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Artifact

  The native type for Adepts is Orichalcum.  Orichalcum is unfortunately quite rare; what you get for your Artifact background is usually Living Crystal, which uses the Jade mechanics.  You can get better materials by paying more artifact dots — ask.

Resources

  At character creation, you can have gear with prices up to your Resources background: if you have Resources 3, you can have as many Rsrc 3 items as your character can use himself.
  
  Extra/Fake identities are bought with Resources: a more expensive ID is usually better.
  
  Expensive toys left with poor people will vanish between adventures, and sometimes between runs.
  
Cyberware

  This background is detailed at HouseRulesOnCyberware.

Karma Ritual

  You are connected to the Name of a Discipline, and draw mystic power from it.  You receive the following benefits on any day in which you do your Karma Ritual (a half-hour rite symbolizing your Discipline):

  1. 1 WP when you do your Ritual.

  2. 1 WP every morning and 2m/hour.

  3. A point of WP once during the day as a Reflexive action, 3m/hour

  4. 1 WP every twelve hours as a reflexive action, 4m/hour

  5. Every six hours, reflexively gain 1 WP.  6m/hour


Legend

   This is taken pretty directly from the Renown background in Lunars: everybody starts with 20, and background dots (or increased Essence) give you more.  You should detail what events gave you such great renown.  Also, divide your Renown between Glory (Valor), Succor (Compassion), Wisdom (Temperance), and Mettle (Conviction).  You can start with more Legend to mechanic a character who has acheived more before the game starts:
   
   1. +5 Legend
   
   2. +10 Legend
   
   3. +15 Legend
   
   4. +25 Legend
   
   5. +40 Legend
   
   Legend is directly tied to Circle.  The requirements for various Circles are discussed at HouseRulesOnAdvancement.
   
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