User contributions for Aurorlock

29 July 2025

• 08:5808:58, 29 July 2025 diff hist +169‎ N Template:Selecting Derangements ‎ Created page with "=== Derangements === Derangements taken at CC give 2 Free Traits up to a total of 2 additional Free Traits; these traits count towards your cap of five Negative Traits."
• 08:5808:58, 29 July 2025 diff hist −150‎ Template:Select Finishing Touches ‎ →‎Derangements
• 08:5708:57, 29 July 2025 diff hist +347‎ Template:Negative Traits ‎ →‎Negative Traits
• 08:5608:56, 29 July 2025 diff hist +423‎ N Template:Resonance ‎ Created page with "=== Resonance === All mages have a certain Resonance, which can be thought of as a specific flavor tied to each mage's magick. These individual spins on the magic a mage performs colors their magick subtly when they perform them. The larger amount of Resonance a mage has, the more clearly it can be seen in their Effects During the CC process a character will be assigned one Dynamic, Entropic or Static Resonance Trait."
• 08:5608:56, 29 July 2025 diff hist +187‎ N Template:Negative Traits ‎ Created page with "=== Negative Traits === Each Negative Trait taken converts to an additional Free Trait that can be spent later when assigning Free Traits. You may take up to five Negative Traits. -----"
• 08:5508:55, 29 July 2025 diff hist 0‎ Template:Select Finishing Touches ‎ →‎Step Five: Finishing Touches
• 08:5508:55, 29 July 2025 diff hist −168‎ Template:Select Finishing Touches ‎ →‎Negative Traits
• 08:5508:55, 29 July 2025 diff hist −417‎ Template:Select Finishing Touches ‎ →‎Resonance
• 08:5508:55, 29 July 2025 diff hist +334‎ N Template:Willpower ‎ Created page with "=== Willpower === Mages often refer to themselves as Willworkers. In game terms this is actually quite literally the capital-T truth. Willpower determines a mage’s maximum number of Arete Traits and can be used to boost a spell’s power so that it has a greater effect. Each character starts with 5 Traits of Willpower at CC."
• 08:5408:54, 29 July 2025 diff hist +2,178‎ N Template:Select Finishing Touches ‎ Created page with "== Step Five: Finishing Touches == {{Willpower}} === Resonance === All mages have a certain Resonance, which can be thought of as a specific flavor tied to each mage's magick. These individual spins on the magic a mage performs colors their magick subtly when they perform them. The larger amount of Resonance a mage has, the more clearly it can be seen in their Effects During the CC process a character will be assigned one Dynamic, Entropic or Static Resonance Trait...."
• 08:5408:54, 29 July 2025 diff hist −2,473‎ Traditionalist Character Creation ‎ →‎Step Five: Finishing Touches
• 08:5408:54, 29 July 2025 diff hist +8‎ Template:Select Advantages ‎ →‎Record your character’s Affinity Sphere
• 08:5408:54, 29 July 2025 diff hist +4‎ Template:Select Advantages ‎ →‎Record your character’s Affinity Sphere
• 08:5308:53, 29 July 2025 diff hist +1,241‎ N Template:Select Advantages ‎ Created page with "== Step Four: Select Advantages == === Backgrounds === Representing advantages of relationships, circumstances and opportunity, Backgrounds are a measure of a character’s internal and external resources. As with Attributes and Abilities, at CC your character’s Backgrounds should be based on essential elements of your character’s history. During the creation process you’ll start with seven free Background Traits to assign. ----- === Record your character’s Af..."
• 08:5308:53, 29 July 2025 diff hist −1,220‎ Traditionalist Character Creation ‎ →‎Step Four: Select Advantages
• 08:5308:53, 29 July 2025 diff hist +896‎ N Template:Select Abilities ‎ Created page with "== Step Three: Select Abilities == '''''What do they know?''''' Abilities are the reflection of specific Talents, Skills and Knowledges a character has acquired through their life. At character creation these Abilities should reflect their past experiences. For example, your physical fitness coach would likely have some level of Athletics and Leadership, and maybe some Dodge, Medicine and Academics training if they’re licensed. The scholar may have some Firearms train..."
• 08:5208:52, 29 July 2025 diff hist −876‎ Traditionalist Character Creation ‎ →‎Step Three: Select Abilities
• 08:5208:52, 29 July 2025 diff hist +1,028‎ N Template:Select Attributes ‎ Created page with "== Step Two: Select Attributes == '''''What are their core competencies?''''' A character’s Attribute Traits represent their core competencies and help define what they’re good at both naturally and on what they’ve focused their passions on. Use these to start and get a feel for what your character is good at. If they’re a physical fitness coach they’ll likely be good at Physical activities. If they’re an academic scholar they would likely be focused on the..."
• 08:5208:52, 29 July 2025 diff hist −1,007‎ Traditionalist Character Creation ‎No edit summary
• 08:5108:51, 29 July 2025 diff hist +10‎ Template:Arete ‎ →‎Arete
• 08:5008:50, 29 July 2025 diff hist +391‎ N Template:Arete ‎ Created page with "=== Arete === Arete represents your mage’s enlightenment—their ability to perceive and shape reality through magic. It governs the strength and success of your character’s magick, as well as the depth of their understanding of the Spheres. All mages begin with one Trait in Arete unless Free Traits are spent to raise it (up to a maximum of 2 for new players in Inheritance of Ashes)."
• 08:5008:50, 29 July 2025 diff hist +6‎ Template:Character Creation Overview ‎No edit summary
• 08:4908:49, 29 July 2025 diff hist −382‎ Template:Character Creation Overview ‎ →‎Arete
• 08:4908:49, 29 July 2025 diff hist +588‎ N Template:Pick Tradition ‎ Created page with "=== Picking a Tradition === Select the Tradition your mage trained under—the mystical society whose beliefs, practices, and worldview shaped their path. Each Tradition offers a unique magical paradigm and specializes in a particular Sphere, influencing how your character approaches magic. Your choice will also define your mage’s allies, rivals, and place within the broader landscape of Awakened society. The Nine Traditions are: Akashic Brotherhood, Celestial Chorus..."
• 08:4908:49, 29 July 2025 diff hist −570‎ Template:Character Creation Overview ‎ →‎Picking a Tradition
• 08:4908:49, 29 July 2025 diff hist +380‎ N Template:Avatar And Essence ‎ Created page with "=== Create an Avatar & pick its Essence === Choose an Avatar that reflects your mage’s inner guide. Then, select an Essence (Dynamic, Pattern, Primordial, or Questing) to define how that Avatar communicates and the way it pushes your mage toward growth, whether through chaos, structure, instinct, or personal discovery. This relationship shapes your mystic journey. -----"
• 08:4908:49, 29 July 2025 diff hist −354‎ Template:Character Creation Overview ‎ →‎Create an Avatar & pick its Essence
• 08:4808:48, 29 July 2025 diff hist +449‎ N Template:Archetype ‎ Created page with "=== Come up with both a Nature and a Demeanor Archetype === Your character’s Nature and Demeanor are another one of the fundamental lenses from which they view their perception of the world around them. Oftentimes, a character’s Nature and Demeanor will offer potential motivations, give a way to define how a character acts versus what they believe and can offer a few sentences to help shape the core of your character’s personality. -----"
• 08:4808:48, 29 July 2025 diff hist −436‎ Template:Character Creation Overview ‎ →‎Come up with both a Nature and a Demeanor Archetype
• 08:4708:47, 29 July 2025 diff hist +502‎ N Template:Concept And Identity ‎ Created page with "== Step One: Concept and Identity == === Define your concept === '''''Who are they? What are they like?''''' This is a high-level idea for who your character is. Don’t worry about the details yet. Try and keep the initial concept to five words or less. Some examples of concepts are: “modern witch”, “physical fitness coach” or “inquisitive academic scholar.” Once you have a few words to guide your thoughts, begin to break that initial thought down into mo..."
• 08:4708:47, 29 July 2025 diff hist −478‎ Template:Character Creation Overview ‎ →‎Step One: Concept and Identity
• 08:4608:46, 29 July 2025 diff hist +27‎ Template:Character Creation Overview Description ‎No edit summary current
• 08:4508:45, 29 July 2025 diff hist +934‎ N Template:Character Creation Overview Description ‎ Created page with "The below list of steps is a high-level overview for the making of a well-defined and compelling character. Each area of the Character Creation (abbreviated CC) process is further expanded upon in greater detail later in the document. The five general steps as outlined below are meant to be a guide for initial thoughts and a simple reference for more experienced players. Note: The below steps do NOT need to be done in the order in which they are presented. It is perfect..."
• 08:4508:45, 29 July 2025 diff hist +2,360‎ N Template:Character Creation Overview ‎ Created page with " {{Character_Creation_Overview_Description}} == Step One: Concept and Identity == === Define your concept === '''''Who are they? What are they like?''''' This is a high-level idea for who your character is. Don’t worry about the details yet. Try and keep the initial concept to five words or less. Some examples of concepts are: “modern witch”, “physical fitness coach” or “inquisitive academic scholar.” Once you have a few words to guide your thoughts, be..."
• 08:4508:45, 29 July 2025 diff hist −3,262‎ Traditionalist Character Creation ‎No edit summary
• 08:4308:43, 29 July 2025 diff hist +27‎ Template:Attribute Differences ‎No edit summary current
• 08:4208:42, 29 July 2025 diff hist +17‎ Character Creation ‎No edit summary Tag: Manual revert
• 08:4208:42, 29 July 2025 diff hist −17‎ Character Creation ‎ →‎Experience expenditure Tags: Manual revert Reverted
• 08:4108:41, 29 July 2025 diff hist −5‎ Template:Starting XP ‎ →‎Starting XP
• 08:4008:40, 29 July 2025 diff hist +195‎ Template:Starting XP ‎No edit summary
• 08:4008:40, 29 July 2025 diff hist +661‎ N Template:Starting XP ‎ Created page with "= Starting XP = All characters are automatically granted an additional 30 XP after character creation. An additional 10 XP can be earned by submitting each of the following: * Writing a backstory * Completing the “Initial Character Information Sheet” * Submission of a completed “Avatar Guide” totaling a max starting XP pool of 60. Each draft of the backstory will be given an XP value based on the quality and length; if not full value is awarded, a to..."
• 08:3908:39, 29 July 2025 diff hist −646‎ Character Creation ‎ →‎Starting XP
• 08:3908:39, 29 July 2025 diff hist +663‎ Character Creation ‎No edit summary
• 08:3808:38, 29 July 2025 diff hist +103‎ Main Page ‎ →‎ST Resources
• 08:3708:37, 29 July 2025 diff hist −267‎ Main Page ‎ →‎WIP
• 08:3708:37, 29 July 2025 diff hist +26‎ N Template:Crafting Rules ‎ Created page with "= Crafting Rules = T.B.D." current
• 08:3608:36, 29 July 2025 diff hist +26‎ N Crafting Rules ‎ Created page with "= Crafting Rules = T.B.D." current
• 08:3508:35, 29 July 2025 diff hist +79‎ N Template:Challenges and Bids ‎ Created page with "= Challenge Differences = Always add max rank in abilities to your bid traits." current
• 08:3408:34, 29 July 2025 diff hist +1‎ Arete ‎No edit summary current
• 08:3408:34, 29 July 2025 diff hist +396‎ N Arete ‎ Created page with "! Arete Arete represents your mage’s enlightenment—their ability to perceive and shape reality through magic. It governs the strength and success of your character’s magick, as well as the depth of their understanding of the Spheres. All mages begin with one Trait in Arete unless Free Traits are spent to raise it ('''''up to a maximum of 2 for new players in Inheritance of Ashes''''')."