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| ==Allies== | | ==Allies== |
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| ==Class== | | ==Class== |
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− | This Background denotes a character’s place within the
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− | rigid society of Autochthonia. It subsumes the functions of
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− | Influence, because jurisdictional authority is incorporated
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− | directly into an Autochthonian’s social class. It subsumes
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− | Resources, because although Autochthonia does see some
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− | bartering and trade, particularly between nations, it has no
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− | fixed monetary unit, and individual hoarding is strongly discouraged. It subsumes Followers, because cults of personality
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− | are outlawed as disruptive. A social class’s administrative
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− | burdens dictate how many assistants and followers one of its
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− | members may requisition or appoint to assist in his labors.
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− | While an observer from Creation might believe Alchemicals stand outside of this rigid system, the truth is that
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− | they are enshrined in a special position as state-sponsored
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− | heroes. Unlike Creation’s Exalted, these industrial czars,
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− | technological innovators and mechanized warriors do not
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− | rule. Instead, they perform epic feats on behalf of their nation. Greater degrees of autonomy, luxury and authority to
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− | requisition goods and personnel are granted as they labor for
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− | the good of their mortal brethren. As such, all Alchemicals
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− | (save for those of the Adamant Caste) begin play with Class
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− | ••• for free and may raise it with bonus points to reflect a
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− | particularly illustrious service record before play begins.
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− | Autochthonian mortals exiled or born into outcast colonies do not use this Background and must scrape together a
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− | subsistence using Followers, Influence and Resources
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− | ence using Followers, Influence and Resources.
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− | X This is the rating of the Lumpen underclass and, in
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− | games where the Seal of Eight Divinities has been
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− | breached, of slaves from Creation. Class 0 provides a
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− | tolerable standard of living equivalent to Resources
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− | •, but imposes a -1 external penalty on all social
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− | interaction with individuals of higher Class.
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− | • As a general laborer or aide of the Populat, your
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− | character enjoys a sparse but comfortable standard
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− | of living equal to Resources ••. She lives in a dormitory with several dozen individuals, the entirety
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− | of which is communal property. In a game incorporating Creation-dwelling loyalists, members of this
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− | Outsider caste also share this Class rating, though
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− | they are barred from entering Autochthonia.
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− | •• Your character is a shift chief of the Populat,
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− | overseeing anywhere from 20 to 300 workers. She
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− | lives in a Resources ••• apartment with about a
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− | dozen peers.
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− | ••• Your character is either a foreman of the Populat,
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− | responsible for overseeing an entire factory, a junior
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− | member of the Tripartite (and thus also require
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− | Backing at 1–2 dots) or a young or notably disruptive
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− | Alchemical. She enjoys a standard of living equal
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− | to Resources •••, with a small staff of personal
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− | aides (ostensibly for professional use only). Your
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− | character’s rank allows her to requisition goods and
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− | services valued at Resources ••••, but she might
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− | need to justify such requisitions to her superiors.
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− | Foremen live in suites housing six peers, while
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− | the most junior members of the Tripartite pair up
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− | in sparse but spacious apartments. Slightly more
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− | experienced Tripartite members and all Alchemical
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− | Exalts have small private domiciles befitting their
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− | importance. Your character receives a situational
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− | bonus die to all social rolls when interacting with
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− | characters of lower Class.
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− | •••• Your character is a regional supervisor of the
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− | Populat, directing an entire industry within
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− | her city. Alternatively, she is a veteran member
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− | of the Tripartite (with Backing at 2–3 dots) or
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− | a seasoned or unusually active Alchemical. Your
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− | character has a standard of living equivalent to
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− | Resources ••• or •••• according to her sensibilities and may freely requisition goods and services
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− | as valuable as Resources ••••• if she is willing to
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− | justify such extravagances to her local Tripartite
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− | Assembly. Your character’s private residence/office complex is spacious and comfortable, roughly
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− | the size of a townhouse in Creation, and she has
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− | an extensive staff of aides and assistants. Your
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− | character receives a situational bonus die to
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− | social rolls when interacting with characters
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− | of lower Class.
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− | ••••• Your character is a director of the Populat
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− | or a senior leader in the Tripartite (with
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− | Backing at four to five dots). Alternatively,
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− | your character is an elder or phenomenally
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− | accomplished younger Alchemical. She lives,
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− | as befits her authority, in a palatial residence,
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− | most likely living at Resources •••• or
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− | ••••• depending on her ego. Only the most
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− | egregious abuses of requisition power and/or her
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− | staff will be censured. Your character receives a
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− | two-die situational bonus when interacting with
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− | characters of lower Class.
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| ==Command== | | ==Command== |
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| ==Contacts/Spies== | | ==Contacts/Spies== |
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− | The primary means of representing Contacts/Spies is through the Help Speciality Aspect. You may also use the Organisation rules if a character has a more formal setup to run their networks of eyes and ears. In this instance the Expert Advantage Headquarters may be relevant.
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| ==Family== | | ==Family== |
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− | The primary means of representing Family is through the Help Speciality Aspect.
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| ==Follower/Henchmen/Retainers== | | ==Follower/Henchmen/Retainers== |
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| ==Mentor== | | ==Mentor== |
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| ==Patron== | | ==Patron== |
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− | ==Unwoven Coadjudicator== | + | ==Unwoven Coadjutor== |
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