Mage Creation Rules
MWS (Mike) is the Mage: The Ascension ST.

Step One: Choose Concept, Tradition/Convention, Essence, Nature, and Demeanor
Characters under 17 are not permitted.
There is a limit of one Kinfolk Mage per player.

Step Two: Select Attributes (7/5/3)

Attributes start with one dot.

Step Three: Select Abilities (13/9/5)

Secondaries cost 1 point per dot of freebies. Experience costs are Current Rating, or 3 for a New Secondary.

Step Four: Select Advantages

Choose Backgrounds: (7). Backgrounds may be gained in character.
All Legend Backgrounds are subject to ST approval.

Step Five: Finishing Touches

Record Arete: (1, max of 3 at creation), Willpower: (5, max of 7 at creation), and Quintessence: (equal to Avatar Background).
Choose Spheres: (5, plus Tradition specialty.).
Spend Freebies: (15) plus history freebies (10) for a total of (25) freebie points.
Select Resonance Traits: Dynamic, Entropic, Static.
Free Lore: 1 dot in Lore of their own Tradition; 2 dots for Mage Lore. Orphans do not receive a specialty Sphere; they may assign three dots in Lores of their choosing.

Player Traditions/Conventions:

Akashic Brotherhood
Celestial Chorus
Cultists of Ecstasy
Dreamspeakers
Euthanatos
Hollow Ones
Iteration X
New World Order
Order of Hermes
Orphans
Progenitors
Sons of Ether
Syndicate
Verbena
Virtual Adepts
Void Engineers

Restricted Traditions (NPC with ST Approval Only):

Ahl-i-Batin
Taftani
Wu Lung

Banned Traditions:

Marauder
Nephandi

Merits and Flaws:

A character may gain an additional 7 points from flaws at creation. Additional merits and flaws may be gained and/or bought off in character.

The following Merits and Flaws are limited to 1 Character per Player:
Merits: Charmed Existence, Iron Will, Legendary Attribute
Flaws: Phylactery

Notes:
Anything from Spirit Ways must be approved by the Mage HST, and in general will not be without very good reason.

All Technocratic Enhancements are subject to review by the Mage ST.

Seekings:

All Seekings for Arete 3 or higher require ST approval before attempting, a complete log of the seeking, and approval by the Mage HST once 'complete'. MWS will run seekings for anyone who asks, or work with the player to find someone.

Freebie Point Costs

Attributes	5 Points Per Dot
Abilities	2 Points Per Dot
Secondary Abilities	1 Point Per Dot
Backgrounds	1 Point Per Dot
Willpower	1 Point Per Dot
Arete	4 Points Per Dot
Spheres	7 Points Per Dot
Quintessence	1 Points For 4 Dots

Experience Point Costs

Attributes	Current Rating x 4
Abilities	Current rating x 2
New Ability	3 Points
Secondary Abilities	Current Rating
New Secondary Ability	3 Points
Arete	Current Rating x 8
New Sphere	10 Points
Tradition Specialty Sphere	Current Rating x 7
Other Spheres	Current Rating x 8
Willpower	Current Rating