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<p>Created page with &quot;=Overview = * &#039;&#039;&#039;Found In:&#039;&#039;&#039; M20 page 326 * &#039;&#039;&#039;In Character Generation:&#039;&#039;&#039; Purchased as standard Background at double cost, see below. * &#039;&#039;&#039;Available To:&#039;&#039;&#039; Mages. * &#039;&#039;&#039;After...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=Overview =<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Found In:&#039;&#039;&#039; M20 page 326<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;In Character Generation:&#039;&#039;&#039; Purchased as standard Background at double cost, see below.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Available To:&#039;&#039;&#039; Mages.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;After Character Generation:&#039;&#039;&#039; New Wonders may be acquired through IC play, existing Wonders may not be improved.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Purchasable When Becoming:&#039;&#039;&#039; No<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Limitations:&#039;&#039;&#039; A rating of 5 is the maximum.<br /> <br /> Totem is a Background one can read more about in the M20 core.<br /> <br /> =In Character Generation=<br /> Totem is a standard Background bought with Background dots, Freebies, and Starting XP, at double cost (2 Background Points per dot, 2 Freebies per dot, 6 x current level XP per dot).<br /> <br /> If a Mage has Totem, they need a note named &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;totem&#039;&#039;&#039;&quot; with the following information:<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Spirit:&#039;&#039;&#039; What spirit is this? Valid answers range from specific examples from the WoD canon (&quot;a pattern spider&quot;) to the conceptual (&quot;the platonic ideal of ...&quot;).<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Communication:&#039;&#039;&#039; How does this spirit communicate with the mage?<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Appearance:&#039;&#039;&#039; What does this spirit look like when it manifests?<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Ability:&#039;&#039;&#039; Pick an ability that is resonant with this spirit&#039;s nature (an ability which you have a rating of 1 or more in). This ability will be granted to the mage in dice rolls concerning that ability. For each dot in Totem, the mage may gain +1 to that affinity ability OR gain from the Wisdom benefit (below).<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Wisdom:&#039;&#039;&#039; For each dot in Totem, the mage may gain +1 in Cosmology (OR benefit from the Ability benefit, above).<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Totem Mark:&#039;&#039;&#039; How does your Mage&#039;s relationship with the Totem impact your mage? . People who work with spirits will be able to spot the totem&#039;s connection to your shaman with a successful Perception + Awareness roll. For example, someone with &quot;Fog&quot; as a totem may be Marked by an unsettling silence.<br /> <br /> =After Character Generation=<br /> One&#039;s relationship with their Totem may be improved, or a Totem may be acquired the following ways: <br /> {{Raise By RP}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Backgrounds]]</div>

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