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title: Character Generation
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Character Generation is essentially standard, 
using the core rulebook,
but a few points require some thought. 

# Background

The players need to declare what the character
has been doing during the Schism War.
This will determine how the saga starts.
There are many possibilities.

- Some magi have been part of the war, accompanying their parens.
- Some may come from a tribunal which escaped the war, and just
  come to Stonehenge to rebuild it. 
- Some may have been scavengers, looting battle fields.
- Some may have gone underground, living as hermits.  A Jerbiton could
  have sought refuge in a mundane household.

If the magi were trained at a covenant in Stonehenge,
it has been sacked in the war.  

The players should collectively decide what history they share.

# Special Notes on Character Design

The Diedne Magic virtue is allowed, but should not be taken lightly.
A solid backstory is required.

The Tremere do not join multi-house covenants at this time,
which may mean that Tremere is not appropriate for player 
characters.

# Older magi

If the characters decide to play older magi, core rules apply.
The magi will not have had access to a lab or a library after
gauntlet, so advancement will always be 30xp or spell levels
per year.

# Starting Resources

Each magus starts with some resources using the
[Covenant Dowry](../Covenant Dowry) system.
The player has to declare how these resources were obtained,
as part of their background.  It may well be loot from the war.

# Rulesets

Characters should be built using the Core Rulebook and the appropriate
chapter of *Houses of Hermes*.
Any other book is subject to troupe approval.