lethal damage, you can die. <br>