Awakening & Experiences

Experiences

Emotion

d12	Polarity	Description	Spirit	Shape
1	Anger		Gorrab	XV6* + X3@30
2	Sorrow		Terricen	VW6* + V3@30
3	Joy		Sura	XW6* + X3@30
4	Surprise		Zythim	W6* + S3@30
5	Disgust		Norfek	V6* + V3@30
6	Fear		Dremok	VW6* + W3@30
7	Love	Care, selflessness	Ylash	X6* + S3@30
8	Hatred			VX6* + V3@30
9	Shame			V6* + S3@30
10	Rage			X6* + V3@30
11	Serenity			S6* + S3@30
12	Anxiety			WV6* + X3@30

Why You Pursued Ren at the Start

Sensing Ren is involuntary. Pursuing it is a choice, and rarely an easy one. Roll a d12.

d12	Origin	Objects Chased
1	You were going to die if you didn’t	Self (Survival), Freedom, Self (Actualization)
2	Someone you loved (or yourself) was harmed	Vengeance, Bonds, Justice
3	You were powerless and humiliated	Self (Ego), Vengeance, Justice
4	A mentor chose you/ you were forced to train	Bonds, Order, God
5	You needed to learn to control it or it could hurt someone	Self (Actualization), Justice, Order, Balance
6	You needed to escape control	Freedom, Self (Autonomy)
7	Others depended on you	Bonds, Peace
8	Religious revelation or calling	God, Truth
9	You wanted recognition	Self (Ego), Bonds
10	You needed to fix something broken	Balance, Peace, Order, Self (Autonomy), Justice
11	It was something expected of you	Order, Bonds, God
12	You pursued it for the experience and it was fun	Freedom, Self (Actualization)

How You Learned Ren

Once you had a reason, someone or something had to teach you. Roll d20.

d20	Teacher	Description
1-8	Faction cohort based Training	Outcome-focused training. You were shaped to fulfill a role efficiently as part of a cohort.
9-12	Military or Government Training	Standardized Drills, Battlefield application, discipline under command
13-16	Direct Apprenticeship with a Master or Specialized training	Slow correction OR High-performance environment.
17-19	Religious discipline or Academic study	Meditation, doctrine, ritual purification, Theory before Execution
20	Forbidden / Stolen / Found Texts	Knowledge without guidance

Experience for Learning Ren

Write an experience about either why or how you learned Ren

Master/Teacher Rolls

If you learned Ren through:

• Faction cohort based training
• Military/Government Training
• Forbidden/Stolen/Found Text

Make another Ally or Friend. Otherwise, roll or choose the following:

Status

d20	Status	Example
1	In Good Health, Barely Making Ends Meet	Works the docks six days a week, patches boots instead of buying new ones.
2	In Good Health, Making Ends Meet	Runs a modest shop that keeps the family fed, nothing more.
3	In Good Health, Influential / Wealthy	Sits on the merchant council, owns three warehouses.
4	In Good Health, Retired	Spends mornings fishing, hasn’t worked a trade in years.
5	Missing	Left for a trading run six months ago and never sent word.
6	Exiled	Banished from the city after a political falling out, lives across the border or in another city now.
7	Debt Bound / Financially Ruined	Signed away the family land to a moneylender, or borrowed money from the wrong people - still paying it off.
8	Addicted	Spends every coin on drink or drugs, sells off furniture to cover the habit.
9	Imprisoned	Serving a ten-year sentence. What they did might be criminal, or they may just have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
10	Insane / Broken Mind	Talks to people who aren’t there, doesn’t recognize old friends anymore.
11	Crippled	Lost a leg in a mill accident, gets around on a cane now.
12	Has a Terminal Disease	Wasting sickness has left them bedridden, healers give it a season.
13	Comatose	Hasn’t woken since the fever broke from when they got sick, but the body keeps breathing.
14	Dead - Murdered by Someone Else, You Know Who	Killed by a rival merchant over a broken contract, everyone knows it but no one can prove it.
15	Dead - Murdered by Someone Else, Still a Mystery	Found dead in an alley, the city guard closed the case without an answer.
16	Dead - Murdered / Killed by You	Died by your hand, whether anyone else knows or they deserved it is another matter.
17	Dead from a Fight / War / Adventure / Attack	Fell during the Castborn attack three years back.
18	Dead from a Disease / Plague	Taken by the fever that swept the lower quarter.
19	Dead from a Random Accident	A cart axle snapped on a steep road, that was the end of it.
20	Dead from an Accident You Caused	A fire you started got out of hand, they didn’t get out in time.

Relationship with you

d6	Relationship	Example	Favor Rating
1-2	Great	Close with this person	+1
3	Never really knew them	Don’t know them well	0
4	Ups and Downs	Not really close with them	0
5	Bad	There’s Resentment between you and this person	-1
6	Hatred	There is hatred between you and this person	-2

Rank

d8	Rank	What it Means
1-2	Low-Level Contact	A go-between, not important to the faction, just the one stuck relaying its orders to you.
3-4	Peer	Roughly your equal in standing, given the job of keeping an eye on you.
5-6	Senior Member	Established and respected, with some real pull inside the faction.
7	Inner Circle	Sits close to the faction’s actual leadership.
8	The Leadership Itself	You answer directly to whoever runs the faction.

Life Experiences

Roll a number of life experiences equal to Realm + 4

d100	Experience	What It Actually Meant
1	First Betrayal	A close friend chose someone else over you.
2	First Love	You fell hard. It changed you.
3	Public Failure	You embarrassed yourself in front of people who mattered.
4	Public Recognition	You were praised or celebrated publicly.
5	Family Conflict	Major fight at home. You took a side or walked away.
6	Loss	Someone close died or disappeared.
7	Financial Hardship	You had to work to support yourself or your household.
8	Responsibility	You cared for someone who depended on you.
9	Exile	You were pushed out of a social group or place.
10	Belonging	You found a group that truly accepted you.
11	Moral Dilemma	You chose between two people or two principles.
12	Breaking a Rule	You knowingly crossed a serious line.
13	Being Wrong	Something you believed deeply collapsed.
14	Mentorship	Someone older shaped your worldview.
15	Rivalry	A peer constantly pushed you to improve.
16	Injury	You were seriously hurt and had to recover.
17	Isolation	Extended period cut off from others.
18	Relocation	You moved and rebuilt your social identity.
19	Witnessed Injustice	You saw something wrong and acted — or didn’t.
20	Personal Choice	You rejected a path others expected of you.
21	Heartbreak	A relationship ended painfully.
22	Secret Relationship	You hid love from authority or family.
23	Unrequited Love	You wanted someone who didn’t want you back.
24	Jealousy	You envied someone close to you.
25	Betrayed Someone	You broke trust to protect yourself.
26	Public Humiliation	Mocked or shamed in front of others.
27	Took the Blame	You shielded someone else from consequences.
28	Framed	You were punished for something you didn’t do.
29	Bullying	You were targeted repeatedly.
30	Aggressor	You hurt someone socially or physically.
31	First Job	You earned money on your own.
32	Fired	You failed at something with real stakes.
33	Poverty	You experienced scarcity long-term.
34	Sudden Wealth	You briefly had more than you knew how to handle.
35	Authority Clash	You openly defied someone in power.
36	Obedience	You followed authority and later regretted it.
37	Caretaking	Long-term care of sick or vulnerable person.
38	Protected Someone	You stepped in when no one else did.
39	Abandoned	Someone left you unexpectedly.
40	Reconciliation	You repaired a broken relationship.
41	Joined a Cause	You believed in something bigger than yourself.
42	Left a Cause	You became disillusioned.
43	Spiritual Awakening	You felt something beyond yourself.
44	Lost Faith	Something sacred to you shattered.
45	Addiction (Yours or Theirs)	You watched control slip away.
46	First Fight	Physical confrontation changed how you see violence.
47	Near Death	You genuinely thought you wouldn’t survive.
48	Major Illness	Recovery changed your limits.
49	Academic Success	You discovered you were capable.
50	Academic Failure	You realized effort isn’t always enough.
51	Creative Breakthrough	You made something that mattered.
52	Creative Rejection	Something personal was dismissed.
53	Identity Crisis	You questioned who you really are.
54	Kept a Secret	You carried something heavy alone.
55	Secret Exposed	Something private became public.
56	Peer Pressure	You went along with something you shouldn’t have.
57	Said No	You resisted pressure and stood alone.
58	Sibling Rivalry	Comparison shaped you.
59	Sibling Bond	Loyalty stronger than conflict.
60	Found Community	You discovered shared identity.
61	Cultural Displacement	You didn’t fit where you were.
62	Discrimination	You were treated unfairly for who you are.
63	Stole Something	Out of need or impulse.
64	Got Caught	You faced the consequences.
65	Ran Away	Even briefly, you chose escape.
66	Returned Home	And it wasn’t the same.
67	Took a Risk	Social, romantic, physical — and it mattered.
68	Failed Someone	You let someone down.
69	Forgiven	Someone showed you mercy.
70	Held a Grudge	You chose not to forgive.
71	Competitive Victory	You proved yourself.
72	Crushing Defeat	You were clearly outmatched.
73	Social Outcast	You lived outside the circle.
74	Social Leader	Others followed you.
75	Protected by a Stranger	Someone unexpected stepped in.
76	Saved a Stranger	You helped someone you didn’t know.
77	Witnessed Violence	And it changed your tolerance.
78	Covered Something Up	You chose silence over truth.
79	Told the Truth	Even when it cost you.
80	Took Responsibility	You owned your mistake publicly.
81	Learned a Hard Skill	Discipline shaped you.
82	Quit Something	You walked away from commitment.
83	Public Speaking	You faced fear directly.
84	Panic	You froze when you needed to act.
85	Trusted Instinct	And it paid off.
86	Ignored Instinct	And regretted it.
87	First Independence	Lived on your own.
88	Dependent on Others	You needed help to survive.
89	Lost a Pet	First encounter with death.
90	Found Purpose	Something clicked into place.
91	Lost Direction	You drifted without aim.
92	Changed Belief	You publicly shifted belief
93	Defended Belief	You stood firm under pressure.
94	Inspired Someone	Someone said you changed them.
95	Disappointed Someone	You failed expectations.
96	Protected a Secret Identity	Hid who you truly were.
97	Confession	You admitted something difficult.
98	Broke a Promise	And it still lingers.
99	Kept a Promise	Even when it hurt.
100	Defining Moment	A single event you still replay in your head.