General CoD
- Generic Beats are shared between all players
- Splat-Specific Beats are not shared
- For each player beyond the first, it will take 1 addition beat to earn an XP. This applies only to shared beats
- Abilities which regenerate Willpower always cost at least 1 point of mana or equivalent, even in cases where such a cost is not listed
- A maximum of 1 NPC friend may be taken with the party at the beginning of a chapter
- Merit-Based Allies, such as Familiars or Retainers, are included in this maximum
- Immediately repeating a failed roll requires spending a point of willpower
Changeling: The Lost
Mage: The Awakening
- Releasing Paradox does not reduce the spell roll
- legacies give secondary Arcanum in cases where the mage already has the primary
- When buying dots of Gnosis or Arcanum, at least 1 Arcane XP must be spent
Vampire: The Requiem
- Bloodlines give 1 free common discipline in cases where the Vampire already has 1 or more the common disciplines