Character Generation/Kuei-jin
Choose concept, Chi Balance, Direction, Dharma, Nature, P'o Nature, Demeanor, Wu, Court, Cause of Death
| Compare your Yin and Yang virtues | Chi Balance |
|---|---|
| Yin is 3+ higher | Yin Imbalanced |
| Yin is 2 higher | Yin |
| Yin is 1 higher | Balanced |
| Equal | Balanced |
| Yang is 1 higher | Balanced |
| Yang is 2 higher | Yang |
| Yang is 3+ higher | Yang Imbalanced |
If Chi Balance is imbalanced, then pick a derangement (KotE 139)
Direction: North, West, Center, South, East
Dharma:
- P'o (The Howl of the Devil-Tiger)
- Hun (The Way of the Resplendent Crane)
- Yin (The Song of the Shadow, aka Bone Flowers)
- Balance (The Path of a Thousand Whispers)
- Yang (The Dance of the Thrashing Dragon)
P'o Nature: Bandit, Barbarian, Deceiver, Demon, Fool, Legalist, Monkey, Slave
Attributes: 7/5/3
Abilities: 13/9/5
Backgrounds: 5 (includes Horoscope, Jade Talisman, Artifact, Nushi, Rites; Generation and Status are disallowed)
Disciplines: 3 (1 Demon Art, 2 others)
Rate Chi Virtues:
- Yin: 1
- Yang: 1
- Distribute 4 more points in chi virtues
Soul Virtues:
- Hun: 1
- P'o: 3
Willpower: = Hun
Dharma Rating: 1
Freebies: 15
- Yin + Yang cannot exceed 10
- Hun + P'o cannot exceed 10
- Spending freebies on Hun also raises Willpower
- Willpower must end up at 5 or more
- Demon Arts cannot exceed P'o (not that you have that many freebies in any case)
Freebie Costs:
- Attribute: 5
- Ability: 2 (we do not use Martial Arts)
- Discipline: 10
- Background: 1
- Chi Virtue: 3
- Hun: 3
- P'o: 1
- Willpower: 1
Yin Chi: = Yin (initially)
Yang Chi: = Yang (initially)
Demon Chi: = P'o (initially)
Disallowed merits:
- Berserker, Dual Nature, True Faith, Misplaced Heart, Efficient Digestion, Ghoul (duh)
- Eat Food (all Kuei-jin effectively have this)
- Baby Face (all Yang Kuei-jin effectively have this, all Yin Kuei-jin are incapable of this)
- Unbondable (all Kuei-jin are already immune to the Blood Bond)
Disallowed flaws: Light Sensitive, Selective Digestion, Thin-Blooded
