Fate Skills

Now that we have figured out both Primary and
Dervived Statistics, let us continue on to Qualities (also
known as Perks) and Drawbacks (also known as Flaws).
You may desire to buff up your Derived Statistics with
certain Qualities, so read on for how to do that.
If you are planning on playing a supernatural
character or a mage, you will need ranks in Magic
Circuit and you might also want to buy levels of Extra
Energy.
You might also want to buy some levels of Hard
to Kill.
Also, if you are playing a human character, it's
rather odd for you to have Supernatural Qualities. The
default species to play is human, but you could play a
half-demon, a freak, a homonculous, a familiar, or a
Servant if your Storyteller is cool with it. Storytellers can
mess around with these as they see fit; one might decide
that the Webbing Supernatural Quality could be
produced from the wrists or eyes for a particular
nemesis of the players. Supernatural Powers may cost
Mana to use (Quality cost x 2 to turn it on, quality cost
in mana per round for auto-fire seems to be a good
representation).
A long list is about to begin. If it's a Flaw, you
can take it to add back Quality Points to your sheet (but
you have to deal with it). If it's a Quality (or Perk), it
costs points but gives you some kind of benefit.
Albinism (2 point Physical Flaw)
In Fate, it gives its possessors chalk-white skin which is
easily sunburned. The pupil often looks reddish. Many
albinos have poor vision, as they have no melanin or
pigment in their eyes. This causes them to have
difficulty filtering out light from their eyes, causing
eventual retinal degeneration. For this reason, many
albinos will wear thick sunglasses even on overcast days.
Antisocial Personality Disorder (4 pt. Mental Flaw)
People with this Flaw no longer follow societal norms -
and they don't believe in guilt. Theare no lines
seperating good and evil, right and wrong, and their
conscience is non-functional. They are desensitized to
unacceptable, reprehensible, and inappropriate acts.
They are like automatons, emotionless and cruel.
Morality is one light shade of grey to them, so they'll
calmly lie, cheat, steal, and kill. The terms "psychopath"
and "sociopath" can be used to describe a person with
antisocial personality disorder.
The diagnostic criteria for Antisocial Personality
Disorder are
† Failure to conform to social norms - repeatedly
performing acts that are grounds for arrest.
† Deceitfulness - repeated use of aliases and deception,
conning others for profit and pleasure
† failure to plan ahead and impulsivity
† increased aggressive response leading to repeated
physical assaults
† disregard of safety for the self and others
† irresponsibility in sustaining work behavior and
financial obligations
† total lack of remorse: the subject is indifferent to or
rationalizes hurting, stealing from, or mistreating others
† tendency to violate the rights of others (includes
sexual, physical, property, emotional, legal rights)
† intolerance of boredom; increased impulsiveness
† increased sense of entitlement
† Trivial, impersonal, and poorly integrated sex life
This is a dark Flaw to have as it allows its
possessor to engage in atrocity and murder and feel no
remorse for it.
Because the person is cold and distant to those
they meet, they are at -2 to all social rolls. They also can
never gain any successes on Empathy rolls, as they have
none. Crossover Flaws include Borderline Personality
Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissism,
Adversary, Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Addiction
(alcohol or other drugs), Manic Depression, Paranoia,
Reckless, and Schizophrenia.
Abusive Partner (2 pt. Flaw)
Your character is involved with someone who abuses
them physically. Roll Constitution + Luck each day
you play or suffer 1D6 x2 bashing damage (2D6 x2 if
you botch). This can be combined with the Child Flaw
if you want to RP a kid who is being abused by a family
member.
Accursed (varies)
"Looking through the family tree, all members of the Tohno
household have died strangely.
Madness. Accidents. Murder. Disappearances. Still births.
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Not one of them lived a long life, or even died peacefully." -
Shiki Tohno, Tsukihime
You have been touched by a powerful curse, one that will
stay with you until your demise. The elements of the
curse determine its point value. It cannot be removed by
exorcism or standard magics. The curse is the result of a
misdeed done in the past, and atonement is necessary in
order to make progress towards removing the curse.
The player may decide upon the details and history of
the curse, or the Storyteller may decide to create it
himself. Geasa can be simulated with this Flaw.
The curse is worth anywhere between 1 and 10
points. 10 points would destroy the chance for the
character to live a normal life, or strike him down at any
moment. Inconveniences like ever-present vermin and
little accidents are worth 1 point. People always being
angry and distrustful (-2 to -3 to Influence) would be
worth 2 to 3 points. Perpetual poverty would be -3.
The curse can also be an area effect,
contaminating all who are close to the Accursed.
Life-threatening curses are -5, and force the
character to wake up every day knowing that something
awful could happen.
If the reason for the curse is not known, add 1
to its final cost. If the cure involves complex or illegal
activities, add 2. If it requires a long quest, add 4. Those
that cannot be cured add 6 points.
Acute Sense (1pt. per level Perk)
+1 per level to all rolls involving selected sense. +1 to
sensory Magick involving selected sense. Don't forget
that this will make bright, noisy, smelly places very
uncomfortable for you...
Addiction (1-6)
Imposes a penalty equal to the Flaw value whenever you
are not able to have your substance o' choice. Habitual
Drinking and Smoking is 1 point. Caffeine Addiction is
1 point. Heavy Drinking and Smoking, or Marijuana is
2 points. Heavy use of m.j. is 3 points. Alcoholism,
cocaine, or barbituates are 4 points. Heroin is 5 points.
Anything else (crack cocaine) is 6 points.
ADD (2 pt. Flaw)
You have a hard time sitting still and paying attention
for more then a few minutes. Anything over 10 minutes
requires a Will roll, with increasing penalties for longer
periods. ADHD brings with it the need to hit people.
Adversary (varies)
Someone out there hates your guts. The point value
you get for this Flaw depends on how powerful they are
and how dedicated they are to making your life hell. A
normal person is 1 point. A green beret is 3. A demon
mage is five. A gang of thugs is 2 points, the police dept.
of a city is four, and groups like the CIA are worth 6.
Ambidextrous (1 pt. Perk)
May perform tasks with either hand and suffer no dice
penalty. This comes in very handy (bdum-*tish*) for
John Woo action.
Age (2 pts. per level)
You need to be Immortal to take this advantage. For
every level you have in this, add INT x 1 skill points to
your character's pool. You must also take a level in
Adversary or Secret, which does not add any points.
Aging (5 pt. per level Flaw)
You're getting old. Every 10 years over 40 represents
one level of this Flaw. For every level of this flaw, reduce
a Physical attribute by one. If you want it to affect your
Mental attributes, just say so.
Albinism (2 pt. Flaw)
In Fate, it gives its possessors chalk-white skin which is
easily sunburned. The pupil often looks reddish. Many
albinos have poor vision, as they have no melanin or
pigment in their eyes. This causes them to have
difficulty filtering out light from their eyes, causing
eventual retinal degeneration. For this reason, many
albinos will wear thick sunglasses even on overcast days.
Because of their susceptibility to sunlight, Albinos
would make for terrible soldiers, but would be fine in
support positions.
Allergy (1 to 4 pt.)
An allergy to a substance, the commonality and danger
of which affects the value of the Flaw. This includes
Asthma, Hay Fever, and other such Flaws.
Anemia (2 or 4 pt. flaw)
"Dizziness assails me. I can feel my consciousness
withdrawing. This isn't a normal spell. If it's this bad, when
I collapse I won't be able to get up for a while. As expected,
running here at full speed, including up that hill, was too
much. I'm completely out of breath."
-Tohno Shiki, Tsukihime
Your blood lacks a sufficient amount of hemoglobin
and/or red blood cells. This causes tissue hypoxia. You
often feel tired or weak, either in general or during
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exercise, suffer from ennui and poor concentration.
Sometimes you feel short of breath. At times your heart
has to increase cardiac output, leading you along the
path of palpitations and sweatiness.
In the story of Tsukihime, Shiki suffers from this
ailment but recovers in time with bed rest, or can spend
a Luck Point to shift over to Nanaya Shiki, his evil side
who is untroubled by the ailment. The Complimentarity
he shared with SHIKI allowed SHIKI to "borrow"
some of his life force, causing Shiki's anemia. Even after
SHIKI was dusted, Tohno's body remained frail.
If you picked this Flaw, you most likely have the
pallor issue that vampires often do. This Flaw is a
wonderful one for Storytellers to use against you, and
your character will suffer some reductions to Move,
STR, CON, and Life Points during periods when this
is noticeably evident. You might even get so tired you
collapse. The 2 point version reduces STR, Movement,
and CON by 2 points during a spell. The 4 point
version reduces STR, Movement, and CON by 4
points during a spell.
If either STR or CON are reduced to zero
during a spell of anemia, you'll have to pass a Stun
check or you'll lose consciousness.
Anti-Luck (variable Flaw)
You get 1 point for each level you take. Your GM gets to
use these against you to either negate a point of Luck
you're spending or give you a -10 to one of your rolls.
Not so fun.
Antisocial Impulses (1-3)
Cruelty: Works exactly like the Mental Problems
drawback, but you can only take two levels of Crueltythe
third becomes the Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Flaw.
Deceit: Your character loves intrigue. You craft
convoluted plans against all of the people you know,
even friends and allies. You must make a Will x 2 roll to
avoid deceiving someone or
making a plan more complex than it needs to be.
Violence: Once you start, you don't stop until it's done.
You are a berserker. To keep your cool in combat, you
must make a Will x 2 roll. If you fail, you're not
stopping till your foe is dead, and you can't run away
either. This is not the same as the Mad Enhancement
Class Advantage of the Berserker Servant Class.
Approachable (1 pt. Perk)
There’s something very approachable and nonthreatening
about you. –1 difficulty to all Empathy rolls.
Attractiveness (1 per level, can be a Perk or a Flaw)
Attractiveness -2: This is starting to go into inhuman
territory.
Attractiveness -1: Unattractive or unhealthy.
Attractiveness 0: Ordinary-looking.
Level 1-2: You stand out in the crowd.
Level 3-4: Professional model.
Level 5: Heart-stopping.
Positive or Negative Attractiveness gives you a bonus to
particular Social rolls. Positive Attractiveness provides a
boost to Seduction and other positive Influence rolls
equal to the level you have in it. Negative Attractiveness
boosts Intimidation attempts.
Balance of the Cat (new Quality, Supernatural, 2 points)
This costs 2 Mana to activate and 1 Mana per Turn to
keep it running. When it's on, the character can run
across ropes or rails, stand on top of posts, effortlessly
climb ropes, and instantly recover from being thrown.
The character's Movement is unhindered while doing
these things.
Banality (Panzaism) (3 pt Flaw)
Your character does not believe in the supernatural, and
has the instinctive reluctance to accept the idea that
monsters and magic do in fact exist. This Flaw cannot
be taken by characters with Bloodlines, Servants, or
other supernatural powers for obvious reasons. Once
your character has seen incontrovertible proof that the
supernatural does exist, you can buy off this Flaw.
Until you get rid of it, have fun roleplaying this
character. Mundanes with this Flaw have a great deal of
trouble passing Fear Tests, because they automatically
flip out (without looking totally sweet), run away, and
try to rationalize and deny what they saw. People have
been plagued by centuries of societal and cultural
pressure to not recognize the supernatural and the
inhuman. Thus if a person witnesses such a thing, he
first flees, and then reinterprets what he saw to make it
fit with what he knows about the world. This principle
holds true for ghosts, werecreatures, the walking dead,
demons, vampires, potent/obvious magic, and alien
creatures.
What they do when they come across something like
that depends on their WILLpower. Someone with a will
of one either faints dead away or flees in sheer terror.
WILL 2-3 people stand and watch blankly, gibbering
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and disbelieving.
WILL 4-6 characters can walk away, pick up an item,
and then leave and begin rationalizing what they saw.
They cannot remain in the area for more than 4 Turns,
though. And after they leave, they immediately block
out what they saw and forget about it entirely.
Child characters below the age of 10 cannot have this
Flaw.
Bloodline (supernatural, varies)
There is a demon lurking in the bloodline. And that isn't
just a simple metaphor. Our ancestors were a mixed breed of
"something nonhuman" and human. As their descendants, we
also have this element of 'something nonhuman' in our blood.
In regards to that, there are those with strong and those
with weak nonhuman blood. Those with weak nonhuman
blood can live their lives as ordinary people, but those with
strong nonhuman blood may never lead a normal life.
Those with strong blood of our ancestors are born with
special powers. It could be a body that is resistant to death. It
could be the ability to move things without touching them. Or
it could be fangs used to take bodily fluids from other people.
If the blood becomes too strong, the person starts to
gradually lose their sanity. The majority become ravenous
demon cannibals that feed on human flesh.
-Excerpted from Tohno Makihisa's personal journals
Sometime in your past, your family welcomed the
intrusion of something else into it. As a result, the family
line is something other than human, and so are you. Not
all heirs will react to the inhuman blood in the same
way; some develop superhuman control over their
destinies (many levels of Extra Lucky) , others lose their
ability to remain humans and become killers, and some
stay dormant and live normal lives. Sometimes people
with the Bloodlines quality will snap and view other
supernatural beings around there as a threat, as they
have a tendency to rely upon their instincts more than
their reason.
There are times when the blood of the character
waxes more powerful, and times when that power wanes.
That's up to the Storyteller to decide. Worse still, if the
player picks Mental Problems , Inversion Impulse ,
Doomed, or Fading, the character's original soul may be
completely subsumed by their heritage. This condition
will be visible if the subject is viewed by Supernatural
Senses, and is detectable by a genescan. As for why a
family might have this Flaw, their ancestors could be
cultists or people attempting to bargain with demons in
exchange for something (material wealth, fame, etc.) In
Tohno Makihisa came from Old Money. Really old
money.
Borderline Psychological Disorder (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
(For a great treatment of this disorder, see the film Fatal
Attraction.) Sufferers of this disorder have no consistency
or framework for their actions, instead they are filled
with chaos. What is black one minute is
white the next. As a result, people with this Flaw
vacillate wildly between judgments and evaluations -
including their own self-image and perceptions of
others. This can lead to suicidal and homicidal behavior.
They can love a person, go to bed with them, and then
stick a knife in them the next morning over breakfast.
Think of them as dangerously unpredictable wildcards.
Sufferers with this disorder are at -2 to all
Willpower-based rolls and are at -1 to -4 to all Social
rolls depending on how bad their behavior is in that
situation.
Born Behind the Wheel (2 point Perk)
If it's got an engine and a way to steer, you can fly or
drive it. You are a natural behind the wheel of any
vehicle, and can eek out that extra bit of performance
out of any crate which the engineer’s didn’t even know
the machine had. You gain a +2 to any Drive or Pilot
roll. This doesn’t help with any animal handling or
riding rolls (which use Animal Ken); it only works with
powered vehicles. If you want to be a drift racer, take
this Perk and also take the Initial D specialization for
Drive.
Catlike Balance (1 pt. Merit)
-2 difficulty to all balance-related rolls.
Catnapper (2 pt. Merit)
You need your usual amount of sleep—just not all at
once.
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Child (4 pt. Flaw)
You are pre-pubescent. No Physical Primary Statistic
over 4; no knowledge based skill over 6 unless you have
the Old Soul Perk. ½ movement rate of adults.
Chiurgery (new Quality,supernatural, 5 points)
The prerequisites for this power is Medicine at 4 or
better, Magic Circuit rank 2 or better, and Occultism 1
or higher. The character can use accupressure and
massage to concentrate the Mana in the subject's Magic
Circuits, and then astrally jacks into them, causing them
to send Mana throughout the targets' body -
immediately healing Lethal damage (which ordinary
First Aid could not treat). The character rolls WILL +
Medicine. Each success restores 1D8+2 Life Points
lost to a Lethal source. It is not easy to work on
someone else's Magic Circuits, though - the user of this
power loses 5 Mana per success he rolled. If used on an
undead creature, the subject would regain 1D4 Life
Points per success level.
Chiurgery is taxing to use. If it is used by the same
person more than once per day, that character must
spend a Luck point to use it the second time. The third
time sets him back two Luck Points, etc. Divine
Chiurgery allows the healer to roll the three times the
amount of healing dice - but the healer only keeps 1/3rd
of those dice (hint: keep the highest rolling dice.)
Chronic Fatigue (2 pt. Flaw)
You require 10 hours of sleep every night, not the usual
eight. If you are denied this amount, you will be at -1 to
all skill tests. You are always very tired after strenuous
activity. This Flaw cannot be combined with Tireless.
Clown (1 point Flaw)
You believe that humor can help to improve all
situations, even during inappropriate moments.
You find it hard to avoid cracking wise, even when it
works against you. You are truly one with the lulz.
Code of the Buddhist Monk (3 or 5 The 5 point pt.
Flaw)
This represents the moral code of many Buddhist
monks. The character vows to abstain from violence
(though he can defend himself), to remain celibate, and
to not eat red meat. The five point flavor of this flaw
adds a vow of poverty , a strict vegetarian diet (no
animal flesh), and a restriction against violence towards
animals of any sort. Historically, many monks did not
take this flaw.
It's not required for being part of the Buddhist clergy,
but it is strongly recommended.
Code of Bushido (4 point Flaw)
This is the honor code of the Japanese warrior/retainer.
It demands that the character die a good death with his
honor intact -- one might say that being prepared for
death is the ever-present theme of this philosophy. Other
aspects include filial piety, rectitude, martial prowess,
honor, methods of raising children, and caring for one's
appearance and grooming.
But above all, the code demands absolute loyalty to one's
lord, even if that lord orders the samurai to kill himself
or destroy everything he loves. And if his lord forbids it,
a samurai cannot avenge himself against someone who
has insulted or dishonored him, leaving the samurai to
suffer from the insult and loss of face, silently bearing
the shame until he either kills himself or his lord
rescinds the order. If someone else insults the samurai's
lord, the samurai must answer that insult.
Code of the Chinese Knight (5 point Flaw)
The character must right any wrongs he witnesses,
correct social injustice, keep any oaths of loyalty he
swears, and honor all deals and obligations he accepts.
He must honor good people. The five point value of this
includes a vow of poverty, but that can be excluded and
will bring down the value to 4 points.
Complementarity (2 pt. flaw)
"The Nanayas are a family that produces killers. If that
adopted son happens to stay alive, the link between him and
SHIKI may corrupt SHIKI's mind."
-Excerpt from Tohno Makihisa's personal journals.
Sometime ago your character forged a link
between your own consciousness and someone else's.
Usually it's someone very evil. As a result, you
sometimes witness their extracurricular activities.
Because your character is witnessing the other party's
memory, the vision is ultra-realistic, and your character
may even believe they are his memories. If they make a
WILL x2 (or Meditation) roll against you and score
success levels, they have a general idea of where you are
and may also use one Telepathy and Influence roll
against you per success level . They can also use the
Corrupted Visions power to give you fantastically
horrible nightmares.
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Compulsive-Aggressive (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
Day-to-day exposure to horrifying scenes, blended with
your innate desire to dust the perpetrators, has caused
you to lose sight of your moral and social perspective on
violence. Naked aggression is your primary way to
interact with others socially.
This Flaw forces you to react to social situations
with a confrontational and violent manner. You treat
Influence Skill Tests like you were rolling Influence
(Intimidation). In any social Test, if you Critically
Fumble you snap and attack the target, using whatever
weapon you currently have available. You can avoid
doing this by spending a Luck point.
Combat Incompetence (1-5 level Flaw)
Deducts 2 from Initiative rolls per level bought.
Combat Reflexes (1-5):
Adds +2 to Initiative rolls per level bought.
Command Rune (FSN, Supernatural, 5 points to have
the Rune, Another 2 points per additional charge left in
the rune)
Somewhere on your body (most likely the hand) you
have an elaborate occult design. This design is visible to
those with advanced supernatural senses. With it, you
can order your Servant to do one thing he or she does
not want to do. As an example, if Emiya wanted Saber
to become his personal maid, he could sacrifice a shot
from his Command Rune and zap, she'd be a moelicious
maid. When a Command Rune is used, a part of it
grows dark and fades. When all of it is used up, it is
gone forever.
In Heavens' Feel 4, Saber's previous Master used
a shot from his Command Rune to force her to destroy
the current incarnation of the Holy Grail; she was
adamantly opposed to doing so because she wanted to
use the Grail's power to rewrite her own history.
The Command Rune has a number of uses
before it is completely expended. If that happens, the
player does not get back the points from the rune, and
the Servant is a free agent who must find a new Master
before they fade away entirely. Woe and grief to the one
who was cruel and abusive to his Servant if it becomes
free.
It is possible to transfer Command Runes from
person to person; one way is if the person is willing, and
the other is if the rune is physically removed from the
person by nonconsensual surgery. Either case would
require Chiurgery or a similar astral healing art.
Masters can use their Command Seal to forge a new
contract with a Servant as long as they have some ranks
in the Seal left and the Servant has not faded away. If a
person received a Command Seal, he could form a
contract with a Servant. Servants cannot break their
contracts without risking non-existence as they are so
heavily dependent on Mana to exist in our reality. If
their Master is killed or their Master's Command Seal
is completely depleted of charges, they are officially free
agents. If the Servant has the Independent Action class
ability, they can perform all manner of backstabbby
behavior. Masters with Command Seals can also look at
another Servant and gauge its power in relation to their
own Servant, as seen in Fate/Zero Act 4 Part 3. The
manner in which they perceive this information depends
on the Master's own expectations and experiences; i.e.,
a roleplaying geek might see a "character sheet" for the
other Servant.
Confidence (2 pt. Perk)
You posess an untouchable air of superiority that makes
others instinctively realise you're in charge. -2 to all your
Social difficulties. +2 to the difficulty of any Social
attempt to mislead or intimidate you.
Con-Goer (1 pt. Perk)
You are jazzing on your hobby, allowing you to push
your system for extended amounts of time; however, you
will crash hard if you push yourself too much. With this
Perk, for one night every three hours of sleep you skip
translates into 1 Level of Fatigue. You can go days
without sleeping, but when you finally do put your head
down on the pillow, you must roll CON x2 + 1D10.
This is opposed by Fatigue x 2 +1 + 1D10. Each
success level removes one Level of Fatigue. If he has
remaining levels of Fatigue, he must sleep eight hours
and also sleep 1 additional hour per remaining level of
Fatigue.
Contacts (varies)
Decide upon how highly placed the person is. The more
important the person is, the higher the point value. Add
in how much help they'll offer: protips plus letting you
sleep on the couch is 1 point; backup in a firefight is 4
points.
Criminal: Stoolie, bartender, made man, gang member,
fence, cat burglar, industrial saboteur.
Financial: broker, banker, money manager, office
worker, software mogul.
Government: Beat cop, detective, Federal agent,
bureaucrat, academician, politician.
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Supernatural: demon, wizard, vampire, demon club
owner, oracle, demon nobility
Conviction (variable Quality)
With this Perk, you are better able to face the forces of
evil. Each Level of this Perk (maximum 5 Levels) adds
+1 to rolls for your Fear Tests. Each level costs 1
Quality Point. Once per day, you can use your
Conviction rating as a temporary boost to your STR for
the purposes of escaping something very dangerous -- a
zombie's choke hold, a tiny net, etc.
Corrupted Visions (4 pt. Supernatural Quality) - This
power induces hallucinations in victims.
Phantasmagoria, voices from God (but not really),
mocking voices, and so on are all possible. To use the
power, the demon must roll PER + Influence. Each
success allows him to torment his victim for one turn.
The success levels also dictate the potency of the vision --
one success brings whispers or glimpses of something
otherworldly, five or more success bring a manifestation
of a deity. The visions have no substance whatsoever. If
the target believes someone is messing with his head, he
can resist the effects with a WILL roll. A well-chosen
illusion relevant to the target causes a penalty to this roll,
and a ridiculous image (Mother Theresa turning into a
bloody tentacle monster) might give the target a bonus
to resist.
Covetous (1-3)
You know what you want. It can be greed (money),
lechery (sex), ambition (power), and conspicuousness
(fame and renown).
1: You won't break the rules of society or your own
moral code to get what you want.
2: You must roll WILL x 2 at a -1 to -3 if the reward is
great.
3: You'll stab friend and family to get what you need. -1
to -5 to resist the prize.
Cultural Snob (1 pt. Flaw)
You despise pop culture, and don’t relate well to people
that enjoy it. +2 difficulty to socialization rolls when
dealing with such people.
Curiosity (2 pt. Flaw)
Your incredible curiosity and desire to learn new things
gets you in trouble. Make a WILL check at -2 to avoid
inspecting something new, interesting, mysterious, etc.
Cyclic Supernatural (2 pt. Flaw) Your supernatural
power waxes and wanes with the phases of the moon.
Do the work and submit it to your ST. Thanks.
Damn Healthy! (supernatural, not available to humans,
1 per level)
+10 Life Points per level.
Danger Sense (supernatural, 1 point per level)
"The back of my head numbs. A horrible chill, as if my body
freezes to my fingertips ... I try to catch my breath. In contrast
my cold body, my throat is scorching. I put my hand in my
pocket and take out my knife. I need a blade in my hand. " -
Tohno Shiki, Tsukihime
Some people know when things aren't right. If
you have this power, your Storyteller must grant your
character a simple Awareness test to notice something
dangerous even if you aren't aware of it, with the levels
of Danger Sense adding to the roll.
Daywalker/Shisou Kyuuketsuki (Supernatural, 2 pt.
Perk)
Unlike most vampires, you don't burst into flames when
you go outside. You are free to enjoy a better life of
going to matinee showings and tanning. Unfortunately
most of your vampire powers are knocked offline during
that time, but your attributes remain superhuman.
Deep Sleeper (1 pt Flaw)
+2 difficulty to awaken during the day.
Dematerialize/Materialize (20 points, Supernatural)
Your character may move slightly out of phase with this
reality, making him intangible. For as long as he remains
intangible, he can walk through walls, bullets will
harmlessly pass through him, etc. While he is
intangible, he is also transparent. Norms who see him
will have to make a Fear Test. While he is
Dematerialized, he cannot touch or pick up anything,
though objects he was carrying when he first
Dematerialized are in the same condition.
He cannot take anyone with him when he
Dematerializes. That would imbalance play.
While the character is intangible, he still
partially exists in this reality. Therefore it is possible for
the character to be targeted with magick, mental powers,
and certain superscience effects ("who ya gonna call?")
The Materialize aspect of this power allows the
character to turn solid again, allowing him the ability to
interact with the world in full 3D once more.
Materializing a Servant requires the
expenditure of Mana; determining how much it costs to
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keep a Servant materialized per hour is largely a matter
that should be left to the individual Storyteller.
Denial (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
This is not the same thing as Banality. Banality refers to
an ongoing continuous reinterpretation of reality in
order to make it conform to what is commonly
considered "sane". A person with Denial has had
exposure to a particular stressor, and the experience was
so intense that he established mental blocks around it to
protect his ego. As an example, a man who had his
children bloodsucked by a vampire and then watched
the children rise as The Dead might believe that his
family is alive and well. Or some other child would
"become" one of his own children in his mind.
If a person denies the existence of a supernatural
creature, they may not recognize it even if using
supernatural senses or superscience. With that aside, the
enemy in question removes the first two successes in any
mind-reading, hypnotization, or mind control Test when
it uses them against the subject, so strong is this
improptu psychic shield.
If confronted with irrefutable evidence of reality
- the denier may roll WILL x 2, and they need at least
two successes to remember the truth for 10 minutes.
Past that, a person will need to spend Luck to remember
the truth. If enough of these situations are overcome,
XP could be spent to remove Denial.
Dimensional Portal (supernatural, 2/3 per level)
This is a small Reality Marble, one not significant
enough to be "corrected" by the World. The player can
open a hole into another dimension, where he can store
his stuff and take it out as needed. Alternatively, a
dimensional portal can be permanently wrapped around
the inside of something, forming a "tesseract" (it's bigger
on the inside than it is on the outside). If the
dimensional space needs to be furnished, it must be
bought as Fresh Gear. The cost for the advantage is 2
points per level if it is in a fixed location and 3 if it is in a
mobile location. If the player enters the dimension, he
may only leave via the portal he entered from. Once the
main power is set up, new gateways to the same
dimension may be established for one point each.
Level 1 - the space is as big inside as a suitcase
Level 2 - the space is as big inside as a closet.
Level 3 - The space is as large inside as a room.
Level 4 - The space is as large inside as a house.
Level 5 - The space is as large inside as a city block.
Level 6 - The space is as large inside as a town.
To carry around her weapons, Ciel transformed her
costume into this, and Nero Chaos transformed his
entire body into this to house all 665 of his familiars (he
was #666, completing his core concept as the Beast). In
Higurashi, the inside of one of the locker's was a Level
3 Dimensional Portal, enabling the penalty game group
to store all their various games inside.
Disgraced (1 or 2 pt. Flaw)
Your character is seen as a non-entity in most social
situations. For one point, everyone knows about your
screw-up, and they don't like it, and they don't like you.
Social rolls will be at -2. For two points, your character
effectively doesn't exist for others and they will ignore
him, refuse to take his money, etc.
Dissociation (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
Instead of feeling horror, revulsion, or anger upon
viewing something terrible, you simply feel nothing.
The risk of life and limb has lost all meaning for you.
Physical and emotional concerns no longer affect you.
Your voice sounds distant and nonchalant, no matter if
you are talking about the news or tearing through your
enemies.
Dissociatives are so detached it's like they were
playing an MMO. They don't evaluate the risks of a
situation and are fearless to the point of suicidal. They'll
let an enemy land a hit to ensure they'll get a killing
shot, and they'll restrain a foe inside a burning building
to make sure the monster dies.
At the beginning of a fight, Dissociatives must
roll INT (not doubled) +1D10 and accrue 3 successes
to remember to take defensive actions during the
combat scene. An odd benefit to this blase outlook is
that penalties from pain are always reduced by one.
Divinity: Epic Destiny (3 per level (max 3), FSN,
Supernatural)
Adds 1 re-roll of a failed dice test per gaming night for
each level bought.
Divinity: Epic Primary Statistic, Epic Derived Statistic,
or Epic Skill (5 per level, FSN, Supernatural)
With this power, you automatically gain one success per
level on any Test which uses that skill or statistic. This is
the realm of godhood; Iskandar (Rider from the Fourth
Holy Grail War) and Hercules (Berserker in the Fifth
Holy Grail War) are examples of Epic Heroes who
would have this Perk. Sometimes this can do far more
than just add automatic successes.
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Doesn't Like Horror Movies (2 pt. Flaw)
Your character has never read Lovecraft, Poe, Stoker,
Shelley, or King. He doesn't watch Buffy/Angel, has
never finished one episode of The X-Files, and thinks
Twin Peaks and Silent Hill are too weird. He doesn't
roleplay and has no interest in strange Japanese
"cartoons".
Trouble is, that lack of respect for subculture is
going to sneak up and bite you on the butt. You have no
idea, for example, that zombies need to be shot in the
brain to be killed. You will not think of staking a
vampire in the heart. You cannot act in any sort of
postmodern way around horrific sights. You are lacking
in the cultural knowhow that lets you do so. You are the
guy in horror movies who goes off alone by himself with
a flashlight: "I'd better check this out. I'll be right back!"
This is a great Flaw to pair up with Banality.
Dogged by Fringe Media (2 pt. Flaw)
You’ve attracted the attention of an amateur reporter. He
follows you, trying to dig up dirt on your past.
Doomed (1-5 pt. Flaw)
Your character's life expectancy just got a whole lot
shorter. This could be the result of an incurable lifethreatening
disease, a genetic condition, a curse, cyberrejection,
or something else entirely. There is no cure for
this Flaw, and it can not be bought off with points.
When his time comes, there will be no way for the
character to cheat the Reaper. For one point, the
character can live five more years. For 2, he can live 3
more years. For 3, he will die at the end of one year, 4
points reduces that six months, and 5 marks it down to
just one month.
Double-Jointed (1 pt. Perk)
+4 to dice rolls involving body flexibility.
Dual Nature (4 pt. Perk)
You have two purposes to living - and this allows you to
choose two Natures. You regain Luck for satisfying
either one of them. They must be complimentary or
neutral to each other. Diametrically opposed Natures are
right out. And talk to your Storyteller before you take
this Perk.
Ectoplasm Extrusion (6 pt. Perk)
The demon creates up to four ectoplasmic tentacles that
can be used independently (sorry, no extra actions
without high DEX) to reach out and grab objects, hit
things, or envelop targets and smother them. The reach
is 15 feet. To use the power, the demon must roll CON
+ Occultism to create the tentacles. The tentacles' STR
is equal to the demon's WILL + 3. Attacking with
them is done by rolling DEX plus Brawl. He can spend
XP to specialize in them if he wants. Every WILL x 2.5
minutes, the demon must spend 3 points of Mana to
maintain the Ectoplasm tentacles.
Eidetic Memory (1 or 2 pt. Quality)
You have an uncanny ability to remember visions,
events, or impressions. With the one point level of this
quality you can freeze an image in your mind and recall
it with precision. You can do this for up to 3 images. You
the player must write down the circumstances of your
snapshot to help your Storyteller out. If you want to
reproduce the scene for others, Intelligence + Art will
let you sketch out what you saw.
For two points, you can memorize entire books.
You have a +1 to any rolls involving memorization. Any
rolls where remembering things matter are at +1 to +3.
A battle involving trivia vs. this guy is about as smart as
a land war in Asia.
Extra Actions (4 pts. per extra action, Supernatural)
When your initiative comes around, you get one extra
action. This is an extremely rare Perk.
It is only meant for truly alien creatures that can warp
time.
Extra Energy (Supernatural, 1 per level)
Adds 10 Mana per level bought.
Extra Limb (1 pt. per limb)
This does not give you extra attacks. Buy up your DEX
if you want those. It does make it possible to have one
extra arm or tentacle for carrying groceries, fumbling
with keys, and so on.
If you are not visibly a demon, this will draw
some stares. If you're a demon and others can see that
you are one, you are probably already used to stares.
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Extra Lucky (1 pt./level Perk up to maximum, then cost
varies)
Your character is extra Lucky, and as such his
characteristic Luck is increased by one per level taken in
this Perk. He may only buy one level of luck for one
Quality point up to twice his characteristic luck. Past
that point, each level must be bought singly, and costs
Desired Luck Level x 1.5 in unspent points. Thus for a
character with a characteristic Luck of 2, buying it up to
Level 4 Luck would be 2 Quality points. Increasing it
to five Luck Points would cost an additional seven
Quality points. Increasing that to six Luck Points would
cost nine Quality Points. Seven Luck Points would set
the guy back fifteen Quality Points. Players may use
experience points to buy up more Luck, but cannot
increase Luck more than one level per night.
If the character is hospitalized, Luck points can
also be spent to maximize the character's recovery time,
multiplying the Life Points restored by x 1.5. Once
spent, Luck Points regenerate at a pre-determined rate
(see Chapter 1: The Curtain Rises/Kaimaku pages 23-24
for more details on how fast Luck Regenerates and how
to use Luck).
Emotional Anchor (2 pt. Perk)
"You are the most important thing to me. If I had lost my
memories of you over these eight years,I would not be who I
am. Because you were here, I was able to be myself. You are
more important to me than myself, so I wanted you to like me,
always."
-Tohno Akiha to Shiki, Tsukihime
This advantage gives the character a way to
center themselves emotionally, which can be useful in
staving off Impulse Inversion and other Mental
Problems. If the character has it, he receives a small
bonus to saves vs those Flaws and they function at one
lower level. If something happens to the Emotional
Anchor, then these disadvantages worsen (the character
has lost a vital link to his humanity).
Emotional Influence (2 + 1 point per addl. level)
You can change the moods of people around you. To
resist, your target must make a WILL x 2 roll. If he
fails, he must make a new Willpower roll each turn after
that. Failure means he has little control over that
emotion. Penalties are added to the roll if the user has a
statistic that might influence it (positive attractiveness
for lust, negative attractiveness for hate or revulsion).
Penalties to the WILL x2 roll are granted per
additional level in the power.
Enchanter or Superscientist (5 points per level).
To purchase this power, the person must have at least an
Occultism of 5 or a Science of 5.
You can make magic swords, amulets, and wands with
the Enchanter gift, and Superscientist lets you craft
persocoms (robot girlfriends), destructo rays, freeze
rays, heat rays, or spank rays.
You can not pick both Enchanter and
Superscientist. They're just too different in philosophies.
Remember that you normally cannot make any item
with a Power Level greater than twice your Magic
Circuit rating, however there are individuals who can
over time craft items that are more powerful than twice
their Magic Circuit rank. These individuals are called
Alchemists, and they work together/in competition with
the official Mage's Association in the Nasuverse. To
play an Alchemical Enchanter or Alchemical
Superscientist, simply add 3 to the Enchanter or
Superscientist Perk cost. This increases the character's
maximum craft capacity to three times his Magic
Circuit rank. It also multiplies the time necessary to
craft the item to twice the time listed, and the character
must supply one extra rare item to help the item charge
the necessary Mana. Mages often look down on
Alchemists, seeing them as journeymen dabblers with
terrible Magic Circuits .
Enhanced/Reduced Attribute (supernatural, variable)
1 point per level up to 5, then 5 points per level beyond
that. Reduced attributes give you one quality point per
level.
Fake Past (5, New Supernatural Quality)
This character is able to instantly create a new history
for themselves by hypnotizing others around them.
Most human beings will have no Resistance, making
them viable targets for this power. Humans can resist
this power with their Will + Magic Circuit + 1D10. If
they fail, upon seeing the character for the first time,
others "remember" him and reflect on the past they
shared together. This is one way for a Magus or
member of the Church to infiltrate an organization.
In all likelihood, if the Fake Past power is
deactivated, the others will simply forget about the
character, as if they never existed in the first place.
If bought as a spell, it's a Level 4 Mind-Altering Quick
Cast technique (costs 12 MP, Will + Magic Circuit vs
Will + Magic Circuit OR Will x 2 to save vs. it).
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Familiar (costs 1 quality point to play)
Your character was actually built by either his current
master or some other magician. He is a created being
made from an animal cadaver and either an animal
spirit, elemental, or a human soul. The cadaver is
blessed and stuffed with enchanted herbs, and then
brought to life through magic.
Using the ghost of a human being as a raw
ingredient during the spell tends to create powerful
familiars and guarantees high intelligence in the
resulting creature. These beings are capable of shifting
back and forth from their human to their animal form
(they can turn into a living version of whatever animal
cadaver was used in their creation) by expending 1
Mana, which they may do as a movement action. In
game terms they would have the Dual Form Flaw. Once
in beast mode, they can do anything the animal can do
(crows can fly, dogs can bite, rats can hide in a narrow
tunnel, etc.) Ren from Kagetsu Tohya is an example of a
familiar that had a human soul used in its creation. Ren
was built from the body of a black cat infused with the
soul of a dead girl. It may be possible to use an
elemental or other nature spirit in the creation act, but
the resulting familiar tends to be particularly chaotic and
bizarre. Once created, Familiars have stats equal to
those of the animal used in their creation, with the
exception of their INT and WILL, which are equal to
the Success Levels of the rite used to make them.
Despite lacking human-like oral configuration, even
animal familiars can communicate with their masters. If
a human soul was used to create the familiar, it can take
human form, for the economical cost of 1 Mana to go
back and forth from animal to human.
The familiar must select at least three levels of
Extra Energy to buy up their Mana Pool. Every
familiar has the Immortal Perk. This is offset by how
familiars all have the No Natural Mana Recovery Flaw,
except for especially powerful and specialized familiars.
If the familiar has No Natural Mana Recovery, for
every day that goes by without it absorbing Mana from
another source, the familiar's Mana Pool is reduced by
2D6 Mana. Once the familiar's supply of Mana is
totally exhausted, it is instantly dusted. Every familiar is
aware of this and tries to actively avoid it.
As they are supernatural creatures, they can buy
supernatural qualities with their Quality Points.
The amount of Mana a familiar needs to
consume every day is equal to the sum of its statistics
+5. It is possible for an independent or even controlled
familiar to enter into a pact with someone to perform
service in exchange for Mana. In Tsukihime,
the True Ancestor Arcueid made a temporary contract
with Ren, employing Ren to give Shiki incredibly
realistic erotic dreams as a reward for Shiki's assistance.
As Arcueid was not a real human being, Ren could not
form a permanent contract with Arcueid, and after
Arcueid donated Mana to her for a time, Ren had to go
on her way. Much later in the events of Melty Blood,
Ren cut a permanent deal with Shiki, gaining the
promise of a steady Mana supply.
The Storyteller is probably wincing inwardly at
the thought of Player Character's whistling up many of
these. The amount of Mana they must consume
everyday mitigates this somewhat, but the Storyteller
may decide to charge the caster XP equal to the value of
the total of the familiar's Primary Statistics in order to
"form the contract" with the Familiar). In order to
establish contracts of their own, familiar PCs will have
to take the Obligation Flaw. If the familiar PC wants to
have several contracts or masters, he can take several
levels of Obligation as separate, small Flaws. Familiars
can make for interesting tragic heroes, and the example
of Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest can give
insights into the psyche of such beings.
Familiars are often very strange looking, and
must take the Odd Feature Flaw in their human forms.
Their ears may look elvish, they may not have pupils but
can see normally, and they may have odd hair colors that
dye can't produce. Many don't understand everything
about the world around them, and have the therefore
have the Misfit or Outcast Flaws. If the resulting
creation looks very young, it has the Child Flaw as well.
Familiars can eat normal food, but gain no benefit from
doing so and will have to eliminate it normally later.
Depending on the type of tasks they do, they can take
Job Class Packages - but they obviously cannot use
certain skills if they cannot turn human. Regardless of
whether it knew how to or not, a cat familiar who could
not turn human could not use a computer. It lacks
fingers. Similarly, a dog cannot take levels of Wild Card
(Juggle). Use common sense.
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Fat or Obese (1 or 2 pt. Flaw)
At Fat, your character weighs 50 lbs. over your ideal
weight and has his Movement reduced by 25%. If you
are Obese, you weigh 100 lbs. or more over your ideal
weight, and see your movement reduced by 50%.
Flashbacks (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
During exposure to something that reminds you of your
traumatic event, you immediately flash back to your
traumatic event. During your flashback, you are not
interacting with the present in any meaningful way.
Everything is for you as it was - which means when you
come out of your flashback, you could be in a Bad
Situation. You have to roll WILL at -3 to avoid the
Flashback when it comes. The duration is subjective.
Focused Damage ( 1 per level)
Adds 2 points of damage to the rolled total for Brawl
attack. Can be taken by human characters to show
martial arts training. Humans may take up to three
levels of this. Supernatural characters may take up to six
levels.
Forgettable (2 pt. Perk)
People’s eyes tend to pass over you and ignore you.
Restricted: Your Appearance a can be no higher then 2
to take this Perk.
Frog Tongue (3 for the tongue, and then 1 point per
level of increased length) - The demon may elongate his
tongue and then make it stick to surfaces. It has a range
of two yards and can be used to grab things and cause
damage. To use it to hit targets up to two yards away, the
demon must roll DEX + Athletics. Once the target is
hit by the tongue, he can be grappled (use the grappling
rules) or pulled towards the demon. Each level of
increased length adds another 2 yards to the tongue.
Fugue (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
Characters with this flaw experience "blackouts" and loss
of memory. If subjected to a particular stressor, the
character begins a specific, rigid behavior set to remove
the stressor. This is not the same as the Multiple
Personality Flaw; the character has no alternates to
toggle control over to. Instead it is better to consider it
"autopilot". Your Storyteller must decide what kind of
circumstance triggers this, such as the death of a
helpless human, confrontation with a specific type of
monster, or confinement.
If the character is exposed to the appropriate stressor, he
must pass a Will check and accumulate at least two
successes. If the roll fails, he lapses into his fugue state
for 1D6 x10 or 1D10 x 10 minutes. While in the fugue
state, the character will do whatever he can to eliminate
the stressor. If the player isn't willing to roleplay this
Flaw, he can pass over his character sheet to the
Storyteller until the time has passed. At the end of the
fugure, the character's consciousness "reboots" with no
memory of anything that happened in the Fugue state.
Fresh Gear (2 per level)
You may begin play with an item, which may enhance
your character or serve as a useful tool or weapon. The
level of the advantage must match the desired items
Power Level. The enchanter/superscience items from
the Buffy RPG's Magic Box are a suitable start. You
cannot acquire levels of Fresh Gear by destroying
candles, so that's right out.
Level 1 offers a small advantage,
level 2 bestows a moderate advantage,
level 3 a good benefit,
level four a great benefit,
level five an extreme benefit,
and level 6 a primal advantage.
Fresh Gear beyond Level 6 offers cosmic benefits.
Funny (1 pt. Perk)
Your comic timing and sense of the absurd is second to
none. -2 difficulty to any Social roll intended to boost
morale.
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Fuzion (demon advantage, 6 points)
With this power, you can form a spiritual link between
yourself and a particular target, which must be touched.
Once this is done, you inflict spiritual corruption upon
the target as long as he remains on the same planet,
represented by their developing the Complementarity
Flaw. In addition to the mental problems caused by this
connection, it also allows you to "borrow" things such as
Life Points if they fail to resist your spiritual intrusion.
Over time your target will begin to suffer from
the same Mental Problems you do, and it is even
conceivable for you to give them your Inversion Impulse.
Only one target can be affected at a time. If you
sleep, then the Life Points you stole are transferred back
to the victim.
The victim will occasionally receive visions of
the horrors you are committing as very realistic dreams.
These dreams are so realistic that the victim might even
believe he is the one responsible for the witnessed events.
Gaikokujin (2 pt. Flaw)
You are not native to this country, and has trouble with
some of the finer details. +2 difficulty to Etiquette &
Streetwise rolls.
Good Listener (1 pt. Perk)
You have a keen interest in people, and they open up to
you. –2 difficulty to Social rolls when talking to people.
Good Night Vision (2 pt. )
Your night vision is excellent. -2 difficulty to Perception
rolls at night.
Good Sense of Character (2 pt. Perk)
"To be honest, I don't like that girl one bit. It's not one
thing in particular, but something about her doesn't sit
right with me."
You have an innate instinct for reading a person. –2
difficulty to Empathy rolls based on assessing a person.
Good Taste (1 pt. Perk)
Your taste makes forging contacts with the upper class
much easier. –2 difficulty for Social rolls intended to
gain acceptance or impress in a high-society or business
situation.
Hard to Kill (1-5 for humans, 1-10 for supernaturals)
Grants + 3 Life Points and +1 to ALL Survival Tests
per level purchased. Each level of Hard to Kill costs 1
Quality Point. Cannot be recommended highly enough.
If you have any leftover points, go ahead and get some.
Hikikomori (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
Your character has stopped interacting meaningfully
with society. He may be a NEET (Not in Education,
Employment, or Training). You feel like you have no
clear mandate for your life, so you have shut out the
outside world. The light of the sun, companionship,
friendship - these are not for your character. As your
character isolates himself, his mind turns within and
erodes his ego - leaving him terrified social interaction
will result in terrible humiliation. This could lead to
years or decades of isolation. Worse still, other Mental
Flaws are sure to develop during this period of selfimposed
exile.
Hikikomori must make a WILL Test and
accrue at least two successes to go outside. They also are
at -2 to any Social Test.
Hollow Leg (1 pt. Perk)
"Shiki-san does not have the same tolerance you do, Akihasama.
Shiki-san, you should say no or you'll be in trouble.
Akiha-sama does not get drunk no matter how much she
drinks, so if you keep drinking with her until she's happy,
you'll end up drinking until dawn!"
"Wait a minute, Kohaku! You make me sound like some sort of
alcoholic!"
-Tohno Akiha and Kohaku at Tohno Shiki's welcoming
party.
Your character can drink like a fish. Any penalties for
consuming alcohol are halved.
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Homonculous (5 point Quality)
In the Nasuverse, a homonculus is an artificial
being created by using sorcery to reformat sperm cells.
This being then develops into a child who can be raised
normally. Due to their incomplete genetic background,
they sometimes have Physical Flaws such as Doomed,
Odd Features, and so on. Albinism* is so common in
homonculi that it is one of the requirements for the
class. (Storyteller's note: If the Storyteller does not wish
Albinism to be a common Flaw for Homonculi, he can
simply require the player to take too Odd Features (Red
Eyes, Snow White Hair).
A genescan on a homonculus, if performed, will
reveal systemic abnormalities and gaps where magic has
formed artifical dna to complete the organism's missing
genes. In some cases their aging rate is affected by their
condition; some remain as children for decades while
others may become middle-aged in their teenage years.
Due to their unusual biology, using gene therapy on one
is highly discouraged.
Based on Illya's example, we can conclude that as
organisms which are partially formed by magic, they are
often virtuosos in the field of spellcasting. A
homonculous character has +1 to any rolls to research a
spell and +1 to the casting roll for any attempt to use a
spell resisted by a living subject.
This is due to the fact that the person who
donates the sperm for the creation of a homonculous is
usually a wizard. If a spellcasting family's blood has
thinned, and they are no longer able to produce children
with high Magic Circuit ranks, creating a Homonculus
to serve as the family's successor may be the only way to
ensure the continuation of the family's sorcerous legacy.
In Fate, all Homonculi begin with a minimum
Magic Circuit rating of 4 and two levels of Extra
Energy. Unlike other beings, Homonculi are able to
slightly improve their Magic Circuit ranks without the
risk of overloading their systems. They may buy two
new ranks in Magic Circuit without risk, after which
their soul cannot be so easily modified. After this slight
improvement, any further alteration will force them to
check for a system overload just like any other living
being. Each homonculus has also realized some control
over their own destiny, which manifests in the form of
one level in Extra Lucky. They may be skilled wizards
and rich in magic, but homonculi are not supernaturally
healthy or powerful, and as a result it is not possible for
them to buy levels in Mega-Attribute or Damn Healthy.
For Homonculi that are created by the Mages'
Association or a powerful sorcerer family, they may
begin play with levels in Enchanter or Superscientist.
Surprisingly homonculi are able to breed
normally, however their children are always albinos. If
one of their parents had a demonic Bloodline, then the
child will probably manifest it as well. Any supernatural
traits the parent homonculus had are not automatically
passed on to their children, unless both parents are
homonculi. In that unlikely case, the child is effectively
treated as a a homonculus also. If one of the parents was
a witch or wizard, it is highly probable the child will
carry on the family's sorcerous heritage.
Certain spells and rituals require materials taken
from homonculi, so homonculi PCs should lock their
doors.
Playing a homonculus costs 5 points (4 for four
levels of Magic Circuit, 2 for two levels of Extra
Energy, 1 for a level of Extra Lucky, and all of these
expensive alterations are partially offset by the two point
Albinism Flaw or two levels of Odd Features (Red
Eyes, Snow White Hair). If the player wants to explore
the tragic element of playing artificially created
characters, he can select Doomed, but that is an optional
Flaw for the Homonculous Quality and is not required.
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Irisviel Von Einzbern, a
homonculus created
by the Einzbern family.
Honorable (Variable Flaw)
This value of this Flaw depends upon the number of
strictures taken by the character. Each level of the Flaw
means that the character must take 2 strictures. Thus
Honorable 3 would give the character 6 strictures.Here
are some sample strictures:Always Keeps His Word,
Accepts Any Challenge to Single Combat, Always
Protects the Weak, Never Accepts Rewards for Service,
Always Avenges Personal Insults, Never Allows Insults
to Personal Organization/Government (etc.), Does Not
Lie, Must Finish the Mission or Die Trying, Must
Fight With Honor and Will Not Attack Weaker
Opponents, Never Turns His Back on an Ally, and
Must Oppose the Aims of [the Old Ones, the Dead
Apostles, Heretics, etc.]
As an example, Saber would have Honorable at
3. Shiki would have it at 2.
Acting against your Honorable Flaw causes you
to suffer a Skill Test penalty until you have atoned for it.
Acting against your Honorable Flaw causes you to
suffer a Skill Test penalty until you have atoned for it.
Honor Codes are another item that can be included
within the Honorable Flaw. Unlike the above strictures,
these package deals are usually worth one or more
drawback points in and of themselves. Here are some
examples: Sworn to Celibacy (1), Oath of Humility (1),
Oath of Obedience to [x](1), Oath of Poverty (2), Oath
of Silence (2), Pacifism: Can't Kill (1), Pacifism: Can't
Kill and Will Only Harm in Self-Defense (2), Pacifism:
Will Not Harm Others Under Any Circumstances (3),
Sworn to Love One Person Forever (1)
Hypnosis (5/10/20 pt. Supernatural quality)
Level 1 (Look into my Eyes): Your character can
cause someone to hesitate for a few moments (enough
for one rounds' worth of free attacks. the victim cannot
defend). The user rolls WILL x2 and the defender does
the same. If the defender loses, he fails to resist this
power.
Level 2 (What do you See): The user creates
illusions and muddles the senses. The character could
rend himself invisible or appear to be someone else. The
user rolls WILL x2 and the defender does the same. If
the defender loses, he fails to resist this power. Level 2
grants a +1 to Look into my Eyes.
Level 3 (Come to Me): The being can command
others to do particular things. The same resisted
Willpower rolls are used. If the commanded person is
ordered to do something against his moral code or will
to survive, he receives a bonus of +1 to +5 to resist.
This grants +2 to LimE and WdyS.
Hysteria (2 or 3 pt. Mental Flaw)
Hysterics are unable to control their emotions and will
suffer severe mood swings and violent fits if subjected to
stress and/or anxiety. Talk with your Storyteller and pick
a trigger for this - the presence of children, voices from
beyond, or fire.
To avoid the mood swings, your character must
make a Will check with penalties varying on the level of
the Flaw. If the stress is unusually severe or sudden, the
Storyteller will adjust the difficulty of the Will check
accordingly.
Immortal (0)
Not getting any older, here ... Unaging is the ability
granted by this power. Time won't kill your character,
but anything else still will.
Indecision (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
"Thou shalt not ... hesitate." -Moltar, Space Ghost Coast
to Coast
When it came down to it, you didn't make the
call - or the call you made was wrong. You made the
choice that got your friends killed. You missed the shot
and hit the hostage. You cut the wrong wire and the
bomb exploded. And when reminded of that bad choice,
you become paralyzed, afraid of being wrong again.
Sadly, in Fate most of the immediate choices you're
going to face are life and death.
The Storyteller decides when a character might
hesitate when confronted by an important decision that
must be made instantly. The circumstances are usually
reminiscent of past events - the monster looks like the
killer from before, or the crowded streets remind him of
being mugged, etc.
To determine whether Indecision kicks in a
scene, the Storyteller rolls the character's WILL x2. If
he fails to accrue at least two success levels, he does not
roll for Initiative and his Combat Reflexes are knocked
offline for the scene (about 10 minutes). If in combat,
he just goes on his DEX + Alertness. Until he snaps
out of it, he cannot coordinate his activities with others,
advise others on what to do, etc. as he is wracked with
conflicting ideas of how to proceed and tormented by
how his previous call went so wrong.
Spending a Luck point will allow a person to
snap out of it for a scene, and a person can spend a
Luck point to snap out of it if something happens to
rouse them out of their recollections. This Flaw does not
prevent a person from making mundane, ordinary
decisions, like Chinese or Italian, or whether to make a
sharp turn while driving (unless something happens to
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remind him of what happened before.) He can also
make long range plans and carry them out as long as he
isn't reminded of what happened during the action scene.
Infectious Touch (3, Supernatural Perk) - To use this
power, the demon must first make physical contact with
his target. Then his (CON x2) + 3 + the successes of
his attack roll are matched against his opponent's CON
(doubled). If the demon wins, the target takes 5 Life
Points' worth of damage per success on the attack roll.
The Life Points lost to Infectious Touch return at the
rate of 1/2 the victim's CON per week, during which
time the patient will be feverish, nauseous, weak, and
otherwise miserable. There is a custom version of this
power that only affects vampires.
Insomnia (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
Your character has an extreme amount of difficulty
sleeping. Your character may even become so sleepdeprived
he suffers psychotic episodes. In order to sleep
in any given night, you must make a WILL x 2 roll and
accrue two successes when your head hits the pillow. If
you succeed, your character actually sleeps that evening -
at least as well as he can. If the roll fails, he can not
sleep that evening. The next day there is a -1 penalty,
and that penalty carries over to the next night's Will Test
to sleep. If that fails, the -1 penalty goes up yet another
step. Once an insomniac goes four straight days without
sleep, he becomes schizophrenic. Exhaustion-spawned
schizophrenia includes visual and auditory
hallucinations in addition to the difficulty penalty. The
penalties do not stack -4, regardless of how many
sleepless nights the character has.
A good night's sleep banishes the penalties, but
subsequent bouts can begin almost immediately. The
character can use alcohol or other drugs to treat the
condition. After a month of game time, the character can
spend an XP to remove Insomnia and replace it with a 2
pt. Addiction. Regardless of whether a character has
levels of Tireless, he must still get at least some sleep
sometime.
Internal Clock (1 pt. Perk)
You have perfect internal timing.
Internal Compass (1 pt. Perk)
You are never lost in any area you have been before.
Once you get your bearings, you will be at a slight
bonus to navigate in a new area. You may try once per
area to roll PER + Alertness. 2 successes tells you
where magnetic north is. This Perk does not work in
alien dimensions or alternate realities.
Intolerance (1-2 pt. Mental Flaw)[Class Arrogance]
Just like any other prejudice but in this case you are
bigoted about social class. If you’re rich, everything on
the frontier seems primitive and worthless. If you’re
poor, anyone with money is a probably a wastrel or a fat
cat. This drawback shows up as a negative to Social
interactions with the opposite class equal to the level of
the drawback. The bracketed Class Arrogance can be
replaced with other variables, such as a specific type of
minority, non-humans, etc. The one point version brings
a -2 to all Social rolls around the particular stressor. At 2
points, you have to make will checks to not act like
asshole around the source of your -ism.
Inversion Impulse (2 or 3 pt. Flaw)
"This feeling. It's as if my thoughts belong to an entirely
different person. I can't resist the impulse flowing out of me.
My mind is growing hazy ... My heart beats heavily, each
beat telling me to kill. To kill."
"I am terrified. When I come to, I find I cannot
remember half the day. During that time, I'm forcing my
inversion impulse on that child. If this keeps up, it's only a
matter of time before I completely lose my sanity and turn into
a beast. I don't even know how much time I have left to
remain as myself."
-Excerpt from Tohno Makihisa's personal journals
If pushed past a certain point, or if introduced
to the appropriate stimulus, your character's personality
will undergo a drastic inversion. A loyal member of a
team will suddenly only care about himself. A chivalrous
and honorable person will become a back-stabber. Some
strong point of the character's original personality may
remain, such as loyalty to a cause or cunning
intelligence, but even that will undoubtedly be used to ill
ends. When a person has inverted, they look and act ...
differently than they did before. This could be
something as dramatic as Spidey's emo getup in SpiderMan
3 or it could just be a different physicality,
vocabulary, and so on.
Inversion Impulse can be caused by spiritual
corruption from an exterior source such as being
possessed by an evil ghost. It may also be passed along
inside a character's demonic Bloodline.
If the character has the 2 point version of this
Flaw, then he may return to his normal state after an
Inversion. During the time his personality has Inverted,
however, the pc is effectively an NPC and his actions are
governed by the Storyteller. If the person has the 2 point
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version of this flaw, he may also be calmed and returned
to normal by the appropriate stimulus.
At level 3, if your character has an Inversion
Impulse, he might never return to his base state.
WILL checks to resist the urge for Inversion
Impulse are possible, but are at a multiplier equal to the
Storyteller's choosing. Conviction may add to the
character's resistance roll.
Be warned: people with Inversion Impulse are
often indiscriminately destructive to things and people
around them. If the player has the three point version of
this Flaw, he might also gradually suffer Inversion
Impulse with increasing duration until there is nothing
left of his original personality. To reflect the effects of
Inversion Impulse, the Storyteller should pick new a
new Nature and Demeanor for the PC during an
episode. Deviant, The Beast, Monster, Plotter, and
Engine are all appropriate choices. The Storyteller can
also assign Mental Flaws (Cruelty works) if he chooses.
with increasing duration until there is nothing left of his
original personality. To reflect the effects of Inversion
Impulse, the Storyteller should pick new a new Nature
and Demeanor for the PC during an episode. Deviant,
The Beast, Monster, Plotter, and Engine are all
appropriate choices. The Storyteller can also assign
Mental Flaws (Cruelty, Antisocial Personality Disorder,
etc.) if he chooses.
Test at certain points to stop working, but you must
accrue enough successes to tear yourself away from the
project. If you fail, you continue on to the next Phase of
the process. Enough Phases in sequence will kill your
character. As this goes on, your character will suffer
aches, general fatigue, cramps, and muscle pain. Once
you have gone through as many successive Phases as
you have CON, your character has a stroke or heart
attack and dies.
Limited Use (1-4)
Your power is limited in some way. If the conditions are
not so terrible (the guy has to sing or only during the
day), it's a 1 point drawback. Two or more points if it is
very limiting. Having to roll over 8 on 3D6 to activate it
is 1 point. Having to beat 13 on 3D6 to activate it is 2
points.
Light Sleeper (1 pt. Perk)
You wake quickly from nearby commotions.
Love (2 or 4 pt. Flaw)
2: You are in love with someone. If you have to follow
your heart or your head, roll WILL x 2 at -3.
4: Tragic love. You fall for the wrong people, or you
have epic romantic bad luck.
Icy (1 or 2 pt. Flaw)
You show no reaction to anything. Others may consider
you a cold fish. Once you take this disadvantage, the
only way to buy it off is with XP. If you take it at level 1,
you still may show some emotion sometimes (Hisui,
Agent Scully, and Egon Spengler).
Ignorant (1 pt. Flaw)
You tend to miss common cultural references that people
take for granted, so people tend to think you slow or
uneducated.
Immune to Falling / Flight (FSN, 3 or 6 points + var
Supernatural )
Your supernatural character can never fall unless he is
unconscious. If you jump off a building, you'll slowly
float down to the bottom (at the economical cost of 1
Mana). If the Servant wants it, he can buy the 6 pt.
version of this power, which will allow him to fly (3
Mana for every 12 minutes worth of flight at a
Movement of 2). The player can buy extra Move ranks
for Flight with extra quality points, at a rate of 1 point
per 2 Flight Move.
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Iron Mind (3 pt. Quality)
Your character is resistant to all forms of Telepathy and
some Supernatural Senses as well as spells and powers
that seek to read or control his thoughts.
Karoushi (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
The character is a workaholic who is on his way to
working himself to death. This develops in salarymen
and other clerical staff who work in excess of 70 hours a
week. This Mental Flaw often results in the death of
the character from overstress and total physical
exhaustion. The condition occurs in Phases: the
Storyteller may allow your character a WILL
Insensitive (1 pt. Flaw)
You have problems understanding how to gauge other’s
emotional reactions, and can be rather blunt as a result.
+2 difficulty to Empathy rolls.
Mad Skillz (1 per level Perk)
"Napoleon: What are your mad skills?
You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer
hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great
skills."
-Napoleon Dynamite
Your character has either received excellent training or is
a natural at certain skills. This perk adds 2 skill points
per level taken to his skill point pool at character
generation. 2 skill points earned by taking this level can
be converted into a Specialization. You can only gett one
Specialization by taking Mad Skillz, regardless of how
many levels you have in Mad Skillz.
Magic Circuit (New Supernatural Quality, 1 pt per
level)
This grants you the ability to study and cast
magic. It is common in supernatural creatures but
relatively rare in humans. The number of these are
determined at birth. Circuits are stretched throughout
the body like nerves and are broken up into core points
and bypasses that connect these points. The bypasses
that link the cores are like the synapses of the brain and
as such if cut or connected hastily, the core will not
change. Strictly speaking, this core itself is the circuit.
Also, the actual location of circuits is found in the soul
rather than in the physical body. That said, the body's
ability to actually express these is pretty important,
apparently.
Lineages do what they can to tamper with their
blood in order to birth a heir with even just one more
rank in Magic Circuit. Once opened, these spirit paths
can be turned on and off at will.
Trying to increase Magic Circuit rank (with XP
or through other means) is dangerous because the
human soul isn't meant to handle that kind of
modification. Often it is done when the subject is a baby
and therefore hasn't had time to build up spiritual
resistance, and the parents will feed the baby crushed
bone and herbs to force its Magic Circuit to strengthen.
The eccentric Waver Velvet of the Mage's Association
has had some luck using training to gradually raise a
subject's Magic Circuit rank, but his methods are slow -
assume it takes at least a year of steady effort to raise a
Magic Circuit by one rank.
If the players go with Waver Velvet's methods, assume
that it requires at least a Chapter's worth of concerted
effort and several extended rolls with a certain threshold
of successes to overcome.
If the impatient player characters want to just
forge ahead and quickly increase their Magic Circuit
rank, the subject must succeed in a WILL +
Occultism and accumulate at least three successes. If he
succeeds, he takes 1D8x2 Lethal damage and his Rank
increases one step (and his XP is increased accordingly).
If he fails, then he takes his 1D8 x his own WILL in
Lethal damage as his system accumulates a massive
store of Mana and then discharges it (Cruel Storytellers
can require the invested XP on top of this, but I
personally wouldn't. Don't tase him bro and then kick
him while he's down.) If a person died from such an
attempt, he looks like he was fried by a high amperage,
high voltage electric current. Magic Circuit rank can
only be increased one step at a time.
Having a decent Magic Circuit Rank often
causes one to manifest a majutsu kokuin, a crest
representing the person's sophistication as a magus. As
the wizard family (hopefully) intermarries with families
that have better Magic Circuit Ranks, the crest becomes
more ornate and complex. It is not visible to people with
Banality, but any Supernatural sense or magic detection
spell will reveal its presence.
Some of these act as databanks of spells - living,
portable libraries. In this case, the holder can simulate
this by spending the points on Occult Library and then
adding two points per level to have the spells located in
their crest. Information from this kind of databank can
be retrieved by the owner if he is in a state of meditation.
If the family of the mage has interbred with
other races or species, then they may not be able to
handle the strain of a crest because of their mixed genes.
Mages with that in their history should take Old
Wound as a Flaw, and their pain can be controlled with
OTC medication.
If a character without any Magic Circuit casts
magic, his own nervous system takes the place of the
normal Magic Circuit - at the expense of his brain and
nerves. Storytellers can feel free to cause the person to
lapse into a state of shock or inflict damage if someone is
foolish enough to try this. 1D6+1 Lethal damage
(unsoakable of course) X Power Level of the spell
would be about right. If he doesn't have enough Mana
to power the spell, then he fails (but still takes half
damage).
Transplanting circuits is possible, but carries the
same risk of transplanting a foreign organ. In order to
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be considered a mage, a player character must have at
least a Magic Circuit rank of 2.
Each level of Magic Circuit grants +3 Mana
and +1 to the Intelligence + Occultism casting roll for
a spell. Humans need Magic Circuit Level 4,
Occultism 3, and Enchanter 1 if they want to build any
enchanted items. Every 3 ranks in Magic Circuit also
increase the MP they get back during rest periods by 1
point.
The Magic Circuit Perk also provides passive
resistance against Control spells that are designed to
affect the victim's behavior, such as sleep and restraint.
This comes from the paths of the victim's Magic
Circuit, which are designed to reject Mana that
originate from outside their own system. The level of
resistance afforded to only those specific types of spells
is equal to half the victim's Magic Circuit rank. To put
it simply, Control type spells are not very effective
against wizards and mages. This resistance does not
protect against other types of magical attack, though.
Caster could still blast a mage with lightning and have it
be fully effective. The resistance also does not protect
against abilities (such as Hypnosis [Look into My
Eyes], psionics such as Telepathy, or any Mental Flaw
the victim has. Also, if the Control magic was cast by a
person with Epic Occultism, the victim's passive
resistance doesn't apply to the Control spell.
1 Level of Magic Circuit must be taken if the
character is to take any levels in Telekinesis and
Telepathy, and their levels cannot be higher than twice
the rank in Magic Circuit.
Several levels of Magic Circuit will be necessary
to support onboard magical powers like Mystic Eyes,
etc.
To donate Mana to your Servant (assuming you
have one), if you have one, you must have at least Magic
Circuit 3. If you do not have that, your Servant will not
be able to use your Mana to replenish its own Mana
Pool or heal its wounds.
Manic-Depression (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
Manic depressives suffer from severe mood swings,
often resulting from trauma or severe anxiety.
Characters may be upbeat and confident one moment
but then pessimistic and lethargic the next.
Characters with this Flaw are on a hair trigger,
never knowing when their next mood swing will strike.
When the character fails a Skill Test, the character must
make a Will check and accumulate 2 Successes. If the
character fails the Will check, he immediately lapses into
depression . If your character is depressed,
the ST will roll 1D6 or 1D10, and then multiply that
number by 10 - that's how many minutes your character
will be affected. During this time, your Luck is also
temporarily decreased by one. After that state passes,
you will be obsessively cheerful, energetic, and upbeat
for as long are you were depressed.
Manifest Millennium Castle (7 point Perk, only True
Ancestors with the Rank of Brunestud)
Your character can manifest the Millennium Castle - a
feat only the Brunestud can accomplish. As you might
expect, it's a big house made out of stone. When it is
summoned, it conforms to the hopes, dreams, and
expectations of its owner. If the owner is depressed, the
castle appears as a dismal chateau straight out of Fall of
the House of Usher. Someone who just read the novel
Dracula might whip up something very much like
Brahms Castle. A Disney fan might conjure up
something tacky and gauche out of the Magic Kingdom.
The castle is fully visible to other people -
including those with Banality. Obviously it is best to use
this power in an undisclosed location, otherwise they'll
start wondering why they never noticed that singular
piece of real estate before. Arcueid can use this Perk to
conjure the embark and disembark from the Millenium
Castle in various places - allowing her to easily travel
from place to place on her missions. Within its throne
room is her resting place, where she rests after her job is
complete. Lately, however, Arcueid has simply decided
that staying with Shiki is what she wants to do; perhaps
this is part of her childish and impulsive personality.
When it appears the castle is fully furnished, but
it is not staffed. The True Ancestor who called it up will
have to make some kind of arrangements for finding
help that not only will clean the castle, but will also do
windows. Summoning the Millenium Castle costs 15
Mana and it can only be done on a night when the light
of the moon is visible. If the current Lord of the
Millenium Castle is defeated, it vanishes until it can be
called again. This is a special type of Marble Phantasm
that only True Ancestors with the Rank of Brunestud
are able to perform.
Marble Phantasm (20 or 35 points)
As its Japanese name ( /Kuusou
Gugenka) suggests, this power grants the user the power
to realize a vision or phantasm. It is the power of an
elemental or True Ancestor to merge their will with
nature in order to influence probability and transform
the world around them according to their wishes. As the
user is a part of nature, he is able to alter the world, but
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only may accomplish things within the scope of nature.
A transformation outside of nature, such as
transforming a human cannot be accomplished unless
done indirectly.
In the story, to take on the Big Bad, Roa,
Arcueid turned layers of the atmosphere in the school
corridor that sliced him into fine pieces the way a paring
knife would work a radish. Roa himself was not affected
directly by the Marble Phantasm, but he had no way to
avoid being chopped into pieces. The caster can target
someone with a Marble Phantasm by rolling INT +
Firearms, and the user's opportunity to dodge is at -5 if
any successes were rolled on the attack.
This can also be used to create a dwelling for
the person to reside in (although it can not be the
Millenium Castle Brunestud - only Arcueid can
manage that.) Although it would be created by magic,
this dwelling would be completely mundane and visible
to everyone, who might find it odd that suddenly a
house has appeared on the scene.
It is worth observing that a Marble Phantasm
can be used for more than simply hurting a person or
doing dramatic effects with the lighting. When
confronted with a seemingly immortal entity, Warachia
no Yoru, Arcueid learned that he would only exist as
information until the light of the Crimson Moon shone
upon his body 1000 years in the future. She then used
her Marble Phantasm to cause him to be bathed in the
light of the Crimson Moon, which returned him to a
permanent mortal body. Warachia, now mortal, was
dispatched by Shiki using his Mystic Eyes of Death
Perception ability.
The cost of a Marble Phantasm depends on
how much damage a player wants to cause with one. A
Deadly effect will cause (D8 x10)+ 8 damage and cost
20 points. A Massive effect will cause (D8 x10) + 70
damage and cost 35 points. A Deadly one will cost 12
MP to use, but a Massive one will cost 25 MP to fire.
Anytime a Marble Phantasm is used, the user must
expend 1 Luck point. If the user wants to burn twice the
normal cost of MP and use two Luck Points, any
damage this causes will be doubled.
Master of Unlocking (1 pt. Quality)
Your character is at +2 to open mechanical locks as long
as he has the right tools. Electronic locks and Computer
password cracking rolls receive no extra bonuses from
this Perk.
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Medicated (1-5 pt. Flaw)
"Hey, Akiha. I wanna go back to my room and sleep."
"No, I won't ask you any more about it, so you have to let me
treat your injuries. So come this way. I can't help but worry if
you go to sleep looking like that."
Your body requires daily medication to stay alive, from
cholesterol medication (1 pt.) to insulin or worse (5 pts).
Each level inflicts 1D6 lethal damage you take every 12
hours when you go a day without your meds.
Mechanical Genius (supernatural, 2 per level)
Your character has an innate ability to create, control,
and modify machines. You may even use the
Superscience talent to modify items as long as their
Power Level remains unchanged.
Level 1 - character repairs things at 2x normal speed, +
1 to Technology and Repair skills
Level 2 - character repairs things at 5x normal speed, +
1 to Technology and Repair skills
Level 3 - character repairs things at 10 x normal speed,
+ 2 to Technology and Repair Skills
Level 4 - character repairs things at 20x normal speed,
+2 to Technology and Repair Skills
Level 5 - character repairs things at 50x normal speed,
+3 to Technology and Repair Skills
Level 6 - character repairs things at 100x normal speed,
+3 to Technology and Repair Skills
Media Junkie (1 pt. Perk)
You are a voracious consumer of pop culture. –2
difficulty to any Social or Research roll involving pop
culture.
Megaleap (supernatural, 4/6): Ordinarily, a person rolls
STR +1D10 or STR + Athletics for a running jump.
Each success you roll gives you 2 feet vertically or four
feet horizontally ... but Megaleap replaces the feet part
of the equation with yards. If the player wants to add on
2 more points, multiply his roll x 1.5, and tack on one
extra foot per success level on the jump roll. Either
version of this power allows the character can also fall up
to the point value of this Perk x 15 feet without taking
damage.
Megalomania (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
Characters with this Flaw are obsessed with
accumulating wealth and power - to triumph over their
insecurities by becoming the most powerful thing in
their environment. Arrogance and extreme belief in ones
abilities are part and parcel of this Flaw, as your
character is convinced of his own inherent superiority.
If you have this Flaw, you must rise to the top of power
and influence by any means necessary. After all, there
are only two types of people: those without power, and
undeserving possessors of power who must be stripped
of it. This belief stretches to everyone, including your
immediate allies. If the character is using Luck against a
"competitor", he receives an additional +2 to the total,
because of his overwhelming sense of superiority.
Mental Problems (1-3)
Pick the level of the flaw. Mild is 1 point: your problem
is controllable and seldom troubles you. Many people
wouldn't guess you have it.
Severe (2): People suspect something is wrong with you.
Deranged (3): If you believe that you will be stopped or
caught by a major threat, you will control yourself.
Otherwise, it's time to rock.
Cowardice: Subtract this from rolls involving Fear.
You cannot take levels of Conviction if you have this
Flaw. Over time, you could buy off this Flaw and buy
levels of Conviction.
Cruelty: "The scene at the end of the alley is awful.
People have been torn apart like rag dolls. Their body
parts like strewn about the area, and the walls are slick
with blood. How dare she do those kinds of things
without me!"
At Cruelty 2, you will torture and harm only those who
have angered or attacked you. There is no level 3 for
Cruelty - at that point it becomes a new Flaw: Antisocial
Personality Disorder.
Guilt or Shame: an affective state in which one
experiences remorse and conflict at having done
something, or not having done something. It is
mediated by the conscience. Freud described it as the
conflict between the ego and superego. Guilt often leads
to depression, as the subject beleives they are
undeserving and thus they are less likely to assert their
own rights and perogatives.
As Japan is a shame-based society instead of a
guilt-based one, there is more of a sense of etiquette
instead of Western ethics. Shame differs from guilt: in
guilt, the person feels bad because of something done or
not done. Shame is felt when the person believes
something is wrong with them. In your tabletop games,
the first level of guilt can be taken for low-level cases,
which will allow the person to continue working and
living. Past level 1, they must take another Mental Flaw
such as Depression to go along with Guilt (real-life
examples include survivor's guilt).
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There is also a type of advanced shame called Toxic
Shame, which must be taken at the 2nd or 3rd level.
Toxic Shame is induced within children during child
abuse. Incest or other types of child sexual abuse cause
Toxic Shame. Victims dissociate the shame until it is
possible to come with it, and Toxic Shame often creates
severe trauma. Toxic Shame often is expressed with
control, perfectionism, contempt, criticism, blame, envy,
judgment, power, numbness, and rage. It may also
require the sufferer to cover it up with
addictions, rigid roles, reenactment, and other ego
defenses. Toxic Shame is also associated with torture.
Delusions: You believe things that are not true.
Obsession: You'd do anything to attain your goal.
Paranoia: You are annoying and frightening to be
around.
Phobia: Deducts value from Fear test in situations
involving the offending thing.
Recklessness: You don't look before you leap. You are
the poster child for impulsiveness.
Zealot: You are a fanatic, and you will sacrifice
anything for your ideals. You'll defy the law if it conflicts
with your objectives.
Mouth from Beyond (4 pt Perk, supernatural) - The
demon may swallow objects as large as a medium-sized
dog or a small person (anything as wide around as the
demon's head, basically). If the target isn't dead when he
is swallowed, he'll suffocate if he can't get out. The
demon will digest the creature , and non-edible parts
(glasses, fillings, bones, shoes) will be eliminated
normally. To eat the target, the demon rolls CON +
Athletics to attack. Once inside, the target is suffocating.
If he has natural weaponry, he can cut himself free. If
the demon loses more than half his Life Points from
those attacks, the target cuts a hole in his stomach big
enough to crawl away from. This can be taken by giant
creatures such as dragons and the like, which would
allow them to swallow people whole.
Minority (1 point Flaw, or 2 points for combos)
Motion Sickness (1 pt. Flaw)
You become queasy and nauseous easily on boats, cars,
and the like. +2 difficulty to all actions when your
sickness comes into play.
Misfit (2 pt. Flaw)
"You don't understand yourself very well. You are a very kind
person, but at the same time you are very cold. You make no
distinction between people. You don't have anyone you feel that
you like the most, no matter if you hate or like them. You like
and forgive everyone. That is very cruel to those who want to
be closest to you. For you, everyone is the same. "
-Yumizuka Satsuki
You have a -2 penalty to Influence rolls and
automatically attract cruel and abusive people.
Multiple Personalities (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
With this, the character's identity fragments and he
becomes a different person - to deny his trauma, or place
the blame on "someone else". A person in a desperate
situation might become a tough survivor, or become a
murderer to deny his powerlessness. Each personality is
unaware of the others, and they appear in response to
specific situations.
The Storyteller decides how many personalities
you have, what kind of alternates you have, and the
situations that trigger their appearance. Each personality
has a connection to the trauma which originated it. If
the Storyteller wishes it, they may have slightly different
ratings in certain Skills.
Murphy's Law (2 pt. Flaw)
You have bad breaks all your life. Once per day, the ST
can subtract ten from the roll of an important roll you
make.
Mystic Eyes of Death Perception (5, supernatural )
Your character's vision incorporates a vision of the
Akashik Record of an object into its normal view. As a
result, your character can "cut along the lines" of an
objects' Karmic path, inflicting great damage to it. Even
Immortal and targets with the Unique Kill perks can be
permanently destroyed with this talent.
Damage done with this power is lethal, as the
character must use a knife or sword to cut along the
path. It requires a Called Shot at -4, but damage done is
x6.66 and compared against the targets hit points. If
they are greater than the targets' Life Points, then the
target falls apart into chunks like cut sashimi. Vampires
are instantly dusted. If the total is not greater than the
target's Life Points, then the target is not instantly killed
and only suffers x2 aggravated damage. Even if they
survive the attack, foes will instantly recognize the
severity of their situation.
Objects are not immune to this power either,
and the character can cut through things like steel doors
as if they was a sheet of paper. Locks on doors quickly
will become a non-issue. Note that this does not allow
the character to cut objects in any location.
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The patterns created by the Akashik Records are
randomly distributed; the character must find a glowing
line and cut across it or stab a point to use the
power.With this power, things like zombies and ghouls
are instantly identifiable because their spiritual signature
is distinctly different from that of a living human.
If the character also has Chiurgery, he can
accomplish medical miracles - curing AIDS, cancer, etc.
by destroying the astral form of the disease by cutting
along the right Karmic path. Even magickal diseases
can be defeated thusly. The Storyteller determines how
many success levels will be necessary to accomplish the
task, and how many Phases it will take for the Extended
Test to be finished. The character must use his Mystic
Eyes during this entire time (check for damage if he is a
human being), and every success level above the
minimum required reduces the severity of the Physical
Flaw by one level. Generally speaking, curing the Flaw
requires first as many successes as the the Flaw's value
in points to "lock into" the Flaw , and then additional
successes cause it to be reduced by one level. If the Flaw
is reduced to zero or negative points in terms of value, it
is eliminated fromt he subject. If the healer fumbles, he
slips and cuts along the lines of death in the subject,
causing his weapon damage x 6.66 in Lethal damage to
the subject. If the healer expires before the operation is
complete, check how many successes he rolled. He may
have been able to at least reduce the Flaw's severity.
This Mystic Eyes of Instant Death power is
superhumanly strong, and potentially lethal to humans
who have it. It requires at least a Magic Circuit rating of
3 to support itself. Every time the character uses the
Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, he must make a
CON roll. If he fails, he suffers between 2-4 d3 in
Lethal damage. If he fumbles, he might suffer a heart
attack, stroke, or aneurysm. He might also have to make
Fear Tests. If those go badly, he might develop Madness
Points and Inversion Impulse.
Mystic Eyes (Variable cost Supernatural Perk)
These do not merely obtain information from the
external world, but can affect it also. The color the eyes
shine when they are used determines the designation of
the eyes. Normal mystic eyes are red or green. Using
them requires the expenditure of Quality Cost -2 in
MP per use. If the ability can be used continuously on
the same subject, the user must pay that MP amount
each round it is used. Mystic eyes can be artificially
gained through chainging one's eyes in a process similiar
to lineage crests. Due to their concealability and power,
they are also symbols of a first-class magus.
Artificially-limited eyes are limited to
Charm ( - Miwaku). The user matches his
WILL + Magic Circuit against the victim's opposed
WILL x2 +(Magic Circuit x2). If the target loses, he
comes to think of the other person as a friend, confidant,
and even possible lover (if the gazer is of the appropriate
sex). If used against another mage, the other mage gets
to resist with his WILL x2 + Magic Circuit. 6 points.
Whisper [Suggestions] ( - Anji). The user
matches his WILL + Magic Circuit against the
victim's opposed WILL+ (Magic Circuitx2). If the
target loses, he will obey the next command uttered by
the magus without question. If it is not in his selfinterests
or suicidal, he gets another WILL x 2 check to
resist. 12 points.
Jougan ( ). Seeing what cannot be seen. These do
not require the expenditure of MP to use. These can be
simulated with Nanjin Adept, Telepathy, Mystic Eyes of
Instant Death, Supernatural Senses, etc.
Binding ( - Sokubaku). The user matches his
WILL + Magic Circuit against the victim's opposed
WILL x2. If the target loses, he can not move until he
beats the success levels of the Binding (trying with his
WILL x 2 once per round). 12 points.
Coercion ( - Kyousei). Works like Whisper, but
the domination is longer-lasting. The user matches his
WILL + 3 + Magic Circuit against the victim's
WILL x2. If the victim fails, he most comply. This
cycle continues until the user can beat the user with a
resisted Will x2 vs Will + Magic Circuit contest.
Dangerous commands and reprehensible ones allow the
victim to resist with a bonus (+1 to + 3). 20 points.
Illusion ( - Genkaku). The user matches his
WILL + Magic Circuit against the victim's opposed
WILL x2. If the target loses, he is plunged into an
illusory world defined by the user. The user could
render himself invisible or appear as someone or
something else to the victim. 10 points.
Flame ( - Enshou). The user rolls his WILL
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is greater). Thus a WILL 4 mage with Magic Circuit
Rank 4 who rolled 4 success levels would cause sixteen
points of fire damage. 7 points.
Jinx ( - Kyouun). This curse-type power requires
the user to match his WILL + Magic Circuit against
the victim's WILL + Magic Circuit. If the user wins,
every two success levels of the attack cause the victim to
gain 1 level of Anti-Luck. This Anti-Luck is temporary,
and is gone after being expended by the Storyteller at a
time of his choosing. This can only be used on the same
target once per day. 10 points.
Contract ( - Keiyaku). These eyes allow the user
to enter into contracts with unaligned supernatural
beings. Instead of a lengthy process of signing Blood
Contracts, etc., the two can do business with a simple
handshake. The Contract Eyes also give the user + 2 to
all his rolls for negotiation with his client. 7 points.
Petrification ( - Sekika). These are only found in
beings from the age of gods and holy spirits. The user
matches his WILL + Magic Circuit against the victim,
who resists with his WILL x2 + (1/2 his Magic
Circuit). If he fails, he turns into a stone statue. If he
resists, he is at -1 to STR and DEX for one scene. This
can only be used on the same target once per day. 30
points.
Distortion/Torture ( - Waikyoku). This creates
an axis of revolution around a target. Unlike many
Mystic Eyes, using this requires the user to "aim" (Will
+ Firearms) at the target. If the target fails to get out of
the way (he can Dodge, but is at -5 unless he has
supernatural senses to see the attack), he is struck by a
magical spiral and then twisted around. For each success
level of the attack, the victim takes (1 x user's WILL +
[1/2 Magic Circuit] ) in Lethal damage as his body
twists, contorts, and rotates. Limbs can be broken and
torn off, backs broken, necks snapped, etc. The victims
of this attack are often splattered across the landscape.
Once the user connects with an attack, he can keep
expending the same amount of MP each round to "play"
with his catch. This attack will also damage regular
matter. If the user spends a Luck roll to boost this power,
he can double the amount of damage he does with his
success levels. A variant of this power, Refraction, can
be used to alter the trajectory of projectile weapons. 15
points.
Nanjin Adept (4 or 8 pt. Supernatural quality)
This gift allows the owner to "see with the heart",
allowing him to avoid over-reliance on his eyes for
seeing his environment. It is impossible to blindside a
Nanjin Adept, as they have 360 degree "vision". Nanjin
Adepts are immune to the effects of invisibility and
darkness. They also gain +2 to all rolls involving
Perception. They also receive 3 levels of Combat
Reflexes (a fun +6 to Initiative rolls). Nanjin adepts
also add +2 to their Brawl and Melee skills. If
combined with the Blind Flaw, a Nanjin Adept can see a
monochromatic world (though reading and close visual
work are impossible). In a fast-paced combat, an
immobile vampire would be invisible to a blind Nanjin
Adept (no body heat, no heartbeat, no movement). The
4 point version of this power grants 360 vision, the +2
to Perception rolls, and immunity to invisibility and
darkness, but does not give Combat Reflexes or increase
combat skills.
Narcolepsy (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
Even at very inconvenient times, you have difficulty
avoiding sleep. Every CON x2 + 6 minutes, you must
make a CON test (with mods as the Storyteller decides)
to stay awake if you are doing something that does not
require you to be attentive or active, such as guard duty,
driving for a long time, or listening to a boring lecture.
Natural Armor (supernatural, 1 pt. per level)
Your character subtracts this power's value from any
damage he takes. The damage is reduced before any
modifiers such as Lethal are taken into account.
Natural Born Killer (10 points, Supernatural)
Instead of getting your violent tendencies through a
Bloodline, your darkness is inborn. This is the
advantage built for assassins such as the Nanaya clan.
Natural Born Killers begin with 2 levels of Hard to Kill,
+ 3 points to split between DEX and STR, at least 2
levels of Focused Damage, and at least 3 levels of
Combat Reflexes. During generation they must also
allocate five skill points between Melee and Dodge.
Frequently Natural Born Killers begin play with the
Impulse Inversion Flaw. NBKs also do not often get
along well with "unnatural" beings, and if the Impulse
Inversion Flaw kicks in while they are around one, they
intuitively know what they have to do.
The Supernatural Form Flaw could be picked
could be picked with this Perk; if the player does so, the
pc has another side to himself that is stronger, faster,
tougher, and far more violent.
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Other optional and relevant Flaws and Perks include
Mental Problems, additional levels of Hard To Kill,
Natural Toughness, Secret, and Natural Runner.
Natural Born Leader (1 pt. Perk)
You have a knack for helping and inspiring others, and
people look to you in a crisis. You are able to motivate
those around you and encourage them to do what needs
to be done. Once per game session you can give
someone else a +10 to any one test. Best of all this can
be done after the roll has been made. This costs the
Leader a turn, and he must explain what he is doing to
help or lead the other player along.
Natural Runner (1 -3 pt. Perk)
You enjoy running, therefore you’re in good shape. Add
+1 to your Move per level bought. Before a monster
can purchase levels in Unnatural Runner, it must
purchase all three levels of this Perk.
Natural Toughness (2 point quality)
Four points of natural armor vs Bashing attacks.
Natural Weapon (1-8 point quality)
Think horns, barbs, fangs, tentacles, movable hair, or
claws. If it does Bashing instead of Lethal damage,
reduce the cost by 1 point. If it is retractable, increase
the cost by one point. If it is detachable and throwable
or launchable instead, multiply its cost by two.
They have normal thrown or pistol ranges. If
they can be used like a rifle, attack damage is halved
before being modified.
Use the appropriate maneuver. Claws would use
Brawl (Punch), Horns would use Brawl (Head Butt),
and serrated shins would be Brawl (Kick).
Small weapon: 1D4 x STR.
Medium: 1D6 x STR.
Large: 1D8 x STR.
Huge : 1D10 x STR.
Negotiator ( 1 pt. Perk)
Your character is good at helping resolve things by
sounding out situations and analyzing problems with the
cooperation of others. He can reroll an Influence test
while in a critical or diplomatic situation.
Nervous Condition (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
Your soul has been scarred by trauma. The damage
manifests as physical ailments that impact your life daily.
You suffer nervous tension and muscle tremors that
affect routine tasts. Your hands and feet tremble almost
constantly, and shake even faster when you experience
stress. All DEX-based skills are at -1 in these situations,
but in extremely stressful situations, they are at -2. You
also suffer a -1 penalty to Fear Saves.
No Natural Mana Recovery (2 or 3)
Your character will not regenerate Mana on his own. If
the character has the 2 pt. version of this Flaw, he can
recover 1D6 Mana from either the charitable donation
of Mana from a Magus (a person possessing 2 or more
points of Magic Circuit) or through killing and/or
sucking the blood/eating the soul of a sentient being.
He could also use a spell to absorb Mana from a willing
or unwilling subject.
At level 3, the character may only regenerate
Mana through contributions from a Magus. If the
character has the Honorable flaw, he will not kill others
to regain Mana and thus may be even more dependent
upon the Magus.
No Natural Healing (Supernatural, 4 Pt. Flaw)
Sadly you do not have any way to biologically recover
from damage you take. As a result, wounds you take are
there to stay unless you are undead or a robot. If you are
undead, you can use the blood you steal (in Life Points
stolen with Blood Suck) to heal your own Life Points at
a 3:1 conversion rate. You may also use Plunder if you
have it. If you are a robot, other people can use Repair
and Technology to recover 2 Life Points per Success
Level on their repair rolls (but they must have an INT
of 4). Unfortunately, examples of advanced technology
like robots require expensive parts: every 5 Life Points
restored to a robot requires an investment of 1D6 x $20 .
Non-Confrontational (1 pt. Flaw)
You have a hard time bringing up difficult subjects with
others, and avoid fights. +2 difficulty to any roll that
involves debating or arguing with someone normally
friendly with you.
Odd Feature (Variable Flaw, 1 pt. per Feature)
There's something about you that doesn't look right.
You might have elf ears, eyes that are an unusual color
(neon blue or red), eyes that don't have visible pupils,
anime hair, etc. These can be concealed with effort, but
they are inconvenient to have. They will certainly attract
the attention of onlookers. This is a Flaw, not a Perk. It
does not bestow any benefit whatsoever. If you got small
horns from this Flaw, you could not use them to do
extra damage with a Head Butt.
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Obligation (variable)
First off, the nature of the relationship between the
group and the character can determine the point value of
the Flaw.
1 point: obey the dictates of your group, don't betray the
members. You can walk anytime you want.
2 points: you must risk yourself for the group, and must
go above the basic precepts of membership.
3: The organization is more important than your
character. You are on call all the time. Disobedience is
severely punished by imprisonment or death.
4: You are totally devoted to the group. You must die for
the organization if asked. Missions are extremely
hazardous. Servants begin play with this because of their
duty to fight in the Grail War , the Complementarity
they share with their Masters, and the fact that they
must obey their master no matter what if he sacrifices a
point of his Command Seal.
Obligation can also represent the amount of time
consumed by the organization:
A Nine-To-Fiver usually has Obligation 1 - it's a
regular job.
Soldiers have Obligation 2, as the job is their life and
they are on-call 24/7.
If Soldiers are deployed into a combat zone, that
Obligation rises to 3. There is no
break from the job.
A Government Agent or a Cop has Obligation 1, as
they can go home at the end of the day.
A Government Agent working as a Spy has
Obligation 2, but a NOC or Deep Cover operative
would have Obligation 3.
Students and Teachers have Obligation 1, as what they
have is just another job.
Battle Clerics would have Obligation 3, for what they do
is a Calling and a way of life, not a
mere job.
Most National Guardsmen would have Obligation 1
even though they're on-call. In theory, they only need to
respond to emergencies.
To reflect the fact that people have multiple duties,
characters can take Obligation more than once.
However, they may not have more than 4 points total in
Obligation, as they can only spend 24 hours out of a
given day. If the character has 1 points of obligation, the
job consumes 30 or so hours per week. 2 points brings
that total up to 50. If virtually all of the character's time
is being used, it's worth 3 points.
Occult Library (Varies)
This Perk allows your character to have access to a
valuable collection of books on the occult. Within them,
he can find spells and information on magic and
monsters. The level bought determines how good the
Occult Library is.
Point Value
1: You have one book on the occult. It might have some
spells. Research rolls at the
library are at -3.
2: Several books on various subjects. It has some spells.
It gives no bonus to research rolls.
3: You have a good collection including some rare
tomes. +1 bonus to all research rolls.You have quite a
few spells in the books.
5: Monster research rolls are at +2. Any number of
spells can be found there. You must have an Occultism
of at least 3 to assemble the library.
7: Monster research rolls are at +4. Any number of
spells can be found there. You must have an Occultism
of at least 6 to assemble the library. This Occult Library
can only be found in specialized organizations. Putting
together a collection of this size grants at least Adversary
2 to its owner, as others will come to steal it.
Obsessive/Compulsive (1/2/3 Mental Flaw)
Guilt, trauma, and inner conflict forces the character to
focus attention on repetitive behavior and actions.
Obsession relates to the desire to control the
environnment - keeping clean, keeping an area silent, or
keeping away undesirables. Compulsions are actions or a
set of actions that individuals do to soothe their anxiety:
placing everything In Order, checking their gun to
make sure it is loaded, or praying every few hours.
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Characters with Obsessive/Compulsive must make Will
checks to avoid engaging in the behavior - they believe
they must act in keeping with this illness, to the
exclusion of all else. They'll even follow this flaw when it
would be suicidal to do so (such as an action scene).
Characters who fail their WILL save and want to avoid
giving in to the behavior can spend a Luck point to
refrain from it for WILL x 3 minutes (or 10 minutes,
whichever is greater). If a character is forcibly restrained
and prevented from acting out his Ob/Con, he'll attack
whoever is restraining him.
Old Injury (1 or 2 pt. Flaw)
Your body was hurt long ago, and you feel the pain. +2
difficulty to Athletics rolls. The 1 point version of this
disadvantage only gives +1 difficulty to Athletics and
flares up when the Storyteller decides it will.
Old Soul (2 pt. Perk)
Despite whatever biological age you are, you're far more
mature than others might assume. You
may add 3 more points to your Skill pool during
character generation. This is a required Perk to pick up
if you want to play the sorts of mature children you see
in anime shows. Note that there may be some raised
eyebrows if your Campus Detective busts out with some
Sherlock Holmesian analysis.
Organization (Variable Perk or Flaw)
Organizations can be formed using the following rules.
Organizations are not just mere companies, they
must have a connection to the larger game world.
Examples of Organizations are covens, demon cults,
hierarchical orders, personality cults, questors, groups
based on mutal aid, religious orders, and monsterhunting
associations. The player must always ask the
Storyteller if he can join an Organization. While the
Organization's Perks are shared by the player character
if he is a member, often Flaws connected to the
Organization (such as Adversary, Watched, etc.) stay
with the character even if he quits or is booted out.
Sometimes the Perks associated with the Organization
will even revert to their opposites on the character sheet
if the parting is not a friendly one.
If the Storyteller is willing, the player can even
take on just a few of the restrictions in order to gain
access to a limited amount of Perks. This is still rare,
and most people try to take on Flaws to prove their
loyalty. The most apparent example is the status of
"made man" in the Mafia, wherein the petitioner gains
full acceptance into the organization upon the taking of
a life.
Demon Cults: These are oriented to satisfy the needs of
a demon or group of demons. In return for sacrifices in
the form of ritual offerings, the demon or group of
demons provide Perks to their followers. These Perks
can include things like Extra Lucky, positive levels of
Resources, Immortal, and so on. Demon Cults are
almost without exception designed to promote evil.
Fortunately their scope is limited, so as long as an
outsider doesn't do anything to get on the Cult's radar or
appear to be a viable sacrifice, he's probably ok. Most
Demon Cults don't want to destroy the world. Instead
they want to get a lot of stuff and not share.
Questors: These groups have a particular goal. Often
they are composed of a wide mix of people and creatures
with a shared desire. Many Questors are willing to die
in order to achive the goal - in fact, that is usually the
primary requirement for membership.
Hierarchical Orders: Old magical groups (such as the
Masons) usually take this form. Degrees and secret
rituals are the norm. They are rigid and exclusionist,
often uninterested in outsider petitioners.
Mutual Aid: These organizations play fast and loose,
with an informal group that likes to work together. This
group is also likely to have a wide mix of participants.
Personality Cult: These are like Demon Cults, but with
a human in charge instead of a demon. Whatever
weirdness the Cult is up to depends upon its leader.
Religious Order: This could be a group of Jewish
Kabbalists, Gnostics, Catholic mages, Taoist sages, or a
Wiccan coven. Often these are self-contained groups,
but larger examples exist. Religious Orders may have
monster-hunters in their midst, and they are their own
category even though they may overlap with monsterhunting
groups.
Monster-Hunting Association: These groups are often,
but not always, without a unifying religious ideology.
Instead the group agrees to support each other in
purging evil monsters from the Earth. In Fate, the
Church takes the approach of "If you don't have to shoot
it, recruit it" for the Burial Agency, which places it in
this category. The Burial Agency comprises not only
superpowered freaks whose humanity is highly
questionable (like Ciel), but even includes certain Dead
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Apostles in its monster-hunting ranks.
Determining the Point Cost for an Organization
is done by adding up the Perks it bestows access to and
then subtracting the value of the Flaws it requires its
members to shoulder. See the following page for
examples.
Organization Perks:
Levels in Occult Library [As long as the member toes
the party line, he can read the group archives],
Regular Perk or Supernatural Perk (Suggestions
include Extra Lucky, Rank, Dual Nature, Emotional
Anchor, Forgettable, Resources, Fake Past, Immortal,
etc.)
Regular Flaw or Supernatural Flaw (Suggestions
include Adversary, Watched,
Complimentarity, Negative Levels of Resources,
Inversion Impulse, etc.)
Organization-Specific Perks include:
Tutor [members get time with a teacher, who can teach
them spells or instruct them in a particular Skill](1),
Group Spellcasting (members will help each other cast
magick) (1),
Organization-Specific Flaws include:
Must Help Members in Trouble (-1), Obey the
Leader(s) (-1), Cannot Leave Without Permission (-1),
You Can't Leave the Mafia (-2), Members Must
Perform Criminal Acts (-1), Strictures (-1 per 2
requirements), Must Perform Human Sacrifices (-3),
Obligation [varies]
Paranoia (2 or 3 pt. Mental Flaw)
The player character's misery and insecurity stem from
persecution and hostility. Paranoids build extensive
persecution complexes which manifest in intricate
conspiracy theories. These theories explain who
torments them and why. Someone who is perceived to be
one of or an agent of THEM may suffer violence from
the paranoid character.
Obviously, being paranoid about vampires and
other walking dead does not mean your character has
this flaw. Only by taking that fear and "kicking it up a
notch - BAM" grants it . The new obsession will force
the character to sacrifice everything he has and everyone
he knows to fight THEM. Any cost of human lives is
worth it - the chance to strike against THEM must be
taken.
Paranoids suffer during Social rolls: their
difficulty increases by at least one. If your character
has Paranoia, he is distrustful of everyone - even his
friends. A tiny hint of suspicion provokes a Will check,
with difficulties relative to the degree of the behavior.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (3 pt. Mental Flaw)
Your character has gone through a tremendous ordeal,
and sometimes flashes back to a scene in the past where
something momentous occured. It does not only exist in
soldiers - other stressors such as sexual abuse may also
create this Mental Flaw.
It is very likely to affflict characters who witness
horrible things or suffer terrible losses. It cases a person
to experience the stressor over and over again. The
flashback is triggered by a common stimulus. A veteran
might relive a firefight when the transformer for his
street explode. Someone who was tied to a chair and
tortured might flash back if he sits down in a recliner.
Singed hair would trigger a person who watched his
friend burn to death.
If a trigger appears, the sufferer must roll
WILL x 2. If he fails to accrue a success level, he recalls
the event (the player can spend Luck to avoid the
flashback). During this time, he reacts as if the event
were happening in real time. A veteran might dive for
cover. A torture victim might writhe in agony. While
living through the memory, the character cannot do
anything to invalidate it, and thus he cannot use an
object he has now he didn't have then.
A flashback lasts for either a few seconds or up
to 10 minutes, depending on how traumatic the original
event was. If one of your teammates is there, he can try
to help you snap out of it. Your character will get one
extra WILL roll to snap out of it.
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Physical Disability (Flaw)
Blind (8): All vision-based skills are at -4. Perception +
Alertness + Acute Sense (Hearing) to find others by
sound.
Missing Hand (2): -3 to all rolls involving two hands to
manipulate something. Prosthetics can halve these
penalties, reducing the flaw cost to 1.
Missing Leg or Foot (3): Your movement is 1/3rd
normal. Combat is at -2. Prosthetics can halve these
penalties, reducing the flaw cost to 1.
Missing Arms (4): You have no arms. You cannot use
tools.
Missing Legs (4): Sans a wheelchair, you must crawl or
roll on the ground.
Quadriplegic (8): Your arms and legs do not work. A
motorized wheelchair can be used.
Plunder (10 pt. demon ability)
This grants the power to share and steal life energy
(Life Points) from other beings. The energy can be used
to restore the demon's own Life Points at a 2:1
conversion rate. The energy unfortunately cannot be
stored for long, and must be used as soon as it is taken.
A Plunder attack requires a successful Brawl attack, but
can be performed at a distance through tentacles and the
like. Once it hits, it steals (demon's WILL + 2) Hit
points from the target per success level on the attack
roll, and half of those are added to the demon's total.
This attack does Lethal damage.
If the demon is glutted or does not need the life, he can
also just "burn" the target with this power and allow the
stolen energy to dissipate immediately. Such attacks do
WILL + 3 damage instead.
Demons can use this ability even if they are
''full", metaphysically stuffing themselves and
tormenting their prey. This attack will do full damage
against the undead, though their life essence is less than
palatable and cannot be used by the demon or halfdemon
to regain its lost Life Points. When this attack is
being used, the demon's nature manifests itself (hair and
eye color changing, fangs extruding, etc.) The nature of
the attack changes upon who wields it, and the special
effects involved vary as well. Akiha's hair turned red and
extended like wispy tentacles towards her opponent, who
said he lost "heat" even though he seemed to be burning
(continued on the adjacent column).
In truth the loss of heat caused instant freezing and
vaporization, making the tissues look burned. Other
characters might manifest this power in other ways. If
the character adds an extra Quality point, he can
increase the range for this power by one square. He can
keep doing so to increase the maximum range of the
attack.
If the demon PC wants to be able to grab a
target and keep Plundering it, the ability costs 15 points.
As long as the demon is touching the target, the target
can still be Plundered. The demon PC still has to roll
for an attack to yield success levels and reveal how many
Life Points are being removed from the target.
This stolen life cannot be used to heal beings
other than the Plunderer. Such manipulation of life
energy is the parlance of the Synchronizers.
Puppet (3-point Perk)
Dolls being enchanted to come alive or people turning
into inanimate anthropomorphic objects may sound like
an odd event, but it can happen. Poor cursed souls can
turn into anything from Ventriloquist Dummies to Felt
and Foam puppets. This Quality also works for people
who find their spirits trapped in small stone statues,
Chucky dolls, porcelain dolls, department store
mannequins, voodoo dolls, or carven wooden tiki .
Basically any inanimate object that has a human shape
can use this quality.
The Puppet quality is in many ways similar to
the Robot quality, as both determine their life points
normally but do not heal damage on their own like
normal creatures. Either an Art and Crafts or Repair
roll is required to mend a Puppet after it is damaged.
Each success level in an Art and Crafts or Repair +
Intelligence roll restores one Life Point per Constitution
level; each repair attempt takes one hour. When a
Puppet falls “unconscious” the puppet is inactive until it
makes its own roll to recover consciousness.Puppets can
be killed normally if they take enough damage as per
normal death checks. If the player wants to play a
Puppet that heals, he can take the Regeneration Perk.
On the brighter side Puppets take damage in a
different way then normal folks: bash damage does little
to a sock puppet, bullets and knives mean little if your
internal organs are made of foam or wood, and even
severed limbs (or Noses) can be reattached or sewn back
on. As a result Puppets have Reduced Damage (All)
Level 1 and Natural Toughness. They’re also Immortal
(0), but they're also puppets so it’s a trade off. The tastes
and personality of a Living Doll tend to influence its
behavior in this regardThe dolls tend to also wear
clothes in the same style that their designers saw fit to
equip them with. As these dolls do not sweat, nor need
to excrete (unless they have eaten something), their
clothes last for a long time. It is likely that most of them
are also immune to poisons, whether injected, inhaled,
or swallowed.
[lol sleep]
Small puppets have STR -2 because of their
small size, but can take levels of Mega Attribute
(Strength) to buy this off. Their small size also makes it
harder for them to open doors or climb into chairs on
their own. The point value of Puppet can be increased
by Unique Kill, Natural Armor, etc. Puppets that have
been around for a while have Age. Puppets also have -2
Attractiveness, but can offset that buy buying 2 levels of
Attractiveness to bring the value to zero. All Puppets are
at -1 to Willpower rolls to avoid intense emotion.
Experienced Puppets will no doubt have a suite of
supernatural powers.
Puppets can be enchanted with the Create
Living Doll spell, detailed below:
Create Living Doll
Very Lengthy Ritual (Several Hours) (-2)
Scope One Target (+1)
Duration Permanent (+3)
Difficult Use (-1)
Conjuring (Severe [Create an Artificial Spirit]) (+2)
Transforming (Strengthen Base Materials) (+3)
Create Living Doll is a Level 7 spell unless the
caster has an Art (Crafting Dolls) skill of 10 or better, in
which case the spell is only Level 4. Transforming a
normal creature into a Living Doll is possible,
but is always level 7. Oh, and
imprisoning someone within a small
doll body? Pretty evil.
The Living Doll created by the spell is freewilled,
but if the soul of an evil creature was used to
create the doll, or if an evil creature was transformed
into a doll, then the resulting doll is guaranteed to be
100% evil. Funny, that.
Pyrokinesis (3 pt. quality)
Your character can use his psychic powers to set things
on fire. Roll Will + Pyrokinesis levels. Each success
level does his Willpower x1 in damage. Thus a person
with 7 WILL who rolls 3 successes will do 21 points of
Lethal damage.
Flammable objects only require 3 or fewer
points of burning damage to catch fire. Dry wood
requires 5 or 6 points. Clothing or wooden furniture
requires ten or more points. Synthetic furniture requires
20 points. Used on a human, this power does damage
and sets his clothes on fire. Once it is on fire, it
continues burning unless something exhausts the flames.
Psychic Visions (1 pt. Quality or 3 pt. Flaw)
Your character can see the future in visions or dreams.
Interpreting the visions may be very difficult. The
Storyteller should cloak the dreams in allegory and
metaphor. Think Twin Peaks and you're good. If you
have no control over this, it only costs 1 point. Having
Complementarity is different; look up that power if you
have any questions.
At 3 points, you've supercharged this power,
directly linking your mind to the Akashik Records. This
is excruciating and when the visions come (which they
do with increased regularity), it causes you to collapse
for at least four rounds, during which time you cannot
do much other than writhe in agony. Humans with this
level of the power will eventually die from it.
Psychometry (4 pt. Quality)
Your character can sense energies others leave behind
when they touch an object. To "read" an object, you'll
have to roll Perception + Alertness. The result depends
on the roll and the history of the object being touched.
Successes Result
1 Feels the strongest emotion of the holder in the
past (one day or less). Gets a quick glance of the villain
(no full-face views) and some passing detail of
him/her/it (shoes, perfume, etc.)
2 Can read up to a week before. Visions are more
precise, and if they are frightening, require a Fear Test.
Reveals hints about the uses or powers of a supernatural
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item.
3 Can read up to a month before. Can detect
more than one wielder /owner. Events of extreme
emotional intensity will always be remembered. This
could be used to reveal a knife was used to make a
human sacrifice 20 or 3000 years ago, but not where it
was used or more than a glance at who did it.
4 Impressions go back one year or less. Visions
are granted of every owner of it or those who came in
contact. Reveals most of the uses and powers of a
supernatural item. Reveals aspects of the user and place,
might also grant glimpses of the victim's face and an
understanding of why the ritual was carried out.
5-9 Impressions go back up to 50 years. The visions
are very detailed. The visions can be revisited even
without the object being present. Clues from beyond
that time are also more complete.
10 Covers up to 100 years ago. The visions are as
realistic as those scenes on the holodeck in TNG and
can be freeze-framed, zoomed, entered, and walkedaround
in. Your Storyteller may only withhold plotdestroying
info or mystically classified data.
Quick Learner (3 pt. Perk)
Your character can learn the basics of a new skill very
quickly. As a result the first level of a Skill always costs
half the normal amount of XP to purchase. After that,
additional levels are purchased at normal cost.
Rank(variable quality or flaw)
-1 Rookie Cop, Private
0 Corporal, Beat Cop
1 Agent, Sergeant
2 Detective, Senior Agent, Sergeant First Class
3 Agent in Charge, Lieutenant
4 Bureau Chief, Captain
5 Commissioner, Major
6 Lt. Colonel
7 Colonel
8 Major General
9 General, Shogun
When applicable, Rank can give a minus or
plus to Social rolls involving that agency. Of course
maintaining the Rank requires the Obligation Flaw.
Rat Head (Supernatural, 4 pt. Perk) -- The demon can
squeeze through holes as small as one 1/20th of his
circumference. A human-sized demon can fit through
holes smaller than a quarter. The effects of the power are
good for one slide, but the demon must roll DEX +
Athletics to fit through the hole. If he fails, he is stuck.
Reality Marble (Varies!)
Using one always requires the expenditure of a Luck
point. These innate bounded fields ( /koyuu
kekkai) are the "common sense" of reality and the spirit
world that unnatural beings such as demons possess.
This is a common ability among the Dead Apostle
Ancestors. As humans became more advanced in the
sorcerous arts, they too began able to achieve these.
This is a sub-category of the Marble Phantasm
type of sorcery, but Reality Marbles far exceed them.
Within one of these fields, it is possible to accomplish
something unnatural. It is a type of magecraft that
comes close to being a real miracle.
This type of power does not allow you to
accomplish a variety of tricks the way a Marble
Phantasm can, instead its only purpose is to express one
particular thing that defines the practicioner. It creates a
world which follows a set pattern of its own rules, which
has limitations on how it functions. Ordinarily, only
demons and spirits can make these, but it is possible for
one to be created by a powerful mage. The World will
react if a mere mortal tries to create one, and in time the
mortal-made Reality Marble will crumble beneath the
World's crushing grasp. The amount of people capable
of realizing a Reality Marble is also few indeed. Dead
Apostle Ancestors do not suffer a time limitation when
using a Reality Marble.
Unless the power is one that only directly affects
the user, once activated most Reality Marbles exist for
the user's WILL in minutes. Here are some examples
of Reality Marbles.
A Reality Marble could be used to boost one or
more statistics of the user (raises two Statistics by two
per success level, or four Attributes by one per success
level). This would be worth 15 points.
A Reality Marble could leech out all the
ambient Mana of an area, leaving mages and spirits
which depend on that Mana to use their abilities shit out
of luck. That would be worth 10 points.
A Reality Marble could be used to create a
mystical forge where any sword, even Noble Phantasms,
could be quickly replicated. These would disappear after
the Marble collapses. This would be worth 20 points.
A Reality Marble could whistle up an entire
army of soldiers ready to do what the caster wants. That
would be worth 40 points.
A Reality Marble could be used to conjure up a
horde of demonic beings which would go after
whomever the caster wants. That would be worth 40
points. Remember that while a Reality Marble can not
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do anything and everything. This is a specific power, not a
magical Swiss Army Knife. The effects and title of the
Reality Marble must be defined when it is chosen.
Whenever a limited
When used by a powerful demon or Dead
Apostle Ancestor, the effects of Marble Phantasms are
more long-term. The following are some sample DAA
Reality Marbles that should not ever be selected by
players. No point value is given for them.
Nrvnqsr Chaos, the Beast of the Apocalypse,
defined his Reality Marble (Lair of the Beast King) as his
own body, where he kept all 665 of his familiars (his
main body counted as one for reckoning the number of
the Beast). His Reality Marble also allowed him to send
out his menagerie, re-summon a slain familiar, and
regenerate damage almost instantaneously, making him
impossible for any mere mortal to triumph against. The
only way to permanently kill him was to defeat his
hidden point of origin which linked the life force of his
main body and all his familiars. Lair of the Beast King is
an example of a permanent Reality Marble.
Michael Roa Valdamjong, the Serpent of
Akasha, used his Reality Marble (Overload) to amplify
the effects of all his spells with his special Square talent,
which gave them the capacity to cause EX Class damage
(220 points). It wasn't active all the time, but woe to his
opponents if he uses Overload against them.
Zepia Eltnam Oberon, the Night of Wallachia,
possessed a unique temporary Reality Marble called
Night of the Blood Liar. Casting this first required an area
to first suffer an influx of disturbing rumors (unfounded
assumptions, urban legends, fright stories, etc). Once
this condition was met, Zepia could manifest himself
and use the Night to manifest as a horrifying illusory
reality which would spread across an entire city. The
junk data of this illusory reality is of such a magnitude
that it can even suck the blood across an entire city.
While Night of the Blood Liar was in effect, victims
faced their own inner fears. While many of these were
illusions without substance (similar to how you might
"perceive" a bag of garbage as a human body out of the
corner of your eye after you watch a horror movie),
during the Night he also was able to create Tatari, fully
real copies of people with their worst traits amplified
which shared Zepia's love of violence and murder.
Examples of these Tatari included an evil Arcueid
(Warcueid) who had succumbed to her bloodlust, the
psychotic assassin side of Tohno Shiki, a merciless
"Executioner" Ciel, and the memory of Nrvnqsr Chaos.
These Tatari also had all of the Statistics, Perks, and
Flaws of their originals.
Reduced Damage [Improved Soak] (supernatural,
variable cost)
This helps to reduce the damage your character takes
from exterior forces.
It has three levels. The first level reduces incoming
damage to 1/2. The second level reduces incoming
damage to 1/5. The third and final level reduces damage
to 1/10.
At least one point of damage is always caused,
no matter what the reductions are.
The final cost of the trait depends on what is blocked:
Everything: 5, 25, or 50 points.
Specific Attacks: Examples include only magic, attacks
that do Bashing damage, etc. 3, 10, or 20 points.
Limited: This only protects against very specific attacks
such as bullets, falling damage, etc. 1, 5, or 10 points.
Regeneration (1, 3, or 6 pt. supernatural Perk)
Your character heals quickly. The amount of Life Points
you heal every interval is equal to your CON. For 1
point, you heal every hour.
For 3, you heal every minute.
For 6, you heal every round.
Regeneration does allow the regrowth of limbs.
Reinforcement (10)
This allows the caster to thoroughly analyze an
object just by touching it, gathering an understanding
of its composition and any damage to it.
He could then use the power to know what to replace or
mend if the object was broken. Each success level made
with a Reinforcement check (PER + Occultism) gives
a +2 to any Repair or Craft rolls intended to fix the
item.
He could also strengthen an item, granting it 4
extra points of armor and 4 extra Life Points per Success
Level on his INT + Occultism. A blade could be
sharpened, giving it the ability to cause extra damage
equal to the Reinforcement success levels.
Reinforcement can also be used to
temporarily strengthen a particular aspect of a living
being, such as their Movement or Senses. In this case,
half of the success levels of a Reinforcement check
become levels of Movement or quality points for Acute
Senses. Another example would be when Illya tied him
up and confined him: Shiro attempted to reinforce his
arms (boosting his STR) to escape the bonds. These
modifications last for the Reinforcer's WILL + Success
Levels in minutes. After this, the being or item reverts
to its natural state.
Tracing is the more advanced form of this
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power. With it, you could reshape a wooden branch into
a sword, pick up a twig and reshape it into an arrow, or
even create something out of thin air. Tracing requires a
substantial amount of Mana and WILL to set up, and
replication is usually limited by the raw materials
available in the environment. (Mana cost depends on
what is being copied. Ordinary objects are about 8 MP
to whip up, but add +4 to that figure for each grade of
Noble Phantasm (E-Rank NPs are 12 to conjure up, DRank
are 16, etc.,) and figure 1/4th that +2 per round
to maintain their existence). This replicated object
suffers from degradation, requiring the Mana
replenishment to continue existing.
Emiya's talent with this is considerable, though.
He does not need raw materials to create an object, nor
does he need to supply Mana to maintain the object.
Shiro learned that he could replicate any object as long
as it was a sword or other bladed weapon. By simply
visualizing the weapon, Shiro can recreate it. This was
vital to his overcoming Berserker, and in order to do so,
he recreated Caliburn after seeing it in a dream.
This is a vital power which one must have to use
the Reality Marble known as Unlimited Blade Works.
UBW. Shiro's Reality Marble provides him with a
world where all the components needed to facilitate
tracing exist, allowing the recreation of any object Shiro
has ever seen. In contrast to normal tracing, he can
create objects from nothing, without having to modify
an existing element. All of his virtual objects are at one
quality rank below the original object. Thus CopyCaliburn
is one rank below Caliburn
for determining damage.
Players need Magic Circuit 5 to safely use this
spell/ability. If they don't have that, every Magic Circuit
rank below 5 causes them to take 1D6+1 Lethal (yes,
mod the damage like ordinary Lethal damage) from
overpowering their frame.
NOTE: Shiro has Tracing and Reinforcement as
abilities, not as spells.
If taken as a spell, Reinforcing an Item is a quick-cast
(+2), noticeable scope (+1), long duration [one hour
per success level] (+1), Major manipulation (+3)
spell, making it Power Level 7. If cast on an item such
as a blade, the edge could be sharpened, giving it the
ability to cause extra damage equal to the Reinforcement
success levels.
If taken as a spell, Reinforcing a person to boost
their Primary or Derived Statistics is a quick-cast (+2),
noticeable scope (+1), medium duration [one minute
per success level] (+0), major effect
[boosts one statistic or derived statistic by two per
success level] (+3), making it power level 6.
requiring Mana replenishment to continue existing.
Tracing requires a substantial amount of Mana and
WILL to set up, and replication is usually limited by
the raw materials available in the environment. (Mana
cost is equal to half the life points of the desired item to
create it, and 1/4th that +2 per round to maintain it).
Players need Magic Circuit 5 to safely use this
spell/ability. If they don't have that, every Magic Circuit
rank below 5 causes them to take 1D6+1 Lethal (yes,
mod the damage like ordinary Lethal damage) from
overpowering their frame.
If taken as a spell, Tracing is a spell that can be
cast in a couple minutes (+1), has a severe scope (+2),
lasts a medium duration (+0), and has an Awesome
scope (+5). Storytellers can feel free to require a
substantial amount of Mana and WILL to set it up, and
replication is usually limited by the raw materials
available in the environment. (Mana cost is equal to half
the life points of the desired item to create it, and 1/4th
that +2 per round to maintain it). This replicated object
suffers from degradation, requiring the Mana
replenishment to continue existing. Tracing is
considered ineffective by the Mage's Association
because of how much energy it requires.
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Rejuvenation (1 point per level, Supernatural)
Rejuvenation may only be activated during an intense
period, such as during combat or immediately
afterward. Taking damage will negate the Rejuvenation
attempt, but it may be re-attempted the following round.
Rejuvenation only heals Life Points up to the characters'
normal amount. Rejuvenation cannot be used more than
once per battle. Being able to use Rejuvenation on
someone else increases the Quality cost by two points,
but that variation of the power can only be used once per
day on the same subject. If used on the undead, it causes
damage instead of healing it.
Level 1 - Heals 12 Life Points.
Level 2 - Heals 20 Life Points.
Level 3 - Heals 30 Life Points.
Level 4 - Heals 40 Life Points.
Level 5 - Heals 50 Life Points.
Level 6 - Heals 80 Life Points.
Recurring Nightmares (1 pt. Flaw)
Every night your Storyteller will have you check to see if
you suffer nightmares that night. On any night you
cannot sleep, you suffer -1 to all rolls the next day
because of exhaustion.
Resistance (1 pt. per level)
NOTE: Magical resistsance stacks with any modifiers
from the subject's Magic Circuit rank.
Magickal: Subtract your level from all spells and
psychic powers that target you.
Pain: Adds to WILL + CON rolls to stay conscious.
Reduces penalties caused by wounds.
Poison and Disease: Add your levels to any CON rolls
against poison and disease.
Powers: you resist the mystic attacks of demons. Add
your resistance level to any attempt to resist being
controlled or dominated through supernatural means,
including Bela Lugosian hypnosis.
Resources (Perk or Flaw)
Depending on the amount of money and materials
available to you, you
will get back or have to spend Quality
Points/Experience Points.
Destitute (-10): You have 1D10 dollars, the clothes
on your back, and a shopping cart. You earn 1D10
dollars a month.
Miserable (-8): You have 8D10 + 4D6 dollars. You
are homeless. You earn
8D10 + 4D6 dollars a month.
Poor (-6) : You own $500 in property and live in lowincome
housing. You earn $500 a month, or whatever
you get from welfare.
Hurting (-4): You live in a small apartment and make
$1000 a month before taxes. You own $1,000 in property.
Below Average (-2): $5,000 in property (including a
used car), an apartment, and pre-tax income of $1,500 a
month.
Okay (0): $15,000 in personal property, and you earn
$2,500 a month before taxes.'
Middle Class (+2): $50,000 in property (a
mortgaged house, a new car), and income of $5,000 a
month before taxes.
Well-Off (+4): $300,000 in property, pre-tax
monthly income of $10,000 a month.
Wealthy (+6): $700,000 in property, pre-tax income
of $40,000 a month.
Stinkin' Rich (+8): $2,000,000 in property. $50,000
a month in income.
Ye Gads (+10): $5,000,000 in property. $200,000 a
month in income.
Additional Levels add $5,000,000 in property and
$200,000 a month in income.
Resurrection (35 points, Supernatural, +2 Quality
points for bonuses to the roll)
You can bring someone back from the dead. You must
roll INT + PER + Occultism and accumulate a
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number of successes on your roll equal to the following
formula: 1 success for every day they have been dead +
1 success for every -10 Life Points below zero. If the
character is unable to match or exceed the number of
successes, he will never again be able to raise that
person. If the character rolls a critical fumble, the end
result is an evil undead being.
This power is dangerous to use. The user must
have at least a Magic Circuit rating of 6. If the character
does not, each success on the roll removes 6 Life Points
from his body (this is Lethal damage).
Self-Mutilation (2 pt. Mental Flaw)
Your character feels he must suffer, so he inflicts it on
himself in order to keep going. Perhaps he punishes
himself for not doing enough before when it counted.
Whenever he's alone, he inflicts pain on himself. This is
usually mild, such as snapping rubber bands against his
skin or biting his nails. As things grow seriouser, he may
decide to burn himself with cigarettes, cut himself with
razors and knives, and many other things. Your
character may begin a scenario with Bashing or Lethal
damage.
If you take this Flaw, you and the Storyteller
must decide upon what events would cause extreme
mutilation. Common triggers might include innocent
people suffering, teammates being killed, etc. You can
spend Luck to avoid hurting yourself for a scene, but
the craving will return later on. Those around you are
eventually going to notice.
Schizophrenia (4 pt. Mental Flaw)
The character's unresolvable feelings and conflicting
impulses may lead him to develop Schizophrenia, which
manifests as hallucinations, violent changes in behavior,
and a withdrawal from reality. This is the classic sort of
madness, causing victims to talk to lamps or receive
murderous instructions from their dogs. A player
character who tells everything he knows to an
unbelieving authority figure may be diagnosed as
schizophrenic. Player characters may have a hard time
recognizing Schizophrenics, as they see walking evil and
recognize a reality that's very different from the
mainstream perception of it.
Roleplaying this behavior is tricky because the
player must first devise a series of behavior relevant to
the trauma which originated the condition. Bizarre
behavior, hallucinations, and disembodied voices stem
from terrible inner conflict which is impossible for the
character to resolve. First establish what the conflict is,
then rationalize what
behavior it causes.
Secret (1-3 pt. flaw)
What happens if others find out?
1: damage to your reputation and loss of job.
2: arrest and deportation.
3: you'll lose life and limb.
If people find out what the Secret is, this Flaw is
replaced by a Flaw or arrangement of Flaws equal in
total point value to the secret.
Selective Amnesia (2-3 pt. Mental Flaw)
The mind of this character chose to react to trauma by
compartmentalizing it. This was done so thoroughly the
conscious mind isn't aware the event happened. This is
often done in order to protect the sanity and optomism
of hte original personality. By forgetting the pain, they
are able to go on. Such amnesiacs will not remember the
events unless forced to do so, and will gloss over the
memory gap.
He might think he went on a picnic when he
was being tortured, for example. Only direct physical
evidence or the testimony of trusted friends will force
him to acknowledge that moment, and even then he
cannot remember it fully - causing him to want to
distrust his friends and discount the evidence.
Any trauma powerful enough to create this
Flaw is significant. The side effects of the Amnesia can
be severe as the mind trips over details and reminders.
Innocuous things associated with the event,
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such as the part of town where the attack occured, the
music in the club,
etc. may cause panic attacks and nausea. If exposed to
these stimuli, the Amensiac suffers a -2 penalty to all
actions. He can spend a Luck point to deactivate the
Flaw for ten minutes.
It is possible for the memories to be unlocked,
but this is not without risk and the requisite amount of
psychotherapy. If the memories suddenly re-emerge, the
character may become so upset that he commits suicide.
Servant or Epic Hero (Variable Point Quality)
Summoning a particular Servant is a very difficult task.
" Let me ask you something: do you believe you could defeat
your own Servant? They are supremely powerful. Even other
Servants have trouble defeating them, so their Masters go
without saying."
-Tohsaka Rin
Servants/Epic Heroes were originally champions
selected by the Throne of Heroes, a special location which
exists outside the circle of transmigration. In this
location the souls of heroes "reside". Within the Throne,
they have knowledge of every other Servant/Epic Hero,
thus if they are summoned to a Grail War, they'll
recognize another one as "Caster", "Archer", etc.
Though there have been other Holy Grails,
there has only been one series of Grail Wars when
Servants were summoned, and those were the Fuyuki
Grail Wars, the Heavens' Feels. Therefore there are no
other oppportunities for Servants to be summoned into
a Grail War, regardless of the setting. Servants are
transcendent beings, with statistics and capacities far
above those of mortal men. Yet they are simultaneously
crippled, for they are dependent on a mortal magus,
termed a "Master", who can supply them the Mana they
need to continue existing in our reality once they
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are summoned to our plane. The Grail itself dictates the
terms; officially there are only seven Classes of Servants
that can be summoned. Please remember the gigantic
difference in scale between a mortal and a Servant when
planning out their statistics (take stats and skills at Epic
level!). Servants will have at least level five in HTK ,
and some levels of Damn Healthy. They must have a
Magic Circuit rank of at least 3. As Servants are quick
healing, they often have Regeneration and/or
Rejuvenation. Servants are like a bank account for
Mana, and while they can store infinite amounts, if their
Mana hits zero they will vanish until they can be
summoned again in the next Heaven's Feel. All Servants
take only 1/10th normal damage from unenchanted
sources and then heal that damage at CON Life Points
per round. Servants may take over 20 levels of Extra
Energy to power their Abilities and Phantasms. Many
of them seem capable to survive lots of damage, which
comes in the form of Natural Armor and Damage
Resistance. Their Class abilities will be defined in the
[x] section of the book.
Saber, the knight. They possess the Class ability Magic
Resistance. They have good strength and decent overall
stats and often use a sword. Sabers can pilot or ride
almost anything.
Berserker, the insane soldier. Has the Class quality
Mad Enhancement. Known for their superb defense, and
overwhelming strength. Berserkers will not stop
fighting, and in order to be eligible for this Class, they
must have gone mad during their lifetime at least once.
They are specialized in destruction through rage. There
are no stat requirements. Materializing Berserkers is
expensive in terms of Mana cost. Berserkers are difficult
to control and may even end up killing their
summoners.
Caster, the mage. Possesses the Class quality Territory
Creation which allows them to make a powerful magical
laboratory. They also have Fantastic Magic Circuit
ranks and are capable of powerful sorcery and true
miracles. They also have terrible physical stats.
Assassin, the hunter. While the Assassin class has
difficulty fighting the other Servant Classes, they are
specialized in eliminating the Masters who control the
other Servants. They have the class ability Presence
Concealment, and have other abilities such as stealth and
great senses. Unlike the other Classes, they are always
the same hero, Hassan-I-Sabah, although Assassin can
split into separate bodies which share a group
consciousness, though each body must talk to the others
to pool their knowledge. Each has a different Zabaniya
[Assassination] Noble Phantasm technique. Each body
of Assassin wears the same skull mask, beneath which
they have no face. The Assassin summoned in Heavens'
Feel 5 was a fluke, as he was summoned by Caster, and
he had the form of Sasaki Koujirou, a fictional rival of
Miyamato Musashi. Had the Grail not been
malfunctioning, this false Assassin would never have
appeared and a Caster Servant would not have been able
to conjure up another Servant.
Lancer, the spearman. Lancers are known for their
incredible agility and outstanding battle skill.
Archer, the ranged fighter. Archers possess the Class
ability Independent Action which allows them to act
without the assistance (or consent!) of their Master.
They specialize in ranged attacks, have supernatural
senses including clairvoyance, and while they may have
average to low stats they possess excellent skills and
powerful Noble Phantasms.
Rider: the fleet-of-foot soldier. Has incredible mobility
and speed. They need a mount of legendary quality.
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Assassin's many bodies.
They have wildly varying skills. Rider is a Servant Class
whose candidate must have stats no less than standard,
excluding Will and Magic Circuit, to qualify. The
Riders of the Heavens' Feel 4 and 5 also had powerful
and unique Noble Phantasms.
Avenger: The 8th Servant Class. Not playable.
Servants often show up with Noble Phantasms.
"... Hey, Rider, Servants usually have just one Noble
Phantasm, right?"
"Generally, yes. Sometimes, there are heroic spirits who
managed to get two or three. I myself, for example, meet that
description."
That's right, the night he arrived in the present world, Rider
showed Waver a Noble Phantasm and said it wasn't his only
trump card.
"Eh, there's no sense in considering the number of Noble
Phantasms. As you must know, Noble Phantasms are the
crystallization of the historical facts and anecdotes that made
the heroic spirit famous, but that doesn't have to be a weapon;
it can be a specific ability or a unique mean of attacking." -
Nitro+ and Kinoku Nasu, Fate/Zero, Act 2 Part 4
Noble Phantasms are relics which have become the stuff
of legend over the years. They have existed for centuries
and are quite capable of standing up against magic. If a
Noble Phantasm is in the form of a weapon, it adds
extra damage to damage rolls if the person uses it as a
normal melee weapon. Noble Phantasms also tend to
damage mundane weapons and armor when they are
matched in contact with them. People who watched the
Fate Stay Night anime will remember that after parrying
Lancer's spear a few times with magically-reinforced
sheet metal, Emiya's makeshift club was torn into
glittering dust.
Weapon-type Noble Phantasms are in the form of
swords, bows, and lances. Noble Phantasms are always
able to cut ghosts as if they were materialized.
A Rank D Noble Phantasm adds (user's STR x
0.5) to the normal amount of damage rolled and adds
+1 to the user's chance to hit with it.
A Rank C Noble Phantasm adds (user's STR x
1) to damage rolls and adds +2 to his chance to the
user's chance to hit with it.
A Rank B Noble Phantasm adds (user's STR x
2) to damage rolls and adds +4 to the user's chance to
hit with it.
A Rank A Noble Phantasm adds
(user's STR x 4) to damage rolls and adds +6 its user's
chance to hit with it.
A Rank EX Noble Phantasm adds (user's STR
x 6) to damage rolls and adds + 8 to the user's chance
to hit with it.
Each "+" adds another (STR x 0.5) to the
damage rolled for the weapon but does not add any
bonuses to hit with the weapon.
Noble Phantasms also take the form of Support Items
such as magical crowns, spellbooks, scepters, and rings.
If these are designed to directly augment the user, these
support items can provide bonuses to the holder's
statistics in an amount equal to the equivalent NP
weapon's bonus to hit. If it is an item designed to be
used in conjunction with a skill, it can also provide
automatic successes if used with that skill. Rank EX
items give 4 automatic successes, Rank A items give
three automatic successes, Rank B items give two
automatic successes, Rank C items give one automatic
success, and Rank D and Rank E items give no
automatic successes.
As an example, the Caster in Heavens' Feel 4 had an
Rank A+ Noble Phantasm, Prelati's Spellbook (The Text
of the Spiralled Sunken Citadel) [aka The R'lyeh Text].
Caster used this as a tool to summon beings from
another reality which did not conform to our physical
laws. Whenever he used that to bring over Those Who
Should Not Exist, he accrued three automatic successes
to his summoning and control tests before his player
even picked up a D10.
There are other kinds of Noble Phantasms which are
simply nifty things the Servant or a NP Item can do.
These are usually attacks, restorative, or defensive
projections, and they are supremely powerful. These
always cost 1 Luck point per use. Adding a + to a Rank
for an attack would make it cause or block an additional
25 points of damage. Some examples of Noble
Phantasms last a while, so they require Mana each
round to maintain. Double the listed cost to fire a blast,
but keep the listed cost for maintaining the energy. Rank
C costs 5 Mana to maintain, Rank B costs 10, Rank A
15, Rank E and EX cost 20.
Let's assume that a Rank C attack would do about 50
points of damage and cost 25 Mana points.
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Rank B would do about 100 points of damage for 50
Mana points.
Rank A would cause or block 150 points for 100 Mana.
Rank E and EX attacks do 220 points of damage for a
whopping 110 Mana.
If the Noble Phantasm is Anti-Unit, it targets one
thing. If it is Anti-Army, its area of effect is the Servant's
WILL x10 in yards. This area is doubled per level of
Epic Will the Servant has or per plus the attack has. If
it is Anti-Planet, its area of effect is the Servant's WILL
x 20 in yards. This area is doubled per level of Epic
Will the Servant has or per plus the attack has.
Let's take a look at their stats. Unlike human beings, the
average physical statistic for a Servant is quite high.
Here's how to convert from their shorthand in the
games/books to Unisystem.
END becomes CON.
AGL becomes DEX.
LUCK becomes WILL.
INT is a matter of conjecture for the GM. Careful,
plotting characters will have at least INT 4, and may go
up to 8 in that stat.
PER is also a matter of guesswork, although some
guesswork can be done from the anime.
Appearance is again a matter of personal
opinion, though the appearance of these beings is
usually taken to extremes (awesomely beautiful or
hideously ugly).
Rank/Equivalent Unisystem Characteristic Score
E = 4
D = 6
C = 8
B = 12
A = 15
A+ = 18
A++ = 21
EX = 25
If the Servant is noted for having god-like attributes,
add another +2 to the stat and a level of Epic Attribute
to it.
To sum up, the notes on determining a Servant's
actual cost to play will appear in the Storyteller's section
later on. It will probably cost all the Quality points the
player has and then some. Certain factors, such as the
quality of the summoning and the proficiency and
personality of the mage will affect the summoning of the
Servant. A weak summoner might weaken a Servant or
just attract a weak servant. A serial killer
who performed the summoning might attract a truly
twisted soul. The act of summoning a Servant itself is
aided by the Holy Grail, meaning the traditional
summoning act for a Servant is largely bells and
whistles. What is most important in the rite is having the
proper artifact to attract the attention of the appropriate
Servant. Thus to attract Hercules as her Berserker Illya
took a piece of one of his temples from Greece and used
it to call him. If the magician has no artifact then he can
trust in fate to help him find the optimum Servant.
Any Servant can be summoned, but only the
Berserker and the Assassin Servants must intentionally
be selected by the Grail's petitioner. Trying to summon
a Servant without the assistance of the Holy Grail would
would cost hundreds of Mana points - and the mage
would have no Command Seal, so the magician would
have to form a contract with the Servant as if it were a
mere familiar. For starters, keeping the Servant as a
familiar would require keeping it supplied in Mana,
which is no easy task. One must also bear in mind that
Servants are Epic Heroes like the King of Conquerors
Iskandar or the King of Heroes Gilgamesh. Do you
really want to have a proud, ancient, and supernal being
like that around you if you are going to treat it like a
common gofer? How do you think they might feel about
being ordered around by some pimply-faced Harry
Potter wannabe? Is that a scenario that will be longlasting
and lead to happy feelings all around?
Yeah, I thought not.
Servants can be built with the amount of points
available to the character during character generation.
Players can take levels in Divinity: Epic Attribute and
Divinity: Epic Skill if they will play one. Noble
Phantasms are Level 5 or Level 6 Fresh Gear items, but
each rank adds another +2 to the quality point cost for
the item. Thus a D rank weapon or support item Noble
Phantasm is eight quality points. Noble Phantasm
attacks or defensive moves cost 4 quality points per
Rank level (thus a Rank C attack would be eight
Quality points). If the player has his heart set on playing
a Servant from the game, book, or show, and you the
Storyteller are cool with it, just charge him an even fifty
Quality points (dock his XP until he pays it off).
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Severe Dysmenorrheic Psychosis (2 pt. Physical Flaw)
This disorder has been known to manifest in female
characters with a Bloodline. During their menstrual
cycle, they suffer from severe cramps and phases of
extreme depression and paranoid delusions until their
period has ended. If they fail a CON x2 Test, they
become hysterical, convinced they are going to die. They
also lose two points of Luck until their period has ended.
Shadow Snap (4 point Supernatural Perk)
If you can impale the shadow of a target with a blade (a
called shot at -3 or -4), you can pin that person in place
(his Movement would be reduced to zero). Holding a
bright light near the shadow or using a flashbulb against
it would shift the shadow's position, freeing the person.
Removing the blade would also do it. The pinned
character can still use firearm attacks or sorcery, and
could produce a light from his own person to use against
the Shadow Snap. Some Mages can manipulate their
own shadow to hold down the shadow cast by their
target; this requires them to use DEX + Occultism
against the other character's DEX + Dodge. The range
for this a shadow attack Shadow Snap is the creature's
WILL x 2 in yards.
Slow Mana Recovery (2 point Mystical Flaw)
Your character does not regenerate Mana every hour;
instead he generates 4 points per day. As a result, if your
pc's Mana reserves become critically low it is vital that
he avoid action for a few days.
Soft-Hearted (1 pt. Mental Flaw)
Your character is nice and naive, and believes that other
people are basically good. Alternately, he might be one
of the most vocal grouches but he possesses a gruff but
kind personality. Reluctantly kind actions are
appropriate for the others. Social rolls to appeal to your
good nature are at a +2 bonus.
Spider-Climb (4 pt. Perk, Supernatural)
You can run up sheer vertical surfaces at your full
Movement, or can crawl upside down on ceilings at 1/4
your Move. Combined with Megaleap and Immunity to
Falling, you've got all you need to run up the side of a
building while simulataneously engaging in a highpitched
swordfight.
Spiritual (3 pt. Perk)
Your character strongly believes in his religious doctrine.
This belief gives him comfort and strength in trying
times. When you are in a severely challenging situation,
and are tested, you may roll WILL + Conviction.
Every two successes you roll (or fraction thereof) give
you a temporary point of Luck that you must use in the
next ten minutes. After that time the temporary Luck is
gone. These point(s) must be spent in ways that support
and affirm your religious philosophy. Below are some
suggestions:
- lifting a car off of someone
- driving away a vampire from its victim
- leaping in front of someone to take a bullet for them
If you use this gift inappropriately, you run the risk of
angering The Folks Upstairs - and they'll react by
shutting down this Perk and/or permanently reducing
your Luck Pool. This Perk only works once per game
session.
Supernatural Attack
If the user wants to use this as a melee attack, the range
can be extended by one square if the player tacks on an
additional quality point (telescopic Brawl ftw). If the
attack is very strange, it may make sense to create a new
skill for using it instead of Brawl or Firearms. Ranged
attacks go as far as a pistol, increasing the range to that
of a rifle causes half damage.
Minor: (D6x5)+ 3 damage. 4 points for melee , 8
points for ranged attacks.
Major: (D6x8) + 4 damage. 7 points for melee, 12
for ranged attacks.
Deadly: (D8x10)+ 4 damage. 15 points for melee,
20 for ranged attacks.
Massive Damage: (D8 x10) + 50 damage. 35
points for melee, 40 for ranged attacks.
If you want your Supernatural attack to
continue to do damage after it hits (acid, fire, ice, toxic
waste, etc.), it costs another 6 points and causes half the
damage listed, but it inflicts that same damage again
each round until it is removed. If this Supernatural
Attack is something that can be boosted, it costs an
additional 2 quality points to get and you have the
option of sacrificing Luck when you use the attack.
Each Luck point your burn after you fire it will cause it
to inflict an additional 25 points of damage.
Supernatural Form (1 or 2 pt. Phsycial Flaw)
Your character is not human and has a negative
Appearance score. He might even cause Fear checks
(Attractiveness -2). You can buy positive appearance to
help counteract the problem of having your supernatural
side always up front. This is the 2 point flavor of this
Flaw. If you have Dual Shape, you can toggle back and
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forth between a human form and your supernatural one.
This lowers the cost to one point unless your statistics
and powers are diminished or knocked offline by
switching to human mode.
Supernatural Senses (variable supernatural quality)
By sight, smell, or sound, you are able to detect things
about the subject that other observers cannot.
Perception + Alertness rolls are required to "sense the
auras", get a "feel" about a place, etc. Sometimes the
input is overwhelming and can't be overlooked. Caren
Ortensia had this talent in Fate Hollow Ataraxia.
Basic: 1 point. You can determine a subject's basic
nature (mage, vampire, demon).
Empathy: 2 points. You can tell what someone is feeling.
With Strong feelings or a great Perception roll, you
learn exactly what the target is feeling.
Enhanced Senses : 3 points for each sense. You can track
by scent or hear whispered coversations up to 100 feet
away. You must have the Acute Sense quality to use a
sense in this way. Your Perception must also be at least 5.
It also doubles the bonuses of Acute Senses for skill
tests, but most of the time these won't be needed.
Fortune Telling: 5 points. You can see the past and future
of someone by looking at them. It can work like
Psychometry (but for the future!)
Insight: 5 points. You can see detailed info (including
Qualities and Drawbacks and their innermost emotions)
by looking at someone. You can see possessing entities
or other spiritual abnormalities. You can also use it to
lock onto the spiritual energy signature of a particular
being and track it.
The Sight: 3 points. You can see magic and traces of
supernatural power. You can tell if someone is chargin'
their lazer (getting ready to cast a spell or use a
supernatural gift). You can see if an item is magical..If
you take a minute to look at someone and make 3
successes on a Perception + Investigation test, you'll tell
if the person is a normal human or if he is a psychic,
vampire, demon, or something else. You can't see an
unmaterialized ghost, but you will see something in the
vicinity. With enough Success Levels, you can tell if
someone is possessed.
Synchronizer (2 pt. Perk)
You are able to heal and give life energy to other beings.
The easiest way for you to do this is through intimate
physical contact (fluid exchange through sex) or by
donating some blood to them. To simulate this, the
synchronizer may heal his targets injuries by sacrificing
his own life energy (Life Points), healing the other
person at a 1:1 exchange rate. This can even heal Lethal
and Aggravated damage. The synchronizer can also
help to calm down their unquiet minds, and if he gives
the person regular sessions the patient will have a bonus
to any saves vs Inversion Impulse and other mental
disorders. A patient attending regular sessions can also
use XP to buy off health and mental illness-related
Flaws. It is also possible for the Synchronizer to secretly
afflict the patient by worsening his Flaws, making their
condition worse.
Synchronization can even bring a person back
from near death or allow them a temporary respite from
terminal illnesses. It works best if the Synchronizer is of
the opposite gender to the person treated. If they are of
the same gender, than the only way for the Synchronizer
to heal the other person is through blood transfers,
which are inefficient (3:1 exchange rate). Note that not
all conditions are treatable; those with high
concentrations of demon blood and Inversion Impulse
at 3 may find that their degenerative disorder is not
arrested, only slowed down.
Suppress Imperfection (6 pt. or 12 pt. Perk, FSN)
This Perk cannot be taken by someone without the
Tracing Perk or a Science (Alchemy) equal to 7 or
better. With it, a subject can be enhanced, leading to
either the suppression of a Flaw or boosted
characteristics. The character must first determine what
he wants to suppress or enhance and then roll for the
appropriate perk or skill. The successes rolled equal the
equivalent points in Flaw or bonus value given to a
characteristic. The effects last for the caster's skill level
in days (for suppressing a Flaw) or minutes (for
boosting a characteristic). Naturally only Physical Flaws
can be suppressed - "Mein fuhrer, I can valk!", but
Mental, Financial, and Social ones cannot.
If the character took the 12 point flavor of this
perk, the Suppression lasts twice as long.
Boosting a characteristic is very dangerous, as it
amounts to overclocking the user's body. Once the
enhancement wears off, the target must roll CON x 2. If
he achieves five successes (totally sweet), he only takes 1
point of Lethal damage. If he rolls below that, remove
1D6+2 Life Points per success below five
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from the target's Life Points. This damage is Lethal. If
the target botches his CON check (snake eyes), he loses
1D8+3 Life Points per success level below five/totally
sweet. The user is also going to be particularly woozy
and light-headed from the experience, and so is at -1 to
all skill tasks until he rests for at least 12 hours. If the
character was using the 12 point version of this power,
any damage his target sustains is halved.
Assume that it is a level 7 spell if the player
wants to have it as a spell instead of an ability.
Telekinesis (3 pt per level Supernatural Perk)
Roll Willpower and add in your Telekinesis levels. The
result is the STR of your levitation. Thus 5 success
levels grants a STR of 5. If you want to toss people
around, the damage is 1D6 x Telekinetic STR in
Bashing. The STR must be enough to lift a guy off the
floor, though. Precision work (playing a piano or
picking a lock) must be down with Perception +
Telekinesis. Attacks with weapons also use Perception +
an appropriate skill (Melee or Firearms). Remote tasks
are at a -1 penalty. Damage is as per weapon type and
the Telekinetic STR.
Telekinesis requires effort and Mana to operate.
After a number of turns equal to your character's
WILL, he must make another roll to maintain the
power at a cumulative -2 penalty. This penalty applies to
all TK rolls until the psychic gets at least 3 hours of rest.
Telepathy (5 point quality)
Your character can read and speak into the minds of
others. He can also build a virtual network with a
number of people equal to his rating in Willpower. The
duration in minutes and range in 10' increments
depends on the Success Levels of a WILL x 2 roll.
Exceptions exist for those your character knows well. In
that case, your character can communicate with them at
any distance as
long as he can see them or knows where they are.
If a telepath touches someone or looks into their
eyes, he can listen in on what they are thinking. In this
case the subject will make an opposed WILL x2 :
WILL x 2 roll. If the telepath wins, he
can spend success levels in minutes probing the mind.
Eye contact for mind probles only work if
the target is less than five feet away.
Mind Probe Chart
Success Levels/ Effect
1 Basic emotions.
2 Surface thoughts.
3 A simple question can be asked, and a one
sentence answer can be granted. Each success
level grants one Q&A.
4 Can get a clear picture of the target's personality,
sort through it for memories, or get any
information available (if requested).
Technophobe (2 pt. Flaw)
You are severely intimidated by computers &
technology. +2 difficulty to Computer, Repair, &
Technology rolls.
Teenager: (2 pt. Flaw)
Removes your ability to legally smoke, drink, or vote.
You are a ward in the care of another person. If you want
to supersize this, its value rises to 4 and you get to have
Mental Problems: (unable to control anger, severe
resentment at the world) and Covetous (Lechery) at -1
or -2.
Teleport (10 pt Supernatural, FSN, plus var)
With this, you are able to Bamf out of one location and
then reappear somewhere else instantly. The first level
gives you the ability to teleport your (WILL/2 ) in
miles. Every point spent after the first 10 adds 2 miles
to that range. Teleport requires line of sight or that the
Servant or demon know the area well. Teleporting into
solid material or reappearing underwater is impossible;
this isn't Leprechaun: The Screwing Over, so please don't
be looking for ways to pwn players because of a simple
power like this. Teleport's Mana cost is the ability total
price plus 3.
Trademark (1 pt. Mental Flaw)
You feel you must leave an identifying mark symbol or
token of yours wherever you go and when you do
something important.
Trapmaster (2 pt. Perk)
Your character is unusually skilled at setting up and
concealing traps. He receives a +2 to the roll to make a
trap and +2 on the Stealth roll to hide it.
Uncontrollable Power (5 pt. drawback)
During times of stress, your powers go wild, striking
things and people at random. If you are angry, scared, or
stressed, roll WILL x2 with a penalty of -1 to -6. If the
stress is extreme, the power is overclocked to twice
normal effect.
Unique Kill (5 pt. quality)
Unless specific preparations are made in the disposition
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of your remains, you will not stay dead. This could be
your being beheaded, or your body burned to ashes. If
you aren't destroyed in just the right way, you will
eventually recover from all your injuries and rise again.
This power can only be taken if there is but one specific
way to kill the being. Vampires have lots of ways
including massive damage, so they can't take this power.
Unnatural Runner (supernatural, 1 to 3 pt. quality)
This Perk cannot be taken unless the person already has
Natural Runner at 3. Unnatural Runner stacks on top
of that, granting an additional +1 to Movement per
level. This is a handy Perk for simulating supernatural
creatures that are inhumanly fast, such as Nanaya Shiki
and the zombies in 28 Days Later.
Vulnerability (variable Flaw)
Officer Palumbo: "Bullets, my only weakness. How did you
know?" -
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
This is worth a number of points ranging from zero
(you take damage from something very rare) to lots of
points (if it is common and does massive damage).
Minor: 2 points. A rare object or substance does
double damage after armor, or bypasses armor and
defenses, or which can destroy you permanently if you
are reduced to zero Life Points.
Major: 3 points. Something common that will do
constant damage, or a special form of attack that does x5
damage.
Multiple Vulnerabilities: 5 points. There's a laundry
list of things that'll kill ya.
You Fail At [x] (1-2 pt. Flaw )
"For some reason, Hisui-chan is poor at cooking. But she is
really great at cleaning and arranging things." -Kohaku
For some reason, you are less than capable at a specific
task. For one point, one potential specialization field of a
skill will forever be beyond your ken. For two points, an
entire skill will always be beyond your capacity. If you
pick this Flaw, any roll you make on that specialization
(or in the case of the 2 point version, the entire skill) is
treated as a failure. On a roll of a 10, you somehow end
up with one success out of sheer dumb luck. You may
never use XP to improve that specialization (or skill in
the case of the 2 point version). You can only take the 1
point flavor of this Flaw three times for three different
skills. You probably don't want to be a character who
Fails at Life.
Watched (1-3 pt. Flaw)
An agency or organization is keeping tabs on your
character. The character could have gotten in trouble
with the law, might have a high security clearance, or
may practice sorcery. Having this Flaw means that your
character's actions are constantly under silent review.
Purchases will be recorded, books borrowed from the
library will be accounted for, and your privacy rights
will be actively curtailed. To truly do something
anonymously you must go to great lengths. It may be
harder for agencies and organizations to track entities
that can travel great distances at speed and don't use
ATMs or credit cards, but they seem surprisingly adept
at locating missing beings. The reason why the Occult
scholars out there suffer this Flaw is that the Mages'
Association wants to contain magic so that ordinary
people don't know about it. Certain intelligence agencies
may want the same thing, for various reasons. An
Occult scholar with a good Occult Library is also like a
loaded firearm; keeping tabs on people who can
summon demons and throw curses is just good policy. If
the Storyteller thinks it is a good idea, then demon PCs
can pick this up as they experience surveillance from the
agents of the Church. As long as the demon toes the
line, he probably won't be purged. Probably. Then
again, allowing heretics to exist is not a good thing ...
The bonus points granted by this Flaw depend upon
how seriously the observation of the character is:
1 - Casual Observation. Someone on bail or
probation for misdemeanor(s), an agent with a security
clearance equal to Classified, someone with a recorded
Bloodline, or someone who has bought a few Occult
items. An Occult Library of 2 or less bestows this Flaw.
2 - Tracked. Someone on bail or probation for nonviolent
felonies, an agent with a Secret security
clearance, a Church Battle Cleric, your average vampire
or non-vampiric bloodsucker, or an occult scholar with a
4 or higher Occultism. An Occult Library ranging in
point value from from 3 to 4 bestows this Flaw.
3 - Scrutinized. Someone on bail or probation for
violent felonies up to and including murder and/or
manslaughter, an agent with a Top Secret security
clearance, a Church Executor-class agent, a
Servant/True Ancestor/Dead Apostle, or an Occult
Scholar with a 6 or higher Occultism. An Occult
Library of 5 or greater bestows this Flaw.
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Webbing (5 point Supernatural quality)
The character has a special gland near his abdomen,
with an orifice above the navel. The gland can create
massive amounts of webbing akin to spider silk.
Webbing is a Wild card skill. The demon can use it to
seal off openings, bind opponents, and lower itself from
high positions. The webbing has 12 points of armor and
18 "Life Points". It is extremely strong and sticky.
Trapped victims may escape the web if they can
match their STR against the webbing's STR of 8. The
webbing is thicker than a spider's (about 1" in diameter,
but still hard to see from a distance without a PER +
Notice roll).
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Chapter Three:
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(Character
Class/Job
Packages)
Character Class/Job
Packages
These are sample packages that characters could
take using Quality points during character generation.
These package deals represent the training he has
received by doing his profession. If the character is
playing a human being, then regardless of what
packages he takes he may not raise an attribute above 6.
These are meant to be suggestions; players are free to
suggest new ones or take a package and then adjust it to
fit his character concept. The Detective package
wouldn't need much retooling to be a Homicide
Detective. Perhaps some levels in Medicine (Autopsy)
would do it. The points listed for a profession have the
Flaw factored in. If you want to take the Package
without the Flaw, it'll end up costing your a little bit
more. Sometimes a Job Package requires you to spend
some extra quality points as part of the background.
And you can take more than one Job Package to
represent your training. For example, Tohsaka Rin has
both Student and Witch.
Artist (2 pt. Package)
Your character is talented and creative. He begins play
with +1 to any two mental Statistics and +1 to Arts
and Crafts.
Flaw: He is also at -1 to Willpower rolls to avoid losing
his temper or resisting fear.
Backpacker (5 pt. Package)
These are granola-munching outdoorsmen who are at
home right there in the woods. They've been trained in
survival and can live on very little supplies for months,
even years, at a time. Sometimes in the media they are
presented as a little eccentric and/or sybaratic, but that's
just something they have to deal with.
Backpackers begin play with +1 to STR, +1 to
WILL, and +1 to CON. They also start play with +2
to Survival, +1 to Animal Ken, and +1 to Arts and
Crafts. The player must use skill points to buy one one
level of Athletics. Frequently these types will buy levels
in Wild Card (Archery) or Firearms (Rifle).
Flaws: (2 points total, choose from the following)
Obsession, Addiction (Alcohol or Marijuana),
Honorable, Misanthropy, and negative levels of
Resources.
Blogger or Journalist (5 pt. Package)
The truth is out there, and you will either put it on your
blog or the news. You begin play with +1 to Intelligence
and +1 to Perception, +1 to Alertness or Investigation,
and +1 to one skill related to your specialty. They also
begin play with 2 points in Contacts. If the character is
playing a Blogger, he must have Computers at level 2 or
better.
Flaw: The character must make a Willpower roll to
avoid doing something dangerous in order to gain
knowledge.
Bounty Hunter (4 pt. Package)
Bounty Hunters track down those who don't want to be
found and bring them kicking and screaming back to
the welcoming arms of the Law. As such they are often
very harsh and brutal types who only pay lip service to
the laws of the
land as they kick in doors, rough up suspects, etc.
Bounty Hunters begin play with +1 to DEX,
+1 to PER, and 1 level in Drive, Sleight of Hand,
Security, and Firearms. The character must also spend
skill points to buy one level of Investigation and one
level of Influence.
Flaw: Often Bounty Hunters have at least two points
total from disadvantages such as Watched, Addiction,
Reckless, etc.
Criminal (3 pt. Package)
Your character is violent and at home in the darkness of
night. He begins play with 1 level of Combat Reflexes, 1
level of Danger Sense, +1 to Streetwise, and +1 to
Firearms or Brawl.
Flaw: The character must also roll Willx2 to avoid
being distracted by the chance to make a lot of money
very quickly. He must also take 1 level of Adversary
(Rival Criminal or The Law). Other possible
disadvantages include Compulsive Aggressive,
Addiction (Alcohol), Cruel, Covetous (Greed), and so
on.
Decker (3 pt. Package)
These computer-lovin' types believe that information
should be free, and that it needs to be liberated. They
can break through firewalls, decrypt databases, etc. to
help free information. They can also work as corporate
saboteurs, altering records and crashing systems as they
will.
Deckers begin play with +1 to INT, +1 to PER, +2 to
Computers, and +1 to Technology.
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Flaw: All begin play with either a 1 point Adversary
(Government) and 1 point in Honorable or 1 point in
Addiction (Caffeine being a common drug of choice).
Dilletante (4 pt. Package)
You grew up among the rich and the powerful, and you
received a proper education. You get +1 to one Mental
Attribute, +1 to one Knowledge type skill, +1 to
Etiquette, and +1 to one science type skill to represent
your education. You were also taught proper manners as
part of that education which gives you a +1 bonus to
Social rolls when dealing with high society types.
Conversely your manners and bearing give you away as
a high class, moneyed individual regardless of your
current circumstances. This can rub some people the
wrong way giving you a -1 to Social rolls when dealing
with the lower classes. You must use remaining quality
points to buy at least 3 levels of Resources.
Flaw: At least one level from one of the following
disadvantages: Fat, Addiction, Bad Temper, Covetous,
Cultural Snob, Intolerance (Class Arrogance), or
Adversary.
Driver (3 point Package)
Drivers begin play with +1 to DEX and +1 to PER.
They also begin play with 2 levels in Drive (specialized
in Heavy Traffic or Initial D). Riceboys will have levels
in Repair and a specialization in Racing Modification.
Flaw: They must also take 1 level in Intolerance (Local
Police) or Adversary (Local Police).
Government Agent (5 pt. package)
Your character begins play with law enforcement powers
and the backing of a powerful agency. You receive +1 to
two physical statistics and +1 to intelligence. You also
get +2 to Law and +1 to Investigation. He must also
use skill points to buy another level of Investigation, 1
level of Academics, and one level of Alertness. He must
also buy at least two levels in Contacts with his
remaining Quality Points.
Flaw: The character must take one level of Adversary
and either two levels of Obligation or one level of
Obligation and one level of Watched to take this
package.
Holy Man/Woman (4 pt. Package)
You may be able to call on the help of your particular
religious organization but if you are out on the frontier
that kind of help is often unavailable or slow in coming.
You gain +1 to Perception, and a total of 3 levels split
between any to any Social, Knowledge or Language
skills. Also most people will treat you with a little more
respect if you advertise the fact you’re a Holy Man.
Then again some folks might take a dislike to you for
the same reason. The character must use remaining
Quality points to buy Spiritual and at least two levels in
Occultism.
If the character wants to play a Battle Cleric,
the point cost of the package rises to 7, and the character
begins play with all of the above and +1 to Firearms,
+1 to Brawl, +1 to Melee, and +1 to Dodge. Battle
Clerics are the people who do the dirty work for their
respective organization, such as purging heretics and
hunting monsters.
Flaw: You also posses some type of Honor flaw, such as
Code of the Buddhist Monk, or the character can use
the Honorable Flaw to outline just what his limitations
are. Other Flaws can include Obligation. Remember
you don't have to take the Flaw with Holy Man or
Battle Cleric. One of FSN's clergy certainly did not.
Librarian (5 pt. Package)
The character begins play with +1 to INT, +2 to
Research, and 3 skill points to place into Academics or
Science. The character must also use skill points to
place 1 level into Arts and Crafts (Creative or Academic
Writing) and 1 level into Occultism.
Flaw: Impaired Eyesight (Glasses or Contacts).
Mercenary (4 point Package)
You were always good in a fight, you finally figured you
might as well get paid for it. You’ve done just about
anything violent for a quick pile of yen. Maybe you
picked up some sort of Code of Honor that you follow,
or you perhaps you will do just about anything provided
the money is good enough. You gain +1 to any two
Physical attributes and +1 point to Investigation and
two other Combat skills. It is suggested that the
character use remaining points to buy up his derived
statistics, but not required. Flaw: Mercenaries also have
either one level of Honorable or Covetous (Greed).
Monster Hunter (4 pt. Package)
Maybe the monsters got your favorite second cousin
Frank. Maybe you read something you shouldn't and
can't ever let it go. You begin play with +1 to three
attributes, and +1 to 2 combat-related skills, and 1 level
of Occultism.
Flaw: You must take 2 levels of Adversary. Your
character might also have Mental Flaws.
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Maid or Butler (3 pt. Package)
The character is skilled in the domestic arts and is in the
employ of a rich person. The character receives +1 to
any Statistic, +2 to Domestic, and +1 to Etiquette.
Flaw: He must take 1 level of Obligation to the family
he serves.
Nerd/Braniac (3 or 4 pt. Package)
Your character gets +1 to any two mental Statistics, and
+2 levels to one of the following skills: Science,
Technology, Computers, or a Knowledge skill. Braniacs
(souped-up Nerds) cost 4 pts. to play, but get an
additional level of Intelligence and another skill level in
the above categories.
Flaw: He is also -1 to all Social rolls. Braniacs must take
one level of Obsession in addition to that.
Noble (6 pt. Package)
The character gets 1 level in Academics, Melee, Animal
Ken, Bureaucracy, Etiquette, Influence, and Leadership.
The character also gets +2 to any one statistic of his
choice. The player must also spend skill points to buy
another level of Melee and one level of Dodge. If the
player wants to play a rich noble, he can use Quality
Points to buy levels of Resources.
Flaw: Nobles often begin with 2 levels of Obligation
and 1 level of Honorable.
Nine to Fiver (3 point package)
Call them desk jockeys or corporate gofers. You work in
an office with other people doing clerical work or data
entry. It's boring as all hell, but when it's not busy you
can update your blog, edit that Wikipedia article on Star
Trek, or read the news. These types begin play with +1
to one statistic (WILL helps you whether the boredom,
if you want a suggestion) and 3 skill levels to put in the
appropriate skills.
Frequently these types are the ones who have
Wild Card specialized in something bizarre, such as
Japanese Animation Lore or who have dropped
experience points into Melee or Firearms (for gun nuts
or SCA enthusiasts).
If you want to play a CEO, take this package
and then add levels in Resources, Academics,
Leadership, and Influence.
If you want to play a politician, then take levels
in Law and Bureaucracy.
Flaw: Choose something worth at least one point.
Suggestions include Addiction (Caffeine or Alcohol),
Delusion (Persecution Complex), Covetous
(Conspicuousness or Lechery),
and Intolerance (Class Arrogance).
Nomad (4 pt. Package)
Nomads travel the roads, taking what is coming to them
and intentionally not establishing a home base. They
have established a pack mentality, and travel together in
groups.
Nomads begin play with +1 to STR, +1 to
CON, 2 levels of Hard to Kill, 1 level of Brawl, and 1
level of Drive (specialized in Motorcycle).
Flaw: Nomads often have at least two points, taken from
the disadvanages Obligation (Loyalty to the Gang),
Adversary (the Law), Negative Resources, or Addiction
(Alcohol).
Occult Investigator ( 4 pt. Package)
These are the classic Lovecraftian characters. You begin
play with +1 to any two mental Statistics and 2 levels in
Occultism. You also are at +1 to all Fear Tests because
you have some inkling of what's out there.
Flaw: Occult Investigators love to learn about the
supernatural, and if they must avoid doing so in a
drastic situation, they roll at -1 to -5 depending on how
important the find is.
Occult Expert (5 pt. Package)
Though you have some training in how to hunt the
supernatural, you usually let the toughs on your team
handle that. You get +1 to any one physical attribute
and +2 to Melee. You also receive +2 to any roll for
learning about a given supernatural creature.
Flaw: If the character is in the employ of a larger
agency, the package cost is 4 but he begins play with 1
level of Obligation.
Policeman (5 pt. Package)
The character begins play with law enforcement powers.
They begin play with +1 to any physical Statstic and
+1 to Streetwise, Investigation, and Drive or Firearms.
With reasonable suspicion, they can stop a person,
search him, detain a suspect, etc. The character must
buy 1 level of Law and take the Obligation flaw to have
this Package. Detectives cost 8 points to play, and have 2
points in Contacts and 2 points of Rank. If the
character is dismissed from service, the point cost for
each package goes down by 2 points, and their law
enforcement powers are gone.
Flaw: Policemen take Obligation 1. Detectives must
take Obligation 2.
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Raver (2 point Package)
This sort of person is a clubbie, party-goer, or trendoid.
Small-time entertainers such as dancers or DJs will fit in
here as well. They are in tune with the pulse of the city
after dark. They begin play with 1 level of Streetwise, 1
level of Influence, and 1 level of Contacts. They must
take the Reckless Flaw at the start of play. If you want to
play someone who is in touch with the dark underbelly
of the world, take levels of Occultism and levels in
Contacts (Supernatural).
Private Eye (3 pt. Package)
This is a natural for any horror roleplaying setting. They
stick their noses where they shouldn't, and take on jobs
too unbelievable for any other legal investigator. They
begin play with 1 level of Contacts, 1 level of Streetwise,
1 level of Investigation, and 1 level of Security. The
character must also buy at least 1 level of Brawl,
Firearms, or Melee before play begins.
Flaw: They must also take 1 level of Adversary or 1
negative level of Resources. Mental Flaws can include
Cruel.
Sawbones (4 point Package)
You are a fully trained and qualified doctor or nurse.
You have a lot of education and knowledge and given
the right equipment and medications you can perform
minor miracles with the sick and injured. You get a +1
to Intelligence and +2 to the Medicine and Science
skills.
Flaw: Doctors also must take a 1 point Honorable
Mental Flaw (Hippocratic oath to treat the ill to the
best of one's ability, See that no harm comes to a patient
under their care).
Smuggler (3 point Package)
Whether it’s guns, people, parts, or just about anything
else, you’re the person that folks come to see about
transporting anything illegal or quasi-legal through
restricted space. Not only do you know who has the
goods to sell, you also know who’s the most likely to buy
the goods you’re selling. You gain a level of Intelligence,
one level to the Streetwise and Pilot skills, and four
levels of Contacts (which may be split up into multiple
contacts).
Flaw: You have also attracted the attention of the
Authorities even if you have never been caught red
handed they’re pretty sure you’re dirty, giving you 3
levels of Adversary and/or Watched (The Law).
Soldier (3 point Package)
You are a trained soldier or crewman. You automatically
get +1 to any two Physical Attributes, and +1 to the
Firearms skill, and a soldier or sailor also gains +1 to
any specialty skill to represent their advanced training.
Flaw: Soldiers on Active duty have a 1 point Obligation
to their Chain of Command.
Ex Soldiers and Deserters have a 1 point Adversary in
the form of whoever fought on the other side during the
War. It is recommended for the character to buy up their
Derived Statistics.
Student (4 point Package)
The character spends his time at a university or studying
under the tutelage of an adept. He begins play with +1
to Intelligence and +1 to Academics. He may also place
+1 in 3 different Knowledge skills.
Flaw: The character must take 1 level from one of the
following categories: Mental Problem (Lazy), Mental
Problem (Reckless), or 1 level of Negative Resources.
Superscientist (8 point Package, 11 to play an
Alchemical Superscientist)
The character seriously researches arcanotechnology
(superscience based on occult principles) and the occult
in general. He may be seen as a quack, but loneliness is
something he is used to. He begins play with one level
of the Superscience Perk and +1 level each to
Technology, Science, and Occultism. The character
could also take the Nerd or Braniac combination to
further sharpen his mind. The character must also buy
ranks in Magic Circuit to use his talents effectively. If
you want, you can play an Alchemist , as they work
together/in competition with the official Mage's
Association in the Nasuverse. To play an Alchemical
Superscientist, simply add 3 to the Enchanter or
Superscientist Perk cost. This increases the character's
maximum craft capacity to three times his Magic
Circuit rank. It also multiplies the time necessary to
craft the item to twice the time listed, and the character
must supply one extra rare item to help the item charge
the necessary Mana. Mages often look down on
Alchemists, seeing them as journeymen dabblers with
terrible Magic Circuits.
Teacher (4 point Package)
The character begins play with +1 to any one Mental
Statisic, and 3 levels of +1 to put into Knowledge-based
skills (Languages, Academics, Science, Research,
Technology, and Bureaucracy are all natural choices).
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Flaw: Potential disadvantages include one level in
Cultural Snob, Addiction, Intolerance, Honorable, etc.
Witch/Warlock (5 point Package)
The character is able to study, learn, and cast spells. He
begins play with a Magic Circuit of Rank 2 and 1 level
of Occultism. He also has +1 to Intelligence and +1 to
Willpower. The character must buy 1 level of Occult
Library to justify having this skill. Note that a Magic
Circuit Rank of 2 is not enough to participate in a Grail
War. If you want to play a Magus who can, you must
have at least a Magic Circuit Rank of 3.
Flaw: If the character wants to get the package for only
3 points, he can take the Flaw Demonic Tutor, which
means his instructor was a demon who expects to be
paid his tribute. For all intents and purposes, you are his
thrall.