Character Generation/Possessed

AS OF AUGUST 2023 - ALL NEW POSSESSED APPS ARE CLOSED TEMPORARILY AT THIS TIME.

Choose: Concept, Nature, Demeanor, Type (Kami, Gorgon, Fomor or Drone), Faction

• Faction: Kami => Gaian, Gorgon => Wyld, Fomor => Wyrm, Drone => Weaver

Stat	Baseline	Freebies per additional dot
Attributes	1 in each + 6/4/3	5
Abilities	11/7/4	2
Powers	5	not increased with freebies, see below
Backgrounds	5	1
Willpower	3	1 (Capped by Autonomy)
Autonomy	9 perm 10 temp (non-kami only)
Rage (if Berserker power taken)	3	1 (Max 8)
Gnosis (if Spirit Ties power taken)	1	2 (Max 8)
Freebies	21

NOT ALLOWED BACKGROUNDS

• Ancestors, Kinfolk, Pure Breed, Rites or Totem (Possessed 101)

Fomori Options:

• Breed: Only Fomori can also optionally set Breed (see bottom of page below for some requirements/suggestions)
• Pentex: Fomori directly employed by Pentex should set Affiliation = Pentex
  • Fomori declared as Pentex employees in chargen also get some free backgrounds (Possessed 39):
    • Resources 2
    • Contacts 2 (limited to other Pentex employees)
    • Equipment 1

Kami: Set +notes for mission statement (what did Gaia create you to do?) and geas (something you're banned from doing)

• Possessed 82-83: missions are individual, short-term (no long elaborate infiltration of the enemy), and generally involve defending land and living creatures (as a whole, not necessarily individuals)

Possessed Powers:

• All powers are set in whole numbers and are counted at the same rate as temp autonomy. When doing the math, you are starting with 9 perm, 10 temp - which equates to 100 temp to spend on powers. Each dot you take = 1 temp. If you have questions on how to math this, please speak to staff.
• All Possessed receive 5 free dots at character generation
• Drones, Fomori, Gorgons: Additional points can be purchased for 2 Temporary Autonomy each
• Kami, Fomori, Gorgons: Additional points can be purchased by taking an equal number of Taints
• Gorgons: Not actually possessed humans (Possessed 64), thus need Skinshift or some other ability to look human

Autonomy:

• Reduced as needed to pay for powers (see above)
• Reduced by the Consecrated background: 1 = 3T, 2 = 5T, 3 = 1P, 4 = 2P, 5 = 3P

Taints: However many you want (Drones cannot take Taints).

Willpower cannot exceed Autonomy. Permanent Autonomy can never be lower than 4. (Again, Kami do not have Autonomy.)

Staff will set +effects for the following - DO NOT SET THIS YOURSELF

• Enhanced Attribute: +1 (max 8) per 2 power dots
• Exoskeleton: +1 Str/Sta
• Unnatural Strength: +4 Str
  • Cannot have both Enhanced Attribute (Str) and Unnatural Strength
  • House rule: These three are limited to +8 per category and +12 total
• Bestial Mutation: covered by +shift (you should really take Hidden Power merit at this point)
• Size: +/-1 per 2 power dots

Other +sheet updates based on powers

• Bulky: +3 health
• Size: +/-1 health per 2 power dots
• Thick-Skinned: +1 health per time it's taken (4 dots per time, max times = base Stamina)
• Berserker: Rage (base 3, can be raised with freebies/XP)
• Spirit Ties: Gnosis (base 1, can be raised with freebies/XP)

Fomor breeds (Possessed 32-37)

Breed	Required	Suggested
Gorehounds		Berserker, Enhanced Attribute (Strength, Stamina), Regeneration Taint: Derangement
Enticers	Succubus' Veil Taint: Addiction (Siren cosmetics)	Enhanced Attribute (Appearance, Charisma), Fangs Taint: Derangement (Delusions of Grandeur, Paranoia)
Brain Eaters	disallowed as PCs (along with Brain Eating power)
Hollow Men	Dispersion	Regeneration Wasp colony: Flight, Natural Weaponry (stinger), Poison Constrictor colony: Enhanced Attribute (Strength), Pliant Bones Rat colony: Enhanced Attribute (Perception), Infectious Bite Taints: Fading, Infected
Ferectoi	Permanent Autonomy can never exceed 5 free Hidden Power merit cannot take Unpossessed merit (requires Autonomy 6+)

• This takes precedence over BotWyrm (Possessed is newer)
• Toads (BotWyrm 116) will be reviewed if/when someone apps one