XP Chart

INFO: See also: Recommending XP bonuses for good RP

General

Trait	XP Cost
Attribute	Current Rating x 4
New Ability (primary or secondary)	3
Raise Existing Ability (primary or secondary)	Current Rating x 2
Willpower	Current Rating
New Background (other than Totem/etc.)	3
Raise Existing Background (other than Totem/etc.)	Current Rating x 2
Totem / Jamak / Nushi / Orisha Bond	2 per dot
New / Increase Merit	3x Rating / Difference
Buy off / Reduce Flaw	2x Rating / Difference

All XP amounts are taken from Revised Core books for each sphere, except the Merit and Flaw thing. Note that not all merits may be approved for post-Chargen purchase; this is on a case by case basis.

Bygone

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New power	1 XP per dot	The Bygone Bestiary pg 102
Increased power	1 XP per added dot

Changeling

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Art	7	CtD pg 276
Raise Existing Art	Current Level x 4
New Realm	5
Raise Existing Realm	Current Level x 3
Glamour	Current Rating x 2

Inanimae

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Sliver	7	Inanimae pg 87
Raise Existing Sliver	Favorable: Current Level x 5 Neutral: Current Level x 6 Opposed: Current Level x 7
New Realm	5
Raise Existing Realm	Favorable: Current Level x 3 Neutral: Current Level x 4 Opposed: Current Level x 5

Phyla	Favorable Slivers	Opposed Slivers	Favorable Realms	Opposed Realms
Glome, Kubera	Petros, Verdage, Aquis	Stratus	Earth, Water	Air
Ondine	Aquis, Stratus	Pyros	Water, Air	Fire
Paroseme	Stratus, Pyros	Petros, Verdage	Air, Fire	Earth
Solimond	Pyros, Petros, Verdage	Aquis	Fire, Earth	Water
Mannikin	none	none	Spirit	none

Hsien

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Wu Tan	8	Land of Eight Million Dreams pg 124
Raise Existing Wu Tan	Current Level x 7
Yin Chi / Yang Chi / Tao	Earn ten temporary points via roleplay

Hsien can only buy or raise Nei Tan while their permanent Chi is balanced (Yin = Yang).

Demon

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Faith	Current Rating x 7	DtF pg 164
Torment	10 to lower by 1
New Lore	7 (10 if from a House other than the character's)
Raise Existing Lore	Current Rating x 5
Raise Virtue	Current Rating x 2

You can never raise a lore higher than your primary lore, which is determined by your apocalyptic form. (DtF 170) Raising another lore equal to your primary lore is OK.

Active (not prospective) thralls can raise Faith Potential (up to a maximum of 5) for the same XP cost as Faith.

Dhampyr

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Passive Joss	15 (normally free during chargen)	Dhampyr 59
Active Joss	20 (requires Passive Joss)
Joss Binding	20 (requires Active Joss, Meditation 3, and either Enigmas 1 or Occult 1)
New discipline	20
Raise existing discipline	Current * 15 (Shintai requires Age background)
Courage	Current Rating x 2 (also increases Yang / Yang Chi)	Dhampyr 59-60
Self-Control	Current Rating x 2 (also increases Yin / Yin Chi)
Age	Same as Generation	House rule

Hunter

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Conviction	New Rating x 5	HPG 86
Primary virtue	New Rating x 3
Other virtue	New Rating x 5
New/increase creed edge	New Level x 5
New/increase non-creed edge	New Level x 7

• This replaces trading extra Conviction for virtues.
• Raising edges does not require raising virtues first (that cap only applies during chargen). Level 5 edges are allowed, subject to the prerequisites from HPG 91.
• Gaining your first creed edge at a new level is limited on the '+rules minimum time' scale. (Example, if you're approved as a Judge with Judgment 2, then three months later, you can raise either Judgment or Creed Judgment to 3.)
• Non-creed edges can't be raised higher than your highest creed edge.

Mage

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Arete	Current Rating x 8	MtA pg 131 House Rule: based on current instead of new
Raise Specialty Sphere	Current Rating x 7
New Sphere	10
Raise Other Existing Sphere	Current Rating x 8

House rule: Arete also requires minimum time ('+rules minimum time') in lieu of staff-adjudicated Seekings. Grimoires can speed this up.

Technocratic specialty spheres:

• Iteration X - Forces
• New World Order - Mind
• Progenitors - Life
• Syndicate - Entropy
• Void Engineers - Dimensional Science

MtA pg 90: Many Orphans, especially Hollow Ones, have no specialty sphere (but some do)

Mortal+

Sorcerer/psychic

Trait	XP Cost	Reference
New Numina	7	Sorcerer - pg 45
Raise Existing Numina	Current Rating x 7
Ritual	level of ritual x 3	House Rule

Possessed

Trait	XP Cost	Temp Autonomy Cost	Reference
Permanent Autonomy	Current Rating x 8	n/a	Possessed - pg 100
Buy Off / Lower Taint	Kami only: Taint level (difference if lowered) x 5	Fomori only: Taint level (difference if lowered) x 2	Possessed - pg 100 / House Rule
New / Raise Power	Kami only: Power level (difference if raised) x 5	Fomori/Drones/Gorgons only: Power level (difference if raised) x 2	Possessed - pg 100 / House Rule

Gorgons and fomori can also gain taints to gain powers. (Possessed pg 99)

Ghoul/Revenant

Trait	XP Cost	Reference
New Discipline	Use the first rule that applies. Common or in clan: Subrace Ghoul: 15 Other subrace with Ghoul merit: 20 Proprietary: No teacher: 30 Subrace Ghoul: 15 Other subrace with Ghoul merit: 20 Restricted: No teacher: Not allowed Subrace Ghoul: 15 Other subrace with Ghoul merit: 20	House Rule
Raise Existing Discipline (Subrace Ghoul)	In clan: Current Rating x 7 Out of clan: Current Rating x 10	House Rule
Raise Existing Discipline (other subrace with Ghoul merit)	In-clan: Current Rating x 15 Out-of-clan: Current Rating x 25	Fatal Addiction - pg 85

• For this purpose, only a PC vampire counts as a teacher.
• Raising a discipline above 1 requires "Domitor (background)", see '+rules domitor' for details. This does not exactly match canon concept or game mechanics, it's intentionally house-ruled to put ghouls with PC/NPC domitors and revenants all on an equal footing.
• Ghouls may learn blood magic, but get no Subrace discounts and are otherwise limited per '+rules ghouls', '+rules buying disciplines', and '+rules multiclass' as usual. (Secondary paths cost the same as primary path, per Fatal Addiction pg 85.)
• Revenants, see '+rules revenants'.

Kinfolk

Trait	XP Cost	Reference
Gift (Subrace Kinfolk)	Kinfolk-specific: 3 Level 1 homid, in-tribe, or general (for Fera): 7 Other level 1: 10 Gifts requiring Gnosis: Must have the Gnosis merit Gifts requiring Rage: Not available	House Rule

'Homid' and 'general' are in context of the breed you're kin to. If they can only get the gift by swiping, then it costs you 10 XP.

Kinain

Same as Changeling

Mummy

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New hekau	7	MtR 146
Raise existing favored hekau	current rating x 4
Raise existing other hekau	current rating x 6
Balance	current rating x 7
New spell/ritual	level x 3	House rule
Increase existing cascade spell/ritual	difference in levels x 3

House rule: Balance also requires minimum time ('+rules minimum time').

Shifter

Fera breed	Can swipe gifts? (level x 5)
Bastet	Yes (auspice: level x 7)
Corax	Yes
Kitsune	Yes
Mokole	Mnesis vs 9 (level 4+: vs 10)

• See '+rules fera' for more details.
• This takes precedence over Hengeyokai 174 and anything else saying otherwise.

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Gift	level of gift x 3	WtA pg 181
Gift from other Breed/Auspice/Tribe	level of gift x 5
Rage	current rating
Gnosis	current rating x 2
Rites	level of rite x 3 or weeks of study	House rule / WtA pg 155

Learning rites with time instead of XP:

• Requires another PC who knows the rite to act as the 'elder'
  • This PC can earn renown for teaching
  • Learning from a NPC elder is ICly possible, but requires XP instead of time
• Student rolls Intelligence + Rituals vs (10 - Intelligence) once per N weeks (N = rite level) (once per 3 days for a minor rite), must accumulate N+ successes
  • Fail: Spend a Willpower to continue (counts toward monthly limit on spending Willpower on jobs)
  • Botch: Wait three months (or less with relevant RP at staff discretion) and start over
• Student may only study one rite at a time this way, but may pause one to work on another

Cubs may learn rites as long as they have enough Rituals knowledge.

Gurahl: Gifts from a previous auspice count as in-auspice. This includes Rip Van Winkle, but not auspices skipped via Early Maturation.

Vampire

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Discipline	Common or in clan: 10 Proprietary and out of clan: Teacher: 10 No teacher: 20 Restricted and out of clan: Not allowed	VtM pg 143
Raise Existing Clan Discipline	Current Rating x 5*
Raise Existing Other Discipline	Current Rating x 7*
Virtue	Current Rating x 2
Humanity or Path of Enlightenment	Current Rating x 2
New Path (Thaumaturgy/etc.)*	7
Raise Existing Secondary Thaumaturgy/etc. Path	Current Rating x 4
Thaumaturgy/etc. Ritual	Rating x 3

• Caitiff have no clan-based disciplines, just as they have no clan. For them the cost of raising Disciplines is the current rating x 6 for all Disciplines.
• Other forms of blood magic use the same costs: currently Necromancy, Dur-An-Ki, Koldunic Sorcery, Ahku, Abyss Mysticism.
• For this purpose, only a PC vampire counts as a teacher. Use +request to claim the discount. Drinking the teacher's blood is not required (that rule is only in MET and V20).
• Generation: See House_Rules/Vampire#Generation. This takes precedence over the usual XP cost for backgrounds.
• Laibon: Orun and Aye are capped per Ebony Kingdom page 86.

Kuei-jin

Anything not listed here is the same as western vampires. FYI, did you know what's precisely what "the exception which proves the rule" means? You do now.

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Discipline	10	KotE pg 142
Raise Existing Discipline	Current Rating x 8
Yin, Yang, Hun	Current Rating x 3 Current Rating x 2 if imbalanced (3+ points higher than its opposite) Yin and Yang are opposites Hun and P'o are opposites Discount only applies when raising the higher one and making yourself more imbalanced If you become Yin or Yang imbalanced, then you need to gain a derangement (KotE 139) If you become no longer imbalanced, then this derangement goes away Opposing pair can't total more than 10 (would require Dharma 6+) (KotE 54)
P'o	Current Rating
Rite	Rating x 3
Dharma	Current Rating x 4	House rule
Necromancy Ritual	Rating+1 x 3 Requires Occult 3, Rituals 4, being Yin-aspected AND a PC teacher	Bone Flowers pg XX

House rule: Dharma Rating also requires minimum time ('+rules minimum time'), as well as an auspicious occasion and Virtue rolls (as in canon, KotE 52-53).

House rule: Burning Devil Blood Shintai (Devil-Tigers page 65) is interchangeable with regular (Iron Crane) Blood Shintai except for level 2. A single PC can't have both (page 64).

Wraith

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Arcanos	7	WtO pg 228-231
Raise Existing Arcanos	Current Rating X 3
New Arcanos Basic Ability	4
Arcanos Basic Ability To lvl 1	3
Passions	3 per dot in rating
Fetters	3 per dot in rating
Alternate art (already have another version of that Arcanos at that level)	0 to 1: 1 1 to 2: 2 2 to 3: 3 3 to 4: 3 4 to 5: 3	WtO pg 133 / House rule
New discipline (Risen)	10	WW6302/49
Raise existing discipline (Risen)	Current Rating X 6

Examples of alternate arcanoi:

• If you have Outrage 2 and Great War Outrage 3, and want to buy Great War Outrage up to 4, it costs 9 XP.
• If you have Outrage 4 and Great War Outrage 3, and want to buy Great War Outrage up to 4, it costs 3 XP.

Kinesis (The Great War 121) is an alternate form of Inhabit.

House rule: If an alternate arcanoi is identical to your existing one at some levels, then only the differences cost XP. This applies to the following (let staff know if you find others):

Alternate arcanos	Different at level(s)
Emerald Legion Fatalism	2
Great Car Castigate	1-2, 4-5
Hierarchy Argos	2
Hierarchy Castigate	2
Hierarchy Inhabit	4, 5
Hierarchy Lifeweb	3
Hierarchy Usury	5

House rule: Great War Argos 1 is identical to standard Argos 1 (not lower difficulty).

Shadow

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Thorns	Original Thorn Cost	WtO pg 231 Shadow's XP = 1/3 PC's XP
Personal Angst	Current Rating
Dark Passion	Current Rating X 2

Orpheus

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
New Horror	15	Orpheus 203
Vitality	Current Rating x 3
Change from Sleeper to Skimmer	6
Vitality Emblem	20 minus Vitality	End Game 87 prerequisite: Vitality 6+

Other stats are house-ruled to cost the same as other races.

Emblem of Protection auto-manifests when Maelstrom winds arise, even if you haven't bought it. You must buy it in order to use it at any other time.