Character Creation

[PatientWolf]

I am hoping to begin running a SoE game for my group very soon but I have a question about character creation. The rules state that at creation a character can only have two disciplines and those are limited to a rating of no more than 6. However, the archetypes and premade characters have several domains and disciplines that are sometimes as high as 9 and 10. Am I missing something in the character creation rules or are the premade characters done differently?

[heridfel]

The premade characters add their ways to their domains and disciplines, listing the entire pool that is to be rolled. A starting character could have as large a pool as 11 before additional bonuses and penalties come into play.

[PatientWolf]

heridfel,

Thanks! That makes perfect sense now that I look at it. I knew I was overlooking something simple I just could not figure it out.

[Clovis]

It's not the first time I see this question being asked. Read "The Archetypes" box on p.181, it reads: "The indicated rating for each skill is the addition between the level in the Domain and in the Way."