The The Imper Imperfe fecti ction on of the the Abho Abhorr rrent ent Prophe Prophett Unimag Unimagine ined d is that the real world is pain. In his dreams, he knows all of what shall come, and nothing ing is unexpecte unexpected. d. Yet despite despite what he will tell you, Sacheverell's Sacheverell's nature does not allow allow him to control or predict the actions of any creature perfectly in the waking world. The hidden pain of his own impotence is what drives him to sleep. Just as their master, Infernals in service of Sacheverell are only ale to maintain their illu illusi sion on of cont contro roll whil while e they they are are not not in pain. !henever an Infernal would normally su"er a penalty to a roll due to pain, e it from wounds, illness, charms, or any other sour ource, ce, he cann canno ot apply pply his his perf perfec ectt defenses. #irst Sacheverell $xcellency %ost& %ost& m per die( die( )ins& )ins& $ssenc $ssence e ( Type& ype& *e+exive Step for attacker, Step - for defender /eywords& 0one 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& 0one Sacheverell is a monstrosity who inspires 4fear4 and 4disgust4 in all who learn of him. Those fools who dare approach him are faced with 4terrile prophecies4 of impe impendi nding ng 4doo 4doom4 m4.. 5ll 5ll the the univ univer erse se is unit united ed in valu valuin ing g his his 4slee sleep4 p4,, for his his wake wakening ning would would entail entail the single single 4wors 4worstt thing thing imagin imaginal ale4. e4. It is a lessi lessing, ng, then, then, that that he pref prefer ers s the the 4sta 4statu tus s 3uo4 3uo4 of his his eternal slumer, and pursues this end with 4grim determination4 determination4 and the 4foridden 4foridden knowledge4 he has gained y studying the contou contours rs of the future. future. That That is what what the world world thin thinks ks of Sach Sachev ever erel ell, l, and and this this is good, for the truth is far more 4pathetic4. Sach Sachev ever erel elll is a 4hel 4helpl ples ess4 s4 vict victim im cast cast adrift in a cruel world which exists only to tormen tormentt him and laugh laugh at his 4failu 4failure res4. s4. The 5horrent 2rophet 6nimagined sees the universe for the miserale place it is, and wisel wisely y 4disca 4discards rds the false false hopes4 hopes4 it others. The only salvation is to 4give up4, and so Sachever Sacheverell ell surrenders surrenders his will to the 4inevitale4, adicating the resp respon onsi sii ili liti ties es of choi choice ce to eco ecome me a 4la 4lame mele less ss44 pupp puppet et of dest destiny iny. 7e has has forsaken forsaken reality, reality, isolating isolating himself himself ehind ehind walls walls of 4apa 4apath thy4 y4 and and with withdra drawi wing ng into into 4dreams4 in which he is still the 8idless $ye That Sees, and knows not from whence the strange Yo9i Yo9i named 4Sacheverell4 came. 5t times, 7e !ho Sees the Shape of Things to %ome %ome thin thinks ks he spie spies s some someth thing ing whic which h
could could o"er o"er hope hope,, and and for for a mome moment nt he feels as though his life is worthwhile after all. all. 7owe 7oweve ver, r, reali eality ty is alwa always ys 3uic 3uick k to punish punish such such 4self 4self defeat defeating ing44 idioc idiocy, y, and thus it has ecome his hait to 4lash out4 at those who would drag him ack into the hateful waking world. Sacheverell )ythos $xultant %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent /eywords& 0one 1uration& 2ermanent 2rere3uisites& #irst Sacheverell $xcellency 6nlik 6nlike e other other variat variation ions s of Yo9 Yo9i i )ythos )ythos $xul $xulta tant nt,, Sach Sachev ever erel elll )yth )ythos os $xul $xulta tant nt re3ui e3uirres the the play player er to decl declar are e its its use use efo efore re roll rollin ing g the the stun stunte ted d acti action on.. The The Infer Infernal nal rolls rolls his dice dice pool pool twice, twice, taking taking which whicheve everr resul resultt he prefe prefers, rs, ut forfe forfeits its stunt rewards as normal for Yo9i )ythos $xul $xulta tant nt if he succ succee eeds ds.. If the the stun stunte ted d action fails despite the use of this %harm, the Infernal loses stunt rating x ; motes and one willp llpower ower,, as the the weigh eightt of inev inevit ita ale le fail failur ure e egi egins ns to crus crush h the the !arlo rlock's k's soul soul.. Sach Sachev ever erel elll )ytho ythos s $xultant is incompatile with any #irst or Second $xcellency. Sorcerous Sorcerous $nlightenment of Sacheverell %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent /eywords& 0one 1uration& 2ermanent 2rere3uisites& #irst Sacheverell $xcellency Sachever Sacheverell ell focuses focuses his conscious consciousness ness on his dreams, and thus magic comes most naturally to him when it resonates with his drea dreams ms of the pres presen ent. t. Sach Sache ever verell ell receives a < mote, willpower discount on all all spel spells ls whic which h prim primar aril ily y deal deal with with drea dreams ms,, scry scryin ing, g, or the the ac3u ac3uis isit itio ion n of information. Spells which e"ect the waking worl world, d, and and whic which h do not not 3ual 3ualif ify y for for the the disco iscoun untt aove ove,, su"e su"err a willp illpo ower surcharge. 1ream =ision >enefaction %ost& m( )ins& $ssence -( Type& Simple /eywords& Social 1uration& Inde?nite 2rere3uisites& 0one 5ll the world is a dream to Sacheverell. It is simple to insert himself into the dreams of another. The Infernal names an individual and and falls falls asle asleep ep.. The The Infe Infern rnal al may may also also activate this %harm while already slumering. If the individual is asleep and within within the same same realm realm of exist existenc ence, e, the Infernal appears to them in their dreams. If
the the targ target et has has not not gone gone to sleep leep,, the the Infernal will invade their dreams as soon as they they do. do. The The drea dreame merr eco ecome mes s luci lucid d enough enough to meaningfull meaningfully y converse converse with the !arlo arlock ck,, and and they they may may comm commun unic icat ate e normally for as long as the target is asleep. This can include social comat, though the sleeper may pay temporary willpower to anish the Infernal from his dreams for the night, or ; to e rid of him for a month. 5 repur epurch chas ase e at $sse $ssenc nce e @ allo allows ws the the Infe Inferrnal nal to tar target get peop people le in sepa separa rate te realms of existence.
/eywords& Social 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& %rawling the !e of 0ightmares Sacheverell does not control his dreams as thoroughly as Dramus, ut dreams are the one plac lace where he is not 3uite so helpless. helpless. !hile !hile traveling traveling inside another's another's dreams with 1ream =ision >enefaction, the Infernal may control the dream's content. The Infernal speci?es something, such as a speci?c person, oEect, event, or emotion and forces the dream to shift focus onto the given suEect. The Infernal may then %rawling the !e of 0ightmares watch the dream play out, as the %ost& m( )ins& $ssence -( Type& Simple dream dreamer' er's s most most recen recentt memori memories es of the /eywords& 0one given suEect are recreated in dream form. 1uration& Instant This may involve the last time they saw 2rere3uisites& 1ream =ision >enefaction the person or oEect, their recollections of Sachev Sachever erell ell's 's sleepi sleeping ng mind mind can conta contain in the speci?ed event, or the last time they whol whole e univ univer erse ses, s, ut ut less lesser er ein eings gs are are strongly felt the speci?ed emotion. more constrained. Thus, Sacheverell must 5t the storyteller's discretion, events which move from dreamscape to dreamscape to were extremely emotional or important for see the full layout of the world's dreams. the dreamer may come forward instead of !hile using 1ream =ision >enefaction, the the most recent ones. 5 dockworker may Infe Infern rnal al may may pay pay mote mote to expa expand nd his his dream of the drunken night he had with a awaren arenes ess s to anoth nother er drea dreams msca cap pe, coworker over a game of cards last week, e"ectively making them another instead of having a short conversation at simu simult ltan aneo eous us tar target get of 1rea 1ream m =isio ision n the general store with him this morning, >ene >enefa fact ctio ion. n. >y defa defaul ult, t, the the Infe Infern rnal al which may or may not have een what the merely moves to the dreams of the closest Infernal was hoping to discover. discover. Terrifying sleeping sleeping individual individual to his original target, target, or humiliating dreams impose a : penalty ut he may instead narrow his search to on the the roll oll to recov ecover er !illp illpow ower er in the the speci?c types of eings. morning. 7e may, for instance, invade the dreams of 5 repur epurch chas ase e at $sse $ssenc nce e @ allo allows ws the the the closest mortal, horse, or god. #or the Infe Infern rnal al to e"ec e"ectt all all curr current ent targ target ets s of purposes of this %harm, all $xalts count as %rawling the !e of 0ightmares humans, and the !arlock may not specify simultaneo simultaneously usly with a single single use, forcing that his next target e $xalted. The new them all to dream of the same suEect. 5 targ target et may may pay pay will willpo powe werr as norm normal al to second repurchase allows the !arlock to an anish ish the the Infe Inferrnal. nal. This This lea leaves the control the glamours of the #air #olk. >y !arlock locked from that person's mind, paying Am, wp, the Infernal may target a ut still within the dreams of all his other !aypoint instead of a dream. This allows targets. 7e may carry out di"e i"erent the Infernal to totally rework the themes of conversat conversations ions simultaneo simultaneously usly in separate separate the stories told there. 5ny Shaping attack drea dreams ms and part articip icipat ate e in mult multip iple le,, that does not conform to the Breen Sun separate instances of social comat. 2rinc 2rince's e's dictat dictates es autom automati atical cally ly fail. fail. It is 5t $sse $ssenc nce e ;, the the Infe Infern rnal al may may inst instea ead d permissil ile to enforce the story of move into the dreams of someone towards Sach Sachev ever erel ell's l's powe powerr tear tearin ing g down down the the whom his current target has an Intimacy. 5 ephemeral fantasies of the !yld repur repurcha chase se at this this $ssenc $ssence e rating rating allow allows s wholesale, causing all Shaping attacks to the the Infe Infern rnal al to spr spread ead to all all char charac acte ters rs fail and the !aypoint to temporarily calcify within A yards of any e"ected character, or into a part of %reation. These e"ects last to ever every y tar target get of an Inti Intima macy cy of any any one day and are Sorcerous. current target for a cost of Am. #lames of 2assion 1immed 1ream 1e?ning Ba9e %ost %ost&& m Cm Cm( ( )ins )ins&& $sse $ssenc nce e -( Type& ype& %ost& %ost& -m C;m, C;m, C Cwp wp(( )ins& )ins& $ssenc $ssence e ;( *e+exive Step F Type& Type& Simple /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/, Social
1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& 0one The wonders of the world can inspire Sach Sachev ever erel elll to feel feel for for ut a hear heart tea eatt efore the inevitaility of disappointment and and loss loss snu" snu"s s out out his his ail ailit ity y to care care.. !hen !henev ever er the the Infe Infern rnal al is suE suEec ectt to an $motion e"ect, he may change the context of that e"ect to despair. 5 repur epurch chas ase e at $sse $ssenc nce e ; allo allows ws the the !arlock to use this %harm against social attack attacks s meant meant to compel compel ehavi ehavior or for for a cost of - motes. This changes the social atta attack ck so that that it mak makes the the Infe Infern rnal al do nothing nothing,, instea instead d of whatev whatever er ehavi ehavior or it was was inte intend nded ed to prov provok oke. e. The The !arlo arlock ck move moves s to comp comply ly for for an inst instan antt efo efore re reali reali9in 9ing g the futili futility ty of whatev whatever er he was was aout to do. This oviously cannot defend against against social social attacks attacks which would force force him to astain from some course of action. 5 second repurchase at $ssence A makes the defense against against $motion $motion e"ects, e"ects, ut not social attacks, 2ermanent. 2ermanent.
Seeing Sacheverell's misery a nd helplessness drives the compassionate to alle allevi viat ate e his his su"e su"eri ring ng.. Thes These e are are the the 5ho 5 horr rren entt 2rop 2rophe hett 6nim 6nimag agin ined ed's 's most most dang danger erou ous s foes foes,, for for thei theirr mer mercy may may delu delude de him him into into forg forget etti ting ng that that life life is misery misery. They They must must pay for trying trying to lure lure Sacheverell ack into the sadistic waking world. This %harm grants an Dverdrive pool of < motes. motes. Initially Initially empty, the Infernal Infernal gains < o"ensive motes the ?rst time in a scen scene e that that he init initia iate tes s att attle le agai agains nstt someo someone ne who who holds holds a positi positive ve Intima Intimacy cy towar towards ds him, him, and an additi additiona onall mote mote on each action in which he attacks an enemy who holds such an Intimacy. 5t $ssenc $ssence e A, the !arlock arlock's 's de?nit de?nition ion of acceptale enemies expands. 7e may now gain o"ensive o"ensive motes for ?ghting ?ghting anyone anyone who has shown him kindness earlier in the scene, regardless of whether they hold an Intimacy towards him.
Sharing the Truths of Insigni?cance %ost& %ost& ;m C@m, C@m, Cwp( Cwp( )ins& )ins& $ssenc $ssence e ;( %onsolation Inducing %ringe Type& Type& *e+exive *e+exive Step G %ost& Am( )ins& $ssence -( Type& Simple /eywords& %omo:D/, %ompulsion, /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/, $motion %ounterattack, $motion, Social 1uration& Dne Scene 1uration& Dne Scene 2rere3uisites& #lames of 2assion 1immed 2rere3uisites& #lames of 2assion 1immed )any have een the self righteous heroes 5fter 5fter internali9 internali9ing ing the futility futility of emotion, emotion, who came forth to strike down Sacheverell, 7e !ho Sees the Shape of Things to %ome only to stop when they saw what a piteous feels compelled to share his wisdom. This creature he really was. The Infernal makes %harm is a counterattack against a social a )an )anip ipul ulat atio ion n C 2erf erforma ormanc nce e roll oll attack which carries an $motion e"ect. The against all onlookers' )1=s. If he count counter erat atta tack ck in an unna unnatu tura rall $mot $motio ion n succeeds, succeeds, the target target feels overwhelming overwhelming e"ect e"ect that costs ; willpower willpower to resist, resist, and pity for the worthless creature efore her which causes the original attacker to fall as an $motion that can e resisted for - into despair. willpower. She may harass, ignore, or even 5 repurchase at $ssence @, which re3uires help the Infernal in response, ut must fail the second purchase of #lames of 2assion a %omp %ompas assi sion on chec check k to rin ring g hers hersel elff to 1immed, allows the Infernal to actual actually ly attack attack him. him. The e"ect e"ect ends ends for for counterattack any social attack y paying any character whom the Infernal attacks. Fm, wp. In addition to the $motion e"ect 5fter ter ein eing g targ target eted ed y this this %har %harm, m, a aove, aove, the count countera eratta ttack ck also also carrie carries s a character character cannot e e"ected e"ected y another another %ompulsion that costs willpower to resist use y the same character again for one and and for forces ces to targ target et to dise diseng ngag age e from from full day. 5t $ssence @, the $motion e"ect social comat and spend the rest of the also gives the target a positive Intimacy of scene idle, perhaps wandering o" to take a pity pity toward towards s the Infern Infernal. al. The Intima Intimacy cy nice nap. stay stays s in plac place e even even afte afterr the the $mot $motio ion n e"ect ends. Ideals >roken and 1iscarded %ost %ost&& -m, m, wp( wp( )ins )ins&& $sse $ssenc nce e @( Type& ype& #alse 7opes Torn 5sunder 5su nder Supplemental %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent /eywords& Social /eywords& /eywords& 0ative, Dverdrive 1uration& Instant 1uration& 2ermanent 2rere3uisites& Sha Sharing the Truths of 2rere3uisites& 2rere3uisites& %onsolation Inducing %ringe Insigni?cance
The self:righteous steadfastly cling to their eliefs, ut Sacheverell knows it is only a matter of time efore they aandon them. Just as the 5horrent 2rophet 6nimagined whispered to the $mpyreal %haos to etray his his natu nature re and and ow ow efo efore re his his $xal $xalte ted d con3uerors, the Infernal may wear away at their enemies' enemies' stronges strongestt convictio convictions ns until they they crum rumle le en eneat eath the the weig weight ht of inevit inevitai aility lity. This This %harm %harm supple supplemen ments ts a social attack, which is ale to issue any non:suicida non:suicidall unaccepta unacceptale le order order. )ortals )ortals o"er less resistance, and may e convinced to kill themselves. Sleeping 7orror 5wakened %ost& :( )ins& $ssence -( Type& 2ermanent /eywords& Dvious 1uration& 2ermanent 2rere3uisites& #lames of 2assion 1immed 7e !ho Sees the Shape of Things to %ome ruins the world simply y eing in it. 5ll of 7eaven and 7ell would dearly love to see him die efore he awakens. They will never e that lucky. If damage in step < would kill the Infernal, the attack is shunted into his dream dreams s and dis dissip sipate ates. s. 7e perfec perfectly tly dodges the attack, even if it was undo undodg dga ale le,, ut ut the the psyc psychi hic c stra strain in of mixing mixing dream dream and reali reality ty forces forces him to awak awaken en.. If the the user user of this this %har %harm m is a 2rimordial or a #etich Third %ircle 1emon, the sympathetic ond etween them also wak wakes the the othe otherr. 5s a uni3 uni3ue ue #law #law of Invuln Invulnera erail ility ity,, this this %harm %harm only only applie applies s while the !arlock is asleep, and he may not fall asleep again until the end of the scene. This %harm cannot protect against self in+icted damage. If the Infernal wants to awake, he must convince someone else to attack him. Inured to the !orld's 2ains %ost& ;m( )ins& $ssence -( Type& *e+exive Step - /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/ %omo: D/ 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& Sleeping 7orror 5wakened 8ife is su"ering. %ompared to this truth, of what signi?cance are the slings and arrows of one's one's enemi enemiesH esH The Infern Infernal al perfe perfectl ctly y dodges any attack that was not unexpe unexpecte cted, d, even even if it was was undodg undodgal ale. e. This %harm ears the Imperfection of the 5horrent 2rophet 6nimagined. Invincile Shield of 5nhedonia
%ost& =aries( )ins& $ssence -( Type& *e+exive Step - /eywords& %omo:D/ 1uration& Dne scene 2rere3uisites& #lames of 2assion 1immed 5ll 5ll the the temp tempta tati tion ons s of the the worl world d thro throw w themselves efore 7e !ho Sees the Shape of Things to %ome, yet he is unmoved, for in his dreams he can see even the smallest and most insign insigni?c i?cant ant of +aws +aws with with ten thousand times more clarity than he can see eauty. eauty. In addition to the listed e"ects, each version of this %harm replicates /een Sen Sense se Techn echni3 i3ue ue for for the the appr approp opria riate te sense. sense. 6pon 6pon purcha purchasin sing g this this %harm %harm,, the Infe Infern rnal al gain gains s one one of the the opti option ons s list listed ed elow, and may repurchase this %harm up to four times to learn the others. 4'7earing4'& The Infernal looses all aility to enEoy enEoy music, music, poetry poetry,, and the scream screams s of his victims, as all dissolve into a meaningless cacophony. The !arlock gains the the ail ailit ity y to perf perfec ectl tly y dodg dodge e voca vocall or writte written n socia sociall attack attacks, s, even even undodg undodgal ale e ones, y gaining a point of limit, as their worthless ale serves only to annoy him. This version costs @ motes. 4'Si 4'Sight ght4' 4'&& The The Infe Infern rnal al lin linds ds hims himsel elff to eauty eauty. 7e automatic automatically ally fails all rolls rolls to evalua evaluate te the worth of any oEect oEect whose whose pleasing form adds to its value, and cannot even even dete deterrmin mine other thers s' 5ppe 5p pea aranc rance e ratings. =enus seems no more attractive to him than a decaying 5yssal. )ore prod produc ucti tive vely ly,, the the !arlo arlock ck disr disreg egar ards ds relat elativ ive e 5ppe 5p pea aranc rance e modi modi? ?ers ers when hen defe defend nding ing agai agains nstt soci social al atta attack cks. s. This This version costs @ motes. 4'Smell4'& The Infernal can no longer derive pleasure from the smell of a freshly picked +ower ower or a home ome coo cooked mea meal. $ven $ven poison poisonous ous gasses gasses and airor airorne ne dis diseas eases es fail to entice a response. The !arlock is immu immune ne to all all e"ec e"ects ts that that re3ui e3uirre the the inhala inhalatio tion n of a gas. gas. This This versio version n costs costs F motes. 4'T 4'Taste aste4' 4'&& $ven $ven the the most most dele delect cta ale le of feasts no longer tempts the Infernal. The !arlock gains immunity to all e"ects that re3uire oral ingestion of some sustance, even gaining the aility to safely swallow and and dige digest st nor normall mally y ined inedi ile le oEe oEect cts, s, though he gains no sustenance from them. This version costs @ motes. 4'Touch4' ouch4'&& 2ain 2ain is oversh overshado adowe wed d y the endles endless s su"eri su"ering ng that that is life, life, though though the caress of a lover and gentle emrace of a friend friend ecome ecome pleasures pleasures the Infernal Infernal will never know. The Infernal ignores all wound
penalties and ecomes immune to all pain ased e"ects. This version costs ; motes. 5t $ssenc $ssence e A, the durati duration on incre increas ases es to inde?nite. 5 single repurchase at $ssence reduces the cost of all versions of this %harm to mote apiece.
also also cons consum umed ed with with a prim primal al terr terror or of eing noticed. If at any point the Infernal elieves he has een spotted, that anyone in the area elieves they are eing spied upon, or hears his own name spoken, he must +ee the immediate area y the most expedient means possile and not return for the rest of the scene. In the #irst 5ge, the Solars Solars erect erected ed system systems s to regul regularl arly y shou shoutt out out the the name name of Sach Sachev ever erel elll to frighten away his roving dream:eyes from their their most most sensi sensitiv tive e uildi uildings ngs,, includ including ing the the site site of the the %ali %alir rat atio ion n feas feast. t. The The 6surp urpation was enough to awaken Sach Sachev ever erel ell, l, ut ut for for thos those e inst instal alla lati tion ons s which stopped him from dreaming of the ?rst and greatest greatest act of etrayal against the 8awgivers.
%ruel *eality 6nveiled %ost& Am( )ins& $ssence @( Type& Simple1ramatic 5ction /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/, %omo: D/, Sorcerous 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& #lames of 2assion 1immed 5dorEan cuts away the fetters of sanity and draws draws her her vict victim im: :en ene? e?ci ciar arie ies s into into her her 2ure 8and world Jouten to dwell in lissful madness. She should know etter than to think something as simple as insanity can o"er escape from the torment of samsara. 5dvent of the Somnamulant Dracle This %harm is an hour long dramatic action %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent in which the Breen Sun 2rince confronts his /eywords& 0one target with the unrelenting misery of the 1uration& 2ermanent worl world d outs outsid ide e of thei theirr delu delusi sion ons. s. The The 2rere3uisites& 2rere3uisites& Judging $yes >linded para parano noid id are are show shown n that that no amou amount nt of Sleep is the rightful domain of Sacheverell, dist distru rust st can can reall eally y prot protec ectt them them from from ut he cannot cannot neglec neglectt the wakin waking g world world etr etray ayal al,, and and thos those e with with pho phoia ias s are are lest he e awakened. This %harm splits o" show shown n how how ever everyt ythi hing ng els else is Eust Eust as a separate 4personality4 which is terrifying as the thing they fear. suservient to the original. This personality 5fterwards, the target loses all has its own )otivation and set of dera deran ngeme gemen nts, ts, ut ut is infu infuse sed d wit with a Intimacies Intimacies,, which are initially initially de?ned y per permane manent nt sens sense e of mela melanc ncho holy ly and and the Infer Infernal nal when when he learn learns s this this %harm. %harm. detachment. They may not repair or create The two personalities share memories, and positi positive ve Intima Intimacie cies s unless unless they they spend spend a the second second instinctiv instinctively ely understand understands s the =irtue channel for each scene spent doing will will of the the prim primar ary y pers person onal alit ity y in any any so. situation, ut they are otherwise distinct. 1epression is not an illness ut instead the Social attacks and mind controlling magic only sane response to a mad and terrile used on one do not a"ect the ehavior of world world.. 5s such, such, this this %harm %harm cannot cannot cure cure the other. depr depres essi sion on or simi simila larr dera derang ngem emen ents ts,, The second personality is normally though it can convert them into powerless, as it is not really a part of the depressio depression, n, turning turning >i:2 >i:2olar olar 1isorder 1isorder into Infernal's conscious mind. *ather, it is a set unipolar depression, for instance. of goals and opinions which takes control of the the Infe Infern rnal al when whenev ever er he is asle asleep ep,, Judging $yes >linded essent essential ially ly transf transfor ormin ming g his slume slumerin ring g %ost& m( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& Simple ody ody into into a philo philoso soph phic ical al 9om 9omie ie.. The The /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/ %omo: D/ second second person personali ality ty is natura naturally lly adept adept at 1uration& Dne scene aping normality. 5 successful 2erception C 2rere3uisites& #lames of 2assion 1immed 5wareness check at diKculty ; is It is ad ad enou enough gh that that Sach Sachev ever erel elll must must necessary to notice that something seems ackn acknow owle ledg dge e his his own own endl endles ess s stri string ng of strange aout the Infernal, and a threshold failures. The thought that others may see of - is re3uired to determine that he is in and and mock mock him is trul truly y une unear ara ale le.. The The fact sleep walking or sleep talking, sleep !arlock cloaks himself in a veil of ?ghting ?ghting,, sleep sleep plotti plotting: ng:to: to:esc escape ape:fr :from: om: unotrusiveness, and all 2erception rolls to 7ell.... notice him automatically fail. If any %harm contes contests ts this this e"ect e"ect,, the Infern Infernal al applie applies s !orld:#orsaking 1reamer Shintai $ssence onus successes on the %harm %ost& :( )ins& $ssence @( Type& 2ermanent rollo". 7owever, the Breen Sun 2rince is /eywords& 0one
1uration& 2ermanent to reach any location in the same realm of 2rere3uisites& 2rere3uisites& 5dvent of the Somnamulant exis existe tenc nce. e. 5 thir third d repu repurc rcha hase se remo remove ves s Dracle, 1ream 1e?ning Ba9e even even this this limita limitatio tion, n, allowi allowing ng the eye to The $on 1ragon dreams of the world as it travel to other realms y whatever means could e, a place of hollow shadows where it can ?nd. 5 fourth repurchase at $ssence virt virtu ue and hope hope have have een een crus crush hed allows the Infernal to have one separate forever. Sacheverell dreams of the world as eye on every plane of existence which he it is, and this is far worse. The Infernal falls can reach simultaneously. 5 ?nal purchase asleep permanently, and may permanently at $ssence < gives the Infernal A@ eyes in change the motivat vations of oth his every realm of existence he can reach. pers person ona aliti lities es when he does does so. The alance of power etween the two 5 2rivate 7ell personalities shifts. The primary, sleeping %ost %ost&& ;< ;linded ecomes suservient to the sleepwalking Sometimes, Sometimes, Sacheverell Sacheverell wishes wishes he could one, as the sleepwalk sleepwalker's er's desires desires dictate dictate Eust disappear, not only from the sight of the action actions s of the sleepe sleeperr. The Infern Infernal al others, ut from the entire universe, and recovers !illpower with a %onviction roll as troule %reation no more. !hen activating normal every day at midn idnight ght. The this %harm, the !arlock rolls )anipulation sleeping personality extrudes a small piece C Stea Stealt lth h,, and and ever everyo yone ne who who has has any any of the the Infer nferna nal' l's s soul soul from from his ody ody,, memories of him and a )1= lower than the creating an in?nitesimally small, invisile, numer of successes on the Infernal's roll and immate immateria riall 4eye.4 4eye.4 !hatev !hatever er the eye su"ers an unnatural Illusion that costs @ sees sees,, the the Infe Infern rnal al drea dreams ms.. This This is how how willpower to resist and causes them to lose Sacheverell gathers the visions to form his all all memo memory ry that that the the Infe Infern rnal al has has ever ever endles endless s dream dreams s of the prese present. nt. The eye exis existe ted. d. The The Illu Illusi sion on aat aates es when when this this can can move move at < yar yards per per tick tick in any %harm ends. )eanwhile, the Infernal sends direction and ene?ts from any %harms the hims himsel elff $ls $lsewhe ewherre. Ther There, e, he may may do Infernal uses improve his own senses, ut nothing, nothing, not even purely purely mental mental actions, actions, it is otherwise powerless. The eye can e except cept choo choose se to end end this this %har %harm m and and anished y the same methods that work retu eturn hims himsel elff to the the spot pot whic which h he agai agains nstt an Infe Infern rnal al using using Judg Judgin ing g $yes $yes disappeared from. >linded. !hen uying this %harm, the Infernal must The *ewards *ewards of 7ope specif specify y what what has driven him to aando aandon n %ost& m( )ins& $ssence -( Type& *e+exive reality and dwell forever more in his own Step - drea dreams ms.. #or Sach Sachev ever erel ell, l, this this was was the the /eywords& %omo:D/ unthin unthinka kale le reel reellio lion n of the lesser lesser gods gods 1uration& Instant and races against the invincile 2rimordials 2rere3uisites& 0one who ruled the world. If, in his dreams, he !hen champions arise to ?ght the ever witnesses any event on the scale of destinies Sacheverell has foreseen, it is not the 6surpation which reminds the !arlock eno enough ugh that that they they die die. The The futi futili lity ty of of the cause of his self imposed exile, he resistance must e demonstrated to those immediately awakens, and can never fall they had sought to protect. If the Infernal's asleep asleep again. again. This This %harm, %harm, 5dvent 5dvent of the attack dealt damage, everyone who holds Somn Somnam amul ulan antt Drac Dracle le,, and and any any othe others rs a positi positive ve Intima Intimacy cy towar towards ds the attack attack's 's which rely on sleep have their experience targ arget receiv ceives es a visi visio on of what what has point point cost cost refun refunded ded,, though though the Infer Infernal nal happened to them, along with the retains access to them for the purpose of knowledge of the !arlock's identity. $ach ful?lling other %harms' prere3uisites. prere3uisites. such uch visi visio on coun counts ts as a scene ene spen spentt Initially the eye created y this %harm can uil uildi ding ng a neg negativ ative e int intima imacy of fear ear stray stray no farthe fartherr than than < miles miles from from the towards the Infernal. Infernal's Infernal's ody. ody. *epurchase epurchase at $ssence $ssence A 5d 5ddit dition ionall ally, y, if the Infern Infernal al has the ?nal ?nal upgr upgrad ades es this this to < << < mile miles. s. 5 seco second nd repur epurch chas ase e of The The Shap Shape e of Thin Things gs to repur repurcha chase se at $sse $ssenc nce e remo remove ves s this this %ome, the vision also imparts the range limitation entirely, allowing the eye knowledge that defeating the !arlock will
awak awaken en him him and and damn damn the the univ univer erse se to predestination. 7eart String Strangulation %ost %ost&& Am, Am, wp( )ins ins& $ssen ssenc ce ;( Type& ype& Supplemental /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/, Shaping, Sorcerous 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& The *ewards of 7ope Df all the the myri myria ad forms rms of su"er u"erin ing, g, Sachev Sachever erell ell consi consider ders s physic physical al pain pain the crud crudes est. t. To trul truly y eco ecome me the the ulti ultima mate te mons monste ter, r, his his low lows s must must do mor more than than mere merely ly rend end his his oppo oppone nent nt's 's +esh +esh.. This This %harm %harm supple supplemen ments ts a physic physical al attack attack.. If the attack hits, it is repeated as a Shaping e"ect on all individuals towards whom the target holds a positive intimacy and who have have a lowe lowerr $sse $ssenc nce e scor score e than than the the target. The target is forced to watch as his loved ones su"er for his temerity as per The *ewards *ewards of 7ope. This %harm is an implement of torture, not assas ssassi sina nati tion on.. )agic agica ally lly crea create ted d or enfo enforc rced ed Inti Intima maci cies es do not not func functi tion on as proper arcane links to the individual. It is permissile, however, for someone to form an Intimacy naturally with the intent to use those feelings to attack them. 1eath D"ers 0o $scape %ost& m( )ins& $ssence -( Type& *e+exive Step < /eywords& /eywords& %omo:D/ %omo: D/ 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& The *ewards of 7ope The 0everorn elieve that one day %rea %reati tion on shal shalll e shat shatte terred and and thei theirr torment will end as they sink into the cold emrace of Dlivion. Sacheverell can only pity their naive optimism. If this %harm is used to enhance a fatal attack, the victim is forced into 8ethe to e reorn into the cycle of eternal su"ering. #urthe urtherm rmor ore, e, this this %har %harm m sear search ches es the the 8oom 8oom of #ate for every appropriate appropriate ody for the soul that is fated to e orn efore the end of the next %alirat %aliration ion.. The life whic which h woul would d e most most dist distas aste tefu full to the the victim is selected, and they are guaranteed reir reirth th into into that that ody ody. If anothe anotherr %harm %harm contes contests ts either either of these these two two e"ect e"ects, s, the Infernal receives $ssence onus nus succ succes esse ses s on the the %har %harm m roll: oll:o" o".. The The target's last thoughts are ?lled with visions of the indignity of his next life. In this way are are pote potent ntat ates es reor eorn n as slav slaves es and and devout Immaculates reincarnated as thralls to the 5nathema. If it ecomes impossile
for for the soul to e reinc reincarn arnate ated d into into that that ody ody,, such such as from from comp compet etin ing g magi magic c winning control of it or eings from outside #ate preventing the irth, the soul goes to the next most unwanted ody. If no new irth irths s of the the prop proper er spec specie ies s will will occu occurr efor efore e the next next %alir %alirati ation, on, the soul soul will will inst instea ead d e reinc eincar arna natted as soon oon as possile, regardless of what sort of life the ay is fated to have. 5t $sse $ssenc nce e A, even even ein eings gs who' who's s soul souls s normally dissipate upon death are forced into the wheel of metempsychosis. Spirits are are prev preven ente ted d from from reform eformin ing g in thei theirr sanctu sanctums. ms. Instea Instead, d, their their souls souls are are held held together y the magic of this %harm and used sed y the the univ univer ers se as the the asis asis of another spirit of the appropriate type. This has all the same e"ects as a mortal soul passing through 8ethe and eing reincarnated. reincarnated. The irth of eings outside of #ate are are not predic predicta tale le y the 8oom 8oom of #ate, and so creatures which are naturally outside of #ate will e reorn at the earliest possile opportunity. 5t $ssence , the !arlock ecomes ale to transmute souls as they die. >eings killed y this %harm are reorn into the worst life inside of #ate possile, regardless of what type type of ein eing g that that is. is. The The soul soul will will e twisted into the proper type of soul for the species it is to inhait. 1ragon /ings can e made made to eco ecome me one one of the the huma humans ns that that had had serv served ed as thei theirr slav slaves es in 5g 5ges es past, and the mightiest gods forced to live as dung eetles. If, while waiting for their fated reincarnation, a irth outside of #ate occurs which would have een even more dist distas aste tefu full to the the soul' soul's s form former er life life,, it inst instea ead d serv serves es as the the asi asis s of that that life life instead. #or example, if the 6ncon3uered Sun is killed with this %harm and slated for reincarnation as a mortal andit, only for one one of the the $on $on 1rag 1ragon on's 's Thir Third d %ir %ircle cle demons to die, he will instead e reuilt into a properly formatted $ssence pattern to gestate inside the $on 1ragon as his new soul. Today's Today's 7ero, Tomorrow's omorrow's )onster %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent /eywords& 0one 1uration& 2ermanent 2rere3uisites& 2rere3uisites& 1eath D"ers 0o $scape Trusting Trusting to the vagaries of #ate to ensure that a soul's next incarnation is perfectly tailored in its horror is foolish. Instead of returning to Yu:Shan for eventual reirth, the newly dead soul attaches itself to the
Infe Inferrnal' nal's s lik like a arn arnac acle le.. Ther There, e, the the Infernal may make social attacks on it, all of which automatically succeed. Since the soul soul has has alr already eady pass passed ed thr through ough the the proc proces ess s of 8ethe ethe,, the the resul esults ts of thes these e attacks carry over to its next life, though it must wait until its ody and mind mature to the point that it can understand them efor efore e they they have have any e"ect. e"ect. Biving Biving the comman command d 4murde 4murderr your your parent parents4 s4 to the soul, for example, will not e acted upon until the child is old enough to understand what 4murder4 and 4parents4 are. Dnce the !arlock is ?nished in+uencing the soul, he may may eith either er rele releas ase e it to Yu:Sh u:Shan an to e reinc einca arnate nated d as per 1eath eath D"ers ers 0o $scape, $scape, or specify a gestating gestating fetus which the soul will enter once it is ready for irth. If the the fetu fetus s is dest destrroyed oyed or othe otherw rwis ise e preve prevente nted d from from eing eing orn, orn, the Infer Infernal nal ec ecomes omes aware are of this his fact fact and may change the soul's destination. 5 repur epurch cha ase at $ss $ssence ence A turns urns the the Infe Inferrnal' nal's s ody ody into into a %raf %raft tBe Bene nesi sis s workshop in which he can directly create odi odies es of the the appr approp opri riat ate e spec specie ies s for for attach attached ed souls souls to inhai inhait. t. The new ody ody forms as a cyst inside the !arlock, !arlock, which is expelled once he has accumulated enough successes to ?nish the new life form. 5fter speci peciffying ying what he is to crea create te and ingesting proper esoteric ingredients for a Benesi Benesis s 5rtifa 5rtifact, ct, he needs needs take take no other other action to help the creature's progress. progress. $ach day, he re+exiv re+exively ely makes makes an appropria appropriate te %raftBenesis roll, and counts the successes towards the 5rtifact's completion as normal. 5t any time after it is ?nished, he may expel the cyst from his ody ody and and it grow grows s into into the the crea creatu ture re he designed over the course of a minute, at which point he selects one of his trapped souls to ring it to life. %rea %reati ting ng a new new mem memer er of an exis existi ting ng mortal species counts as 5rtifact , while existing $ssence using species are 5rtifact ;. 6nlike normal applications, this %harm can allow %raftBenesis to create literally any form of life, as long as the !arlock has an appropriate soul on hand to use as a template. %reating eings such as spirits or #air #olk is possile, thought they count as 5rtifact A or even 05 if they are especially powerful. 5 repurchase at $ssence which re3uires the repurchase of 1eath D"ers 0o $scape allows the Breen Sun 2rince to create truly new races or >ehemoths, instead of merely copying preexisting species.
Inevitale 1oom #oresight %os %ost& Am, wp( )ins )ins&& $sse $ssen nce -( Type& pe& Simple /eywords& %omo:D/, %ompulsion, Samsara 1uration& Instant 2rere3uisites& The *ewards of 7ope Dccasion Dccasionally, ally, Sachever Sacheverell's ell's sleeping sleeping form form stirs, stirs, and three three of his ;-@ wings wings rie+y rie+y unfurl from one of his < eyes, that he may glimpse the shape of things to come. This %harm constitutes an unlockale, undodg undodgal ale e social social attack attack that that target targets s a single single individua individual, l, which which may e used used in com comat at time time as a simp simple le acti action on.. This This unnatural %ompulsion costs - willpower to resis resist, t, and forces forces the charac character ter to ga9e ga9e into samsara. 5t this stage, the Infernal's visions are as limited as the )aidens' in that he may see only tragedy. If the target does does not not resis esist, t, they they and and the the Inf Inferna ernall experience a Storyteller created vision of a single action the target will take some time in the current scene. The vision must e of what the character attempts, not of what they they actual actually ly do. do. 4You 4You will will try to etray etray your circle to the !yld 7unt,4 is appropriate, ut 4You 4You will etray your circle to the !yld 7unt,4 is not, as there is no guarantee that the target's circle will not preve prevent nt him from making making it to the local local Immaculate monastery to rende9vous with them. This action must e something the chara haract cter er can can actua ctuall lly y do and have ave conse3uences the character would dislike, u t eyond thos hose restrictions, the prophecies of samsara are limited only y the imagination and cruelty lty of the Storyteller. 5s per the samsara keyword, the target is forced to go through with what he saw in the vision, and to do nothing that would prevent it from coming to pass. If a 1ynast foresees herself selling her mortal husand into into slaver slavery, y, she cannot cannot kill kill him to stop stop this this from from happ happen enin ing. g. If the the acti action ons s of others make the ful?llment of the prophecy impossile, such as if someone else kills the 1ynas 1ynast's t's husan husand, d, then then she reali reali9es 9es that that she was was misre misremem memer ering ing what what she saw, saw, cloa cloaki king ng the the horr horror or of the the futu futurre ehind ehind veils veils of delusi delusion, on, and recei receives ves a new vision vision from from the Storyt Storytell eller, er, which which is retroactively retroactively what she had actually seen all along. The Infernal also sees this revised vision.
The !arlock may target himself with this %harm for free as a non:%harm activation Simple action. 5t $ssence ;, the !arlock may specify a know known n Inti Intima macy cy of the the targ target et,, and and the the vision will revolve around how the target will ill etr etra ay and ruin ruin that hat Inti Intim macy, acy, if possile. 5 repurchase at $ssence ; adds the Illusion keyword. keyword. The target refuses to elieve that the !arlock's prophecy was the cause of her actions, instead rationali9ing them as due due to her her own chara haract cter er +aw +aws. #or examp example, le, the 1ynast 1ynast aove aove may eliev elieve e that she sold her husand ecause she is gree greedy dy. !hil !hile e unde underr the the e"ec e"ects ts of this this Illusi Illusion, on, the charac character ter cannot cannot ehave ehave in ways ways whic which h woul would d viol violat ate e her her new new self self image unless she pays a point of willpower to act freely for a scene. This Illusion costs ; willpower to remove, and this willpower payment cannot e made until the Illusion is challenged, such as the 1ynast's friends reminding her how she would often give to charity or y acting against the Illusion's dictates for a scene. 5nothe 5notherr repur repurcha chase se at $ssenc $ssence e @ allows allows this %harm to e used as a 2erformance ased ased socia sociall attack attack,, and there therey y e"ect e"ect everyo everyone ne within within listen listening ing range. range. 5 third third repurchase at $ssence allows the Infernal to make make writt written en social social attac attacks ks with with this this %harm. The duration increases to Inde?n Inde?nite ite,, and he must must keep keep the motes motes comm commit itte ted d lest est his his words ords los lose thei theirr oracul oracular ar power power.. The %harm %harm ends ends after after a single person has read the e"ected text.
than than toda today, y, hope hope is a lie, lie, the the worl world' d's s wonder nders s will dimin iminis ish, h, usurp surpa ation ion is inev inevit ita ale le,, thes these e are are amon among g the the trut truths hs which ich Sach Sachev ever ere ell has has glean leaned ed fro from samsara and which allow him to plan the future of whole nations. This %harm is a )anipulation C Sociali9e 1ramatic 5ction re3uiring several hours of oser serv ving ing the the a socia ociall grou group, p, with ith a diKcul diK culty ty of the leader leader's 's )1= )1=. If the roll roll succeeds, the Infernal may add or remove one one item item from from the the grou group' p's s 2olicy olicy. The The grou group' p's s leade eaderr may may pay pay < 8oyalt alty, incrementally or in a lump sum, to remove or reinstate that part of the 2olicy at the end of the scene in which she paid the ?nal point of 8oyalty. #urthermore urthermore,, the Infernal Infernal is automatic automatically ally alerted to events which would cause the group to change its 2olicy away from what he has dicta ictatted. ed. If he respo espond nds s and successfully deals with these threats to his plan plans, s, then then his his chan change ge to the the 2olic olicy y is reapplied reapplied if it was successfully successfully removed, removed, the amo amount unt of 8oyalt yalty y paid paid tow towards removing it is reset to 9ero, everyone in the social unit gains an intimacy towards that part of the 2olicy as an unnatural %ompulsion, and enti entirrely for forget whatev atever er threa hreatt had had oppo oppose sed d that that part part of the the 2olic olicy y as an unnatural unnatural Illusion Illusion e"ect. e"ect. The %ompulsion %ompulsion and Illusion cost a cumulative willpower to resist for each threat the !arlock has dealt with, to a maximum of A.
#orthright 2rophet Stance %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent 2rime #uture's 7istory )ade *adiant /eywords& Dvious, Samsara %ost %ost&& A Am, m, wp( wp( )ins )ins&& $sse $ssenc nce e ;( Type& ype& 1uration& 2ermanent Simple 1ramatic 5ction 2rere3uisites& Inevitale 1oom #oresight /eywo eyword rds& s& %omp %ompul ulsi sion on,, Illu Illusi sion on,, Soci Social al,, Sachev Sachever erell ell is not so cruel cruel as to delude delude Sorcerous othe others rs with with fals false e hope hope,, yet yet they they stil stilll 1uration& Inde?nite foolishly deny that the truths he reveals to 2rere3uisites& %rawling the !e of them. them. This This %harm %harm remov removes es that that luxury luxury. 0igh 0ightm tmar ares es,, %rue %ruell *eali ealitty 6nv 6nveile eiled, d, !hene !henever ver the Infer Infernal nal speaks speaks the truth, truth, Inevitale 1oom #oresight this fact ecomes ecomes undenialy undenialy Dvious Dvious to To To view samsara head on re3uires the everyone who hears him. Though this does strength to ensure that what one sees shall not stop him from lying, once those around truly come to pass. This is infeasile in the him understand that everything ut his lies case of whole societies, ut 7e !ho Sees carry with ith them them the the ring ring of truth ruth,, it the Shape of Things to %ome needn't see ecome ecomes s diK diKcul cultt to succes successfu sfully lly do so. so. anything ut the silhouette of the future in Still, a clever !arlock can use this to his order order to guide guide the fate fate of organ organi9a i9atio tions. ns. advantage advantage.. 4The $on 1ragon 1ragon kidnapped kidnapped 5fter fter all, all, whil while e indi indivi vidu dual als s may may devi deviat ate e the Scarlet Scarlet $mpress $mpress using Infernal Infernal $xalts $xalts fro from the nor norm, the cos cosmic mic trut ruths of made from from corrupted corrupted Solar Solar $xaltation $xaltations,4 s,4 samsara inform enough of the populace's for example, is false no matter how close ehavi ehavior or that that indivi individua duals ls are are irrele irrelevan vant. t. to the truth it actually is. 8ove is slavery, tomorrow shall e worse
0ote 0ote that, that, as per the samsa samsara ra keywo keyword, rd, any attemp attemptt to relay relay inform informati ation on gained gained from samsara never seems to e true. )erciful Shattering of 1reams %ost& @m( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& Simple /eywords& 0one 1uration& Inde?nite 2rere3uisites& Inevitale 1oom #oresight The most compassionate act imaginale is to teach someone that the est thing they can do is aandon their aspirations, curl into a all, and go to sleep. !hen activating this %harm, the Infernal speci?es a single target and something that person wish wishes es to acco accomp mpli lish sh.. 5n 5ny y acti action on the the Infernal takes which directly contests the target's e"orts to reali9e that goal enEoy a stunt onus as if they resonated with the Infer Infernal nal's 's motiva motivatio tion. n. The !arlock arlock also also gains a onus success on all rolls for such acti action ons, s, whic which h does does not not coun countt as dice dice gained from %harms. If the the goal is represented y an Intimacy or the )otiva )otivatio tion n of the target target,, the Breen Breen Sun 2rinc rince e gain gains s - or ; onu onus s succ succes esse ses, s, respectively.
anyway, not something the Infernal would actually want to fail at, etc then he gains < motes for the $ssence pool provided y this %harm. This is the only way the pool may may e re?l re?lle led, d, and and it may may e done done at most once per scene. 0ote 0ote that that the the Sams Samsar ara a keywo eyword rd only only applies to the failure itself. If the Infernal has a vision of losing a horse race against *egent #okuf, #okuf, he is not re3uired to actually challenge the *egent to a race. If he ?nds himself in such a race, however, he cannot do anything to prevent himself from losing. If a character would normally e unale to take this %harm, such as due to the 0ative keywo eyword rd or the the limi limitt on the the num numer er of Breen Breen Sun 2rinc 2rince e more more pool pool expan expander ders, s, they may learn it anyway, ut do not gain the mote mote pool pool until until they they could could normal normally ly learn this %harm.
The Shape of Things to %ome %ome %ost& Gm( )ins& $ssence A( Type& *e+exive Step - /eywords& Samsara 1uration& Dne Scene 2rere3uisites& 2rere3uisites& 2athetic #ailure #ailure 5nticipation, !orld:#orsaking 1reamer Shintai 2athetic #ailure 5nticipation Sacheverell has traded hope for certainty. %ost& :( )ins& $ssence ;( Type& 2ermanent >y activating this %harm, the Infernal truly /eywords& 0ative, Samsara sees sees the Shape Shape of Things Things to %ome. This 1uration& 2ermanent remov emoves es the the unex unexpe pect cted ed tag tag from from all all 2rere3uisites& Inevitale 1oom #oresight attacks directed at him as he sees them an >ene9er the !hite *am died, and it was instant efore they occur, ut this is the the 8idless $ye that Sees's fault. 7e was least of the %harm's e"ects. too weak to stop it, too stupid to see it 5s long as this %harm is active, the Infernal coming, too hideous for the %hosen of the sees sees ever everyt ythi hing ng that that he will will do, do, say, say, or gods to consider sparing him, too even think in the next instant. 7e loses all worthless to do anythin thing g at all. 7is free will, watching himself live his own life transition into Sacheverell has made him from deep inside the recesses of his own no etter, ut now he can at least predict mind mind.. 7e cann cannot ot even even cont contem empl plat ate e the the his his own own failu failure res s to prep prepar are e hims himself elf for for horro horrorr of his own own situat situation ion,, as samsa samsara ra them. them. This This %harm %harm gives gives the Infer Infernal nal an dictat dictates es his thoughts thoughts.. Dther Dther than than a few extra extra 2erip 2eripher heral al $ssenc $ssence e pool pool that that is < modi?cations, he ehaves normally& motes large. L7e L7e will ill not not atta attack ck or othe otherw rwis ise e harm harm 5dditi 5dditiona onally lly,, whenev whenever er the Infer Infernal nal uses uses someone with t h is %harm active. Inevitale 1oom #oresight on himself, he %haracters with the e"ects of this %harm, may specify exactly what he wishes to see. ut who do not actually know it, do not If he does so, he is granted a vision of count for this purpose. himself himself failing failing spectacula spectacularly rly at whatever whatever LIf given the opportunity, he will attempt to action he foresaw. foresaw. This ensures that he will convince others who are capale of it to otch the roll for that action the next time learn this %harm, and all its repurchases. the the spec speci? i?ed ed situ situat atio ion n occu occurs rs.. If the the LDnce during each scene, he will perform Storyt Storytell eller er Eudges Eudges the situat situation ion to have have one act such as those caused y Inevitale een appropriate for an $clipse caste oath 1oom 1oom #ore #oresig sight. ht. The Storyt Storytell eller er simply simply enforced otch to have occurred i.e., not decl declar ares es that that the the char charac acte terr does does this this so speci?c that it will never actually come action, as he only sees it the instant efore up in play play,, some someth thing ing that that the the !arlo arlock ck it is to happen, and thus has no time to actual actually ly had a chance chance at succee succeedin ding g at react react.. 7e su"ers su"ers the Illusi Illusion on e"ect e"ect from from
the ?rst ?rst repur repurcha chase se of Inevit Inevital ale e 1oom 1oom attacks. The e"ect still ends if the Infernal #oresight as normal, unless he is already dies. e"ected y such an Illusion caused y The Dne ?nal repurchase cements the Shape of Things to %ome. 5horrent 5horrent 2rophet 2rophet 6nimagined 6nimagined's 's position position The player remains in control of the as haringer of a philosophical apocalypse. !arlock. 7e now lacks free will, ut in the This repurchase re3uires $ssence < and context of the game tale, he never had Sacheverell Blory Incarnate. 5s long as the any to egin egin with. with. Instea Instead d of the player player Infer Infernal nal is awake awake,, every every perso person n in every every deciding what the character will choose to realm of existence including unreachale do, the player decides what samsara will ones such as 5utochthonia while the Seal force the character to do. of $ight 1ivinities remains intact su"ers a 5t $ssenc $ssence e , the durati duration on incre increas ases es to +urry urry of an in?n in?nit ite e num nume er of soci socia al inde?n inde?nite ite.. 5 repur repurcha chase se at this this $ssenc $ssence e attac attacks ks every every tick. tick. These These social social attack attacks s level makes this %harm permanent. cost < willpower to resist, in+ict the e"ect 5 second repurchase allows the Infernal to of this this %har %harm m on any any who who succ succum um to share the gift of freedom from freedom. >y them except the immunity to unexpected comm commit itti ting ng G mote motes, s, the the !arlo arlock ck may may atta attack cks, s, and and coun countt as natu natura rall ment mental al grant a willing target all the e"ects of this in+uence in+uence ut automatica automatically lly stunt around %harm, until he decides to decommit the the limitation that natural mental in+uence $ssence. 5nother repurchase at $ssence F can only drain - willpower per scene. The allows the Infernal to in+ict this %harm on e"ect e"ects s of this this %harm %harm do not dissipat dissipate e if unwi unwill llin ing g vict victim ims s y succ succee eedi ding ng on a Sacheverell dies when they are in+icted in 2res 2resen ence ce or Inve Invest stig igat atio ion n ase ased d soci social al this manner. #inally, all repurchases of The attack against them. Yet another Sha Shape of Thing hings s to %om %ome have have the their repur epurch cha ase at $ss $ssence ence allo allow ws the the minimu minimum m $ssenc $ssence e reduc reduced ed to and the !arlock to use 2erformance ased attacks Sacheverell Blory Incarnate prere3uisite is instead, which re3uires the commitment of remove emoved d from from this this repu repurc rcha hase se.. Thes These e G time times s the the targ target eted ed 6nit' 6nit's s )agn )agnit itud ude e e"ec e"ects ts appl apply y to ever everyo yone ne capa capal le e of mote motes s. 5 penu enultim ltima ate repur purcha chase at learning Sacheverell %harms, not Eust the $ssence G reduces this %harm's cost to
