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imported>Wordman: /* Artless Penalties */

2007-01-18T07:41:52Z

Artless Penalties

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	*''No penalty to use the general skill, but knowing arts provides bonuses.'' Abilities in this category allow any who know them to perform the same tasks, but those who put in extra study elevate the practice into art. Such abilities are: Larceny, Medicine, Occult.		*''No penalty to use the general skill, but knowing arts provides bonuses.'' Abilities in this category allow any who know them to perform the same tasks, but those who put in extra study elevate the practice into art. Such abilities are: Larceny, Medicine, Occult.
	*''Penalty to use the general skill without an art.'' Arts for these broad abilities act as subsets of knowledge, essentially making the skill cost more to learn broadly. These are: Linguistics, Lore.		*''Penalty to use the general skill without an art.'' Arts for these broad abilities act as subsets of knowledge, essentially making the skill cost more to learn broadly. These are: Linguistics, Lore.
	*''Penalty to use general skill without an art, and charms cost extra for those that do not know an art.'' These abilities are very broad, and the arts cover large subsets of the main ability. These are: Bureaucracy		*''Penalty to use general skill without an art, and charms cost extra for those that do not know an art.'' These abilities are very broad, and the arts cover large subsets of the main ability. These are: Bureaucracy, Survival
	*''Penalty to use general skill without an art, and charms cannot be used in situations where a known art does not apply''. These abilities are extremely broad, with arts generally defining a large subset of the ability. Such abilities are: Craft, Performance		*''Penalty to use general skill without an art, and charms cannot be used in situations where a known art does not apply''. These abilities are extremely broad, with arts generally defining a large subset of the ability. Such abilities are: Craft, Performance
	*''Penalty to use general skill without an art, and arts allow access to particular charm trees.'' Abilities like this tend to have a large number of separate charm trees. These are: Fight, Ordinance, Ranged.		*''Penalty to use general skill without an art, and arts allow access to particular charm trees.'' Abilities like this tend to have a large number of separate charm trees. These are: Fight, Ordinance, Ranged.

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imported>Wordman: /* Summary */

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Summary

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	\|'''Bureaucracy''' \|\| Eclipse/Moonshadow \|\| Endings \|\| Water \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| • \|\| \|\|		\|'''Bureaucracy''' \|\| Eclipse/Moonshadow \|\| Endings \|\| Water \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| • \|\| \|\|
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	\|'''Craft''' \|\| Twilight/Dawn \|\| Serenity \|\| Earth \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''Craft''' \|\| Twilight/Dawn \|\| Serenity \|\| Earth \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| • \|\|
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	\|'''Dominion''' \|\| Dawn/Dusk \|\| Journeys \|\| Wood \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''Dominion''' \|\| Dawn/Dusk \|\| Journeys \|\| Wood \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
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	\|'''Presence''' \|\| Zenith/Midnight \|\| Battles \|\| Fire \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''Presence''' \|\| Zenith/Midnight \|\| Battles \|\| Fire \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
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	\|'''Profession''' \|\| Eclipse/Moonshadow \|\| Journeys \|\| Water \|\| - \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''Profession''' \|\| Eclipse/Moonshadow \|\| Journeys \|\| Water \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| • \|\|
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	\|'''Ranged''' \|\| Dawn/Dusk \|\| Journeys \|\| Wood \|\| per 2 dots \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| •		\|'''Ranged''' \|\| Dawn/Dusk \|\| Journeys \|\| Wood \|\| per 2 dots \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| •

imported>Wordman: /* Profession */

2007-01-18T02:57:37Z

Profession

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	'''Arts''': Knowing an art allows Craft charm use for tasks within the domain of the art. Seven standard arts cover ''all'' possible creative crafts available to mortals. These are the five defined in the core book (pg. 107) and two additional arts:		'''Arts''': Knowing an art allows Craft charm use for tasks within the domain of the art. Seven standard arts cover ''all'' possible creative crafts available to mortals. These are the five defined in the core book (pg. 107) and two additional arts:
	*Air: calligraphy, jewelry-making, creating precision instruments and ~~glassblowing~~ (making small, decorative or high-precision items)		*Air: calligraphy, jewelry-making, creating precision instruments, glassblowing and composing music (making small, decorative or high-precision items)
	*Earth: masonry, stone cutting, creating earthworks (creating buildings and large objects with stone or earth)		*Earth: masonry, stone cutting, creating earthworks (creating buildings and large objects with stone or earth)
	*Fire: blacksmithing, making ceramics (forging and casting large metal objects and creating objects using fire)		*Fire: blacksmithing, making ceramics (forging and casting large metal objects and creating objects using fire)
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	=== Profession ===		=== Profession ===

			Profession subsumes and expands Sail, and encompasses any occupational aptitude and training that isn't covered by another ability. Profession is similar in some ways to Craft but, while Craft covers things you ''make'', Profession is more about things you ''do''. Farming, for example, falls under the purview of Profession, as does sailing. Note that not all professions are covered by Profession, only those which do not fit into other abilities, such as: merchant (Bureaucracy), politician (Politics), artist (Craft), scholar (Lore), and so on.

	'''Caste Ability For:''' Eclipse, Water, Journeys		'''Caste Ability For:''' Eclipse, Water, Journeys

	'''Used For:'''		'''Used For:''' Piloting large vessels, growing crops, clearing a jungle, securing something with rope, cleaning an object, increasing the efficiency of a mining operation, giving another physical pleasure. Generally, if it doesn't seem to apply to anything else, it's a Profession roll.

			'''Specialties''': Working in haste, in groups

			'''Artless Penalty:''' Using Profession without a relevant art or science imposes a -2 penalty. No charms of any kind may be used in areas of Profession for which the exalt does not have an applicable art, aspect or focus. In addition, units containing soldiers without the Soldiery art (see below) cannot have Drill ratings higher than zero.

	'''~~Specialties~~''':		'''Arts''': Knowing a Profession art allows the use of generic Profession charms (such as excellencies) for tasks applicable to the profession covered by the art. In addiction, the art may allow the learning of special Profession charms specific to that art. Profession arts include:

	~~'''Artless Penalty~~:~~''' None~~.		*Domesticity: The domestic arts involve cleaning, gardening and other household tasks. This art often goes hand in hand with Craft(Water,Wood).
			*Farming: An agricultural profession dedicated to production of predominantly plant-based food. Farming includes planting and harvesting crops, field management, clearing land, raising and breeding domesticated animals on a small scale, planning irrigation, etc. Farmers often also know Craft(Wood,Water,Fire).
			*Mining: Mining covers the location and safe extraction of minerals from their natural state as well as the running of operations that do so. Miners often also know Craft(Earth).
			*Ranching: An agricultural profession dedicated to production of predominantly animal-based foods and resources. Ranching includes controlling and directing large herds of domesticated animals, raising and breeding animals on a large scale, managing grazing land. Ranchers often also know Survival, Medicine and Craft(Water).
			*Pleasure: The art of bringing physical, usually sexual, pleasure to another. Professional pleasure workers often also know Performance and Socialize.
			*Sailing: Sailing covers the ability to pilot and/or crew large vessels of all kinds. It includes the mechanical acts steering, tying knots, rigging sails and so on. The art of sailing provides access to canon Sail charms. Note that some aspects previously covered by the canon Sail ability are now covered only by Survival. Sailors, therefore, tend to also know Survival and usually Athletics.
			*Soldiery: While War covers tactics, strategy and managing troops, there is more to a professional solider. War skill leads, but it takes Profession to follow. This art covers following combat orders quickly and efficiently, setting up well-ordered military camps, working in units and all the day-to-day tasks of a solider. If all of the soldiers in a unit know this art, the Drill rating the unit may not exceed the Profession rating of any of its members.

	~~'''Arts''': None~~.		When a character buys their first dot in Profession, they gain a general art of their choice for free.

	'''Aspects''':		'''Aspects''': Aspects generally cover broad areas of expertise within an art. Sail aspects, for example, might be open ocean sailing, merchant ships, flying vehicles and so on. Farming aspects include specific climates, terrain or types of crops, such as grains or fruit.

	'''Focus''':		'''Focus''': Focus in a Profession is a deep understanding of a very limited subject. Farming aspects might be certain crops, such as wine grapes. Sail aspects might cover a specific body of water or class of vessel.

	'''Sciences''': None.		'''Sciences''': None.
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	'''Other Rule Changes''': None.		'''Other Rule Changes''': None.

	'''Rituals''':		'''Rituals''':

	=== Ranged ===		=== Ranged ===
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	=== Survival ===		=== Survival ===

	Survival skill provides safety and comfort in the wilderness, allowing the character to find water and food and find of make shelter. It covers setting traps, predicting the weather, tracking and domesticating animals~~. Under these rules, Survival is made slightly more broad, becoming the ''sole'' ability to be used for weather prediction and navigation/orienteering, even at sea~~.		Survival skill provides safety and comfort in the wilderness, allowing the character to find water and food and find of make shelter. It covers setting traps, predicting the weather, tracking and domesticating animals.

	'''Caste Ability For:''' Zenith, Wood, Journeys		'''Caste Ability For:''' Zenith, Wood, Journeys
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	'''Used For:''' Locating herbs (''Ex2'' 129, 152), predicting weather (''Ex2'' 134), enduring hostile environments (''Ex2'' 139), tracking or evading tracking (''Ex2'' 140).		'''Used For:''' Locating herbs (''Ex2'' 129, 152), predicting weather (''Ex2'' 134), enduring hostile environments (''Ex2'' 139), tracking or evading tracking (''Ex2'' 140).

	'''Specialties''': Finding Shelter, Tracking~~, Navigation, Predicting Weather~~, Training Animals, Finding Water, Setting Traps, Covering Your Trail.		'''Specialties''': Finding Shelter, Tracking, Training Animals, Finding Water, Setting Traps, Covering Your Trail.

	'''Artless Penalty:''' Dealing with a sphere of existence for which you do not know the art carries a -3 external penalty and charms cost twice the usual number of motes.		'''Artless Penalty:''' Dealing with a sphere of existence for which you do not know the art carries a -3 external penalty and charms cost twice the usual number of motes.
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	'''Rituals''': Paperwork?		'''Rituals''': Paperwork?

	'''Other Rule Changes''': ~~Under these rules~~		'''Other Rule Changes''': None.

	=== War ===		=== War ===

imported>Wordman: /* Craft */

2007-01-18T02:32:04Z

Craft

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	'''Arts''': Knowing an art allows Craft charm use for tasks within the domain of the art. Seven standard arts cover ''all'' possible creative crafts available to mortals. These are the five defined in the core book (pg. 107) and two additional arts:		'''Arts''': Knowing an art allows Craft charm use for tasks within the domain of the art. Seven standard arts cover ''all'' possible creative crafts available to mortals. These are the five defined in the core book (pg. 107) and two additional arts:
	*Air: calligraphy, jewelry-making, creating precision instruments, glassblowing ~~and composing music~~ (making small, decorative or high-precision items)		*Air: calligraphy, jewelry-making, creating precision instruments and glassblowing (making small, decorative or high-precision items)
	*Earth: masonry, stone cutting, creating earthworks (creating buildings and large objects with stone or earth)		*Earth: masonry, stone cutting, creating earthworks (creating buildings and large objects with stone or earth)
	*Fire: blacksmithing, making ceramics (forging and casting large metal objects and creating objects using fire)		*Fire: blacksmithing, making ceramics (forging and casting large metal objects and creating objects using fire)

imported>Wordman: /* Survival */

2007-01-18T01:34:57Z

Survival

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	'''Used For:''' Locating herbs (''Ex2'' 129, 152), predicting weather (''Ex2'' 134), enduring hostile environments (''Ex2'' 139), tracking or evading tracking (''Ex2'' 140).		'''Used For:''' Locating herbs (''Ex2'' 129, 152), predicting weather (''Ex2'' 134), enduring hostile environments (''Ex2'' 139), tracking or evading tracking (''Ex2'' 140).

	'''Specialties''': Finding Shelter, Tracking, Training Animals, Finding Water, Setting Traps, Covering Your Trail.		'''Specialties''': Finding Shelter, Tracking, Navigation, Predicting Weather, Training Animals, Finding Water, Setting Traps, Covering Your Trail.

	'''Artless Penalty:''' Dealing with a sphere of existence for which you do not know the art carries a -3 external penalty and charms cost twice the usual number of motes.		'''Artless Penalty:''' Dealing with a sphere of existence for which you do not know the art carries a -3 external penalty and charms cost twice the usual number of motes.

imported>Wordman: /* Survival */

2007-01-18T01:34:13Z

Survival

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	=== Survival ===		=== Survival ===

	Survival skill provides safety and comfort in the wilderness, allowing the character to find water and food and find of make shelter. It covers setting traps, predicting the weather, tracking and domesticating animals.		Survival skill provides safety and comfort in the wilderness, allowing the character to find water and food and find of make shelter. It covers setting traps, predicting the weather, tracking and domesticating animals. Under these rules, Survival is made slightly more broad, becoming the ''sole'' ability to be used for weather prediction and navigation/orienteering, even at sea.

	'''Caste Ability For:''' Zenith, Wood, Journeys		'''Caste Ability For:''' Zenith, Wood, Journeys
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	'''Rituals''': Paperwork?		'''Rituals''': Paperwork?

	'''Other Rule Changes''': ~~None.~~		'''Other Rule Changes''': Under these rules

	=== War ===		=== War ===

imported>Wordman: /* Summary */

2007-01-18T01:04:44Z

Summary

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	\|'''Socialize''' \|\| Eclipse/Moonshadow \|\| Serenity \|\| Fire \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''Socialize''' \|\| Eclipse/Moonshadow \|\| Serenity \|\| Fire \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
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	\|'''Stealth''' \|\| Night/Day \|\| Secrets \|\| Air \|\| - \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''Stealth''' \|\| Night/Day \|\| Secrets \|\| Air \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
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	\|'''Survival''' \|\| Zenith/Midnight \|\| Journeys \|\| Wood \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| • \|\| \|\|		\|'''Survival''' \|\| Zenith/Midnight \|\| Journeys \|\| Wood \|\| one \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| • \|\| \|\|
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	\|'''War''' \|\| Dawn/Dusk \|\| Battles \|\| Earth \|\| - \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\|'''War''' \|\| Dawn/Dusk \|\| Battles \|\| Earth \|\| none \|\| • \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}

imported>Wordman: /* War */

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War

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	=== War ===		=== War ===

			War works as per canon rules.

	'''Caste Ability For:''' Dawn, Earth, Battles		'''Caste Ability For:''' Dawn, Earth, Battles

	'''Used For:'''		'''Used For:''' Knowledge of strategies, tools or war, formations (''Ex2'' 132), coordinating attackers (''Ex2'' 144), limits combat skills in mass combat (''Ex2'' 162), joining wars (''Ex2'' 163), unit dashing (''Ex2'' 164), unit combat actions (''Ex2'' 164-165), avoiding unit exhaustion (''Ex2'' 168), Mandate of Heaven (''STComp'' 130-155).

	'''Specialties''':		'''Specialties''': Tactics, strategy, small units, large armies, naval battles, military scouting.

	'''Artless Penalty:''' None.		'''Artless Penalty:''' None.

imported>Wordman: /* Stealth */

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Stealth

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	=== Stealth ===		=== Stealth ===

			Stealth works as per canon rules.

	'''Caste Ability For:''' Night, Air, Secrets		'''Caste Ability For:''' Night, Air, Secrets

	'''Used For:'''		'''Used For:''' Sneaking/hiding (''Ex2'' 131), making unexpected attacks (''Ex2'' 155), hiding in combat (''Ex2'' 156), concealing a unit (''Ex2'' 163)/

	'''Specialties''':		'''Specialties''': specific environments (wilderness, urban, etc.), ambush, camouflage, moving silently, hiding

	'''Artless Penalty:''' None.		'''Artless Penalty:''' None.
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	'''Other Rule Changes''': None.		'''Other Rule Changes''': None.

	'''Rituals''':		'''Rituals''':

	=== Survival ===		=== Survival ===