{"id":"shared/rule/system/background-traits","type":"rule","system":"system","line":"shared","name":"Background Traits","sources":[{"source":"BoS","page":131},{"source":"BoS","page":132},{"source":"BoS","page":133}],"entries":["On a related, note, the places and entities that a mage deals with often reflect that mage’s Resonance. There are reasons, after all, that a Devotional Crusader meets angels and demons, resides in a Spartan atmosphere of dedication, ventures to heavens and hells, and views almost everything through a lens of godly or satanic agendas.","Story-wise, Resonance can suggest the sorts of characters a mage might encounter or befriend, the sort of places she frequents, the appearance and perhaps the set of reality in places she calls home. In game terms, a character’s Resonance will probably influence the appearance, nature, identity, and atmosphere of her various Background Traits… most especially Allies, Blessing, Chantry, Demesne, Destiny, Legend, Sanctum, Totem, and – as shown below – her Avatar. A Virginal mystic may attract forest creatures or unicorns; a Lusty one could reside in a richly appointed fetish dungeon or a sybaritical penthouse. Resonance may determine whose magicks are coincidental within a Sanctum, Chantry or Realm… and whose effects are vulgar in those same places. That principle is especially true in Otherworldly locations like a Demesne or Horizon Realm, where the Resonance of its “masters” shapes the fabric of local reality.",{"type":"box","title":"Optional Rule: Synergy (BoS p. 132)","entries":["• Entropy, the force of dis-integration, renewal, and unpredictability; and…","• Stasis, the force of stability, solidity, endurance, and control.","Why Separate Synergy from Resonance?","My Chaotic energy creates a vortex of wind.","There’s a seething, Venomous feeling about that guy.","These woods have a Nurturing presence; in them, you feel safe."]}],"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/shared/rule/system/background-traits","html":"/records/shared/rule/system/background-traits","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/shared/rule/system/background-traits/children","sources":[{"abbr":"BoS","page":131,"folio":131,"title":"The Book of Secrets"},{"abbr":"BoS","page":132,"folio":132,"title":"The Book of Secrets"},{"abbr":"BoS","page":133,"folio":133,"title":"The Book of Secrets"}]},"_db":{"title":"Background Traits","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"On a related, note, the places and entities that a mage deals with often reflect that mage’s Resonance. There are reasons, after all, that a Devotional Crusader meets angels and demons, resides in a S","tags":[],"children":[]}}