House Rules: Nodes

Nodes are created and will generate Quintessence and Tass as per the rules in Sources of Magick. However, it is not required in order to use the Node background. The following is a summary of the Node creation rules, and details of any step can be obtained from the Storyteller
 * 1) Concept - Determine the basic concept and appearance of the Node, as well as the point value (which can be at most 5, even for joint Nodes)
 * 2) Begin with Node rating x 3 creation points and Node rating dots of resonance.
 * 3) Determine the Quintessence Ratio as per the table:
 * 4) Determine the size of the Node, as per the table:
 * 5) Choose merits and flaws
 * 6) * Merits
 * 7) ** Cyclic Node (1-2 points) - The Node generates more Quintessence for either a week of the month or a month of the year.
 * 8) ** Famous Node (1-5 points) - The Node is famous
 * 9) ** Focus Locked (1-3 points) - Only characters with certain Paradigm, Practices or Instruments can use the Node
 * 10) ** Functioning Caern/Freehold/Haunt (2 points) - The Node is set up in a way that makes it able to be something else too
 * 11) ** Manifestations (1-5 Points) - Weird things happening at the Node
 * 12) ** Shallowing (2 pt) - The Node is a shallowing, and frequented by spirits that are positively inclined towards the mage
 * 13) ** Sphere Attuned (2 pt) - The Node has a resonance with some sphere, resulting in unusual Tass (and an extra point of resonance)
 * 14) ** Spirit Guardian (1-5 pt) - The Node has a spirit guardian
 * 15) * Flaws
 * 16) ** Corrupted (4 pt) - The Node is Nasty, adds Corrupted 2 Resonance
 * 17) ** Dangerous Energies (3 pt) - The Node's energies can harm a person without protection provided by Prime 3
 * 18) ** Enemy (1-5 pt)
 * 19) ** Former Caern/Freehold/Haunt (2 pt)
 * 20) ** Infamous Node (1-5 pt)
 * 21) ** Shallowing (2 pt) - Shallowing, but with spirits that don't like the mage
 * 22) ** Isolated Node (2 pt) - disconnected from other Nodes, makes it harder to find, but also more difficult to use from a distance
 * 23) Remaining points become Quintessence and Tass as per the ratio, with the value for Tass rounded up and the value for Quintessence rounded down.