Characters have a base total for both Light and Dark, which is then boosted by any equipment (usually essences), the same as with the Body stat.
I've been uncertain about what to use for the 'balanced' rune value. I've been using x out of habit after discovering a Big Five (not Myers-Briggs) symbol system years ago (called OCEAN) which used it for its neutral values. I've been wondering whether to use something different instead, like 'o' or even '%'. '-' could work too. Ideally it should suggest balance rather than 'nothing' though, which '-' suggests to me. The same could be said of 'x' though.
I've been uncertain about what to use for the 'balanced' rune value. I've been using x out of habit after discovering a Big Five (not Myers-Briggs) symbol system years ago (called OCEAN) which used it for its neutral values. I've been wondering whether to use something different instead, like 'o' or even '%'. '-' could work too. Ideally it should suggest balance rather than 'nothing' though, which '-' suggests to me. The same could be said of 'x' though.