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--- nexusframe:characters:ancestries [2025/11/08 02:07] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ nexusframe:characters:ancestries [2025/11/30 04:28] (current) – [Attributes] tailkinker
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 ===== Creating new Ancestries =====
-Because **The Nexus Framework** is setting-agnostic, only two ancestries are presented herein:  Humans and Orcs.  If you want more ancestries, you will need to custom create them for your game.
+Because **The Nexus Framework** is setting-agnostic, only two ancestries are presented herein:  Humans and Orcs.  If you want more ancestries, you will need to custom create them for your game.  Creating ancestries is largely a subject of judgement calls;  as it is extraordinarily unlikely that players of your game will be able to justify creating new ancestries, it's easier for the game designer to balance them at design time.
 ==== Attribute Distribution ====
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   * No single attribute should receive more than +6, with +4 being the recommended maximum.
   * No attribute should receive less than +1, ensuring that every lineage provides at least a small bonus in all areas.
+==== Statistics ====
+For most human-sized ancestries, a typical maximum health is 12 + Body, and a typical speed is 5. Humans are an exception, with a maximum health of 10 + Body, reflecting their greater flexibility in skill and trait selection rather than raw resilience.
+==== Skills ====
+Every ancestry should offer two skills, and the player who selects an ancestry chooses one of those skills and gains a +2 training value in that skill.
 ==== Traits ====
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 This approach encourages creativity while maintaining mechanical fairness, allowing players and GMs to craft diverse and meaningful ancestries suitable for any setting.
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 ===== Humans =====
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 ==== Attributes ====
-When you select Human as your ancestry, increase each of your attributes by +2, providing a balanced starting point without favoring any particular specialty.
+When you select Human as your ancestry, increase each of your attributes by +2, providing a balanced starting point without favouring any particular specialty.
+==== Statistics ====
+When you select Human as your ancestry, your maximum health is 10 + your Body modifier, and your speed is 5.
+==== Skills ====
+Humans are varied and adaptable, and this is reflected in their ability to learn //anything//.  Choose any skill, and gain a +2 training value in that skill.
 ==== Traits ====
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 This distribution emphasizes raw strength and durability, while still allowing Orcs to function competently in other areas.
+==== Statistics ====
+Orcs are a bit more physically robust than humans, with a maximum health of 12 + Body modifier.  They have a Speed of 5.
+==== Skills ====
+Orcs are expected to be able to fight, preferably up close and personal.  Choose either Brawling or Melee, and place a +2 training value in the selected skill.
 ==== Traits ====
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 Orcs have a pool of traits reflecting their culture and biology. Traits are organized into four tiers:
-Apprentice (available at character creation)
+Initiate (available at character creation)
-Journeyman (requires Level 2)
+Adept (requires Level 2)
 Master (requires Level 8)
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 Suggested Orc traits for each tier:
-Apprentice:
+Initiate:
 Resilient: +1 bonus to Stamina rolls.
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 Savage Strike: +1 bonus on first attack in combat.
-Journeyman:
+Adept:
 Battle-Hardened: Advantage when resisting fear effects.