SH Guidebook: Another Way of Looking at Attributes


Directed Attributes

AttributeWhat you're sure ofWhat you're good atHidden weaknesses
MachinationYour wits will lead you to successStrategisingInefficient, unable to just do things simply
FantasyOne day you'll improve the worldThinking of odd possibilitiesVery impractical, possibly irresolute
SynthesisNothing is inscrutableFinding connectionsMay jump to conclusions that make no sense, or insist on "fixing things that aren't broken" when old approaches would work fine, or better
UnityEveryone deserves understanding and peaceStaying calm no matter what, bringing everything into harmonySpineless, too eager to self-censor, no desire to have a personal identity
EsteemYou're awesome, and one day everyone will respect youHandling things with finesseDramatising everything too much, being too formal, personal standards WAY too high, perfectionist
WillYou WILL succeed"Persuading" people, accomplishing what you set out to doRigid in beliefs, selfish, always adversarial
VerityObjectivity can lead you to the best answer for all parties, if it won't necessarily be quick or easyNever jumping to conclusions too soon, pointing out biases and similar leaningsIndecisive, flip-flopping, possibly low on empathy/compassion
FaithYou must help everybody else before yourselfJumping forward into everything without any reservations or regretsGullible, possibly prone to stupid decisions
TotalityNot much?A lot of thingsVaries

Undirected Attributes

AttributeWhat you're afraid ofWhat you don't knowHidden strengths
DuplicityBeing punished for suspected misdeedsWho will catch/report/betray youUnusually good at self-preservation
PortentDisaster, deathWhen it will happen (and maybe even how)Possibly very productive, since you live every day as if it were your last
IncongruityDescending into destructive and unpredictable madnessWhat the heck you're doingUnstoppable by anybody with a mind the least bit logical
EternityBeing stuck in a bad situation foreverIf it's possible to get out of it, how, or possibly even if you want toUnusually good at coping with things
RuinThat there will be no turning back, and you'll just have to destroy everythingIf you're going to end up screwing things up for yourself or notHighly powerful and destructive, and able to stand firm in the middle of disaster
FrustrationNever, ever succeedingHow to succeedNever give up, always put up a lot of effort
DesolationNever being able to find the answerWhere it is or how to find itOddly optimistic
FlightBeing inadequate, overreacting to thingsWhether you're adequate/normal, how to stop overreactingUnlikely to be myopic from pride
NothingNothing reallyWhat the point of anything in the universe isPotentially very malleable

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