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Your ''action dice pool'' is equal to and determined by a trait called ''Focus''. | Your ''action dice pool'' is equal to and determined by a trait called ''Focus''. | ||
− | + | For player characters, ''Focus'' starts at '''six''', though certain traits and techs can increase this in specialised ways. | |
− | Focus represents a mixture of mental quickness, determination, flexibility, fluidity of action and sheer willpower. | + | Focus represents a mixture of mental quickness, determination, flexibility, fluidity of action and sheer willpower. Most ordinary humans are less capable than player characters, so have a default ''Focus'' of 3. Highly trained NPCs that are on a par with the players tend to have a ''Focus'' of 6, and especially powerful creatures may have even more, though Focus values above 9 are very unusual even for the mightiest of supernatural creatures. |
− | + | Because a higher ''Focus'' equates to a higher ''action dice pool'', it also means that the character will be stronger, faster, more accurate, more versatile, more mentally adept, more socially adept and more powerful all round then a low-Focus character. It's good to be focussed... | |
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===Wound Points=== | ===Wound Points=== |