BW PDF - Midnight Campaign

Attribute AbilitiesWhile skills are the core of a character’s success in performing various tasks, abilities provide many other options.The abilities in this chapter are capabilities that are available to characters who show themselves particularlygifted in their specific attributes.ABILITY Cost REQUIREMENT EFFECTEnhanced Attribute 6 Any attribute less than 12 Permanently raise one attribute by one point. This ability can be taken more than once.Inhuman Attribute 10 Enhanced Attribute,Per Chapter 15Permanently raise one attribute by one point. This ability can be taken more than once, but canonly be taken in conjunction with the Inhuman Attributes given with a specific character typein Chapter 5.Raising ATributesA character sets their attribute scores at the beginningof the game, but this is not necessarily final. Raisingthese attributes is as simple as purchasing the abilitieslisted above.Attribute AbilitiesThe remainder of this chapter is filled with extra tricks,tactics and abilities that can be used with a each of theattributes, adding tactic and strategy above and beyondthat which is available in just melee combat. Of course,there are a few perks listed here for melee combat, too.Stacking AbilitiesSome abilities work smoothly together, while some donot. A player may not use more than one Active ability ata time, but may apply any number of passive abilities Forfurther examples of stacking abilities, please see Chapter7, Combat Techniques.“A blade can cut, a hammer can smash, and a spearcan stab, but when you get down to it, fighters arejust swinging sticks and rocks, like brutish savages.There are other powers that are more refined.A sharp mind can unravel many problems beforethey lead to violence, as can a fair smile or acautious step. Every skill has its moment,and every strategy its strength. There aremany paths to success.Besides, a blade can cut, and well for it,but magic can call down fire from the heavens.”89