The player should define where the character has spent time. Each location for which the character gains a background award commits him/her to spend cps on the appropriate Regional Knowledge skill.
Length of visit | Must spend at least this number of cps on relevant Regional Knowledge skill | Background Bonus |
Visited briefly | 1 cp | 1/2 cps |
Spent about a year there | 2 cps | 1 cps |
Spent a few years there | 3 cps | 1 1/2 cp |
Lived there for more than 10 years | 4 cps | 2 cps |
Lived there for more than 20 years | 5 cps | 2 1/2 cps |
For example, Cogan the Barbarian spends a few years in the Middle Sea City States. He must allocate at least 3 cps to the Regional Knowledge skill for Middle Sea City States, and receives a Background bonus of 1 1/2 cps in return.