Editing Age Of Dragons: Lifepath, Arete and Edges (section)

=Determine Edges=

Lifepaths give certain benefits, called '''Edges'''. For each point of '''Arete''' you have select '''one Edge''' from that Lifepath. Record those Edges on your character sheet.

Note that as your dragon spends more time on that Lifepath, he gains additional ''Arete'' and addition ''Edges''. 

The [[Age Of Dragons: Lifepaths|"Lifepaths"]] section details these in full, but broadly Edges can be divided into different types:

* '''Skills'''
These ''Edges'' enhance your ability to perform certain tasks, usually adding your ''Arete'' to the appropriate ''Sphere'' rating.

* '''Powers'''
These ''Edges'' allow you to employ a new inherent ability of some sort, which you would not otherwise have access to.

* '''Suspires'''
These ''Edges'' allow you to cast magic through the arcane power of your Dragonsbreath. By default you don't know any ''Suspires'', and you have to pursue lifepaths to learn them.

* '''Techniques'''
These ''Edges'' allow you to access specialised techniques, which you wouldn't be able to use otherwise. They might enhance your fighting ability, or give you an advantage in other arenas.

Some ''Edges'' occur on more than one ''Lifepath''. Regardless, ''Edges'' are '''never cumulative''', and a Dragon can only gain a given ''Edge'' once. The implications of this are as follows:
* If you have several Skills that could apply to a task, you only apply one of them (normally the one associated with the largest bonus).
* If more than one ''Edge'' enhances an Sphere on any task, you can only benefit from the best of those enhancements.
* If more than one ''Edge'' weakens an Sphere on any task (for example with suspires that debuff an enemy), you only suffer from the worst of those weaknesses.
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