[tip] Generating backgrounds on the fly

[Jason]

Originally Posted by ladyarcana55

I can't see anyone's Resonance being so strong that they will know EVERYTHING about a person. But that's just me. And I thought that a Kyriotate can't access a person's memories??

Yeah, as Rocket Man says, Kyriotates of Destiny are a special case here, and kind of a GM's nightmare in some ways, I'm finding. It does put more of a burden on the PC, though —*they'll definitely know when they're leaving their host in worse condition, insofar as the host's personal life is concerned. (I always assumed that if the Kyriotate was sincerely ignorant of messing up something for a person, even after taking precautions to leave a host in "pristine" condition, they might be less likely to get Dissonance than if they had no excuse. Not sure of what the actual rule is on that.)

Also, a check digit of 6 on the Mercurian's resonance says that you know a person's background as if it were written on her face. I've read stuff implying that the details might still be vague (e.g., they grew up in a "rough neighborhood," but not necessarily an indication of which one), but there's still a lot of potential detail in there, including important relationships, occupation, and hobbies.