The Old World - Grim and Perilous Beta v3

Core Rulebook, page 45. However, in The Old
World: Grim and Perilous there is also one
additional attribute to determine - corruption
threshold. Corruption threshold represents
how quickly your character succumbs to the
influence of Chaos. Your character’s starting
corruption threshold is determined by adding
the corruption threshold for their species to
their Presence rating (after spending starting
XP). After you determine this initial value,
further increases to your character’s Presence
rating do not increase their corruption threshold—corruption
threshold improvements are
acquired by purchasing talents, such as Pure.
Rules for corruption are later explained in the
chapter The Stigma of Corruption.
Step 6: Determine
Character
Motivation
Determining character's motivations is as important
as a character’s physical characteristics.
Motivation includes a character’s driving
forces: what ultimate goal is your character
pursuing? What are they most afraid of? What
character trait allows them to persevere in the
face of adversity? What flaws hinder their
ability to pursue their goals? Answering these
questions will let you come out with four Motivations:
Desire, Fear, Strength and Flaw.
You may also select them randomly by using
tables provided in the Genesys Core Rulebook,
page 47 and onward.
Step 7: Choose
Appearance and
Personality
When you have your character's physical and
mental characteristic completed, it is time for
some final touches. While it is not reflected
in the game mechanics, how your character
looks and who they are is extremely important
narratively.
Note that while Genesys Core Rulebook allows
you to purchase equipment in this step,
in The Old World: Grim and Perilous gear is
determined by the character's starting career
and specialization. All you have to do is to simply
write it down on your character's sheet.
Character Species
This section presents species available for creating
a player character. You should choose
from these instead of the options presented in
the Genesys Core Rulebook.
Human
Humans are the most numerous of the races
inhabiting the Old World. They occupy huge
areas from the Estalian coasts to the Nippon islands.
They are famous for their versatility and
adaptability, but their lives are short and they
most easily succumb to the influence of Chaos.
SPECIES ABILITY
2 2 2 2 2 2
Brawn Agility Intellect Cunning Willpower Presence
• Wound Threshold
10 + Brawn
• Strain Threshold
10 + Willpower
• Corruption Threshold
6 + Presence
• Starting Experience
90
• Starting Skills
A Human starts with one rank in each of
two different non-career, non-magic skills
at character creation. They obtain this rank
before spending experience points, and these
skills may not be increased higher than rank
2 during character creation.
• Available Specializations
Specializations available to Human characters
are marked with Hu symbol.
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