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Therapy "And how does that make you feel?"
He takes out his pen and notepad, asking his target how they're feeling. A haze settles over their minds, leaving them in a happy fog as he scribbles away.
Spend an Action. Select a Living target within arm's reach. You must actively and obviously use Notepad w/ Pen to activate this Effect. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6 -3 dice.
If you succeed, for the next hour, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by Happiness. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.
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The Sons of Salem
We swear to secure our people against the wickedness and evil of the invisible world.
We swear to aid the afflicted.
We swear to stay ever vigilant and seek out the abominable witchcrafts committed in this country.
We humbly pray to be blessed by God to hold all those who consort with the Devil accountable. Amen
—Opening and closing prayer for Sons of Salem meetings.
The Sons of Salem is a loosely-organized conservative populist movement in the United States that preaches violent opposition to anything they perceive as witchcraft, demonic, or monstrous.
Blowhard podcaster Ted Gundy and former general of the mercenary group “Hognose,” Roland Rush, founded the movement in 2010 after a series of violent werewolf attacks and unexplained, supernatural murders in Tennessee. Memberships grew quickly, stoked by Ted’s fiery doomsday rhetoric on his podcast "Truth Seekers" and the aspiration of the masculine power embodied by Roland.
Although they speak of duty, honor, and maintaining the “natural order” of things, the Sons of Salem are driven by fear. They collect guns and appear at protests en-masse as a way of easing the all-consuming terror of their powerlessness. At the same time, they have conditioned themselves to respond to fear with “strength” (read: violence).
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Emotion Control Gifts
Yokai Queen
Ame starts to play an old song made new, to quell or heighten the rage of Yokai in the surrounding area, including herself.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Living or Animate target within 45 feet as well as a specific emotion. You must actively and obviously use a microphone or musical instrument to activate this Effect. Roll Charisma + Performance at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 8.
If you succeed, for the next hour, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by the chosen emotion. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.
The Warmth of the Indomitable Human Spirit
Go forth and show no fear
The person is overcome with a warm and powerful feeling, out of Parker’s motivation and guidance, their spirit fueling everyone else’s, even protecting their own emotions.
This Effect activates whenever you or a friendly creature is overcome with despair or fear. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Select a Living target within 45 feet. Roll Charisma + Athletics at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by bravery/tenacity. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way. Your own emotions are also shifted in the same way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
Both attacking someone and being attacked will end the Effect.
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is giving a target a warm word or gesture. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
Mi amor
A red arrow with a beautiful heart on the end, with carvings into it going down to a point that glows red win about to be fired
Spend an Action and use up this red arrow. Make a ranged weapon Attack at a Living target within normal Attack range. The target may roll to dodge or Defend, as normal for ranged weapon Attacks. The Attack itself does not deal any Damage beyond the Effect.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by Love. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
- The Attack roll used to activate this Consumable cannot be at a Difficulty lower than 6. You may only use one Consumable per Action.
- This consumable is destroyed when used and cannot be used again.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.
“Enforcer”
“Gotta take pleasure in your work, right?”
Angel is a drug gang “enforcer” in Johannesburg, South Africa. To keep his place when he keeps disappearing and asking for things, he’s gotta make himself especially good at his job. “Work mode” slips on like a jacket and Angel sets to business; an intimidator by trade, employing physical and psychological torture.
Activated Rune: Promise
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a number of Living targets equal to your Charisma within 45 feet. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 8.
If you succeed, for the next minute, affected targets will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by Fear. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is a bit of rune flaring. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.
Withering Gaze Sunglasses
“He was staring into my soul”
When wearing these shades which are not courtroom appropriate attire. If staring directly at an individual when they lie to you there’s a good chance they will feel nerve wracking guilt.
This Effect activates whenever When An Individual Lies to the wearer. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Select a Living target within 45 feet. Your target should be intuitively based on the triggering event. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6 -3 dice.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by Guilt. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
If any affected target takes or deals Damage, this Effect ends.
- When triggered, the Effect activation resolves immediately after the triggering Action. It is not Reaction speed.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.
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Emotion Control Gifts
Agent Provocateur
“Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.” – Malcolm X
Through the use of clever rhetoric, the spy is able to inspire a surge of emotion in a target with whom they are speaking.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Living target within 45 feet as well as a specific emotion. This Effect cannot be used unless you are engaged in conversation with the target. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6 -3 dice.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by the chosen emotion. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.
Pathetic Gaze
"I forgive you."
The creature's claws rip through the poor, defenseless doctor's coat, opening deep gashes in their gut. It bares its fangs to lunge for the killing blow, but the doctor looks up at the attacker. Their eyes filed not with utter terror at their imminent demise, only a look of disappointment and pity. Touched, the monster hesitates. . .
This Effect activates whenever you receive a Severity 2 or higher Injury from an attack. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Select a Living target within 45 feet. Your target should be intuitively based on the triggering event. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by remorse for hurting such a pure soul. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
- When triggered, the Effect activation resolves immediately after the triggering Action. It is not Reaction speed.
- Common emotions and the actions they inspire
- Anger (shouting, cruelty, denying requests, attacking)
- Pity (stopping an attack, executing an injured target)
- Happiness (generosity, dancing, joking, socializing)
- Sadness (finding solitude, openly crying, demotivation)
- Fear (running, attacking)
- If you succeed, the target MUST take at least one Action they otherwise would not have. Hey, GM who is reading this, I'm talking to you. You have to enforce this. Remember: Gifts must feel powerful.
- 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.