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You’ll get more Distinctions and more opportunities to step them up as you step through Pathways. As an example, a fully fleshed out character in one of my other games has 4 Distinctions rated d4, d6, d6, and d8 and 3 Abilities rated d4, d4 and d8. You’ll be adding or stepping up multiple items in every step of the Pathways system. Keep the high society one for your origin and we can add sex magick and fencing later, no problem. Also there are mechanical difference between Resources and Distinctions. A distinction says “this is part of this character, their history, back story, personality, skills or abili

Aldert, Kirsa, and Jane, three of your NPCs, are all part of high society, old families from Europe and heirs to fortunes and empires, and Willis Sloan is the kind of man who's trying to step up into their game. The potential for them to know each other is just the kind of dramatic entanglement for which I play this game.

It’s not the easiest system to wrap your head around, especially coming from other more traditional RPGs. I had a hard time at first, but once I figured it out, I find it helps me tell the stories and play the games I’ve always wanted to play since I started playing RPGs in the [decade redacted to conceal my age].

Done it!

@MagnificentBastard - a few things to change on your sheet. TIAL-V is good. You've got your Resource "Loyal Servants" that's solid. For the step "Step up Honor or Power twice, or step up each once" you've got Power up to d6, but you put Glory up to d6 as well. We'll need to change that back to d4 and step up either Power to d8 or Honor to d6. You have "Influence" listed as a Resource. I'm assuming it's meant to be the Distinction from the step "Add a Distinction". If so, we need to put it under Distinctions and flesh it out to fit the rules. There's currently a "Family Name" Distinction that does most of what it looks like

I added the sex distinction. I believe that's all changes you suggested/required.

@WickedCadrach - Missy's Step 1 looks good and is complete. @StarlitSiren - all you need to do for Millie is add the die rating (d4) to Tinkerer so it looks like this on the sheet:

We just need to think of what kinds of abilities she gets because of her scientifically altered body. Does she have heightened senses? Extraordinary strength? An ability to blend into the shadows or somehow eerily step out of them at just the right moment? If there's something above and beyond normal humans that she can do because of this aspect of who she is, we define it, and list it as an "Ability" that can then be added later. Abilities are like super powers. She won't have all of them right out of the gate, and we can add more as we go given that our world isn't as defined as the DC Comics world the game was designed to emulate.

She is posting a little bit, me her and Warning are working on setting something up on the TTRPG club. No rush, but as she gets going again some more, she might getting going again here too.

Oh, @AsBloodTurnsEverCold - you added Journalist Dan Worth, but you've already used your add from the map for Kirsa and your "Add a Distinction OR add a new Ability" (The Other Theory), and your "Add another Distinction or step up a Distinction" (Virtuoso). The last thing is to "Step Up" the die size of any existing Distinction, Ability, Resource, or Relationship. But you can't add another new one yet. You can keep Dan Worth in your back pocket and add him next time you get to add someone to the sheet. You need to step one of your things up to d6 since they all start at d4.

Yeah, it’s been quite quiet since I threw out the Ar Tonelico inspiration and the talk on that. Should pick up after Gard is back, he is looking forward to continuing here and elsewhere. The other current story may pick up too, once Dreams get going again.

I oddly forgot that this club existed and got surprised when I saw a post from it. Maybe it's the inactivity or something. Or my dumb brain being weird.

How many Distinctions can I have? I think Family Name/Influence is a nice to have, but not vital, hence why i put it in resources. I feel my character needs the Sex Magick Distinction you showed me earlier, a general Charisma/Seducer/Manipulative Distinction and possible a combat one like Fencing Master. They are in order of importance. So if I only get one then I know what it will be. I have upped Power and lowered Glory, I removed the Signature Item and Influence.

Chicken shit. 70's. Yeah, I'm fucking old. So? If I can't beat your ass, I'll send one of my kids to do it.

Ill get on it ASAP and let you know once its done. Thank you for the assistance, I am new to the system and I am clearly more than a little confused.

For sure interested in seeing how that shapes up now that you mention it

I think I did it correctly? I just need to figure out how the abilities part of her A Vampire by Rumor and Science works. I think I just list some in there? Or do I then need to create the same abilities in the Abilities section?

Go. To. Dinner.

@AsBloodTurnsEverCold - Kojo needs to set his distinctions to d4 to start. You already have Kirsa listed as a Relationship, so you don't want to also list her as a Resource. Also, you need to Step Up one of your Relationships or your Distinction or Ability by 1 die size. ...and now I have to run off to an emergency dinner date. Some things require immediate attention.

For abilities in the Heritage Distinction, how many should I start with? Just one? If I'm starting with just one I think I'd like her to start with some sort of abnormal levels of resistance or durability or a regenerative factor, something which explains her ability to continuinously experiment on herself without suffering long term effects. I'm guessing I just slot the ability into the Distinctions section and only add it to the Abilities section once it's truly unlocked?

@Chiyako, @AsBloodTurnsEverCold, and @MagnificentBastard all need to: add the die rating for their Distinctions, Abilities, and Resources. step up one of your relationships, distinctions, abilities, or resources. (now I'm going to do that thing that I hated in school, where the teacher shows off your work and all the other kids hate you) Take a look at the sheet for Missy. You don't have to use the same bullets or anything, but you want to list the die rating before the name of each Distinction, Ability, Resource, etc. The die rating is super important (the bigger the die, the better you'll roll). Plus, you'll be able

There's only one step left: Increase the die size of your d4 Sex Magick, 2d4 Loyal Servants, or any of your Relationships by 1 die size

Jumi’s opinion of the woman was partially shaped by Shinigami’s and a few less than ideal meetings so far. The fact they could have lost souls if too many questions were asked a little while ago, did not exactly do much to relieve those suspicions. She had been honest too. There was a time and place for an audience. She not excited by being spied on by this one. ”You want some time with Shinigami? Saw what you did the last time you had a moment with her. A hint of your magic.” Watching it, seemed more like her own experiences with demons, though she was not sure if Shinigami saw it as quite so bad. She was cautious. “She wants t

"I was tasked by Death himself to do what I had to. Shinigami would never have obeyed a human otherwise, or so I was told. I am not to question his orders.", the reaper replied to the first part. Shinigami only listened but her gaze turned to Jumi. "That apple could have meant anything but I didn't think that she would use it to gate herself here...", the fox said before she finally focused on the reaper. "...And what was the plan? Put me on a leash to do your bidding? Torture me for your pleasure? Fool me for as long as you can toy with me?", she asked, growing upset with her being an annoyance, now holding Mitsuko hostage after she toyed wi

Yeah, one of those could be fun. Have to read a bit more into how those work. Had been reading some of stuff in what I linked above, above in character creation and was not sure if characters only got one of those distinctions.

“Guardian angel? Funny. Better than pretending to be her mom I guess.” Jumi said with a sigh, relieved Shinigami was here. “She just can’t leave us alone. Think it would have been better or worse if we smashed that apple right away, since she used it to get here?” She asked Shinigami. Figuring it was probably better for her to take the lead, now that she was here. Shinigami knew her better. “Good timing though, she only just showed up.” She did not know if Shinigami had some way to detect that or not. But either way this was probably for the better. She was still on guard, but felt a little better it would turn out alright. But w

Sorry, I meant to say "Saha is all set WITH Step 1." I'm just trying to get all the sheets checked to make sure no one misses anything that will help them later.

I'm 99.9% sure that's a typo for Step 2., but what to clarify. It would not surprise me if I failed the "Fill Out Your Character Sheet Roll"

Finally getting through character sheets. @WritesNaughtyStories - Saha is all set for Step 1. @Chiyako - Alicia needs to set her Distinctions to d4 to start, then you need to Step Up one of your Relationships or one of your Distinctions by 1 die size.

This system is amazing for crappy rollers... it just get you more complications and drama. You literally can't go wrong.

Challenge accepted. Just today in a 3d20 roll LOW attempt I rolled a 17, 18, 20 to buy myself a resounding failure, with a bonus side of Complication.

This is probably as good time as any to warn you all my rolls are shit

Sheet updated with relationships