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Hello, Horatio! “Good kitty!”
Grace begins calling a cat and waving a ball of yarn. Obedience’s old kitty, Horatio, appears as a ghostly form covered in soot. Upon closer inspection, you may be able to tell he was once a calico. Horatio, at the GM’s discretion, may be able to perform small tasks that a mundane cat could, such as catch a bug or offer comfort. Additionally, he is able to perform a scratch attack, and the girls seem to be able to fully understand Horatio due to their mental ties.
Horatio usually resides in Grace’s mindscape, or between worlds- where Obedience half-exists already. He has been with them through the beginning, even when he couldn’t be seen… the most loyal of cats, our beloved Horatio.
Exert your Mind and spend at least two Actions performing the following ritual: Grace walks around waving her ball of yarn calling out for Horatio and inspecting places he could come out from. to activate. You must actively and obviously use A ball of yarn to activate this Effect. You must maintain Concentration while activating this Effect, and it fails if you are interrupted.
Summon a single Horatio at your location. They will last until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 1 minion active at a time.
Minions have 4 Body and can make melee range attacks with 5 dice to attack and +1 Damage. They cannot move faster than a walk and cannot dodge incoming attacks. They have dog-level intelligence, but are capable of communicating information back to you. Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 3 dice.
Your minion is able to Stealth with a 4-dice pool.
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Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.
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Piercing Packmate
Worn piercings manifest someone else's sharp concern, but your loyal ally!
Touched piercings seem to have flesh warp from under them, the sudden mass gathering into a fearsome form of a Warped Hound which peels from the piercing adorned werewolf.
The penumbra of the moonglow forces, the beast just under Jingle's mind. It still thinks, it still eats (or hungers) and it still wants to liberate!
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. This Effect cannot be used unless Can only be summoned from within Werewolf form.
Summon the one and only Sapient Pack Piercing at your location. They last until they are destroyed They are controlled by you. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
- Initiative: Minions act directly after you in Combat starting the Round after they are summoned.
- Combat: Minions roll 5 dice to dodge, Grapple, or make claws/teeth Attacks. Their unarmed Attacks are melee range and deal +2 Damage.
- Body/Mind: Minions have 5 Body. Your companion is roughly the size of a wolf. Your minions roll 7 Mind resistance dice.
- Armor: Minions have 2 Armor.
- Movement: Minions can move 40 feet per Round as Free Movement and double that when performing an all-out Sprint.
- Intelligence: Minions have human-level intelligence and can speak your language. They lack manual dexterity and cannot use equipment, Artifacts, or Consumables designed for humans.
- Actions: Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 4 dice. Any other roll is made with 4 dice. They can lift and haul as though they have 2 Brawn.
- Powers: Your companion can Exert their Mind using your Mind and spend your Source.
- Unusual: Minions are obviously Alien to any observer.
If killed, you cannot re-summon your minion until after your next Contract.
- Your companion heals fully during each Downtime, but is not healed fully when you re-summon them.
- Your companion is affected normally by Artifacts and Energy Transfer.
- Your minions may count as additional targeting types based on their flavor. For example: Living, Computer, Creature, etc.
ɘbiƧ ɿɘʜƚO ɘʜT no ƨbnɘiɿᖷ
These creatures are most comfortable behind. Behind the scenes, behind the mirrors, behind you.
With a chant of "Occulta spirituum post reflexiones exeat et audi," and a proper portal to the mirror-lands, a shade is drawn forth, serving for a time in exchange for a gift of mystic power.
Exert your Mind and spend two Actions performing the following ritual: Press your hand to a reflective surface and chant. You must actively and obviously use a reflective surface to activate this Effect. You must maintain Concentration while activating this Effect, and it fails if you are interrupted.
Summon a single Mirror Shade at your location. They will last for two hours, or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 1 minion active at a time.
- Attacking: Minions can make melee range attacks with 5 dice to attack and +1 Damage.
- Body: Minions have 4 Body.
- Movement: Minions can move 20 feet per Round as Free Movement, and double that when performing an all-out Sprint.
- Intelligence: Minions have dog-level intelligence, and cannot communicate back to you. They may use equipment.
- Actions: Minions cannot dodge or Defend. Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 8 dice. Your minion is able to Stealth with a 7-dice pool.
Baphomet
As above so below I guess
Most people assume Baphomet is Vita’s familiar. He's not. He’s older than that term. He’s not here to serve—he made a deal. One that stitched his fate to Vita’s heartbeat. When she made her wish, the realms cracked open, and something lonely and fanged slipped through. Now he won’t leave. He eats her leftovers, naps on ancient artifacts, and commits minor crimes when unsupervised. She wouldn’t trade him for anything.
When summoned, Vita’s shadow stretches unnaturally long, curling at the edges like smoke. A soundless pressure ripples through the air, like a breath being held too long. From the darkness coils a black-furred cat with star-flecked markings and an infuriating grin. Tiny horns glint above his eyes, and when he takes flight, leathery wings unfurl from his back like forgotten pages of a forbidden book. He lands with the weight of inevitability and the smugness of someone who’s always right.
Baphomet isn’t a summon. He’s a consequence. A fanged pact stitched into Vita’s soul when she gave up her voice and made the mistake of longing out loud. Bound not by spell or leash, but mutual understanding, Bapha walks the line between infernal companion and spiritual parasite. He's not just intelligent—he’s opinionated, meddling, and deeply invested in keeping Vita alive, mostly because he doesn’t want to go back. Where she goes, he follows, uninvited but indispensable. Their connection is deeper than magic. It’s blood, debt, and unspoken love, forged under moonlight and written in claws.
Increase your sacrificial Injury's Severity by 1 and spend an Action.
Summon the one and only Sapient demon cat at your location. They last until they are destroyed They are controlled by you. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
- Initiative: Minions act directly after you in Combat starting the Round after they are summoned.
- Combat: Minions roll 4 dice to dodge, Grapple, or make cat scratches Attacks. Their unarmed Attacks are melee range and deal +0 Damage.
- Body/Mind: Minions have 1 Body. They are between the size of a rat and a cat and do not suffer falling damage. Your minions roll 7 Mind resistance dice.
- Armor: Minions have 1 Armor.
- Movement: Minions can move 20 feet per Round as Free Movement and double that when performing an all-out Sprint. Your minions can fly at their normal movement speed.
- Intelligence: Minions have human-level intelligence and can speak your language. They lack manual dexterity and cannot use equipment, Artifacts, or Consumables designed for humans.
- Actions: Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 4 dice. Your minion is able to influence, occult, and alertness with a 8 dice pool. Any other roll is made with 4 dice. They can lift and haul as though they have 0 Brawn.
- Powers: Your companion can Exert their Mind using your Mind and spend your Source.
- Unusual: Minions are not obviously Alien.
If killed, you cannot re-summon your minion until after your next Contract.
If you do not have a sacrificial Injury when you activate this Effect, take a new Severity-1 Injury.
- Your companion heals fully during each Downtime, but is not healed fully when you re-summon them.
- Your companion is affected normally by Artifacts and Energy Transfer.
- The sacrificial Injury received from activating this Effect cannot be prevented by any means or healed before 1 day has passed. It is shared with all Effects that use sacrifice. This Injury does not requires Stabilization or cause Battle Scars when it becomes Severe.
- Your minions may count as additional targeting types based on their flavor. For example: Living, Computer, Creature, etc.
Elvtosis
Eating a burger wit no honey mustard-
Vito consumes The King's Panacea, the modern Ambrosia that THEY use to lie to the masses, hiding the sheeple from its innumerable benefits whilst lying through their teeth as they call it the cause of Elvis Prime's "Death".
At once, a red pulsating light begins to emanate from his chest, faint song emanating from within until at once bursting through in a cacophony of afterbirth-coated limbs.
Distressed faces of Elvis Homunculi press their way through the thin firmament of his skin like a cracked egg, clawing their way overtop of another as they impossibly push their way through Vito's skin without sign of any wound, landing wetly on the ground as an Elvis King; a fused and horrendous mass of nails and bloodied intertwined limbs.
With a series of horrific crunching sounds, the limbs of the trio of homunculi snap away from one another, holes ripped in their flesh from the dozens of nails pulled out in their disconnection, leaving hundreds more that serve as both visceral armour and ranged attack methods.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must use up Elvis Suicide Burger in order to activate this Effect. You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. If you fail or Botch, you receive one Mind Damage and a new Trauma.
Summon up to 3 Non-Sapient, Animate Elvis Homunculi at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 3 minions active at a time.
- Initiative: Minions act directly after you in Combat starting the Round after they are summoned.
- Combat: Minions roll 4 dice to dodge, Grapple, or make unarmed Attacks. Their Attacks have 50 feet of range and deal +3 Damage.
- Body/Mind: Minions have 7 Body. They automatically fail all Mind resistance rolls.
- Armor: Minions have 3 Armor.
- Movement: Minions can move 15 feet per Round as Free Movement and double that when performing an all-out Sprint.
- Intelligence: Minions have dog-level intelligence and cannot communicate back to you. They cannot actively use Equipment.
- Actions: Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 3 dice. They can lift and haul as though they have 4 Brawn.
- Unusual: Minions are obviously Alien to any observer.
You may end this Effect prematurely as a Free Action.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see The Elvis Hive Bloom.
- When narrating disturbing content, be cognizant of your group's tone and accommodating to those who would like to "fast forward" through the description.
- Your minions may count as additional targeting types based on their flavor. For example: Living, Computer, Creature, etc.
The staff of random
The staff of random will summon a random minion upon use. The minion is loyal and will fight until it dies. The minion could be any monster like a slime or a devil.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Summon a single Random at your location. They will last for two hours, or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. This Artifact may have at most 2 minions active at a time.
- Attacking: Minions can make melee range attacks with 5 dice to attack and +1 Damage.
- Body: Minions have 4 Body.
- Movement: Minions can move 20 feet per Round as Free Movement, and double that when performing an all-out Sprint. Your minions can fly at their normal movement speed.
- Intelligence: They have dog-level intelligence, but are capable of communicating information back to you. They cannot actively use Equipment.
- Actions: Minions cannot dodge or Defend. Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 3 dice.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
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Goon Squad
"Yous need us to whack somebody? Uhhhhh, sure boss, whatever you say."
The mobster knows a guy they can call for a hired goon, who arrives about a minute later. The goons are dumb as bricks, but tough nonetheless, perfect for sending a message when you need to keep your hands clean.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must actively and obviously use cell phone to activate this Effect.
Summon a single Sapient goon at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
- Initiative: Minions act directly after you in Combat starting the Round after they are summoned.
- Combat: Minions roll 4 dice to dodge, Grapple, or make melee Attacks. Their unarmed Attacks are melee range and deal +2 Damage.
- Body/Mind: Minions have 5 Body. Your minions roll 3 Mind resistance dice.
- Armor: Minions have 1 Armor.
- Movement: Minions can move 15 feet per Round as Free Movement and double that when performing an all-out Sprint.
- Intelligence: Minions have human-level intelligence and can speak your language. They can use equipment, Artifacts, and Consumables. However, they cannot Exert their Mind.
- Actions: Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 3 dice. Any other roll is made with 3 dice. They can lift and haul as though they have 2 Brawn.
- Unusual: Minions are not obviously Alien.
- Minions die if targeted with Energy Transfer (before the Effect resolves) or if an Artifact or Consumable they use would Injure them or cause them to roll Trauma.
- Your minions may count as additional targeting types based on their flavor. For example: Living, Computer, Creature, etc.
Summon Roadie
Any successful musician knows the value of a good roadie. The musician calls for a roadie, and one will promptly arrive. The roadie doesn't talk much, and they aren't too bright, but they can sure haul gear.
After a couple hours of work, the roadie will retire to smoke and get some sleep.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Summon a single Sapient roadie at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most one minion active at a time.
- Initiative: Minions act directly after you in Combat starting the Round after they are summoned.
- Combat: Minions roll 3 dice to dodge, Grapple, or make roadie Attacks. Their unarmed Attacks are melee range and deal +0 Damage.
- Body/Mind: Minions have 5 Body. Your minions roll 3 Mind resistance dice.
- Armor: Minions have 1 Armor.
- Movement: Minions can move 15 feet per Round as Free Movement and double that when performing an all-out Sprint.
- Intelligence: Minions have human-level intelligence and can speak your language. They can use equipment, Artifacts, and Consumables. However, they cannot Exert their Mind.
- Actions: Any Perception checks they make are rolled with 3 dice. Your minion is able to lifting and hauling with a 7 dice pool. Any other roll is made with 3 dice. They can lift and haul as though they have 2 Brawn.
- Unusual: Minions are not obviously Alien.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
- Minions die if targeted with Energy Transfer (before the Effect resolves) or if an Artifact or Consumable they use would Injure them or cause them to roll Trauma.
- Your minions may count as additional targeting types based on their flavor. For example: Living, Computer, Creature, etc.
Create Lesser Vampire
The Vampire is able to turn one of their victims into a lesser vampire, a pale shadow of a full creature of the night but useful nonetheless. Having drained and killed their target, the Vampire performs a brief ritualistic bloodletting, wherein they spill their own blood into the target's mouth, forcing them to drink, and bonding them together as child and sire.
Shortly afterwards, the fledgling vampire will rise from death, hungry for blood and eager to serve.
Increase your sacrificial Injury's Severity by 1 and spend one minute. Select a Dead target within arm's reach that has died within the last hour. This Effect cannot be used unless you drained the target's blood while they were still alive.
Your target rises as an Animate being. The raised creature is totally mindless, with no memory of its past life or hint of its old personality. They cannot communicate. They will follow any command you speak.
The creature lasts until it dies again. It is revived at full health. Any Injuries it had in life are not accounted for when determining its penalties or progression towards re-death, though they may affect its ability to perform certain actions at GM's discretion. The raised creature must consume flesh every day or it will die again.
Raised creatures have their Abilities set to the same that they were in life. Their Charisma and Intellect are set to 1, but their Dexterity, Brawn and Perception are the same as they had in life. A raised creature cannot use any Effects.
Your revived targets deal 2 Weapon Damage with their unarmed attacks.
If you do not have a sacrificial Injury when you activate this Effect, take a new Severity-1 Injury.
- The creature will die at the end of any 24 hour period gone without consuming their specified diet, and it is important that this growing desperation is reflected in how they are roleplayed.
- The sacrificial Injury received from activating this Effect cannot be prevented by any means or healed before 1 day has passed. It is shared with all Effects that use sacrifice. This Injury does not requires Stabilization or cause Battle Scars when it becomes Severe.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.