Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Two: Character Creation (section)

====Sharing Beholden:====
Beholden can be shared among members of a collaborative. To share beholden, two or more characters simply have to be willing to pool their dots for greater capability. A shared rating in the beholden Merit cannot rise higher than five dots in Number, Ability, or Prowess.

Note that shared beholden cannot be used at the same time: if one genius needs two Igors for a research experiment, they cannot simultaneously be sent by another genius to explore the bottom of the ocean. Some type of time-sharing program may need to be arranged.

If a character leaves the collaborative for any reason, whether it be death, banishment, or a grudge that cannot be resolved, the dots he contributed are removed from the pool. The character who leaves does not get all the dots back for his own purposes. He gets one fewer dot than he originally contributed. If all members who have combined to share beholden points agree to part ways, they all lose one dot from what they originally contributed. The loss of beholden points can represent several things, as determined by the Storyteller. Maybe the best and most capable beholden leave for more stable masters. Maybe the infighting reduces their loyalty. Maybe some just walk away, looking for better opportunities.

Note that a genius who belongs to a collaborative need not share his beholden dots. Further, he can choose to split his beholden dots, maintaining a personal stable of assistants while also contributing to the beholden pool.

To record shared beholden on your character sheet, put an asterisk next to the name of the Beholden Merit and fill in the total dots that your character has access to thanks to his partnership. In order to record his original contribution, write it in parentheses along with the Merit's name.