Dragon: The Embers Core Book - MrGone's Character Sheets

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mode, a failed degeneration roll fills your
Dragon with an overwhelming sense of
power without consequence, and she
plunges into tyranny. On an Ethics roll,
your Dragon’s actions have won her a
derangement either by fanaticism or
vindication.
Success: Ethics does not drift, which
may or may not be a good thing. But
your Dragon’s state of sanity remains
unaltered.
Exceptional Success: In addition to
success, the Dragon may choose to
switch between Good or Bad mode. This
doesn’t use up her free switches.
Sins
Sins
As stated earlier, some of the sins
fall in peculiar levels of severity, and here
are the reasons why.
• Allowing an Insult to go
Unchallenged – The Code is about being
a good leader, and part of that is
maintaining an aura of authority.
Insubordination must be stifled lest it
poison the Province.
For Dragons of very high Ethics, allowing
an insult to go unchallenged would subject
her to a degeneration roll.
• Not Demanding Tribute within a
Month’s Period – Akin to the Insult issue,
tribute implies a respect that is necessary
to run a healthy Province. After all, a
leader is nothing without willing people to
follow.
For Dragons of very high Ethics, not
demanding some sort of tribute would
subject her to a degeneration roll.
• Killing a Human with Good
Reason – Oddly enough, the life of a
single human being is fleeting in the eyes
of progress, at least when it comes to the
Oroboroi. Taking a single life in the face
of a graver fate hardly shakes the
principles of an average Dragon. If she
makes a habit of it, however, she may find
herself less disturbed than she anticipated.
For Dragons of moderate Ethics, killing a
human whose continued life would lead to
severe consequence would subject her to a
degeneration roll.
• Theft and Revenge –
Underhanded methods are ill-fitted for a
good ruler. Taking revenge on a lesser
being is a dirtying experience, and taking
without permission is beneath a paragon of
the people. As such, both are grievous
offenses against the Code.
Even for Dragons of low Ethics, taking
instead of asking is a terrible crime, and
degeneration follows.
• Participating in Torture –
Whereas theft and revenge are ill-fitted for
a ruler, torture is outright unacceptable.
Without a doubt the most abhorrent action
any member of the Oroboroi could take,
torture is unforgivable.
Dragons at any level of Ethics, even the
most atrocious, face degeneration when
resorting to torture.
State State of of the the Union
Union
At any given point in the eternity
that is Oroboroi life, a Dragon fluctuates
between mythical monarch and terrible
tyrant. Besides inhibiting (or not inhibiting)
depravity, the state of a Dragon’s Ethics
determines the vibe she gives off to those
around her.
Ethics Ethics 10
10
Likely recognized as a leader, the
Ethics 10 Dragon is an admirable beacon of
what a person can strive for. Those that
know her well would never wish to cross her,
and those that cross her face appropriate
consequence (though she is not cruel).
Beloved is a good description for this
Dragon.
Embers Dragons of Ethics 10 receive
an additional two Aspect points when they
take a manifest action. Saintly Devil
Dragons of Ethics 10 in Good mode also