Template, or supernatural template, is a term used in the Chronicles of Darkness to refer to the supernatural transformation a character undergoes.
Overview[]
As a basic part of character creation, the supernatural template is applied after having determined a background, Attributes, Skills, and specialties.[1] These templates can be either greater or lesser; greater templates are those on whom the gamelines are based (e.g. vampires, Uratha, etc.), while lesser templates typically express themselves merely through merits.[2]
A character may only have a single template applied to them at any given point, and greater templates trump lesser ones; a ghoul stolen away to Arcadia ceases to be a ghoul once he becomes a changeling, though a Storyteller may permit certain remnants of the lesser template to remain, such as through lower costs to similar powers.[2][3]
References[]
- ↑ CofD: World of Darkness: Storytelling System Rulebook, p. 34
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CofD: Second Sight, p. 21
- ↑ CofD: Second Sight, p. 22