Finally: THE RONTOGENESYS UPDATE!

Update 1.1:  Rontogenesys

Changelog:

• Regrouped Skills from General/Combat/Knowledge to Combat(Br+Ag)/Contest(Int+Will)/Colloquy(Pr+Cun); these qualifications sort Skills by the Characteristics from which they are derived. In the forthcoming Rules Conversion document, these three groups will each sport their own pair of Initiative Skills, designed to integrate with storytelling levels of both granular and epic proportions and to better represent a classic space-based laser-sword duel. Leadership (Pr), while not an Initiative Skill, will also be receiving a greater level of agency here.
• Derived Attributes now number seven in total (formerly four):
  • Soak (Br): No change from the base edition.
  • Turns (Ag): Formerly Wounds (Br). The primary change, besides the Characteristic derivation, is a thematic one. The Turn economy, as will be made evident in the Rontogenesys Rules Conversion, serves to make character choices much more dynamic and impactful.
  • Totems (Int): A Resistance, much like Soak, but geared toward preventing Strain. Unlike Soak, it will boast a more nuanced multifunctionality.
  • Strain (Will): No change from the base edition.
  • Friction (Pr): In Rontogenesys, as in any proper space opera, a character's legacy is key. This value will affect the relationship between the youngling you play as during Meantime and the grown character you play during Storytime. The youngling's connection to the adult would be much more impacted by a high Presence in the latter, e.g., than would be the other way around.
  • Destiny (Cun): A little something designed to help with meeting one's fate in the game. It integrates both with the Destiny point economy of the base edition, and with the base Critical Injury mechanic and the new passage-of-time convention.
• Motivation and Obligation are now measured in Difficulty and Challenge dice, respectively. More on this in that forthcoming Rules Conversion.
• Switched some Characteristics around to better represent the dyads of the Chorus in the Rules Conversion. Hint:  These will involve continual play as the Force Priestesses of the Wellspring of Life!
• Minor verbiage updates for consistency.

To commemorate the release of the Rontogenesys update, the first of the Economical Characters is out now too!