Attributes

The raw potential of your body and mind, waiting to be tested.

Attributes represent a character’s inherent qualities and core abilities. They determine how well you perform physical, mental, and social challenges, and they influence other systems like combat, exploration, and equipment.

Each attribute has its own uses, and it’s up to the player to decide which attributes they feel portrays their character best.

Scoring #

Your character’s abilities are determined by a system of Attributes. These numbers represent your character’s core skills and physical traits, and they affect how your character performs in the game.

Allocating Points #

When creating your character, you start with 20 points to assign into your twelve core attributes—they are called your 3rd Rank attributes.

No single attribute can be raised by more than 3 points during your initial character creation.

Each time you level up, you may raise any 3rd Rank attribute of your choice by +1.

Calculating Attributes #

Once you’ve allocated your attribute points, apply any active modifiers to their scores. These modifiers typically come from your ancestry.

Once you’ve set the final scores for your 3rd Rank Attributes, combine them to determine your final scores for your 2nd Rank Attributes and 1st Rank Attributes.

Derived Stats #

Lastly, you’ll calculate your Derived Stats, which determine a wide variety of abilities for your character, all of which being calculated using your final Attribute Scores.

Your derived stats may also be modified by the effects of equipment, features, or other conditions in play.

If an effect changes a derived stat, it does not change the underlying attribute’s score.

Attribute Checks #

Should a character attempt a task, the GM will determine whether such a task warrants an attribute check, putting a character’s talent with that attribute to the test in the case of potential failure.

The GM will then decide upon a DC, a value representing the difficulty of achieving a task. The higher a GM sets the DC, the more difficult the challenge will be.

When asked to make an attribute check, a player rolls a d20 and adds their relevant attribute score, resulting in a success if the result is equal to or higher than the DC.

Saving Throws #

Saving throws are defensive rolls imposed by outside forces, such as hostile actions or environmental hazards.

These work the same as checks but are usually reactive, using a DC determined by the opposing force.

Opposing Checks #

Sometimes, two characters directly compete with conflicting goals. In these cases, rather than rolling against a set DC, both sides make opposing checks—each rolling a d20 + their relevant attribute score. The higher result wins.

Modifiers to Rolls #

Another thing to keep in mind when rolling for attribute checks would be any applied effects to your rolls that could sway the results one way or another.

Aptitude #

Some features grant you strength with particular attributes or situations in the form of Aptitude, guaranteeing you cannot roll a result below your overall character level on specific checks or under specific conditions.

In such a scenario, you may reroll until the result is higher or equal to your character level.

If it’s impossible to roll higher than your character level, then you may use your character level as the result.

Advantage & Disadvantage #

Sometimes, the conditions of a situation, a character’s preparation, or the effects of a feature will grant a temporary edge or setback to a roll. These are represented by Advantage and Disadvantage.

1st Rank Attributes #

1st Rank Attributes are rarely used for checks. Each represents your durability, in both mind and body.

2nd Rank Attributes #

2nd Rank Attributes are commonly calculated toward performing or resisting actions.

3rd Rank Attributes #

3rd Rank Attributes are the most frequently rolled attributes when it comes to tasks a player attempts to perform, highlighting a character’s specialized areas of talent.

Your attribute points will be spent raising the scores of these attributes.