Virtues & Vices

After setting your origin's four personality aspects (Quirk, Ideal, Pledge and Flaw), pair each with a Virtue or a Vice from the lists below. You must end up with exactly 2 Virtues and 2 Vices: if your first three pairings already lock in two of one kind, the fourth is automatically the other kind.

When you're in a situation tied to one of your aspects, you may approach it through that aspect's paired Virtue or Vice. If you do, you and the GM may use the Stakes Menu to raise the scene's tension.

Stakes Menu

Some fitting costs or rewards when a Virtue or Vice comes into play. It isn't exhaustive, and nothing is owed automatically: the player and GM pick together whatever suits the moment.

• 1 Fate Die.
• 1 level of Advantage (or Disadvantage) on the next relevant check or save.
• A little Strain recovered (or spent).
• A minor narrative boon: a favor owed, a scrap of information, a moment's better position.
• A complication or hook the GM can call back later.
• Anything else that fits the fiction (GM's call).

Virtue: play the moment holding firm to your Virtue despite real pressure or cost, and spend one item from the Stakes Menu for a fitting benefit.

Vice: play the moment giving in to your Vice, and gain one item from the Stakes Menu; the GM introduces a fitting complication.

Vices & Virtues (d100)

Descriptions

Aggressive (Vice)

You're assertive and bold, and quick to act in a hostile way.

Amoral (Vice)

You make no distinction between right and wrong, and live accordingly.

Calm (Virtue)

You rarely get excited or agitated, and stay composed while chaos rages around you.

Cheerful (Virtue)

You're almost always in good spirits, happy and pleasant, and your mood rubs off on those around you.

Compassionate (Virtue)

You feel others' suffering and are inclined to help, support them or show mercy.

Confident (Virtue)

You're self-assured and bold, sure of your worth and your abilities.

Courageous (Virtue)

You're brave and resolute, able to stand fast in the face of adversity.

Cowardly (Vice)

You show fear in the face of danger, often hanging back or even fleeing while others move in to face it.

Curious (Vice)

You can't leave well enough alone; you want to know what's around the corner or behind the door, and you're eager for information and knowledge.

Dependent (Vice)

You rely on someone or something outside yourself, usually something you need or badly want, and it influences or unduly controls you.

Egotistical (Vice)

You're conceited, boastful and sometimes utterly self-centered, and you talk about yourself far too much.

Energetic (Virtue)

You're vigorous and full of vitality, with an intense way of expressing yourself.

Flippant (Vice)

You're quick with jokes, off-the-cuff remarks and disrespectful comments dressed up as humor, sometimes to the point of impertinence.

Follower (Vice)

You follow someone else's teachings, or serve as a subordinate, accepting guidance and orders or simply trying to be like someone else.

Foppish (Vice)

You're preoccupied with your clothes, manners and appearance, and usually vain about them.

Friendly (Virtue)

You're warm, comforting and likable, with a smile and a good word for everyone you meet.

Frivolous (Vice)

You can be inappropriately silly, rarely serious, or fixated on trivial things, or all three.

Generous (Virtue)

You share your good fortune, giving freely to those you like and to those in need.

Hateful (Vice)

You feel hostility toward life in general, or toward someone or something in particular; it may be buried deep, or worn like a dark shroud for all to see.

Helpful (Virtue)

You're always ready to lend a hand, give aid and generally be useful to others.

Honest (Virtue)

You're truthful, show integrity and fairness, and usually have a solid reputation.

Humble (Virtue)

You're modest, content to keep your achievements low-key, and rarely boast.

Humorless (Vice)

You can't or won't see the funny or absurd side of things; you may be perpetually grumpy, or simply unable to perceive, enjoy or express humor.

Humorous (Virtue)

You naturally say and do funny things; you're amusing, and easily amused.

Illogical (Vice)

You blatantly contradict or ignore logic, often showing a lack of good sense.

Independent (Virtue)

You're self-reliant and self-supporting, making your own way in the world free of others' influence or control.

Kind (Virtue)

You're warm-hearted by nature: benevolent, gracious and tolerant of others.

Lazy (Vice)

You lean toward idleness and would rather relax than work or exert yourself, whether you're sluggish by nature or actively dodge work.

Leader (Virtue)

You're a natural commander, a take-charge type who relishes the duties of leadership and guides others by example, word and deed.

Logical (Virtue)

You use reason to solve problems and reach conclusions.

Merciless (Vice)

You show no mercy and give no quarter to those who oppose you.

Mysterious (Virtue)

You have an air of secrecy, sometimes talking in riddles and always keeping something about yourself hidden.

Ominous (Vice)

You're menacing and threatening in manner, appearance or deed.

Optimistic (Virtue)

You see the best in everything, hopeful and expecting the best outcome in every situation.

Passive (Vice)

You accept others' actions without objection or complaint and tend to go along with orders or suggestions, though sometimes you simply refuse to take part at all.

Peaceful (Virtue)

You're slow to anger, rarely lose your temper, and are generally tranquil, even serene.

Pessimistic (Vice)

You see gloom and doom everywhere and believe every situation will end in the worst way possible.

Precise (Virtue)

You follow the proper forms and etiquette of your society and make strict, rigorous demands of yourself and others.

Quiet (Virtue)

You're soft-spoken or unusually silent, speaking in a word or two and rarely stringing more than a handful of sentences together.

Rash (Vice)

You react quickly, with ill-considered haste and boldness, responding at once to others instead of stopping to think.

Religious (Virtue)

You believe in something greater than yourself: faithful, pious, conscientious and devoted to your beliefs.

Righteous (Virtue)

You act according to a divine or moral law, free of guilt or sin.

Romantic (Virtue)

You idealize heroic tales, adventure and love; you're enthusiastic, imaginative and a bit impractical.

Rude (Vice)

You're ill-mannered and discourteous, whether on purpose or because you lack social graces.

Selfish (Vice)

You care most about your own comfort and well-being.

Skeptical (Virtue)

You demand proof of everything, doubting and questioning instead of taking anything at face value.

Suspicious (Vice)

You doubt others, trust no one, and need no proof to believe someone has done wrong.

Talkative (Vice)

You never stop talking, whether that's interesting, annoying, long-winded, glib or gushing (your choice).

Thoughtless (Vice)

You're inconsiderate and inattentive to others and their feelings.

Trusting (Vice)

You readily believe or confide in others, without doubt or hesitation.