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[Errol216]

Reading people's reactions to Void Spirits... all I can say is... man. Neon Genesis Evangelion got awfully furry.

(Also, yeah, I echo everyone's positive sentiments about the book, but nothing to add.)...

[Errol216]

So, first, this old thing:



As noted by others, Aspirations and Breaking Points are both codified ways of giving the ST some quick bullet points on what direction the chronicle should take. Aspirations are general ways of doing this: you'll just get a hit of experience from fulfilling them. Werewolves might take a Pack Aspiration to demonstrate their closeness; Mages have an Obsession to demonstrate their drive. Breaking Points are milestones along a structured story. Integrity is the story of engaging with the supernatural and being fucked up by it. Humanity is the story...

[Errol216]

Yes, but also what Mrmdubois said.

The Arcadia write-up is probably the best if you had to rank all five. The Primal Wild effectively writes Spirit as a kind of Life, and the unnoted remaining two Worlds barely acknowledge their Gross component. But I'm honestly fine with that; part of the overall point of this section of the book is that these are all examples and not remotely universal, and to the extent you can, you're heavily encouraged to put together your own thing. I would have approached the write-up differently, but then again, my efforts in that direction didn't finish,...

[Errol216]

I bet this guy who hasn't logged in for 7 months appreciates your helpful answer, wyrd!