Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter One: The Cosmos (section)

===Training:===
Hoffnungs want to change the world, but they can take almost any approach to doing so. Their polemics make Expression a common and useful skill. Those that want to change human behavior are adept at interpersonal interaction, with high Social Attributes along with good scores in Socialize, Persuasion, and Politics. Hoffnungs who want their wonders (or something close) in every home focus on high Crafts or Computer scores and Social Merits like Allies, Fame, and Status. Those Hoffnungs who trace their lineage back to older members of their catalyst often benefit from inheriting a Laboratory, and may still have a Mentor.

Not all Hoffnungs are benevolent dreamers: those that want to twist the world into conformity with their deranged imaginings emphasize Manipulation, Intimidation, and clandestine skills like Larceny and Subterfuge. Many monstrous visionaries―and a few extropic idealists―are experts in Medicine. The more aggressive masterminds often keep groups of beholden on retainer to intimidate and silence enemies.

Not many Hoffnungs are physically oriented, though some prefer to change the world one ass-kicking at a time. These crusaders rarely possess the sadism of Grimms―though their clinical precision may offer little comfort to their victims―but they learn many of the same Skills: Investigation and Intimidation to learn what they need, Drive to cover ground, Larceny and Stealth to get in unnoticed, Brawl to teach someone a lesson, and Firearms and Weaponry, to make someone into a lesson.