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Minor Template
Most Minor Templates are templates which are acquired by choice and dedication, a few are matters of birth. This places Minor Templates into two categories Acquired (which are in the Majority) and Inherited. There are 24 Acquired Minor Templates which at their core are a supernatural expression of a specialization in a skill, with other Acquired Templates having different prerequisites. Acquired Minor Templates always have prerequisites that must be met to gain them, and may be easier for certain types of character than others to fulfill. Even a Non-Template without assistance can gain the Specialization-Based Minor Template if they do what is necessary and have the proper mastery. Specialization-Based Acquired Minor Templates have an association with one of the five Major Template's Supernatural Fuel Sources or with Willpower. Each Supernatural Fuel Source and Willpower each have four associated Specialization-Based Acquired Minor Templates, and their association is either Prominent or Marginal, two of each for each Supernatural Fuel Sources. Specialization-Based Acquired Minor Templates with a Prominent association with a Supernatural Fuel Source may substitute that Supernatural Fuel Source for Willpower in activating the Dread Powers granted by the Minor Template and Willpower to activate some things which normally take the Supernatural Fuel Source, and the Prerequisites for the Major Template which have Pools of that Supernatural Fuel Source (or for Non-Templates in the case of Willpower) are only a single dot in the Skill associate with the Minor Template plus the specific Specialty listed, and members of the Major Template may universally act as Mentors to lower the skill requirements to enter the Minor Template. Minor Template which are only Marginal associated with a Supernatural Fuel Source only benefit from the ability to interchangeably use that Supernatural Fuel Source for Willpower in activating the Dread Powers granted by the Minor Template and Willpower to activate things which normally take the Supernatural Fuel Source, and have a higher level of Prerequisites in general.

Each Specialization-Based Acquired Minor Template is keyed to a Skill and a specific Specialization. The Specialization is non-negotiable, but the levels of skill needed vary depending if it is Prominently Associated with the Supernatural Fuel Sources of the Major Template, members of the Major Template (or Non-Template in the case of Willpower) only require 1 dot in the skill, those apprentice under a Mentor of the Major Template with a Prominent association require 2 dots, apprenticing under an existing Member of the Minor Template which doesn't qualify for the Prominent discount is 3 dots, and those without any guidance or innate Template association require 4 dots.

Some Minor Templates are exclusive to members of Major Templates, such as Bloodlines for Vampires, Entitlements for Changelings, Legacies for Mages, Lodges for Werewolves, and Traditions for Sin-Eaters. Only members of those Major Templates may gain those Minor Templates and only if they meet the requirements.

Each Minor Template which isn't exclusive to a particular Major Template gains a special type of Aspiration called an Appetite. If being with a Minor Template doesn't fulfill their Appetite each Month, then they cumulatively lose access to a Willpower Dot for each month they abstain and gain the Deprived Condition. If deprived being with Minor Template fulfills their Appetite then they immediately regain access to the Willpower Dots they've been denied access due to abstaining from their Appetite and resolve the Deprived Condition. Fulfilling Appetites replenish Willpower points spent instead of providing beats, exactly as Feeding Aspirations do with Horrors. Appetites count as Aspirations for purposes of Social Maneuvering and anything else an Aspiration would, except for grant Beats or Experience.

--To ban/bane or not to ban/bane?--
You'll notice some Minor Templates may or may not have a Bane and/or Ban, and wonder why? They are in place along with the severity of their Appetite to balance them against other Minor Templates in terms of unequal Dread Powers.
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Essence
These templates are Essence-based, and associated with the savage world of the Uratha and Spirits, where eat or be eaten drives a brutal ecology of constant change. It is governed by the principles of delicate balance, predation, and metaphoric ecology. Minor Template in this category may purchase Common Disciplines at Out of Clan prices, and qualify to buy any Merits which are Wolf-Blooded Specific. This also applies to Uratha Specific Merits at ST discretion.

Lurking Terror
There are places people are not meant to go, and such places tend to gain guardians, beings which become timeless legends due to their role. These guardians are Lurking Terrors, tied
Becoming a Lurking Terror:
A Lurking Terror requires finding an abandoned location which is mystically charged, it could be a Locus, a haunted location, a Verge, an Iris, Hallow, Gate to some other realm, or other less easily categorized Strange Place. The Lurking Terror-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Intimidation if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must lay claim to the location and vow to eternally keep people away. After the claiming and vow, the Lurking Terror-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to focus their dedication and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage, the relationship being devoured by the location.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Lurking Terror vary in the following ways
If the character is a Uratha, Host or Claimed, they require Intimidation 1 and a Skill Specialization Ominous Territory. This is because becoming a Lurking Terror is innately intuitive for any of those that are already halfway between spirit and flesh, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty.
If the person is not one of the above exceptions, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Lurking Terror which is instructing the character in how to become an Lurking Terror (even if the Lurking Terror is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Intimidation 2 and a Skill Specialization Ominous Territory.
Someone who isn’t already a vampire and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming an Lurking Terror but require Intimidation 4 and a Skill Specialization Ominous Territory.
Tags Gained: Faithful
Essential Will: May spend Essence instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Essence when using a Gift. This does not grant an Essence Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Territorial: Every month a Lurking Terror goes without fulfilling their Appetite she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Lurking Terror’s Appetite she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Lurking Terror also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Keeping area defined by Territory Dread Power vacant of Non-Templates for a Month
Bane: Being outside of the area defined by One with Territory Dread Power
Dread Powers:
One with Territory: The Lurking Terror has a specific form of territory on which he gains supernatural bonuses. This is always the supernatural location where he gained this Template, and does not extend beyond the boundaries of the supernatural location. While on its territory, the Lurking Terror adds three dice to all its physical dice pools and supernatural power rolls, reduces all damage suffered by three, and gains a +3 bonus to its rolls to resist supernatural effects. The Lurking Terror is also immune to any adverse affects of the location, mystical or otherwise, including any Environmental Tilts.
Legendary: The Lurking Terror isn’t bound by mortal laws of life and death. It’s not indestructible, per se, but if it’s killed by anything other than its Bane, he just comes back in a later scene like nothing happened. Even if it’s destroyed with its Bane, he’s never really gone, a new group of Non-Templates exploring the location will resurrect the Lurking Terror if the place is intact, even if the location was destroyed to get rid of the Lurking Terror recreating the location can always bring the Lurking Terror back for a sequel story.
Sense Trespassers: The Lurking Terror has incredibly honed senses for a specific type of prey. Against that prey — those trespassing in his territory — the Lurking Terror gains a +4 bonus to all Perception rolls, and applies 9-Again to the dice pool. He can also preternaturally sense the location of Non-Templates within the territory without perception checks.
ss bypass this power.

Primordial Predator
In the beginning, before the rise of the Gauntlet, the world of the flesh and the world of the spirit were intertwined. In that time immemorial creatures have stalked between the worlds with ease, and as a remnant of that epoch Primordial Predators still do. Primordial Predators tap into the wilderness left in the world and it transforms them, making them capable of traveling between worlds.
Becoming a Primordial Predator:
A Primordial Predator requires a pilgrimage deep into the wilderness, equipped only for primative survival, with an intension to perform either a vision quest or otherwise commune with nature. The Primordial Predator-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Survival if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must spend 4 days and nights without civilized contact and then must stumble across an Open Verge to the Hisil. After passing through, the Primordial Predator-to-be will feel a chance to connect to the world like with was when it was more primordial, giving him the chance to spend a Willpower Dot to focus their mind on doing just that and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as their body jarringly transforms.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Primordial Predator vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Primordial Predator which is instructing the character in how to become a Primordial Predator (even if the Primordial Predator is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Survival 3 and a Skill Specialization Pouncing down on Prey. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Monk but require Survival 4 and a Skill Specialization Pouncing down on Prey.
Tags Gained: Shapeshifter
Essential Will: May spend Essence instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Essence when using a Gift. This does not grant an Essence Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Heart of a Predator: Every month a Primordial Predator goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Primordial Predator’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Skyline Stalkers also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Spend a week successfully hunting in the Hisil.
Dread Powers:
Savage Fang and Talons: The Primordial Predator is armed with formidable natural weaponry, both savage jaws, and rending talons. The both types of attacks have a weapon modifier and armorpiercing quality 2. The Primordial Predator does not need to establish a grapple in order to bite. These fangs and talons are present in all solid material forms the Primordial Predator has, and for forms that already have bite and claws the weapon modifier and armorpiercing quality increase by 2.
Primordial Verge: The Primordial Predator can turn a structure or densely overgrown area into something that defies euclidean understanding of space, creating an insane maze which is also a Verge to the Hisil. By spending 3 Willpower and touching a vertical surface, it turns the area into a tangled mess of corridors, rooms, paths and clearings that lead back on themselves; this effect lasts for an hour. Anyone other than the Primordial Predator who attempts to move through the area must succeed at a Wits + Composure check minus the Primordial Predator’s Resolve each time they attempt to leave the area or progress through it to somewhere specific; if they fail they are unable to progress. If victims of this power fail even a single time while navigating when the Dread Power ends they are on the side of Gauntlet of the Primordial Predator's choosing.

Skinchanger
Becoming Skinchanger requires forging an intense bond with an animal and then killing it in a way that leaves its skin intact and after its death attempting to climb into the body or otherwise under its skin. The process of bonding is vital to the process (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Presence + Animal Ken if the crafting is done under pressure). Upon completing the gruesome task of attempting to climb into their dead companion, the Skinchanger-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage to dedicate themselves to the exercise.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Skinchanger vary in the following ways
If the character is a Uratha, Host or Claimed, they require Animal Ken 1 and a Skill Specialization related to the first animal victim. This is because becoming a Skinchanger is innately intuitive for any of those that are already halfway between spirit and flesh, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty.
If the person is not one of the above exceptions, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Skinchanger which is instructing the character in how to become an Skinchanger (even if the Skinchanger is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Animal Ken 2 and a Skill Specialization related to the first animal victim.
Someone who isn’t already a vampire and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming an Skinchanger but require Animal Ken 4 and a Skill Specialization related to the first animal victim
Tags Gained: Shapeshifter
Essential Will: May spend Essence instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Essence when using a Gift. This does not grant an Essence Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Itch to change skins: Every month a Skinchanger goes without fulfilling their Appetite she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Skinchanger’s Appetite she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Skinchanger also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Use the Stolen-Skin Dread power on a new victim.
Dread Powers:
Beastmaster: The Skinchanger has mastery over lesser beasts. By spending 1 Willpower, it can conjure up a swarm of vermin, small animals, fish, or birds as appropriate to its current Stolen-Skin. These animals will obey its commands, and it can communicate with them clearly. It can also use this power on a single larger animal.
Stolen-Skin: The Skinchanger can steal the face and skin of another while within its Human Facade Dread Power. It must
kill the victim first, then spend 2 Willpower and merge the features of the corpse with his own. The change is permanent; this becomes the new form that replaces the previous Stolen-Skin, he cannot return to an earlier face and appearance. While in that form use the all Stats of the Victim and none of their own Stats except the Human Facade Dread Power. Note this power is often used on animals and if the form is not humanoid do not calculate breaking points until resuming the Human Facade. Please note abilities to return something to its "true form" will return them to their current Stolen Skin. Changing to the Stolen-Skin from the Human Facade is free and requires no roll but takes an Instant Action.
Human Facade: This Dread Power disguises a Skinchanger as a human as they were before taking this Template. Using the Dread Power costs 1 Willpower, and the human facade seeming lasts the power is deactivated, by the Skinchanger, by someone countering this dread power, or by the Skinchanger's death. The human “costume” is flawed — witnesses may make a Wits
+ Composure roll penalized by the Skinchanger’s Manipulation to realize that something is wrong. While in this Facade the character has access to all their normal stats.

Storytelling Hints: The profound relationship with the first animal victim, the extremely intense and morose acts of killing it and attempting to climb inside it has a strong trend of drawing individuals that view this template as a way to become an animal. Strictly speaking the powers of this minor template work just as well on humans and supernatural beings, and since Stolen-Skin, having the drawback of changing the forms is by necessity of fulfilling their Itch to change Skins a temporary proposition and makes long term impersonation of humans or supernatural not sustainable. Stolen-Skin a series of animals whose primary benefits are not their identities has many advantages to consistently Skin-Taking a beings whose are useful mostly only because of their identity and that has to be discarded in less than a year. The most successful skinchangers understand Skin-Taking in ways that are Atrocities is something to resort to only when it can’t be avoided because it draws far more attention than preying upon animals or even spirits.

Skyline Stalker
Legends of monsters coming from the night sky to swoop away travelers, medieval gargoyles, certain comic book heroes leaping from rooftop to rooftop, these archetypes all tap into the fear caused by a prey instinct, something even the first mammals would have been familiar with: merciless death come suddenly and unseen when it is from above. It is a twitching reflexive paranoia that doesn't make sense to most modern people whom presume the world is sane and humans are the top of the food chain. Those humans are wrong, of course, and anyone who knows about the Skyline Stalkers know a paranoid upward glance can have the chance to detect these lofty hunters before they strike.
Becoming a Skyline Stalker:
A Skyline Stalker requires an obsession with stalking the night, and swooping down upon prey from above. The Skyline Stalker-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Athletics if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must stalk, kill, and devour the flesh of ensouled prey by dropping down upon it from above. After the feast of flesh, the Skyline Stalker-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to focus their mind on tasting the victim's surprise and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage from their profane enjoyment of the blasphemous meal.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Skyline Stalker vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Skyline Stalker which is instructing the character in how to become a Skyline Stalker (even if the Skyline Stalker is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Athletics 3 and a Skill Specialization Pouncing down on Prey. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Monk but require Athletics 4 and a Skill Specialization Pouncing down on Prey.
Tags Gained: Vampire
Essential Will: May spend Essence instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Essence when using a Gift. This does not grant an Essence Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Raptor's Hunger: Every month a Skyline Stalker goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Sky Stalker’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Skyline Stalkers also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Devouring an Aggravated Health Level worth of Flesh from an ensouled prey that you slain by pouncing from upon high on it.
Dread Powers:
Scale Sheer Surfaces: The Skyline Stalker can walk up walls or even cling to the ceiling, and can move its full Speed while doing so. With free hands the Skyline Stalker can land from a jump made via his Feathery Flesh Dread Power on a wall or ceiling.
Feathery Flesh: The creature can make great, bounding leaps; by spending 1 Willpower, it can jump about four stories straight up or across a six-lane highway (or the equivalent distance). This power also allows the Skyline Stalker to Reflexively spend a Willpower to negate any damage he takes during a fall, but not the damage his impact makes on a target.
Stony Skin: The creature is nearly indestructible. Any attack that does not score an exceptional success inflicts only a single point of bashing damage. Exceptional successes inflict damage as normal. If the creature has a weakness of some sort, attacks incorporating that weakne

Glamour
These templates are Glamour-based, and associated with the treacherous world of the fae, where few things are as them seem and nothing is as you expect. It is governed by the principles of Fate, narrative conventions, and binding interpersonal concords. Minor Template in this category may purchase Goblin Contracts, and qualify to buy any Merits which are Fae Specific.

Fae Courtesan
Ethereally sublime Fae Courtesans host parties so amazing, awesome and terrible that they frequently drive a sane person mad. They can grant mind bending pleasure with a simple smiling glance from across the room, a sweet whispered nothing, or subtle touch of a finger. They are the beating heart through which the fae life blood of gossip and rumors flow.
Becoming a Fae Courtesan:
Opting into the role of being a Fae Courtesan requires a cultivated preternatural pretension, posh networking potent enough to strangling a Nemean lion, and hosting a Fae get together that drives a mortal guest of honor insane. The Fae-Courtesan-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Composure + Socialize if the crafting is done under pressure) must host this fae gathering in a location in the mundane world with a Dance and Ball Contrivance Condition and is Open or greater. Upon the non-template guest of honor gaining a Broken, Madness, or Fugue Condition from a breaking point the Fae-Courtesan-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage to seal their commitment to the role.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Fae Courtesan vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Fae Courtesan which is instructing the character in how to become a Fae Courtesan (even if the Fae Courtesan is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Socialize 3 and a Skill Specialization Fae Gatherings. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Fae Courtesan but require Socialize 4 and a Skill Specialization Fae Gatherings.
Tags Gained: Fae
Glamorous Will: May spend Glamour instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Glamour to use Contracts. This does not grant a Glamour Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Won't you come to my tea-party?: Every month a Fae Courtesan goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Fae Courtesan’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Fae Courtesan also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Host a formal fae gathering with a non-template guest of honor, whom suffers a breaking point because of their attendance.
Dread Powers:
Stunning Appearance:[/b] At any gathering a Fae Courtesan can spend a single Instant Action socializing with someone there and rolls Presence + Socialize + Supernatural Tolerance to activate this Dread Power. The interaction on the Fae Courtesan part can be a handshake, bow, introduction or as simple as a smile, a nod, wink or any other "moment" that can be shared between two people. This power then causes momentary irrational paralysis in anyone who can see the Fae Courtesan due to their terrific presence. This Dread Power costs 3 Willpower, and its activation is contested with Presence + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance individually by anyone looking at the Fae Courtesan. Anyone achieving fewer successes than the Fae Courtesan is unable to move or speak for a turn. If the Fae Courtesan gains an exceptional success, the effect lasts three turns.
Sensually Sublime:[/b] The Fae Courtesan forces a response from the pleasure centers of a living being’s brain, granting ecstatic visions, a feeling of communion with the universe, and sensations of bliss. The Dread Power costs 2 Willpower and an Instant Action Presence + Socialize roll representing personal social contact to activate. The target must be able to sense the Fae Courtesan with one of the five senses for this power to work (A target smelling a handkerchief-favor or tasting a locket of hair allows it to be used over the phone call, or hand-written letters with the scent cross time as well as space, written social interactions only count for the first reader who is affected but sound and visual recordings do not count however as they are mere representations) If successful, the victim suffers the Insensate Tilt. If the victim fails a Resolve + Supernatural Tolerance roll, she gains a Obsessed Condition (Pleasing that particular Fae Courtesan) for the Fae Courtesan’s Presence in days, which binds her thoughts to anticipate and fulfill the Fae Courtesan’s wishes.
Twisting the Masques:[/b] The Fae Courtesan by veiling and unveiling the target's eyes or ears with a Dexterity + Socialize Roll may create illusions by twisting how fae Masks are experienced by that single target; Anyone or anything with a Mask can be altered in appearance, sound, smell, taste, and touch to the perception of the victim according to the will of the Fae Courtesan. Masks which are seen through don't count for the purpose of this power. The Dread Power costs 1 Willpower and is contested by the victim’s Wits + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance. Duration is 10 minutes per success.

Fae Tinker
If you understand the world of the fae you understand the world is made not of atoms but of stories, and sprites, hobs, True Fae, and even some powerful Lost need Contrivances to survive in the material world and even those that don't need them can still wield them as potent tools. Fate marks the world based on how the story has unfolded so far, which shapes what will come to pass. Fae Tinkers have peeked behind the curtain of a particular aspect of reality within some of these stories: Mac Guffins. The persuit to own, claim or deny others many mystical or even valuable mundane items are the central driving force of quite a few stories. These items have the Mac Guffin Contrivance Condition, and Fae Tinkers have special powers over such items.
Becoming a Fae Tinker:
Opting into the role of being a Fae Tinker require crafting an object that attracts the attention of people and gains the Mac Guffin Contrivance Condition for being the central motivating force of some a Fate touched plot. The Fae-Tinker-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Craft if the crafting is done under pressure) must make this object in a location in the mundane world with a Contrivance Condition suitable to the origin point of the particular Mac Guffin and is Open or greater. Upon completing the crafting the Fae-Tinker-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Fae Tinker vary in the following ways
If the person is a Lost, Hob, or True Fae they require Craft 1 and a Skill Specialization Mystical Trinkets. This is because becoming a Fae Tinker is innately intuitive for any of those that are already fae, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person is not already fae, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Fae Tinker which is instructing the character in how to become a Fae Tinker (even if the Fae Tinker is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Craft 2 and a Skill Specialization Mystical Trinkets. Someone who isn’t already a fae and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Fae Tinker but require Craft 4 and a Skill Specialization Mystical Trinkets.
Tags Gained: Fae
Glamorous Will: May spend Glamour instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Glamour to use Contracts. This does not grant a Glamour Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Appetite for breaking plot devices: Every month a Fae Tinker goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Fae Tinker’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Fae Tinkers also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Destroy a Mac Guffin because it empowers your mastery over them.
Dread Powers:
Strenthen Mac Guffin: The Fae Tinker can enhance an object with the Mac Guffin Contrivance Condition with a Crafts + Wits Instant Action. It can make an object more robust, gaining the Fae Tinker's Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance in Structure. This ability can shift any Mac Guffen Contrivance Condition to Open for its duration, which in the case of Mac Guffin Hedgegates makes them passable for that period. Duration is 10 minutes per success. The cost is 1 Willpower.
Manipulate Mac Guffin: The Fae Tinker can make minor changes to the abilities of objects with the Mac Guffin Contrivance Condition, such as slightly changing the nature of the Mac Guffin's abilities or target of an object’s functionality with a Crafts + Intelligence Instant Action which takes a minute of being able to handle the object. Slight changes should not alter the overall scope, scale, or severity of the power and should still fit story conventions the other Contrivances the Mac Guffin object; If Mac Guffin is the only contrivance Condition upon the object it gains Artifact of Attraction Contrivance for the duration of this ability and while the Mac Guffin has that Contrivance it gives everyone (except Fae Tinkers) viewing it the Obsessed Condition (Claim that particular Mac Guffin), which must be resolved normally. Changing the target of the functionality may be done at will as an single round Instant Action at anytime during the duration. Duration is 1 hour per success. The cost is 2 Willpower.
Seek Mac Guffin: The Fae Tinker can sense the presence of the Mac Guffin Contrivance Condition from a distance. The base range is two miles per the Fae Tinker's Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance; Fae Tinkers may spend an Willpower to multiply this by 10. If successful on a Wits roll, the entity becomes aware of the direction and distance to the nearest Mac Guffin Contrivance Condition.

Goblin
Cruelly dealing with mankind to crush their hopes and dreams by offering them ill-begotten bargains is the quintessence of being a Goblin. Those that are Goblin opt into the role by binding themselves as actors in the tropes “Careful what you wish for”, “Deal with the Devil”, and “Want of a nail”. Many Goblins are Hobs, Lost and even True Fae, but the dubious honor is available to any character which hasn’t already taken a different Minor Template, as long as they can meet the requirements.
bBecoming a Goblin:
Opting into the role of being a Goblin require crafting a black market deal so legendary that become a known as an urban myth for being the devil in the phrase "deal with the Devil". Goblin (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Steetwise if the crafting is done under pressure) and then the Goblin-to-be must enact this deal in a location in the mundane world with a Contrivance Condition matches the deal and is Open or greater. Upon completing the deal to seal the bargain the Goblin-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage. Crafting the story
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Goblin vary in the following ways
If the person is a Lost, Hob, or True Fae they require Streetwise 1 and a Skill Specialization Illicit Deals This is because becoming a Goblin is innately intuitive for any of those that are already fae, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty.If the person is not already fae, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Goblin which is instructing the character in how to become a Goblin (even if the Goblin is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Streetwise 2 and a Skill Specialization Illicit Deals. Someone who isn’t already a fae and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Goblin but require Steetwise 4 and a Skill Specialization Illicit Deals.
Tags Gained: Fae
Glamorous Will: May spend Glamour instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Glamour to use Contracts. This does not grant a Glamour Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Hungry to devour hopes and dreams: Every month a Goblin goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Goblin’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Goblins also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: To strictly abide by Bargains the purchaser deeply regrets.
Dread Powers:
Goblin Merchant's Eye: A Goblin can see into the depths of its victim’s soul. By spending 1 Willpower, it automatically learns the victim’s Aspirations, telling Personal Aspiration from other types with ease. Also it can keenly see if the subject has previous lost Aspiration through Bargain/Miracles or equivalent powers that trade Aspirations for an effect, knowing what the Aspiration lost was, and what was gained in its place. By spending an additional Willpower point, it learns which current Aspirations if they were lost would cause a breaking point. Subsequent Willpower points reveal the best things to offer for which Aspiration, and in the wording which would seem tempting to the target but could be twisted in intent to cause a breaking point. If the creature uses its knowledge against the victim, it earns an exceptional success on a roll of three successes or more. Accepting a Bargain is always a beat for the victim if it causes a breaking point as intended.(Reworking of Know Soul)
Goblin Bargain: A Goblin is capable of performing miraculous feats in the name of fulfilling a Goblin Bargain with a Non-Template or an ensoulled Fae being with Personal Aspirations. Such feats include, but aren’t necessarily limited to:
• Removing (or applying) any Condition or Tilt (or
similar affliction not modeled by these mechanics).
• Granting any Merit, Skill, or Attribute at 5 dots.
• Causing someone to die.
• Fulfilling an Aspiration of the victim.
• Grant a Goblin Contract

The Goblin cannot do any of these things unless explicitly part of deal with with a Non-Template or an ensoulled Fae being who has Personal Aspirations to lose and accepts the Goblin's offer in whose terms include a price crouched in poetic terms symbolic of the Personal Aspiration they will lose in exchanged for a small physical representation of their fulfilled wish, and that deal takes place within a Goblin Stall. Goblins can grant nearly anything but magic of this sort comes with a price. When the Goblin grants a victim’s wish, one of the victim’s Personal Aspirations is destroyed utterly. The character will never be able to fulfill it or replace it with another Aspiration. Use of this power is an irrevocable Atrocity. Any being accepting a Goblin Bargain gains the Be-Careful-What-You-Wish-For Contrivance and 1 Goblin Debt, along with any other Contrivances that fit the nature of the Bargain.
Goblin Stall: A Goblin can turn a single room, cubical, stall, or tent into a space which is known as a Goblin Stall. It does this by spending 3 Willpower and touching an entrance to the location. The location remains a Goblin Stall for an hour and while it may be entered through the normal means to enter the area, it gains other methods as well. Anyone other than the Goblin who attempts to leave the Goblin Stall must succeed at a Wits + Composure check minus the Goblin’s Resolve each time they attempt to leave the area; if they fail they re-enter the same Goblin Stall, and if they succeed they enter another Goblin Stall within a Mile, the Hedge, or where the exit normally leads (defaulting in this priority if the leaver isn't actively choosing: another Goblin Stall, The Hedge) Additionally Goblin Stalls may be entered at the location corresponding Hedge location. If a Goblin leaves the area the effect ends immediately. The coordinated timing of the use of this dread power that causes interconnection of Goblin Stalls is how Goblin Markets form.

Storytelling Hints: Goblins often set up a “Goblin Market” with the Maze Dread Power to restrict potential buyers from wandering off, all the while repeatedly offering them deals first persuasively but sometimes through intimidation and even using violence to scare the mortal into buying if the Goblin is desperate enough. Hob Goblins and some Lost Goblins within the Hedge also collectively use these Market as a way to deal with local Changelings to trade Hedge Fruits and make other types of deals, and share the burden of refreshing the Maze when they want to keep customers in.

Pied-Piper
Music has many magical qualities, the power to move people, the power to bring hope, crush dreams, comfort those with nothing else, and many more. A Pied Piper is a musician who in a way is also a magician. Their song is their spell and they weave so well. Vapid, catchy, trendy music never has the power to invoke the type of magic used by a Pied-Piper; only melodies that leave listeners haunted by the experience have the kind of power needed. This template predates the Pied-Piper legend, at least as far back as Orpheus.
Becoming a Pied-Piper:
Opting into the role of being a Pied-Piper requires great musical skill and a focus on music which touches the heart of those that heart with and lingers like a phantasm in their mind. The Pied-Piper-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Composure + Expression if the crafting is done under pressure) must originally compose and play a chosen haunting melody which will become their signature of their Dread Power use in a location in the mundane world with a Magic Music Contrivance Condition and is Open or greater. Upon completing the first playthrough of the composed melody the Pied-Piper-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as they pour a portion of their soul into the song as they play it.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Pied-Piper vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Pied-Piper which is instructing the character in how to become a Pied-Piper (even if the Pied-Piper is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Expression 3 and a Skill Specialization Haunting Music. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Pied-Piper but require Expression 4 and a Skill Specialization Haunting Music.
Tags Gained: Fae
Glamorous Will: May spend Glamour instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Glamour to use Contracts. This does not grant a Glamour Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
This way to your doom: Every month a Pied-Piper goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Pied-Piper’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Fae Courtesan also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Use the Follow the Music Dread Power to successful lead an ensoulled being to die or be captured by the True Fae.
Dread Powers:
Sooth the Savage Beast: The Pied-Piper's own personally composed haunting melody they created to gain this Minor Template grants them mastery over lesser beasts. By spending 1 Willpower, it can conjure up a swarm of vermin, small animals, fish, or birds as appropriate to its nature. These animals will obey its commands, and it can communicate with them clearly. It can also use this power on a single larger animal.
Follow the Music: This Dread Power takes the form of the Pied-Piper's own personally composed haunting melody they created to gain this Minor Template, which grants those listening other than the Pied-Piper a vision of a journey and destination the Pied-Piper wishes them to go to, and a magical determination to see it through. The Pied-Piper pays 2 Willpower and rolls Manipulation + Expression. On a success, the subject receives a short vision of the journey and destination the Pied-Piper wishes them to travel, and is under the Obsessed Condition regarding carrying that journey out, as they can't get the melody out of their head until they do.
Of Music and Madness: The Pied-Piper’s haunting song can also induce madness and terror in its victims. By expending 1 Willpower and making a roll of an Presence + Expression contested by the victim’s Composure, the Horror may inflict one of the following Conditions on the victim: Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked. For 3 Willpower it may instead inflict the Broken, Fugue, or Madness Conditions.

Mana
These templates are Mana-based, and associated with the wondrous world of the wizards, where mysteries run deep and profound Truth can make itself know. It is governed by the principle of reaching further than one's grasp into the dangerous unknown, and the consequences of that. Minor Template in this category may purchase Sleepwalker Merits, and opt into part of the Proximi Mechanics (Which comes with the price of accepting the Family Curse), choosing a Family Line that applies to them, and only as follows:

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Parent Path: Proximi are always linked to one of the five
Supernal Realms, and except in extremely rare circumstances
always become members of that Path if they Awaken.
Blessing Arcana:[/b] Proximi may purchase Blessings from their
Parent Path’s Ruling Arcana and one other Arcanum...
Dynastic Blessings: Every Proximus has the capacity to learn
up to 30 dots worth of Blessings, chosen from the three Blessing
Arcana at character creation. Blessings may be based on any
spell of up to three Arcanum dots. Proximi characters buy their
Blessings from the list for their Dynasty as Merits.
Limited Casting: Proximi do not have Gnosis or Arcana ratings.
They use their Willpower as a casting dice pool, penalized
for spell factors. They may not use Yantras. Their ritual casting
interval is five hours.
Reach and Paradox: Proximi gain one risk-free Reach on every Blessing, and gain one die of Paradox risk per extra Reach. A Proximus can’t attempt to contain Paradox like a mage can, but instead of warping the Blessing, any Paradox successes rolled while using a Blessing completely cancel the effect and cause the Proximus’ Curse (see below) to worsen.
Obvious Blessings with Sleeper witnesses provoke Paradox Risk, trigger Quiescence, and are subject to Dissonance in the same way as Awakened spells.
Familial Curses: Each family line puts forward not just a talent for magic, but a sometimes-crippling curse that affects a Proximus’ whole life. This is one of the things that theorists point to when saying that Proximi must have been specifically engineered.
Functionally, a Proximi Curse is a two-part Condition. The first part is a lower-level difficulty that should come up in play, but is not crippling. This stage of the Condition is persistent and cannot be removed even by magic, but generates Beats when it impedes the character. Should the character be forced, by magic or otherwise, to try to escape the curse, the second part of the Proximi Curse kicks in and the character suffers from it until it’s resolved, earning a Beat when the curse reverts to the persistent form.

Mad Scientist
Science has promise of wonders but also delivers terror, horrors and revelations mankind was not meant to know. Romantic notions of science being some modern catholicon or panacea to all the world's woes has been completely evicerated by the harsh dystopian consequences that many scientic discovers have brought to societies around the world. None the less there are those with fire in their eyes at the thought of scientific discover no matter the cost. These souls should they pursue their desire through manic devotion and hard work in the proper environment can end up as Mad Scientist.
Becoming a Mad Scientist:
Mad Scientist require crafting an object with science that has an Ascentant Condition for their Particular Mad Science Paradigm. The Mad Scientist-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Science if the crafting is done under pressure) must make this object in a location in the mundane world with a Ascendant Condition suitable to their Particular Mad Science Paradigm and is Open or greater. Upon completing the crafting the Mad Scientist-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Mad Scientist vary in the following ways
If the person is a Mage they require Science 1 and a Skill Specialization in a particular Mad Science Paradigm. This is because becoming a Mad Scientist is innately intuitive for any of those able to bend the Lie to their Supernal will, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person is not already a Mage, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Mad Scientist which is instructing the character in how to become a Mad Scientist (even if the Mad Scientist is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Science 2 and a Skill Specialization in a particular Mad Science Paradigm. Someone who isn’t already a fae and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Mad Scientist but require Science 4 and a Skill Specialization in a particular Mad Science Paradigm.
Tags Gained: Erudite
Willful Mana: May spend Mana instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Mana when called for in spellcasting. This does not grant a Mana Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
For SCIENCE!!!: Every month a Mad Scientist goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Mad Scientist’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Mad Scientists also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Use Dread Powers over things that are Ascendant with your Mad Scientist Paradigm in a way that causes you to suffer a Breaking Point from doing so and/or to commit an Atrocity.
Ban: Always have the Obsessed condition about something that counts as an Aspiration.
Dread Powers:
Strengthen via Mad Science: The Mad Scientist can with a Intelligence + Science roll enhance objects, forces, and creature that have the Ascendant Condition associated with the particular type of Mad Science they practice. It can add to the Defense of an experiment subject, make an emotion stronger, an animal or plant healthier, or an object more robust, gaining the Mad Scientist’s Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance in Health or Structure. This Dread Power can shift the Ascendant Condition associated with the particular type of Mad Science to Open for its duration. The cost is 1 Willpower and the Duration is 10 minutes per success.
Manipulate via Mad Science: The Mad Scientist can make minor changes to objects, forces, and creature that have the Ascendant Condition associated with the particular type of Mad Science they practice, such as slightly changing the nature or target of an emotion, or make minor changes to an animal’s
actions, a plant’s growth, or an object’s functionality. The cost is 2 Willpower and the Duration is an hour per success.
Control via Mad Science: The Mad Scientist can make dramatic changes within objects, forces, and creature that have the Ascendant Condition associated with the particular type of Mad Science, twisting emotions entirely or dictating an animal’s actions, a plant’s growth or an object’s functionality. This Influence can shift the Open Condition to Controlled for its duration. The cost is 3 Willpower and the Duration is a day per success.

Miracle-Worker
Faith is miraculous in a world so dark and filled with terrors. It is a divine spark which shines brightly against the dying of the light in the rest of creation. There are many different religious faiths and among those faiths there are those that studiously examine their beliefs to perfect them and have the ability to harness the collective metaphysical power of the faith behind the religious for the benefit of those that truly believe. These are Miracle-Workers.
Becoming a Miracle-Worker:
Miracle-Worker require dedicated ongoing intercessory prayer for a non-template whom has an Ascendant Condition for their Particular Religious Paradigm. The Miracle-Worker-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Academics if the crafting is done under pressure) must make this prayer in a location in the mundane world with a Ascendant Condition suitable to their Particular Religious Paradigm and is Open or greater. Upon completing the this prayer for a number of days significant to the faith the Miracle-Worker-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as a sign of their single minded devotion to their faith.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Miracle-Worker vary in the following ways
If the person is a Mage they require Academics 1 and a Skill Specialization in a particular Religious Paradigm. This is because becoming a Miracle-Worker is innately intuitive for any of those able to bend the Lie to their Supernal will, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person is not already a Mage, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Miracle-Worker which is instructing the character in how to become a Miracle-Worker (even if the Miracle-Worker is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Science 2 and a Skill Specialization in a particular Religious Paradigm. Someone who isn’t already a Mage and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Miracle-Worker but require Academics 4 and a Skill Specialization in a particular Religious Paradigm.
Tags Gained: Faithful
Willful Mana: May spend Mana instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Mana when called for in spellcasting. This does not grant a Mana Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Piety Refreshes the Soul: Every month a Miracle-Worker goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Miracle-Worker’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Miracle-Workers also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Maintaining an Open Ascendant Condition for your particular Religious Paradigm in a site of worship for Non-Template followers of you Religious Paradigm for at least one ceremony of that faith.
Bane: Committing an Atrocity against someone who has Ascendant Condition for your particular Religious Paradigm.
Dread Powers:
Strengthen via Faith: The Miracle-Worker can with a momentary benediction and a Intelligence + Academics roll enhance objects, forces, and creature that have the Ascendant Condition associated with the particular type of Religious Paradigm they practice. He can add to the Defense of an parishioner, make an emotion stronger, an animal or plant healthier, or an object more robust, gaining the Mad Scientist’s Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance in Health or Structure. This Dread Power can shift the Ascendant Condition associated with the particular type of Religious Paradigm to Open for its duration. The cost is 1 Willpower and the Duration is 10 minutes per success.
Miracle: A Miracle-Worker, as the name implies, is capable of performing miraculous feats by praying for a Non-Template which has the Open Ascendant Condition for their particular to Religious Paradigm if they have remaining Personal Aspirations. Such feats include, but aren’t necessarily limited to:
• Removing (or applying) any Condition or Tilt (or
similar affliction not modeled by these mechanics).
• Granting any Merit, Skill, or Attribute at 5 dots.
• Causing someone to die.
• Fulfilling an Aspiration of the victim.

The Miracle-Worker cannot do any of these things unless explicitly requested to pray for it by a Non-Template which has the Open Ascendant Condition for their Particular to Religious Paradigm who has Personal Aspirations to lose. When the Miracle-Worker grants a victim’s wish through the power of their Prayer, one of the victim’s Personal Aspirations is destroyed utterly. The character will never be able to fulfill it or replace it with another Aspiration. Use of this power is an irrevocable Atrocity if done in a way that isn't in sincere compassionate service to Non-Template who makes the request. The Non-Template feels the loss of desire represented by the granting of their miracle, and it is common to attribute this to a more content heart.
Sense Sin: The Miracle-Worker can sense if others they are speaking with measure up to their faith. By spending 1 Willpower, he automatically learns the victim’s Virtue, Vice, Aspirations, and current Stability Advantage. By spending an additional Willpower point, he learns the circumstances of the character’s most recent Atrocity. Subsequent Willpower points reveal older Atrocities. If the Miracle-Worker uses his knowledge against the victim, it earns an exceptional success on a roll of three successes or more.

Monk
The juxtaposition of a martial artist who is dedicated to non-violence created a dynamic that is metaphysically fueled. Tapping into the paradox deepens the two extremes of capacity for and deliberate eschewing of violence. A Monk has very little to worry about from most brawlers, or even those fulling armed, and could inflict terrible damage to them, but as a general rule doesn't. A Monk became so through a severe testing of their skill and conviction and are often seen as someone of extreme integrity and competence.
Becoming a Monk:
A Monk requires seeking to transcend violence while deeply studying fighting forms which make it easier. The Monk-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Brawl if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must withstand a violent confrontation with an Ensoulled being who fully intends to kill the Monk-to-be without the Monk-to-be inflicting harm to an Ensoulled being, and without fleeing. After the end of the confrontation the Monk-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to dedicate themselves pacifism and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as their devotion consumes a little bit of their ability to form attachments.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Monk vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Monk which is instructing the character in how to become a Monk (even if the Monk is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Brawl 3 and a Skill Specialization Pacifism. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Monk but require Brawl 4 and a Skill Specialization Pacifism.
Tags Gained: Faithful
Willful Mana: May spend Mana instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Mana when called for in spellcasting. This does not grant a Mana Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Longing for Serenity: Every month a Monk goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Monk’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Monks also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Going a month without engaging in combat.
Bane: Damaging another Ensoulled being.
Dread Powers:
Adamantine Form: The Monk is nearly indestructible. Any attack that does not score an exceptional success inflicts only a single point of bashing damage. Exceptional successes inflict damage as normal. If the Monk has a weakness of some sort, attacks incorporating that weakness bypass this power.
Distant Strike: The Monk may wound opponents and break objects at a distance by sending fist sized shockwaves of force towards them. Range is equal to 10 yards per dot of Resolve, and the Monk does not suffer range penalties. If the Resolve + Brawl activation roll succeeds, the Blast wounds as a lethal weapon. The Monk may increase the lethality of his Distant Strike by paying Willpower — every 2 Willpower spent increases the “weapon” by one lethal damage. The maximum weapon bonus is equal to the Monk’s Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance.
Rippleless Pond: The Monk sends out a wave of powerful calm. This Dread Power costs 1 Willpower, and lasts for a scene, or until the Monk uses another takes an offensive action. The activation roll of Presence + Empathy is made once, but anyone coming within five yards of the Monk must make a Resolve + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance roll. If the activation roll had more successes, the victim suffers a -2 dice penalty to all violent or confrontational actions as long as the aura remains. If the victim gains more successes, he is immune to the aura unless the Monk uses the Dread Power again.

Tremere Reaper
The existence of the Tremere Reaper casts a dark shadow over the presumption of innate goodness of sapient beings. Few things are as awful as the devouring of souls, and yet that is exactly what Tremere Reapers do. Souls are immortal and thus can be used to defy death, both of the Tremere and those they care about and the fact these aspects of creation were meant to be everlasting doesn't cause them to stop from snuffing them out for the power over life and death. Reviled by all those that know what they do, the Tremere Reapers still are quite powerful because replenishing their numbers after even well planned attacks them is as easy as the survivors eating some souls to bring back their fallen comrades.
Becoming a Tremere Reaper:
An Tremere Reaper requires studing the medical arts with the drive to find the secret of immortality at any cost. Acquiring their first soul for this Template is always the hardest. The Tremere Reaper-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Medicine if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must vivisect an Non-Template with a soul and extract it. This process can only be done once for that Tremere Reaper-to-be as part of their transformation. The process leaves the victim with the Soulless Condition, if the Tremere Reaper allows them to survive, at the climax of the Procedure the Tremere Reaper-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as he devours his own soul and replaces it with that of his victim.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Tremere Reaper vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Tremere Reaper which is instructing the character in how to become a Tremere Reaper (even if the Tremere Reaper is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Medicine 3 and a Skill Specialization Immortality. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Tremere Reaper but require Medicine 4 and a Skill Specialization Immortality.
Tags Gained: Erudite, Vampire
Willful Mana: May spend Mana instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Mana when called for in spellcasting. This does not grant a Mana Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Hollow Hunger: Every month a Tremere Reaper goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Tremere Reaper’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Tremere Reapers also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Dissolving a soul for nourishment.
Bane: Not fulfilling Appetite to the point that invokes Hollow Hunger's loss of access to Willpower Dots.
Dread Powers:
Immortal: The Tremere Reaper isn’t bound by mortal laws of life and death. He’s not indestructible, per se, but if he’s killed by anything other than one of his Banes, he just comes back in a later scene like nothing happened. Even if he’s destroyed with one of his Banes, he’s never really gone — another Tremere Reaper that knows of them and their death can consume a soul they have for the purpose of invoking the dead Tremere Reaper's Immortal resurrection clause, which causes the dead Tremere Reaper to reform alive and well as if they never died in the presence of the one resurrecting them.
Soul-Eater: The Tremere Reaper is capable of stealing human souls for sustenance and to use via the Essential Salts Dread Power or any other ability to harness a soul he may have. He has to trick the victim into offering it up willingly without Hard Leverage, then the Tremere Reaper may spend 3 Willpower and roll Intelligence + Medicine, contested by the victim’s Resolve. If the Tremere Reaper succeeds, it steals the victim’s soul and inflicts the Soulless Condition. The victim (or her friends) may be able to find a way to restore her soul by killing the Tremere Reaper with any Bane he may have, if the soul is still in possession of the Tremere Reaper. The Tremere Reaper may hold as many souls as he has in Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance + their own soul and may consume any specific one as an Instant Action to fulfill his Appetite, or to invoke the Resurrection clause of any dead Tremere they know of (both of which annihilates the soul in question). Using his own soul leaves the Tremere Reaper with the Soulless Condition. He may move any soul he is holding to where his soul should be to resolve this Condition as a Reflexive action. This grants no Beats.
Essential Salts: This Dread Power literally raises the dead. The Dread Power costs 10 Souls to use, the activation roll of Intelligence + Medicine with access to the remains of the deceased which is reduced to its essential salts, and is penalized by one die per week the subject has been dead. Supernatural beings that have already died as part of their transformation — vampires, mummies, and Sin-Eaters — can’t be resurrected, nor can anyone who died of natural causes. Other supernatural beings lose their powers when resurrected, becoming a Non-Template. Additionally those brought back have the Soulless Condition.

Plasm
These templates are Plasm-based, and associated with the dark brooding world of the dead, where . It is governed by the principles of the travel towards oblivion, and the dissolution of emotion and identity. Minor Template in this category may purchase POWER-TBD, and qualify to buy any Merits which are Bound Specific.

Body Thief
Wanting to be someone else is something that is normal to experience in developmental stages as one's identity forms, but there are times when that identity formation is arrested leaving a gap aching to be filled, the pain of self hatred causes the idea of having someone else's identity as an escape, and finally mere covetousness that exceeds more than what a person has to whom the person is in a perverse desire to take something not meant to be taken. All these things are paths that can lead to becoming a Body Thief.
Becoming a Body Thief
Becoming a Body Thief requires radical coveting another person’s life or identity to the point that it becomes a white hot burning insanity. It always includes the potential Body Thief having an Obsession Condition about emulating, stalking, or becoming like their first target. A Body Thief’s first victim is always someone who already has the Soulless condition, sometimes this is a coincidence, other times this is arranged. While all the other Minor Templates may be entered into without understanding the full implications, Body Thief is the most likely to be accidentally joined. The Obsession changes into a power when the correct constellation of factors align. Body-Thief-to-be will feel a profound moment of connection to their first target, and they have an opportunity to spend a Willpower Dot to “hold on tighter”, “push the intimacy further”, or “explore the connection more deeply”. If they do they they must decide what type of connection it is and they gain this Minor Template.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Body Thief vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Body-Thief which is instructing the character in how to become a Body-Thief (even if the Body-Thief is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Larceny 3 and a Skill Specialization Personal Affects. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Body-Thief but require Larceny 4 and a Skill Specialization Personal Affects.
Tags Gained: Thought-Form
Grave Will: May spend Plasm instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Plasm when using a Haunt. This does not grant an Plasm Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Nourished by Souls: Every month a Body Thief goes without fulfilling their Appetite she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Body Thief’s Appetite she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Skinchanger also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Use the Soul Thief Dread power on a new victim to devour the soul.
Dread Powers:
Soul Thief: Upon gaining this Minor Template the new Body Thief must immediately decide between Mind, Body, or Soul, as the most important. Depending on their choice it affect the restriction under which they may use their Soul Thief Dread Power. Once the restriction is met, the creature may spend 3 Willpower and roll an appropriate dice pool, contested by the victim’s Resolve. If the creature succeeds, it steals the victim’s soul and inflicts the Soulless Condition. The soul is immediately devoured upon using this power, fulfilling the Body Thief's Appetite, and the victim will not be able to find a way to restore her own soul, but other Souls are capable of Resolving the Soulless Condition.
Mind: To Use the Soul Thief Dread Power upon someone else they must be an ensoulled being without the Soulless Condition you must convince them to willingly accept giving you complete power over their life, which they willingly seal by them spending a Willpower Dot.
Body: To Use the Soul Thief Dread Power upon someone else they must be an ensoulled being without the soulless Condition you personally must render them susceptible to a Killing Blow from you. Having others make them susceptible to your killing blow lacks the intimacy required for the power to work.
Soul: To Use the Soul Thief Dread Power upon someone else they must be an ensoulled being without the Soulless Condition you must coerce them to commit an Atrocity.
Hollow-Out Soulless: The Body Thief can with a Presence + Larceny roll Power can shift the Soulless Condition to count as if it was any Base Ephemeral Condition (Anchored, Resonant, ect...) that is Open for its duration, allowing all Manifestations that require such an ability on the person with the Soulless Condition. The cost is 1 Willpower and the Duration is 10 minutes per success.
Host Jump The Body Thief counts as Claiming the body it currently resides in and may leap from host to host when using Claim Manifestations. The current host must touch and steal a Personal Affects of the intended host while the Body Thief spends 3 Willpower, and the new host must have a Soulless Condition which currently affected by the Hollow-Out Soulless Dread Power. If both prerequisites are met, the Body Thief immediately transfers the Claimed Condition to the new host, although Claimed must begin the process of Claiming again. The Body Thief does not need to re-spend Willpower on the Manifestation Effect when jumping hosts with this Dread Power. Each new Claim victim Claim body vacated by the Body Thief as this power happens to them instead of suffering the after effects listed under the Claimed Condition. Treat the victim and Body Thief both as having zero Power, Finesse, and Resistance for changing attributes. Note all Templates, Permanent Atrocity, Conditions about the Soul, Supports, and Slasher Status follow the identity, though this will cause a basic 3 die Stress roll upon first interacting with each particular Support after the change, and may cause the Support to become aware of the Supernatural for Aggravated Hurt.
If a Claim makes the trade more or less permanent, access to Merits of the body Jumped into is managed via Sanctity of Merits, meaning total number of Merits remain in equilibrium to what the Claiming character has purchased. This means an inexperienced Body Thief which isn't invested in managing Merits can lose access to many of the Merits of a host that was heavily invested into managing Merits, while a Body Thief that was more heavily invested in managing Merits can maintain everything their host has and possibly grow or retain mental based merits they previously had. It is basically an opportunity to arrange the Merits as best to reflect the exchange of bodies)

Ferryman
Transporting the dead to the afterlife is an ancient, and potentially profitable, calling. Those with the proper temperament are uncommon, while those with the actual knack are even more rare. Oral traditions older than the written language tell tales about those who traffic with the dead and lead them to the underworld.
Becoming a Ferryman:
Ferryman requires a transporting a ghost to a destination which has the Menace Condition. The Ferryman-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Drive if the crafting is done under pressure) must end this journey with the Ghost in a location in the mundane world with a Menace Condition suitable to the ghost's death Threshold. Upon completing the this journey the Ferryman-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage which also opens the Avernian Gate associated Menace Condition of the location, pulling the ghost in as if it has no Anchors.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Ferryman vary in the following ways
If the person is a Sin-Eater they require Drive 1 and a Skill Specialization Crossroads. This is because becoming a Ferryman is innately intuitive for any of those linked to a Geist, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person is not already a Sin-Eater, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Ferryman which is instructing the character in how to become a Ferryman (even if the Ferryman is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Drive 2 and a Skill Specialization Crossroads. Someone who isn’t already a Sin-Eater and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Ferryman but require Drive 4 and a Skill Specialization Crossroads.
Tags Gained:
Willful Plasm: May spend Plasm instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Plasm when called for POWERS. This does not grant a Plasm Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Psychopomp's Duty: Every month a Ferryman goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Ferryman’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Ferrymen also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Guide a ghost one river deeper into the Underworld
Bane: Guiding a ghost across an Underworld river towards the material world.
Dread Powers:
Open the Hungry Gate: This Dread Power has two aspects, the first being for those who are not bound to a Geist and the second for those that are. The Non-SinEater Ferryman can with a Resolve + Drive roll can shift the Menace Condition of an Avernian Gate to Open and makes them passable for that period. The cost is 1 Willpower and the Duration is 10 minutes per success. The use of this Dread Power exclusive to Sin-Eaters costs 10 Willpower to use, the activation roll of Intelligence + Drive with access to the ghost of the deceased in the Underworld, and is penalized by one die per week the subject has been dead. Supernatural beings that have already died as part of their transformation — vampires, mummies, and Sin-Eaters — can’t be resurrected, nor can anyone who died of natural causes. Other supernatural beings lose their powers when resurrected, becoming a Non-Template. Additionally those brought back have the Soulless Condition.
Underworld Labyrinth: A Ferryman can turn an confined section of the any underground structure in the material world into a space which is known as a Underworld Labyrinth. He does this by spending 3 Willpower and touching a wall, floor or ceiling in the location. The location remains a Underworld Labyrinth for an hour, and during that time the space no longer has a state of Twilight as if they everything there was already in the Underworld and it may be entered through the normal means to enter the area. Anyone other than the Ferryman who attempts to leave the Underworld Labyrinth must succeed at a Wits + Composure check minus the Ferryman’s Resolve each time they attempt to leave the area; if they fail they enter the Underworld equivalent of the location, and if they succeed they can leave where the exit normally leads. The Ferryman may use this to enter the Underworld when he likes. If a Ferryman leaves the area the effect ends immediately.
Death's Route: This Dread Power allows an Ferryman to know the quickest route to a destination. The fastest route isn’t always the safest, and the Dread Power doesn’t reveal any dangers on the way, only a set of directions to the target. If the destination is the subject of the Safe Place Merit, the activation roll is contested by the lowest Resolve + Supernatural Tolerance among any owners. The Dread Power costs 1 Willpower, and lasts for a scene. If the destination is too far away to reach that quickly, the entity must use the Dread Power again.

Pallbearer
It is frequently said that people morning the dead should let go and move on with their lives, that death is a natural part of life and staying overly attached to the dead is unhealthy. What the cynical of the world won't admit but even they know in their heart is that letting the dead be attached to you is even more unhealthy. Some people have a knack and innate itch for unburdening those with ephemeral undead baggage, and the most adept of these are Pallbearers.
Becoming a Pallbearer:
Pallbearer requires opening allow the Doors of a person grieving the death of a ghost which is Anchored to them, in order to convince them to "let go" of that person and move one with their life. The Pallbearer-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Drive if the crafting is done under pressure) must then succeed an abjuration check to remove the Anchored Condition after they have succeeded opening the Doors. Upon completing the this task the Pallbearer-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage, as a toll for gaining the ability to affect the dead's connection upon the living.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Pallbearer vary in the following ways
If the person is a Sin-Eater they require Empathy 1 and a Skill Specialization The Grieving. This is because becoming a Pallbearer is innately intuitive for any of those linked to a Geist, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person is not already a Sin-Eater, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Pallbearer which is instructing the character in how to become a Pallbearer (even if the Pallbearer is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Empathy 2 and a Skill Specialization The Grieving. Someone who isn’t already a Sin-Eater and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Pallbearer but require Empathy 4 and a Skill Specialization The Grieving.
Tags Gained:
Willful Plasm: May spend Plasm instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Plasm when called for POWERS. This does not grant a Plasm Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Compulsive Consoler: Every month a Pallbearer goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Pallbearer’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Pallbearer also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Help someone who is grieving move on from the ghost Anchored to them by Opening their Doors to convince them to and then successfully using abjuration to remove the Anchored Condition.
Dread Powers:
Aura of Grief: The Pallbearer sends out a wave of powerful — and distracting — grief. This Dread Power costs 1 Essence, and lasts for a scene, or until the Pallbearer uses another Numina. The activation roll is made once, but anyone coming within five yards of the Pallbearer must make a Resolve + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance roll. If the activation roll had more successes, the victim suffers a -2 dice penalty to all actions as long as the aura remains. If the victim gains more successes, he is immune to the aura unless the Pallbearer uses the Dread Power again.
Strengthen Anchor: The Mad Scientist can with a Presence + Empathy roll enhance objects, forces, and creature that have the Anchored Condition. It can add to the Defense of a subject against the ghost whose Anchored Condition it is, make the subject's grief stronger, an animal or plant healthier, or an object more robust, gaining the Pallbearer’s Potency + any other Supernatural Tolerance in Health or Structure. This Dread Power can shift the Anchored Condition to Open for its duration. The cost is 1 Willpower and the Duration is 10 minutes per success.
Manipulate Anchor: The Pallbearer can make minor changes to objects, forces, and creature that have the Anchored Condition, such as slightly changing the target of the subject's grief, or make minor changes to an animal’s actions, a plant’s growth, or an object’s functionality. The cost is 2 Willpower and the Duration is an hour per success.

Thuggee
Some view death with a mindless fear which robs them of reason to the point they can't contemplate the topic in any meaningful way, others take it as a natural part of the cycle of existence, and yet others see it not as something profanely frightful nor even banally normal but as something that is preternaturally sacred. Those that become Thuggee are always of this third group. Death has the power to make the world a better place, it can be sweet and merciful, and it can be righteous and just. Thuggee deal in these types of death, and more importantly the type of death they deal is more final and absolute cessation of existence than mere mundane death, this sacred murder allows them to give life to those they deem worthy.
Becoming a Thuggee:
A Thuggee requires a scarf they have devoutly prayed over for the strength to end a wicked person who has committed Atrocities and has no more than 1 Stability Advantage, whom they will murder with said scarf. The Thuggee-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Weaponry if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must kill the person using the scarf to strangle and inflict the damage. After the end of the confrontation the Thuggee-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to dedicate themselves the ending of that person's life and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as their devotion consumes a little bit of their ability to form attachments.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Thuggee vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Thuggee which is instructing the character in how to become a Thuggee (even if the Thuggee is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Weaponry 3 and a Skill Specialization Silk Scarves. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Thuggee but require Weaponry 4 and a Skill Specialization Silk Scarves.
Tags Gained: Faithful
Willful Plasm: May spend Plasm instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Plasm when called for in POWERS. This does not grant a Plasm Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Hand of Judgment: Every month a Thuggee goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Thuggee’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Thuggee also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Use the Sacred Murder Dread Power
Bane: Dying after becoming a Thuggee and coming back from the dead.
Dread Powers:
Judge Worth: The Thuggee can sense if others they can observe are moral. By spending 1 Willpower, he automatically learns the victim’s Virtue, Vice, Aspirations, Permanent Atrocity and current Stability Advantage and Temporary Atrocity. By spending an additional Willpower point, he learns the circumstances of the character’s most recent Atrocity. Subsequent Willpower points reveal older Atrocities. If the Thuggee uses his knowledge against the victim, it earns an exceptional success on a roll of three successes or more. By use of this Dread Power on the records about a subject, a Thuggee can tell if they are alive or dead, and if dead if they qualify for Resurrection of the Righteous Dread Power.
Sacred Murder: By having a scarf wrapped around the throat of a Slasher, or Ensouled being with only 1 Stability Advantage and Atrocity of either type, which in combat requires an Grapple overpower maneuver to place, the Thuggee may spend 3 Willpower and roll a Weaponry + Strength roll contested by the victim’s Resolve. If the thuggee succeeds, it steals the victim’s soul and seals its fate, inflicting the Soulless and Obliterated Condition. The soul is contained in the scarf, and may be used by any being capable of using Souls by handling the scarf. The victim may reclaim their Soul by destroying the scarf which contains their specific Soul but this does not affect the Obliterated Condition.
Resurrection of the Righteous: This Dread Power literally raises the dead. The Dread Power costs 7 Souls to use, and may be used from any object which holds a Soul. It Dread Power only works on those which had no permanent Atrocity, had a Stability Advantage of 8 or higher, and had the Virtuous Merit. The activation roll of Composure + Weaponry as the items are gently draped over a still born infant less than a day old. As the process is successful the infant comes alive and physically transforms into the person being resurrected as they were when they were 7 years old, Gaining the Physically a Child, and Social a Child Persistent Conditions, but remembers everything before their death and only gain Mentally a Child Condition if they also had that at the time of their Death (because of dementia, actually being child, or ect...). Supernatural beings lose their powers when resurrected, becoming a Non-Template.

Storyteller's note: Please consider many famous long dead Virtuous people are likely alive and well, already brought by by a Thuggee, as the availability of greater and lesser Slashers for them to hunt is at an all time high,

Vitae
These templates are Vitae-based, and associated with the damned world of the vampires, where there is no one you can trust because you're just a resource to be exploited. It is governed by the principles of blood sorcery, dangerous byzantine politics, and eternal rivalries. Minor Template in this category may purchase Common Disciplines at Out of Clan prices, and qualify to buy any Merits which are Ghoul Specific. This also applies to Vampire Specific Merits at ST discretion.

Bloodbather
There is life and mystical power in blood, and this is something any vampire could tell you, and most could tell you that with study that life and mystical power can be tapped into. The practice of Bloodbathing is one of the most common ways to tap into that power, and have benefits that entice even Kindred to practice this art.
Becoming a Bloodbather:
Becoming Bloodbather requires devising a bloodbathing ritual, which is described below. The process of devising a bloodbathing ritual (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Occult if the crafting is done under pressure). Upon completing the ritual, the Bloodbather-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage to bind their life force to the ritual.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Bloodbather vary in the following ways
If the character already has the Vampire Tag, they require Occult 1 and a Skill Specialization related to blood magic or human sacrifice. This is because becoming a Bloodbather is innately intuitive for any of those that are already sustained via vampirism, and the little remaining is the mastery represented in that skill and specialty.
If the person is not already a vampire, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Bloodbather which is instructing the character in how to become an Bloodbather (even if the Bloodbather is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Occult 2 and a Skill Specialization related to blood magic.
Someone who isn’t already a vampire and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming an Bloodbather but require Occult 4 and a Skill Specialization related to blood magic.
Tags Gained: Vampire
More than one way to bleed:
There are fundamentally different variants of the Bloodbathing ritual and they are as follows:
Ghoul Ritual: Another character with the Vampire Tag anoints or baths the Bloodbather with portion of their blood and power (Equal to an a Vitae for a Kindred or Strix, a Willpower for another Bloodbather or Horror which also counts as a vampire). The vampire character using their blood to anoint the Bloodbather to fulfilling the Bloodbather’s Appetite is the holder of a Ghouled Peristent Condition over the character whose Appetite they Fulfilled. (Please note the Bloodbather may not be forced to fulfill their Appetite against their will. To accept a vampire providing their power to fulfill the Bloodbather’s Appetite is to accept that vampire as a master.)
Atrocious Ritual: The bloodbathing ritual is described in terms that make it a 2-4 point Atrocity which involve bathing in blood and is committed by the Bloodbather. The Atrocity must be done is a ceremonial way, and its details must be consistent with how it was first described when this minor template was gained.
Cult Ritual: This ritual requires being a top ranking member of a Mystery Cult Initiation (Which means having the 5th dot) whose ultimate secret purpose is to maintain those at top as Bloodbathers through either committing atrocities for the leaders or through sharing the burden of bloodletting among willing devotees. Which way the cults work is defined when founding the Mystery Cult, but either way maintaining the Bloodbather template is the benefit not expressed game mechanic granted by the 5th dot of this particular Mystery Cult. The number of times the cult can fulfill a particular Bloodbather’s Appetite is determined by that Bloodbather’s dots in the Herd merit.
Sanguine Will: May spend Vitae instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Vitae when using a Discipline. This does not grant a Vitae Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Sustained by Bloodbathing: Every month a Bloodbather goes without fulfilling their Appetite she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Bloodbather’s Appetite she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Bloodbather also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Perform their personally devised version of the bloodbath ritual.
Bane: Being longer than a month since fulfilling Appetite.
Dread Powers:
Blood is Life:The Bloodbather isn’t bound by mortal laws of life and death. He’s not indestructible, per se, but if he’s killed by anything other than his Bane, he just comes back in a later scene like nothing happened. Even if he’s destroyed with his Bane, he’s never really gone — someone performing an Atrocity-based version blood bathing ritual in his name can always bring the him back for a sequel story.
Blood is Eternal: This Dread Power literally raises the dead. The Dread Power costs 10 Willpower to use, and the activation roll is Intelligence + Occult. It only works on creatures with the Vampire Tag, and they come back with their Templates intact. The vampire raised from the dead appear from a dark deep shadow with the Confused, and Tainted Conditions, calculating the Diablerie victim as if it were themself.
Allure of the Immortal: The Bloodbather forces a response from the pleasure centers of a living being’s brain, granting ecstatic visions, a feeling of communion with the universe, and sensations of bliss. The Dread Power costs 2 Willpower to activate. If successful, the victim suffers the Insensate Tilt (p. 285). If the victim fails a Resolve + Supernatural Tolerance roll, she gains a temporary derangement for the entity’s Power in days, in a form that binds her closer to the Bloodbather’s wishes.

Storytelling Hints: Bloodbathers and the variety between different types put morality themes in stark contrast. Fundamental to these themes are questions like “How can the value of life be measured?” and “What would the consequences of removing the finality of death?”. While exploring themes that sprout up from

Boogyman
Stalking through the darkness, prowling outside of sight is the greatest source of fear, the unknown. It is the fact that nothing is scarier than letting the imagination fill in the unseen threatening presence that feeds and nourish Boogymen, the classic source of those bumps in the middle of the night.
Becoming a Boogyman:
A Boogyman requires terrifying a person to the point of being broken in madness to the point they are in a fugue through creeping Stealth but never revealing directly revealing his presence. The Boogyman-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Stealth if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must spend at least seven nights terrorizing a person, repeatedly causing breaking points until the victim has all three of these Conditions: Broken, Fugue, and Madness. After the end of the psychological siege, the Boogyman-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to focus their mind on tasting the victim's fear and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Boogyman vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Boogyman which is instructing the character in how to become a Boogyman (even if the Boogyman is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Stealth 3 and a Skill Specialization In Darkness. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Boogyman but require Stealth 4 and a Skill Specialization In Darkness.
Tags Gained: Thought-Form, Vampire
Sanguine Will: May spend Vitae instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Vitae when called for in Disciplines. This does not grant a Vitae Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Feeds upon Fear: Every month a Boogyman goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Boogyman’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Boogymen also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Inflict Spooked, Shaken, Madness, or Broken condition upon a stranger at night.
Ban: Subject to Abjuration and Warding/Binding while using Creeping Shadow Dread Power, using Presence + Composure instead of Power + Resistance.
Dread Powers:
Creeping Shadow:The creature can turn itself into a shadow form by spending 1 Willpower becoming a shadow of itself.
This form lasts for a scene or until the creature leaves it, allowing it to fly at its base Speed, slip through cracks, and flow around obstacles.
Where you can't see: By spending 2 Willpower, the Boogyman can reach into the Gauntlet, the barrier between the material and spiritual world, and draw the barrier around himself as an instant action, concealing and hiding him just parallel to the physical world. The Boogyman is effectively undetectable; when he emerges by taking any action, he becomes detectable again. If he enters combat from his cloak by making an attack, then he adds a +3 bonus to its Dexterity + Stealth roll to make a surprise attack.
Stare from the Dark:The Boogyman’s gaze induces madness and terror in its victims. By expending 1 Willpower and making a roll of an appropriate dice pool contested by the victim’s Composure, the Boogyman may inflict one of the following Conditions on the victim: Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked. For 3 Willpower he may instead inflict the Broken, Fugue, or Madness Conditions.

Incubus/Succubus
The story of the supremely sensual tempter/temptress draining away your vitality with a caress and drink your soul with a passionate kiss is ancient. Fear of those who can use their sexuality as a way to take everything important from you is more of a primordial terror than most modern people realize. This Minor Template is the embodiment of that fear, and uses sex appeal as a lethal weapon to feed upon others.
Becoming a Incubus/Succubus:
A Incubus/Succubus requires using sexual seduction to get someone to swear their Soul to you, sealing the promise with a kiss which also is used to suffocate them. The Incubus/Succubus-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Persuasion if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must complete this deadly betrayal, which is always an Atrocity. After the murder, the Incubus/Succubus-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to focus their mind on drinking in the victim's Soul and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Incubus/Succubus vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Incubus/Succubus which is instructing the character in how to become a Incubus/Succubus (even if the Incubus/Succubus is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Persuasion 3 and a Skill Specialization Seduction. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Incubus/Succubus but require Persuasion 4 and a Skill Specialization Seduction.
Tags Gained: Vampire
Sanguine Will: May spend Vitae instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Vitae when called for in Disciplines. This does not grant a Vitae Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Soul Thirst: Every month a Incubus/Succubus goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Incubus/Succubus’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Incubus/Succubus also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Use the Drink Soul Dread Power
Bane: A person who is in "True Love", (Mechanically represented by mutual True Friend merits in a monogamous romantic partnership)
Dread Powers:
Seducer's Gaze: The Incubus/Succubus’s gaze can charm and beguile. When meeting the target’s gaze, she can spend 1 Willpower and roll Presence + Persuasion contested by the target’s Composure. If successful, the Incubus/Succubus counts as having a perfect impression against the target for Social maneuvers until the end of the scene. This power does not work on beings that qualify as a Bane for the Incubus/Succubus.
Drink Soul: Incubus/Succubus are capable of stealing human souls for sustenance. To use this Dread Power the Incubus/Succubus must be in a passionate and consensual kiss with victim. Once that restriction is met, the Incubus/Succubus may spend 3 Willpower and roll an Manipulation + Persuasion dice pool, contested by the victim’s Resolve. If the Incubus/Succubus succeeds, it steals the victim’s soul and inflicts the Soulless Condition. When Stealing the Soul the Stability Advantage should be record for the Incubus/Succubus, for it Drink Vitality Dread Power. The victim (or her friends) may be able to find a way to restore her soul by killing the Incubus/Succubus, but loses any Stability Advantage of the Soul used to feed the Drain Vitality Dread Power. An Incubus/Succubus can hold as many souls as his Potency + Supernatural Tolerance.
Drain Vitality: Through direct skin contact with a sensual caress Incubus/Succubus can steal Vitae or Willpower (chosen at activation) from ensoulled material beings. The activation roll of Manipulation + Persuasion + Specialization is contested by Stamina + Resolve + Supernatural Tolerance. Whichever character — entity or target — gains the most successes receives points of Willpower or Vitae equal to successes, while the other party loses the same number. Vitae may only go into existing Vitae Pool, but may be drained from any living being without a Vitae pool at the cost 1 Resistant Lethal per Vitae. This Dread Power also allow draining Stability Advantage from Souls the Incubus/Succubus has for Vitae or Willpower at the rate of 1 per Instant Action.

Storyteller Note: Drain Vitality Dread Power allows Kindred vampires to continue to gain sustenance from mortals even after their normal vampiric feeding from humans becomes ineffective.

Masquerader
There is a surprising number of supernatural creatures that wish they could be a normal mortal, for a variety of reasons. These creatures
Becoming a Masquerader:
Opting into the role of being a Masquerader require crafting a mortal identity, complete with alternate appearance that becomes so finely detailed and real it takes on a life of its own in a preternatural sense. The Masquerader-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Subterfuge if the crafting is done under pressure) must successfully masquerade as the Identity and perform an identity affirming act in a location Resonant with Truth which is Open. Upon completing that act the Masquerader-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage, which transforms their merely disguised identity into what is their Mortal Identity Dread Power.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Masquerader vary in the following ways
If the person has the Vampire Tag they require Subterfuge 1 and a Skill Specialization False Lives. This is because becoming a Masquerader is innately intuitive for any of those that are already a vampire, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person is not already a vampire, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Masquerader which is instructing the character in how to become a Masquerader (even if the Masquerader is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Subterfuge 2 and a Skill Specialization False Lives. Someone who isn’t already a vampire and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Masquerader but require Subterfuge 4 and a Skill Specialization False Lives.
Tags Gained: Shapeshifter
Sanguine Will: May spend Vitae instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Vitae when called for in Disciplines. This does not grant a Vitae Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Pull of the Mundane: Every month a Masquerader goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Masquerader’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Masqueraders also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Living a week as the Mortal Identity without changing back to true form
Dread Powers:
Steal Identity: The Masquerader can steal the face, skin, and identity of Non-Template. She must kill the victim first, then spend 2 Willpower, and merge the features of the corpse with its own, turning the corpse into the corpse of the Identity being abandoned as if it had died as the victim of this power died. This is always an Atrocity, and additionally causes the automatic loss of 1 Stability Advantage. The identity is permanently replaces the one used by the Mortal Identity Dread Power. Sanctity of Merits applies to the Merit points invested in the Mortal Identity when losing an old Identity and gaining a new one, with Merits not accounted for belonging to the New Identity being lost if Masquerader does not have enough Mortal Identity Merit Points to cover them.
Mortal Identity: This Dread Power disguises a Masquerader as a human, who need not match race, sex, or body type of the original identity. Using the Dread Power costs 1 Willpower, and the human identity seeming lasts the power is deactivated, by the Masquerader, by someone countering this dread power, or by the Masquerader's death. The human identity is near flawless, automatically winning Clash of Wills with beings less powerful than Archmages for powers trying to detect them as other than human or pierce the identity. While in this Identity the character does not have access to any supernatural powers/abilities, or any Merits applicable when they are in their true form. Merits for this Identity must be purchased separately and the Masquerade doesn't have access to them when in their true form. The Masquerader's Banes and Bans do not apply while in their Mortal Identity, but all damage taken in this form is Resistant Damage. Interactions with Supports while in the Mortal Identity provide none of their positive nor negative consequences as they normally would (Earning XP, releasing Temporary Atrocity, causing Hurt/Exposure, ect...). Atrocity is tracked as if the Mortal Identity was a separate Non-Template without the ability to remove Temporary Atrocity and if it ever would gain a Permanent Atrocity that Identity is destroyed, and a new one must be stolen via Steal Identity Dread Power to be able to use this Dread Power again. Hunted and Surveilled Conditions only apply while not within their Mortal Identity.
Innocuous: This Dread Power does not require a roll to activate and has no cost. The Masquerader is very good at being overlooked. Perception rolls to notice the Masquerader are penalized by two dice when not in its Mortal Identity.

Willpower
These templates are solely Willpower-Based, and associated with the world of mankind, where few things can be either as cruel or as kind as the human race. It is governed by the ideas, both the open and closed mind types. Unlike other Categories of Acquired Skill-based Minor Templates, in this category may purchase anything other than what is normally available for powers or merits.

Hacker
Hacking has a level of urban myth associated, and Hackers can be considered the sorcerors and shamans of our day and age dealing with forces few regular people fully understand. The idea of being hacked invokes the same feelings someone centuries ago may have felt if they thought they were hexed. The our world is filled with that which isn't commonly understood but is commonly used, and those who peek behind the technological curtain find horrors, wonders, and even more curtains to peek behind.
Becoming a Hacker:
A Hacker as defined by this Minor Template is more than being a person who bypasses security measures. It requires breaking into parts of the internet which contain things sane minds were never meant to know and building a Mainframe which acts as their own personal server to connect to that portion of the internet (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Computers if the crafting is done under pressure) and the Hacker-to-be must create and maintain this in a location with a Resonant Condition for Computers, and Data. Upon completing the Mainframe the Hacker-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage. Should the Mainframe be moved to an unsuitable location, be damaged or destroyed they cannot use their Dread Powers until they rebuild a fresh one in a suitable location.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Hacker vary in the following ways
If the person is a non-template they require Computer 1 and a Skill Specialization Hacking; This is because becoming a Hacker is more innately intuitive for those without the distraction of other avenues of power, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person already has a Major Template, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Hacker which is instructing the character in how to become a Hacker (even if the Hacker is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Computers 2 and a Skill Specialization Hacking. Someone who already has a Major Template and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Hacker but require Computers 4 and a Skill Specialization Hacking.
Tags Gained: Erudite
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Inquiring Mind: Every month a Hacker goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Hacker’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Hackers also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Discover a secret through Hacking which is a breaking point.
Dread Powers:
Impossible Access: The Hacker can use any device with a display to which they connect to their Mainframe as a remote viewing screen. The Hacker is able to see through any digital camera the hacker specifically knows of as if it had a direct feed to the Hacker's Mainframe. Using this ability requires the expenditure of 1 Willpower per hour. The Hacker remains aware of its surroundings while surveilling.
Technological Mastery: With a device with as little as a Smartphone in hardware abilities, electrical devices can be caused to fail in the Hacker’s presence. Lights flicker, cell phones get no reception, televisions and electronic machinery randomly turn on and off. In addition, the creature may spend 1 Willpower to either disable any device with an electrical components or seize control of such a device. This effect can turn an equipment bonus into a penalty or, if the device is capable of causing harm, lets the Hacker's attack a character holding or standing near the device using an appropriate dice pool. The attack deals lethal damage and uses the device’s equipment bonus as a damage modifier.
Through a Scanner Darkly: By uploading a clear simple digital picture of the target to their Mainframe a Hacker can see into the depths of its victim’s soul. By spending 1 Willpower, it automatically learns the victim’s Virtue, Vice, Aspirations, and current Stability Advantage. By spending an additional Willpower point, it learns the circumstances of the character’s most recent failed breaking point. Subsequent Willpower points reveal older breaking points. If the Hacker uses its knowledge against the victim, it earns an exceptional success on a roll of three successes or more.

Hunter
Monsters roam the night, and that simple fact produces individuals that would stand against them. Being a monster is more than being a supernatural being, being a monster is carrying the weight of atrocity after atrocity until they irrevocably stain its very nature. It seems the cosmos hates monsters and Hunters can be considered their antibodies.
Becoming a Hunter:
A Hunter as defined by this Minor Template is to have a preternatural dedication for hunting atrocity committing monsters. It requires tracking down a supernatural monster who has Permanent Atrocity and confronting it in a way that removes its ability to perform more atrocities (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Investigation if the crafting is done under pressure and during down time) and then the Hunter-to-be must swear an oath on their very soul to continue to do so. Upon completing the oath the Hunter-to-be spends a Willpower Dot and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Hunter vary in the following ways
If the person is a non-template they require Investigation 1 and a Skill Specialization Crime Scenes. This is because becoming a Hunter is more innately intuitive for those most likely to victims of supernatural power, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty. If the person already has a Major Template, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Hunter which is instructing the character in how to become a Hunter (even if the Hunter is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate, in particular Hunters tend to belong to Mystery Cult Initiations called Conspiracies), Investigation 2 and a Skill Specialization Crime Scenes. Someone who already has a Major Template and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Hunter but require Investigation 4 and a Skill Specialization Crime Scenes.
Tags Gained: Faithful
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Can't lay down the Vigil: Every month a Hunter goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Hunter’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Hunters also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Kill or Capture/Enslave a being with the Hunted Condition
Dread Powers:
Can't Hide from the Vigil: No matter how secure those with the Hunted Conditions think they are, by spending 1 Willpower the Hunter may suddenly appear in the scene in the same are they could use their Surveillance Dread Power on. This manifests in-game as unncanny planning, lucky preparation, clever investigation and possible preplacement just outside what is visible in the scene with proper equipment to enter. Any character witnessing this entrance must succeed on a reflexive Resolve + Composure roll or gain the Shaken Condition.
If the characters have actively taken appropriate measures to keep the Hunter out (barring and locking the door, posting NPC guards, etc.) it will take the Hunter one full turn to break through, giving the characters time to react. If not, it’s just there as a reflexive action and can take one more action before anyone can react.
Surveillance: The Hunter has a specific form of remote viewing he can practice on any being in the same city or general rural area that has the Surveilled Condition. The specifics varies by Hunter and might be able to see through any surveillance camera attached to a network he is accessing, or view from the eyes of a raven that he has put an implant in; perhaps he hears the whispers of Demons telling him what they observe from the Pit. This ability is always flavored by any Hunter Conspiracy the Hunter belongs to. Using this ability requires the expenditure of 1 Willpower per hour. The creature remains aware of its surroundings while surveilling.
Know the Hunted: The Hunter can sense the presence of the Hunted Condition from a distance. The base range is two miles per Rank; Hunters may spend an Willpower to multiply this by 10. If successful on a Wits roll, the Hunter becomes aware of the direction and distance to the nearest being with the Hunted Condition in range.

Ideologue
The world is filled with competing ideologies, none of which are based in reality because ideology by its nature of being an abstract reductionist models because they a mental constructs of finite minds in a complex infinite universe. Any ideology that could be fathomed by a finite mind is by nature inaccurate, but this does not stop from becoming massive movements, or from individuals from pinning their defining identity and unwavering faith in them. The people willing to transcend sanity to become Ideologues in pursuit of their ideology suffer greatly when confronted with irrefutable proof of its flaws, and those that carry the weight of Permanent Atrocity are actually damaged by such proof. This causes an Ideologue to eschew any reasonable examination of or confrontation against their views with a rabid ferocity that demands Atrocity against those that disagree with them.
Becoming a Ideologue:
An Ideologue requires zealotry, blind and deaf faith, and a terrifying desire to see unrealistic beliefs made reality no matter the cost. The Ideologue-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Poltics if the crafting is done under pressure) must become active in an existing political movement (which may or may not also be religious). They must push in ever increasing fervor towards the goals of that movement until they suffer a Breaking Point directly caused by their actions supporting the movement and gain a Broken, Madness, or Fugue Condition as a result, the Ideologue-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to remain dedicated to the Cause and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as the Cause consumes a little bit of their soul.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Ideologue vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Ideologue which is instructing the character in how to become a Ideologue (even if the Ideologue is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Poltics 3 and a Skill Specialization Having Fervor. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Ideologue but require Politics 4 and a Skill Specialization Having Fervor.
Tags Gained: Faithful
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
With us or against us!: Every month a Ideologue goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Ideologue’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Ideologue also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Commit an Atrocity against someone who opposes your Ideology
Bane: Being directly confronted with irrefutable proof of flaws with Ideology
Dread Powers:
Aggressive Ideology: The Ideologue speaks to a person with a Politics + Composure (they must be in a Condition capable of doing so), and plants an idea about the ideology that transformed the character into an Ideologue in their mind. When that person tells someone else the idea, it takes hold in their mind, too, as well as in the minds of whomever they tell. The Dread Power costs 7 Willpower to activate, and is contested by Resolve + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance against the original activation roll's successes.
Hypnotic Rhetoric: The Ideologue can charm and beguile with their rhetoric. When speaking about either their ideology or the target’s, he can spend 1 Willpower and roll Presence + Politics contested by the target’s Composure. If successful, the Ideologue counts as having a perfect impression against the target for Social maneuvers until the end of the scene.
Caviling Eyes: The Ideologue can sense if others they are speaking with measure up to their ideology. By spending 1 Willpower, he automatically learns the victim’s Virtue, Vice, Aspirations, and current Stability Advantage. By spending an additional Willpower point, he learns the circumstances of the character’s most recent failed breaking point which related to the Ideologue's ideology. Subsequent Willpower points reveal older breaking points of that nature. If the Ideologue uses his knowledge against the victim, it earns an exceptional success on a roll of three successes or more.

Second Gunman
There is something extremely emotional jarring about the type of death a sniper can inflict. Add the idea that there may be a secret conspiracy that conceals the culprit, while someone else takes the blame, and you have paranoia fuel enough to drive some people insane. Whatever the truth is, it seems like there is something in the myth of the Second Gunman even if it is never able to be definitively proven. The truth is out there.
Second Gunman are real even though it'd be impossible to prove that to anyone who was even slightLY skeptical. The proof is all implied and none of it concrete. They are the silent red right hands of mysterious cults and secret societies and need to be such. A Second Gunman suffers without a Mystery Cult to command him to kill, and if he has gained Permanent Atrocity it can even kill him to be without it. They are enslaved to sacrificing their morality to the idea of the greater good presented by their Mystery Cult Initiation. Due to their clandestine byzantine nature Mystery Cults usually use their influence to ensure there is an obvious gunman, usually someone mentally ill and provoked with mystical or psychological means, to take the blame for the death the Second Gunman ensures is a successful excecution and not merely an assassination attempt.
Becoming a Second Gunman:
An Second Gunman requires loyalty to an Mystery Cult willing to kill to achieve their goal, and a professional level of shooting with particular excellence in sniping. The Second Gunman-to-be (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Fire Arms if the crafting is done under pressure in downtime) must snipe and kill an Ensouled being on the orders of superiors in a Mystery Cult Initiation. After the kill the Second Gunman-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to dedicate themselves to being the hidden hand of death for those that command them and immediately loses a Dot of their Stability Advantage as their devotion to the Mystery Cult consumes a little bit of their soul.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Second Gunman vary in the following ways
They standardly require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Second Gunman which is instructing the character in how to become a Second Gunman (even if the Second Gunman is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Fire Arms 3 and a Skill Specialization Sniper. Someone who has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Second Gunman but require Fire Arms 4 and a Skill Specialization Sniper.
Tags Gained: Erudite
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the Major Template’s Power Stat.
Always waiting for next mission: Every month a Second Gunman goes without fulfilling their Appetite they lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Second Gunman’s Appetite he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in (filled with Willpower Points or empty). Second Gunman also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Appetite. Unlike Aspirations, Appetite does not grant Beats.
Appetite: Fatally snipe an Ensouled being on orders of a superior with the authority to make such orders with which you maintain Mystery Cult Initiation.
Bane: Having no Mystery Cult Initiation with an Mystery Cult that will authorize you to kill.
Dread Powers:
A Face in the Crowd: This Dread Power does not require a roll to activate and has no cost. The Second Gunman is very good at being overlooked. Perception rolls to notice the Second Gunman are penalized by two dice, this explicitly stacks with What Proof? Dread powers.
Grassy Knoll: By spending 2 Willpower, the Second Gunman can reach into the Gauntlet, the barrier between the material and spiritual world, and draw the barrier around himself as an instant action, concealing and hiding him just parallel to the physical world. The Second Gunman is effectively undetectable; when he emerges by taking any action, he becomes detectable again. If he enters combat from his cloak by making an attack, then he adds a +3 bonus to its Dexterity + Stealth roll to make a surprise attack.
What Proof?: The Second Gunman leaves little trace in his surrounding environment, making investigating him that much more difficult; this applies a -3 penalty on all rolls to perceive him indirectly or to gather Clues about him in scenes where he has been, increased to -6 if he spends an instant action in that scene to further clean up after himself.

Minor Templates
Where Major Templates are things often bestowed upon a character by forces and/or beings beyond a person’s control Minor Templates are the sources of supernatural power that can be mastered with dedication, effort, and the correct secrets. Several Minor Templates are even available to a formerly non-template character. Going through with the rituals to unlock the becoming a Minor Template fundamentally alters a person’s soul to perform

Originally posted by New Condition

Sleepwalker (Persistent)
You are fitful in your slumber, you know and accept on some level that everyone has magical potential and that knowledge and acceptance keeps the weight of the Abyss from your soul. You do not count as a Sleeper witness for Supernal Beings or Magick. Sentient beings without the Mage Template or the Supernal Tag count as Sleepers unless they have this condition.
Cause: Being the target of a Prime 3 Stealing Fire effect, Starting to understand a Supernal Mystery, Undergoing a spiritual journey/pilgrimage
Resolution: Awakening, or choosing to disbelieve that everyone has magic potential, and thus falling back Asleep
Beat: When being exposed to Supernal Magick causes tragedy and hardship for you and your loved ones.

Originally posted by New Condition

Obliterated (Persistent)
More than dead, this being has been sacredly murdered that that their continued existence is anathema to all realities anywhere. The being with this Condition gains a Bane which is triggered simply by existing and counts their Permanent Atrocity as if it were one higher than it actually is for purposes of that Bane. This Condition also applies to any ephemeral or physical beings which are copies of that being such as Ghosts, crafted Spirits or Geotia and even clones with the memories of the original. The Bane leads to Resistant Aggravated damage for simply existing. This condition lasts past death, making any Resurrection of a being with this Condition very brief and painful for the resurrected being.
Cause: Being the subject of a Sacred Murder Dread Power, Being the target of certain Cosmic forces of destruction and judgment
Resolution: None, the Karmic debt needed to qualify to be the target of this condition is never paid in full.

Originally posted by New Condition

Ghouled (Persistent)
Your character has accepted blood/Vitae from a vampire, and this supernaturally obligates you into doing what the vampire wishes. Note this Condition as Ghouled (Character). You may have Ghouled multiple times, for different characters.
Once per chapter, that character may request something of yours, and you may gain a beat if your character does as requested, without rolling to resist. Attacks pools or Hard Leverage Social Maneuvers against a character to whom you have the Ghouled Condition are always a Chance Die.
Cause: Fulfilling the Ghoul Ritual Bloodbather Appetite, A vampire with less total Supernatural Tolerance intentionally feeding from another vampire with more total Supernatural Tolerance
Resolution: Undergoing a certain mystical treatments.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-06-2016, 12:22 AM

Compunction, Hesitation, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
To initiate using lethal force during a scene that would be a breaking point for your characters Stability Advantage if the subjects of your violence were to die you must succeed a reflexive Resolve + Composure check, or spend a point of Willpower. If you fail you may spend an Instant Action to reroll (with the standard -1 for the previous failure). All further re-rolls within the same scene to avoid natural compunction against this type of violence are also instant actions. This does not apply when they character is acting on compulsions caused by the supernatural powers of others, or internal supernatural urges beyond their control. Being supernaturally controlled towards this type of violence, whether internal or externally, is always a breaking point due to its traumatic nature and damage to sense of identity.

Should a character need to initiate lethal force when they are out of Willpower, they may do so but must take one of the following Conditions at the end of the Scene: Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked. If they already have all these conditions they instead choose from this list: Broken, Fugue, or Madness. If they are unfortunate enough to have all those conditions they instead roll three basic stress against a Support. Once a character has only has one Support left they take a Minor Undertaking as a Slasher, and when a character has no Supports they take Major Undertaking as a Slasher and no longer count as an ensoulled being with breaking points. For more details check the Slasher Section.

This mechanic reflects that character's within this iteration of World of Darkness are not video game characters that perpetrate gruesome violence easily without care, and to also increase the value of refreshing Willpower for violent characters, which fits trope of within retelling of the stories characters that regularly engage in battle which is portrayed as gritty, to include real life war-stories, and some police dramas. (think of people indulging vices to "blow off steam" or commit acts of charity because "I had to make sense of it all") It also increases how dangerous creatures that lack breaking points that allow violence seem compared to those that have them; it literally costs them nothing to harm others. It also highlights how compulsions from supernatural forces towards violence are even more frightening for the loss of control. This also helps portray the mental stresses of combat, and battle fatigue.

Supports

This system is a variant of the standard Integrity/Harmony/Humanity/Wisdom/Clarity/Synergy system that tracks a being's ability to cope and blend in with mundane society by a number of personally meaningful relationships with mundane people that character can maintain. It produces a rich cast of NPCs which matter to the characters, both mechanically and for story reasons. Each character begins game with seven such relationships. These relationships need not be positive, and in fact may be downright hostile but if the relationship ended the character would feel a deep personal loss. These relationships provide advantages, temptations, conflicts, Sane Experiences, and vulnerable points that others can try to exploit to each playable character. Each Support is a Minor or Non-Template character with whom a character has a relationship that helps maintain their sanity. Multiple characters may claim the same Minor or Non-Template character as a Support, with the same or different types of relationships and this is a great way to make character ties.

Players should be encouraged to diversify their Supports to flesh out their character to be more than two dimensional, because relationships complicate people.

When calculating a character's Integrity/Harmony/Humanity/Wisdom/Clarity/Synergy, instead use the remaining Full or Empty Supports the character has. Please see Support Loss to explain these concepts.

Touchstones and Supports:
Instead of choosing anything as Touchstones characters instead choose one support as their Touchstone. For Uratha they choose one Human and one Spirit Touchstone.

Support Loss:
Supports can be lost in a variety of ways, but the types of loss can be categorized in two ways. Loss that allows the character to go through the process of replacing the Support without cost and loss that requires Sane Experiences to recover from before they can replace the Support. Think of a Support as a jar of fluid, the fluid is the specific person (or in the case of Uratha, possibly a gaffling spirit) and the jar represents the ability to hold that relationship. Some losses simply empty the jar and it can be refilled overtime with tears, but other types of loss shatter the jar and requires going out to find a replacement. Supports that are loss through Hurt alway require Sane Experience to recover. Supports lost through the wiles of fate, or after they have been fully Exposed may be replaced without cause if the character goes through Grief. As a second option the character may choose the path of Vengance when they lose a Support to the wiles of fate or after they are Exposed, in which case they also require Sane Experience to replace.

Hurt and Exposed Support
Stress and Exposure are system abstractions for tracking two different dangers to Supports. Both Hurt is caused by Stress and Exposed is caused by Exposure in the same way Wounds are caused by Damage. Hurt is damage to the relationships itself and its meaning to the character. Like Wounds there are three levels of severity: Basic, Lethal, and Aggravated. """Copy Paste Bashing/Lethal/Aggravated marking system Here"""

Each Support begins with three boxes to track Hurt and three boxes to track Exposed, possibly modified by their Kink and Comfort.

Stress is the roll that can result in Hurt to the Support. Hurt is damage to the relationship and the character's ability to connect with the Support. Stress has several sources.

First is from certain types Kinks cause Stress to the Support by making the Support start with Aggravated Hurt.

Roll Aggravated Hurt for each Support at the beginning of each chapter. If it is a successful take one of the Conditions listed for the kink that lasts until resolved (Count as Sanity Beats for resolving these conditions). If the kink doesn't list conditions instead treat as a Basic Stress Roll against that Support.

When a character fails a Breaking Point they gain a Condition (See Breaking Points for more information) and Roll 3 Basic Stress against a Support. This reflects internal struggles within the character and may have an outward manifestation in a small narrated conflict between the Support and character.

When a character dramatically fails a Breaking Point they gain a Condition (See Breaking Points for more information) and Roll 5 Lethal Stress against a Support.

Once per game a player may call for a small narrated scene and roll the character's current total Temporary Atrocity as Basic Stress against a Support (if the scene fits the Supports Kink subtract 2 dice from the die pool). If the roll is a success or exceptional success, all current Temporary Atrocity are removed from the character, however on an exceptional success the roll is treated as Lethal Stress instead. If successful the scene always includes horrific hints to the character's monstrous nature that the Support ignores if the stress is insuffient to cause the Support to be lost.

Roll Aggravated Exposed for each Support at the beginning of each chapter. Treat as a Basic Exposure Roll against that Support.

Healing Hurt and Exposed Supports
Healing Hurt to Support may be done once a chapter if the player opts to narrate a brief scene that reflects the strengthening of the relationship, spend a Willpower point or take an appropriate negative Condition with storyteller permission to make a social skill roll that is applicable to their relationship. Each success heals one lethal stress or two basic stress. Healing Aggravated Hurt is best left to specific story arch rewards. The beat gained from overcoming a condition gain in this way is a Sanity beat.

Vengeance
If a Support dies, either through the wiles of fate or because they are fully exposed, the character has an option to choose to seek Vengeance or to suffer Grief. Seeking Vengeance is very empowering, but requires a stated target for Atrocity and essentially burns out the place in the character's heart where they held their feelings for their Support. The Support for which a character chooses the path of Vengeance must be purchased with Sane Experience to be replaced. Support loss through Hurt, even if that Hurt is reflected in the death of of the Support in a fit of rage, do not provoke Vengeance and may not be recovered through Grief even though it provokes the same penalties of grief.

The character trades out a Personal Aspiration towards their stated goal of Vengeance of committing an Atrocity towards a defined target which they can blame for the loss of the Support, and gains the Obsession Condition towards that aspiration. As long as the character maintains the Personal Aspiration to punish the focus of their Vengeance with Atrocities they can not resolve this Obsession condition.

Grief and filling Empty Supports
When a character loses a Support they may suffer Grief, or (if possible) pursue Vengeance. Grief is represented by the Broken Condition. Grief caused by losing a Support through Hurt does not bare fruit in the form of replacing the Support without Sane Experience cost, but the character can spend Sane Experience to replace the Support, which is one way to resolve the Broken Condition. Going through grief when the Support is lost in other ways allows emotional healing and lets the character replace the Support without Sane Experience cost when they resolve the Broken condition gained in this way either by gaining a new support with Sane Experience Purchase or an Exceptional Success on a Break Roll. This represents the flourishing of personal relationships after healthily dealing with tragedy. This may be done by choosing the same Support again if the Support is alive and able to fill that role, or choosing a new relationship with a new individual.

The character may opt out of the Broken Condition gained in this way, which forfeits gaining the Support back for free for supports lost through being Exposed or through the wiles of fate, or inflict 3 basic stress distributed among their remaining Supports as the character deems fit for Supports lost through Hurt.

Kinks
Meaningful relationships are complicated, and in the World of Darkness this is especially true. Relationships with Supports always have a Kink, an aspect with brings conflict and is an expression of what is or is potentially dysfunctional about the relationship. As Aggravated Hurt increases the Kink becomes more and more pronounced in the relationship. Without Aggravated Hurt the Kink is a subtle undercurrent, a relationship blind spot both the character and Support might not consciously know is wrong, but by the time the last Hurt Box is filled with Aggravated hurt the Kink is what shatters the relationship. As indicated above roll Aggravated Hurt for each Support at the begining of each chapter. If the roll is a successful take one of the Conditions listed for the kink that last until resolved (Count as Sanity Beats for resolving these conditions). If the kink doesn't list conditions instead treat as a Basic Stress Roll against that Support. When a kink expressed as a choice between two Conditions, usually the first condition implies that the character is acting upon the Support, and the second that they are acted upon by the Support. Beats gained by overcoming Conditions gained from Support Kinks count as Sanity beats.

Abuse: The relationship is marred by inappropriate violent emotional and physical outbursts. Choose between having the Guilty or Embarressing Secret Condition. Guilty means your character is the abuser in this instance and suffers remorse over harming the Support, and Embarressing Secret means they allow the Support to abuse them.
Betrayal: The relationship has repeated severe violations of trust. Choose between having the Guilty or Notoriety Condition. Guilty means the character is the one violating a meaningful tenent of trust in their relationship and Notoriety means their Support has publicly done that shames the character or revealed personal and private unpleasant truths about the character. to those outside the relationship.
Codependent: The relationship with the Support is defined by serious emotional interdependence. Unlike other kinks the difference between the first Condition and second Condition is whether or not the character is getting her 'enough' time with their Support. Choose between having the Swooning or Deprived Condition focused on the Support.
Controlling: The relationship is one with a struggle for power over the other. This can be a stalker's obsession, unchecked jealousy, or zealous over-protectiveness. Choose between having the Obsession or Leveraged. Obsession means the character is extremely focused on controlling Support. Leveraged is that the character has loss control to the Support, which uses the Leveaged Condition to isolate the character from outside interaction.
Distance: The relationship has emotional or physical distance which acts a wall between the character and Support. This might be because of dissimilarity, callousness on the part of the character/Support, or having to communicate long distance and only infrequent visits.Support has 4 Exposed Boxes instead of 3, Starts with additional Aggravated Hurt
Forbidden: Relationships which others would deny us are more intense. This intensity fuels the emotions which underlie the relationship. While the relationship can still implode from Stress, it has a longer fuse. The Support has 4 Hurt Boxes instead of 3, Starts with additional Aggravated Exposed
Horror: Guilty or Spooked Condition
Insanity:
Rejection: Support has 2 Hurt Boxes instead of 3. May not choose Acceptance Comfort.

Comfort
Each relationship provided by a support also provide some type of advantage. This has the dual purpose of making the player value the relationship, and to flesh out the character's place in the world as defined by their relationships. The merits provided by a Support do not count toward Cover-Up for both balance reasons and because the character is intimately tied with their personal life with the Support by the nature of the relationship, and do not stack with each other free sources of merits but do stack with merits purchased at character creation or with experience.

Acceptance: Your Support is exceptionally understanding and nonjudgemental of you and your faults. This in return has deepened your feelings for them. This Support has an additional Hurt box.
Access: The Support provides access to an otherwise restricted place, equivilant to a two-dot Safe-place. The Support does this without leaving a papertrail back to the character.
Assistance: The Support will physically come to the character’s aid, serving as a one-dot Retainer.
Bankroll: The Support has funds, access to funds, or goods/equipment which she can supply to the character, granting what amounts to one dot of Resources.
Discreet: Your Support is knows how to keep secrets and understands that you want your relationship to remain private. This helps keep them safe against those that would use them against you. This Support has additional Exposed box.
Info: The Support has access to useful information, and can provide the equivalent of one dot of Contacts.
Nepotism: The Support helps you hold a position in an organization, equivalent to a one-dot Status.
Sounding-board: After spending time speaking with Support about a particular problem gain the Inspired Condition concerning that problem.

Support Rules to interface with Alternate Harmony Rules

Breaking Points toward the Spirit:
Dramatic Failure: The character's worldview has been damaged, perhaps beyond repair. The character suffers from traumatic stress. Roll 5 Hurt against a Support and choose from the following Conditions (or create a new one with Storyteller approval): Broken, Fugue, or Madness. Also, take a Beat.

Failure: The character's worldview has been shaken and he probably questions his sense of self, his ability to relate to people, his own moral worth, or his sanity. Roll 3 Hurt against a Support and choose one of the following Conditions (or create a new one with Storyteller approval): Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked.

Success: The character has come through the breaking point intact. He might feel guilty or upset about what happened, but he can cope. Choose one of the following Conditions (or create a new one with Storyteller approval): Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked.

Exceptional Success: The character somehow manages not only to survive the breaking point, but to find meaning in it, to reaffirm his own self-worth, or to pass through fire and become tempered by it. The character takes a Sane Beat and regains a point of Willpower.

Breaking Points toward the Flesh
Dramatic Failure: The character's worldview has been damaged, perhaps beyond repair. The character suffers from traumatic stress. Gain an Empty Support and choose from the following Conditions (or create a new one with Storyteller approval): Broken, Fugue, or Madness. Also, take a Beat.

Failure: The character's worldview has been shaken and he probably questions his sense of self, his ability to relate to people, his own moral worth, or his sanity. Gain an Empty Support and choose one of the following Conditions (or create a new one with Storyteller approval): Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked.

Success: The character has come through the breaking point intact. He might feel guilty or upset about what happened, but he can cope. Choose one of the following Conditions (or create a new one with Storyteller approval): Guilty, Shaken, or Spooked.

Exceptional Success: The character somehow manages not only to survive the breaking point, but to find meaning in it, to reaffirm his own self-worth, or to pass through fire and become tempered by it. The character takes a Sane Beat and regains a point of Willpower.

Permanent Hurt
This lists sources of Aggravated Hurt that automatically apply to a support when they become applicable:

Support has knowledge the Character is a Supernatural being 1
Support has a Minor Template 1

Permanent Exposure
This lists sources of Aggravated Exposure that automatically apply to a support when they become applicable:

Support has a Minor Template 2

Exposure
Exposure of Supports may happen in one of two ways, either the character does something to reveal or risk revealing the importance of the relationship to the supernatural community or a member of the supernatural community deliberately investigates into the mundane people that the character cares about. This can be done through social maneuvering and gaining clues against a character.
Each door opened or clue gained against a character may be turned in for 1 basic Expose against a Support of that character, chosen by the player of the character whose Support it is. If the character investigating or socially plying the character fills the last Expose box of a Support they may narrate a scene with the storyteller what they do with the support they have discovered after the current scene is over which reflects the defensive character's loss of the Support. This may mean they apply the Conspirator condition to the support if they themselves are able to purchase it with Sane Experience as a Support, has an empty Support for which they are finished grieving, purchase with Story Experience as a merit, or kill the Support and possibly provoke vengeance.

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Alternate Harmony where "High Harmony" stat means having more Harmony between spirit and flesh
Uratha are drawn back and forth between their role as apex spirit predator maintaining the balance of the spirit ecology and as beings of flesh in need of human connections. For an Uratha being pulled away from the spirit world is as dangerous to their emotional and mental well being as slipping away from the mundane normal world. To reflect the complex pull towards two different aspects of their nature, which is how Harmony is expressed, Uratha have two types of Supports. These Supports are capped at 5 each, for a total of 10. The first type is Human Supports which are the same as other supernaturals and mortals. The other type of Support is Spirit Supports which represents minor gaffling spirits within their territory which are evident of the spiritual health of aspects their territory. Think of these spirits as ecological indicator species found in the natural world. Like indicator species in the natural world the presence of these low level and often bottom of the food chain spirits show what the environmental factors foster. If these spirits are overfed and progress beyond gaffling shows imbalance, or if they are lost through through hurt, exposure, or vengeance they also indicate damage to the ecology. In these cases the damage represents neglect or abuse by the Uratha (Hurt), over exploitation or deliberate outside sabotage (Exposure) or reckless damage caused by reactionary rampage (Vengeance). Watching over, interacting with and keeping these spirits in line is the spiritual equivalent for a Uratha as maintaining their relationship with their territory. Uratha instinctively feel maintaining the status qua or equilibrium with these spirits keeps their territories, and thus their lives in balance, and they are correct that is a major factor in doing so.

Uratha begin play with 4 Human Supports and 3 Spirit Supports. After their first change some human relationships fall away, and a new spiritual awareness awakens.

Human Relationships
Parent
Sibling
Child
Lover
Rival
Mentor
Protege

Spirit Relationships
Virtue
Vice
Artifical
Nature
Elemental
Magath

Spirit Supports
At 4 or more Spirit Supports they don't need to roll to enter the Hisil.
-1 to Rolls to enter the Material each.
At 1 or less Spirit Supports takes the Primal Urge in Lethal wounds when changing forms.
At 0 Spirit Supports the Uratha loses the ability to reach to the Hisil

Human Support
At 4 or more Human Supports they don't need to roll to enter the Material
-1 to Rolls to enter the Hisil each.
At 1 or less Human Supports treats all Banes as if had 1 Permanent Atrocity higher.
At 0 Human Supports the Uratha loses the ability to reach to the Material

Uratha are not like police. Police merely react to infractions against the laws without concern. Uratha are are much closer to being both game-wardens and the hunters, they react to infractions that endanger but also set population limits that fosters the ecologic health and then thin populations.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-06-2016, 02:39 AM

Applicable Experience
Experience Points are spend toward what they are Purchasing when they are earn, this is to promote organic character growth based on what is happening during the story and freshly within the player's mind. This is recorded on a dated index card representing each experience in a box dedicated to each character.

Earned experience is spent immediately and is recorded on the index card, but not recorded as a number of the character sheet in the 'spent' column until the purchase is finalized, ie experience that only partially pay for something isn't recorded on the character sheet until the final needed is spent. This is to help keep track of partial expenditures so they don't fall between the cracks. Also Experience are segregated into different types to incentivize different character activities to grow in different ways. How the character earns these experience is both fitting and helps shapes the setting towards canon.

Story Experience is earned from Story Beats gotten for Personal Aspirations, most normal beats, and may be spent on Merits and Specializations.

Sane Experience is earned from Sanity Beats gotten from Conditions gained from healing Hurt to Support, other from Conditions cause by Support Kinks. It may be spent on replacing Permanent Willpower and Supports.

Fundamental Experience earned from beats earned from Attendance, each chapter attended is a Fundamental beat. Fundamental Experience is spent on Skills and Attributes, the aspects of a character that most define who they are and what they are capable of and as such should be the most stable part of the character. Limiting access to improving these parts of the character makes character creation a more important part of defining who the character fundamentally is, and increasing these aspects increase the base capacity of the character, and are thus a good gauge of general competency. Also limiting growth in these internal aspects of the character which do not directly interface with the setting promotes experience growth in stats that directly reflect the character's connections to the setting. Character's who are "good at everything" are not as interesting as characters with defined limitations and strengths and this makes better characters in the end.

Splat Experience is earned primarily through pursuing Shared Aspirations added to the character by the template. It has several types and is exlained in the Shared Aspirations section.

Shared Aspirations
Each splat gain three Aspirations beyond their three Personal Aspirations, for mages these are Arcane Aspirations which is a source of Arcane Beats and thus Arcane Experience, vampires have Requiem Aspirations which is a source of Requiem Beat and thus Requiem Experience, werewolves have Primal Aspirations which are a source of Primal Beats and thus Primal Experience, changelings have Stray Aspirations which are a source of Stray Beats and thus Stray Experience, Sin-Eaters have Ossurary Aspirations which are a source of Ossurary Beats and thus Ossurary Experience. These different aspirations often define the unifying goals of the groups they represent, and/or promote styles of play conducive to maintaining themes and motifs presented in Chronicles of Darkness canon. These Aspirations are by definition implied to already exist in the source material but in Frailty Chronicles we assign mechanical weight to them to reward playing to type and promote play consistent with the canon setting. Also let it be pointed out these are the types of Experiences that are spent on supernatural powers and benefits, which are often the most sought after mechanics to add to characters, so the motivation to play towards canon should be significant. Aspirations that naturally fit character types it promotes play consistent with those character types, and rewards playing towards type, making a more consistent setting. Many role players may want to play a special snowflake, but universal application of that trend is detrimental for a cohesive fiction or internally consistent world

Arcane Experience is earned frame Arcane beats, which come from
Arcane Aspirations
These are Aspirations that automatically apply to a character of these paths and orders/ministries and are a source of Arcane beats
Arcanthus: Uncover secrets about the nature of fate and time
Mastigos: Uncover secrets about the nature of the mind and space
Moros: Uncover secrets about the nature of death and the material world
Obrimos: Uncover secrets about the nature of magic and cosmic energy
Thyrsus: Uncover secrets about the nature of spirits and the natural world

Adamantine Arrow: Refine and perfect the self and world through enlightened conflict.
Guardians of the Veil: Maintain the conspiracy protecting the supernatural from the wilting touch of the mundane
Myserium: Study and research profound mysteries and hidden knowledge
Silver Ladder: Guide the Awakened community towards a new Atlantis through enlightened leadership.
Free Council: Advance humanity towards freedom from the Lie through technology and politics.

Hegemony: Maintain the Prison of the Lie through impersonal bureaucracy and enforcing conformity.
Panopticon: Maintain the prison of the Lie through violating privacy, and spreading distrust.
Paetrean: Maintain the prison of the Lie through military force and fear of violence.
Patra: Maintain the prison of the Lie by enforcing dogmatic belief and spiritually dead piety

Cabal/Pylon Aspiration: This Aspiration is chosen by Cabal Consensus, and is gained by the whole pack when earned. This is to reflect the enlightening affect when working towards mutual support to some higher purpose of a mystically themed group. (Cabals and Pylons should have occult symbolism and themes in how they work to reap this reward) This also encourages flavor styles of play.

Primal Experience is earned from beats gotten from Conditions gain in the Sacred Hunt, and from pursuing Auspice, Tribe and Pack Aspirations

Auspice/Pure Aspiration (Static)
Irraka: Out-smart and out-maneuver the prey
Ithaeur: Seek the deeper mysteries about the prey
Elidoth: Respect the dignity of the prey
Cahalith: Cause the prey to flee by letting it know that it is hunted
Rahu: Kill the prey with swift mercy

Pure: Punish the Forsaken for the death of Urfidum

Tribe Aspirations (Static)
Iron Masters: Respect your territory in all things
Boneshadow: Repay a spirit for how it has treated you and yours
Stormlord: Conceal your weakness from friend and foe
Blood Talons: Bravely stand against foes
Hunters in the darkness: Defend or avenge a sacred place

Predator King: Achieve all goals without human tools
Fire Touched: Always challenge falsehood
Ivory Claws: Treat those of lesser lineage as lesser

Pack Aspiration: This Aspiration is chosen by Pack Consensus, and is gained by the whole pack when earned. This is to promote teamwork and pack mentality.

Sanguine Experience is earned from Sanguine Beats from pursuing from Clan, Covenant and Touchstone Aspirations

Clan Aspiration: (Static)
Daeva: Gather the love and adoration of other
Gangrel: Withstand all trials and tribulations
Mehket: Piece the secrets hidden in the night
Nosferotu: Strike terror into those who would harm me
Ventue: Bend the insubordinate under my will

Covenant Aspiration: (Static)
Carthian: Protest, lobby, and make new policies to refine the politics of kindred society
Circle of the Crone: Follow ancient pagan mysteries to revel in my Undeath
Invictus: Enforce the age old feudal hierarchy that keeps kindred society functional
Lance Sanctum: Find solace in serving my divinely provisioned role in God's plan
Ordo Dracul: Study and research to refine my Curse to overcome its limitations

Touchstone Aspiration (Vampire Only): This Aspiration is chosen individual character and always focuses on some goal with their touchstone. Vampire is a game of very personal horror and doesn't necessarily needs teamwork for that to take place. By mandating having possibly contradictory goals over fragile pawns outside of the characters themselves, it supports the themes of interpersonal intrigue and politicking.

Stray Experience is earned from Stray Beats from pursuing Seeming, Universal Lost, and Court Aspirations

Seeming Aspirations
Beast Avoid confinement socially and physically at all costs.
Darkling: Do the bad things necessary for those I care for so they don't have to.
Elemental: Make sense of pure chaos caused by my own actions.
Fairest: Lead those in need through times of crisis.
Ogre: Make the world around me understand that sometimes violence is the only answer.
Wizened: Escape my troubling thoughts through the sanctuary of my artistry.

Universal Lost Aspiration
All Lost by their very nature share this Aspiration, which at the same time is a source of great community and profound treachery among them.
Lost (Changeling): Never be trapped in Arcadia again.

Seasonal Courts
Court Aspirations Examples (Each Court defines its Aspiration during its founding)
Spring Court: Tend the flowers of desire within my own heart and the hearts of others.
Summer Court: Scorch and bring to light like the unforgiving sun those that have wronged me and mine.
Autumn: Reap the harvest of power gained by controlling fear.
Winter: Hide my sorrows under the deepest frozen veils.

Equal Experience Opportunities
The following mechanics represent Aspiration-like mechanics that compel a character whether the character likes it or not. They are the itch that wishes to be scratched and is so satisfying to do so. If you are also using Shared Aspirations, please feel free to make them Shared Obsessions/Maneuvers/Instincts/Bewilderments/Succors. The intention is to provide every Major Template opportunities to explore sometimes neglected themes in their game and be rewarded for doing so.

Obsessions
Obsessions are just like long-term Aspirations, except they relate specifically to a mage’s compulsion to explore the mystical in her life. They could be goals to learn or research specific things. They could be player goals for the character to encounter certain strangeness in the world. They could be goals to use magic in new or extreme ways.
Every Awakened character receives one or more Obses*sions. This depends on your character’s Gnosis dots. A character with one or two Gnosis dots has only one Obses*sion. A character with three, four, or five dots of Gnosis has two Obsessions. A character with six, seven, or eight dots of Gnosis has three Obsessions. And a character with nine or ten Gnosis has four Obsessions.
In addition to the Arcane Beat from resolution, resolving an Obsession also gives the character a point of Mana.
Additionally, Obsessions apply any time an Aspiration could apply. For example, they influence Social maneuvering actions. Any time a character uses Focused Mage Sight Scrutiny and an Obsession applies, the Obsession adds a die to the attempt.

Maneuvers
Maneuvers are just like long-term Aspirations, except they relate specifically to a vampire’s compulsions in how she spends her unlife in the Danse Macabre. They are repeated steps or moves that occur again and again, echoing through eternity. They could be goals in their petty cruelty when dealing with rivals or allies. They could be player goals for the character to experience certain types of tragedy. They could be goals to hold and maintain a certain position or keep their environment in a form that is familiar to them. Maneuvers essentially reflect a static nature and make vampires predictable, like knowing someone’s next move in an elaborate dance.
Every Requiem character receives one or more Maneuvers. This depends on your character’s Blood Potency dots. A character with one Blood Potency dot has only one Maneuvers. A character with two or three dots of Blood Potency has two Maneuvers. A character with four, or five dots of Blood Potency has three Maneuvers.
In addition to the Sanguine Beat from resolution, resolving a Maneuvers also gives the character a point of Willpower.
Additionally, Maneuvers apply any time an Aspiration could apply. For example, they influence Social maneuvering actions. Any time a character Lashes Out with their Beast and a Maneuver applies, the Maneuver adds a die to the attempt.

Instincts
Instincts are just like long-term Aspirations, except they relate specifically to a werewolf’s compulsions during the Siskur-Dah. They are expressions of the werewolf’s most basic fleshly nature, either wolf or human. They could be goals in what they prioritize during the Siskur-Dah. They could be player goals for how the character reacts to certain types of prey they’ll encounter. They could be goals to how they interact with their pack mates. Instincts are reflexes that run deep in a character’s animalistic nature or human subconscious and if pursuing them is a breaking point it is always towards the flesh (or Against the Spirit if Frailty Chronicles rules apply).
Every Werewolf character receives one or more Instincts. This depends on your character’s Primal Urge dots. A character with one Primal Urge dot has only one Instincts. A character with two or three dots of Primal Urge has two Instincts. A character with four, or five dots of Primal Urge has three Instincts.
In addition to the Primal Beat from resolution, resolving a Instincts also gives the character a point of Essence.
Additionally, Instincts apply any time an Aspiration could apply. For example, they influence Social maneuvering actions. Any time a character is actively on a Siskur-Dah and a Instinct applies, the Instinct adds a die to whatever the werewolf is doing.

Bewilderments
Bewilderments are just like long-term Aspirations, except they relate specifically to a changeling’s Arcadian trauma that gives them the impression of being ‘lost’. They are mental maladies resulting from experiencing things beyond human endurance and being transformed by them. They could be goals in deal with unreal problems as if they were life or death situations. They could be player goals for how the character reacts to certain reminders of their time in arcadia. They could be goals to interact in ways which are peculiar. Bewilderments should present a fantastic portrayal of madness reminiscent of fairy tales and/or Lovecraftian horror.
Every Lost character receives one or more Bewilderments. This depends on your character’s Wyrd dots. A character with one Wyrd dot has only one Bewilderment. A character with two or three dots of Wyrd has two Bewilderments. A character with four, or five dots of Wyrd has three Bewilderments.
In addition to the Stay Beat from resolution, resolving a Bewilderments also gives the character a point of Glamour.
Additionally, Bewilderments apply any time an Aspiration could apply. For example, they influence Social maneuvering actions. Any time a character is actively on a invoking the Wyrd and a Bewilderments applies, the Bewilderment adds a die to whatever the changeling is doing.

Succors
Succors are just like long-term Aspirations, except they relate specifically to a sin-eater’s compulsions involving providing support surrounding death They are longings of the sin-eater to bring resolution concerning mortal matters. They could be goals in how they deal with the living left behind after a death. They could be player goals for how the character reacts to certain deathly phenomenon. They could be goals to how they interact with those who are already dead. Succors are always transference or projection of how a character’s inner feelings about death onto others and the outside world, and thus tend to at least seem sympathetic if viewed from the sin-eater’s perspective
Every Sin-eater character receives one or more Succors. This depends on your character’s Psyche dots. A character with one Psyche dot has only one Succor. A character with two or three dots of Psyche has two Succors. A character with four, or five dots of Psyche has three Succors.
In addition to the Ossuary Beat from resolution, resolving a Succors also gives the character a point of Plasm.
Additionally, Succors apply any time an Aspiration could apply. For example, they influence Social maneuvering actions. Any time a character is actively on Manifesting and a Succor applies, the Succor adds a die to Manifestation.

Experience Costs

Attribute: 4 Fundamental Experiences
Skill: 2 Fundamental Experiences

Support: 2 Sane Experiences
Willpower: 1 Sane Experience

Merit: 1 Story Experience
Skill Specialty: 1 Story Experience

Gnosis: 5 Arcane Experiences
Ruling Arcanum: 3 Arcane Experiences
Common Arcanum: 4 Arcane Experiences
Inferior Arcanum: 5 Arcane Experiences
Rotes: 1 Arcane Experience

Primal Urge: 5 Primal Experiences

Blood Potency: 5 Sanguine Experiences

Psyche: 5 Ossulary Experiences

Wyrd: 5 Stray Experiences

Choice of a Primal or Sanity Beat for scenes with Spirit Support.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-06-2016, 02:54 AM

Gaining Personal Banes
Every time a major, minor or complete template gain a Permanent Atrocity they also gain a Personal Bane, which is a situation, circumstance, or material that harms and hinders them, or marks and tells that indicate their unnatural existence. Banes may be described as a fairly common material, or a short phrase describing a circumstance. Alternatively the supernatural may choose a mark or tell as a bane. The bane should be thematically fitting for how they gained the Permanent Atrocity.

For those that choose material or phrase is approved by the storyteller and recorded on the character sheet. Injuries inflicted by the material or when the circumstances described by the brief phrase are applicable cannot be regenerated or healed via supernatural means, it counts as resistant damage of the type normally associated with the damage inflicted. Supernaturally provided armors and supernatural powers don't provide protection from damage gained from the material or during circumstances described by the brief phrase. While circumstances described by the brief phrase are applicable, or in direct contact with the material the supernatural being's max die pool for any action is capped by their Morality Advantage. In addition while circumstances described by the brief phrase are applicable or is in direct contact with the material to the supernatural takes 1 point of Aggravated damage per Permanent Atrocity they have per combat turn. Supernatural powers used by a being with this bane do not work while the bane is in contact with the being, or the circumstance is applicable to the being. Abilities of a supernatural to rise from the dead do not work if this bane was involved with their death.

For those that choose a mark or tell they gain a disfigurement or ambient effect that socially disadvantages them, harms their Support relationships and makes them easier for hunters to track. For supernatural that choose multiple marks or tells their effects are cumulative. These types of bane may only be taken four times and taking it the fourth time resolves in the character losing all their Supports becoming raving deranged monster and an NPC. The disfigurements become increasingly severe the more that are acquired, starting out with a subtle predatory sheen to eyes and an animal musk that won't wash off, up to an actual bestial visage and scaled skin after taking the bane a fourth time. The effects start subtle as a general sense of unease, to as severe as plants withering and food rotting in the beings present after taking the bane a fourth time.
The mechanical effects each time the tell/mark bane is chosen:

• Minimum Aggravated Hurt for each Support is raised by 1, meaning Supports may not have less Aggravated Hurt than the minimum (the first time this is selected it implies immediate knowledge of supernatural nature by the Supports, and thus isn't additive with that effect).
• The character calculates gaining Attention as if he had two higher Permanent Atrocity than he actually has
• The Character requires an additional Door in any Social Maneuvering attempts, an may not make progress until Hard Leverage is used.

Sample Personal Banes
All of these examples match folklore banes for various creatures, and also listed is why they may be thematically correct for how the bane was gained.
While in a home uninvited.
It is totally likely that a violent home invasion could be the event that is the tipping point for gaining Permanent Atrocity
Passing over running water
Whether as a place to dump bodies or actively drown their victims, rivers and streams could feature in the act of Atrocity which earns a personal bane.
Cold Wrought Iron
Unheated metal bars of a cell, hanging cages, many archaic weapons and tools of torture are made of wrought iron which is cold to the touch.
Fire
Cremation, burning people alive or burning down a home are all things that could be the tipping point for Permanent Atrocity.

Switching Banes
Each major template has a switch-able Bane. A major template may change out their Switch-able Bane for one of the other Switch-able Banes from another major template for the cost of 5 Willpower Dots, all spent at once. For many characters this is not possible or would reduce them to zero Willpower dots, which leave them constantly without willpower for the usual detrimental effects. Fortunately for characters who don't have vast bastions of Willpower there is an alternative, if the supernatural has a Mentor with the Bane they wish to switch to, they may do so at the cost of merely 1 Willpower Dot. If the supernatural ever loses that Mentor, either from a falling out of favor or because the mentor dies, the character immediately loses two dots of Willpower and must roll for a breaking point with a penalty equal to the dots of the mentor merit. These mechanics are meant to provide a very broad canvas to paint wildly varying supernatural creatures that creep through folk lore and players imaginations while also propagating factional clumping within the setting through mentor/apprentice relationships making chains of connections between characters. The steep cost to be a solo deviant or the progenitor of a mentor/apprentice tree keeps these individuals rare, and makes them sought after as mentors by individuals with less will.

Personal banes may never be changed or lost.

Changeling
Arcadian Hunters
For every two Permanent Atrocity that a changeling gains, they also gain an Entrapment Clause of their Keeper.

An Entrapment Clause is an action done by or a circumstance changeling may find themselves within which incites their Keeper to send forth a Huntsman to recapture the changeling. The changeling gains the Hunted condition. Should the changeling trigger the entrapment clause again while they have the condition of being Hunted (by a Huntsmen), and all their approaches have been filled by that Huntsman or the changeling has no approaches that they are protected by, that changeling's Keeper will appear and snatch the changeling through a newly formed hedgegate straight back into Arcadia. This is immediately successful and may not be contested by the target in anyway. This assures capture unless an outside party intervenes. The True Fae is only exposed for those anticipating its appearance for the an instant action of the highest initiative count of the turn it appear and any other reflexive actions that could be taken on that initiative count before it vanished with its prize. Should the changeling trigger an Entrapment Clause while they have the Hunted Condition (by a Huntsman) but the Huntsman hasn't met all their Approaches then one of the changelings Supports are abducted by the true fae in the manner it would take the changeling if the Huntsman had completed the approach applicable for that changeling. The Fetch the True Fae leaves in the Support's place shares the Conspirator condition with the Huntsman pursuing the changeling, and changeling deals loss of the Support only after the Betrayed condition resulting the Conspirator condition being resolved. Should an individual or group deliberately attempt to use this phenomenon as a trap for the True Fae, the True Fae instead snatches and replaces a Support of one of those involved in the plot at some point in the present, past, or future where the Support is/was/will be vulnerable to being taken in secrecy. Time and fate have bargains with the True Fae that allow this horrific twist, and this fact is whispered of by sage changelings wishing to share the variations of cautionary tales to keep their associates from such folly.

Each Keeper has five Entrapment Clauses and all changelings of that Keeper know all five Entrapment Clauses that could apply to them with preternatural lucidity which makes it impossible for them to forget. These clauses are unique to each Keeper, and the player may choose an already existing Keeper in the setting, or at storyteller discretion the storyteller may design a new Keeper with new Entrapment Clauses based on player input when a new changeling is introduced into the setting.

Besides being hunted by Entrapment Clauses, each month when a changeling lacks either Freehold or Court membership, or the freehold they belong to has a lapsed Bulwark ritual, they must roll their Permanent Atrocity (0 counting as a chance die) or alert and incite their Keeper as if they had triggered an Entrapment Clause.

This bane may be temporarily suspended for a changeling that uses the Privateer Whisper, and the changeling may instead offer up a token of reprieve to avoid capture even at the hands of their keeper. See the Privateer Whisper for more information.

Examples
Perun, Only-Lord-of-All, The Thunder King
Entrapment Clauses:

Be shocked by electricity
Fail to submit a yearly blood sacrifice of prize winning bull
Submit a blood sacrifice to anyone other than Perun
Walk under a lone tree during a rain shower
Eat any golden colored fruit

Black Annis, Eater-of-Children, Hag under the Hill
Entrapment Clauses:

Disobey an elder with authority if their command is followed by with "Or Black Annis will get you!"
Fail to offer a human child sacrifice dedicated to Black Annis each spring.
Speak Black Annis's name or any of her titles aloud.
Walk under a gnarled oak tree at night.
Touch a dead cat corpse.

Tezcatlipoca, Enemy-of-both-sides, Lord of the Near and Nigh, The Night Wind
Entrapment Clauses:

Receive a wound on the foot
Fail to submit a cannibalistic sacrifice of young man after his honeymoon dedicated to Tezcatlipoca once a year.
Speak any oath of office without loudly and publicly insulting self three times.
See own reflection within an obsidian surface.
Being covered by soot while under the night sky

Seeming Weakness

(Switch-able) Cold Wrought Iron
Injuries inflicted by Cold Wrought Iron are cannot be regenerated or healed via supernatural means, it counts as resistant damage of the type normally associated with the damage inflicted. Supernaturally provided armors and supernatural powers don't provide protection from weapons made of Cold Wrought Iron. While exposed to Cold Wrought Iron the supernatural being's max die pool for any action is capped by their Morality Advantage. In addition when directly in contact with Cold Wrought Iron to the supernatural takes 1 point of Aggravated damage per Permanent Atrocity they have per combat turn. Supernatural powers used by a being with this bane do not work while in contact with Cold Wrought Iron. Abilities of a supernatural to rise from the dead do not work if this bane was involved with their death.

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Note for clarity: "Cold" is an additional quality of the wrought iron, not a production technique, ei the wrought iron must be cold for the bane to apply. This additional requirement is due to wrought iron being much more common than silver that more specific requirements are justified when choosing it as a bane, consider it metaphysical loopholes that balance the cosmic scales of justice. Sunlight is extremely common but its availability is not under direct control of the wielder. When the storyteller is arbitrating the balance new Personal Banes against existing banes they should consider these factors and teak the specifics to towards balance with their best judgement. The listed examples are the benchmarks for this process.
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Mage
Disbelief
When a non-template mortal encounters supernal magic, he cannot usually cope with what he sees. Supernal disturbances trouble non-template mortal who witness them — until the embrace of Disbelief erases all evidence of the occurrence from their minds.

When a non-template mortal witnesses a vulgar act of magic, it always triggers Disbelief. The non-template mortal’s reaction depends on his
Willpower. In many cases, the effects alter or amend the non-template mortal’s memory of the event, but humans have been known to react in unpredictable ways. If multiple humans witness the same act of supernal magic, each interprets it differently according to his Willpower and the resources his unconscious mind uses to explain the event.

Willpower	Memory
1 - 4	Integrity Break Roll with penalty of -3 Dice. Additionally the Sleeper completely forgets that he ever saw anything unusual even if he succeeds.
5 -7	Integrity Break Roll. Additionally to a normal breaking point, on a failure he forgets what he sees.. Additionally on a success he'll have a feeling of unease and might remember events later as if they were something he dreamed. On a exceptional success he misinterprets what he sees; he might mistake a spell for a technological phenomenon or anything to explain it away in “normal” terms.
8 - 10	Integrity Break Roll. Additionally on a success or exceptional success he remembers everything. Otherwise he misinterprets what he sees; he might mistake a spell for a technological phenomenon or anything to explain it away in “normal” terms.

Also, the powers of supernatural creatures do not trigger or experience the effects of Disbelief. Vampires, werewolves, spirits, ghosts and other strange beings can use their powers freely before the eyes of non-template mortals.

A non-template mortal who witnesses a might very well unravel that spell with the force of his Disbelief. The result is an extended action, accumulating successes over time. In the first turn in which the spell’s effect is witnessed, roll the non-template mortal’s Resolve + Composure and compare the successes to the spell’s Potency. If successes exceed Potency, the spell is dispelled. If they are equal to or less than the spell’s Potency, the spell is unaffected. Every 10 minutes thereafter for the rest of the scene, roll again and add successes to the running total. Once successes exceed the spell’s Potency, it is dispelled. A mage might try to hide the effect from a non-template mortal, but if the non-template mortal sees it again any time during the scene, his new Disbelief successes are added to his previous successes. (Note: If the action has moved on to another location, but the spell remains, Storytellers can assume one success on this roll per Sleeper per 10 minutes that pass, until the spell is unraveled. For example, a Potency 3 spell in a room with two Sleepers is unraveled in 20 minutes.) If a Sleeper leaves the scene of the spell, rolls are no longer made for him. This leaves supernal magic very vulnerable to crowds of non-template mortals.

Additionally in a similar way werewolf Lunacy makes people discredit recordings of werewolves in alternate forms, disbelief does so with recordings of supernal magic.

This bane may be temporarily suspended for a mage that Plant the Seeds of Awakening. See Plant the Seeds of Awakening for more information.

Paradox
When mages use overt magic the are painful consequences. Certain spell effects are noted as vulgar and when a mage casts a single vulgar spell or three covert effects within the same scene they suffer a (Permanent Atrocity + 10 – Morality Advantage) penalty to that and successive attempts to use magic in that scene and the power inflicts 1 point of Resistant Bashing equal to the power's dot value to its wielder. This can be lowered by one if the mage is using a rote, another if they are using a ritual tool, and one for each mana they spend solely to mitigate Paradox. These steps can never reduce the Resistant Bashing damage below 1, and fail altogether if there is a non-template mortal witness.

In addition to the above when a mage does a vulgar spell they risk allowing some of the abyss inside the world. This only applies to vulgar spells, not three or more coverts spells within the same scene. Roll the amount of Resistant Bashing that the mage took as a die pool and consult the table below for effect.

Successes	Severity
1	Havoc
2	Bedlam
3	Anomaly
4	Branding
5	Manifestation

Paradox Duration
Paradox’s duration depends on the Wisdom of the caster who invokes it. (The duration of a Havoc Paradox is equal to the Duration factors of the spell that goes haywire.)

Wisdom – Permanent Atrocity	Bedlam	Anomaly, Branding, Manifestation
10	One scene	One scene
9	One scene	One scene
8	One scene	One scene
7	One scene	One scene
6	One scene	One day
5	One scene	Two days
4	Two hours	One week
3	12 hours	Two weeks
2	24 hours	One month
1 or less	Two days	Indefinite*

* If the mage has a Wisdom – Permanent Atrocity score of 1 or less, the Paradox has an indefinite Duration. The method of canceling such an effectively permanent Paradox effect is up to the Storyteller discretion.

Havoc
The mage’s spell is no longer under his control and is considered a Havoc spell. It affects a randomly chosen target (or targets, if multiple targets were factored into the casting) instead of the caster’s declared target(s). The caster himself
is included in this pool of random victims. The new target must be of the same type — if the mage targeted a living person, then the pool of random targets include only living people. If the mage’s target is an object, then only objects are
affected. If the caster is the only viable target present, he is the target of his own spell (unless he was its originally intended target, in which case the spell affects a target of a different kind, such as an object).
The new target — including the mage himself if he is the spell’s new target — can contest or resist the spell if it is normally allowed (see the spell’s description).
In addition, the mage’s Wisdom – Permanent Atrocity is rolled:
Dramatic Failure: The spell’s desired effect is reversed. A blessing becomes a curse, a magical perception spell blinds the mage to all resonance, or an attack spell helps the target instead.
Failure: The spell’s desired effect is reversed, as above.
Success: The spell’s effect is unaltered.
Exceptional Success: The spell’s effect is unaltered and the mage gains a +2 dice bonus for any attempts he might make to dispel the Havoc spell.

Since the spell is no longer under the caster’s control he cannot dismiss it at will.

A Havoc lasts for only as long as the spell’s Duration. Note that spells with a concentration-based Duration become transitory; the Storyteller rolls a single die and the result is the number of turns the spells lasts.

Bedlam
The Mage gains a derangement as a piece of the Abyss touch her soul. Unlike a mundane derangement this may not be contested with a Resolve + Composure roll and is considered always active for the duration of the paradox. This may upgrade a mild to a severe derangement.
If the Storyteller feels that the character acts in opposition to the derangement, he can warn the player to change his action. If the player persists, the Storyteller can levy a Willpower point penalty against the character, rationalizing that he exerted his will to go against the grain of his Bedlam’s madness.

Anomaly
Reality cracks open, the local laws of reality are rewritten randomly, and impossible things take place.

The area affected is usually a radius around the caster of 20 yards per dot of the highest Arcanum used in the spell that invokes the Paradox. Anomalies are not affected by non-template mortal Disbelief.

The important thing about Anomalies is that they’re unpredictable. The Storyteller chooses their effects and defines the rules on how they affect the area and/or characters. Storytellers
should get creative and strive to confound the caster’s expectations.

Branding
The mage’s appearance is afflicted by his misuse of magic. He wears the spell’s warped skein on his skin.

Arcanum Dots	Brand
1	Uncanny Nimbus
2	Witch’s Mark
3	Disfigurement
4	Bestial Feature
5	Inhuman Feature

The Storyteller should create an appropriate
Brand as needed, one that seems to
symbolically represent the character’s Vice.

Some examples are provided below.
Uncanny Nimbus: The mage’s resonance aura is
disfigured by his Vice and become obvious to any being with supernatual senses. Anyone with any type of supernatural perception can see it. An Envious or Prideful mage’s aura might be weaker when affecting others and seem stronger when affecting the mage himself. A Greedy mage’s aura might not affect others at all, although its presence is still obvious. A Wrathful mage’s aura might seem threatening to others, although it cannot harm them directly. These effects are not concealable with magic.
Witch’s Mark: The mage bears a weird but non-prominent blemish that is visible to Sleepers. He might have luminous motes in his eyes (Lust or Greed), his body radiates heat (Wrath) or cold (Envy), or there is a grayish pallor to his skin (Sloth). In addition, he has an uncanny nimbus, as above.
Disfigurement: The mage bears a prominent blemish that is visible to Sleepers, such as a metallic sheen to his skin (Pride), the pupils of an animal (Wrath or Gluttony), a bizarre tenor to his voice (Lust, Envy, Greed). In addition, she has an uncanny nimbus, as above. She suffers a –1 dice penalty to Social rolls with Sleepers (except Intimidation Skill uses) and calculates his Attention as if her Permanent Atrocity was 1 higher..
Bestial Feature: The mage gains an animal trait, such as claws (Wrath; +1 dice, lethal damage), fangs (Envy or Gluttony; +1 dice, lethal damage), horns (Pride; +2 dice, lethal damage), a tail (Greed or Lust; it has half the mage’s Strength, rounding up), fur or scales (Sloth or Pride; one armor point). None of these features can be concealed easily.
He suffers a –3 dice penalty to all Social rolls (except Intimidation Skill uses) and calculates his Attention as if her Permanent Atrocity was 3 higher..
Inhuman Feature: The mage gains an inhuman trait, such as a bestial feature that is clearly demonic or supernatural. Maybe his tail is forked or his eyes glow. Or he might be surrounded by a cloud of flies (Gluttony or Greed), a miasma that causes plants to wither (Sloth or Envy), a herd of crawling vermin (Pride or Lust), or a pall of smoke (Wrath).
He suffers a –5 dice penalty to all Social rolls (except Intimidation Skill uses) and calculates his Attention as if her Permanent Atrocity was 5 higher.

Manifestation
An entity from the Abyss enters into the Fallen World. It manifests somewhere within the area around the mage who invoked it, usually no farther away than 10 yards per dot of
the caster’s Gnosis. It does not necessarily appear within sight. It might manifest below the mage, in the sewers, or in an unseen room beyond the nearest wall. The descriptions on the following are a guidelines for power level, not form, because the abyss is nowhere as predictable.

Arcanum Dots	Entity
1	The manifestation could be mistaken for a cruel minor spirit. It is of Rank 1 (with 5-8 Attribute dots) or 2 (9-14 Attribute dots). This entity exists in Twilight and cannot cause direct harm, but it can cause any number of minor problems. It has some influence over the material world, like a spirit.
2	A more powerful and menacing entity (Rank 3, with 15-25 Attribute dots) manifests in the material realm. It is malicious and hurts all it can. It has a keen sense of timing, causes various hassles and has powers.
3	Entities of this intensity are more complex and capable (Rank 3 or 4, with 26-35 Attribute dots), driven less by pure instinct and emotion and more by thought and planning. They are also powerful enough to manifest a physical form and interact with the material world. They are cunning enough to pretend to have the mage’s interests at heart, while leading him astray. The promises of such creatures are not to be trusted.
4	The entity’s power is equal to that of the mage in every respect. Such entities range from murderous monsters that stalk and kill the mage’s loved ones (or enemies, pinning the blame on the mage) to seductive manifestations of the mage’s darkest desires. Beings of this power require specific conditions for banishing them.
5	The mage draws the attention of a truly powerful entity (Rank 4 or 5, with 36-45 Attribute dots). The entity may try to destroy the mage or possess his body. Alternately, it may attempt to seduce the mage with promises of power, knowledge and the fulfillment of his desires. The entity remains in the world until either banished by the mage who summoned it or until the mage’s death. In the past, the orders have sanctioned the execution of mages responsible for calling such entities into reality.

(Switch-able) Paradigm Paradigm is one's conception of how supernatural abilities should. All supernatural effects are a product of will, but the psyche isn't well equipped to channel reality twisting effects without ascribing it some rationale. Paradigm is an intellectually consistent framework of why supernatural abilities works that serves as 'insulation' between the supernatural being and the power they wield.

In practice, a paradigm has two parts. First, it's a philosophy or methodology, an understanding of why and how supernatural powers work. This can be any known framework, so long as it's internally consistent and follows after mortal metaphysical tradition at least a hundred years old (though pseudo-sciences that old also work). Pseudo-science less than a hundred years old lack some quality that makes them suitable for use as a paradigm, while accurate and 'real' scientific theory fails entirely regardless of age. Increased supernatural powers may be understood as the ability to frame more and more abilities in the context of one's paradigm.

Secondly, and more concretely, it's a set of physical actions (formally called methods), locations prepared for the purpose, (called sanctums or laboratories) and/or physical objects (called implement or instrument) that the supernatural being uses to use its powers.

Paradigm always reflects a core aspect of the supernatural using it, tied to either its mortal upbringing, traumatic events that introduced it to the supernatural while still mortal, or the deep connection to the being that mentored them changing their Bane, and as such those that successfully identity a supernatural's paradigm gain the Informed Condition in relation to the contesting or identifying the supernatural creature's powers once per chapter. Additionally abilities of a supernatural to rise from the dead do not work if rest-in-peace practices appropriate to their paradigm are performed for them.

Each supernatural being with the Paradigm Bane defines what broad belief system they are tapping into to perform their spells or powers. Feel free to use one of the following sample Paradigms that is appropriate to your character or how your character gained the Paradigm bane, or use them as a measuring stick to judge what is appropriate in breadth of a belief system.

Somesample paradigms:

Emergent Entheogenic Ritualism (Spontaneously arising spiritualism from psychotropic journeys)
Ceremonial Magic: Enochian Invocation (calling angels)
Ceremonial Magic: Onmyōdō
Ceremonial Magic: Hermeticism Goetia
Ceremonial Magic: Hermeticism Alchemy
Ceremonial Magic: Qigong
Mad Science: Aetheric Electromagnetism
Mad Science: Paranormal Psi Testing
Mad Science: Harmonic Mesmerism
Mad Science:
Mad Science: Hellenic Vitalism
Mad Science: Phrenological Surgery
Prayer & Religious Practices: Christian Theurgy
Prayer & Religious Practices: Sufi Mysticism
Prayer & Religious Practices: Hermeticism Theurgy
Prayer & Religious Practices: Kabbalism
Prayer & Religious Practices: Mesoamerican Blood-Letting
Prayer & Religious Practices: African Tribal Shamanism
Prayer & Religious Practices: Theosophic Meditation
Prayer & Religious Practices: Vodoun Invocation
Prayer & Religious Practices: Shaolinquan
Prayer & Religious Practices: Neo-celtic derivative
Prayer & Religious Practices: New Age practices
Prayer & Religious Practices: Shinto Animistic Practices

Tiers of spell/power familiarity
When a character has Paradigm Bane it begins to track different levels of familiarity with their spells and powers. This is simply not applicable to supernatural beings without the Paradigm Bane.

An Improvised Power/Spell is just that – something within you the defined preview listed in the Game Book. For those without the Paradigm Bane this is their maximum level of familiarity they can gain. For this spells/powers with level of familiarity requires the use of Yantra to avoid the penalties of not using Yantra for those with the Paradigm Bane.
A Praxis is a power/spell you’ve become especially practiced at, iconic for your character. You get one with every dot of Power Stat, and can buy more with Experiences specific to your major template. When a supernatural uses one of her praxes, all Tools (NOT all Yantras – Tools are a subset, as you’ll see) count as being Dedicated. Only major template characters with the Paradigm bane have these. Praxis powers/spells may be used without Yantra without penalty, but still benefit from the bonuses of using them.
A Rote Power/Spell is studiously designed by a Supernatural with who has all five levels available in game of that Power (Advanced Disciple for Vampires, Master Arcanum for Mages, All five renown version of a Gift, a 5 dot Contract for Changelings, etc…) and either cast by following the instructions in an instructional tome created by or learned internally with Experiences specific to your major template. Rotes codifying the structure of supernatural powers and spells in the symbols of the Paradigm and the cosmos. Designing such rotes requires making an instructional tome, or spending the Experiences specific to your major template to burn it into your supernatural consciousness. (This second option makes it unforgettable, even by mystical tampering or even the most severe psychic trauma) You can only use Rote Power/Spell made by a those of the same Major Template, Supernatural Faction (Covenant for Vampires, Courts for Changelings, Tribes for Werewolves, Orders/Ministries for mages) and Paradigm. All three must match, and this is an important factor as to why mentor apprentice relationships have the foundation of being the same Major Template, Supernatural Faction, and Paradigm. Rotes always have specific skill associated with it chosen by the Rote creator, and always has the exact same collection of Yantra every time. The user of the Rote must use the Yantra the Rote has specified or they are to use the Rote and gain its benefits.

All three use the same dicepool. If you’re casting a rote out of a book (which takes hours), or one you designed yourself, you get the rote factor (reroll failures) on the roll. There are other benefits of rotes, chiefly around Paradox for Mages.
Yantras
supernatural powers and spells are acts of transforming will to power. A supernatural needs no more than that — just the ability to think clearly enough to form an imago is enough to work supernatural powers and spells. But supernaturals have human minds, and humans find the focus necessary to form and maintain all but the simplest imago at the drop of a hat is elusive at best. Instead, supernaturals do what all humans do: they use semiotic shortcuts. Just as a first-grader may learn “Roy G. Biv” as a mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow, so a supernatural uses symbolic times, places, words, items, and movements as a key to forming an imago. The Diamond Mages call these keys “Yantras,” after the Sanskrit word for a mystical design or apparatus. The Free Council prefer the more prosaic “Instruments,” focusing on their grounding in humanity’s acts of creation, while the Seers know them as “Chains,” mystic signatures burned into the Fallen World by the hands of the Exarchs. Vampires call these as “Sapor”, while werewolves snarl “Enki” in the First Tongue, changelings bemusedly refer to them as “Stipulations”, and Sin-eaters say “Piths”. For ease of overview the these rules we will being using the term Yantra, as mages are the major template with the Paradigm Bane by default.
Those who don’t have the Paradigm Bane often mistake the medium for the message, believing that the Yantras associated with a given working are in and of themselves sources of power. This belief — that anyone can work supernatural powers and spells with the right combination of items, motions, and words — is sadly mistaken. To a supernatural, they are aids to concentration and keys that unlock parts of an imago held in memories.
There are three broad categories of Yantra Places, Actions, and Tools. These are defined in more detail in their respective sections of this Bane. The distinctions have between these categories affects such things as what can and cannot be Dedicated, which rely upon environmental Conditions, and which only require the user to be capable of an appropriate action.
Semiotics
Each Yantra has a meaning above and beyond the Yantra itself — to the supernatural who wields it, a crystal rod is a tool of clarity and a means of action at a distance, of touching beyond one’s grasp. To some supernaturals, it is a symbol of male sexuality. Others see it as a means of channeling power and removing illusions. Still others see it as a tool of command. All of these things are true — this crystal wand is a reflection of the Crystal Wand that casts a shadow on the wall of Plato’s cave.
In order to use a Yantra, a supernatural has to recognize a specific symbolism in the tool. That reflection then factors into her arcane understanding, enabling her to use that symbol as the foundation for an imago. Rather than drawing a picture of what she wants freehand, she instead has a stock images she can trace or use as inspiration. The more Yantras she uses — whether different interpretations of the same tool or different tools altogether — the more basis she has for her imago, making it easier to form.
Naturally, using Yantras in this way has its limits — if the supernatural can’t fit any of their specific Paradigm appropriate symbolism/methodology associated with the Yantra into her working, she can’t use it to bolster her supernatural powers and spells. A Guardian of the Vielmight set up a Chamber of Veils that she uses to hide truths and reveal secrets, but unless she can connect her Supernal understanding of the Chamber of Veils to a place of healing, it won’t help her when a cabal-mate stumbles through her door holding his intestines in place.
Unlocking the Imago
When a supernatural uses a Yantra in the working of a spell or power, she adds bonus dice to her spellcasting or power dice pool. The number of dice varies by the Yantra that she uses. These bonus dice can help eliminate penalties to her dicepool, or provide bonuses. A supernatural can only get so much help from Yantras — after offsetting any penalties, the maximum bonus from all her Yantras combined cannot exceed 5 dice.
A supernatural may want to use as many Yantras as possible in her spellcasting or power, especially for powerful acts of supernatural powers and spells. She can however only access so many pieces of supernarual knowledge at once. To reflect this, the number of Yantras she can apply to a given spellcasting pool is limited by her Power Stat. If she uses one ritual item in many ways, each individual use counts as one Yantra for this limit.
The number of Yantras you can use are:
Power Stat Yantras
1 or 2 2
3 or 4 3
5 4

It takes time to draw upon the mystical sympathy of objects and actions. A supernatural can draw upon one Yantra as a reflexive action when casting a spell or using a power; each further Yantra extends the casting time or time to activate the power by a turn. Someone who wants to interrupt an involved casting thus has plentiful opportunities to snatch away mystic items, block out the light of the full moon, or just shoot the supernatural in the head.
Penalty of not using Yantra
If the supernatural being tries to use a spell or power without their Yantra, which isn’t a Praxis spell or power (usually either because they're trying to be subtle, because they are rushed, because they lack their materials or are unable to use them), then they can still use the power, but it suffers a (Permanent Atrocity + 10 – Stability Advantage) penalty and the power inflicts 1 point of Resistant Bashing damage equal to the power's dot value to its wielder. (For mages this is in addition to any damage done by Paradox).
Place
Supernaturals seek out — or create — locations that border the sources of their power in the hope of using that proximity to aid in their use of spells or powers. Others find places — or times — where the world comes into harmony with what they are trying to accomplish without any specific proximity. Places all require certain Environmental Conditions to be useful as a Yantra, these are detailed below.
Demesne
Many mages enhance their ritual space with a soul stone, turning it into a weak form of Verge. Mages most often decorate their ritual spaces according to their Order — a Mystagogue’s ritual space may be a storehouse of knowledge that reflects the Order’s Tarsi Archive, while a given Libertine may fit hers out as a machine shop or embed the soul stone in a sacred tree.
A Demesne is of most use in ritual casting. It provides a prepared, sacred space where the mystic can work without the interruptions of the Lie; only a few (such as a dojo used by an Adamantine Arrow to practice sacred weapon forms) are of any use with instant spells and then only in defense of the Demesne. Beyond that, the construction and sacred tools within a Demesne determine what supernatural powers and spells it can apply to. An Obrimos Libertine’s machine shop helps with spells that build, repair, or dismantle for those that share the Paradigm of the mage whose soulstone acts as the source of the Demesne, and in this example the Paradigm is Aetheric Electromagnetism. An Thyrsus Arrow’s training room helps with spells involving duels, preparation for battle, self-mastery for those that share the Paradigm of the mage whose soulstone acts as the source of the Demesne, and in this example the Paradigm is Shaolinquan. A Mastigos Guardian’s Veiled Room helps with spells of disguise, misdirection, and uncovering truths for those that share the Paradigm of the mage whose soulstone acts as the source of the Demesne and in this example the Paradigm is Hermeticism Goetia.
One of the best benefits of using a Demesne is that it always has the Open Condition for using magic appropriate to its Paradigm and Ruling Arcanum unless specifically temporarily suppressed by a supernatural effect.
Effect: Casting in a Demesne has a +1 modifier
Environment
Places and times can be beneficial to using supernatura if they reflect the spell or power a supernatural is using. An depending on the paradigm it may be appropriate to use the sun at noon to see through falsehoods, while various types of shamanism or varieties of mysticisms might use the light of the full moon reflected in a pool of water to scry across vast distances. Location is just as important — many religious based paradigms seek out churches of their faith to perform spells or powers of persuasion, command, and stewardship.
An environment has to link to the spell or power itself, not just the supernatural. The Obrimos in a church cannot use it as a Yantra to magically charge her cellphone. The supernatural powers and spells must link to what mundane humans know about a place or time, not because their perceptions cause the magical harmony to the effect but because they act as unconsciously reflect the magical attributes of a place. This is reflected by the environment having a Resonant Condition appropriate to the Paradigm of the supernatural and the specific spell or power used.
Effect: Casting in an appropriate location grants a +1 modifier.
In-Between Places
There are places where the two things naturally held apart come together, and such places hold great supernatural significance. Each major template has a type of place which is attuned as suitable to be used as a Yantra for them. Werewolves have open Spiritual Verges, mages have a variety of supernal Verges, changelings have open Hedgegates, sin-eaters have open Avernian Gates, and Vampires have
Spiritual Verges act as temporary doorways between the hisil and mundane world, and while they are open, which is an event tied to specific conditions unique to each verge, Werewolves with the Paradigm Bane may use any Open Spiritual Verge as a Yantra for any gift.
Supernal Verges are places where the Supernal touches the Fallen World, and Mages find it much easier to draw power through an imago. Such places are natural Yantras, lending their power to those within. Each Supernal Verge teems with the power of one of the Supernal Realms, and lends its power to the Ruling Arcana of that Realm.
Supernal Verges are thus as valuable for their versatility as their power. In a Pandemonic Verge, any spells that use the Mind or Space Arcana can draw upon the Verge’s power, be that a long ritual to superimpose two locations or a simple spell to fuddle an opponent’s senses. A supernatural in a Supernal Verge can use his mystic connection to the Watchtower to use it as a Yantra on any ritual spell that doesn’t involve the path’s Inferior Arcanum.
Changelings have the ability to open Hedgegates in a large variety of places using easily accessible conditions, giving them the most ready access to In-Between Places of any major Template. This is not without side effect because after the Hedgegate has finished being Opened condition it does not simply cease to be, it instead has a Strengthened condition to reflect a heightened connection between the Hedge and the mundane world. This leaves that a place where True Fae, hobs, changelings, and some of the more cleaver hedgebeasts can use Glamour to exit the Hedge into the mundane world. Changelings may only use newly created and Open Hedgegates as In-Between Places.
Sin-eater have the innate ability to use Plasm to push subterranean locations that have a Strengthen Condition in relation to death to become an Open Condition for an Avernian Gates which leads to the Great Below. While that Open Condition lasts sin-eaters with the Paradigm Bane within the Avernian Gate or at either side of its mouth may use it as an In-Between Place Yantra. This of course is risky due to allowing things to escape the Underworld.
Vampires are interesting in that their In-Between Place is actually being present at the time and place of an Embrace. This makes the site momentarily, never less than the turn of the embrace but never longer than minute and averaging around 30 seconds, Resonant with ‘Damnation’ that is specifically attuned for vampires using it as a Yantra. This is something that only vampires with a Paradigm appropriate specialty in the skill they use for knowing about their Paradigm would be aware of.
Effect: Casting in appropriate In-Between Place has a +2 modifier.
Actions
Everything a supernatural does can be supernatural powers and spells. Different Supernatural Factions teach ritual gestures that bring the imago of a rote to mind through conditioning and muscle-memory. Supernatural Languages allows a supernatural to intone or write her spell or power’s intent not in the imperfect tongues of the mundane but the a sacred. A supernatural can even hold her power or spell’s imago in her mind, focusing on it beyond the point of creation in order to maintain supernatural will upon the world.
Some supernaturals use actions as Yantras to get out of a bind — even stripped naked and chained in a cannibal killer’s dungeon, a mage can speak words of High Speech and focus upon the imago of a spell. It takes a little practice to get used to, but given a little time to breathe he can work spells far easier than if he formed an imago from whole cloth.
Concentration
Many spells finish when the supernatural forces the some aspect of the world to change through will. Some hold on for as long as the supernatural can impose her will. It’s a draining task, but worth it. Most common is a supernatural that holds her imago in her mind. If she’s particularly skilled in a supernatural language, she may find it easier to keep the spell in mind by slowly translating her imago into runes back again, focusing on them. In either case, she must focus on the spell and only the spell. If she wavers, the effect is lost.
On a basic level, concentration is a supernatural exerting her will over even her own mind, forcing herself not to weaken. As such, it’s a symbol of ongoing action — and a means to have a spell last longer than it should. The vast majority of supernaturals focus on a spell or power over time in order to bolster its duration. A few supernaturals instead see concentration like a lens, focusing supernatural power. While this interpretation can bolster a spell, it also leaves the supernatural open to disruption until she completes her spell.
Effect: Concentrating on an effect provides 2 extra dice. If the supernatural is hurt or takes a non-reflexive action while the spell is active, it ends immediately.
Mantras in Supernatural Languages
Supernatural Languages are not languages mundane humans can understand. They carry supernatural weight, meaning and authority. High Speech is the Supernatural Language of mages, First Tongue is the Supernatural Language shared between werewolves and spirits, and The Dragon’s Breath is the Supernatural Language of demons. Supernaturals use their respective Supernatural Languages to intone her imago, describing the change that she wills and thus making that change real. As a means of changing the world it is flexible — it requires neither external props nor ongoing concentration— but it requires her to speak the words out loud. It’s not enough to coop them up within the supernatural’s mind; she has to express her desire so the cosmos can hear it.
As a Yantra, Mantras in Supernatural Languages are very versatile. Almost every supernatural capable of a speaking a Supernatural Language knows enough to declaim her control or dominance over a subject. She can repeat the words over and over again as she casts to build up a defense. Each Supernatural Language works for its own reasons and is only available to its associated major template. High Speech transcends the Lie because one important Supernal truth is a description of a thing is not distinct from a thing itself. First Tongue allows werewolves to tap into the primordial foundations of creation that existed before the dawn of time and their authority as apex predators of the boundary between spirit and flesh. The Dragon’s Breath twists the flaws and perversions present in everything in existence, corrupting it through its already tainted impure nature. All of these however are not subtle. She cannot work words of Supernatural Languages into a normal sentence to compel a listener to her will. The Supernatural Language cannot hide in the shallow grammars and inflections of the mundane languages.
Effect: Vocally intoning her imago confers a 2-die bonus. As it takes time to speak the words, she cannot use any Yantra reflexively when using Mantras in Supernatural Languages — every Yantra including this one adds a turn to the casting time.
Mudras
Mudras are supernatural mnemonics taught by the Supernatural Factions that draw on skills and knowledge of the Paradigm, cast through the Supernatural Factions’ philosophy. Mudras are always used as part of a Rote. Creating Mudras is usually part of defining a Rote because Mudras are powerful Yantra and can only be utilized within a Rote. To be clear every Mudras is part of a Rote and not every Rote has Mudras,but most do because it is extremely beneficial. Mudras come in many forms — an member of Ordo Dracul with a Paradigm of Phrenological Surgery may have the act of inserting needles through a predrilled hole to touch exact parts of the brain as a Mudras, (the needles themselves would be considered tools), while the Adamantine Arrow with a Paradigm of Quigong may tense specific muscles in a set pattern while moving through predetermined forms, and a Bone Shadow with a Paradigm of Christian Theurgy may make the sign of the cross and bow her head in silent prayer. Each rote is unique to the supernatural who created it — some encode specific symbolism into the positioning of individual fingers to allow a student to form his own mnemonic; far more present a paternalistic approach that teaches the mudra and the supernatural powers and spells without an intervening step to consider the actions’ meaning.
Effect: Using a rote’s mudra adds the user’s rating the rote’s encoded Skill to her dice pool. If the Skill is one of her Supernatural Factions’s specialized rote skills, she adds an extra die.
Runes
An intersection between incanting in a Supernatural Language and concentrating on an imago, some supernaturals use runic High Speech, First Tongue, or Dragon’s Breath to enhance the power of a spell. Most use the boost from a runic Yantra to boost a spell’s duration; the need to scribe the runes on to the spell’s subject makes them less useful for most other castings. Anything that disrupts the careful shape and arrangement of the runes makes them an imperfect description of the spell’s imago, ending the effect.
The runes themselves are a written form of High Speech , First Tongue, or Dragon’s Breath quite apart from the fortune-telling iconography of mundane occultists or even that of minor templates. They most often speak to effects of permanence and durability. Some inscribe the runes of a healing spell onto their allies in the form of mystic tattoos that heal injuries, while others paint or carve them into solid objects to make them harder than diamond. When using runes on a person, a supernatural may paint her subject, scribe the runes with a tattooing gun, or brand them right into the subject’s flesh.
Effect: Runic casting adds 2 dice to the supernatural’s dicepool. If anything damages or disrupts the runes — whitewashing runes painted on a wall, or slicing through a runic tattoo — while the spell is active, it ends immediately.
Tools
Each supernatural maintains at least a handful of Paradigm appropriate tools, mundane items that have a symbolic link to specific kinds of supernatural powers and spells. Almost no supernaturals rely on just a single tool. Even if she only uses supernatural powers and spells appropriate to its symbol, it’s too easy to take the tool away from her.
Effect: Each item used as a Yantra adds +1 to the spellcasting pool.
Path Tools
Each Supernal Realm has its reflections in the Fallen World, and a supernatural knows the tools of supernatural powers and spells that align closely to her Path. While supernaturals with a background in Sleeper occultism recognize that the Path tools show up in several traditions, their direct elemental or Tarot symbolism is the Lie’s corruption of the Supernal Realms’ truth.
Each path has five tools, each of which has a specific supernatural powers and spellsal function:

Coins or other symbols of material wealth, which represent construction, repair, and inanimate or intangible things that last beyond mere human lifespans. It is the tool closest to the Fallen World, and so is often used to manipulate it directly, for money or other resources.
Cups or other drinking vessels can involve healing, intuition, perceptual supernatural powers and spells, and gathering together. Drinking from a shared cup is a common way to spread a spell between a group. It’s often seen as a symbol of female sexuality, though what that means depends on the supernatural.
Mirrors may be actual mirrors, polished plates, or reflecting pools held in containers of the appropriate material. They represent sight, soul, and the self, and are the Paradigm tool most commonly used when the supernatural would work a spell upon herself.
Rods, wands, or staves are symbols of control — the ability to point and have a thing happen. Pointing a rod is a way of singling out a specific victim, while holding one is a symbol of rulership and command. It’s also used as a symbol of male sexuality.
Weapons, most normally knives, are symbols of thought made action — any spell that takes direct, decisive action on the world (or a person) can benefit from a weapon. While often used to harm, weapons also represent the mastery of intellect and will over the world.

Each Path has specific materials that elevate a Paradigm tool from merely an object to something resonant with a Supernal Realm, as well as weapons that can replace the traditional knife.

Acanthus: Glass, crystal, silver, reflective materials; Rapier, bow, precision weapons
Magistos: Iron, brass, leather, worked materials; Curved sword, whip, cruel weapons
Moros: Lead, bone, gems, buried materials; Hammer, mace, crushing weapons
Obrimos: Steel, petrified wood, gold, perfected materials; Double-edged sword, spear, noble weapons
Thyrsus: Wood, copper, stone, natural materials; Axe, sling, hunting weapons

Clan Tool

Drapes and other symbols of covering and concealment which include shrouds, cloaks and veils. They represent protection, concealment, death, mystery, and being surrounded by something.
Chalice or other drinking vessels can involve the draining of life from another, communion between drinker, collecting power, and Damnation itself due to the symbolic ties to the embrace. Drinking from a shared cup is a common way to spread a spell between members of a group.
Manacles and other tools of physical restraint symbolize both freedom (when the restraints are broken) and imprisonment (when intact). They are useful when containing or releasing beings or forces.
Needles and other tools which pierce the subject such as pins, thin blades, or narrow stakes represent direct interface and manipulation of that which is pierced. Because vampires are undead and don’t require their organs to function this allows them to access the symbolism of parts of the body that would prove fatal for living beings to pierce opening up a world of metaphoric possibility depending on their Paradigm.
Body mutilation in the form of brands, skin cutting, and tattooing. This includes the marks themselves and the tools used to make the marks. The symbolism

Each clan has specific materials that elevate a Paradigm tool from merely an object to something resonant with their Damnation.

Devea Glass, crystal, silver, reflective materials
Ventrue: Gold, steel, bronze, worked materials
Nosferatu: Lead, bone, leather, buried materials
Mehket: Gems, silver, fine linens, resins, darkened materials
Gangrel: Wood, stone, clay, natural materials

Seeming Tool

Mirrorand other reflective surfaces represent identity, the mind, perception, dreams, fetches and distortion to any of the above. They are often something seen through or passed through to somewhere else.
Dooract as a threshold between states of being as well as locations. Additionally it represents entry and exit from the Hedge and thus ultimately the choice to live in one world or two.
Cage and other tools of physical restraint symbolize both freedom/the mundane world (when the cage is open) and imprisonment/durance (when closed). They are useful when containing or releasing beings or forces.
Thorny stemsand briar vinesrepresent the pain of escape and facing the reality of what they have lost. They are useful when working powers involving protection granted by harming the aggressor, inflicting self harm for revelation, and anything that deals out pain/injury.
Puzzles, strategy games, and mazes, and represent confusion, exchange through wagers, challenge, cleverness, and the endless cycle of chaos and order. They are created to be played with but the outcome can be trivial or significant as fate and those aware of the game wish it to be.

Each Seeming has specific materials that elevate a tool from merely an object to something resonant with their escape from Arcadia.

Beast: Dirt, sticks, unfired clay and unworked materials
Darkling: Cracked glass, blood-stained metal, charred wood and flawed materials
Elemental: Jewels, ice, arcing electricity and flaming materials
Fairest: Gold, silver, silk and refined materials
Ogre: Bones, meat, teeth and butchered materials.
Wizened: Brass, ceramics, paper and worked materials

Werewolf Tool

Pelts, and other types of mostly intact animal skins represent symbolic aspects of the animals they were taken from, transformation to the animal and the control of shapeshifting in general.
Talismans, dream-catchers, gris-gris,rattles and other ornaments act as vessels for essence, traps for spirits and markers for the boundaries of wards/sacred places/territories.
Weapons, most normally glaives, are symbols of violent action — any spell that takes direct, decisive action on the world (or a person) can benefit from a weapon. While often used to harm, weapons also represent the mastery of discipline and training.
Altars and shrines work as generators that channel essence from sacraments (consider as fuel) to a specific target. With the proper sympathetic Enki (read Yantra) the target need not even be present.
Body mutilation in the form of brands, skin cutting, and tattooing. This includes the marks themselves and the tools used to make the marks. The symbolism

Each phase of the moon and the Pure have their own specific materials that elevate a tool from merely an object to something resonant with their Hunt.

IrrakaThe preserved skin, bone and teeth of prey killed while it knew no danger, and materials gathered under the new moon.
Ithaer The preserved skin, bone and teeth of prey that was understood before it was slain, and materials gathered under the crescent moon.
Elodoth The preserved skin, bone and teeth of prey that was honored before it was slain, and materials gathered under the half moon.
Cahalith The preserved skin, bone and teeth of while it was fleeing, and materials gathered under the gibbous moon.
Rahu: The preserved skin, bone and teeth of prey killed mercifully, and materials gathered under the full moon.
Pure: The preserved skin, bone and teeth of Forsaken, materials gathered while in the Sacred Hunt against the Forsaken.

Supernatural Faction Tools
A Supernatural Faction’s tools draw upon that Supernatural Faction’s symbols rather than those of the tied directly to the nature of the supernatural being, focusing supernatural powers and spells in a way that matches her teachings. The formal teaching style of the Diamond Orders and the Seers of the Throne all resonate through the same tools — the Arrow use martial tools as symbols of conflict, the Guardians use cloaks, masks, and veils as symbols of things hidden and revealed, the Mysterium teach books, writing, and language as tools of knowledge and communication, and the Silver Ladder uses signs of authority to as tools of status and persuasion. The Seers of the Throne each choose a sigil or word that they must display to use it as a tool.
The Free Council are an oddity among all the other Orders. Each Libertine learns a style of supernatural powers and spells that draws from Sleeper occult beliefs, and their supernatural powers and spellsal tools demonstrate that eclectic learning.
Silver Ladder: Signs and emblems of authority Rote Skills:Expression, Persuasion, Subterfuge
Ministry of Hegemony: Flags and symbols of unityRote Skills:Politics, Persuasion, Empathy
Guardians of the Veil: Cloaks, veils and masks Rote Skills:Investigation, Stealth, Subterfuge
Ministry of Panopticon: Lenses and recording devices.Rote Skills:Investigation, Stealth, Subterfuge
Mysterium: Books and writing tools Rote Skills:Investigation, Occult, Survival
Ministry of Paternoster: Altars and shrinesRote Skills:Academics, Occult, Expression
Adamantine Arrow: Symbols of challenge and physical trainingRote Skills:Athletics, Intimidation, Medicine
Ministry of Praetorian: Symbols of violence and physical dominanceRote Skills:Athletics, Larceny, Intimidation
Free Council: Tools that grant freedom and represent innovationRote Skills:Persuasion, Science, Crafts
Invictus: Symbols of lordshipRote Skills:Intimidation, Politics, Subterfuge
Lance Sanctum: Symbols of martyrdomRote Skills:Academics, Occult, Expression
Carthian: Symbols of the rule of lawRote Skills:Politics, Persuasion, Socialize
Ordo Dracul: Symbols of self-refinementRote Skills:Academics, Investigation, Occult
Circle of the Crone: Symbols of sacrificial offeringsRote Skills:Crafts, Occult, Survival
Changeling Courts (These are but examples, there are far too many possible courts to list them all in this post)
Spring Court: Symbols of blooming and desireRote Skills:Persuasion, Socialize, Medicine
Summer Court: Symbols of the sun and angerRote Skills:Athletics, Intimidation, Medicine
Autumn Court: Symbols of harvest and fearRote Skills:Academics, Intimidation, Occult
Winter Court: Symbols of cold and sadness.Rote Skills:Stealth, Subterfuge, Empathy
Court of Seduction: Symbols of intoxication and lustRote Skills:Persuasion, Socialize, Subterfuge
Court of Hopelessness: Lightless chambers and symbols of bottomless pits and infinite loopsRote Skills:Socialize, Subterfuge, Survival
Court of Extortion:Whips, crops, flogs, and locked collarsRote Skills:Intimidation, Politics, Subterfuge
Blood Talon: Any tool taken from, or made from part of a werewolf that the Blood Talon help bring down. Rote Skills:Athletics, Intimidation, Medicine
Predator Kings: Any tool which is made by and only has parts fashioned by the werewolf that uses it.Rote Skills:Athletics, Intimidation, Stealth
Bone Shadows: Any tool taken from, or made from part of a spirit that the Bone Shadow help bring down. Rote Skills:Academics, Investigation, Occult
Firetouched: Any tool taken from, or made from part of a liar that the Firetouched help bring down. Rote Skills:Expression, Investigation, Occult
Storm Lords: Any tool taken from, or made from part of a Claimed/Spirit Urged that the Storm Lord help bring down. Rote Skills:Intimidation, Persuasion, Subterfuge
Ivory Fangs: Any tool taken from a werewolf of lesser lineage subjugated by the Ivory Fang. Rote Skills:Intimidation, Persuasion, Politics
Hunters in the Darkness: Any tool taken from, or made from part of a Host that the Hunter in the Darkness help bring down. Rote Skills:Athletics, Larceny, Stealth
Iron Masters: Any tool taken from, or made from part of a human that the Iron Master help bring down. Rote Skills:Persuasion, Crafts, Science
Sympathy
Rather than defining the “what” of a spell, sympathetic tools define the “who” — the person, place, creature, or institution upon which the supernatural forces her will. She may have a person’s real name or a lock of her hair, a ghost’s anchor, a chunk of concrete taken from a building, or a company’s articles of incorporation. Whatever the case, sympathetic tools give her a much easier time working her subject into the spell’s imago. As such, a sympathetic link is always suitable as a Yantra against the specific individual.
Effects: Each sympathetic link is a separate Yantra. A supernatural has to use a Sympathetic Yantra in order to cast a spell at Sympathetic Range (which is anything beyond sensory range).
Sacrament
A sacrament is any tool symbolic of the spell in question that the supernatural destroys during casting. Many times — though by no means always — it also provides a sympathetic link to the subject of her spell. She may infuse bread with herbs and spices to make those who share the loaf work together smoothly. She may burn a man’s driving license and passport for a spell that removes him from government records. She may fire a male figure out of clay then crush it to powder when changing her body to match her gender. If she can find one of her enemy’s tools, she has both a sympathetic link and a sacrament for any spell that would hurt him.
Some supernaturals go further than finding or creating things to sacrifice during casting. Some engage on quests into the other realms, leaving the flesh behind to uncover items with supernatural properties of their own. Destroying them during casting can make a spell flare with power. Particularly twisted supernaturals kill animals and murder humans for the supernatural power. The surest way to kill a powerful enemy with supernatural powers and spells is to sacrifice something close to him — a beloved pet, or a family member.
Effect: Most sacraments grant a single die bonus. If the supernatural has to spend significant effort to find the right item or component, the bonus increases to +2, or +3 if the item comes from a realm other than the physical world. Using a blood sacrifice as a Yantra gives bonus dice equal to the amount of mana (for mages)or vitae (for vampires) otherwise gained.
Persona
Some supernaturals invest in their close-knit groups (like Pack, Cabal, Motley or certain types of Coteries) and in their a pseudonym that represents them apart from their mundane origin, coming up with a whole new persona as a supernatural being, independent — or at least, significantly divergent — from who they were as a mundane human. A persona binds her supernatural style, her personal mysteries, and pseudonym (Shadow Name in the case of Mages, Deed Name in the case of Uratha) into an identity that, over time, leaves its mark on the fabric of the cosmos. By playing to this fictional persona, she can tap in to a level of supernatural reserves woven into it. Her actions must play in to her personal story, however — a faith healer can’t use her persona as a Yantra to harm another, and fortune-tellers may not may not overtly transform something in an instant. By contrast, the faith healer could use his persona not just for healing, but to bolster his reputation and give his words greater gravitas, making people more likely to believe him and the fortune-teller can auger truth and dispense curses/blessings to those they foretell the future of.
(See Frailty Chronicle Specific Merit Section for detail)
Dedicated Tools
Each supernatural has a dedicated tool — an item that synchronizes with her will and that feeds in to her understanding of supernatural powers and spells.
Sin-Eater
Netherworld Maelstrom
The geist within sin-eaters are extremely unnatural beings and act as conduit of the power of the underworld. Sin-eaters are extremely susceptible to ghostly numina and ghosts gain power while within their presence. A ghost outside of the underworld gain an additional rank in Intensity while within 300ft of a sin-eater. Whether within the underworld or elsewhere the sin-eaters suffers a penalty to resist ghostly numina equal to Permanent Atrocity + 10 – Synergy, and take the same penalty while

This bane may be temporarily suspended for a Sin-Eater that Opens a Deathgate. See Opens a Deathgate for more information.

Backseat Driver
Every Geist has a Deadly Aspiration which reflects its nature as an avatar of a certain type of death, using involving promoting the type of death it represents. Upon character creation the Storyteller assigns this Aspiration based on collaboration of the back story of the Geist done by the player and Storyteller. This Ossurary Aspiration applies to the Geist, not necessarily the Sin-eater, (though the Sin-Eater is free to take a Personal Aspiration in line with or identical to Geist if they choose) and does not apply for earning beats for the Sin-Eater (though if the Sin-Eater opted for mirror their Geist in Personal Aspirations, those apply as normal).

Why the Geist’s Aspiration is important to track is because it provides tips for role playing interactions with Geist, and when the Sin-Eater has Synergy (ei number of Supports) less than Permanent Atrocity plus Temporary Atrocity, they gain the Leveraged condition from their Geist once per chapter, which is always applied towards furthering this Aspiration to get its resolution. Frequently this causes a feedback loop of gaining more Temporary Atrocity unless the Sin-Eater can raise their Synergy or dump Temporary Atrocity. Giving in to this Leveraged condition does not count as supernaturally compulsion when interacting with Hesitation, Compunction and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

(Switch-able) Echoes of Change
Each supernatural being with this bane has a set of circumstances described in a brief phrase that relates to how they gained their major template. This phrase is approved by the storyteller and recorded on the character sheet. Injuries inflicted when the circumstances described by the brief phrase are applicable cannot be regenerated or healed via supernatural means, it counts as resistant damage of the type normally associated with the damage inflicted. Supernaturally provided armors and supernatural powers don't provide protection from damage gained during circumstances described by the brief phrase. While circumstances described by the brief phrase are applicable the supernatural being's max die pool for any action is capped by their Morality Advantage. In addition while circumstances described by the brief phrase are applicable to the supernatural takes 1 point of Aggravated damage per Permanent Atrocity they have per combat turn. Supernatural powers used by a being with this bane do not work while the bane is in contact with the being, or the circumstance is applicable to the being. Abilities of a supernatural to rise from the dead do not work if this bane was involved with their death.

Vampire
Clan Weakness
This bane may be temporarily suspended for a vampire that Embraces. See the Embrace for more information.
Frenzy, Wassail and Rötschreck
Vampires have an uncontrolled state where the vampire no longer acts according to any rational plan. Vampires ascribe this state to an inner beast trying suppress their thinking mind. When in frenzy the vampire acts based on raw instinct, with no thought for the future or memory of the past.
While in frenzy a Kindred no longer recognizes friends, foes or family. Any creature with blood in its veins is reduced to obstacle or prey. They care nothing for the consequences of their actions, only for the immediate satisfaction of a primal drive.
When the Kindred refer to “frenzy,” without any qualifier, they usually mean an outburst caused by anger. Kindred give special names to frenzies caused by hunger and fear. The former, they call Wassail; the latter, Rötschreck. Young Kindred who think it’s pretentious to assign fancy names to ugly rampages simply speak of “hunger frenzy” and “fear frenzy.”

General Frenzy
• A frenzying vampire ignores wound penalties to dice pools, until wounds become severe enough to render the character torpid.
• All attempts to influence the frenzying character’s mind, by Dominate, Majesty or other means, take place at a -2 dice penalty, while rolls for the character to resist or throw off mental influence receive a +2 dice bonus.
• The frenzying character cannot perform any action that requires speech.
• The frenzying character may not use powers that involve rituals or multiple steps to achieve a goal.
• The frenzying character is directed each round to what type of actions they can take by the type of frenzy.
• The character receives one extra die for any Physical Attribute roll, and counts as a supernatural bonus for calculating how it interacts with Permanent Atrocity..

Anger Frenzy
• Every attack a vampire in anger frenzy makes is an All-Out Attack.
• Every round vampire attacks the closest being with blood to the source of their anger or closes the distance between, unless someone physically intervenes, upon which they become the target. (this is important because of potentially become angry by media or recordings)
• Anger frenzy overrides fear frenzy if a being effectively prevents the vampire from fleeing for a round or more
• Anger frenzy overrides Hunger frenzy if a being effectively prevents the vampire from feeding for a round or more This causes one round in each state loop when a vampire has one vitae and the thing preventing from feeding isn't a source of vitae. If the being preventing such a vampire from feeding is a valid source of blood it becomes the new target a hunger frenzy the following round.

Hunger Frenzy
• Every attack a vampire in hunger frenzy makes is an All-Out Attack to grapple and drain blood.
• Every round vampire attempts to drain the closest being with blood.
• Hunger frenzy overrides Anger frenzy when the vampire has one or less vitae

Fear Frenzy
• The vampire in fear frenzy always actively dodges when applicable.
• Every round vampire attempts to flee the source of their fear
• Fear frenzy overrides Anger or Hunger frenzy when the vampire takes damage from a Bane, but may be overridden for one round in each state loop when a vampire is taking damage from a bane and the something is preventing it from escaping.

Resisting Frenzy
Resisting frenzy is an extended action. Whatever the cause of frenzy, Kindred may try to resist the Beast and maintain control.

When a character is on the verge of frenzy, the player rolls Resolve + Composure. If any successes are achieved, the character resists the frenzy for one turn per success. At the end of those turns, the player rolls again in hopes of winning a few turns more of self-control for the character. If the player can accumulate a certain number of successes, the urge to frenzy subsides and the character completely avoids the frenzy. If any of the rolls fail, however, the character goes berserk and spends the rest of the scene in frenzy. If the player suffers a dramatic failure on a roll, the character stays in frenzy for as long as the Storyteller thinks is appropriate. The character also gains a derangement related to whatever caused the frenzy.

The greater the provocation to the character, the more successes the player must accumulate. Five successes suffice for most frenzies. Higher numbers represent the most extreme humiliation or peril to the vampire’s unlife. The Storyteller may also impose bonuses or penalties to Resolve + Composure dice pools to reflect a trigger that’s especially easy or hard to resist.

The rule doesn’t change any, but it bears repeating: A Willpower point earns a character three extra dice on the roll to resist frenzy, as it does with most other rolls.

Anger Frenzies
Here are some typical events that can spark an anger frenzy, with sample numbers of successes needed to resist them, or modifiers to the Resolve + Composure dice pool.

Stimuli	Number of Success needed
Harassed by a panhandler	2 successes
Idiot scrapes your new car	2 successes
Insulted in public	3 successes
Hours of frustration and delay	3 successes
Reviled by someone you dislike	5 successes
Betrayed by a partner in a deal	5 successes
Shot by a mugger	5 successes
Loved one in danger	5 successes
Betrayed by someone you love	7 successes
Lose everything you own	7 successes
Loved one slain	10 successes
Reviled and humiliated by someone you love	10 successes

Circumstance	Modifier
Provocation aligns with your Dirge or Requiem	±2 dice
Provocation attacks your Dirge or Requiem	±2 dice
Provocation affects Support	±1 dice
Provocation affects Touchstone	±2 dice
Hungry	-1 die
Starving	-2 dice

Virtues and Vices can work either way. Someone who gains strength and purpose from Justice, for instance, might feel extra anger at some crime that she cannot correct, but she could resist the Beast more effectively when someone takes her to task and she knows that person is in the right. Someone beset by Pride might have extra trouble dealing with humiliation, but he could make an extra effort not to embarrass himself in
other cases. The Storyteller decides when a Virtue or Vice can influence the difficulty of the Resolve + Composure roll.

Kindred also find it harder to resist the Beast when hunger adds to rage. A hungry character, defined as one who has no more than four Vitae in her system, suffers a -1 die penalty to Resolve + Composure rolls. A starving character, defined as having only one or no Vitae left, suffers a -2 penalty. These penalties are not cumulative with each other. You do not suffer a -3 dice penalty for being both starving and hungry.

Hunger Frenzies
Wassail can occur whenever a character feels hungry and encounters blood. Hunger frenzies are most dangerous when a character actually feeds. Kindred who care about their vessels adopt various strategies to reduce the danger to their loved ones, such as never letting themselves become too hungry, or having a favored vessel drain blood into a bowl and leave the room instead of submitting to the Kiss. Few modifiers apply to hunger frenzies, and loss of control is less likely once a character has imbibed blood. See the foregoing for the definition of “hungry” and “starving” for vampires.

Stimuli	Number of Success needed
Sight or smell of blood (when hungry)	2 successes
First taste of blood (when hungry)	3 successes
Sight or smell of blood (when starving)	4 successes
First taste of blood (when starving)	5 successes

Circumstance	Modifiers
Has tasted vampire blood before	-1 die
Hungry	-1 die
Starving	-2 dice
Addicted to vampire blood	-2 dice

Fear Frenzies
In some ways, the undead have less to fear than mortals do.
Vampires are hard to kill, and they can hope to make up for any minor loss, given time. Injuries are also more likely to anger a Kindred than frighten him.
Being subject to a material , however, provoke a soul-deep terror among the Kindred. The Beast knows that these forces can cause its destruction. It instinctively flees sunlight and fire in a blind panic. While in Rötschreck, a vampire wants to do nothing but run away and hide, and she lashes out at anyone in her way. If a character cannot escape the cause of her fear frenzy, she might gain a derangement from excess terror.

Exposure to small amounts of their situational or material bane, at a safe distance or under the character’s control, hardly ever provokes Rötschreck

Nothing about a character’s personality has much effect on resisting Rötschreck. It’s the quantity of bane, or the degree of control, that makes resisting a fear frenzy more or less difficult.

Stimuli	Number of Successes Needed
Small source less than an inch	1 success
Hand sided object	2 successes
Sudden mistaken impression of being wholly exposed to bane	3 successes
Man size source of bane	4 successes
Being completely surround by quantity of bane	5 successes
Being threatened to be forced into a situational bane	7 successes
Actively affected by situational bane	10 successes

Circumstance	Modifier
At a safe distance	+2 dice
Surprised by actual bane	-1 die
Surrounded by but not immediately harmed	-1 die
Damaged by bane	-3 dice

Roleplaying Frenzy
A frenzied character ignores all morals or loyalties in her blind compulsion to destroy her enemy, slake her thirst or escape bane. She attacks friends, family members,lovers and even — most to the point — other players’ characters if they get in her way.

Horrible moral sins committed during frenzy often lead to degeneration checks and the gain of Atrocity

If a player wants, he can spend a Willpower point for a character in the throes of frenzy. Doing so permits the player to control one of the character’s actions for one turn. In this way, a frenzying vampire might manage to give her soon-to-be victim a chance to run away, or a person who gave offense a chance to make a hasty apology. This moment of control does not actually avert the frenzy, but the changing circumstances might redirect the focus of the character’s rage. For instance, the frenzying character might throw the furniture around instead of ripping apart the mortal whose injudicious word uncorked several nights of building frustration.

If a player ever has a character perform an action that the Storyteller thinks just isn’t possible or appropriate for a frenzying character, the Storyteller can rule that the character expended a Willpower point to take that action.

The Storyteller decides how long a frenzy lasts. One scene is usually long enough, but keep in mind that a scene is a very flexible unit of time. A character trapped alone, or running wildly through empty streets, might not calm down for hours.

A character who meant to take “just a sip” from her boyfriend and drank him dry instead might recover just in time to hear his death-rattle… and have a chance to Embrace him instead of letting him die a true death. Reducing a Kindred to torpor always ends frenzy.

Riding the Wave
Under some circumstances, characters might want to frenzy on purpose. For all the horror of what a character might do in frenzy, succumbing to the Beast carries power. The great difficulty lies in controlling one’s actions so that the Beast achieves something useful. Young Kindred call such a temporary, negotiated surrender to the Beast riding the wave. Older Kindred call it damnable foolishness.

If a character wants to ride the wave, the player makes Resolve + Composure rolls and tries to accumulate successes as an extended action, just like fighting back frenzy. In this case, however, the vampire tries to goad the Beast while supplying it with a target of the Man’s choice. The player also expends a Willpower point for trying to direct the frenzy in advance.

Riding the wave always requires accumulating at least five successes. The Storyteller may ask for more, or modify the Resolve + Composure rolls depending on how well the desired task accords with the character’s personality or existing emotions. The type of frenzy is always an anger frenzy, but the character chooses the initial target.

Riding the wave allows a character to end the frenzy one round after a point of his choice, rather than suffering its passions until the Beast rages itself to exhaustion. Note that if a character riding the wave faces other stimuli that might cause a frenzy, he must still deal with those stimuli as normal after ending the intended frenzy, quite possibly frenzying again.

(Switch-able) Sunlight
Injuries inflicted while exposed to Sunlight are cannot be regenerated or healed via supernatural means, it counts as resistant damage of the type normally associated with the damage inflicted. While exposed to Sunlight the supernatural being's max die pool for any action is capped by their Morality Advantage. In addition when directly in contact with Sunlight to the supernatural takes 1 point of Aggravated damage per Permanent Atrocity they have per combat turn. Supernaturally provided armors and supernatural powers don't provide protection from weapons made of Sunlight or the Aggravated damage caused by being exposed to direct sunlight with Permanent Atrocity. Supernatural powers used by a being with this bane do not work while in contact with sunlight. Abilities of a supernatural to rise from the dead do not work if this bane was involved with their death.

Werewolf
Death Rage
Death Rage, or Kuruth as it is said in the first tongue, is the werewolf at his most savage — ignoring mortal danger, desiring nothing but to feel his prey tear apart under his fangs and claws.

Entering Death Rage
A werewolf loses control of his anger and enters Kuruth when he’s provoked beyond the bounds of self-control.

When confronted with a particular stimulus that might cause a character to lose control, the player must roll Resolve + Composure for the werewolf to resist giving in. Success means the character can retain control, while failure he enters Death Rage.

The dangers of Kuruth are at their height during situations of life and death. The following stimuli can trigger a Death Rage check when a character is in combat:

• when a wound inflicts Resistant damage
• upon striking or being struck by an attack roll that is an exceptional success
• when a wound is marked in one of the character’s last three Health boxes

The true horror of Kuruth, however, is that it can surface apart from life-or-death situations. For example, a werewolf can be driven into Death Rage by discovering that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, only to come to her senses covered in his blood and torn flesh.

Werewolves with high Harmony are at reduced risk of being driven into Death Rage in situations that aren’t as critical as life or death. A low-Harmony werewolf sees every insult as an attack, every challenging stare as a direct threat. A werewolf who lacks the sort of self knowledge and discipline that Harmony represents is on a hair trigger.

The following list details potential stimuli that might subject a werewolf to a Death Rage roll when not in combat. A player must make a check when faced with a provocation that matches his character’s Harmony score, or any provocation above his Harmony score on the following chart. Therefore, a check to avoid Death Rage doesn’t
have to be made for a werewolf with Harmony 8 when injured by aggravated damage outside of combat, but a roll must be made for a bestial monster with Harmony 2 when he’s humiliated, injured or betrayed.

Harmony	Minimum Stimulus
9–10	Loved one/packmate slain or badly injured; betrayed by loved one/packmate
7–8	Betrayed by ally
5–6	Injured outside of combat by an event that inflicts Resistant damage; loved one/packmate in danger
3–4	Humiliated or injured
1–2	Insulted; authority challenged

The Storyteller is the final arbiter of whether any
stimulus is enough to potentially drive a character into Death Rage, and he may add other triggers to the list.

Also any supernatural effect that incites anger triggers death rage if it is successful used on a werewolf.

The effects of death rage
The roll to determine if Kuruth is invoked is made reflexively and immediately upon the offending event or circumstance.

While in the grip of Kuruth, a werewolf can’t perceive other beings as anything other than moving shapes that his instincts guide him to attack. He attempts to destroy any potential target he can see, friend or foe. (The Storyteller determines who the creature’s targets are randomly.) He typically keeps attacking one until it is knocked unconscious or killed, and then moves on to the next available target.

• Upon entering Death Rage, a werewolf automatically assumes Gauru form as a reflexive action (if he’s not already in Gauru). The usual Stamina + Primal Urge limit on the number of turns spent in Gauru form is ignored. The character remains in Gauru for as long as the Death Rage lasts, which is normally for the duration of the scene.
• Every attack a werewolf in deathrage makes is an All-Out Attack: +2 with Brawl or Weaponry attack; lose Defense
• Every round werewolf attacks the closest being to the source of their anger or closes the distance between, unless someone physically intervenes, upon which they become the target. (this is important because of potentially become angry by media or recordings)
• Any attempts to mentally or socially coerce or influence the subject through Gifts, vampire Disciplines, mage spells or other means suffer a –3 penalty.
• The death raging werwolf is subject to all the penalties of Gauru form, such as being unable to use complex tools or attempt most Mental or Social tasks.
• The werewolf in Death Rage cannot use activate fetishes or Gifts of any kind.
• Any Gifts or fetish powers that were activated before entering Death Rage last for their usual duration.
• The death raging werewolf may not spend Willpower points for bonuses to dice pools or Resistance traits.
• Essence may still be spent to regenerate lethal wounds.

The effects of Death Rage persist for the remainder of the scene, though the Storyteller may allow an additional Resolve + Composure control roll once a number of turns calculated with the following formulat Permanent Atrocity + 10 - Harmony have passed or ifwhile the character’s packmates try to talk him down to end the state early. They get one teamwork roll uring that period and needs 5 successes to succeed.

SPIRITS AND DEATH RAGE
The Shadow Realm seems to remember the death of Father Wolf and the rise of the Gauntlet all too well. Each time a werewolf falls into Kuruth, she echoes the moment of murderous rage that changed the world forever — and spirits hate and fear her for it. It drives a greater wedge between the werewolf (and her pack) and the spirits of the area.
Although there is no specific rules system
to enforce this phenomenon, the Storyteller
should feel free to play up the fact that each
time a werewolf enters Death Rage in a chapter or game session, she earns more animosity from most spirits. Just as the first outburst of Kuruth separated the Uratha from their spirit kin, the killing fury of today’s werewolves continues to mark them as Forsaken.

This bane may be temporarily suspended for a werewolf that uses the Rite of Inheritance. See the Rite of Inheritance for more information.

Sovereign, Slave or Pariah

(Switch-able) Silver
Injuries inflicted by Silver are cannot be regenerated or healed via supernatural means, it counts as resistant damage of the type normally associated with the damage inflicted. Supernaturally provided armors and supernatural powers don't provide protection from weapons made of silver. While exposed to silver the supernatural being's max die pool for any action is capped by their Morality Advantage. In addition when directly in contact with silver to the supernatural takes 1 point of Aggravated damage per Permanent Atrocity they have per combat turn. Supernatural powers used by a being with this bane do not work while in contact with silver. Abilities of a supernatural to rise from the dead do not work if this bane was involved with their death.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-06-2016, 02:57 AM

Suppressing Banes
Interestingly every major template supernatural being has a bane which is suppressed when they initiate the creation process for more of their template. The exact process varies from template, as does who qualifies, under what circumstance and with what timing. Below are the creation processes of each major template.

While a bane is suspended the supernatural functions as if it didn't have that bane, but as soon as the bane resumes it does so over everything that would be affected by the bane (Such as the disbelief caused by recordings of mages performing supernal magic).

Privateer's Whisper
The Privateer's whisper is a process that any changeling with at least an Occult 1 knows, and is reviled by any respectable changeling. Almost freeholds of changelings which are organized into courts have specific laws or parts of their fealty oath which forbid it.

The frighting thing is that any mortal that doesn't have a major template qualifies, and they don't even need to be present for the initial part of the process, and in fact cannot be present. The changeling does need a piece of their body, such as a childhood tooth, finger nail clippings or lock of hair. A changeling spend a glamour to open a new hedgegate, placing the item inside and whispers the True name of its owner and a name of a Keeper while expending a Willpower Dot to will that person instead of themselves be hunted by the True Fae. That victim of this horrible crime must then within the next week trigger an Entrapment Clause of the True Fae named, and are then taken away by that Other or its Hob minions and replaced with a fetch. This act is both an Atrocity and Clarity 1 breaking point.

For the next year and day in the changeling who performs the Privateer's Whisper are not subject to Arcadian Hunters. To reset the expiration date of this reprieve they must enact it again. After the seventh year of the reprieve there becomes an additional requirement of deliberately tricking, coercing or arranging to come about a changeling who has an Entrapment Clause from their Keeper and is currently subject to Arcadian Hunters into triggering it during the year of reprieve to qualify to perform the Privateer's whisper the following year. The performer must know the True Name of the changeling he has done that to so that he may claim credit for it during subsequent Privateer's Whispers.

If the changeling performing this process designates a being that already has a major template instead of a minor template/non-template human or if they are past their first seven years and don't also say the True Name of the changeling they got to enact their Entrapment Clause, then they are immediately snatched up by their own Keeper and never heard from again...

Plant the Seeds of Awakening
Plant the Seeds of Awakening has a lofty goal of inciting some unenlightening minor or non-template mortal into awakening. Only mages which belong to an Order may do it.

The mage must create an instructional work which is in depth enough to both give an equipment bonus to a task covered by a skill which match the rote specialties from their order and also in depth enough to allows that task be performed by rote.

After the instructional work is created, it must be released beyond the mage's control. This could mean published and distributed, posted on openly available websites, taught to several trainers who get sub-trainers of their own, or perhaps it could be a single tome with all sympathetic ties severed and left to be picked up in a book exchange. It is during this part of the process the mage spends a mana and a Willpower Dot which calls down the attention of the supernal realms upon the work and those that use or study it. Sometime within the next year someone exposed to that work will Awaken.

This process fails if the mage monitors too closely or at all attempts to control access to the work. The wider the distribution the closer the mage can attempt to monitor without spoiling the affect. For example the single tome at the book exchange would fail if the mage even went back to the book exchange to see if it was picked up. A text book distribution could be track as closely as seeing how may went to which colleges and how many were sold back without spoiling the effect, but tracking down where the books that didn't get sold back went, or who purchased books would spoil the affect.

Order/Ministry	Rote Specialties
The Adamantine Arrow	Athletics, Intimidation, Medicine
The Free Council	Persuasion, Science, Crafts
The Guardians of the Veil	Investigation, Stealth, Subterfuge
The Mysterium	Investigation, Occult, Survival
The Silver Ladder	Expression, Persuasion, Subterfuge
Panopticon Ministry	Investigation, Stealth, Subterfuge
Hedgemonic Ministry	Politics, Persuasion, Empathy
Paternoster Ministry	Academics, Occult, Expression
Praetorian Ministry	Athletics, Larceny, Intimidation

Many mages are hugely frustrated by the need to relinquish control, and some cautiously include hidden glyphs of high speech in their work to help new mages know where to come for help. Depending on the steps the mage takes in producing and releasing their work determines how traceable it is to them, which is particularly important when considering the investigations of Banishers and Seers of the Throne.

A year after a mage has left the work alone and it has cultivated a new Awakening, the mage's supernal magic becomes no longer subject to Disbelief for the following year. Recordings of the mage's magic are also effected but after the year is over they are once again subject to Disbelief as are the memories of non-template witnesses.

Open the Death
Sin-eaters with a skill specialty in the Underworld discover a door or hatch in the Autochthonous depths which only they can open.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-07-2016, 11:15 AM

Template Specific Changes:
Power Stat Compression, Less Starting Powers, and Other Altered mechanics
The power stats of the major templates (Blood Potency, Synergy, Gnosis, Primal Urge, and Wyrd) are only rated 1-5, and have their altered scales listed below.

Requiem
Within this setting vampires are not the puissant blood-gods roaming among men. They are tragic figures hiding their monstrous nature from themselves and the humans around them, some building petty empires to Lord over their fellows.
Starting Powers:
1 Dot in an In-Clan Discipline
Compressed Power Stat:
Blood Potency:

BP	max vitae	vitae per turn	diet
1	10	1	animals +
2	11	2	humans +
3	12	3	humans +
4	13	4	vampires +
5	14	5	vampires +

Other Changes:
Dead Flesh Doesn’t Flinch: Vampires negate any perception bonus that may apply to spot, feel or smell a lie on them. They lack the vital functions that cause physiological tells. Also vampires get 10 + Permanent Atrocity – Humanity as Automatic Successes for Composure + Subterfuge checks to conceal their thoughts, emotions and motives from physical observation. The only way to catch a vampire in a lie is with their wording or their deliberate action. They can still feel the echoes of the emotions they once had, but that is disconnected between their mind and their body. This benefit is negated when they use the Vitae to invoke the Blush to appear more human.
Waking of Ancients
Vampires that wake from extended Torpor often find their connections to their Supports are all gone because either the Supports have moved on without them or are dead. Sometime this also happens if they must move and abandon their old life (though that is often a breaking point for even the most callous vampires). After such a loss, if the Supports are alive, the vampire may attempt to reconnect with them but this may risk complications and depending on the nature of the separation revealing the vampire’s true nature to the Support. The vampire has the option to cut their losses and start a new existence without contact to their previous Supports. This allows them to deal with the loss as if it were the wiles of fate and can chose to face that with grief or vengeance as per normal. This is not an all or nothing proposition and it may be possible the vampire to elect reconnecting with some Supports and not others if the Supports are not too closely interconnected. The vampire cannot seek vengeance for more than three Supports, as each one he seeks vengeance for replaces one of his three Personal Aspirations. The multiple Broken conditions for grieving multiple Supports lost at once do not stack penalties, but must be resolved or opted out of individually and continue to apply until all are resolved or opted out of. For every Support that the grieving vampire resolves the Broken condition for they gain a new relationship with a non-template or minor template to represent a new Support without Sane Experience cost. Since purchasing a new Support is one way to resolve one of the Broken Conditions, frequently after a long Torpor vampires with mid to low Humanity find a vastly rekindled connection with the mortal world if they can manage the grief in a healthy way.
Senses: A vampire's ability to make perception rolls in the dark and enhanced ability to detect blood get the bonuses from Permanent Atrocity for being supernatural abilities, however die rolls attempting to conceal the fact they have enhanced sense is penalized by Permanent Atrocity the same as concealing any other supernatural ability.
Stolen Mortal Blood: Other major templates are immune to blood addition and blood bonds, and the blood provides a sympathetic connection to the mortal it was taken from, not the vampire.

Awakening:
Within this setting magic is a much harsher force to master, paradox is more powerful and Arch-mastery is not possible. All those that have ascended to the Supernal realms did do before the fall of Atlantis, and the Exarchs are static, though scheming against each other. Also being a Mage is more alienating from humanity than cannon, and making a Soul Stone is a much more significant sacrifice. Mages must beware of hubris, but especially in this setting where power-madness turns mages into true monsters.
Starting Powers:
1 Dot in each Superior Arcanum
Compressed Power Stat:
Gnosis:

Gnosis	Max Mana	Max Mana Per Turn	Time Per Roll**
1	10	1	3 hours
2	11	2	1 hour
3	12	3	30 minutes
4	13	4	10 minutes
5	14	5	1 minute

* Bonuses apply to anyone who magically scrutinizes the mage or his spells.
** For extended-action spellcasting.
Arcanum Mastery
This chart lists the maximum dots a character can have in an Arcanum per dot of Gnosis that she possesses. No Arcanum may be higher than the highest of the mage’s Superior Arcanum.

Gnosis	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
3	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1
4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2

Other Changes:
Eyes of Fire: When using the mage sight appropriate to target you get the your dots in the applicable Arcanum as a bonus to hit: Mortals or Animals = Life; Lost, Fae or Hobs =Fate; Awakened =Prime; Forsaken or Spirits =Spirit; Vampire or Ghosts = Death; Zombies =Life or Death depending on type; Astral Spirits or Daemons =Mind; Objects or beings merged into objects =Matter; Forces = Beings in non-twilight incorporeal forms; Certain Abyssal Intrusions =Space/Time
Organized Learning: Mages only gain rotes if they are part of an Order.

Lost
Within this setting Changelings find themselves struggling against the horror of the abuse they’ve suffered and must fight to not to inflict that upon those around them. The battle is a slippery slope and if the changeling starts to go down the path of cruelty, they may end up as bad as their Keepers.
Starting Powers
1 Dot any Contract
Compressed Power Stat:
Wyrd:

Tangled Fate Weaving: All blessings from pledges take a form determined by the storyteller. Since these are provided by fate they may seem to be a non sequitur, or out of the blue but having it will tie the character to events that bring about an interesting story. These count as free merits for purposes of stacking (Free merit sources don't stack with other free merit sources, but do stack with merits purchased at character creation or with experience).
They all didn’t know I was gone?
Changeling returning from Arcadia often find their connections to their Supports are all gone because either the Supports are in a relationship with the changeling’s fetch or their fetch died in their absence and their Support have moved on. Sometimes this also happens if the changeling must move and abandon their old life (though that is always a breaking point). After such a loss, if the Supports are alive, the Changeling may attempt to reconnect with them but this risks complications of the fetch and depending on the nature of the separation revealing the changeling’s true nature to the Support. The changeling has the option to cut their losses and start a new existence without contact to their previous Supports. This allows them to deal with the loss as if it were the wiles of fate and can chose to face that with grief or vengeance as per normal. This is not an all or nothing proposition and it may be possible the vampire to elect reconnecting with some Supports and not others if the Supports are not too closely interconnected. The changeling cannot seek vengeance for more than three Supports, as each one he seeks vengeance for replaces one of his three Personal Aspirations. The multiple Broken conditions for grieving multiple Supports lost at once do not stack penalties, but must be resolved or opted out of individually and continue to apply until all are resolved or opted out of. For every Support that the grieving vampire resolves the Broken condition for they gain a new relationship with a non-template or minor template to represent a new Support without Sane Experience cost. Since purchasing a new Support is one way to resolve one of the Broken Conditions, frequently fresh the hedge changelings have a manically intense flourishing of new connections with the mortal world if they can manage the grief in a healthy way.
Are fetches in on it?
Some fetches are conspirators with Huntsmen and other are completely in the dark to their own nature, and there is almost no way to know which is which. However there here is one hint, fetches that are the result of the person being snatched as a Support of a changeling who provoked an Entrapment Clause always have the Conspirator Condition, while those snatched due to Privateer Whisper's have roughly a fifty/fifty shot of having it. There isn't really a way for a changeling to be sure of why they were chosen by the True Fae, but they are completely allowed to have their own paranoid random guesses.
Huntsmen, Atrocity, and Attention
Huntsmen enter the physical world and murder. These murders are an Atrocity, but are also extremely necessary for the Huntsman to even exist in the mortal world, not unlike how an accident over feeding during a vampire gaining its vitae even when it was very careful is still an Atrocity. The Huntsman as a corporeal being without a Stability Advantage it automatically gains a Permanent Atrocity from this act, and also has a capped Cover-Up of 1. They suffer an increase in severity their Cold Wrought Iron bane, gain a Personal Bane based on the nature of the murder, and this places the Huntsman immediately on a tightrope of having the maximum Attention it can have for its Cover-Up. The common knowledge of mundane world norms it gains from the murder lets it be aware of the in-world consequences of gaining the attention of authorities or monster hunters. Each time the huntsman is reformed in Arcadia without understanding of the mortal world, due to bargains struck time immemorial by the True Fae, it is considered a new creature by the forces that govern cosmic justice and it sheds its Permanent Atrocity from its past visits and its reforming isn't prevented by banes. Part of this bargain for this fae chicanery requires the Huntsmen loses all understanding of the mortal world, so it must murder again and put itself right back onto that tightrope to accomplish its mission. It likely that the Huntsman's Personal Banes will be different each time it reforms and hunts anew. The balance of Attention and Cover-Up does drastically limit the huntsmen’s pursuit of the changeling, making them eschew tactics they would net them greater than one Temporarily Atrocity if at all possible, and if they do something that would gain them another Permanent Atrocity it is almost always in the scene immediately prior to or during their end-game. This still leaves a lot of treachery, stealth and guile available to these heartless hunters, and they should not be underestimated.

Werewolf
Arguably the most brutal and violent of the major templates, werewolves in this setting do not have the luxury of cutting all human ties to simply be supernatural creatures. They are commanded by the oath of the moon to cleave to the human and in this setting that is a much stronger edict, with crippling mechanical repercussions if they fail. So they end balancing their brutality with a compassion for their selected human connections, complicating their lives immensely.
Starting Powers
No Dot in any Gifts
Compressed Power Stat:
Primal Urge:

Primal Urge	Max Essence	Max Essence per Turn	Essence Bleed
1	10	1	--
2	11	1	--
3	12	2	--
4	13	2	--
5	14	3	1 per day

Other Changes:
Forms
When a werewolf is in Dalu, Gauru, and Urshul the Attribute, and perception bonuses they receive count as from a supernatural source for purposes of counting if Permanent Atrocity bonus/penalty applies to their die roll. In Hishu and Urhan only the perception bonus is enhanced by Permanent Atrocity, however die rolls attempting to conceal the fact they have enhanced sense is penalized by Permanent Atrocity the same as concealing any other supernatural ability.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-08-2016, 05:53 PM

Overall
The adding of Atrocity mechanics and the flattening of the supernatural power stat means that the most powerful characters within the setting will be the most monstrous. The flattening of the power stat and slowing the growth of Skills and Attribute through limiting the rate of Experience applicable to increasing them also means it is harder to make a character that is just universally better than another; Adding Hesitation, Compunction, and Post Traumatic Stress mechanic means combat character are de-buffed compared to simply dominating almost every game as seen in some World of Darkness fan clubs, character strength becomes more situation and balanced, which allows more diverse character types and prevents a single character build style from dominating play. Adding of Banes for all supernatural creatures ensures that the most monstrous characters are also the most flawed and have the most severe weaknesses to exploit. The adding of the Attention and Cover-up mechanics along with power dynamic between the bonuses/penalties of Atrocity and the drawbacks of Banes means balancing how monstrous a character is with what is sustainable by an internally consistent setting becomes a major focus for every player and storyteller. Allowing minor templates to be applicable while having a major template drastically increases the viability of many character concepts, allows a smooth transition from a mystically empowered mortal to full-out supernatural being, and fleshes out the various supernatural traditions that already existed in major templates. Adding Slashers as what is underneath the bottom of every Stability Advantage chart put terrifying antagonists into the tool boxes of storytellers, serves as temptation for certain player types to flirt with bottom levels of the Stability Advantages and higher levels of Permanent Atrocity while giving them solid boundaries and make their character have to invest heavily to afford the costs of maintaining that and suffer the penalties that make them easy to remove from game should they detract from everyone’s fun. Less powerful moral characters will be able to dispatch more powerful monstrous ones because of the weaknesses inherent of being a monster.
Adding three aspirations for each splat encourage players to play towards type and helps maintain styles of play which are consistent with setting norms, especially when faced with the urge by many role-player to want to fly in the face of the setting to make their character unique; they can but those that play to type will do better in the setting in a way that is mechanically measurable.

Vampires
Vampire dynamics are drastically altered by introducing exchangeable banes, the alteration of banes and adding of the possibility of having minor templates as well. Atrocity and Supports are based on optional vampire mechanics and change the themes of this venue to least; Personal Horror is a central vampire theme and this reinforces it. It does add depth of NPC interaction and allows interesting intrigues involving a much more fleshed out backdrop for vampire politics.
Vampires have a general predisposition towards blood-bathing magic, the Ghoul Blood Bath in particular, and those vampires not selected from humans who already had a minor template are an amazing candidate for having a knowledgeable vampire sire initiate them first as a Blood-bathing Ghoul to secure their eternal loyalty. Entire local lineages of vampires fall into a fealty chain of Blood-bathing Ghouldom several well-established vampire dynasties. The power of this ritual is important because it removes the vampires restriction that every injury essentially equates to more vitae needed because of the ongoing regeneration the blood-bathing ritual provides. The fact that vampires take bashing damage from most sources coupled with this regeneration means a quick spar means nothing to a ghoul vampire and even devastating wounds from non-resistant sources will heal on their own in less than a fortnight. This means vampires who are Ghouls can take withstand adversity with far greater ease, but are yoked to the vampires older than they in their lineage.
The ability to Embrace mortals and have them keep their lesser template significantly changes several vampire Covenants embracing practices, but also in general raises the bar as to what vampire's view as an exception mortal. Many Invictus and some Carthian shy away from those whom already have power, instead wanting to enthrall a lesser mortal into Ghoul Blood-bathing instead because of the job security that offers the sire, but vampires who follow that practice can't afford the vitae every month to have many childer. The Circle of the Crone, Ordo Dracul and even Lance Sanctum are drawn to a variety of thaumaturges for their occult knowledge. The fact that any fairly well-read vampire can with some effort create a blood bathing ritual means even mortals without lesser templates embraced in these covenants has the motivations and means to create a ritual that meet their religious and philosophical needs, and that practice is also common.
One of the things Covenants have is their ability to mentor vampires into for changing their banes. Many vampires would rather not be limited by sunlight and every Covenant has members who can mentor those not will to pay the full cost of changing that bane on their own. Ordo Dracul leans toward taking Silver, Echoes of Change, or Paradigm (in which they stay in ceremonial magic or mad science).
Lance Sanctum and the Circle of the Crone both tend towards Paradigm, with their religious practices usually being the key difference. Invictus and Carthian tend to keep sunlight, especially while having no Permanent Atrocity for the sole reason that it is difficult to forge a weapon out of light and it doesn't open themselves up to require trappings to use their disciplines, or people nosing into their mystical beliefs. For Invictus and Carthians that gain Permanent Atrocity and give into the temptation of changing their bane, they still shy away from Paradigm because it is easier to hide a material weakness, especially when dealing in an enforced only-state-sanctioned violence polices, a concept both covenants are based on.
For the stranger vampire factions such as VII and Balal's Brood they have different lesser template leanings. It is rumored that many of the VII are human skin-changer or body thieves capable of stealing the appearance or actual body of non-Ghouled servants. Balal Brood seem preternaturally drawn to embrace Apostates of the Dark One they discover and many come up with their own perverted blood-bath rituals.
The addition of Slashers as the form of permanent wassail fleshes out the horrors of what vampires become when they become isolated monsters.

Werewolves
With the addition of Atrocity and Support the game shifts drastically. The disconnect between the werewolf and their human environment vanishes and they are cast hulking, frightening shadows over the lives of people they love. This also help flesh out the human portions of their pack much more clearly than mere merits. This element of personal horror was always an option in werewolf, especially if you used the source material in Blood of he Wolf, but within this mechanic is now reinforced with in measurable game consequences. Having to remain connected to humans is part of the oath of the moon and a basic part of the balancing act of being a werewolf. Since Harmony is so different different from other Morality Advantages werewolves can easily rack up Permanent Atrocity without losing anchors to Harm, but that also means their relationships are filled with terrifying supernatural clues that their Supports just refuse to admit. Because werewolves don't need to pay for most hurtful acts of atrocity due to it violating their Harmony, they afford to dump temporary atrocity into their Support relationships to get rid of it. Also maintaining Supports with the looming threat of death rage adds a level of tension which adds to the personal horror. Werewolves are naturally protective and territorial, and Supports are a wonderful mechanic to explore those themes by giving them something relate-able to care about.
Atrocity is a good dividing between the forsaken, the pure and bale hounds. Forsaken generally avoid gaining Permanent Atrocity, but the Pure always at least have one dot of permanent Atrocity, because the rite of rejecting Luna and her spiritual part of their being inflicts a Permanent Atrocity upon a willing recipient. The social stigma associated with Permanent Atrocity with Forsaken is serious enough that if the majority of a pack of forsaken werewolves have Permanent Atrocity they'll get challenged constantly by neighboring` packs until they have to settle in harsh unappealing territory. Pure don't have such a stigma and frequently jeer on acts of cruelty by their pack mates, but this isolates them severely from most mainstream mortal settlements. Werewolves tend to choose vengeance over grief when losing a Support especially Pure. The overall terror within the setting because a vengeful werewolf, possibly one in death rage, is increased dramatically. Bale hounds run the gambit on the Permanent Atrocity scale with the most blatant raking up high score without a care and the subtle ones careful to dump their temporary atrocity into their Supports to keep their nose as clean as the Forsaken.
Werewolves have a general predisposition towards becoming skin-changers, a talent many werewolves living in areas where a wolf would raise a lot of notice take advantage of to wear a second form that is more in since with their surroundings. This can be the form of the top predator of their region, like great cats for continents with less wolves, or urban animals for a werewolf living in a city.

While Skin-changed Banes from a major template are temporally suspended, also are all the abilities of that major template. Also its aura seems to be that of the being changed into, taking into account its actual emotional and mental state.

While Body Thieving all powers, abilities, Banes and other aspects from a major template follow the supernatural's soul, and their previous body holds the soul of the person they are displacing, and resumes life in the case of vampires.

**Pale_Crusader** · 01-14-2016, 11:30 AM

Frailty Chronicles Specific Conditions

Mentally a Child (Persistent)
You have the mentality of a child literally not figuratively. This may be because you are in fact a child, it also can be caused by a developmental disability, or brain trauma. While your character sheet reflects adulthood level of skills, while you have this condition all Mental skills greater than 1 are treated as 1 less and never greater than two. In contested Mental skills rolls those without this condition gain the Rote ability against you.

Possible Sources: Being a child, severe brain damage, severe mental development retardation

Resolution: Grow up, magical or miraculous healing if brain damage, brain-boosting mad science or magic
Beat: N/A

Physically a Child (Persistent)
You have the physical liability of a child's body. This may be because you are in fact a child, it also can be caused by possessing a child, or severe physical inability to compete with average sized adults possibly caused diminutive size and faulty coordination. While your character sheet reflects adulthood level of skills, while you have this condition all Physical skills greater than 1 are treated as 1 less and never greater than two. In non-Chase contested skills rolls those without this condition gain the Rote ability against you. You only have access to one specialty. Unarmed attacks made by you treat Stamina of the target as armor. Those without this condition use Down and Dirty Combat against you, unless your first declared action is to initiate a Chase Scene, in which case they must defeat you in that chase before initiating Down and Dirty Combat. Also your size is reduced by one.

Possible Sources: Being a child, be a being or entity possessing a child, being made undead while a child so you never physically mature

Resolution: Grow up, stop possessing the child
Beat: N/A

Socially a Child (Persistent)
You are treated by those that know you as a child is, and lack emotional maturity to interact in an adult way. This may be because you are in fact a child, or possibly an adult who failed to meaningfully grow up. When socially interacting with those without this condition who have greater than or less than a Excellent Impression towards you remove or add a Door for each level difference in order to influence that character or group. Those without this condition remove a Door for every Impression higher than Hostile in order to influence you. You are unable to use soft leverage against those without this condition and don’t have access to social merits which aren’t suited for children. While your character sheet reflects adulthood level of skills, while you have this condition all Social skills greater than 1 are treated as 1 less and never greater than two.

Possible Sources: Being a child, never have grown into adult responsibility (significantly enough that it could be the plot point of a Hollywood blockbuster comedy, and is very obvious to everyone you meet immediately). be a being or entity possessing a child with alien-like unfamiliarity with adult human society

Resolution: Grow up, stop possessing the child,
Beat: N/A

Originally posted by PTC 2e page 312 (modified)

Watched (Persistent)
Someone’s on to you. He has reason to believe you’re something monstrous, and he won’t stop until he finds conclusive proof. No matter how cool one’s head is, knowing you’re being stalked fosters paranoia. –2 to all Wits + Composure rolls. Also you may gain the Condition multiple times, treat your Cover as 1 less cumulatively.

Possible Sources: Someone witnessing a Monstrous Success or Horrific Failure caused by Permanent Atrocity bonus dice, using supernatural powers in the sight of others, exposing supernatural form/tells/marks .

Resolution: Confronting the stalker and getting him to back off, getting caught doing something blatantly supernatural.

Beat: Being caught by the stalker, giving him conclusive proof of the character’s inhumanity.

Surveilled (Persistent)
You're under active surveillance by those that study or hunt the supernatural, possibly from another supernatural faction or perhaps mere mortals initiated into some of the secrets of the World of Darkness. At the beginning of each chapter, the Storyteller rolls a dice pool equal to (Your character's Permanent Atrocity + Temporary Atrocity). Successes accumulate over the course of the story. Once the Storyteller has accrued a number of successes equal to your Stability Advantage + Anonymity Merit, resolve the Condition (with a Story Beat) and gain the Hunted Condition instead. If you have this Condition also take Embarrassing Secret for interacting with other supernatural creatures.

Possible Sources: Your Permanent Atrocity + Temporary Atrocity is greater than the sum of your current Cover + Turmoil of the where you are, either by gaining more Temporary Atrocity, loss of Cover, or settling down of Turmoil that was masking your presence and activities.

Resolution: Let the Storyteller accrue successes as described above, or find and nullify the enemy's means of surveillance. This Condition does not resolve at the end of a story, but the successes accumulated do reset to zero.

Hunted (Persistent)
Your actions have alerted the some type of Monster Hunter (or group of them) to your presence and it has been decided that you pose a threat and you must be removed from the world. The Storyteller chooses an appropriate a being or group of beings hunting you, with such a Huntsmen if you're a changeling, or major and minor templates with Experiences enough to make them an urban legend, 3-5 minor template humans belonging to a Mystery Cult dedicated to stopping threats like you, or 10-15 non-template competent Mystery cultists (such as but not limited Vigilant Hunter Conspiracies) dedicated to stopping threats like you. These antagonists know where you were when you gained this Condition and have a general description of your identity. Their sole motivation is to hunt you down by any means necessary and remove you from the world. If you have this Condition also take Notorious for interacting with other supernatural creatures.

Possible Sources:

Resolution: Permanently lose your pursuers. Permanently losing them is probably an extended and contested action, but the particulars will depend on the context of the story.
Beat: The pursuers find and attack you.

Conspirator (Persistent)
You have turned a trusted ally into your eager pawn against an enemy. You share this Condition with the ally of your rival that you have successfuly gotten to conspire with you.

Possible Sources: Socially maneuver to open a number of door against a Storyteller Character which is either another character's Support or Merit, or player character. The number of doors needed is the character's Stability Advantage if the Storyteller Character is a Support, twice their dot rating if the character is a Merit or the target Willpower dot if a player character.

Resolution: Voluntarily resolve this Condition on both you and the character you share it with to apply the Betrayed Condition to the person who trusted the character you shared this Condition with, this does not provide a beat. If the ally of your pawn discovers this condition the Betrayed condition applies to that ally during the scene of the discovery and Resolve this condition for with a Story beat for you and the pawn.

Betrayed
You realize someone you trust actually means you harm and is helping your enemies against you. The person who applies this condition against you chooses a Storyteller character also in the scene that they previously gained the Conspirator Condition from, and that you have considered an ally. That Storyteller character betrays you at the worst possible time during this scene -- maybe it's a new development, maybe your "ally" was a double agent for your enemy the whole time. Make a Break Roll upon gaining this condition. Gain an appropriate Strong [Emotion] Condition, and the sources of the Betrayed Condition may give Informed Condition with your character as the topic to any other character in the scene, including themselves.

Possible Sources:

Resolution: Kill the traitor, convince them to turn on their new masters for you, the scene ends and lose the mechanic the storyteller character represented. If the storyteller character is a Support, choose to grief or vengeance to deal with the loss. If you choose grief you gain the Broken Condition. If you resolve that Broken Condition condition and the storyteller character remains alive this can reflect you forgiving them and rebuilding the relationship for free. If you choose Vengeance change out a Personal Aspiration to commit an Atrocity against who you blame for betrayal and gain the Obsession Condition towards fulfilling that Aspiration. If the story character is reflected as a merit, remember sanctity of merits.
Beat: Being betrayed prevents success to your plans, you suffer injury as a direct result, or resolve the condition in a way that loses mechanic the storyteller represented.

Originally posted by amechra View Post

Strong [Emotion]
Your character is currently feeling a particular strong emotion. Any time your character is taking an action where [emotion] might hinder them, you may opt to fail the roll and resolve this Condition.
Resolution: Your character fails their roll as given above; Your character's emotion causes them to take action in a way that hinders the group or introduces complication.
Beat: N/A

Obsessive [Emotion]
Your character's judgement is impaired by the strength of their [emotion]; this Condition is layered on top of the Strong [Emotion] Condition. While they possess this Condition, they take a -2 penalty to all Resolve or Composure rolls to resist indulging in or revealing their emotional state. Additionally, anyone attempting to convince them to take action in line with their [emotion] gets an Exceptional Success with 3 successes instead of 5.
Resolution: Resolve the underlying Strong [Emotion]; Face a Breaking Point due to [emotion].
Beat: Any time you would resolve Strong [Emotion] normally, you may opt to instead take a Beat and retain the Condition.

Inspired [Emotion]
Your character's actions are aided in some way by the strength of their [emotion]; this Condition is layered on top of the Strong [Emotion] Condition. Any time your character is taking an action where [emotion] might aid them, they may resolve this Condition. An exceptional success on that roll requires only three successes instead of five and you gain a point of Willpower.
Resolution: Resolve the underlying Strong [Emotion]; Improve a roll as given above.
Beat: Any time you would resolve Strong [Emotion] normally, you may opt to instead take a Beat and retain the Condition.

**Pale_Crusader** · 03-10-2016, 05:54 PM

Slashers

Originally posted by WoD Slashers pg 125

Supernatural Slasher?
Is a vampire who always kills her victims a slasher? How about a werewolf that leaves only partially chewed bodies? or, better yet, what about a changeling that, for reasons known only to himself, hunts people down and scares them half to death... and then uses an ax to take care of the other half? Are any of these creatures “slashers” in the Hunter sense?

Where that book said no, Frailty chronicles says a resounding “Yes!”
That is because were that book defined Slashers solely in context to Hunter’s that prey upon mere humans, we are looking at it as a phenomenon universal to all beings with a soul, dealing with extremely painful isolation from the mundane world and irrevocable severing of their capacity for the most important type of relationship.

Slashers are horrors which were once beings with freewill and a soul but have lost all emotional ties that tether their psyche to the mundane world so it floats, off to the dizzying altitudes of utter madness and reduce them to mere puppets to monstrous instincts that lay at the core of every persons’ being. Slasher are the monsters that have lost the spark which is the source of having a conscious, a soul, and thus freewill.

There are two tiers for becoming a slasher, a Lesser Undertaking and a Greater Undertaking; the first is gained when an ensoulled character only has one Stability Advantage and the second is gained when the character is reduced to zero Stability Advantage. While both Undertakings grant power they come with a steep metaphysical price, freewill and even being considered an ensoulled being; In concrete game terms ensoulled beings are the only ones suitable to be player characters and gaining the Greater Undertaking makes the character a NPC which should not be played by its original player. (This is important for those that play LARP to keep the mechanic as a meaningful loss caused by the behaviors that lead to becoming a slasher, sever emotional ties the other players may have had to the character while portrayed by the player in question, and represent the startling internal change of the character that would deeply disturb those that once knew them).

A Character with only a Lesser Undertaking is flirting with total corruption but still has a chance to be redeemed. If they gain a Support which raises their Stability Advantage to two or greater they lose all lose the Lesser Undertaking. An impressive story arch for a character can be seeking Vengeance for a Support and losing Support relationships along the way until they gain a Lesser Undertaking and either come back from the brink through the strength of their remaining Support, their supernatural friends, or something within themselves. Having tasted that power, woe to those that transgress to far against such a character because they are faced with the temptation of going down the road again when their Supports are killed.

There are five Lesser Undertaking and Five Greater Undertakings, feel free to mix and match. There are “natural” combination, and those are as follows: Avenger/Legend, Brute/Mask, Charmer/Psycho, Freak/Mutant, Genius/Maniac.

Lesser Undertakings
All those with a Lesser Undertakings gain the Jump Scare dread power on page: CoD 146
They also add the following Tag every kill of an ensoulled being they take part in.

Calling Card
There is a clue which conveys a message for potential investigators. The message must be a hint towards one of the Slasher’s Aspirations. Upon discovering the Clue the investigator understands the message, which is usually a leap in logic to understand the connection of several facts known to the investigator about the killing. Noticing a Calling Card requires an exceptional success on a roll using Investigation on the records or evidence of the killing.

Sample Messages:
Pack Aspiration: “Defend the family from outside attacks.” Resulting Message: “”Family is very important”
Guardians of the Veil Aspiration: “Maintain the conspiracy protecting the supernatural from the wilting touch of the mundane “ Resulting Message: “Anything seemingly supernatural is a hoax.”
Daeva Aspiration: Gather love and adoration of others” Resulting message: “Being the center of someone’s world is all that matters.”
Lost Aspiration: “Never be trapped in Arcadia again.” Resulting Message: “Imprisonment is worse than death.
Personal Aspiration: “Defeat a worthy opponent.” Resulting Message: “This is an offer to play a deadly game with investigators.”

List of Lesser Undertakings
Avenger
Kills to avenge right or imagined wrong. These slashers gain the Hunter’s Sense dread power on page: CoD 148 This is always focused on their preferred prey.

Brute
Brute is big guy (or gal) who just wants to kill. Not very smart, and also very crude, he just kills. But he can still understand the potential risks, and can plan his attack. As a benefit brute doesn't feel pain. These slashers gain the Unbreakable dread power on page: CoD 148

Charmer
Charmer is nice guy who charms others and lures them into false sense of security. When time is right, he strikes. Charmer's benefit is that he if he makes good first impression, person will believe him, even if it is against common sense or logic. These slashers gain the Hypnotic Gaze dread power on page: CoD 145

Freak
Every freak has his own reason for killing, but it is usually related to his appearance or what it has caused. As a benefit, Freak quickly learn his surroundings. These slashers gain the Surprise Entrance dread power on page: CoD 148

Genius
Genius kills his targets with his intellect. He tends to play mind games with his enemies and lure them into trap, but they can't relate to worms that are beneath them. As a benefit, Genius can profile target when he is met. These slashers gain the Know Soul dread power on page: CoD 146

Greater Undertakings
All those with a Greater undertaking gain the following persistent conditions that can’t be resolved:

Obvious Lunatic
It is obvious to anyone not on the brink of becoming a Slasher themselves that you are dangerously without moral compunction or need to comply with even the most fundamental social norms. -5 to any social interaction with any being with more than 1 Stability Advantage except hostile intimidation.

Putrefied Metaphysical Miasma
Ephemeral Beings, Horrors, Major Templates, Minor Templates, and Complete Templates with two Stability Advantage or higher experience an extremely unpleasant sensation when in your presence, a profound impression of your “wrongness” and they feel no instinctual hesitation toward engaging in violence against you. For those with minor, major or complete templates the Compunction, Hesitation and PTSD rules do not apply when dealing with you.

List of Greater Undertakings
Legend
Legends have become one with their urban myth and now their actions conform to seemingly arbitrary rules that children make rhymes out of. These slashers gain the Immortal dread power on page: CoD 145 . Additionally they gain a simple Ban for every Bane they possess, Personal or otherwise.

Mask
Masks aare nothing more than killing machines and are often portrayed as wearing a mask because it remove the appearance of any human emotion. Even when a Mask doesn’t wear an actual mask their face is speechless and expressionless. These slashers gain the Regenerate: 1 dread power on page: CoD 148. Masks are completely incapable of most social interaction. They are unable to Open Doors in social contests against others and their doors may only be opened when confronted with their Banes and/or Bans, to put it into mechanical terms. They also have the Mute Condition which may not be resolved.

Mutant
Twisted into aberrant shape by their own corruption the Mutant sheds the camouflage of appearing human, because they don’t, and becomes visibly identifiable as a monster. These slashers gain the Natural Weapons: 3 dread power on page: CoD 147. Mutants automatically gain the Hunted Condition when in urban and semi-urban environments.

Psycho
The Psycho is always a Slasher heavily tied to a location and broken relationships. It may be his family home and motel where his mother emotionally abused him until he murdered her, a lakeside campground where her son was neglected and bullied to death, or the neighborhood where he looked to ‘gain his manhood’ from a prostitute that scorned him and his violent insecurities remade him into a killer. These slashers gain the Homeground dread power on page: CoD 145. If this Slasher ever intends to kill someone they gain the Obsession Condition focused on killing that person until they believe that person is dead.

Maniac
Some Slasher have a way of getting into the minds of other. Maniacs are masterminds or demagogues that manipulate or radicalize other to cause the death and carnage they crave. These Slashers gain the Implant Mission numina as a dread power on page: CoD 137. Each one has a specific die pool appropriate for their machinations, chosen then they gain this Undertaking. If a Maniac fails in an attempt to use Implant Mission against someone the Maniac Gains the Competitive Condition in relationship to that person.

**Pale_Crusader** · 03-19-2016, 08:22 PM

Frailty Chronicle Merits
Several of these merits is designed to help balance characters by causing greatness to be specifically tied to specialization within a field so a single individual can't be brilliant at everything. Character's that are good at everything make poor vehicles for meaningful storytelling, hog the spotlight, and eliminates consequential diversity of character types. Also other of these merits extend existing merits to concepts which already exist in game but are not reflected meaningfully in mechanics.

Pundit Merit (•)
You have the ability to master a skill to the point that you are a recognized expert by those that are familiar with your field. Allows a character have a single skill greater than ••• at character creation or purchased with Experience. This merit may only take once. Without this merit skills may only raise to •••, with specific exceptions citing that they are exempted from this limitation. You may use the dots in this merit as bonus social rolls where your expertise in the skill would be beneficial.

Requires the character to have •••• in an Attribute that matches the category that the skill is is, (ie Mental Attribute for a Mental Skill, Physical Attribute for a Physical Skill, or Social Attribute for a Social Skill).

Versatile Savant Merit (••)
Being able to be an expert or master in multiple fields show rare talent. Allows a character have a two skills greater than ••• at character creation or purchased with Experience. This merit may only take once. Without this merit skills may only raise to •••, with specific exceptions citing that they are exempted from this limitation. You may use the dots in this merit as bonus social rolls where the person you are interacting with would be impressed by your great skill in different fields.

Requires the character to have •••• in an Attribute in the same categories that the skills are, (ie Mental Attribute for a Mental Skill, Physical Attribute for a Physical Skill, or Social Attribute for a Social Skill). Stacks with the Pundit merit for a maximum of 3 skills above ••• possible for the most masterful characters in game.

Otherworldly Place Merit (•)
To have the Safe Place be located in another world that the character would be able to access on their own without this merit. Those that have never been to the place trying to find it this otherworldly place <Hisil/Hedge/Underworld/Abyssal Intrusion/Etc...> take a penalty of 5 dice plus the rating of the Safe Place to locate it, up to a maximum penalty of 10 dice. This is beyond the requirement that those searching for the place must be able to reach the correct realm before they can begin searching. Navigating otherworldly places is far more difficult than the mundane material realm. Requires Safe Place.

Inhuman Servant (•-•••)
(Servants who don't need to deal with Stability Advantages)
Retainers classically covers beings which have limitations and advantages of having Stability Advantage Stats (Integrity, Humanity, Harmony, Clarity, The value of this merit is • if it is within character's power to create/control this type of being, •• if the ability to control was granted by outside force from the character, and an additional • if character with this type of servant is non-templated. Servants/minions without mental breaking point or moral qualms have uses that make them particularly frightening.

Examples of Natural Servant types:
Ghosts and JuJu Zombies for Sin-eaters
Spirits for Uratha
Zompires, Blood-Animated Contructs, and Controlled Animals/Plants for Vampires
Hedgebeast/Hobs for the Lost
Ghosts, Spirits, Controlled Animals/Plants for Mages
Trained non-supernatural animals for any type of character.

Examples of Power levels:
Retainer 1-2
Being Haunted by a Rank 1 Ghost which you understand and can exploit,
being served by a rank 1 Spirit whose ban you know how to exploit,
Controlled Animals for Vampires

Retainer 3-4
Being Haunted by a Rank 2 Ghost which you understand and can exploit,
being served by a rank 2 Spirit whose ban you know how to exploit,
5 point Zompire/Zombie which don't attack you, and for which you have a mechanism to control,
Fairly intelligent hedgebeast with few minor contracts,
Contructs capable of following complex commands but with strict limitations.

Retainer 5
Being Haunted by a Rank 3 Ghost which you understand and can exploit,
Being served by a Rank 3 Spirit whose ban you know how to exploit
10 point Zompire/Zombie which don't attack you, and for which you have a mechanism to control,

Requires Retainer

Merits which are tweaked in Frailty Chronicles
Supernatural Merits from CoD disappear for those that lose their Non-Template status, except as listed below.
Mystery Cult Initiation (Available for all splats and minor template, also Supernatural Merits granted this merit do not disappear upon losing Non-Template status, but are instead reliant on maintaining Mystery Cult Initiation. Various beings with templates are founders of and lesser members of mystery cults, which are used for a large variety of purposes. This merit grants more than merits of equivalent cost because it ties the character intimately with the setting in a way that greatly allows others to track them.)
Profession (Represents an active "day job" which plugs the character into responsibilities and implied use of their time while not actively participating in plot lines, as well as benefits normally granted by the merit. Stop working at the job represents a loss of this merit and all its benefits. Sanctity of merits is best described as what the character does with the time freed up from not having a job. This merit grants more than merits of equivalent cost because it ties the character intimately with the setting in a way that greatly allows others to track them.)

**Pale_Crusader** · 04-05-2016, 07:29 PM

Instead of using the blanket term of ‘Essence’ as the universal term for fuel of ephemeral beings existence and abilities they are divided with terms from various splats. Where these terms are the same as those used in a splat they represent a compatibility of fuels sources. Fuel sources that are normally corporeal, such as vitae, are ephemeral while within an ephemeral being.

It is important to note that ephemeral beings do not sleep and thus cannot regain a point of Willpower through simple rest. Sleeping to regain Willpower is distinctly a trait of Ensoulled beings.

Manifestations

Twilight Form	If the entity enters the material world, it does so in Twilight (see p. 253). The Effect has no cost. All entities have this Manifestation but it is counted again how many Manifestations they may have.
Discorporate	In emergencies, the entity can voluntarily Discorporate as though it had lost all Corpus to lethal injury — a painful way to escape a greater being threatening to permanently kill it. The Effect has no cost.
Reaching	(Essence Attuned Ephemeral Beings Only) By spending one Power Source, the entity applies the Reaching Condition to itself. The activation roll is penalized according to the local Gauntlet Strength.
Gauntlet Breach	(Requires the appropriate Condition at the base of the Condition tree, Essence Attuned Ephemeral Beings Only) By spending three Power Source, the ephemeral being forces itself through the Gauntlet —returning to the Shadow from the physical world, or appearing in Twilight Form by entering the material world. The activation roll is penalized by the local Gauntlet Strength.
Gateway	(Requires Open Condition) The entity can open a portal to its home realm that it and other creatures may use. This costs three Power Source, or Power Source equal to Gauntlet Strength for a Gateway into the Shadow. It applies the Gateway Condition to the location.
Image	(Requires the appropriate Condition at the base of the Condition tree) By spending one Essence, the entity may make its Twilight form visible to material beings for a scene.
Materialize	(Requires Open Condition) By spending three Power Source, the entity may shift from Twilight form into the Materialized Condition.
Fetter	(Requires Open Condition) By spending two Power Source, the entity adds the Fettered Condition to itself. Living beings targeted by this Effect contest the roll with Resolve + Composure + Gnosis. If the Effect is successful, living targets gain the Urged Condition.
Unfetter	(Requires Fettered Condition) By spending one point of Power Source, the entity temporarily suppresses the Fettered Condition for a Scene, allowing it to use other Manifestation Effects or roam in Twilight. When the Scene ends, any Manifestation Effects used during it immediately end. If the entity isn’t back within range of its Fetter (see p. 260) when Unfetter ends, it immediately goes dormant.
Possess	(Requires Open Condition) By spending three Power Source, the entity gains temporary control over an object, corpse, or creature, applying the Possessed Condition to the subject. Living subjects contest the roll with Resolve + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance. An ephemeral being must be capable of Fetter Manifestation to buy Possess.
Claim	(Requires Controlled Condition) By spending five Power Supply, the ephemeral being gains permanent control over an object, creature, or corpse, applying the Claimed Condition to the subject. Living subjects contest the roll with Resolve + Composure + Primal Urge. An ephemeral being must be capable of both the Fetter and Possess Manifestations to buy Claim.
Hob	(Requires Claimed Condition, Glamour Attuned Ephemeral Beings Only) By spending seven Power Supply, the ephemeral being merges its identity, immortality, and nature into an object, creature, or corpse that was Claimed, thus ceasing tis decay if it was a non-living subject and also makes the being a Hob. This ephemeral being metamorphoses into a Horror with the same Potency as it had a Rank but always has the Immortal Dread power. It retains its Banes and Bans. An ephemeral being must be capable of the Fetter, Possess, and Claim Manifestations to buy Hob.
Familiar	This Manifestation is special: no ephemeral entity possesses it innately, but it may be granted by the spell “Familiar” (p. 183 MtA). The entity is under the Familiar Condition unless the bond is ended.

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New Manifestations

Dreamwalker: (Requires Open Condition) By spending 2 Essence, the entity shifts from Twilight into the Dream Space of an individual or location with the Open condition. Once there, it can interact with the Dream Space in the same way it interacts with the real world (including other entities also active in the Dream Space), and may use influence and numina.

Whisperer: With it they can slowly lure a targeted individual into sin and depravity. This is similar to the Fettered Manifestation, but does not require the Open Condition. By spending 2 Essence, the entity adds the Whisperer Condition to itself. Beings targeted by this Effect contest the roll with Resolve + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance. If the Effect is successful, targets gain the Urged Condition.

Twilight Abduction: The entity can attempt to drag victims within one yard into an incorporeal state, allowing it to freely interact with the target. Spend three Essence points, and roll the entities’ (Power + Finesse) .The target resists with a roll of (Resolve + Composure + Supernatural Tolerance). If the entity wins, shadows drag the victim and his worn possessions through a sudden imploding tear in space. In an instant, the rift closes, and the victim enters Twilight for one hour per remaining success.[/SIZE]

Universal changes to of Ephemeral beings

Where CoD lists the word "Essence" between pages 124-139 instead "Supernatural Fuel appropriate to the type of Ephemeral being"

We are not using the God Machine for the Frailty Chronicles, and mentions of the God Machine and its version of angels should be ignored.

Ephemeral Entities have a Ban for each Rank and these do not overlap but can interlock for devastating affect, with those gained at higher ranks being more esoteric, arcane, and obscure. All Ephemeral Beings also have an appropriate Bane, plus Personal BanesNames gained via Permanent Atrocity.

Changed Numina
Drain (changed to) Drain
The entity can steal Willpower or any Supernatural Fuel Source that they can otherwise stake from ephemeral entities from a material being(chosen at activation). The activation roll is contested by Stamina + Resolve + Supernatural Tolerance, which ever character -entity or target- gains the most success the most successes receives the point of the stolen power per success, while the other loses a like amount.

Essence Thief (Changed to) Varied Appetites
The entity may steal a supernatural fuel from one additional type of supernatural fuel used by another type of ephemeral being per purchase of this Numina. This has the side-effects of making the ephemeral being able to perceive and being perceivable by all potential prey, and while the prey may not steal supernatural fuel that it normally can not feed upon, it can attack back and physically interact with an ephemeral being which it is vulnerable to. When devoured the fuel becomes the primary type used by the being possessing this Numina. (Please note while this does give the ability to interest with ephemeral beings in Twilight, it also opens one up to being physically assaulted/killed by those beings, see "Terrors from Beyond".)

Ephemeral Beings and Associated Conditions

---Mana Based Ephemeral Entities---

Angel
Angels are Ephemeral beings that require the Ascendant Condition of a corresponding specific Paradigm to use their Manifestations and use Mana as their supernatural fuel source. Angels are entities of pure Supernal magic and each is tied to a particular Paradigm. Angels gain Mana through others sacrificing to them, in a way similar to how a mage can sacrifice items to harvest Mana, but is mystically empowered by their presence so even devout non-template can fulfill the Yantra needed, in addition to the universal methods to for ephemeral beings to regain supernatural fuel.
Each angel has a Purpose, the reason for its existence and the mechanism by which it regains willpower. When attempting but failing to further its purpose it gains back one Willpower, and when successful they regain all Willpower. This makes an angel in pursuit of their purpose extremely determined foes (as reflected in a willingness to spend willpower to achieve their purpose) as success replenishes any Willpower invested, and reserved spending of willpower would only happen when it began to seem unlikely that success was possible even with extensive willpower spent.

Sample Purposes:

Ferry the souls of the dead deeper into the underworld
Inspire art and creative brilliance in mortals
Disprove the existence of the supernatural to the public
Punished the dead souls of the damned.
Guard the gates to Eden

Angels Influence is always their Purpose. Angels within Twilight are visible to those with the Paradigm Bane (including Angels of the same Paradigm) which matches their Paradigm. Angels are governed by the Prime Arcanum
Natural Plane: Aether
Universal Tags: Supernal, Angel, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific Paradigms): Emergent Entheogenic Ritualism, Enochian Invocation , Onmyōdō, Hermeticism Goetia, Hermeticism Alchemy, Qigong, Aetheric Electromagnetism, Paranormal Psi Testing, Harmonic Mesmerism, Hellenic Vitalism, Phrenological Surgery, Christian Theurgy, Sufi Mysticism, Hermeticism Theurgy, Kabbalism, Mesoamerican Blood-Letting, African Tribal Shamanism, Theosophic Meditation, Vodoun Invocation, Shaolinquan, Neo-celtic derivative, New Age practices, Shinto Animistic Practices

Ascendant is a condition that applies to locations that may be used as Yantra for specific Paradigm due to their suitable nature, beings in the process of using action Yantra to use powers or cast spells, and objects that are dedicated as tool Yantra. During casting of a spell or use of a power that has the condition is Open.

---Solely Willpower Based Ephemeral Entities---

These beings automatically have the Drain Numina for free. They are always able to see and interact with other Ephemeral Beings in Twilight as all beings have Willpower.

Demon
Demons are Ephemeral beings that require the Corrupt Condition of a corresponding specific Vice to use their Manifestations and use Willpower as their only supernatural fuel source. Demons are found is a wide variety of locations from dreamscapes, wounds within the spirit world, astral realms to the Great Below. They are formed out of the Vice that corresponds to the type of Corrupt condition they need to Manifest. They have the ability to lie immune to all attempts to augur the validity of their statements, able even when under compulsion to do otherwise, and are impenetrable to mental probes, though they are capable of providing a false front to anyone trying to gain information from them. This makes knowing anything about them with certainty difficult. Some claim to have be fallen angels, others say they are born of mortal repressed desires, and yet other claimed to be souls of the damned reforged in the flames of Hell.
Demons regain a single Willpower by being in the presence of those failing a breaking point or gaining Atrocity because of fulfilling a Vice corresponding to the demon's nature. If within the presence of someone failing a breaking point while also gaining an Atrocity because of fulfilling a Vice Corresponding to the demon's nature, the demon regains all Willpower, in addition to the universal methods to for ephemeral beings to regain supernatural fuel. Demons alway have at least one Vice, and may or may not have other tags, as appropriate.
Demons always have some Influence with their Vice, and may or may not have other related influences based on a variety of factors. Demons are ephemeral beings which are only visible when they have tags of other types of ephemeral beings which are visible to specific character types or effects. Demons without those types of tags are always invisible within twilight, even to other Demons. Demons are governed by the Arcana which are tagged under another Ephemeral being type, and solely those Arcana governing the Demon. Demons without sutypes are governed by no Arcanum, and thus can be terrifying for Mages to deal with.
Natural Plane: ? (Some demons say they're from Hell, but demons tend to be very unreliable about their testimony.)
Universal Tags: Demon, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific Vices): Cruel, Hateful, Petty, Lecherous, Drunkard, Gluttonous, Envious, Lazy, Depressed, Egotistical, Arrogant, Lustful (IE Specific Subtypes of Demons) Angel, Ghost, Spirit, Thought-form

Corrupt is a condition that applies to locations stained by Atrocities while fulfilling a Vice repeatedly that also leaves a spiritual Resonant condition related the to Atrocity, though the Corruption condition remain until properly exorcised even if the spiritual Resonant condition is removed. The Corruption Condition also exists upon an ensoulled being while they are in the act of committing an Atrocity to fulfill their Vice. Demons universally have the

Tulpa
Tulpa are Ephemeral beings that require the Focused Condition to use their Manifestations and use Willpower as their only supernatural fuel source. Unlike other Ephemeral beings Tulpa cannot use their Manifestation upon physical beings or enter the physical world ever, but rather use them as their means to interact with intruders within a dreamscape, those within astral realms, or beings within twilight while astral projecting. Possession and Claiming manifestation become a means to do control the spying entity, or to trap a dream/astral body within the tulpa's form until another interloper slays the captured mind to release an near full strength tulpa to do more battle. For tulpa that Claim fae beings intruding upon dreamscapes which are then ejected into Astral Space upon a dreamer waking up, they face actual death should the tulpa get them killed in an Astral battle.
Tulpa constantly regenerate Willpower, corresponding to the obscurity or fame the subject they protect, per turn. This makes them extremely powerful as far as ephemeral beings go. It can not use the Materialize manifestation except in those other worldly planes.
Tulpa exist in a Twilight state even in places where there is no state of twilight, such as the Dreamscapes, the Hisil, the Hedge, the Underworld or the Astral.
Tulpa within the Astral and Dream Realms are governed by the Mind Arcanum, while Tulpa protecting famous locations and times are equally governed by Mind, Time, and Space.
Natural Plane: Dream Realm, Astral Realm, Material Realm-Twilight
Universal Tags: Thoughtform, Ephemeral

Focused is a Condition that applies to beings within dreamscape other than their own, astral realms, and while within twilight as an astral projections. The Focused condition is considered naturally Open when a being can perceive what the Tulpa defends.

---Plasm Based Ephemeral Entities---

Ghosts
Ghosts are Ephemeral beings that require the Anchor Condition that is tied to the specific ghost which enables them to use their Manifestations and use Plasm as their supernatural fuel source. Ghost are entities which are echoes of beings that died. Ghosts within twilight in the material world are always within 10 yard per Rank of something or someone with an Anchor condition. If a ghost doesn't have something or someone with an Anchor condition specific to them, that ghost is drawn through an Averian Gate that opens at the nearest location with the Menace condition which matches the ghost's Threshold.
Each ghost has a Threshold which reflects the nature of their death, Torn for that die due to violence by intelligent beings, Forgotten for those that die due to accidents and chance, Stricken for those that die due to illness and disease, Silent for those that die due to deprivation and unfulfilled needs, and Prey for those that die due to being victim to natural predators and exposure to the elements.
Ghosts Influences are narrowly targeted at the beings/locations/objects which also have the Anchored condition specific to that particular ghost. Ghosts retain the Anchors of the being they are echoes of as they were at the time of that being's death, and those are the same methods of it regaining Willpower. Ghost gain Plasm by people making offerings or monuments in their memory, with the Resource value of the offering being the amount of Plasm regained. This also applies to grave goods interred with the decease's remains.
Ghosts only consists of ranks 1-3 for ephemeral beings, 1 existing as a mere echo, rank 2 being a self-aware apparition haunting in the material world, rank 3 being the highest a ghost can reach in the underworld before it must transform into a geist.to grow in power.
Ghosts within Twilight are visible to Sin-Eaters, Geists, and fellow Ghost. Ghost are governed by the Death Arcanum.
Natural Plane: Material World
Universal Tags: Ghost, Undead, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific): Always the specific name of the Ghost (Threshold of death) Torn, Forgotten, Stricken, Prey, Silent

Anchor is a condition that applies to locations, objects, and rarely beings that were important to the being that the ghost is an echo of at the time of that being’s death. The condition occurs naturally upon the things affected as a ghost initially forms, but supernatural powers and spells may create it artificially.

Geist
Geists are Ephemeral beings that require the Menace Condition of a corresponding specific Threshold to use their Manifestations and use Plasm as their supernatural fuel source. Geists are entities of that used to be Ghosts but have mutated to become closer to an avatar of a certain type of death. In Twilight in the Material world Geist bleed Plasm every hour it is not Claiming a corpse with a Menace of the same Threshold as the Geist to create a Draugr Horror or within 100 yards of a location with the Menace condition. Possession by a Geist at the moment of death by a Minor Template or Non-Template freezes subjective time for the subject while the Geist offers the Bargain, and bestows the Sin-Eater Template if the Non-Template/Minor Template accepts the Bargain.
Geist always have Influence in the type of death the geist represents. Geists regain all spent Plasm and Willpower by causing deaths matching their Threshold. Geists within Twilight are visible to Sin-Eaters. Additionally Sin-Eaters see the Geists of other Sin-Eaters as a double-exposed images where the viewer can clearly make out both even though they overlap.
Geist only consists of rank 4-5 for ephemeral beings. Rank 4 being a newly formed geist before it escapes the underworld, and rank 5 being a geist as it escapes the underworld in search of someone to enact the bargain with or get dragged back into the underworld to lose its rank.
Geists are governed eqally by the Death and Sprit Arcana, requiring both in equal measure to affect/perceive a geist.
Natural Plane: Stygia
Universal Tags: Geist, Undead, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific Threshold): Torn, Forgotten, Stricken, Prey, Silent

Menace is a condition that applies to relative low elevation locations heavily stained with death energy, either from particular gruesome or extraordinary death or through severe decay of the structure and macabre atmosphere. Corpses have a Menace the same Threshold as their cause of death. Menace also applies to ensoulled creature as they are bleeding out, and counts as Open during the turn an ensoulled creature fills its last health box with aggravated damage. The circumstances of the death determines which is the applicable Threshold. The Menace condition in location means it can be opened as an Avernian Gate by a geist or sin-eater, and when allows to the Autochthonous Depths.

Kerberos
Kerberos are Ephemeral beings that require the Perdition Condition of a corresponding specific Oblivion to use their Manifestations and use Plasm as their supernatural fuel source. Kerberos are entities of that used to be Geists or Ghost but have mutated to become a death demigod. Unable to exit the Underworld to enter the Material world, Kerberos are unable to enter a state of Twilight.
Kerberos only consists of rank 6+ for ephemeral beings with ranks Kerberos 6 ruling over domains that require crossing one or two rivers, ranks Kerberos 7 ruling over domains that require crossing three or four rivers, ranks Kerberos 8 ruling over domains that require crossing five or six rivers, ranks Kerberos 9 ruling over domains that require crossing seven or eight rivers, ranks Kerberos 10 ruling over domains that require crossing nine or greater rivers,
Natural Plane: Stygia
Universal Tags: Kerberos, Undead, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific Oblivion): Dissolution, Cessation, Dubiety, Impotence, Annihilation

Oblivion is a Condition that only applies to things and beings within the Underworld, but every being and thing in the underworld is attuned to at least one sub tag of Oblivion. Things that enter the Underworld immediately gain an Oblivion if they don't already have one. Oblivion is a type of fatalistic death energy that marks how something will cease to be, and by gaining the mark it greatly increases the chance that will be the ultimate cause of that doom. Besides entering the Underworld, visiting certain places while performing certain acts, or having a Kerberos apply the condition directly are the significant ways to gain this condition.

---Essence Based Ephemeral Entities---
Essence based ephemeral beings are mostly spirits which are the broadest range of ranks for ephemeral beings as they don't metamorphose to different types of beings as they gain in power, which could be attributed

Spirit
Spirit are Ephemeral beings that require the Resonant condition of a corresponding nature to use their Manifestations and use Essence as their supernatural fuel source. Spirits are reflections of objects, animals, emotions, and place, but never Ensouled beings, which come into dormant existence within a spirit world reflection of the material world. In the spirit world, known as the Shadow to some occult scholars aware of its existence and Hisil within the language universally used by the spirits and werewolves known as First Tongue.
Spirits gain one Essence by spending a whole day at a location in the material world which has an Open Resonant condition which matches their nature, or to a place in the Hisil corresponding an object or location which has a Resonant condition which matches their nature. Spirits also gain Essence equal to. Spirits regain Willpower by gaining Essence
Spirit's Influence always reflects its nature. Spirits within Twilight are visible to werewolves, Indigm, Hosts and fellow spirits. Spirits are governed by the Spirit Arcanum.
Natural Plane: Shadow or Hisil
Universal Tags: Spirit, Ephemeral
Variable Tags: Tags tend to be general enough to leave room for storyteller interpretation, but specific enough to sum up the nature of the spirit.

Resonant is a condition that reflects how strongly some being, thing or place has a nature that a spirit of a corresponding type to exploit to affect the physical world.

Indigm
Indigm are Ephemeral beings that require the Resonant condition of a corresponding nature to use their Manifestations and use Essence as their supernatural fuel source but are not spirits. Indigm represent impossible things from before the dawn of creation. Indigm speak the language universally used by the spirits and werewolves known as First Tongue.
Indigm gain Essence by devouring spirits and other beings with Essence..
Indigm's Influence always reflects that which it warps, taints, corrupts and destroys. Indigm within Twilight are visible to werewolves, fellow Indigm, Hosts, and spirits. Indigm are not governed by an Arcanum.
Natural Plane: Shadow or Hisil
Universal Tags: Abyssal, Ephemeral
Variable Tags: Tags tend to be general enough to leave room for storyteller interpretation, but specific enough to sum up the nature of the spirit.

---Glamour Based Ephemeral Entities---

Bogy
Bogy are Ephemeral beings that require the Contrivance Condition of a corresponding specific Trope to use their Manifestations and use Glamour as their supernatural fuel source. They exist naturally within the Hedge, where there is no state of Twilight. Bogy are able to be eaten/cooked/distilled for their remaining Glamour by any being which has a Glamour pool. They must be eaten within minutes of death if raw, within a day if cooked, and within a year and day if distilled.
Bogy are drawn to the material world, some to cause mischief, others to Claim a being or material object to bring back into the Hedge so it can metamorphose into a Hob by merging with the physical being/material object in a way that is more complete than claiming that destroys the being/material. By being a Hob instead of a sprite, they may no longer be cooked/distilled/eaten/drank for glamour, no longer loses Glamour simply by being outside the Hedge, and the being/material consumed becomes the Hob’s Mask while in the physical world.
Bogy form naturally in the Hedge in areas that correspond to places that people frequently tell stories about, and which types of sprites come into existence matches the Tropes of those stories. Legends, both ancient and urban,
A Bogy's Influence is always the Tropes which make it up. Bogy within Twilight are visible to Lost, Hobs, fellow Sprites, and True Fae. Sprites are governed by the Fate Arcanum.
Natural Plane: Hedge
Universal Tags: Fae, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific): Always the specific trope that spawned the Bogy.

Contrivance is a condition that applies to locations, things, and beings that have either repeated severe manipulations of fate or workings of the Wyrd. Locations which are the focus of legends, both urban and ancient also have a contrivance condition associate with the Tropes of the legends. Changelings, Hobs, and True Fae have the ability to focus Glamour through their Wyrd to place this condition upon thresholds which have a door that can open and closed simply by knocking upon the closed door and spending the Glamour. Any being which can spend Glamour can strengthen the condition to Open a Hedge Gate as they spend glamour while opening a door with this condition. This is the one instance where the condition Contrivance doesn’t have an associate Trope. When this condition is gained via twisting fate too much, it always has an associated trope to reflect the circumstances of the twisting against the one which offended fate and/or a particularly poetic backlash/comeuppance against the transgressor.

Custom Manifestation:
Hob-Transformation
Some Bogy have a Manifestation that allows them to merge their form into a material person, animal, or object which has been brought into the Hedge. They lose their Numina and Influences, instead gaining appropriate attributes, skills, and dread powers as a horror matching in potency as their rank was.

True Fae
True Fae are Ephemeral beings that require the Role condition corresponding to one of its Titles to use their Manifestations and use Glamour as their supernatural fuel source. They exist as a string of titles which describe their role in whatever stories they belong too, and without a Title a fae being is never a True Fae. Unlike Bogy which use mortals, animals. and material object to make Hobs, True Fae Claim changelings suited to Title to create Actors and Props for the stories they play out over and over again. Some Actors are the face that changelings would know as their abductor and Keeper, because there is a great market for suitably traumatized souls to make even more actors and props with.
True Fae in Twilight in the Material world bleed Glamour every hour it is not possessing an appropriate Actor or Prop.
Natural Plane: Arcadia
Universal Tags: Fae, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific): Always the specific Roles which are its titles

Role is a condition that those that are marked by a True Fae Title bear, whether they are True Fae or merely a member of an Entitlement, it also applies to any being or thing which it accurately describes. These conditions tend to be extremely specific but obvious when they are applicable.

---Vitae Based Ephemeral Entities---

Strix/Tengu
Strix/Tengu are Ephemeral beings that require the Enervated Condition of a corresponding specific Virtue or Vice to use their Manifestations and use Vitae as their supernatural fuel source. Strix and Tengu are offshoots of the same Ephemeral being that are capable of interacting together within Twilight, which both appear as birds made out of shadows, differing in temperance (Strix are always tied to a Vice and Tengu are always tied to a Virtue), eye color (Strix have yellow eyes and tengu have red), and type of bird (Owls for Strix and Ravens for Tengu).
Strix regain 1 Willpower when in the presence of another being gaining Willpower by fulfilling its associated Vice, and regain all spent Willpower when fulfilling the Vice themselves. Tengu regain 1 Willpower when in the presence of another being gaining Willpower by fulfilling its associated Virtue, and regain all spent Willpower when fulfilling the Virtue themselves.
Strix/Tengu's Influence are always the Virtue (if Tengu) or Vice (if Strix). Strix/Tengu within Twilight are visible to Reverents, Vampires belonging to Clans, and fellow Strix/Tengu. Strix/Tengu are governed equally by the Death and Fate Arcanum, requiring both in equal measure to affect/perceive a Strix/Tengu.
Natural Plane: The Dark
Universal Tags: Vampire, Undead, Ephemeral
Variable Tags (IE Specific): Always a specific Vice (Strix), or Virtue (Tengu).

Enervated is a condition that only applies to dead bodies, both animated and inanimate, from colossal cathedral created from the bones of the dead to a single copse, that died due to being drained of their life force or their life force directly snuffed out with a supernatural power or spell. (Note this includes vampire feeding victims, especially revenants and vampires belonging to a clan as dying in this manner is part of the embrace.) The condition always has the Virtues and Vices of the being(s) as they were at the moment of its death.

**Leliel** · 09-24-2016, 11:58 AM

Apologies for bumping your stuff, but I noticed that Maniacs don't have a weakness like other Scourge slashers.

It's not so hard for me to think of one, though.

"Despite-or just as likely because-of their meticulous planning and charisma, Maniacs never truly expect to fail in a meaningful capacity, and when they do, they panic a little. When a victim of the Implant Mission power fails in their task or the Maniac fails an extended roll with her machination dice pool, she loses a point of Willpower and gains the Obsessed Condition in regards to fixing what went wrong."

Also wondering if Deviants will be added at some point. Just curious.

**Pale_Crusader** · 10-27-2016, 03:39 PM

Minor Templates
Where Major Templates are things often bestowed upon a character by forces and/or beings beyond a person’s control Minor Templates are the sources of supernatural power that can be mastered with dedication, effort, and the correct secrets. Several Minor Templates are even available to a formerly non-template character. Going through with the rituals to unlock the becoming a Minor Template fundamentally alters a person’s soul to perform

Goblin
Cruelly dealing with mankind to crush their hopes and dreams by offering them ill-begotten bargains is the quintessence of being a Goblin. Those that are Goblin opt into the role by binding themselves as actors in the tropes “Careful what you wish for”, “Deal with the Devil”, and “Want of a nail”. Many Goblins are Hobs, Lost and even True Fae, but the dubous honor is available to any character which hasn’t already taken a different Minor Template, as long as they can meet the requirements.
Becoming a Goblin:
Opting into the role of being a Goblin require crafting a black market deal so legendary that become a known as semi-mystical figure for "deals with the Devil" Goblin (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Steetwise if the crafting is done under pressure) and then the Goblin-to-be must enact this deal in a location in the mundane world with a Contrivance Condition matches the deal and is Open or greater. Upon completing the deal to seal the bargain the Goblin-to-be spends a Willpower Dot. Crafting the story
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Goblin vary in the following ways

If the person is a Lost, Hob, or True Fae they require Streetwise 1 and a Skill Specialization Illicit Deals This is because becoming a Goblin is innately intuitive for any of those that are already fae, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty.
If the person is not already fae, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Goblin which is instructing the character in how to become a Goblin (even if the Goblin is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Streetwise 2 and a Skill Specialization Illicit Deals.
Someone who isn’t already a fae and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming a Goblin but require Steetwise 4 and a Skill Specialization Illicit Deals.

Tags Gained: Fae
Glamorous Will: May spend Glamour instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Glamour to use Contracts. This does not grant a Glamour Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the splat’s Power Stat.
Hungry to devour hopes and dreams: Every month a Goblin goes without fulfilling their feeding Aspiration the lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfillng the Goblin’s Feeding Aspiration he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Goblins also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration. Unlike other types of Aspirations the Feeding Aspiration does not grant Beats.
Feeding Aspiration: To strictly abide by Bargains the purchaser deeply regrets.
Dread Powers:
Goblin Merchant's Eye
A Goblin can see into the depths of its victim’s soul. By spending 1 Willpower, it automatically learns the victim’s Aspirations, telling Personal Aspiration from other types with ease. Also it can keenly see if the subject has previous lost Aspiration through Bargain/Miracles or equivalent powers that trade Aspirations for an effect, knowing what the Aspiration lost was, and what was gained in its place. By spending an additional Willpower point, it learns which current Aspirations if they were lost would cause a breaking point. Subsequent Willpower points reveal the best things to offer for which Aspiration, and in the wording which would seem tempting to the target but could be twisted in intent to cause a breaking point. If the creature uses its knowledge against the victim, it earns an exceptional success on a roll of three successes or more. Accepting a Bargain is always a beat for the victim if it causes a breaking point as intended.(Reworking of Know Soul)
Goblin Bargain
A Goblin is capable of performing miraculous feats in the name of fulfilling a Goblin Bargain with a Non Template or an ensoulled Fae being with Personal Aspirations. Such feats include, but aren’t necessarily limited to:
• Removing (or applying) any Condition or Tilt (or
similar affliction not modeled by these mechanics).
• Granting any Merit, Skill, or Attribute at 5 dots.
• Causing someone to die.
• Fulfilling an Aspiration of the victim.

The Goblin cannot do any of these things unless explicitly part of deal with with a Non Template or an ensoulled Fae being who has Personal Aspirations to lose and accepts the Goblin's offer in whose terms include a price crouched in poetic terms symbolic of the Personal Aspiration they will lose in exchanged for a small physical representation of their fulfilled wish. Goblins can grant nearly anything but magic of this sort comes with a price. When the Goblin grants a victim’s wish, one of the victim’s Personal Aspirations is destroyed utterly. The character will never be able to fulfill it or replace it with another Aspiration. Use of this power is an Atrocity. Any being accepting a Goblin Bargain gains the Be-Careful-What-You-Wish-For Contrivance, along with any other Contrivances that fit the nature of the Bargain.
(Reworking of Miracle: The non-template must accept a deal to grant their request whose terms include a price crouched in poetic terms symbolic of the Personal Aspiration they will lose in exchanged for a small physical representation of their fulfilled wish.)
Goblin Market
A Goblin can turn a single room, cubical, stall, or tent into a space which is known as a Goblin Stall. It does this by spending 3 Willpower and touching an enterance to the location. The location remains a Goblin Stall for an hour and while it may be entered through the normal means to enter the area, it gains other methods as well. Anyone other than the Goblin who attempts to leave the Goblin Stall must succeed at a Wits + Composure check minus the Goblin’s Resolve each time they attempt to leave the area; if they fail they re-enter the same Goblin Stall, and if they succeed they enter another Goblin Stall within a Mile, the Hedge, or where the exit normally leads (defaulting in this priority if the leaver isn't actively choosing: another Goblin Stall, The Hedge) Additionally Goblin Stalls may be entered at the location corresponding Hedge location. If a Goblin leaves the area the effect ends immediately. The coordinated timing that causes interconnection of Goblin Stalls is how Goblin Markets form.(Reworking of Maze)
Powers which may be Purchased:
Any Goblin Contact for the normal costs
Splat Exclusive Merits which may be Purchased:
Goblin Pledges (Also allows ability to make Pledges strictly for this purpose if the character didn’t already have the ability to make Pledges)
Storytelling Hints: Goblins often set up a “Goblin Market” with the Maze Dread Power to restrict potential buyers from wandering off, all the while repeatedly offering them deals first persuasively but sometimes through intimidation and even using violence to scare the mortal into buying if the Goblin is desperate enough. Hob Goblins and some Lost Goblins within the Hedge also collectively use these Market as a way to deal with local Changelings to trade Hedge Fruits and make other types of deals, and share the burden of refreshing the Maze when they want to keep customers in.

Bloodbather
There is life and mystical power in blood, and this is something
Becoming a Bloodbather:
Becoming Bloodbather requires devising a bloodbathing ritual, which is described below. The process of devising a bloodbathing ritual (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Resolve + Occult if the crafting is done under pressure). Upon completing the ritual, the Bloodbather-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to bind their life force to the ritual.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Bloodbather vary in the following ways

If the character already has the Vampire Tag, they require Occult 1 and a Skill Specialization related to blood magic or human sacrifice. This is because becoming a Bloodbather is innately intuitive for any of those that are already sustained via vampirism, and the little remaining is the mastery represented in that skill and specialty.
If the person is not already a vampire, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Bloodbather which is instructing the character in how to become an Bloodbather (even if the Bloodbather is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Occult 2 and a Skill Specialization related to blood magic.
Someone who isn’t already a vampire and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming an Bloodbather but require Occult 4 and a Skill Specialization related to blood magic.

Tags Gained: Vampire
More than one way to bleed:
There are fundamentally different variants of the Bloodbathing ritual and they are as follows:

Ghoul Ritual: Another character with the Vampire Tag anoints or baths the Bloodbather with portion of their blood and power (Equal to an a Vitae for a Kindred or Strix, a Willpower for another Bloodbather or Horror which also counts as a vampire). The vampire character using their blood to anoint the Bloodbather to fulfilling te Bloodbather’s Feeding Aspiration may once each scene they share may refresh a Leveraged condition previously resolved on the Bloodbather. (Please note the Bloodbather may not be forced to fulfill their Feeding Aspiration against their will. To accept a vampire providing their power to fulfill the Bloodbather’s Feeding Aspiration is to accept that vampire as a master.)
Atrocious Ritual: The bloodbathing ritual is described in terms that make it a 2-4 point Atrocity which involve bathing in blood and is committed by the Bloodbather. The Atrocity must be done is a ceremonial way, and its details must be consistent with how it was first described when this minor template was gained.
Cult Ritual: This ritual requires being a top ranking member of a Mystery Cult (Which means having the 5^th dot) whose ultimate secret purpose is to maintain those at top as Bloodbathers through either committing atrocities for the leaders or through sharing the burden of bloodletting among willing devotees. Which way the cults work is defined when founding the Mystery Cult, but either way maintaining the Bloodbather template is the benefit not expressed game mechanic granted by the 5^th dot of this particular Mystery Cult. The number of times the cult can fulfill a particular Bloodbather’s Feeding Aspiration is determined by that Bloodbather’s dots in the Herd merit.

Sanguine Will: May spend Vitae instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Vitae when using a Discipline. This does not grant a Vitae Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the splat’s Power Stat.
Sustained by Bloodbathing: Every month a Bloodbather goes without fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Bloodbather’s Feeding Aspiration she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Bloodbather also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Feeding Aspiration. Unlike other types of Aspirations the Feeding Aspiration does not grant Beats.
Feeding Aspiration: Perform their personally devised version of the bloodbath ritual.
Dread Powers:
Immortal (this includes a cessation of aging, and the special condition that can bring a Bloodbather back is a bloody human ritual sacrifice done in the Bloodbather’s name, but the Bloodbather may)
Numen: Resurrection (May only be used on a being with the Vampire Tag, and the Willpower points may only be spent during fulfilling the Feeding Aspiration, and thus may require multiple bloodbaths to complete. Additionally this version does not remove any template that adds the Vampire Tag.)
Numen: Rapture

Storytelling Hints: Bloodbathers and the variety between different types put morality themes in stark contrast. Fundamental to these themes are questions like “How can the value of life be measured?” and “What would the consequences of removing the finality of death?”. While exploring themes that sprout up from

Skinchanger
Becoming Skinchanger requires forging an intense bond with an animal and then killing it in a way that leaves its skin intact and after its death attempting to climb into the body or otherwise under its skin. The process of bonding is vital to the process (which uses the equipment building rules page CoD 100, Presence + Animal Ken if the crafting is done under pressure). Upon completing the gruesome task of attempting to climb into their dead companion, the Skinchanger-to-be spends a Willpower Dot to dedicate themselves to the exercise.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Skinchanger vary in the following ways

If the character is a Uratha, Host or Claimed, they require Animal Ken 1 and a Skill Specialization related to the first animal victim. This is because becoming a Skinchanger is innately intuitive for any of those that are already halfway between spirit and flesh, and the little remaining is the mastery represent in that skill and specialty.
If the person is not one of the above exceptions, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Skinchanger which is instructing the character in how to become an Skinchanger (even if the Skinchanger is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Animal Ken 2 and a Skill Specialization related to the first animal victim.
Someone who isn’t already a vampire and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming an Skinchanger but require Animal Ken 4 and a Skill Specialization related to the first animal victim

Tags Gained: Shapeshifter

Essential Will: May spend Essence instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Essence when using a Gift. This does not grant an Essence Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.

Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the splat’s Power Stat.

Itch to change skins:Every month a Skinchanger goes without fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Skinchanger’s Feeding Aspiration she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Skinchanger also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Feeding Aspiration. Unlike other types of Aspirations the Feeding Aspiration does not grant Beats.

Feeding Aspiration: Use the Skin-Taker Dread power on a new victim.

Dread Powers:
Beastmaster
Skin-Taker (This power may only be done while in a Mortal Mask or a character’s otherwise most human form. Please note that animals are valid targets for skin-taking.)
Numen: Mortal Mask (this is how skinchangers “change back” to an appearance close to its original human form but it is always imperfect and is merely a disguise. Their “true form” is the last skin they stole and the skinchanger suffers all the weaknesses of this power.)

Slat Powers which may be Purchased:
May by only

Splat Exclusive Merits which may be Purchased:
Herd

Storytelling Hints: The profound relationship with the first animal victim, the extremely intense and morose acts of killing it and attempting to climb inside it has a strong trend of drawing individuals that view this template as a way to become an animal. Strictly speaking the powers of this minor template work just as well on humans and supernatural beings, and since Skin-Taken deals with the form and appearance, not the powers of the target, having the drawback of changing the forms is by necessity of fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration a temporary proposition and makes long term impersonation of humans or supernatural not sustainable. Skin-Taking a series of animals whose primary benefits are not their identities has many advantages to consistently Skin-Taking a beings whose are useful mostly only because of their identity and that has to be discarded in less than a year. The most successful skinchangers understand Skin-Taking in ways that are Atrocities is something to resort to only when it can’t be avoided because it draws far more attention than preying upon animals or even spirits.

Body Thief
Becoming a Body Thief requires radical coveting another person’s life or identity to the point that it becomes a white hot burning insanity. It always includes the potential Body Thief having an Obsession Condition about emulating, stalking, or becoming like their first target. A Body Thief’s first victim is always someone who already has the Soulless condition, sometimes this is a coincidence with other times this is arranged. While all the other Minor Templates may be entered into without understanding the full implications, Body Thief is the most likely to be accidentally joined. The Obsession changes into a power when the correct constellation of factors align. Body-Thief-to-be will feel a profound moment of connection to their first target, and they have an opportunity to spend a Willpower Dot to “hold on tighter”, “push the intimacy further”, or “explore the connection more deeply”. If they do they they must decide what type of connection it is and they gain this Minor Template.
The mechanical prerequisites to become a Body Thief vary in the following ways

If the character is a Sin-Eater, they require Larceny 1 and a Skill Specialization of Personal Affects. This is because becoming a Body Thief is innately easy for any of those that are already past death’s door and is sharing their body with an undead spirit backseat driving, and the little remaining is the barrier represented in that skill and specialty. This means it is extremely easy for Sin-Eaters with a proclivity for fixating on relationships or people to accidentally become Body Thieves.
If the person is not a Sin-Eater, they require a Social Merit representing the relationship to the person who is already a Body Thief which is instructing the character in how to become an Body Theif (even if the Body Thief is another Player Character or Support, though this is often done as a Mentor relationship, there is flexibility in which social merit is most appropriate), Larceny 2 and a Skill Specialization of Personal Affects.
Someone who isn’t already a Sin-Eater and has no relationship to guide them may still stumble across the methods of becoming an Body Theif but require Larceny 4 and a Skill Specialization of Personal Affects

Tags Gained: Body Thief

Multiple Types of Connection:
Upon gaining this Minor Template the new Body Thief must immediately decide between Mind, Body, or Soul, as the most important. Depending on their choice it affect the condition under which they may use their Soul Thief Dread Power.

Mind: To Use the Soul Thief Dread Power upon someone else they must be an ensoulled being without the Soulless Condition you must convince them to willingly accept giving you complete power over their life, which they willingly seal by them spending a Willpower Dot.
Body: To Use the Soul Thief Dread Power upon someone else they must be an ensoulled being without the soulless Condition you personally must render them susceptible to a Killing Blow from you. Having others make them susceptible to your killing blow lacks the intimacy required for the power to work.
Soul: To Use the Soul Thief Dread Power upon someone else they must be an ensoulled being without the Soulless Condition you must coerce them to commit an Atrocity.

Grave Will: May spend Plasm instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Plasm when using a Manifestation. This does not grant an Plasm Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.

Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the splat’s Power Stat.

Nourished by Souls:Every month a Body Thief goes without fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration she loses access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Body Thief’s Feeding Aspiration she regains access to all the Willpower Dots she lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Skinchanger also gain Willpower points by fulfilling her Feeding Aspiration. Unlike other types of Aspirations the Feeding Aspiration does not grant Beats.

Feeding Aspiration: Use the Soul Thief Dread power on a new victim to devour the soul.

Dread Powers:
Soul Thief (The requirements for this Dread Power is defined by what variant of Body Thief the character is.
Influence: 1 Soullessness (Those with the Soulless Condition count as the base Condition for this to Strengthen into an Open state for Host Jump)
Numen: Host Jump (Requires the target have the Open Soulless. This also has a side effect of causing the target to Host Jump to the body the body thief for the duration of the Possession or Claiming. The Soulless, mental and social conditions, all templates, as well as Slasher Undertakings follow those jumping bodies. When the duration is over the two beings switch again, regardless of in what state or in which bodies they are in, and this can cause strange “shuffling” of bodies when multiple jumps or multiple possessing entities are involved. Body Thieves cannot use this Dread Power when they have the Soulless Condition. After switching bodies the target’s Soulless condition is no longer Open, and must be Strengthen again to permit others Body Thieves to Host Jump them. If a Claim make the trade more or less permanent, access to Merits of the body Jumped into is managed via Sanctity of Merits, meaning total number of Merits remain in equilibrium to what the Claiming character has purchased. This means an inexperienced Body Thief which isn't invested in managing Merits can lose access to many of the Merits of a host that was heavily invested into managing Merits, while a body thief that was more heavily invested in managing Merits can maintain everything their host has and possibly grow or retain mental based merits they previously had. It is basically an opportunity to arrange the Merits as best to reflect the exchange of bodies)

**Pale_Crusader** · 11-04-2016, 01:38 PM

Non-Skill Based Minor Templates

Dhampyr
Some vampires perform strange experiments producing life with borrowed vitality, through ill-advised acts of passion during fits of temorary mortality, or strange curses and contract can produce a living child. These children are born with a curiosity for the supernatural and traits which make them particularly dangerous for the Kindred community.
Becoming a Dhampyr:
Dhampyrs are always born with this minor template and because of that it has the following Prerequisite: Character Creation Only.
Tags Gained: Vampire
Sanguine Will: May spend Vitae instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of other Vitae when using a Discipline. This does not grant a Vitae Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the splat’s Power Stat.
Crushed by Banality: Every month a dhampyr goes without fulfilling their feeding Aspiration the lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Dhampyr’s Feeding Aspiration he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Dhampyrs also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration. Unlike other types of Aspirations the Feeding Aspiration does not grant Beats.
Feeding Aspiration: Seek out the supernatural
Dread Powers:
Vampires Heckles
Dhampyr has incredibly honed senses for creatures with the Vampire Tag (such as Revenants, other Dhampyres, Bloddbathers, Vampires, and Strix) and gains a +4 bonus to all Perception rolls, and applies 9-Again to the dice pool.
Unnatural Vitality
Dhampyr possesses incredible powers of regeneration. As a reflexive action once per turn, the creature can spend 1 Willpower per round, healing one point of lethal damage or two points of bashing damage for each Willpower expended in this way.
Foul Blood
Dhampyr's blood has a metaphysical repulsiveness to it. This inflicts the moderate version of the Sick Tilt upon any being that bites the Dhampyr for lethal damage or otherwise gets the dhampyr's blood in their mouth; This happens automatically when the dhampyr is bit, or the dhampyr may take blood from an existing wound and force some into their opponent's mouth with an Control Weapon check during a grapple. A dhampyr is immune to the sickening affect their own blood, but not the blood of other dhampyrs.

Privateer Captain
Some changeling will do anything to avoid going back, but most have lines they won't cross. Privateer Captains are far past most changelings' lines and in any respectable freehold would be hunted if they were not so dangerous. Privateer Captains with crew of Privateers can rack up a kingdom of fetch slaves and a wealth of Tokens of Reprieve when cooperating with one or more Goblins, and also tend to forge many enemies.
Becoming a Privateer Captain
Some argue that Goblins while sleazy and untrustworthy are not inherently dangerous if you're mindful, and then there are those that know that without Goblins there would be no Privateer Captains. Utter contemptibly corrupt changelings who've bargained away their Mortality to a Goblin in exchange for Fae Letters of Marque and Reprisal, a special type of token which allows them act as a middleman in the Goblin Market moving more hapless victims into Arcadia. Mortality and whatever Personal Aspiration is lost are the only acceptable Price for Fae Letters of Marque and Reprisal. Only an Ensoulled Changeling with a Personal Aspiration to fuel the Goblin Bargain qualify to become Privateer Captains, due to obscure fae laws from time immemorial. Due to the Atrocity and Breaking Points that go hand and hand with fulfilling the Feeding Aspiration means Privateer Captains often end up Slashers with a Greater undertaking, but a Slasher Changeling isn't Ensoulled so he's unable to fuel a Goblin's Bargain.
Glamorous Will: May spend Glamour instead of Willpower to use Dread Powers, and may spend Willpower instead of Glamour to use Contracts. This does not grant a Glamour Pool, which must be acquired from another source for this to be applicable for the character.
Potency: The character gains one dot of Potency as if he were a Horror, this affect Willpower Capacity, and Supernatural Tolerance. For those with a Major Template the Supernatural Tolerance does stack with that granted by the splat’s Power Stat.
Addicted to Privateering: Every month a Privateer Captain goes without fulfilling their feeding Aspiration the lose access to a Willpower Dot, but upon fulfilling the Privateer Captain’s Feeding Aspiration he regains access to all the Willpower Dots they lost access to, in the state they were lost in(filled with Willpower Points or empty). Privateer Captains also gain Willpower points by fulfilling their Feeding Aspiration. Unlike other types of Aspirations the Feeding Aspiration does not grant Beats.
Feeding Aspiration: To use their Fae Slaver Middleman Dread Power as described.
Dread Powers:
Sold Mortality
Privateer Captains are not bound by mortal laws of life and death because their mortality was sold to a Goblin during a Goblin's Bargain which grants this Minor Template. The Bargain forms a 1/12th scale candle figurine out of magical wax which has the Contrivance (Macguffin); The wax is indestructible but can be melted with hot metal. The candle can also lit but instead of burning down the figurine and person it represents ages at twice normal speed as long as it remains lit. This sold mortality does not make the Privateer Captain indestructible, per se, but if he’s killed by anything other than one of his Banes, he just comes back in a later scene like nothing happened. All damage done by Bane is reflected upon the standing form of the wax candle figurine and hot metal being pressed into the wax candle figurine is a Bane of a Privateer Captain. Even if a Privateer Captain’s destroyed with one of his Banes, he’s never really gone, the wax can be reformed into the undamaged figurine by Hedgespinning the wax in a cauldron over a fire burning one of the Changeling's Icons by a Fae Tinker using the manipulation level Influence (MacGuffin). Only letting the candle figurine remain lit until the changeling does of old age is a sure way to keep the Privateer Captain truly dead.(Bane of having their wax candle figurine representing their mortality harmed, -Lighting the candle caused the figurine and the person represented to age instead of burn down normally- Immortal Reworked)
Beyond Petty Concerns
Privateer Captains are also nearly indestructible. Any attack that does not score an exceptional success inflicts only a single point of bashing damage. Exceptional successes inflict damage as normal. All applicable Banes a Privateer Captain have bypass this power.(re-work of Unbreakable)
Fae Slaver Middleman
Privateer Captains have an ability to acts as part of the supply chain sending new captive to Arcadia, while producing obedient Fetch slaves. A non-template or ensoulled fae must capture and restrain a Minor Template or non Template whom they wish to trade in for a more compliant copy. Then a Privateer Captain presides over a Goblin using their Goblin's Bargain Dread Power to grant the fetch of the individual as an appropriate number of dots as a Retainer, and when the Bargain is accepted by both the Goblin and the non-template or minor template, the Privateer Captain waves his Fae Letter of Marque and Reprisals and causes the Goblin to receive a Token of Reprieve as the Non-Template or Minor Template is instantly replaced by a Fetch subservient to the Non-Template or Ensoulled Fae made the Bargain. The vanished individual becomes a Changeling if they ever escape Arcadia, and in essence that Template is added to the
(Rework Miracle-By acting as a middle-man in a bargain selling a minor or non-template to the Hob holding their mortality to cause a minor or non-template to become a changeling thus making a fetch, which is enslaved to the person selling to the aforementioned Goblin Must have Fae Letters of the Marque and Reprisal granting them Privateer rights which was bought with their mortality on their person to make the deal.)
Bane: Wax of the candle figurine representing mortality being melted with hot metal.

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