Editing Samsara:Modifiers (section)

==Varieties of Modifiers==
The various modifiers used to describe characters come in two varieties: variable and invariable.  Variable modifiers change during the course of play.  Checks received are a form of variable modifier.  Invariable modifiers do not change, except in unusual circumstances. 

Invariable modifiers can be further broken down into attributes (personal qualities like strength and intelligence), abilities (which modify attributes and are such things as skills, talents, and personal influence), and motives (which are the inner forces driving the character).  As usual, do not get overwhelmed by terminology.  All of these are modifiers, just +/- numbers which affect your contest roll.  That’s all.

*Invariable Modifiers
** Attributes
**Abilities
**Motives
*Variable Modifiers
**Situational
**Temporary Checks
**Severe Checks

The number of these various modifiers possessed by a character depends upon the character and his narrative importance.  The player characters are the stars of the story and tend to have the full complement of modifiers.  The third guard on the left, however, will be knocked out approximately .3 seconds after the fighting begins and will never be heard from again.  He has very few modifiers.

As a general rule, the number and kind of attributes are fixed; everybody has the same attributes but in vary degrees (some folks are smarter than others, but everyone has some intelligence score).  The number and kind of abilities is not fixed (some people have no abilities to speak of, whereas others are polymaths).  Most conscious folk have at least 1 motive, though they may have more.

The next section discusses the attributes.  


[[Samsara:Main Page|Main Page]]

1.[[Samsara:Fundamentals|Fundamentals]]

2.[[Samsara:Contests|Contests]]

3.[[Samsara:Modifiers|Modifiers and the Character]]

4.[[Samsara:Attributes|Attributes]]

5.[[Samsara:Abilities|Abilities]]

6.[[Samsara:Motives|Motives]]

7.[[Samsara:Checks|Checks]]

8.[[Samsara:Character generation|Character Generation]]

9.[[Samsara:Samsara points|Samsara Points]]

10.[[Samsara:Long term play|Long Term Play]]

11.[[Samsara:Examples of play|Examples of Play]]

12.[[Samsara:Ultramundane abilities|Appendix A - Ultramundane Abilities]]

13.[[Samsara:Settings|Appendix B – Settings]]