CtL Character Creation
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Onyx Path:
Character Creation
All characters on Eternal Noire start with a base starting XP equal to 15xp or Floor XP in your venue, whichever is higher. For general step-by-step character creation, please see Character Creation in the Player’s Guide.
Changeling Creation Rules
In general, we will be using the Rules-As-Written Character Creation rules in Changeling the Lost 2nd Edition pg 89 to 92. A Quick Reference Guide is available on pg 93.
- Please use this Changeling Character Sheet to create your changeling.
- Mantle is limited to 3 at character creation.
- Wyrd is limited to 3 at character creation.
Allowed Courts
- The Seasonal Courts are the ruling Courts of San Francisco, and while the Free Company of the Crystal Web (Oak, Ash, and Thorn) does not have a place in the rotation of leadership, they hold high positions as advisors.
- Players may belong to any of the four Seasonal Courts, the Free Company of the Crystal Web, or be Courtless; Courtless without connections to the Courts or the Crystal Web are frequently held in suspicion.
- With prior arrangement, newly arrived Lost from other courts may be considered but will be held in the same suspicion as the Courtless.
- Merits
- Professional Training: Changelings who possess the Professional Training Merit may choose to take the standard two dots of Contacts for the first level, or they may choose a single Skill Specialty they possess and gain the Area of Expertise and Interdisciplinary Specialty Merits for that Specialty.
- The following merits from Beast: the Primordial are permitted for Changeling use:
- Danger Sense (Advanced)
- Direction Sense (Advanced)
- Direction Sense (Epic)
- Eidetic Memory (Advanced)
- Fast Reflexes (Advanced)
- Iron Skin (Advanced)
- Iron Skin (Epic)
- Striking Looks (Advanced)
- The following Merits from Deviant: the Renegades are permitted for Changeling use:
- Flashback
- Free-Diving
- Human Prey
- Hypervigilance
- Dramaturgy and its related Merits (Kith and Kin) are available for player use
- Kiths
- Kithless, Scissors, and Unraveled (Kith and Kin)) are available for player use.
- No Entitlements at creation.
- No Baubles at creation.
Fae Touched Creation Rules
In general, we will be using the Rules-As-Written Character Creation rules in Changeling the Lost 2nd Edition pg 318 to 321.
- Please use this Fae Touched Character Sheet to create your fae touched.
- Setting Ties: All non-Changeling characters must begin play with ties to the venue; they need not be aware of the Fae world at creation, but should expect to be brought into the know swiftly.
- Abduction: In addition, all non-Changeling are at risk of abduction by The Others.
Mortal Creation Rules
In general, we will be using the Rules-As-Written Character Creation rules in Chronicles of Darkness pg 24-26. A Quick Reference Guide is available on pg 27.
- Please use this Mortal Character Sheet to create your mortal.
- Mortals are permitted and may take Supernatural Merits as normal.
- Minor Supernatural Templates (Quarter-Splats): Atariya, Dreamers, Infected,Lost Boys, and Psychic Vampires are permitted, but their origins should be based in Fae matters.
- Setting Ties: All non-Changeling characters must begin play with ties to the venue; they need not be aware of the Fae world at creation, but should expect to be brought into the know swiftly.
- Abduction: In addition, all non-Changeling are at risk of abduction by The Others.
General Creation Rules
- The only custom content permitted at character creation are Custom Kiths and existing approved CtL Custom Content. Check the Player’s Guide for what custom content has been approved.
- Baubles must be earned in play
- Entitlements must be earned in play
