Stigmas

A character who is burdened with a Stigma trait has some characteristic that earns them the disdain of many people, regardless of whether this disdain is deserved or not. Often, the cause of the Stigma is beyond the character's control, such as birth circumstances (bastard child, born in a cardboard box etc.), race or a criminal conviction. Sometimes the life a character leads brings a Stigma with it, such as choice of religion, education or even profession (debt-collector comes to mind here).

There are two levels of Stigma, depending on how widely the character will be Stigmatized. If the Stigma only applies in a single Successor State, or only applies among the Clans, then it is worth 1 point. However, if the Stigma is held so widely that it would affect the character in two or more Successor States, or among one Successor State and the Clans, it is worth 2 points.

The effects of Stigmata are almost entirely roleplay-oriented, and it is up to the character’s Sector Administrator to determine how it affects play. In general, apply a +1 to +3 target-number modifier to any CHA-related skill checks involving characters who hold the Stigmatized character in disdain.