Another alternate setting for 7th Sea:
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Another alternate setting for 7th Sea:
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This list matches the 7th Sea Arcana with Dragaeran Houses and symbols. The cost of purchasing a Virtue is 8 Hero Points if it's your House's Virtue, and 10 HP otherwise. There is no reciprocal bonus for purchasing the Hubris associated with your House, they all give 10 HP.
| Arcana | Virtue | Description | Hubris | Description |
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| The Phoenix | Willful | Prevent NPC’s from using Drama dice when they are facing use in combat until end of Scene. | Lecherous | You give in to temptation. |
| The Dragon | Victorious | Automatically score a Dramatic Wound. Use after hitting, but prior to Damage roll. | Hot-headed | You fly off the handle and lose your temper. |
| The Lyorn | Self-controlled | Cause any use of Repartee system against you to automatically fail. | Hedonistic | You relax your guard and have a good time. |
| The Tiassa | Intuitive | Get a hint/information from the GM. (Activation is 1 XP. Activated only by GM. Get +2 XP per adventure) | Indecisive | Discard an Action die from Initiative Pool during a time-sensitive moment. |
| The Hawk | Perceptive | Automatically succeed any Perception check | Inattentive | You fail a Perception check, or get a –2 dice penalty to a Surprise check. |
| The Dzur | Courageous | Reflect the effects of Fear back from yourself to one of your opponents. | Overconfident | You don’t have any doubts about your capabilities. |
| The Issola | Friendly | Gain a Connection at some point within Scene. (Cost 2 Drama Dice) | Trusting | You lose any doubts about another person. |
| The Tsalmoth | Comforting | Cancel effects of one level of Fear on party until end of Scene. | Loyal | You go back for a fallen comrade, or avoid leaving their side in the first place. |
| The Vallista | Commanding | Gain a Fear Rating equal to your lowest Trait for one Scene. | Righteous | You don’t have any doubts about the moral justifiability of your actions. |
| The Jhereg | Adaptable | Cancel effects of Surprise on self. | Rash | You investigate something unusual even if it looks dangerous. |
| The Iorich | Exemplary | Allow the rest of your group to use one of your Knack Ranks in a shared activity. | Judgmental | You jump to conclusions and form an unsubstantiated opinion of someone you’ve just met. |
| The Chreotha | Propitious | Lucky escape from current Scene. Affects whole party. Permanently reduces Drama by one. | Misfortunate | Reroll a successful test whose TN was 25 or higher. Cannot be used more than once per test. |
| The Yendi | Uncanny | Receive warning just before the next time your GM springs an awful surprise on you. | Ambitious | You chase after power even if it’s risky. |
| The Orca | Passionate | Double the number of kept dice for any one Action when saving life of loved one or friend. | Greedy | You try to get as much money as possible when divvying up loot, getting a bribe, etc. |
| The Teckla | Altruistic | Reroll a failed test you attempted for helping someone else. Only once per test. | Cowardly | You avoid or escape from doing something dangerous. |
| The Jhegaala | Focused | Transfer one Rank from one Trait to another for duration of Scene. Once per Scene. | Reckless | You ignore any nagging feelings of worry or hesitation when confronted with danger. |
| The Athyra | Perspicacious | Predict what a Villain or Henchmen’s next Action will be. | Envious | You covet something belonging to someone else and should attempt to get it. |
| The Cycle | Worldly | You have one Rank in any Knack you do not have a Rank in until end of Scene. | Overzealous | You strongly defend one or your opinions, no matter how inappropriate the time and place. |
| The Orb | Inspirational | +1 kept die to any other Hero’s action. | Arrogant | You show contempt or disdain for someone else. |
| The Jenoine | Creative | Get a hint/idea from the GM. Intended for beginner players. | Proud | You refuse an offer of aid. |
| The Serioli | Insightful | Determine which Arcana another Hero or NPC possesses. | Stubborn | You are prevented from changing your mind. |
| The Easterner | Fortunate | Reroll any failed test whose TN is 20 or less. Once per test. | Star-crossed | You are shot with Cupid’s arrow… again. |
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