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Chapter 4: Disposition
Obviously, many more ethical-moral positions are possible. The previous example considers only
1 situation and is not a generalization for a character over their lifetime. Dispositions in the F.A.T.A.L.
role-playing game are generalizations for a character’s actions and thoughts as affected by their metaphysical
beliefs over their lifetime. It is very rare, if not impossible, for anyone’s disposition to never stray from
their dominant disposition. To a certain extent, disposition is situationally dependent. Nonetheless, every
character has a disposition. Overall, a character’s ethical and moral views create bounds for their actions
and affect how a character feels about their actions.
Moral Ethical Neutral Unethical
Moral
Neutral
Immoral
Knights
Militia
men
Mages
Sages
Spies
Soldiers
Assassins
Bounty
Hunters
Bugbears
Humans
Druids
Kobolds
Whores
102
Rangers
Berserkers
Mercenari
es
Pick
Pockets
Anakim
Ogres
Ruffians
Sorcerers
Trolls
Piety Points
Before disposition can be determined, each player must determine the Piety Points (PP) of their
character. Characters vary in devotion to their god, religion, or philosophy. PP are an abstract representation
of the devotion of a character. PP are important to priests (see Chap. 7: Occupation). Priests need to
keep track of their PP more than any other occupation, since priestly privileges may appear and disappear
as a result of the PP of a priest.
For each character, roll 1d100 to determine their PP. PP can never increase above 100 or fall below
1. Before recording the PP on a character sheet, consider the following modifiers:
Modifier Chance Piety
Point
Modifiers
Adjustme
nt
A ge
7 5%
Divide
Current
Age
by
Maximum
Age
and
multiply
by
4 ( elves
are
unaffected)
AtonementProcess see Neveria
B odily
Attractiv
eness
25% Multiply
the
Skill
Modifier
by
-1
and
apply
the
result
as
the
adjustment
C ulture:
50%
Anakim NA
Bugbear + 1
Dwarf NA
Elf NA
Human NA
Kobold + 2
Ogre - 100
Troll NA
D rive
75% Skill
Modifier
F acial
Charisma
25% Multiply
the
Skill
Modifier
by
-1
and
apply
the
result
as
the
adjustment
H ealth
75% Multiply
the
Skill
Modifier
by
-1
and
apply
the
result
as
the
adjustment
N ear-death
experienc
e 7 5%
+ / - 1d8*
w / white
light
9 0%
+ / - 1d20*
N egative
event
1 0%
+ / - 1d4*
*
Tenetssee Neveria