Mentor!

[Shah-Khohr of Ventrue]

I was told there was a NEW MENTOR system! And then I was told it might be changing. Where can I find details of either system?

-Rob.

[Wit]

~is awaiting such exciting news to~

[Skir]

Check the Background Dots area if you haven't yet.

[Shah-Khohr of Ventrue]

Two questions:

1- Does raising Resources still cost XP then? If I'm just handing you a card with liquid cash on it, do I need to represent that with other checks (Finance, long term investing, etc), or is this a soft system to speed things along?

2- How are we denoting the use of a Mentor dot? We aren't losing those dots, right? So... mentors could still be used for advise or small favors once their dots are all tied up, ya?

[Skir]

Resources still costs exp also. The cash is the "story justification" for the purchase.

As for Mentors, yes, you still keep them for that exact purpose and that relationship remains strong, so long as you live up to them expectations.

[Shah-Khohr of Ventrue]

Shiny, last follow-up question:

Lets say that I have a high powered mentor and I've milked them for a lot of stuff so my dots are all 'tied up' as it were. Can I still ask them to teach me the stuff they could logically still have access too? Treat them like a contact for that purpose (Yes, I'll arrange for you to learn that, but this time it costs a Major boon)?

I totally understand it hitting a point where a fella wants to start getting paid, I guess it just doesn't make sense to me that a magical number is hit and the teat dries up.

[Skir]

Answered this at game, but for posterity:

Just because your Gangrel Mentor taught you up to Protean 3 doesnt *necessarily* mean that you can't learn more. It's just at that point it becomes more an issue of story than system. For instance, if your Protean 3 mentor isnt a gangrel at all, but your Toreador sire who learned Protean 5 a long time ago, he can ONLY teach to 3, per the rules. At a certain point the Mentor system ends and story begins, and it's all up to the ST and you at that point what happens next.

Something to remember is also that every mentor dot is approved based on story in the first place. You don't just buy a mentor dot for 3 pts and say "I choose Obeah up to 3". Not unless this is the culmination of a quest in which you befriended a Salubri.

[Webmonkey]

WEBMONKEY NOTE: The Mentor clarifications are now on the core website at www.emeraldcitychronicles.com in the Build Hub>5. Creation House Rules>Finishing Touches>Mentors section.