# Phase 0.1 — Attributes and Levels

- Basic attributes for all classes
  All stats start with a random roll of 1D6 (1-6), weighted by class (+1 to two primary attributes).  Skills are capped at 20 in MVP.  New players can re-roll any three stats once during character creation.  Six skill points granted at level 1, then 2 skill points every level thereafter (level points can be saved and are additive with training).

  - Core Attributes
    - Physical Attributes
      - Body (BOD):       Measures physical health and resilience
      - Agility (AGI):    Measures hand eye coordination, flexibility, nimbleness, and balance
      - Reaction (REA):   Measures reflexes, awareness and response time
      - Strength (STR):   Measures how strong you are
    - Mental Attributes
      - Willpower (WIL):  Measures resistances and weariness from spellcasting.
      - Logic (LOG):      Measures rational thought
      - Intuition (INT):  Measures Instinct
      - Charisma (CHA):   Measures force of personality, persuasiveness and charm

  - Special Attributes
    All attributes except ESS and HP start at 1 and can't be trained.  They can only be modified by gear (cyberware, bioware, etc) or leveling (1 point every other level).
    ESS starts at 6 and decreased with cyberware/bioware installation. ESS affects MAG/RES (-1 per point of ESS lost) and the ability for support magic to affect you (less ESS means less "human" for healing spells to affect, etc).

    - Health (HP):      Measures physical well-being and damage tolerance. Based on BOD and STR and modified by gear.
    - Essence (ESS):    Measures just how Metahuman you still are
    - Edge (EDG):       Measures luck and provides temporary boosts
    - Magic (MAG):      Measures a Mage or Adept's ability to cast and weave spells
    - Resonance (RES):  Measures a Technomancer's ability to interface with the Matrix (not used in MVP)
    - Initiative (INI): Measures quickness in combat, based on REA and INT, modified by Edge, cyberware and gear.

- Character leveling
  - leveling is a marathon, not a sprint.  Characters should take weeks or months to level up, not hours.
  - Characters level up based on total character XP earned from jobs, training, and other activities.
  - Character XP is not exposed to players, but is used to determine when a character levels up.
  - Leveling up grants
    - +2 skill points to allocate to attributes
    - +1 to a special attribute of choice every other level