Encyclopedia Kemen: Game Rules

VIRTUES & FLAWS TABLES

Player should decide how much they want to add to their character in both Virtues and Flaws. These offer great ways to make the character unique but create restrictions some players might not want to endure. Below are 2 different options to selecting your Virtues and Flaws. It is recommended that players take at least one but avoid being overburdened. If you take a flaw that is never at risk or is so avoided as to make it conspicuously absent, the GM should either remove the reciprocal Virtue or add a randomly rolled Flaw from the level higher. (Curse of the gods) There are several symbols accompanying the Virtues and Flaws:

* - a Virtue that gives a special bonus to a stat cannot be combined with another talent that gives a bonus to the same stat. If rolled, roll again.

+ - Virtues that are primarily keyed to spell users.

$ - Virtues that are particular to a very cultured society

VIRTUE AND FLAW TABLES (Option 1):

Not included are the Penalty or Flaw tables as well as several other Benefit or Talent List. These can be used to both augment a character’s background. It is recommended that a character take on at least one or two flaws and virtues. This will add more detail and excitement to the game. Because virtues take more flaws to balance them out, a player can go into a game with several debilitating problems. This should be discussed with the GM to maintain game balance. The exchange translates as:

A LESSER TALENT = A MINOR FLAW

A MINOR TALENT = A MAJOR FLAW

A MAJOR TALENT = 1 GREATER or 2 MAJOR FLAWS

VIRTUE AND FLAW TABLES (Option 2):

Another approach is to allow a mix of Virtue and Flaw balance but also allow the use of picks to determine. This can be handled as a Virtue exchanged with a Flaw as above, but the allow taking a Virtue by buying it with a pick or slot. To add some fate to the selection, these Virtues might only be chosen by the roll of the dice. Under this system, Virtues and Flaws have preset cost and awards, acting much like initial background points.

LESSER TALENT = cost 1 Pick/Slot

MINOR TALENT = cost 2 Picks/Slots

MAJOR TALENT = cost 4 Picks/Slots

MINOR FLAW = gives 1 pick/slot

MAJOR FLAW = gives 2 Picks/Slots

GREATER FLAW = gives 4 picks/slots.

LESSER VIRTUES

01-06	Animal Friend
07-10	Armored (up to Leather)
11-15	Blessed
15-19	Conspiracy Background
20-24	Criminal Background
25-28	Destiny Sense
29-38	Educated
39-42	Equipper
43-48	Favored
49-54	Guilded Background $
55-65	Impressive Scar
63-65	Knighted $
66-70	Mentor
71-72	Minor Immunity (+5 vs Element)
73-79	Multi-Cultural
80-84	Royal Blood
85-86	Visions
87-93	Wealthy
94-00	Weapon/Armor Training

MINOR VIRTUES

01-06	Agile *
07-12	Animal Empathy
13-18	Commanding *
19-24	Danger Sense
25-28	Disarming Skill
29-36	Healthy *
37-40	Inner Strength
41-48	Intuitive *
49-52	Judge of Quality
53-56	Light Sleeper
57-59	Magical Awareness
60-62	Major Immunity (+10)
63-69	Night Vision
70-71	Odor Masking
72-78	Outdoorsman
79-86	Rational *
87-89	Soothing Voice
90-97	Strong *
98-00	Survival Instinct

MAJOR VIRTUES

01-04	Acute Sense of Hearing
05-09	Acute Sense of Smell
10-13	Ambidextrous
14-16	Fast Healer
17-21	Lucky
22-25	Magical Resistance
26-28	Magically Tolerant
29-31	Magical Training
32-35	Power Sensitive +
36-40	Sharp Eyes
41-43	Special Weapon Master
45-48	Subtle
49-52	Tolerance
53-60	Very Agile *
61-68	Very Commanding *
69-76	Very Healthy *
77-84	Very Intuitive *
85-92	Very Rational *
93-00	Very Strong *

MINOR FLAWS

01-04	Absent Minded
05-10	Animal Bane
11-15	Blood Guilt ©
16-20	Chivalrous
21-24	Dishonored Knight
25-29	Fearless ©
30-33	Lost Finger
34-36	Lost Favor
37-42	Minor Fear ©
43-47	Minor Trauma ©
44-50	Orphan/Bastard
51-57	Poor
58-62	Racial Prejudice
63-68	Scarred
69-74	Superstitious
75-81	Uncommon Allergy
82-85	Unfortunate Appearance
86-90	Vassal
91-95	Wanted Criminal
96-00	Cursed

MAJOR FLAWS

01-05	Abuse of Substance
06-11	Clumsy
12-14	Cold Sensitive
14-19	Common Allergy
20-26	Dark Pact
25-29	Deep Sleeper
30-31	Forgetful
32-35	Heat Sensitive
36-42	Illogical
43-48	Innocuous
49-52	Magical Vulnerability
53-56	Major Fear ©
57-60	Major Trauma ©
61-63	Nose Bleeds
64-67	Outcast Group
68-70	Power Burn
71-73	Psychotic Temper ©
74-79	Sickly
80-82	Spasm ©
83-85	Unhealthy
86-91	Unintuitive
92-94	Unlucky
95-00	Weak

GREATER FLAWS

01-05	Addict
06-09	Disavowed Weapons
10-14	Distracted
14-19	Easily Charmed
20-26	Easy Mark
27-30	Fear of Magic
31-34	Greater Trauma
35-36	Hemophilia
37-41	Hideous Appearance
42-45	Indecision
46-47	Loss of Vision
48-49	Magic Allergy
50-51	Magically Intolerant
52-54	Major Deformity/Handicap
55-57	Mute
58-62	Not Subtle
63-65	Pain Intolerant
66-68	Power Drain
69-70	Shape Shifter ©
71-75	Slow Healer
76-78	Split Personality
79-80	Trangender
81-87	Unwakeable
88-00	Very Common Allergy

Character Development

Virtue and Flaws