Rank

Cost:	-5 CP or 5 CP / level. See table below for specifics.
Description:	You were born into a family in a higher or lower tier on the social scale than the average person - or you may have moved into your current tier on your own.
Gameplay:	The GM will determine the Rank the average PC holds at the beginning of the game. If you wish to begin the game at a lower rank, you get some extra CP to spend during character creation. If you want to start at a higher rank, you pay for it with CP. A higher rank allows you to demand more rights and privileges than the ordinary person (or others may demanded it for you). People will typically obey someone of a higher rank, even if they know the request is wrong, unethical, or illegal.

Optional Rules

When a person of higher rank demands something of another, if the demand is at odds with the morals, goals, etc. of the other person, both people must make a Will roll. The person with the greater number of Ss gets their way (though note that the higher-ranking party always wins ties). Your rank can modify your Will roll by giving you either penalty dice or extra levels and/or bonus dice. (Penalty dice are marked with a negative number of bonus dice on the chart). See the table below for specifics.

If in the GM determines that the order in question is contrary to one or more of your Advantages or Disadvantages, you may receive bonus dice on your Will roll in excess of any you receive based on your Rank. Those bonus dice equal 1 per level or for each 10 CP spent or received. Some examples follow:

• You have Pacifism=3 and are ordered to beat someone up. You receive 3 bonus dice.
• You have a 20-point Allegiance to a group that you are ordered to spy on. You receive 2 bonus dice.
• You have a 60-point Duty to protect the Sheriff of Grand Isle, and are ordered to kill him. You receive 6 bonus dice.

Note: This CP cost on this table assumes the typical PC starts the game at rank 1. For games with a different average starting rank, adjust the CP cost upward or downward as appropriate. This does not affect the bonus or extra dice you receive at each rank.

Level	Cost	Bonus Dice	Extra Dice		Level	Cost	Extra Levels	Bonus Dice
-1	-10	0	-2		8	35	5	1
0	-5	0	0		9	40	6	0
1	0	0	2		10	45	6	2
2	5	1	1		11	50	7	1
3	10	2	0		12	55	8	0
4	15	2	2		13	60	8	2
5	20	3	1		14	65	9	1
6	25	4	0		15	70	10	0
7	30	4	2		16	75	10	2

Example to come...