Abilities
Abilities represent a character's body and mind. Each character is composed of the following abilities:
| Ability | Description |
|---|---|
| Presence | A combination of raw magnetism, artistic talent, and social insight |
| Agility | Reflects a character's quickness, reaction speed, and manual dexterity |
| Strength | A measure of a character's physical form and raw strength |
| Awareness | Represents a character's senses and insights |
| Intelligence | Indicates a character's education and critical thinking |
| Resilience | Mental and physical fortitude; resist injury and psychic burn |
| Psi | Represents a character's raw psionic ability |
Ability Scores
Each of your abilities has a number associated with it called an ability score. An ability score has a natural range of 1 to 5. Cybernetic augmentations and psionic mutations can increase your ability score (up to +3), for a maximum augmented ability score of 8. Each of your ability scores must be at least 1, except for Psi, which is 0 if you are not playing a psionic character.
| Ability Score | Ability Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Incapable | Completely incapable, non-functional |
| 1 | Weak | Underdeveloped, marginally capable |
| 2 | Below Average | Less capable than most, often struggles |
| 3 | Average | Human average, sufficient for most things in life |
| 4 | Exceptional | Better than most, a serious contender |
| 5 | Peak Human | The best of the best humankind has to offer |
| 6 | Beyond Human | Exceeds natural human limits |
| 7 | Superhuman | Awe inspiring, breathtaking |
| 8 | Extraordinary | Nearing limits of the animal kingdom, apex predator |
Note: Ability scores above 8 are beyond player character capabilities and are provided to the GM to use as a basis for powerful enemies, such as constructs, and to show theoretical limits.
| Ability Score | Ability Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Peak Animal | The best of the best the animal kingdom has to offer |
| 10 | Construct | Beyond the limits of the animal kingdom; artificial |
| 11 | Transcendent | Passing beyond humans' ability to construct |
| 12 | Legendary | Stories are told of such things, awe-inspiring |
| 13 | Unfathomable | Almost beyond comprehension, unimaginable |
| 14 | Supreme | Nearly breaking the laws of nature, mind-bending |
| 15 | Absolute | Theoretical maximum, godlike |