Advantage List

The Advantage system is generally used as per 7th Sea. Certain advantages have been modified and new ones added, based on the Benefices in Fading Suns.

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**Advantages**
Advantage Name	Cost	Description
Able Drinker	2 pts	Drinking liquor never affects your die rolls.
Academy	4 pts, 2 pts for Hazat	Martial skills cost 1 pt (instead of 2 pts) each when first making the character.
Androgynous	2 pts; 1 pt if Decados	You can easily pass for the opposite gender. Gain two unkept dice for all such Disguise rolls.
Appearance: Above Average	5 pts	+1 unkept die on social rolls.
Appearance: Stunning	10 pts	+2 unkept die on social rolls.
Appearance: Intimidating	15 pts	+3 unkept die on social rolls.
Appearance: Blessed Beauty	20 pts	+4 unkept die on social rolls.
Brilliant	3 pts	You get +1 unkept dice on Conception Checks (as per the Invention rules).
Chapter House	varies; religious and knightly orders only	You have free access to the chapter houses and libraries or your order.
Citation	4 pts	+10 reputation points. (You cannot also get the Scoundrel advantage.)
Cloistered	4 pts	You grew up in a monastery or nunnery. You took a vow to abstain from one of the 7 deadly sins (typically poverty, chastity, and humility). You get Priest skill for free. You get +10 on rolls to resist breaking your vow. You no extra income but you start with 20 firebirds.
Close Family Member	varies	You can call on a close family member once every 3 months for assistance. Scholar (1 HP), Priest (2 HP), Courtier/Skilled /Society Member/Merchant (3 HP), Duelist/Psychic (4 HP), Commander (5 HP), Head of Family (10 HP). (This advantage can be purchased up to 3 times, each for a different person.)
Combat Reflexes	3 pts	May re-roll one initiative die each combat round.
Commission: Guild	varies	Chief/Entered=2, Manager/Fellow =4, Director/Crafter=6, Consul/Engineer=8, Dean/Master=10
Commission: Imperial Eye	varies	Recruit=1, Agent=2, Field Agent =4, Supervisor=6, Spy Master=8
Commission: Military	varies	2=corporal, 4=sergeant, 6=lieutenant, 8=captain, 10=major. Military members have allies in the military, are well equipped, and have influence in their House. Income is as per Fading Suns rules.
Connections (Allies)	3 pts each	You know a close friend who would walk through fire for you. You may have a number of connections equal to your Panache.
Connections (Confidants)	2 pts each	You know a person you trust, but would not risk their life for you. You may have a number of connections equal to your Panache.
Connections (Informants)	1 pt each	You know a person who will help if paid. You may have a number of connections equal to your Panache.
Coven	varies (1-10); Psychics only	You know the location of a coven. How large or safe it is depends on how many HP you spend.
Cybernetics	varies	You have cybernetic enhancements; HP cost is generally 2/3 of the Benefice cost indicated in Fading Suns, round to closest.
Dangerous Beauty	3 pts	+2 unkept dice on seduction rolls.
Dispossessed Noble	5 pts	Take this instead of Noble. You start with 4,000 F, but have no monthly income and spend 35 F/week to maintain your lifestyle. You become a full noble if your lands are reclaimed.
Eagle Eyes	2 pts	+10 on perception checks at a distance.
Faith	5 pts	You're not sure what this does. Have faith!
Gentry	8 pts	You are an unlanded noble. You start the game with 7,000 firebirds, but you have no income. You get +5 on Mooch knack rolls.
Grease Monkey	3 pts	You get +5 on Tech Redemption Checks.
Gossip Network	1-4 pts	1=City or community; 2=Planetwide; 3=One Royal House's holdings; 4=Known Worlds
Heir	5 pts	You are next in line for some position of importance. When your parents die, you might become duchess of the Al-Malik, inherit a Charioteer spaceship, or lead the Vorox, but you have no idea when this may happen.
Higher Education	10 pts	Civil advanced knacks for 1 HP (instead of 3 HP) per rank when first making the character. You can speak and read/write Latin.
Home Neighborhood	2 pts	You have a home neighborhood on a specific planet. You get +5 on social rolls in this area and have Streetwise rank 5 while in this area.
Householder	2 pts	You are employed or in some way closely associated with a noble house, merchant guild, or Church sect. You hold no rank but gain occasional benefits and help.
Indomitable Will	3 pts	+2 unkept dice on contested social rolls.
Inheritance	varies; 1 pt less for Al-Malik, min. 1 pt	300 F per HP spent. Alternately, you may get an item (generally 2/3 of the Benefice cost indicated in FS, round to closest.)
Keen Senses	2 pts	+1 unkept die for skill checks involving your senses.
Language	varies; +1 pt to read and write (when available)	See list.
Large	5 pts	+1 unkept die on damage and Intimidation rolls. (You cannot also get the Small advantage.)
Left Handed	3 pts	+1 unkept die on attack rolls with left hand. Your right hand is your off-hand.
Legendary Trait	3 pts	You may raise one trait of your choice to 6 by spending experience. (You can only get this for one trait.)
Linguist	2 pts	All languages cost 1 HP less (or 3 XP less) to purchase with a minimum of 1 HP (or 3 XP) unless it starts at a cost of 0.
Local Hero	2 pts	You receive one extra reputation die while on a specific planet due to an action performed there in the past.
Man of the Cloth	2 pts	You must have either the Ordained or Cloistered advantage. You gain 5 reputation points. You are known for piety and wisdom.
Man of Will	25 pts	You are immune to mind-altering Psi and Theurgy effects, effects of the repartee system, and the effects of fear. You do not take penalties when Crippled. You may not take a Hubris, but you may take a virtue at a cost of 5 HP.
Membership: Adamantine Order	4 pts	You get a 3-pts Connection (Ally: Eskatonic priest), the Ascetism skill, and a 1-pt Patron for free, and a 3-pts Vow (Protect Eskatonic priest) Background for which you don't get XP benefits
Membership: Guild (Specify)	4 pts	You get the appropriate guild skill for free: Charioteer, Engineer, Muster, Reeve, or Scraver. You get the beginning rank of Associate (Apprentice for Engineers).
Membership: Order of St. Yara	4 pts	You get a 3-pts Connection (Ally: Amalthean healer) and a 3-pts Patron for free, and a 3-pts Vow (Protect Amalthean healer) Background for which you don't get XP benefits
Membership:Order of the Mantis	3 pts	You get three 1-pt Connection (Informants) for free, a 4-pts Patron, and a 2-pts Oath of Fealty (Duchess Salandra Decados) Background for which you don't get XP benefits.
Membership: Order of the Shroud	5 pts; Psychics only, secret	You get a 6-pts Coven and a 4-pts Gossip Network for free, and a 3-pts Vow (Protect those in need) Background for which you don't get XP benefits
Membership: Order of Vladimir	3 pts	You get a 2-pts Connection (Confidant) and the Courtier skill (or 4 HP usable only on Courtier knacks if you already have the skill) for free. You gain a 1-pt Obligation (Order of Vladimir) Background for which you gain no XP benefits. Anti-Republican leanings a must.
Membership: Questing Knights	5 pts	You get an Imperial Charter, a 700 F/yr income, a 3-pts Oath of Fealty (Alexius) Background for which you don't get XP benefits, and +10 Reputation for free. You must be noble (Noble, Dispossessed Noble or Gentry) and show appropriate behaviour and skills. You will be held to a high level of scrutiny. You cannot be a Scoundrel and take this Advantage.
Membership: Swords of Lextius	4 pts	You gain the Ascetism skill, a Church Charter, and a 300 F/yr stipend for free, and a 3-pts Oath of Fealty (Patriarch) Background for which you don't get XP benefits. You may purchase the Faith advantage at -2 pts cost. You must take an appropriate Vow Background for which you gain normal benefits.
Miracle Worker	varies	For each 5 HP, get 1 Miracle die per story (maximum 3). At end of story, get 2 XP for each unspent die. GM spends the dice to give benefits to the character
Night Trained	4 pts	Lose only 1 kept die (instead of 2) in dim light. Lose only 2 kept die (instead of 4) in total darkness.
Noble: Royal House	10 pts	Your family is not only of noble blood from one of the five Royal Houses, but is in good standing. Gives the rank of Knight. You get the Courtier skill for free.
Noble: Minor House	5 pts (7 pts for Keddah)	Your family is not only of noble blood from one of the five minor Houses, but is in good standing. Gives the rank of Knight. The maximum Rank you can buy is Marquis. You get the Courtier skill for free.
Obun Ally	2 pts	You have an Ur-Obun ally. You can count on him, but he'll count on you and his troubles can be bigger.
Obun Blood	5 pts; Juandaastas only	You have Appearance: Above Average for free, a 2-pts Dark Secret Background for which you gain no XP benefits, and you may buy Psionics for 5 pts less.
Ordained	varies	You are a priest in the Church of the Pancreator. You get the Priest skill for free. You get +5 on social rolls with adherents to your faith. (Novitiate/Apprentice=1, Canon/Oblate=2, Deacon/Acolyte =4, Priest/Adept=6, Bishop/Master=8, Archbishop=10)
Pain Tolerance	4 pts; 3 pts for Decados	You can take an additional dramatic wound before becoming crippled. This does not change the number of wounds necessary to make you unconscious. You also get +5 on rolls to resist interrogation based on torture.
Passage contract	varies	(1=Tramp freighter, 2=Transport, 3=Stateroom, 5=Luxury Liner, 7=Ship at your command)
Patron	varies	You have a patron who provides you a revenue stream of: 5 F/month (2 HP), 10 F/month (3 HP), 20 F/month (4 HP), 40 F/month (6 HP), 60 F/month, or 160 F/month (10 HP).
Patron Saint	3 pts	As long as you properly honor a specific saint, you gain the benefits that saint grants.
Penitent	5 pts	You are a Church-sanctioned Psychic. You need not fear persecution; you receive Faith and a 3-pts Patron for free, and a 3-pts Oath of Fealty background for which you receive no XP benefits. Psychics only.
Poison Immunity	1 pt	You may ignore all effects of a single type of poison. You may purchase this advantage as many times as you like for different poison types.
Property	varies	You own property somewhere. This costs 1 HP for every 3,000 F of value.
Rank	varies	Baronet=2, Baron =4, Earl/Count=6, Marquis=8, Duke=10. You must be Noble to take this Advantage.
Regular Dock Space	2 pts	You have a regular space to dock your ship, instead of having to bribe that port's authority every time...
Research Library (complete)	3 pts	You have a small library. Anyone spending a month studying gets 1 XP to spend on a Civil knack. This may be done once per story (no matter how many libraries are visited). The library gives +5 on a Conception Check (as per the Invention rules) if you spend more than half of the invention time in the library.
Research Library (incomplete)	1 pt	You have a small library. Anyone spending a month studying gets 1 XP to spend on a Civil knack. This may be done once per story (no matter how many libraries are visited). The library gives +5 on a Conception Check (as per the Invention rules) if you spend more than half of the invention time in the library, but there is a 20% chance that you get a -5 instead.
Righteous Wrath	5 pts	You cannot also have the Miracle Worker advantage. Each story you receive 2 miracle dice. These dice can be spent as follows (cannot use any except Vanishing Act on someone with Faith advantage): Silver Tongue = +2 kept dice on one social roll. Gaze into the Abyss = Make a contested resolve check and you get +10. You gain a fear rating against that person of 1 for every 5 you won the check by, round up. Fanatic Strength = +3 Brawn for one action. Piercing the Veil = You automatically detect a lie. Untapped Reserves = When you have no drama dice, a miracle die gets you 2 drama dice. Vanishing Act = With a distraction can disappear without a trace.
Scoundrel	3 pts	-10 reputation points. You get Streetwise skill for free. (You cannot also get the Citation advantage.) In addition, you may opt to buy a Wile or Fault (Villain Arcana) instead of a Virtue or Hubris (Hero Arcana), subject to GM approval. Some of these may need to be modified to make them acceptable (e.g., the "Recurring" Wile would definitely need to be adjusted.)
Second Republic Artifact	varies; GM permission only.	You get one artifact. HP cost is generally 2/3 of the Benefice cost indicated in Fading Suns, round to closest.
Secret Laboratory	varies; Engineers only	You have your own secret laboratory.
Servants	3 pts	Each time you buy this advantage you get either one Henchman (50 HP character designed by the GM) or six Brutes (at threat level 1).
Small	2 pts	+1 unkept die on Stealth and Shadowing rolls. -1 die on first damage roll each combat. (You cannot also get the Large advantage.)
Spark of Genius	2 pts	You have an intuitive understanding of a given field and get +5 on rolls with that knack. Choose a knack with a mental or scholarly aspect, such Accounting, Mech Redemption, Singing, or Tactics.
Specialty	varies	Gain rank 1 in a knack not in any skill you have. 1 HP for a basic knack. 3 HP for an advanced knack. (May be purchased up to 3 times.)
Toughness	5 pts; 3 pts for Decados	+1 kept die on wound checks.
University	4 pts, 2 pts for Li Halan	Civil skills cost 1 pt (instead of 2 pts) each when first making the character.
Unreflective Jack	5 pts	One free 4 HP background. If it is resolved, you get another one for free.
Well-Travelled	2 pts: a Royal House's Fiefs; 4 pts: the Known Worlds.	You have been around a bit, and have heard a bit more. You have the equivalent of Area Lore 2 everywhere in this area

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Patron Saints

These Patron Saints are the eight Disciples of the Prophet Zebulon.

Symbol	Patron Saint	Description
Questing	Paulus the Traveller	Buy the Worldly Virtue for 7 pts; get a 3-pts Moment of Awe background for free.
Loyalty	Lextius the Knight	Get 13 pts from the Loyal Hubris; get the equivalent of the Incitation knack at rank 3 when trying to rally others
Compassion	Amalthea the Healer	Buy the Altruistic Virtue for 7 pts; get a free raise whenever you're directly trying to help someone.
Protection	Mantius the Soldier	Buy the Courageous Virtue for 7 pts; get +5 to Passive Defense when trying to protect someone.
Justice/Retribution	Maya the Scorned Woman	Get 13 pts from the Righteous Hubris; get the Righteous Wrath Advantage for 3 pts.
Wisdom	Horace the Learned Man	Buy the Insightful Virtue for 7 pts; get a free raise on all Scholar rolls
Humility	Hombor the Beggar	Buy the Fortunate Virtue for 7 pts; get a free raise when defending in all witty repartee attempts
Discipline	Ven Lohji the Ur-Obun	Buy the Self-Controlled Virtue for 7 pts; get a free raise to resist temptation or distraction.

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