@C1NDER and I were talking in
1. Plans Within Plans about invoking/choosing traits for our characters, and I wanted to check out the rules around the topic. Here's what I found.
The most relevant core rule content about traits seems to be on p102
"A character has two traits, which are essential descriptions of the character."
"A character’s first trait is normally their title, status, or role in society"
"A character’s first trait should always mention the House to which the character belongs or serves. Examples include ‘Duke of House Atreides’"
"A character’s second trait is more personal, taking the form of the character’s reputation such as ‘Just and Wise’ or ‘Callous and Ruthless’. It is how the character is perceived by others, and thus influences how others approach and regard them, for better or worse."
"Occasionally, a character may have a third trait; this might reflect a secondary affiliation or loyalty, which may pull the character in a different direction or denote another source of connections and status, such as ‘Suk Doctor’, or ‘Mentat Conditioning’, or ‘Bene Gesserit Sister’."
Some ambiguity here for me on the Second Trait. Examples given here are two words "Just and Wise", "Callous and Ruthless". Elsewhere in the book e.g. for example PCs/NPCs have a single word.
If one takes a two-word trait e.g. "Callous and Ruthless" can it only be invoked when one is being both callous AND ruthless? Or could it be invoked if just one of the two were in action?
(I had originally chosen "Calm and Charming" for Marya - but seeing example of single-word traits went for just Charming.)
