| | In order for characters to gain access to a Track, they must declare that they are working towards a particular Track. A character who has declared a track but does not yet meet the prerequisites for the first tier is considered an Initiate and at Tier 0. | | In order for characters to gain access to a Track, they must declare that they are working towards a particular Track. A character who has declared a track but does not yet meet the prerequisites for the first tier is considered an Initiate and at Tier 0. |
| − | There are two different types of Tracks: General Tracks, and Order Tracks. Order Tracks are associated with specific organizations, locations, religious denominations, governments, armies, ethnic groups, and so on. | + | There are two different types of Tracks: General Tracks, and Order Tracks. Order Tracks are associated with specific organizations, locations, religious denominations, governments, armies, ethnic groups, and so on. General Tracks aren't bound in such a way. Any character may declare a General Track, but in order to declare an Order Track, the character must have the proper ties to the organization, government, group, or so on. Progression in an Order track requires that the character be in steady communication with that group in some way. |
| − | A character may declare up to two Tracks. Neither of these tracks may be [[#Exclusive Tracks|exclusive tracks]]. | + | A character may declare up to two Tracks. Neither of these tracks may be [[#Exclusive Tracks|exclusive tracks]]. When Multritracking, a character is denied 4 [[General Upgrade Points]] every level. Additionally, a character may not advance to the next tier of more than one Track at the same time. If a character qualifies for tier upgrades in two Tracks, he must choose which one to take at this level and then take the other one the next time the character levels up. |
| | + | Tracks that are defined as "Exclusive" require that from that point on, the character must only progress towards that Track. A character cannot declare any other Tracks if he declares an exclusive Track, and he must devote 75% of his [[Upgrade Points]] towards progressing in that Track. |