Behind this here cut text are the rules for Advantages (which is pretty much spending BG Points). This is also where you’ll really start seeing that annoying (see X chapter for more information) text. I apologize in advance. We’re getting there, step-by-step. More about systems next week. Advantages represent your character’s unique qualities, things that…
In the cut text below, you’ll find all the information you need for the next step of character creation: Phases and Aspects. PhasesWhile creating a character, you won’t just look at who he is, but you’ll also take a look at who he was. Your character’s past is told in a series of phases. A…
“Isn’t this where we came in?” Way back in the ’60’s, Michael Moorcock created Elric. He did so with a specific purpose: to create a hero who was the polar opposite of Conan. Conan is big and strong. Elric is an albino who needs drugs to live. Conan fears magic and sorcery. Elric is a…
So, next week, starting on Monday and ending on Friday, I’ll be posting the rules for creating a character. If you follow along, by the end of the week, you will have a complete character. Be ready.
VIRTUES & LESSONSThe best of us are always looking to take care for the worst of us.– Virtues, Cassias Aldophus Everyone is always looking for a place to put the knife.– Lessons, Cyrin Ildelvi The virtues of chivalry can be traced back to the dark times after the fall of the Old Empire. They were…
AELDANA DE SHANRU TALA“The world has no mercy.” The world that surrounds the ven is full of danger. The jungles are populated with deadly creatures—some of which defy reason. The Season of Storms lasts more than half the year. Skimming the seas are leviathans, just waiting for the unwary sailor or fisherman. Travel requires bodyguards,…
VANLU DE URAN“History is watching.” What the ven can see is only half the world. There is also the uran shanvu, “the invisible world,” the world of ghosts, spirits and specters. The ven know these things surround them all the time. The invisible world influences the visible world in real and powerful ways. When the…
VRENTAE“Holding my heart.” The word vrentae is best translated as “obsession,” although the literal meaning is “holding my heart.” Depending on the accentuation, the word has two connotations. The first is “love.” The second is “revenge.” If the first syllable is accented—vren-tay—it means “love.” If the second syllable is accented—vren-tay—it means “revenge.” In the minds…
This chapter details the ven and their culture, giving you an idea of what it is like to live in the courts of Shanri, under the shadow of the Houses. I have taken this information from various ven documents, translating them as faithfully as possible. Translating this text from the original ven has proven difficult…
from the forthcoming Houses of the Blooded, I give you… Loyalty & Treachery For the ven, few virtues are as sacred as loyalty. Because they are creatures driven by desire and temptation, loyalty is valued highest in the courts… even treasured in some circles. Like traits and Desires, your character has a number of Loyalties…