I do not have the time to post the entire entry–it is over 8,000 words and won’t fit here–but I will let you know that “Saints and Secrets” will be replacing the entire Advantages section of the book.
Essentially, it breaks down like this.
Advantages like “Large” and “Left-Handed” and other such mundane things are now Aspects. (As they should be.) Advantages like “Spy Network” and “Seneschal” are going to be a different kind of trait that I’ll cover later.
On the other hand, players get 5 points to spend on saints: the shuaven. Each shuaven has a number of “secrets” they can teach your character. The secrets are based on theme. Fighty saints have fighty secrets. Sneaky saints have sneaky secrets. Beautiful saints have sexy secrets.
Faithful readers (those who own at least a .pdf of Enemy Gods) will recognize some of the saints–although in slightly different iterations. Falvren Dyr and Talia are definately there, as well as the “blessings” they gave to faithful followers.
Ven gain the secrets through Devotion: proving their dedication to the saint’s mystery cult. As your Devotion to a saint increases, so do the secrets he will teach you. If your Devotion decreases, access to those secrets will be cut off.
I’ll be posting the saints and their secrets later in the week. I need a break from completely revising a vital part of my game. I’m moving on to systems this week, starting with Fight Scenes which should be up later today.