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--- campaigns:palimpsest:homepage:chronicles_of_darkness_system [2026/03/28 03:58] – [Step 5: Skill Specialties] asrasmussen
+++ campaigns:palimpsest:homepage:chronicles_of_darkness_system [2026/03/28 06:17] (current) – [Step 2: Anchors and Breaking Points] asrasmussen
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 Create 1 long-term aspiration for your character.
-====Step 2: Anchors====
+====Step 2: Anchors and Breaking Points====
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 This is where your character's personality deepens.
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 Choose a virtue and a vice for your character.
-====Step 3:Attributes====
+Breaking Points are events that push your character beyond their limits. Such as:
+  * The character performs an action that either violates their personal moral code or that is considered unacceptable in society.
+  * The character witnesses something traumatic, terrifying, or that rattles their understanding of the world.
+  * The character is the victim of a supernatural attack, whether physical, emotional, or mental.
+The following questions should be considered to determine some breaking points for your character:
+  * What is the worst thing your character has ever done?
+  * What is the worst thing your character can imagine themselves doing?
+  * What is the worst thing your character can imagine someone else doing?
+  * What has your character forgotten?
+  * What is the most traumatic thing that has ever happened to your character?
+====Step 3: Attributes====
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 CoD has 9 different attributes, grouped into 3 categories. (Mental, Physical, Social)
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 Choose 3 skill specialties.
+====Step 6: Merits====
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+Merits are your character's unique abilities and assets.
+They are meant as a means to customize your character and do cool things! A merit's name is just a suggestion, and can be changed to better fit the flavor of your character.
+Merits are purchased with ♦. During character creation, you have 7x ♦ to spend.
+Some merits have ability score prerequisites. Others must be leveled up incrementally by purchasing the same merit over again. And some can be purchased at a variable price, to get a boosted effect.
+Take a look at the handbook and reach out if you have any questions.
+====Step 7: Determine Advantages====
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+Advantages are aspects of your character used to determine how well they do in some of the crunchier parts of the game. (Like Health or Defence)
+^ Willpower | = Resolve + Composure | Willpower is spent to increase a dice roll by ♦♦. One willpower is regained per good night's rest. Willpower can also be gained by acting on your virtues and vices. |
+^ Health | = Size + Stamina |
+^ Initiative | = Dexterity + Composure |
+^ Defense | = Lower of Wits or Dexterity + Athletics |
+^ Size | = 5 for humans |
+^ Integrity | = Starts at 7 | Integrity can be lost by experiencing breaking points. The higher your integrity, the more likely you are to shake off traumatic events. |