A Background Trait represents a characteristic intrinsic to a viking, or some ineffable mark of their past that may influence roleplaying or provide some mechanical benefit or drawback. Characters may have one Background Trait, chosen at character creation.
Some Background Traits have Physrep Requirements. You must meet the Physrep Requirements at all times to gain their benefit.
If you wish to change your Background Trait after character creation, contact Staff for approval between events.
| Name | Description | Physrep Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| External Data Storage | Label one object as your Backup Drive. You may replace it when you Recover. If you carry your Backup Drive on your person, you must drop it when an effect puts you Out of Game (Indicate by putting a hand on your head). When you are Dead or Annihilated, go Out of Game and move to your Backup Drive. After 5 minutes have passed, or sooner if an ally uses a 'Revive' effect on your Backup Drive, you may spend 1 Attunement to return to game alive and with full Will. If you die and your Backup Drive is Demolished or not in game, you are Annihilated. (You may voluntarily die at any time.) | Must be at least partially mechanical |
| Flight | Complete a ‘take flight’ 3 count. (Call “I take flight 1…2…3..). Then you may take the airborne stance (point up to indicate this). | Must have wings or attached boosters or propellers (not a removable jetpack) |
| Willful | Increase Max Willpower by 1. You are extraordinarily stubborn and have a difficult time backing down from a challenge or argument. Declining a challenge or argument in this way reduces your maximum Will to 1 until the beginning of the next Feast, or until the challenge is met. | N/A |
| Unbreakable Word | Increase Max Willpower by 1. You may not knowingly speak a blatant lie or break a promise. If you do, your maximum Will reduces to 1 until you make amends. However, you may choose to use the truth in a deceptive manner, such as saying something true in a way that might be misconstrued, or adhering to the exact letter of an oath in a way that is not intended. | N/A |
| Heart of Steel | Some or all of you is mechanical. Demolish effects that hit your limbs are treated as Sever effects, and may only be treated with a Fix effect. If you are hit with a Demolish effect in the torso, you are immediately dropped. A Fix effect causes you to regain 5 HP. | Must be at least partially mechanical |
| Corporate Affiliate | Choose a supercorp from the Board to be your corporate sponsor. You enjoy privileges and advantages in dealings with that supercorp, but disadvantages when dealing with any other supercorp. | Must clearly wear the corporate livery or logo of your supercorp. |
| Revealing Light | Point at a Target. You may call “Aim: By my gesture, you may not Conceal.” They may not enter the Concealed Stance as long as you point at them. | Must have glow (see entry for Sankta in ‣) |
| Animal Instinct | You can tell if a Concealed creature is present within 15 feet of you, and its general direction, but not its precise location. (You cannot deliver any effects against such creatures unless an ability says otherwise.) | Must have animal ears, nose, eyes or antennae |
| Ram | “Melee: Mundane Push 10 feet, Self: Fragile”. You may instead spend 1 Will to call “Melee: Mundane Push 10 feet” | Must have horns |
| Sharp teeth | Focus: Gnaw through binds. Note: this ability works while the user is affected by Mundane Prison from Tie Binds. | Must have tusk or fangs |
| Devout | You may choose to ignore an effect that would change your faith (or lack thereof). If you do, call “Woosh!” | Must wear a visible symbol of your faith at all times. (This can be a weapon or other physrep, but if lost you must immediately wear another). |
| Stronger Than You Look | Pick Up now works instantly | N/A |
| Criminal Record | Your past haunts you. Some supercorporations may refuse to work with you. Others may see this as a good thing. | N/A |
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