The Noble

Born to rule, raised on magic. Your name opens doors — and closes them on other people.

You are a 2nd-year student at the Cyorian Royal Magical Academy.

1. Origins

Pick 1. Your origin grants a Connection — a person, organization, or access you can leverage during play.

2. Attributes

Fixed array. Sum +4.

Mana: 4 + Highest of (Calculation, Finesse, Willpower) = [5] Boxes Ready Glyphs: 2 + Highest of (Calculation, Memory) = [3]

3. Starting Schools

• 1 dot in any Schools Lore of your choice (your family's tutors drilled it into you) — grants 1 Spell Formula
• 1 dot in Abjuration or Divination (you learned to be protected, and to read people) — grants 1 Spell Formula

Baseline casting starts with your school-native starter glyph. You may hold a number of Mastered Spells in active recall equal to your Memory attribute.

4. Playbook Moves

Signature Move (auto-granted)

The Name Opens Doors: When you invoke your family name to gain access, favors, or obedience, roll +Social.

• 10+: Choose 2 — doors open without question, no debt is recorded, someone volunteers more than you asked.
• 7-9: You get what you want, but the GM chooses one: the House hears about it, a favor is owed, or the person resents being leaned on.
• 6-: The name carries less weight than you thought — or more danger — and the GM makes a hard move.

Choose 2 of 6

• Tutored Since Birth: You begin with one extra Mastered Spell. When you train under your mentor or a family tutor, describe what the family drilled into you; take +1 forward on your next use of that formula.
• The House Always Collects: When you call on family resources to solve a problem, roll +Social. 10+: you get what you need and choose whether the House takes notice. 7-9: you get it, but the House always collects — mark a Debt the GM can cash in for a family demand: a marriage arrangement, a political favor, a public appearance. 6-: the price arrives before the help does, and the GM makes a hard move.
• Commanding Presence: When you give an order to someone who owes your House loyalty, roll +Social. 10+: they obey, with genuine commitment. 7-9: they obey — but the GM chooses the resentment: half-hearted execution, a grudge, or gossip that reaches your family. 6-: they refuse, and the refusal spreads, and the GM makes a hard move.
• Political Animal: When you read a room full of powerful people, roll +Social instead of +Mental. 10+: ask 3 questions from the list. 7-9: ask 1. 6-: you misread the room and act on it, and the GM makes a hard move. (Who holds real power here? What does the host want? Who is an enemy of your House? What is the unspoken agenda? Who can be bought?)
• Bloodline Secret: You begin with one Mastered Spell from a highly restricted or extinct school (like Soul Magic or an advanced Specializations). It does not count toward your Memory limit. When you cast it, you may take 1 Wound from channel strain to treat a 7-9 as a 10+.
• Dueling Etiquette: When you formally challenge someone — or accept a challenge — you dictate the terms: weapon, stakes, time, and place. The fiction honors them. Take +1 forward on your first roll to resolve the duel.

5. Starting Gear

• Fine academy robes and a signet ring
• A modest family allowance
• A quality Standard Focus
• A letter of introduction from your House

6. Bonds

Format: "I have a bond of [Emotion/Concept] with [NPC Name] because [Reason]."

• Someone here covers for your family's debts because...
• Someone here hates your name on sight because...

7. Advancement

Fiction-first milestone hooks — the GM can use them when you spend SP/IP or when a chapter closes. Growth shows in the story, not on a table.

• Your name is a currency. What favor are you willing to spend it on — and what happens when a House you slighted calls it in?
• The weight of legacy. Which family expectation are you starting to question? Who in your House would disown you for it?
• Power or people. When the House and your friends want different things, whose side are you on — and can you survive the choice?