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--- byzantine:denizens_of_the_great_city [2012/02/13 06:55] – [Connections] Mike Holmes
+++ byzantine:denizens_of_the_great_city [2012/02/13 10:00] (current) – [Passions] Mike Holmes
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 It is assumed that all of the Denizen's unstated connections, taken as a whole, provide a net energy of zero; they don't affect the overall net energy. The player should note their denizen's net energy at this point, and keep track of it as it fluctuates.
 ====Passions====
-The player should create a number of things that the character is passionate about, at least 3, rating these from 1 to 5. The sum of all Passions should add up to 10. For any connection, for which the character has a negative net energy, the player must take an associated passion that relates to that connection (such that if the connection were lost, the character would not have access to the passion). The passion explains why the character has this net negative energy connection, and hasn't just been rid of it at some point in the past.
+The player should create a number of things that the character is passionate about, at least 3, rating these from 1 to 5. The sum of all passions should add up to 10. For any connection for which the character has a negative net energy the player must take an associated passion that relates to that connection (such that if the connection were lost, the character would not have access to the passion), or an obligation (see Below). The passion or obligation explains why the character has this net negative energy connection, and hasn't just been rid of it at some point in the past. A passion offsetting a negative net energy connection must be rated so that the sum of the two figures is zero or greater. For instance, if a denizen has a connection with a -3 net energy, then the passion must be 3 or higher.
-====Subservience====
+====Obligations====
-Another explanation for a negative net energy connection is that the character is somehow subservient to the connection. Such a relationship provides no upside (other than providing a sink for negative energy in character generation), and is characterized by the fact that getting out of the relationship is a very difficult affair.
+Another explanation for a negative net energy connection is that the character is somehow subservient to the connection. Such a relationship provides no upside (other than providing a sink for negative energy in character generation), and is characterized by the fact that getting out of the relationship is a very difficult affair in one of many possible ways. Obligations of this sort are rated equal to the net negative of the connection in question, or lower if the player prefers it to be even more difficult to be rid of the obligation to make the character more challenging.
-====Connections, Net Energy and Passions====
-Note that the notion is that these exchanges of energy are potentially mutually beneficial (though many are not). The amounts of energy being transferred includes surplus energy that cannot be used by the side trading it. So if PC A has a -3, +4 Net +1 relationship with NPC B, for NPC B it may be a -2, +3 net +1 relationship as well. For those relationships that are seen as net negative for the connection, there is a presumed passion or subservience in existence that explain why the connection still exists. The GM doesn't have to come up with these figures for NPCs in many cases, but when a PC wants to alter a connection in certain ways, it may become necessary. In these cases the GM simply chooses a likely figure (often having similarities or even being equal to the PCs stats for the connection).
 ====Capabilities====
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 ===Assigning Abilities===
-Assign Ratings to the following four abilities, with none less than 1 or greater than 6, and the sum of all of the abilities being 30.
+All nine of the below Ability Ratings start at 1. You have 21 points to distribute, no ability rating can go higher than 6.
+(Alternate Explanation: Assign Ratings to the following nine abilities, with none less than 1 or greater than 6, and the sum of all of the abilities being 30.)
 ==Ability Ratings==
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 A player may also specify three specialties. These are relatively narrow, compared to the ability ratings, but they can span more than one area.
+=====GMing Connections=====
+Once the player has created their connections these are all handed over to the GM to control. The GM may ask the player to refine their concept if he likes, often a good technique to create further investment. But the final decisions on what the character is like rest on the GM. This is often important as many connections may have secrets or facets of their personalities of which the player's denizen is unaware.
+The GM will, as a result of the mechanics, have to create other connections as well.
+====Net Energy and Passions=====
+Note that the notion is that exchanges of energy between a denizen and their connections are potentially mutually beneficial (though many are not). The amounts of energy being transferred includes surplus energy that cannot be used by the side trading it. So if PC A has a -3, +4 Net +1 relationship with NPC B, for NPC B it may be a -2, +3 net +1 relationship as well. For those relationships that are seen as net negative for the connection, there is a presumed passion or subservience in existence that explain why the connection still exists. The GM doesn't have to come up with these figures for NPCs in many cases, but when a PC wants to alter a connection in certain ways, it may become necessary. In these cases the GM simply chooses a likely figure (often having similarities or even being equal to the PCs stats for the connection).

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