Mage/Backgrounds

Allies

Allies
	One ally of moderate power
	Two allies or one more powerful ally
	Three allies or a combination of more powerful allies
	Four allies or a combination of more powerful allies
	Five allies or a combination of more powerful allies

Alternate Identity

• The Bitter Road page 113
• TBA

Arcane

• Add dice to your Stealth rolls
• Subtract dice from Perception or Investigation rolls against you
• Can be consciously dampened
• Does not apply while you're directly involved in combat or otherwise acting conspicuous

Avatar

• Can hold Quintessence up to this level without Prime
  • Holding more requires Prime 1
  • Taking more on your own requires Prime 3
• Can gain Quintessence up to this level by meditating at a node
  • Perception + Meditation vs 7 once per hour, gain 1 per success
  • Limited by the strength of the node
• Can spend up to this many dots of Quintessence per effect roll

Backup

• Guide to the Technocracy pages 179-180
• TBA

Blessing

• Guide to the Traditions pages 212-213
• TBA

Cephalomorph

• Progenitors Revised page 76
• TBA

Cetaceomorph

• Progenitors Revised page 78
• TBA

Certification

• The Bitter Road pages 113-114
• We use the "License to..." merit (Guide to the Technocracy page 165) instead

Chantry

Guide to the Traditions page 215. Generalized to Home Base for other types of PCs. See '+rules home base' for full details.

Contacts

• One contact per dot

Cult

Cult
	3-7 people
	8-12 people
	13-17 people
	18-22 people
	23-27 people

• When casting a ritual with the entire cult gathered, add one success per dot.

Demesne

• Guide to the Traditions pages 216-217
• TBA

Destiny

• When facing death that goes against your destiny, roll Destiny vs 8 and regain 1 Willpower per success

Dracomorph

• Progenitors Revised page 79
• TBA

Dream

• Once per day, meditate on a subject
• Roll Perception + Dream to determine the strength of your insight
• Once per day after meditating, on an ability roll pertaining to that subject, substitute Dream for the ability

Enhancement

• Guide to the Technocracy pages 180-182
• TBA

Fame

• The Bitter Road pages 114-115
• TBA

Familiar

• Forged by Dragon's Fire
• Familiar Companion stats

Influence

TBA

Legend

• Guide to the Traditions pages 219-220
• TBA

Library

TBA

Mentor

TBA

Node

Node
	1 Quintessence per week, 1 Tass per month
	3 Quintessence per week, 2 Tass per month
	6 Quintessence per week, 3 Tass per month
	10 Quintessence per week, 5 Tass per month
	15 Quintessence per week, 8 Tass per month

• A mage may have access to multiple nodes.
• Large nodes (4+) are limited and subject to staff discretion.

Past Lives

• Guide to the Traditions page 220
• TBA

Rank

• The Bitter Road pages 115-117
• We do not allow this background

Requisitions

• Guide to the Technocracy pages 182-183
• TBA

Resources

TBA

Retainers

• The Bitter Road page 117
• One retainer per dot

Sanctum

• Guide to the Traditions pages 220-222
• All effects following your paradigm are coincidental
  • If a normally vulgar effect reaches outside your sanctum (e.g. Correspondence), it suffers Paradox normally, though you do not
  • If a normally vulgar effect is cast and then moved outside your sanctum, it erodes quickly
• All effects following a conflicting paradigm are vulgar
• Does not further reduce difficulty
• Each dot provides either size or location-specific Arcane, not both

Sauromorph

• Progenitors Revised page 80
• TBA

Secret Weapons

• Guide to the Technocracy pages 183-184
• TBA

Spies

• Guide to the Technocracy pages 184-185
• TBA

Wonder

TBA