Character Creation

Scientists

Gifts

• Lab: All reanimators require a lab; however, some labs are superior. +1 to reanimation skills per level (Good = +1, Superb = +3)
• Ancestral Home: Reanimator has inherited a large home or castle. It usually includes a lab, hidden or otherwise.
• Lab Assistant: Igor or someone similar

Faults

• Megalomania: Reanimators have big dreams that some have difficulty discerning from reality.
• Ancestral Reputation: Dad or Mom wasn't very nice to neighboring villages/peasants.
• Substandard Lab: As above, only a negative modifier (Mediocre = -1, etc.)

Monsters

• Stats default to Fair
• 4 points to build stats
• All monsters have the following disadvantages/faults:
  • Phobia: Fire (Mind vs. Fair to resist)
    • 1 point per level
      • Fair = 1
      • Good = 2
      • Great = 3
      • Superb = 4
  • Monstrous Aura (-1 per level social skills penalty when dealing with non-monsters for the first time; 3 levels max)
    • Animals don't like monsters
    • People can eventually overcome revulsion
    • 1 point per level
      • -1 = 1 point
      • -2 = 2 points
      • -3 = 3 points
  • Compulsion: Obey Master (Mind vs. Fair)
    • 1 point per level
      • Fair = 1
      • Good = 2
      • Great = 3
      • Superb = 4
    • The more powerful a monster, the more time a creator spends in "training."
• These points are used to purchase gifts unavailable to non-monsters.

Example: the Grinder

• Strength: Great (Scale +1) (Right arm: Superb +1)
• Dexterity: Good
• Agility: Good
• Awareness: Fair (Superb)
• Mind: Fair

Natural Weapons

• Teeth: +2
• Claws: +1

Gifts

Faults (Standard Monster Faults)