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What are Playgroups?

Stay Organized

A Playgroup is a group of Players who play The Contract together. Each Playgroup establishes a setting shared by all of the Contractors who call that Playgroup home. Usually, each group of Players shares a single Playgroup.

Playgroups act as a community hub. The Playgroup's Leader is in charge of defining the setting, ensuring Contractor and Gift quality, and settling disputes. Playgroup Leaders manage memberships and are able to view and edit the character sheets of the Contractors in their Playgroup.

The Harbingers’ Contracts play out across the multiverse, in worlds familiar and bizarre. . .

A Playgroup's setting can be anything. Most use an instance of the default setting (The Illumination), but it could easily be a different take on modern Earth, a historical period, or even a fantasy continent with potions and spellbooks. Settings evolve over time, shaped by the Contracts and Contractors.

A Playgroup's setting determines what sorts of activities a Contractor may do on their Downtime as well as the Equipment available to them. However Contractors from all settings advance using the same Experience points and Gifts.

Crossing Over

Because each Contract is a self-contained session with an ensemble cast, and all Contractors advance at the same rate, Contractors may risk their lives in Contracts held in other Playgroups.

If both Playgroups allow it, Harbingers may invite a Contractor from another Playgroup to participate in a Contract. Visiting Contractors temporarily lose access to Equipment, Conditions, and Circumstances from their home Playgroup. If they survive, they are returned home immediately at the Contract's conclusion.

Not only can you play The Contract no matter who shows up to game night, you can play and progress your Contractors any time you want by playing in sessions held by other groups at game stores, conventions, or even online.

What are Playgroups?

Stay Organized

Crossing Over

The Harbingers’ Contracts play out across the multiverse, in Worlds familiar and bizarre. . .

Because each Contract is a self-contained session with an ensemble cast, and all Contractors advance at the same rate, Contractors may risk their lives in Contracts held in other Playgroups.

What Makes a Contractor?

You are exceptional.

Most Contractors begin their careers as non-supernatural humans, but Harbingers only approach those with a spark of greatness. You are talented and driven-- the best of the best. You might be an olympic athlete, a leading surgeon, or a CEO. Perhaps your potential has gone unrecognized, or your path has lead to the shadows rather than the limelight. Regardless, you are not an average Joe.

You will sign The Contract.

When you are approached by a Harbinger and asked to risk your life in exchange for otherworldly power, you will say "yes." You are not content. You have an ambition or some circumstance that drives you to wager your life time and time again. Everyone has their own reasons, but all Contractors will risk their lives for power.

Incredible Powers sleep within you.

Harbingers always pay. Each Contract you succeed awakens your latent, supernatural powers. These Gifts are a uniquely "you"-- no two Contractors share a single trick. An artist might discover that they can bring their paintings to life. A park ranger may slip out of their human skin and make their patrol on all fours. What powers will you develop? Will you be psychic? A cleric of Dumballah? An academic with a collection of magical tomes? Anything is possible.

What Makes a Contractor?

You are exceptional.

You will sign The Contract.

Incredible Powers sleep within you.

New Contractor

Tap on any element for more information.

Experience Remaining: 150 (150 0)

Name

is a

Archetype Summary (ex: "skater punk werewolf", "cannibal chef", or "golden-age comic book hero") Inspire Me!

who will risk

life in the Contracts

for a chance to

Ambition. Why does this Contractor risk their life for power? Focus outward: how do they want to change the world? Inspire Me!

They are

Age

years old, and usually appear as

A brief description of your Contractor's outward appearance.

They are from , a world .

Your Contractor has no Playgroup.

Playgroups are Player groups with a shared setting. Contractors without a Playgroup cannot interact with other Contractors on their Downtimes. Most GMs will not allow Contractors without an active Playgroup to participate in their Contracts.

When you are finished creating your Contractor, you can find a Playgroup or create your own and then edit your Contractor to add them to it.

Tagline

(Optional) A subtitle that introduces your Contractor in a flavorful way

Limits
"This is where I draw the line."

Anguish
If you are ever tortured or made to experience an extended period of physical or mental agony, make a Trauma roll.

Atrocities
Make a Trauma roll if you ever witness a humanitarian atrocity such as massacre, torture, extreme abuse etc.

Murder
Make a Trauma roll if you ever kill someone for a reason other than immediate self-defense.

Animal-Lover
You apply a human-like social conscious to animals. Whenever you gravely injure a non-human animal for a reason other than self-defense, roll Trauma.

Betrayal
You are extremely sensitive about being lied to or misled. Make a Trauma roll whenever you discover you've been tricked or lied to about something serious.

Capture
If you are ever held against your will, imprisoned, or tied up, make a Trauma roll.

Failure
You are a perfectionist or a megalomaniac and cannot tolerate major failures of any sort. Make a Trauma roll every time you lose a Game or fail a task in your area of expertise.

Injustice
Any time you allow someone (through action or inaction) to escape justice for a major crime, make a Trauma roll.

Lifesaver
You cannot bear the guilt of taking a life. If you are ever responsible for someone else's death, either through action or inaction, make a Trauma roll.

Monsters
Make a Trauma roll each time you see a new monstrous supernatural creature. Lovecraft, eat your heart out.

Near-Death Experience
The frailty of your own life terrifies you. Make a Trauma roll after any near-death experience (such as being Incapacitated or hanging from a cliff by your fingertips).

Old-Fashioned
You find technology abhorrent and unnatural. Any time you use or trust your life to technology developed after 1940, roll Trauma.

Sin
You are a true believer with a specific religious code, defined at Character creation. Make a Trauma roll any time you violate this code.

Submission
You are a controlling narcissist. Make a Trauma roll if you ever go along with someone else's plan or idea, whether by force or choice.

Attributes

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Dexterity ( 0 Exp )

Intellect ( 0 Exp )

Perception ( 0 Exp )

Abilities

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Alertness ( 0 Exp )

Animals ( 0 Exp )

Athletics ( 0 Exp )

Brawl ( 0 Exp )

Crafts ( 0 Exp )

Culture ( 0 Exp )

Drive ( 0 Exp )

Firearms ( 0 Exp )

Influence ( 0 Exp )

Investigation ( 0 Exp )

Medicine ( 0 Exp )

Melee ( 0 Exp )

Occult ( 0 Exp )

Performance ( 0 Exp )

Science ( 0 Exp )

Stealth ( 0 Exp )

Survival ( 0 Exp )

Technology ( 0 Exp )

Thievery ( 0 Exp )

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Assets and Liabilities
"You play the hand you're dealt, good and bad."

Physical
( -0 Exp )
Background
( -0 Exp )
Mental/Emotional
( -0 Exp )
Restricted
( -0 Exp )

Physical Assets

1 - Convenient Klutz ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your manner of tripping over yourself is so unpredictable, it makes you difficult to target. (When you are attacked, you may spend a Reaction to instead fall on your face and take a Severity-1 Injury, avoiding the attack. Only works if your Dexterity rating is 1.)

1 - Contortionist ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are unusually flexible, and may squeeze through small spaces with ease. (Reduce the Difficulty of any roll to escape a grapple or Dexterity roll involving flexibility by 2.)

1 - Nimble Fingers ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your fingers are particularly long and slender. (You receive a +2 dice bonus to any action that requires fine manual dexterity.)

1 - Lanky ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are particularly tall and have long limbs. (Your "touch" range is ten feet instead of the standard five.)

1 - Swimmer's Build ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are built for the water. (+2 dice to any rolls relating to swimming. Actions performed in water have their penalty reduced by 1.)

1 - Cat-Eyes ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your eyes catch the light in the dark like a cat or dog's, granting low-light vision. (You suffer no penalty to rolls in low-light situations. You cannot see in pitch blackness.)

1 - Pathetic ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are so pathetic, no one takes you seriously as a threat. (Opponents must succeed a Difficulty 7 Mind roll in order to attack you instead of other opponents in combat. Only works if your Brawn rating is 1.)

1 - Beautiful ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You're quite the specimen! (Rolls where your good looks could help are at -2 Difficulty, and social interactions should be role-played accordingly.)

2 - Tough ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You can function under intense pain. (Dice penalties from pain are reduced by 2. This includes Body penalty.)

2 - Born Runner ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are built specifically for running. (+5 feet of free Movement, +2 dice to all-out sprint rolls.)

2 - Attuned Autoimmune ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your background has exposed you to a wide variety of toxins and diseases, and you have adapted to resist. (+2 dice to resistance rolls against any diseases or toxins.)

2 - Pack Beast ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You're built to carry and haul. (You can carry 25 pounds per point of Brawn without being encumbered instead of the usual 15.)

3 - Bounce Back ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You heal incredibly quickly. (Whenever one of your severe Injuries is Properly Stabilized, reduce its Severity by 1. Your stabilized Injuries heal 4 Severity levels per month instead of the standard 2.)

5 - Immutable Body ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your body is naturally resistant to being reshaped or permanently damaged. (You may Exert your Mind to negate any effect that would transform your body against your will (including the Warp Form Effect). All Battle Scars you would receive are one level less severe.)

Physical Liabilities

1 - Anosmia ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have no sense of smell, and your sense of taste is extremely limited. (All Perception rolls which depend on smell fail automatically, and any Perception rolls which involve smell in some way (such as tasting things) are at +2 Difficulty.)

1 - Ugly ( 0 Exp )

Condition: A hideous disfigurement makes your appearance disturbing and memorable. (Any rolls that involve physical appearance in some way are at +2 difficulty. Social interactions should be roleplayed with this Condition in mind.)

1 - Deep Sleeper ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You require more sleep than most people, and are quick to fall asleep but slow to wake up. (All attempts to put you to sleep succeed automatically. A full restful sleep requires at least 10 hours of sleep. Attempts to wake you up while sleeping, as well as Perception checks you make while you’re sleeping, are at +2 difficulty.)

2 - Short ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are very short, 4’6” at most. (You have difficulty reaching or manipulating objects designed for normal adults, and your move speed is reduced by half.)

2 - Mute ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You cannot speak. (You may communicate with the GM and describe your actions, but cannot talk to a player character or an NPC unless everyone concerned uses sign language or you write things down.)

2 - Defective Sight ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have trouble seeing things accurately. (All Perception rolls which involve sight are at +2 Difficulty, and rolls which involve aiming at a target are at +1 Difficulty (this includes ranged combat, as well as called shots in melee combat).)

2 - Scarred ( 0 Exp )

Your body is damaged in a way that just won't heal right. Start with a Battle Scar. Must be at least a Major scar. Requires GM approval.

Scar

3 - Deaf ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You cannot hear. (You automatically fail any rolls which require hearing, and are at -3 dice for multi-sensory rolls.)

3 - One Arm ( 0 Exp )

Battle Scar: You are missing an arm. You are -2 to -4 dice on any rolls to perform Actions which require two hands, depending on the Action. Athletics rolls are made at +1 Difficulty.

3 - Movement Impaired ( 0 Exp )

Battle Scar: Your legs do not function properly, and you cannot run or walk easily. Most likely you will require some form of walking aid, such as braces or a cane. You move at one quarter movement speed with a prosthesis or aid. You cannot Dash or Sprint.

Impairment

4 - Glass Jaw ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are easily knocked out. (Whenever you take an Injury that is Severity 4 or higher, or if you take any blow to your head, you pass out for the next Round. When you pass out, you drop what was in your hands, fall to the ground, cannot move, and cannot take any Actions.)

5 - Hemophilia ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your blood doesn't clot as normal, making any Injury a potentially lethal one. (All Injuries Severity 2 or higher degrade at a rate of 1 Severity per minute. Stabilizations are made at +2 Difficulty, and all Proper Stabilizations require a blood transfusion.)

5 - Blind ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You cannot see. (Any rolls which require sight fail automatically, and any actions which are made easier by sight are rolled at up to +3 Difficulty, depending on the specific action.)

Background Assets

0 - Average Finances ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You can live stably off your money. (You have access to $2,500 (or equivalent currency) per Contract.)

1 - Polyglot ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are fluent in three additional languages. (You can speak, read, and write in the chosen languages. You may be given a roll to decipher some amount of meaning from a related language at GMs discretion.)

Language

1 - Additional Citizenship ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You maintain full legal status in a specific country or nation. (You have official citizenship in the chosen country, in addition to your home country, and are entitled to any benefits that citizenship there entails.)

Country

1 - Respected Expert ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are highly respected and influential within a given field or industry. (Just about anyone in _____ will know of you and respect your status and ability within that field. Social rolls made against anyone in your chosen field receive +2 dice.)

Field

2 - Point of Contact ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You know someone in a specific industry or area of influence, and can lean on them for assistance. Once per Contract, and once per Downtime, you may call in a favor from _____. (Your contact is not brainwashed or supernaturally compelled, and they may refuse to do things which are unreasonable or absurd. You may attempt to call in additional favors beyond the first one, but these are not guaranteed, and over-use of your contact may cause you to lose them, as well as create potential Loose Ends.)

Contact

2 - Stockpile ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You have a stockpile of a specific type of weaponry or hard-to-find items. (During a Downtime, you may obtain up to three items from your stockpile.)

Stockpile Type

2 - Alias ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You have an officially established alternate identity. (Your alias has all proper legal documentation and will hold up to the highest scrutiny. If it is exposed, you may make a Move to replace it.)

Name

2 - Famous ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are well-known and generally well-liked by the general public. (You may easily communicate a message via the media during a Downtime, and you may receive preferential treatment from NPCs at the GM's discretion.)

Claim to Fame

2 - Database ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You have access to a specific database of non-public information. As long as you have internet access or cell service, you may search for relevant information in your database. (GMs may require you to make a roll and/or spend a significant amount of time for particularly complex or nuanced information requests, at their discretion.)

Access to

2 - Financially Comfortable ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: Your finances are in-order, and you can afford to spare some for your Contracting. (You have access to $35,000 (or equivalent currency) per Contract.)

4 - Wealthy ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are "comfortable" in the way that makes people extremely jealous. (You have access to $100,000 (or equivalent currency) per Contract.)

4 - Jack of All Trades ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are naturally capable of most things, even without any training. (When making a roll which utilizes a Primary Ability that you don’t possess, you do not suffer the standard +1 Difficulty penalty, and you receive +1 dice to the roll.)

4 - Arsenal ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You have an arsenal of a specific type of illegal weaponry or extremely rare and dangerous items. This does not include weapons of mass destruction, tanks, or assault helicopters. (During a Downtime, you may obtain up to three items from your stockpile.)

Arsenal Type

5 - Rich ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are absolutely loaded. (You have access to $1,000,000 (or equivalent currency) per Contract. Note that moving vast sums of money quickly or discreetly is not always possible.)

Background Liabilities

1 - Illiterate ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your reading and writing are rudimentary at best. (If you are capable of reading or writing at all, it is restricted to 5-6 year old level.)

1 - Notoriety ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are easily recognized and treated badly by the public at large due to something bad in your past. (There is a strong hatred of you in English speaking cultures, and anyone who watches the news or is tuned in to popular culture will reflect that attitude. You get -3 dice for any rolls in social situations, and must roleplay your notorious status when relevant.)

Reason

2 - Poor ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are completely incapable of holding onto money. (You start each Contract with 1d10 x10 dollars in cash.)

3 - Imprisoned ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are trapped inside some form of prison or cage, and are only released temporarily to attend Contracts. (At the end of each Contract, you will be returned to your prison. Your ability to do Crafting, make Moves, improve Abilities, and maintain a consistent inventory, are all significantly restricted, and you must get GM approval to attempt any of these things.)

Manner of Imprisonment

3 - Outsider ( 0 Exp )

Circumstance: You are not an accepted member of society. You have no citizenship in any country or nation, and have no legally recognized forms of identification or licenses, making many elements of modern life impossible for you to attain. (Making Moves to gain new Circumstances is significantly hampered by your outsider status, and in some cases may be completely impossible. Your Outsider status may occasionally cause GMs to give you new Loose Ends, at their discretion.)

Mental Assets

1 - Oblivious ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You frequently fail to notice the soul shattering horrors that drive others mad. (All defensive Mind rolls and Trauma rolls are made at -2 Difficulty. Does not affect any Trauma rolls made as an additional cost for Gift activation. Only works if your Perception rating is 1.)

1 - Avoidance ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are so off-putting, that most people just avoid you. (You may Exert your Mind to cause someone to ignore or avoid you in a social situation. Any Stealth rolls you might make as a part of this get +2 to their Outcome. Only works if your Charisma rating is 1.)

1 - Lizard Brain ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are so unintelligent, you're accustomed to acting on instinct alone. (Being reduced to 0 Mind does not incapacitate you. You are able to continue performing Actions in such a state, though you are limited to dog-like level of intelligence, and Penalty still applies in full. Only works if your Intellect rating is 1.)

2 - Clear Conscience ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have a special knack for shrugging off traumatic experiences. (All Trauma rolls you make are -1 Difficulty, and Penalty does not apply.)

2 - Focused ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are able to remain focused despite your circumstances and surroundings. (Any Mind Penalty you have is reduced by 2.)

2 - Light Sleeper ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are able to function with less sleep than most people. (You need only four hours of sleep per night, and any supernatural attempts to put you to sleep are rolled at +1 Difficulty.)

3 - Daredevil ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have a penchant for taking wild, unnecessary risks, and somehow manage to survive them. (You get +3 dice when attempting an action that is especially risky, and may ignore a single 1 on that roll.)

3 - Trained Reflexes ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your life has been filled with tight situations and violent encounters, so when the fighting starts, you act quickly. (You get +3 dice to all Initiative rolls.)

4 - Jaded ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are difficult to disturb, perhaps because of a traumatic past, or perhaps you're just emotionally detached. (You only have two Limits, instead of the normal three.)

5 - Iron Will ( 0 Exp )

Condition: When you are determined and your mind is set, nothing can sway you from your goals. (You receive +2 dice to all Mind rolls.)

Mental Liabilities

1 - Nightmares ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your sleep is plagued with horrible nightmares. (At the start of each Contract and each time you fall asleep, make a Self-Control roll. If you fail, you take one Mind damage.)

Subject

1 - Traumatized ( 0 Exp )

You have developed a specific behavior in response to a traumatic experience. Start with a Trauma.

Trauma

2 - Delusions of Grandeur ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You believe yourself to be the very best, one of the elite, superior to anyone else you meet. (You must succeed a Self-Control roll in order to believe something or take an action which contradicts this delusion.)

2 - Vengeful ( 0 Exp )

Condition: An insult to or an attack on your person simply cannot be tolerated. (Each time someone wrongs you or disrespects you in a major way, you must succeed a Self-Control roll to resist taking revenge.)

2 - Anti-Social ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You struggle with engaging in social interaction. (In order to attempt to get someone's attention, or to speak to someone you have known for less than a day, you must succeed a Self-Control roll. If you become the center of attention in a large group, you must Exert your Mind to avoid fleeing or shutting down.)

2 - Compulsive Liar ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have trouble with honesty and generally find it much easier and safer to make things up. (Any time you are asked about yourself, or are offering information about yourself, you must succeed a Self-Control roll in order to tell the truth. If you are ever caught in a lie, you must Exert your Mind in order to come clean; otherwise you must attempt to justify the initial lie with more lies.)

2 - Forgetful ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your mind is a sieve, and while you can recall broad strokes, committing anything more detailed to memory is quite difficult. (You must roll Mind Difficulty 6 in order to remember any details (locations, names, address, where you left something that you set down, physical descriptions of things, bits of information you were told, etc…) If you fail the roll, you may Exert your mind to remember, but if you botch the roll, you are stuck.)

2 - Paranoia ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have a natural distrust of everyone around you, and are always on edge looking for threats. (You must roll Self Control in order to let another person remain in a position where they could easily hurt you, or to allow someone else to perform a task which is necessary to keep yourself safe. If you fail, you may Exert your Mind to overcome your fear.)

2 - Disorder ( 0 Exp )

You have a mental or emotional disorder which is chronic and hard to treat. Start with a permanent Trauma. This is recorded on the character sheet as a Condition, and uses the same system as an equivalent Trauma, but cannot be healed through therapy or the Mend Trauma effect.

Permanent Trauma

3 - Gullible ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are trusting and honest to a fault, and believe almost everything you hear. (You automatically fail any roll to detect a lie, and any rolls which involve telling lies are at +3 difficulty.)

3 - Fragile ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You're emotionally fragile, and very likely to be mentally and emotionally scarred by your experiences. (You have four Limits, instead of the usual three.)

4 - Weak Willed ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are highly susceptible to any attempts to influence you. (You are at +2 difficulty to resist mental, emotional, or social Effects, as well as to resist standard social rolls.)

Restricted Assets

0 - Imbued ( 0 Exp )

Condition: After accepting your first Invitation to a Contract, you are Imbued, altering the manner in which you learn. (After completing a Contract, your learning and conditioning improves rapidly. However, you require the Contracts to advance. You have an indomitable Will to Survive. You may Exert your Mind to improve the Outcome of your Actions. You are highly receptive to therapy and may "cure" your Traumas with counseling on a Downtime.)

0 - Unshakable ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You're hardly human anymore, and actions that once troubled you hardly seem to matter at all anymore. (You are at -2 Difficulty to all Trauma rolls. Gained automatically when you reach Veteran status (25 victories), and cannot be taken prior to that.)

0 - Seen Things ( 0 Exp )

Condition: Your exposure to unspeakable horrors has hardened you. (You are at -1 Difficulty to all Trauma rolls. Requires Seasoned status (10 victories).)

3 - Sleepless ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You do not require sleep. (You do not require sleep, and any resistance rolls against supernatural attempts to put you to sleep are rolled at +2 dice.)

4 - Ageless ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are not immortal, but the passage of time takes a lesser toll upon you. (For every four years that passes, you age a single year.)

5 - Gifted ( 0 Exp )

Whether via a premature awakening, a Harbinger's down payment, or some other means, your Powers begin to develop before you are invited on your first Game. Start with one Gift.

Restricted Liabilities

1 - Dark Secret ( 0 Exp )

Loose End: You have a secret. When it gets out, there will be immediate and significant consequences for you.

Secret

2 - Individual Enemy ( 0 Exp )

Loose End: Whether through misfortune or deliberate provocation, you have made a lifelong enemy out of someone, and they will stop at nothing to take you down.

Name of Enemy

2 - Lycanthropy ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are possessed by an impulsive aspect that physically and mentally transforms you on the full moon and the surrounding nights. (At the start of each Contract, roll a d10 and multiply the result by 2 to determine how many nights until the full moon. On the two nights leading up to the full moon, you experience minor physical changes and Mind rolls you make are at +1 Difficulty. On the night of the full moon, you transform fully into an obviously unusual creature and all Mind rolls you make are at +2 Difficulty.)

2 - The Hunger ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have an insatiable urge to consume something unusual. (You no longer recover Mind through restful sleep. Instead, you may recover 1 point of Mind per day by consuming the subject of your hunger. Any day you fail to do so, you take a point of Mind damage.)

New Food

2 - Bane ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You are weak to a specific material or type of attack. (Any Damage you take from your weakness is increased by 2 and ignores any non-material Armor you may have.)

Weakness

3 - Animal ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have the body of an animal. (You are not capable of fine object manipulation, using equipment made for humans, or speaking a human language. You have no human legal status. Your form may impart other benefits or drawbacks depending on your species. Benefits are limited to a +3 dice bonus to one or two Actions your species is specifically adapted for (e.g. a chameleon blending in, a bloodhound tracking something by scent). You use your sheet’s stats as normal.)

3 - Sore Thumb ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You stick out like a. . . (You automatically fail all Stealth rolls, and rolls to notice or locate you always succeed.)

3 - Fairy Rules ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You must abide by the major social conventions of the fae. (You cannot lie and must keep any promises you make.)

3 - Supernatural Condition ( 0 Exp )

You have some unique supernatural affliction or curse due to your heritage or background. This condition must affect your life in a major way, and cause you significant hardship. Requires GM approval.

Supernatural Condition

3 - Nightwalker ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You find the daylight unbearable. (You suffer a -3 dice penalty as long as you are exposed to sunlight. This stacks with any other penalty you have.)

4 - Group of Enemies ( 0 Exp )

Loose End: Your antics have attracted the attention of a powerful group of beings, and they are willing to commit whatever collective resources they have towards destroying you.

Name of Group

5 - Dark Fate ( 0 Exp )

Condition: When things go wrong for you, they go very wrong. (Any time you roll an Outcome of 0, it counts as a Botch (-1). You cannot use Will to Survive to reduce the Severity of incoming Injuries.)

10 - Giftless ( 0 Exp )

Condition: You have some pressing issue which forces you to spend your rewards from Contracts on simple survival. (You cannot receive Gifts, or spend Gift or Improvement points.)

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New Contractor

What Makes a Contractor?

Your Contractor has no Playgroup.

Limits "This is where I draw the line."

Anguish If you are ever tortured or made to experience an extended period of physical or mental agony, make a Trauma roll.

Atrocities Make a Trauma roll if you ever witness a humanitarian atrocity such as massacre, torture, extreme abuse etc.

Murder Make a Trauma roll if you ever kill someone for a reason other than immediate self-defense.

Animal-Lover You apply a human-like social conscious to animals. Whenever you gravely injure a non-human animal for a reason other than self-defense, roll Trauma.

Betrayal You are extremely sensitive about being lied to or misled. Make a Trauma roll whenever you discover you've been tricked or lied to about something serious.

Capture If you are ever held against your will, imprisoned, or tied up, make a Trauma roll.

Failure You are a perfectionist or a megalomaniac and cannot tolerate major failures of any sort. Make a Trauma roll every time you lose a Game or fail a task in your area of expertise.

Injustice Any time you allow someone (through action or inaction) to escape justice for a major crime, make a Trauma roll.

Lifesaver You cannot bear the guilt of taking a life. If you are ever responsible for someone else's death, either through action or inaction, make a Trauma roll.

Monsters Make a Trauma roll each time you see a new monstrous supernatural creature. Lovecraft, eat your heart out.

Near-Death Experience The frailty of your own life terrifies you. Make a Trauma roll after any near-death experience (such as being Incapacitated or hanging from a cliff by your fingertips).

Old-Fashioned You find technology abhorrent and unnatural. Any time you use or trust your life to technology developed after 1940, roll Trauma.

Sin You are a true believer with a specific religious code, defined at Character creation. Make a Trauma roll any time you violate this code.

Submission You are a controlling narcissist. Make a Trauma roll if you ever go along with someone else's plan or idea, whether by force or choice.

Attributes

Abilities

Assets and Liabilities "You play the hand you're dealt, good and bad."

Physical Assets

1 - Convenient Klutz ( 0 Exp )

1 - Contortionist ( 0 Exp )

1 - Nimble Fingers ( 0 Exp )

1 - Lanky ( 0 Exp )

1 - Swimmer's Build ( 0 Exp )

1 - Cat-Eyes ( 0 Exp )

1 - Pathetic ( 0 Exp )

1 - Beautiful ( 0 Exp )

2 - Tough ( 0 Exp )

2 - Born Runner ( 0 Exp )

2 - Attuned Autoimmune ( 0 Exp )

2 - Pack Beast ( 0 Exp )

3 - Bounce Back ( 0 Exp )

5 - Immutable Body ( 0 Exp )

Physical Liabilities

1 - Anosmia ( 0 Exp )

1 - Ugly ( 0 Exp )

1 - Deep Sleeper ( 0 Exp )

2 - Short ( 0 Exp )

2 - Mute ( 0 Exp )

2 - Defective Sight ( 0 Exp )

2 - Scarred ( 0 Exp )

3 - Deaf ( 0 Exp )

3 - One Arm ( 0 Exp )

3 - Movement Impaired ( 0 Exp )

4 - Glass Jaw ( 0 Exp )

5 - Hemophilia ( 0 Exp )

5 - Blind ( 0 Exp )

Background Assets

0 - Average Finances ( 0 Exp )

1 - Polyglot ( 0 Exp )

1 - Additional Citizenship ( 0 Exp )

1 - Respected Expert ( 0 Exp )

2 - Point of Contact ( 0 Exp )

2 - Stockpile ( 0 Exp )

2 - Alias ( 0 Exp )

2 - Famous ( 0 Exp )

2 - Database ( 0 Exp )

2 - Financially Comfortable ( 0 Exp )

4 - Wealthy ( 0 Exp )

4 - Jack of All Trades ( 0 Exp )

4 - Arsenal ( 0 Exp )

5 - Rich ( 0 Exp )

Background Liabilities

1 - Illiterate ( 0 Exp )

1 - Notoriety ( 0 Exp )

2 - Poor ( 0 Exp )

3 - Imprisoned ( 0 Exp )

3 - Outsider ( 0 Exp )

Mental Assets

1 - Oblivious ( 0 Exp )

1 - Avoidance ( 0 Exp )

1 - Lizard Brain ( 0 Exp )

2 - Clear Conscience ( 0 Exp )

2 - Focused ( 0 Exp )

2 - Light Sleeper ( 0 Exp )

3 - Daredevil ( 0 Exp )

3 - Trained Reflexes ( 0 Exp )

Limits
"This is where I draw the line."

Anguish
If you are ever tortured or made to experience an extended period of physical or mental agony, make a Trauma roll.

Atrocities
Make a Trauma roll if you ever witness a humanitarian atrocity such as massacre, torture, extreme abuse etc.

Murder
Make a Trauma roll if you ever kill someone for a reason other than immediate self-defense.

Animal-Lover
You apply a human-like social conscious to animals. Whenever you gravely injure a non-human animal for a reason other than self-defense, roll Trauma.

Betrayal
You are extremely sensitive about being lied to or misled. Make a Trauma roll whenever you discover you've been tricked or lied to about something serious.

Capture
If you are ever held against your will, imprisoned, or tied up, make a Trauma roll.

Failure
You are a perfectionist or a megalomaniac and cannot tolerate major failures of any sort. Make a Trauma roll every time you lose a Game or fail a task in your area of expertise.

Injustice
Any time you allow someone (through action or inaction) to escape justice for a major crime, make a Trauma roll.

Lifesaver
You cannot bear the guilt of taking a life. If you are ever responsible for someone else's death, either through action or inaction, make a Trauma roll.

Monsters
Make a Trauma roll each time you see a new monstrous supernatural creature. Lovecraft, eat your heart out.

Near-Death Experience
The frailty of your own life terrifies you. Make a Trauma roll after any near-death experience (such as being Incapacitated or hanging from a cliff by your fingertips).

Old-Fashioned
You find technology abhorrent and unnatural. Any time you use or trust your life to technology developed after 1940, roll Trauma.

Sin
You are a true believer with a specific religious code, defined at Character creation. Make a Trauma roll any time you violate this code.

Submission
You are a controlling narcissist. Make a Trauma roll if you ever go along with someone else's plan or idea, whether by force or choice.

Assets and Liabilities
"You play the hand you're dealt, good and bad."