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[espritdecalmar]

There were no 1st Edition Kiths called "Dryad" or "Nymph," but the blessings of these versions are essentially conversions of the Woodblood and Swimmerskin, respectively....

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I couldn't find the answer to this in either the corebook or Shunned: How do the Pure increase Renown? Do they receive their crimson brands from powerful Totems instead of Lunes?

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Well, I'm a little cautious about this Gift being able to overturn natural Bans; if it does, it should be in a somewhat tricky way or with a twist of some sort. My intuition is that that sort of thing should be more the domain of Rites....

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Oh, that's a good point. I'll have to mull that over some....

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While on a walk this morning, I attempted to think up a special ability for Changeling that would allow someone to break a Pledge without facing any consequences. Then, my brain suddenly decided to go another route, and I found myself coming up with a Werewolf Gift centered around oaths, promises, and laws.

I wanted to share what I have so far and solicit some ideas for the various Facets. The general idea is to examine what promises look like from the point of view of Shadow symbolism, how they might play into the Sacred Hunt, Bans as a type of promise encoded into one's very Essence—the...

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There are UFO groups who idolize those who have been abducted; perhaps the members of a Fae cult develop an obsession with being "chosen" and taken to Arcadia, as they have a wildly divergent idea of what the realm is actually like. Changeling PCs might try to convince the mortals to stop playing with fire, only for Loyalist agents to come in and smear them as enemy agents who selfishly want to keep the gifts of Glamour all to themselves.

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I can buy that. Simple enough....

[espritdecalmar]

Is there a specific reason why Dalu form provides a bonus to enacting Rites?