Post by Admin on Jul 8, 2015 19:38:42 GMT
I would like to start off by giving credit and thanks to Will Snodgrass for his efforts and assistance on helping with the Gifts. It is much appreciated and the staff is very thankful for your input and aid.
As it stands the staff plans to look over them all and retool them. We are in no way looking to "balance" them in the sense of you comparing them to what others have, but to make them more setting appropriate. One of the changes we plan is to adjust some of them that are based on Abilities to show your strength in that Ability. The higher the Ability the more potent your use of it.
Another thing you will notice is that only Basic Gifts will be available to read. This has both an IC and OOC reason.
OOC, cause there is a lot of them, so please be patient.
The truth is we will be running the standard Basic, Intermediate, Advanced setting from the M.E.T books and there is no need to have ALL of the Intermediate and Advanced gifts adjusted before players even have access to them. Lastly, many of the Fera keep their tricks secret, and respecting others privacy is a part of this sept, it builds trust. Now Basic Gifts are regularly seen and known of, but the higher the rating the rarer they become making them more rumors and myths then facts and mechanics.
Yes, before we employ Gifts we will be sure to have a mechanic set up for you so they will not do one thing one night and something completely different the next.
IC, You haven't found them yet. For the most part, buying Gifts that are 'In' for you will be as easy as having exp and time. Sometimes staff may want to run a scene for it to add more flavor. Buying things that are 'Out' will always require you to seek a spirit and gain it's favor.
When looking over the gifts on this site you she be sure to keep a copy of your book handy so as to reference the original writing. Some notes are just clarifications, while others could have only partial changes to the powers. So please, be sure to double check both here and the core book. If there is ever any confusion never feel out of place or it inappropriate to ask staff for clarification or assistance, just please be mindful of other players if we are already answering another question or in mid scene.