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Coordmation is Important in fighting
technique, using melee weapons (like knives,
or swords}, aimmg a bow or firearm, and
reacting quickly in combat situations.
Mental Attributes
follow
The three Mental Attributes and their descriptions
Intellect- Intellect 1s your ability to handle
difficult mental tasks Th1s Tra1t covers your
quickness in teaming, and your capacity for
innovative problem solving of a technical
nature. It's important to note that Intellect
does not represent common sense, or
wisdom. Nor are characters with low Intellect
necessarily stupid Roles possessing high
Intellects may even be slow, naive, or without
streetsavy.
Q Intuition - This Trait covers your ability in
interpersonal tasks, your sensitivity to the
nature and needs of others, and your ability
to sway others on an emotional level. This
Trait can also cover your character's ability
to make correct guesses when presented
With minimal. or inadequate information This
Trait does not reflect a particular personality
type, and is possessed by psychologists,
con-artists, and detectives alike.
Q Presence Presence 1s the palpable aura of
personality possessed by your character. It's
the extent to which your role's presence fills
the room she enters Presence can represent
physical beauty, chansmatic personality, or
a complete air of authority Presence is useful
in various forms of communication,
commanding respect, and leading others.
Presence can represent an aura of fear and
danger, as easily as one of authonty and
trust Your character's lack of Presence may
be important. Being able to pass others without
being noticed can be just as useful as
commanding their attention.
Describing Attributes
Attributes are Descriptive Traits with many facets.
You can emphasize one facet of an Attribute ' while
describing a deficit in another. The Director may quantify
an Attribute differently in different situations, depending
upon how it's described, and how it's used in your actions.
Your Attributes will be very important in deciding what
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your persona can accomplish Successfully. and how that
persona will go about it Think carefully about the person­
ality and background of the role you wish to play, and then
give detailed descriptions of your character's Attributes
accordingly.
We often find it helpful to describe a role's Attributes
from the perspective of that role, or someone who knows
that role well, in their own votce The inclusion of historical
examples also adds depth to your description. In this way,
by the time the Director has finished read1ng your
character's Attribute descripttons, she will already have a
fair sense of your character's personality and history as
well. We have two examples for you, to give you a taste
of what we mean.
The first example is from a Chronicle set in a
mythical ancient China. The character, named Wan Tiao
Feng, is a double agent for both the Emperial Secret
Police, and a secret society attempting to overthrow the
Manchu dynasty. His descnption of Stamina follows ...
Q Stamina - Finally brother, we have the
blessing of heaven See that small light by
the moat. That 1s our man, Wan Tiao Feng,
giving the signal. He will now swim the moat,
climb the palisade wall, defeat the guards
inside, and crank open the outer gate. Then
the others will enter swiftly and finish the job.
The traitor government's minister will surely
be dead by dawn No, no. Do not be fooled by
his size. I have seen Wan practice night and
day ... you see, he IS already across the moat.
There he goes, bare handed up that wall He
is perfect, both amaz1ng and expendable.
Woops ... he seems to have been noticed.
They are dropping rocks on him. See there!
Still he tries to climb . ouch! That's gotta
hurt ... poor Wan Then again brother, it may
be best if we left now "
Notice the h1story included within this description
Actually each of Wan's Attnbutes held an example of
Wan performing an 1mposs1ble task. for an impossible
mission, and falling Thts helped to give the sense of both
Wan's many strengths, and his all too human limits.
The second example is from a Chronicle depicting
the strange nocturnal lives of a group of vampires. The
character, named Scratch, is a tom soul. He was a pnest
who committed a sin of atrocity, which he feels has
damned him to his present state His description of
Intuition follows ...
Q Intuition - I knew myself well enough to try
to smk mto an alcoholic oblivion before I d1d
anybody any real harm Only problem was I
wasn't qu1ck enough But I'm good with pain