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	On this page you will find an explanation of what values we attribute to different backgrounds. These are standradized no matter what sphere you are in.		On this page you will find an explanation of what values we attribute to different backgrounds. These are standradized no matter what sphere you are in.
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		+	Something to keep in mind, when you are purchasing backgrounds related to NPCs you are purchasing someone that can make rolls with stats. Employees or family members can exist without a purchase, but they will never be able to 'help' you if dice are involved. If you want, say, a Security detail, bodyguard, etc you must purchase them with XP.

	===Allies===		===Allies===

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 The concept of Ties and Influence is designed without any hard and fast rules in mind, but to serve as markers for the story-teller to figure out what a character has to do to get what they want when it comes to managing groups of people.
-The Ties Merit can be bought for the following with your wizards permission: Bureaucracy, Church, Financial, Medical, High Society, Industrial, Legal, Media, Internet, Occult, Police, Political, Street, Transportation, Underworld and University.
+The Ties Merit can be bought for the following with your wizards permission: Bureaucracy, Church, Corporate, Financial, Medical, High Society, Industrial, Legal, Media, Internet, Occult, Police, Political, Street, Transportation, Underworld and University.
 The Ties Merit is a 3 point merit. At character creation you can take it once. You can purchase the Ties Merit up to three times total, this includes the purchase at chargen.

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 The Ties Merit can be bought for the following with your wizards permission: Bureaucracy, Church, Financial, Medical, High Society, Industrial, Legal, Media, Internet, Occult, Police, Political, Street, Transportation, Underworld and University.
-The Ties Merit can be bought up to three times. At character creation you can take it once.
+The Ties Merit is a 3 point merit. At character creation you can take it once. You can purchase the Ties Merit up to three times total, this includes the purchase at chargen.
 This background is set to a max of 10.

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	The Ties Merit can be bought up to three times. At character creation you can take it once.		The Ties Merit can be bought up to three times. At character creation you can take it once.
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		+	This background is set to a max of 10.

	===Resources===		===Resources===

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	===Influence===		===Influence===
		+	The Influence background measures a perception among the public population that an individual holds a certain amount of power. In a society where perception matters a great deal, this translates to being able to lead, manipulate, or cajole groups into doing what a character wishes them to do. As opposed to straight social rolls which work on individuals or small groups, influence is about using those social skills on large groups.
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		+	For example, persuading a single city councilperson to vote for a measure a character favors may, at a storyteller’s request, require a manipulation+politics roll. However, if the character wishes to persuade the entire Minneapolis City Council, which is thirteen members, they may not be able to get every single city councilperson alone in a room logistically. This is when influence comes into play for the ease of the storyteller. They may require manipulation+politics roll (or some other roll) affected by the Influence background to see how successful the character is at persuasion. The typical base difficulty will be 7.
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		+	In certain situations, there can be direct comparisons of influence, the higher rank wins. If someone has Influence 2 and someone has Influence 7, usually the greater the influence wins, simply because public perception grants the character with Influence 7 greater importance.
		+	Each level of influence equals one action you can take per month.
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		+	The Ties Merits, however, add a new dynamic to this. In their narrow arenas, a character may be able to get more done with less Influence if they have direct ties to the important people in that arena. A person with Influence 1 has a relative short reach, but a character with Influence 1 and Underworld-Ties has a bigger reach with less influence. In a direct comparison, someone with Ties in an arena may be able to get more done than someone with greater, yet more diffuse, influence.
		+	The concept of Ties and Influence is designed without any hard and fast rules in mind, but to serve as markers for the story-teller to figure out what a character has to do to get what they want when it comes to managing groups of people.
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		+	The Ties Merit can be bought for the following with your wizards permission: Bureaucracy, Church, Financial, Medical, High Society, Industrial, Legal, Media, Internet, Occult, Police, Political, Street, Transportation, Underworld and University.
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		+	The Ties Merit can be bought up to three times. At character creation you can take it once.

	===Resources===		===Resources===

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 dots gets you 3 mortals with base stats, 1 mortal and 1 supernatural with base stats, or 1 supernatural with 75 XP, or 1 mortal with 150 XP<br>
 Etc.
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 Dot gets you a mortal with base stats<br>
 dots gets you 2 mortals, 1 mortal with 75 XP, or 1 supernatural with base stats<br>
-dots gets you 3 mortals with base stats, 1 mortal and 1 supernatural with base stats, or 1 supernatural with 75 XP, or 1 mortal with 150 XPv\<br>
+dots gets you 3 mortals with base stats, 1 mortal and 1 supernatural with base stats, or 1 supernatural with 75 XP, or 1 mortal with 150 XP<br>
 Etc.

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 On this page you will find an explanation of what values we attribute to different backgrounds. These are standradized no matter what sphere you are in.
 ===Resources===
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 Resources 4: You have $5000 per IC month for story needed items<br>
 Resources 5: You have $15000 per IC month for story needed items<br>

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