Template:Character Creation Summary Caste Lunar Exalted

Step One: Character Concept

• Choose concept, caste, and Motivation.
• Note caste's anima powers. Note Spirit Shape and Tell.

Step Two: Attributes

• Note that all Attributes start with one dot before you add any.
• Prioritize the three categories: Physical, Social, Mental (8/6/4).
• Choose Physical Attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Stamina.
• Choose Social Attributes: Charisma, Manipulation, Appearance.
• Choose Mental Attributes: Perception, Intelligence, Wits.
• Record Caste Attributes (3). Full Moon (Strength, Dexterity and Stamina), Changing Moons (Charisma, Manipulation and Appearance), No Moons (Perception, Intelligence and Wits).
• Select Favored Attribute (1). A caste Lunar may choose a single additional Attribute to be Favored. You cannot choose to Favor an Attribute that is already a Caste Attribute.
• You gain one additional Attribute dot that you may assign to one of your Caste or Favored Attributes.

Step Three: Abilities

• Note Survival as Favored Ability.
• Select one additional Favored Ability (may not be Survival).
• Select Favored Abilities (5; may not be the same as Caste Abilities).
• Choose Abilities (25). You may raise any of your Abilities to five without spending bonus points.
• Silver Pact Lunars must have a minimum of two dots in Survival and one dot in Archery, Martial Arts, Melee or Thrown.
• Distribute four Specialties amongst your character's Abilities.

Step Four: Advantages

• Choose Backgrounds (7—none may be higher than 3 without spending bonus points).
• Choose 8 Lunar Charms or Knacks (at least 4 Charms and 1 Knack). You may take which you meet the prerequisites for.
• Choose Virtues (5—none may be higher than 3 without spending bonus points).
• Choose Virtue Flaw.

Step Five: Finishing Touches

• Record Essence (2).
• Willpower: All characters begin with Willpower rated at 5 and it can be increased at a cost of 1 bonus point per dot.
• Calculate your Personal Essence: Essence + [Willpower x 2].
• Calculate Peripheral Essence: [Essence x 4] + [Willpower x 2] + [highest Virtue x 4]).
• Record Health levels (7, plus any gained from Charms, most often Ox-Body Technique).

Bonus Points

Bonus Points Table

Trait	Cost
Attribute	4
Ability	2 (1 if a Favored or Caste Ability)
Background	1 (2 if the Background is being raised above 3)
Specialty	1 (2 per 1 if in a Favored or Caste Ability)
Virtue	1 per dot (Willpower is independent of Virtues)
Willpower	1
Intimacies	Characters may begin with up to (Willpower + Compassion) Intimacies without spending bonus points.*
Essence	7
Charms	4 (3 if in a Favored or Caste Ability)*

*Latest errata

• You get 18 bonus points, which may be spent at any time during character creation.

Sample Concepts

• Bloodthirsty Warlord—An escaped slave who returned to his people and became a bloodthirsty warlord and leads them in revenge upon his onetime captors.
• Wise Shaman—whose life is dedicated to protecting her homeland in the great Eastern forests from the depredations of the Wyld and greedy wood spirits alike.

Castes

• Full Moon: Deadly warriors who survive via speed and strength.

Caste Attributes: Strength, Dexterity and Stamina.

Anima Powers: May double leaping distance and movement speed. Doubles Strength rating for purposes of feats of strength.

• Changing Moon: Cunning agents who survive through guile and subtlety.

Caste Attributes: Charisma, Manipulation and Appearance.

Anima Powers: May appear as a person known to the Lunar for one scene. Gains Essence dice to actions assisted by trustworthiness of chosen image.

• No Moon: Wise mystics who survive due to their intellect and ancient lore.

Caste Attributes: Perception, Intelligence and Wits.

Anima Powers: May reduce the mote cost of all Occult-related actions (whether Charm or spell) taken for the remainder of the scene. Also gains an obscuring aura of shadows.

Motivation

• Choose a driving and epic goal for your character. (A normal mortal usually needs a simpler Motivation.)

Virtues

• Compassion—Empathy and forgiveness.
• Conviction—Emotional endurance.
• Temperance—Self-control and clear-headedness.
• Valor—Courage and bravery.

Backgrounds

• Allies—Aides and friends who help in tasks.
• Artifact—Wondrous devices of the First Age.
• Backing—Standing and rank in an organization of power and influence.
• Contacts—Information sources and people in useful places.
• Cult—Mortals who worship you.
• Familiar—An animal companion.
• Followers—Mortals who look to you for leadership.
• Influence—Your pull in the world around you.
• Manse—A place of power and Essence.
• Mentor—A teacher and instructor.
• Resources— Material goods and money.

Intimacies

• Start with a number of Intimacies up to your (Willpower + Compassion).
• Intimacies can be anything your character cares about on a meaningful level—a cause, an ideal, a place, a person, a nation.
• Don't worry if you can't come up with them, they are easy to gain and change.
• See Intimacies for more information.