Character Demographics and Background

Name

Enter the character’s name.

• For ease of use, it is a best practice to use standard alphanumeric characters.

Nicknames

If a character is generally referred to by a nickname instead of their first name, enter the nickname for the first name.

Alternate Identity

If a character has an Alternate Identity they go by publicly that is different from their actual name, use that. (i.e., James Cooper goes by Johnathan Tucker as he’s in witness protection)

Changeling Only

Kiths

Additional Kiths that have been approved for use in 6.0 can be found here.

Werewolves Only

Deed Name

The Deed Name should be entered in hyphens between the first and last name: Jane -Dances With Humans- Doe

Age

If it varies, enter the character’s true age, not apparent age.

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Affiliations

This area contains unique fields for each Character Type. Use the Drop Downs to select. Below are listed some specific explanations.

Changeling Only

Fetch

Enter the Fetch’s name. Additional information will be required in the Biography.

Ghoul Only

Fill in the applicable Clan of your character’s Regnant.

Dhampir Only

Fill in the applicable Clan of your character’s Parent.

Herald Only

Fill in the name of the Beast that empowered you. Your Legend must match theirs.

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Biography and Notes

Compose a biography that identifies in written form or bullet point the history of your character that addresses the following:

• Significant events or overall experience in childhood or adolescence
• Significant events or overall experience in adulthood (relationships, professions, traumas, successes, etc.)
• Significant events or experiences which lead towards the character obtaining specialized merits (professional training, contacts, allies, etc.), abilities or statistics. Items which require this will be noted in this guide.
• If applicable, when the character moved to Miami including any significant events or motivations around the move.
  If you compose a biography which is more than 5–7 paragraphs, you must also include a bullet pointed summary of all key points.

Supernatural Only

• Events surrounding becoming a supernatural character (embrace, first change, etc.)
• Significant events or overall experience after becoming a supernatural character (joining covenant, tribe, coterie, etc.)

Mortal/+ Only

• If applicable, events surrounding becoming aware of the supernatural including which factions or spheres they are currently aware of
• Significant events or overall experience after becoming aware of the supernatural
• If applicable, events surrounding joining any groups or becoming associated with particular Factions.

Changeling Only

• Biography should mention if the character’s fetch is alive or dead. If they are alive, include where they are located and if either party is aware of the other’s presence on this side of the Thorns.

Banned Backgrounds/Concepts

Please be aware that the following backgrounds or concepts are not allowed:

• Anachronistic or over-the-top concepts. (Ninja, serial killer, Queen of England)
• Recreations of signature characters of any book, film or other popular fiction.
• Direct recreation of any actual person, living or dead.
• Characters already played by you or another person during WW6 or currently on another site. See Site Policies And Practices.
• Antagonist concepts (Loyalists, Pure, Seers, etc.)
• Backgrounds which include rape. See Site Policies And Practices.
• Backgrounds which include child abuse. See Site Policies And Practices

Notes

This field is primarily to note any bonus items gained from the purchase of other traits(Such as Professional Training, MCI and other things that grant extra powers). Power notes is used for starting spends and bonuses and anything that is unchanging, Player Notes are used for editable things such as bonuses from MCIs and group merits such as a joint Safe Place.

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Stats

Attributes

Unlike the RAW Character Creation, we do not limit Attribute point allocation at Character Creation to 5/4/3. All Attributes begin at 1 for free. Total dots to spend are 12

Attribute 4+

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Attribute 1

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Beast Only

Horror

Remember that Horrors need to have their Attributes and Size statted out (put this in Power Notes). See the sidebar on page 99 in the core for instructions.

Skills

Unlike the RAW Character Creation, we do not limit Skill point allocation at Character Creation to 11/7/4. Total dots to spend are 22

Skill 4+

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Occult Specialties

This must be explained in Biography or Notes. Specialties in other Character Types represents significant “insider” knowledge and requires a detailed and fitting explanation.

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Traits

NOTE

Certain traits (abilities, merits, etc.) grant additional bonuses elsewhere such as a bonus specialty or +1 to an attribute. If your character is granted a bonus, put those free things on your sheet as well as marking them down in your Power Notes section. List the traits name and include what you have added from what the trait grants. Example: Professional Training.

Abilities

All

Cost Breaks

Merits and powers providing Experience cost breaks do not apply to character creation unless they explicitly say so (which includes applying retroactively).

Changeling Only

Wyrd

• 3 must be explained in Biography or Notes.
• 4+ is not allowed at Character Creation.

Pledges

• This must be explained in Biography or Notes.
• Starting with another Seeming’s benefit to a Contract requires a “Pupil’s Devotion” Oath to either a setting NPC or another PC with that Seeming, and must be detailed in your notes. This costs 1 Experience as normal.

Non-Affinity Abilities

• Check the “NA” box for all Non-Affinity Contracts.

Beast Only

Lair

• 3 must be explained in Biography or Notes.
• 4+ is not allowed at Character Creation.
• Starting Chambers should be described in Lair Traits, including explicitly mentioning if you’re starting with only one to gain extra Experiences.

Kinship

• Any starting Family Ties must be explained in Biography. PC ties must have that player’s permission. NPC ties should be talked over with staff.

Affinity Abilities

• Check the “Affinity” box for all Affinity (family) Atavisms.

Vampire Only

Blood Potency

• 3 must be explained in Biography or Notes.
• 4+ is not allowed at Character Creation.

Non-Affinity Abilities

• Check the “NA” box for all Non-Affinity Disciplines.

Werewolf Only

Primal Urge

• 3 must be explained in Biography or Notes.
• 4+ is not allowed at Character Creation.

Non-Affinity Abilities

• Check the “NA” box for all Non-Affinity Gifts.

Wolf-Blooded Only

Tells

Tells are capped at 4 total at creation, with those after the first purchased as a merit normally.

• The following Tells are only available at Character Creation as they are Tells present from birth:
  • Moon Marked
  • Second Skin
  • Shadow Twin

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Merits

All Merit purchases at Character Creation must meet the Prerequisites in the RAW. Unlike the RAW Character Creation, we do not limit merits to 7 for Mortals and 10 for supernatural. Everyone gets 10 points for Merits. The following general Merit guidelines are applicable to all merits except where listed under the specific Merit type.

Merit 4+

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Scaled Merit 4+

without a listed pre-requisite: Limited to 2 at Character Creation.

Mortal Only

Per Hurt Locker and Second Sight: Third Eye, the following Merit Templates are available

• Atariya
• Plain
• Lost Boys
• Psychic Vampires
• Psychics
• Shadow Occultists (SbtM)
• Skin Thieves (DE)
• Thaumaturges
  • The first dot (or lowest, if it starts over 1) in the defining merit of the minor template is free.

Supernatural Merits

Ghouls, Wolf-Blooded and Fae-Touched are not eligible for Supernatural Merits listed in Chronicles of Darkness.

Dhampir and Heralds ‘’are’’ eligible.

Changeling Only

Mantle

Mantle 4+ is not available at character generation. It must be earned and justified in play. Mantle should be justified in your background, even as simply as ‘has been a member of their Court and exemplified its standards.’

Wolf-Blooded Only

Raised By Wolves

This merit is required for a character who is a part of one of the Families. Being part of a Family is not a prerequisite for taking the merit if the character was raised among other werewolves.

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Mental Merits

Professional Training at 2+

Limited to 1 instance at Character Creation.

• Use the Notes section under Character Bio to identify the merit or skill benefits obtained by this merit as well as adding them to your sheet.
• Select two applicable Asset Skills if your Profession is not listed in the RAW, and there is not a close approximation.

Social Merits

Allies, Contacts, Mentor

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

• In the Merit Notes include the Sphere which the Allies, Contact or Mentor represents. As in: Contacts: (City Hall/Government) Mayor’s Office

Mystery Cult Initiation

A character may only have a total of 6 dots assigned to this merit(s). This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

• Mortals gain a free dot of Mystery Cult Initiation in one of the setting MCIs, if they want it (FHC, Infoshop, Niqibat Al-Tijara, The Order of Saint Cervantes de Valladolid, or the Seventh). This group’s dots do not count against their total limit.
• Initiation may be in a setting-created Cults or Groups (See ) or a player may create a new Cult. However, player-created Cults become part of the setting upon approval and may be co-opted into a primary setting cult and/or utilized for plot.
• Player-created Cults must be detailed in the Notes including an overview, cultist archetypes and rewards for each dot tier per the RAW guidelines. (CoD p.52)
• Use the Notes section under Character Bio to identify the merit or skill benefits obtained by this merit as well as adding them to your sheet.

Resources 3+

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Safe Place 3+

This must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Status

This merit can only be purchased up to 2.

• Vampires get a free dot in their Clan or Covenant.
• The following Spheres are available for purchasing status:
  • Arts and Society
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Law and Order
  • Media
  • Medical
• Shadow Status in this Sphere cannot be purchased at Character Creation.

Physical Merits

Fighting Style at 3+

Limited to 1 instance at Character Creation.

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Influences

Anchors

For Virtue and Vice, Thread and Needle, Legend and Life, Mask and Dirge, or Blood and Bone fill in the name for each.

Touchstone

For supernatural characters that have them, this must be explained in Biography or Notes.

Aspirations

See Site Policies And Practices for Aspirations help.

Short Term Aspiration

Choose two short-term aspirations.

Long term Aspiration

Choose one long-term aspiration.

Beast Only

Hunger

In the Notes section, give a brief description of how your Beast fulfills their hunger, most typically.

Integrity and equivalents

Mortal Only

Questionnaire

These questions need to be answered in addition to the Biography and Notes.

Beast Only

Questionnaire

Use the questions in the book to figure your starting Satiety.

For applicable characters

Identify Breaking Points

Note

You never have to make breaking point/detachment/etc rolls for things that happened before sanctioning (for example, a Vampire that has Cruac).

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Equipment

Add any equipment plus applicable modifiers to your character sheet.

Cost 1–3

Some leeway is given for a few items at this cost even without Resources.

Cost 4+

Requires Resources 3+ unless a ‘’very’’ good reason can be given in your Biography.

Carried

In Equipment Note, identify which items are typically “Carried.”

Starting XP

See the Experience Guide for current starting XP levels. Spend it using the guidelines provided up to this point (e.g. no Supernatural Tolerance over 3, etc).

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