XP Chart

INFO: See also: Recommending XP bonuses for good RP

General

Trait	XP Cost
Attribute	Current Rating x 4
New Ability	3
Raise Existing Ability	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 Merit	3x Rating
Buy off Flaw	2x Rating

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.

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

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

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

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

Ghoul

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.

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

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

Shifter

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

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	Rating x 5*
Raise Existing Other Discipline	Rating x 7*
Virtue	Rating x 2
Humanity or Path of Enlightenment	Rating x 2
New Path (Thaumaturgy/etc.)*	7
Raise Existing Secondary Thaumaturgy/etc. Path	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).

Kuei-jin

Anything not listed here is the same as western vampires.

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

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)	1st dot: 1 2nd dot: 3 3rd dot: 6 4th dot: 9 5th dot: 12	WtO pg 133
New discipline (Risen)	10	WW6302/49
Raise existing discipline (Risen)	Current Rating X 6

Shadow

Trait	XP Cost	Page Number
Thorns	Original Thorn Cost	WtO pg 231
Personal Angst	Current Rating
Dark Passion	Dark Passion Rating X 2