Attributes
In any being, six Attributes describe the physical basics. They can best be described as genetic predispositions. During one’s life, Attributes can and will change, but more slowly than learned Skills.
The six Attributes are Body, Agility, Charisma, Intellect, Psyche, and Instinct. They are all equally important, influencing a character’s strengths and weaknesses and how he acts and approaches challenges.
BODY
Body stands for physical force, tenacity, and stamina. People with a high Body Attribute go down slower and get back up again faster. They terrify their enemies through their physical presence. Those who keep fit have shoulders that can carry a larger burden. This Attribute allows them to survive longer, resist pain, and use their body as a weapon.
AGILITY
Strength without control means nothing. People with high Agility are more nimble and can dodge dangers, manipulate complex mechanisms, and kill their enemies with firearms over long distances—perhaps with a rifle of their own design, with a filed down barrel and an optimized mechanism.
CHARISMA
People with Charisma impress through their authentic presence. They don’t have to pretend to be liked or adored. Others follow them out of conviction and with devotion. Charisma opens up doors to the world: diplomacy, negotiation, and unity require people with Charisma who stand out from the crowd and are able leaders.
INTELLECT
A trained and keen Intellect enables abstract thinking and deep concentration. Both are essential to understanding and using technology or science.
A clever thinker can quickly absorb and remember knowledge from various sources. Intellect means planning and foresight, considerate action, and an intuitive sense of consequence.
PSYCHE
Psyche is the fire that keeps our inner engine hot and burning, that fuels our will and faith. Psyche is mental strength, Intellect’s unloved sister. It fuels lies and deception, intimidation and mental superiority. With the Psyche’s power one can resist the Primer’s influence and go beyond the limits of their own abilities.
INSTINCT
Instinct has helped us to survive when neither language nor rules were available and we had to stick together anyway. Instinct guides our rudimentary reactions to outside influences, unleashes the beast within us. In a world without any measure, Instinct guarantees survival.
NOTATION
Whenever a Skill is referenced in these books, it is accompanied by an abbreviation of the Attribute. “BOD+Force,” for example, refers to the Skill named Force that can be found under the Attribute Body (BOD). The “+” means that Attribute and Skill number are added to get the Action Number, which will be explained in depth later in this chapter.
Attribute Abbreviations are:
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