Humanity: Virtues & Vices

## Conscience or Conviction?

In the Humanity system we have two leanings; the inhumane (evil) and the humane (good). Those that classify as humane have a **conscience** that gives them an internal direction of whats wrong or right (i.e. Humanity Scale rating 6-10).

Whoever classifies as inhumane (i.e. Humanity Scale rating 1-5) however, needs to create a philosophical justification; a **conviction**; for why what they are doing isn't wrong. Otherwise; they will have a mental breakdown and quickly collapse into the state of a **Curse** (Humanity Scale rating 0).

### Humanity Scale

#### Losing and Gaining Humanity

##### Losing Humanity

6-10 Humanity: "Good"

* You roll for the possibility to lose your humanity against your Conscience whenever you use a Vice to quickly regain Temporary Willpower (base difficulty 5).

1-5 Humanity: "Evil"

* You roll for the possibility to lose more of your humanity against your Conviction, whenever you perform a gruesome act (Vice) that lies below the threshold of your current state of Humanity.
* For example; 6 humanity performs a 3 humanity act; planned murder. You roll it against a base difficulty of 5. Then you add 3 difficulty; (+1 difficulty to a max of 9 for every level below your current level of humanity). So your difficulty to maintain your humanity will be 8.

##### Gaining Humanity

6-10 Humanity "Good"

* You roll for the possibility to gain even more Humanity whenever you perform a Virtue (good act), that lies above the threshold of your current state of humanity.
* For example: 6 Humanity, performs a 7 Humanity act. You roll it against a difficulty of 5.

1-5 Humanity: "Evil"

* You roll for the possibility to gain humanity against your Conviction whenever you use a Virtue to quickly regain Temporary Willpower (base difficulty 5).
* For example:. 3 Humanity performs the Virtue of Charity to quickly gain a Temporary Willpower point. His conviction is 3. You roll 3 dices against a difficulty of 6. If one of the dices is above 5, you raise up in Humanity.

You can still lose Humanity for performing any Vice, if the act is below your current level of Humanity, but it won't affect your Temporary Willpower.

You can still gain humanity for performing any Virtue, if the act is above your current level of Humanity, but it won't affect your Temporary Willpower.

## Humanity Profile: Selecting Vices and Virtues

Whenever you are creating your Humanity Profile you must assign the Dominant, Auxiliary, Tertiary and Inferior function of both your Vices and Virtues.

Dominant means the ‘strongest’. Auxillary means a ‘helper’. Tertiary means ‘extra, or additional”. Inferior means ‘weaker’, or ‘below (medically)’.

For example:

* Dominant Virtue: Heroism

* Auxiliary Virtue: Self-Control

* Tertiary Virtue: Benevolence

* Inferior/Inverted Virtue: Self-Control (becomes Gluttony)

* Dominant Vice: Gluttony

* Auxiliary Vice: Greed

* Tertiary Vice: Lust

* Inferior/Inverted Vice: Envy (becomes Respect)

Humanity 9-10: DVR + AVR + TVR + IVR (Opposite of the Virtue)

* Humanity 9 & 10 has one extra Virtue they can gain Temporary Willpower from, because it is so hard to maintain this level of Humanity, they have the reward of an Auxiliary.

Humanity 6-8: DVR + AVR + IVR (Opposite of the Virtue)

Humanity 3-5: DVC + AVC + IVC (Opposite of the Vice)

Humanity 1-2: DVC + AVC + TVC + IVC (Opposite of the Vice).

* Humanity 1 & 2 has one extra Vice they can gain Temporary Willpower from, because they are so close to the state of being a Curse, they have the reward of an Auxiliary Vice, for the risk they undertake.

### Losing Willpower

1-5 Humanity; "Evil"

* loses 2 Willpower by going against their Dominant Vices.
* loses 1 willpower by going against their Auxiliary Vices.
* loses 1 Willpower by going against their Tertiary Vices.

6-10 Humanity: "Good"

* loses 2 willpower by going against their Dominant Virtues.
* loses 1 willpower by going against their Auxiliary Virtues.
* loses 1 willpower by going against their Tertiary Vices.

### Gaining Willpower

1-5 Humanity: "Evil"

* gains 2 willpower by acting on their Dominant Vices.
* gains 2 willpower by acting on their Inferior/Inverted Vice (a.k.a. Virtue)
* gains 1 willpower by acting on their Auxiliary Vices.
* gains 1 willpower by acting on their Tertiary Vices.

6-10 Humanity: "Good"

* gains 2willpower by acting on their Dominant Virtues.
* gains 2 willpower by acting on their inferior/inverted Virtue (a.k.a. Vice)
* gains 1 willpower by acting on their Auxiliary Virtues.
* gain 1 willpower by acting on their Tertiary Virtues.

## Overview of Virtues and Vices

In keeping with the theme of Buddhism that is found throughout the Jujutsu Kaisen universe, the character's choice of virtues and vices will be based on;

* **The Eightfold Path of Buddhism** made to correspond with **the Eight Principles of Meiji Bushido** as defined by Nitobe Inazō, and with inspiration drawn from the **Remedial, Cardinal and Theological** **Virtues** of Christianity.
* versus
* **The Eight Great Dangers of Samsara** with inspiration drawn from **The Seven Deadly Sins or Transgressions** of Christianity

The Eightfold Path is the Path to liberation and gives its followers, freedom from suffering and enlightenment, whereas the Eight Great Fears keep its unconscious followers trapped in the world of Samsara (the eternal cycle of reincarnation and suffering). However, there are those that consciously and willingly want to be trapped within the wheel of Samsara begetting the knowledge that they can use the Eight Great Fears of Samsara as a means to amass worldly power... !

#### Self-Control versus Gluttony

* Regain Temporary Willpower whenever your character chooses the harder path, even if there is a more easy path or reward available if you don't.

#### Sincerity versus Pride

She has an excessive believe in her own abilities and attractiveness to others.

#### **Respect versus Envy**

To covet is to want for the sake of wanting. A covetous character may have everything she needs, yet she constantly desires things that she does not need in any way.

## Alternate Representations of the Virtues and Vices

### Angelic Representations versus Demonic Representations

 Self Control
 Benevolence
 Rectitude
 Duty
 Sincerity
 Respect
 Honour
Ignorance

DemonsAngels
### Bodhisattva Representations versus Yokai Representations

 Self Control
 Benevolence
 Rectitude
 Duty
 Sincerity
 Respect
 Honour
Ignorance

BodhisattvaYokai