Describing A Person In 7 Words
"By seven words is a man known,
By eight is his life revealed"
THE FIRST - BLOOD | Blood represents your Hit Points and your physical resilience.
Roll Blood to save against disease, injury, poison, unconsciousness, and any other threat to your body. If you run out of Blood, you run out of Life.
THE SECOND - FLESH | Flesh represents your ability with and control over your body.
Roll Flesh to carry heavy weight, leap the chasm, move quietly, or other such physical feats.
THE THIRD - HEART | Heart represents you - your thoughts, personality, volition, emotions. Roll Heart to handle stress, smooth-talk, shout a battle-cry, lead a lively song, or resolve other such mental or social feats or threats.
THE FOURTH - SOUL | Soul represents your place within Reality - the grand Cosmos.
Roll Soul against demons, magic, divine beings, and other such entities or threats which would alter your place within Reality.
THE FIFTH - FUNCTION | Function represents what you've learned and what you know from your background, your skills, and your role. Roll Function when attempting to do something specifically related to these things.
THE SIXTH - NATURE | Nature represents your place between Order and Chaos.
A low nature score tends toward Chaos; a high nature score tends toward Order.
Roll Nature when your personal convictions or worldview are challenged or tested.
THE SEVENTH - ROLE-SPECIFIC | This represents the bonus statistic you receive upon choosing a role.
THE EIGHTH - DESTINY |
This is a not a statistic.
It is a fact of your life.
You've been given a destiny.
Destinies are related to your role.
Destinies can change.
Destinies will ultimately be fulfilled.