As my group has done little in this we are starting to get soem interest so I have a question or 2. 1) Lets take clan phenotype character. it says Compulsion/Arrogrance (-50). DO they get teh 50 points added to their point table of 5k or what?
No. Your XP total only changes based on which Life Modules you purchase. The -50 XP to Compulsion is part of what you buy for the Module Cost of 75 XP.
You apply the -50 XP to that negative Trait. During the "Optimization" step (p.87) you are forced to bring that all the way down to -100 XP, buying that Trait. This does give you 50 XP to spend elsewhere though.
2) IF not looking on page 110 does this mean they hae minus -1 etc to reacting with other which would be +1 to stat such as protocol out side their own clan etc?
Not sure I'm following.
The compulsion/arrogance gives the character a -1 modifier to all rolls affected by his arrogance. That does not turn in to a beneficial +1 modifier in any circumstance. The only thing that matters is whether the compulsion triggers or not, which depends on the situation and the GM. It basically means the character acts arrogant even if he might know better.
If the compulsion doesn't trigger, there's a +0 modifier instead of -1, not a +1.
3) if there is a negative number does it add to point totals or do they have to buy it away?
As indicated above, during optimization, you have to bring any Negative Traits up to their next full level, which adds XP to the pool.
Paul
