ELDER CHARACTER CREATION
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Step One: Character Concept
Choose Concept, Clan, Nature, and Demeanor.
Step Two: Select Attributes
Allocate one dot to each Attribute.
Rank categories of Attributes in order of importance to your character:
Physical, Social, and Mental.
Allocate 7 dots among primary Attributes.
Allocate 5 dots among secondary Attributes.
Allocate 3 dots among tertiary Attributes.
Step Three: Select Abilities
Rank categories of Abilities in order of importance to your character:
Talents, Knowledges, and Skills.
Allocate 13 dots among chosen primary Abilities.
Allocate 9 dots among chosen secondary Abilities.
Allocate 5 dots among chosen tertiary Abilities.
note: No Ability shall have more than 3 dots at this stage.
Step Four: Select Advantages
Choose Disciplines (4), Backgrounds (5), and Virtues (7).
Your character automatically receives one dot in each Virtue.
Step Five: Finishing Touches
Record Road rating (equal to Conscience/Conviction + Self Control/Instinct), Willpower (equal to Courage), and blood pool.
Spend freebie points (15), and optionally, Merits and Flaws (max. 7 points)
Further information on Backgrounds, Merits & Flaws can be found here.