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Ethos

Arbitrator

Benefactor

Champion

Esurient

Guardian

Judicator

Mastermind

Megalomaniac

Radical

The Arbitrator

Arbitrators believe that the concept of good and evil only has meaning within the boundaries of culture. Without cultural difference, they argue, ideological sameness will lead to stagnation and tyranny.

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Balanced Skeptic

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You stand up for someone whose beliefs you don't agree with, even if it means endangering everything you hold dear.

The Benefactor

Benefactors are not committed to moral absolutism and don’t believe that the actions of individuals can be justified by cultural difference. Instead, they believe a balance of both viewpoints is necessary to maintain moral fitness in society.

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Balanced Altruist

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You choose to help someone in need when no one else will, putting yourself on the line.

The Champion

Champions oppose absolutism and have no qualms upsetting the status quo to free the innocent from oppression and exploitation. They have great respect for diversity, tolerate differing ethical viewpoints, and strive to generate the most good for the most people.

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Brave Altruist

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You break the rules in order to help the most people you can, even if it means dire consequences for all involved.

The Esurient

Esurients believe the highest good is the pursuit of personal happiness. Laws that stand in the way of this goal are evil.

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Balanced Egoist

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You betray a friendship because it's no longer beneficial to you, creating a new enemy.

The Guardian

Guardians are stalwart altruists who believe there are universal, immutable ethical laws that transcend culture and selflessly strive to protect the innocent against oppression, regardless of the consequences.

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Faithful Altruist

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You refuse to violate your moral code, even if it means putting yourself or others in danger.

The Judicator

Judicators are neither selfless nor egoistical in their disposition. To the Judicator, what is ethical is what is lawful, and so ethical judgments are inseparable from culture and society.

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Faithful Skeptic

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You do what must be done according to the dictates of your religion or creed, at great risk to your life or reputation.

The Mastermind

Masterminds are cunning egoists who believe that altruism as a philosophy is groundless. According to the Mastermind, people always act out of self-interest, even when they are ostensibly helping others.

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Faithful Egoist

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You make it easier for others like yourself to get ahead, even if it puts you at risk of being exposed.

The Megalomaniac

Megalomaniacs are ruthless hedonists who reject altruism as amoral and have no tolerance for duty of any kind except the limitless glorification of the self.

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Brave Egoist

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You take what you want to maximize your personal gain, even though your greed dangerously isolates you.

The Radical

Radicals don’t believe in a duty to help others, or derive pleasure from gaining power; instead, their motivations are often far more personal. What one believes is a good or evil action, the Radical argues, always depends on the circumstances of one’s culture, and the laws of one’s society.

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Brave Skeptic

Once per session, you may invoke your Ethos tag to recover a Fate Point. Your tag is...

You revolt against a system that lacks authority over you, even if it costs you dearly.

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