Attributes
Tip: If you have trouble understanding any term look for it in Definitions
A stat is how good a character is at something. There are three stats with three substats each:
Body
Power
Agility
Mind
Awareness
Engineering
Spirit
Arcane
Manipulate
Stats are all represented by a number between -3 and +4.
All substats are also represented by a number between -3 and +4.
The numbers cannot go lower than -3 or higher than +4
Traits are special abilities and perks that characters get.
A perk will look similar to this:
Cake maker (repeat 2)
Cost: 1 Mind, 1 Spirit
For every time you take this trait you get a +2 bonus to baking cakes.
The (repeat 2) next to 'Cake maker' means that you can take the trait 2 times, granting an additional bonus for every extra time you choose it. If you take the trait a second time write II next to the name (Cake maker II in the example).
A characters ancestry is what species or people they come from. The characters lineage increases their attributes and gives them ancestral traits.
There are some other attributes that doesn't fit neatly into a category.
Health
Max health is 18 + (body * 2). Health starts out at max health but when you are hit by an attack it lowers by the damage of the attack. At 0 health a character is knocked unconscious at the end of the round and can only regain health by resting.
Armor
All damage taken will be reduced by armor, to a minimum of 1. Things that give you armor will often have some kind of downside.
This category represents how strong a characters body is and the individual stats represent how good they are at utilizing that strength.
Power represents the sheer force the character can exert.
Speed represents how quickly the character can move and react.
Control represents the control the character has over their body.
This category represents how mentally keen a character is and the stats represent how well they utilize that intelligence.
Awareness represents how good a characters is at utilizing their senses.
Insight is how well a character is at guessing what another is thinking and planning.
Tinkering is how well a character handles technology and tinkering with it.
This category represents how strong someones spirit is and how well they use it.
Arcane represents how good a character is at using magic.
Manipulate represents how well a character lies to and (of course) manipulates others.
Charm represents a characters charm and how likable they are.