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Allies

Allies
Dot-filled.png One ally of moderate power
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Two allies or one more powerful ally
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Three allies or a combination of more powerful allies
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Four allies or a combination of more powerful allies
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Five allies or a combination of more powerful allies

Alternate Identity

  • The Bitter Road page 113
  • TBA

Arcane

  • Add dice to your Stealth rolls
  • Subtract dice from Perception or Investigation rolls against you
  • Can be consciously dampened
  • Does not apply while you're directly involved in combat or otherwise acting conspicuous

Avatar

  • Can hold Quintessence up to this level without Prime
    • Holding more requires Prime 1
    • Taking more on your own requires Prime 3
  • Can gain Quintessence up to this level by meditating at a node
    • Perception + Meditation vs 7 once per hour, gain 1 per success
    • Limited by the strength of the node
  • Can spend up to this many dots of Quintessence per effect roll

Backup

  • Guide to the Technocracy pages 179-180
  • TBA

Blessing

  • Guide to the Traditions pages 212-213
  • TBA

Cephalomorph

  • Progenitors Revised page 76
  • TBA

Cetaceomorph

  • Progenitors Revised page 78
  • TBA

Certification

  • The Bitter Road pages 113-114
  • We use the "License to..." merit (Guide to the Technocracy page 165) instead

Chantry

Guide to the Traditions page 215. Generalized to Home Base for other types of PCs. See '+rules home base' for full details.

Contacts

  • One contact per dot

Cult

Cult
Dot-filled.png 3-7 people
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 8-12 people
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 13-17 people
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 18-22 people
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 23-27 people
  • When casting a ritual with the entire cult gathered, add one success per dot.

Demesne

  • Guide to the Traditions pages 216-217
  • TBA

Destiny

  • When facing death that goes against your destiny, roll Destiny vs 8 and regain 1 Willpower per success

Dracomorph

  • Progenitors Revised page 79
  • TBA

Dream

  • Once per day, meditate on a subject
  • Roll Perception + Dream to determine the strength of your insight
  • Once per day after meditating, on an ability roll pertaining to that subject, substitute Dream for the ability

Enhancement

  • Guide to the Technocracy pages 180-182
  • TBA

Fame

  • The Bitter Road pages 114-115
  • TBA

Familiar

  • Forged by Dragon's Fire

Influence

TBA

Legend

  • Guide to the Traditions pages 219-220
  • TBA

Library

TBA

Mentor

TBA

Node

Node
Dot-filled.png 1 Quintessence per week, 1 Tass per month
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 3 Quintessence per week, 2 Tass per month
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 6 Quintessence per week, 3 Tass per month
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 10 Quintessence per week, 5 Tass per month
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 15 Quintessence per week, 8 Tass per month
  • A mage may have access to multiple nodes.
  • Large nodes (4+) are limited and subject to staff discretion.

Past Lives

  • Guide to the Traditions page 220
  • TBA

Rank

  • The Bitter Road pages 115-117
  • We do not allow this background

Requisitions

  • Guide to the Technocracy pages 182-183
  • TBA

Resources

TBA

Retainers

  • The Bitter Road page 117
  • One retainer per dot

Sanctum

  • Guide to the Traditions pages 220-222
  • All effects following your paradigm are coincidental
    • If a normally vulgar effect reaches outside your sanctum (e.g. Correspondence), it suffers Paradox normally, though you do not
    • If a normally vulgar effect is cast and then moved outside your sanctum, it erodes quickly
  • All effects following a conflicting paradigm are vulgar
  • Does not further reduce difficulty
  • Each dot provides either size or location-specific Arcane, not both

Sauromorph

  • Progenitors Revised page 80
  • TBA

Secret Weapons

  • Guide to the Technocracy pages 183-184
  • TBA

Spies

  • Guide to the Technocracy pages 184-185
  • TBA

Wonder

TBA