Editing Samsara:Attributes (section)

==The Full Character==
This is the level of detail normally used for PC’s and other important characters.  The Full Character is followed by some simplified systems, which will be more useful for characters that need less fleshing out.  The simplified systems could also be used as the default for PC’s is the game is to be run in a looser, less stat-based style.  

There are twelve attributes which fall onto the following chart.  The rows detail the sphere of action while the columns detail the nature of the action.


<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cell"border-collapse:collapse;border:none">
<tr>
<td colspan=2 rowspan=2><b>Full Character</b></td>
<td colspan=2><i>Active Attributes</i></td>
<td colspan=2><i>Reactive Attributes</i></td></tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Force</b></td>
<td><b>Aim</b></td>
<td><b>Resistance</b></td>
<td><b>Speed</b></td></tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan=3><i>Sphere of Action</i></td>
<td><b>Physical</b></td>
<td>Strength (STR)</td>
<td>Dexterity (DEX)</td>
<td>Stamina (STA)</td>
<td>Quickness (QWK)</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Mental</b></td>
<td>Intelligence (INT)</td>
<td>Perception (PER)</td>
<td>Willpower (WIL)</td>
<td>Acuteness (ACU)</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Social</b></td>
<td>Presence (PRE)</td>
<td>Manipulation (MAN)</td>
<td>Resolve (RES)</td>
<td>Wit (WIT)</td></tr></table>

	
As is often the case, this might look more complex than it really is.  Most of these attributes should be familiar from other RPGs.   All that SAMSARA does to complicate this is to categorize the attributes within such concepts as sphere and nature of action.  This helps determine what attributes might be used for various actions taken within a contest.  If you want to hit someone, then you are probably looking at some thing Active in the Physical Sphere.

===Variation: Descriptors===
To add a little more color to these numbers, one could decide that every +/- 2 points in an attribute calls for a descriptor of how this attribute manifests.  STR +2 could be “wiry”, or “lives in the gym”, or “freakishly strong”; “built like a Sumo wrestler” might be more appropriate for STR +4.