Amber

Hong Kong Amber Introduction Cosmology The Multiverse of Hong Kong Amber is built like a giant world map, with Los Angeles and Hong Kong on opposite sides. All possible shadow countries are strung up between them. The order of the shadows is a conceptual one. To go from Hong Kong to Los Angeles you can pass Great Britain, Spain, South America and up through Texas. The shadows that look like the Earth's past, present and future are real, filled with strong currents of energy, while other, more exotic ones have to be reinforced to become powerful. Beneath all of this lies the 10 000 Hells. It is said to lie "beneath" everything because you can get to it from anywhere in the Multiverse. Around the Multiverse lies the great tree of Yggdrasil, shielding it from unknown terrors. Locations The Labyrinth The Labyrinth that keeps the Pattern safe is a weave of caverns and tunnels below the Po Lin Monastery. The Labyrinth is called the Bowels of the Serpent by the Lords of Chaos. Other names include the Netherworld, the World Below and the Void Caverns. The Labyrinth extends between all places, especially those of power, and can be traversed by someone with a Major Power. Hong Kong Victoria Peak The Walled City Po Lin Temple Fragrant Harbor China The Golden Circle Great Britain NeoNippon Korean Industries Taiwan Industries Thailand Macao Singapore City Krakatoa Atolls Fionas private retreat. Krakatoa has a high magical axiom. Later used every two years as an arena for High Priest Chinaway's annual tournament. Sumatra Wilderness and savages. Some magic.

Everything beyond this point is for the GM only. Hollywood The Studios These are the playgrounds of the Great Lords of Chaos. Almost omnipotent, they only meet serious resistance from Pattern Initiates and other Great Lords. Ruled by a feudal oligarchy. The Great Lords meet in council and decide the fate of the The Citadel of the Seven Powers All Great Lords have a contingent here, as it is widely regarded as the mark of being a true Great Lord. A gigantic Source, that, according to tradition, can be used to foretell the future. As it is connected to several Studios, you can at least read what is going on right now. Russia Not a part of the Hollywood, as it is located just outside it, up and north of the Sawall Studios. Mexico A 30's military government rules Mexico, complete with northern robber barons and southern uncharted jungles, filled with treasure and forgotten tribes. The City of Angels Guarded by the Protector of the City, The Lord with No Name. Chaos Valley A Valley that leads to the Abyss, with the Temple of the Serpent on one of the surrounding hills. Reality Quakes Frequent disturbances tear the fabric of the City of Angels, causing disturbances varying in size and intensity from small, localized conduits in reality from a city block to another, to regions that are completely torn asunder, with massive invasions from other worlds. These appear because of the volatile nature of Reality near Chaos Valley. The Temple of the Serpent The home of the Well of the Serpent, where The Serpent of Logrus resides. The Los Angeles city library The best library in the Chaos area, and maybe the best (usable) library found anywhere. Valhalla Mimer's cottage Always contains fresh porridge, bread and pork belly ("fläsk"). Yggdrasil The three wells Nidhugg's domain Below the Great Tree lives a being that is called Nidhugg. It is the first fallen angel, Uriel, who had his wings cut off and the wounds smeared with Earthblood to keep them from ever healing. After almost drowning in the Earthblood well, he now lives for revenge. Living inside Yggdrasil, he can show up anywhere at anytime in the kingdom of Ratatosk, always looking for allies against the Asgardians. Castle Ratatosk Through the Eye God The Underworld This chapter is for the GM only. Infernus Home of the one who calls himself Elohim. Wields absolute power over the Source and Shadow of Infernus. The Source is created by the bottom of the Abyss. Has great armies of disciplined demons and gruesome black iron machines at his disposal. Releases all who survive the descent through the Abyss if they are Logrus Lords. The 10 000 Hells The 10 000 Hells were created as a stable habitat for the Demons of the Underworld by Yama, Kali and Brahma, three of the First Five. The Walking City The Forbidden City The Eternal Library You can find anything here, if you now how to look in this demonic library. The Outer Wastes Outside the 10 000 Hells lies a strange place, that changes constantly, because of the lack of inhabitants. The Palace of the Heavenly Dragon Emperor The Kingdom of the Dead Other names: The Kingdom of Yama. Shadows Australia Earth Characters Initiates of the Pattern All the ones who have walked the Pattern and survived. Their main headquarters lies in the Eternal City of Hong Kong. All are built on 300 points [GM], except Oberon (450) and Dworkin (200 in every attribute, all powers at double point cost)[/GM]. Benedict King Bleys Sik Brand Sik Caine Ng Corwin King Deirdre Lixue Dworkin King Eric King Fiona Sik Flora Julian Lam Llewella Lan Oberon King Random Huang Fu The Lords of Hollywood All the ones who have taken on the Logrus and survived. Duchess Belissa Minobee King Argyle Sawall Lord Bances Lord Borel Hendrake Lord Chinaway Lord Oloss Lord Larchton Lord Rinaldo Greatest of the Lesser. Lord Tmer Lord Tubble Least of the Great. The Minor Lords About 20 000 minor lords, with a new batch of 4000 created each year. The greatest losses are taken by the new ones, filled by hubris and the madness of the Logrus. The Lord with No Name The Blooded Ones The ones who live up north, in Valhalla. The Berserks Denizens of Valhalla. Fight all day, drink all night, wake up fresh as mountain dew. The Norns The Valkyries Ratatosk Skjöldtor Hatetyr Loki Mimer Last of the Giants. Demons of the 10 000 Hells The largest civilization in the Underworld. They are divided into a strict hierarchy: Wild Demons (not part of the hierarchy), Demons, Foremen, Sergeants, Lieutenants, Princes and Kings. Above them sits the Empress of Lies. The Empress of Lies Yama, Ruler of the Dead Sam Siddharta Gautama Yama, the Monkey King, son of Yama. Married Fiona at the beginning of the campaign. The Great Yama Kings 10 in all, the close allies of the Empress of Lies, and her consorts. Durga The Yama Kings The 120 rulers of the 10 000 hells. Normally built on 200-450 points. The Heavenly Dragon Emperor Resides within his Palace, only reachable at full moon, from the steps of Victoria Peak. The Elemental Demons A subtype of demon, closely aligned with an element: thunder, fire, ice, earth, metal, darkness, water. The Demon Hordes The foot soldiers of the 10 000 hells. Basic demons are normally built on -100 to -40 points. Foremen are built on -40 to -25 points. Sergeants are built on -25 to 15 points. Lieutenants are commonly built on 15-50 points, and the first to normally count as Named. Princes are always Named, and most are built on 50-200 points. The Wild Demons Outside the 10 000 hells and between the Kingdoms, tribes of Wild Demons eke out an existance. The First Five Brahma Rama Shiva Krishna Vishnu Yama Kali The Host The Angels who invaded this universe 10 000 years ago. Lucifer Morningstar Nidhugg Outsiders Creatures without a Major Power, that have become Eternal anyway. Suhuy Sword created by Suhuy the Archmage, first High Priest of the Logrus. Later wielded by Lord and later King Sawall, improved by Bances the Mad, and lastly wielded by Hrun the Barbarian. Created from the Logrus, it has walked the Pattern, and now travels the Multiverse in search of enlightenment. Highly intelligent and filled with power. Rules Attributes Attributes are important in HK Amber, as it is combat intensive. Hiding your powers Anyone with an Attribute of 0 or more may “hide” their attributes at will. This hides them from detection, unless the detecting party initiates an active scan of somekind (Eyeball Mk I is sufficient) and wins a contest of the corresponding attribute. With Psyche, you may also “hide” your Powers and Name. They then look like ordinary, unnamed, persons. If they want to “power up” their Powers, it takes a few seconds to do that. You may “hide” your Powers with up to half your Psyche, without powering them down. Psyche Used as an energy reserve for powers. A combination of psychic power, resistance and technique. Strength Used as a measure of fighting technique, strength and physical toughness. Is also used as a measure of general athletic prowess. Endurance Used as a measure of endurance, damage capacity (HP) and regenerative ability. It is also used to break up stalemates in conflicts. Warfare Used as a measure of firearms mastery, sneakyness and battlefield prowess. Charisma Used as a measure of social prowess, general friendliness and performance skills. Sample uses include lie detection, conspiracy and arena concerts. Stuff This may be bought as Good Stuff with up to 25 points or taken as Bad Stuff as a flaw, for up to an additional 25 points. It regulates your relation to the world. If things can go wrong (or right), they will. It does not affect your abilities (your "dierolls"), but sets the attitude of the world around you and the way things pan out in the long run. Bad stuff is contagious, while Good stuff is personal. If you fail with Bad Stuff, the situation will rapidly take a turn for the worst. If you fail with Good Stuff, there often is a way out. 25 points is a lot, either way. System Real things Things that have a large amount of points invested in them, or are infused with great primal energies are Real, and thus have a Name. A place that is a source of Power points is always Real. Something that is Real produces effects that have a great impact on the world around it. Examples include The Four Golden Guns of Oberon, Suhuy the Sword and the True Pattern room, the Logrus Well, The Abyss, The Eternal City, Mimers cottage, and The Citadel of the Seven Powers. Damage done by Real sources invariably kill or destroy their targets if they aren't Real. Real targets are affected as if they were Unnamed, hit with normal weapons. Named and unnamed These rules also apply to places and things, to a lesser degree. Name Sometimes, a person that has done something important gets a Name. Characters with more points are more prone to becoming real, and characters with a Power that costs 30 points or more are always Named. Characters with a Name gain several benefits. Firstly, they are more resistant to trauma, especially to attacks from afar and trauma inflicted by natural phenomena. This means that ranged attacks do about half damage in Hong Kong Amber. All ranged weapons are classed down one row when creating Items of Power. Unnamed Unnamed characters are the extras of the world, the ones who are mowed down in the hundreds by Named characters. They take normal damage from all kinds of effects and are easy to manipulate with Powers. Conflict resolution When opposed conflicts are resolved, attributes are very important. If one of the opponents has twice the amount of the other, he wins within a short period of time. If not, both opponents have an opportunity to end the conflict at will by leaving, if they can. A long, ardous conflict ensues which the stronger one will probably win, eventually. Here, it is appropriate to roll a die and read the result. If the conflict is not resolved by roleplaying and the die roll, the conflict is turned into an Endurance conflict after a while. Here, both combatants get another chance to end the conflict. After this, if both have the same Endurance (within 10% of each other) both parties are exhausted. Chance and roleplaying plays an even greater role in this last phase of the conflict. Naturally, Stuff plays a large role from beginning til end. If the world can throw a Bad Stuff crowbar in your engine, it will. Souls Souls are divided into three parts: spirit, soul proper and intellect. The intellect is a construct of the brain and dies with it. The spirit is the part of the soul that contains feelings, passions and becomes a normal ghost if not properly taken care of, when the body dies. The soul proper, commonly called the soul, is what transcends and reincarnates, if the religion of the spirit allows it. Powers There is no way you can quantify all the Powers your players are going to invent. See the following as an attempt at drawing up guidelines. Form Cost The point cost of the basic Power. Governing Attribute The attribute used to regulate the effect of the Power. Quote “Like, im soo cool, ‘cause I’ve got these superhuman powers.” Rules Specifications, mechanics and examples. Sources Any thing or place that contains free Power, is called a (Power) Source. If someone or something is to use the Power stored in the Source it has to be Linked to the Source. This means that a mystical bond of some kind is created between the Source and the Power recipient. Many Sources are specific and only allow for siphoning certain types of Power. The Power is measured in Power Points. 1 Power Point gives a temporary boost to something equal to 1 character point. The points can only be used once, but do not fade until the task at hand is complete. Examples include a magical bolt, one physical blow, or the creation of a powerful object. Links come in many different fashions. In Hong Kong, Flora has control over the power of Hong Kong Island through her popular support and the monetary transactions that pass through the Bank of Hong Kong, one of the Sources in Hong Kong. Dworkin wields another Source, the Primal Pattern, keeping control of it through his natural connection to it as its creator. Llewella has a Source in her high-tech arcology, the Fragrant Harbor (Hong Kong means "Fragrant Harbor"), an hour away by boat, the Low Reflection of the Pattern. Advancing Powers The Powers listed only include the basic forms of the Powers. To enhance a Power, you buy an Advancement of it. That is, a bonus or enhancement of somekind to the Power in question. Advancements normally cost 5 points, but some are so powerful they cost 10, 15 or even 20 points. Talk to the GM. Basic 5-point advancements that may be bought with all Powers include: Extra Power Points This Advancement increases the effect of your Power as if your Governing attribute was 10 points higher. Extra Speed This Advancement increases the speed of your Power by one of these categories: Year, Month, Week, Day, 3 hours, 20 minutes, 2 minutes, 10 seconds, instant, always on. Less Effort This Advancement decreases the effort need to apply an effect. When calculating power expenditure, your Governing attribute counts as if it was 20 points higher. Subtle This advancement allows you to use your Power without everyone noticing. Your power is invisible, and you count as if you had used half your effective Governing attribute to hide your Power. Extra levels of Subtle gives you an extra multiple per level. Enhance This advancement enhances your Power against a specific item. Examples include Magic Bolts that ignore Normal Armor, or Logrus tendrils enhanced against the Pattern. Resist This Advancement allows you to enhance your resistance to  a specific item with this Power. Examples include Sorcerous shields enhanced against Sorcery, or a Logrus Shield, designed to resist the Pattern (at least 10 points since the Pattern has the Advancement Enhancement against the Logrus). Combo (X/Y) This Advancement allows you to combine the effects of Powers X and Y. Have fun! Drawbacks Drawbacks can only lower the cost of a Power to 10. Obvious Normal Powers are visible to naked eye, but can be hidden. This Drawback makes it impossible to hide the Power, and its effects are noticeable Shadow-wide, if sensed. Focused This Drawback halves the scope of the Power. Focused bought twice quarters its scope. Next level makes the Power very narrow, about 1/10 of it's normal scope. Example: Elemental Magic (Normal), Fire and Ice (Focused), Fire Magic (Focusedx2), Fire Bolts (Focusedx3). Chi Powers Cost: 5 points per combination of Resist or Enhance and particular attribute. Governing attributes: Endurance. Speed type: 10 seconds. "Control, control, you must learn control." These powers count against the cost of Enlightenment. Resist Resist Chi powers doubles the margin the opponent needs to win in a Conflict. Resist Endurance also makes it possible to perform tremendous feats of endurance, and self healing. Enhance Enhance Chi powers lower the margin needed to win in a Conflict. The user simply needs to have more in an Attribute than the opponent to win a conflict. Enhance Endurance also allows for a limited form of Chi Healing, that allows the user to project his own Endurance and increase the normal rate of regeneration of the target. Earthblood Cost: 30 points Governing attribute: Endurance. Speed type: Always on. "None shall pass." The power of the Earth Blood is a purely defensive one. It cannot be used actively, and provides eternal life and health, and a supernatural stamina. It makes the user almost impervious to everything, giving the Blooded the same effect as all Resist Chi powers continually, and all margins needed to win against the Blooded are increased one step. Pattern effects tend to pass through the Blooded without effect, while Logrus effects tend to overload the Logrus used. Enlightenment Cost: 30 points Governing attribute: Psyche. Speed type: Always on, Travel: 2 minutes. "All things are one, and I am one with them." The equivalent of all Chi powers combined, with a transport possibility beyond even the Logrus. The Enlightened only needs to have more than an opponent in an attribute to win, and opponents need four times the Enlightened's attribute to win a Conflict. The Enlightened can also travel to any place he wishes to be in little time. This is because the Enlightened realises that all places are one, as all things are. The Enlightened is required to act in a certain manner according to his personal ethics to gain any abilities of his Enlightenment. Attunement to the Jewel of Judgement Other names: Pattern mind-walking, The Inner Logrus, Attunement to the Eye of the Serpent. Cost: 10 points Governing attribute: Psyche. Speed type: 2 minutes. Speed type: Weather: 20 minutes. "Through the looking glass." This is the power that links the Pattern and the Logrus. It consists of mind-walking the pattern in the Eye of the Serpent (aka the Jewel of Judgement), and thus gaining several benefits. Initiates of the Pattern and Masters of the Logrus can learn special techniques from this mind-walk. All Attuned gain the ability to change local weather, influence chance and sense Power effects. Attuned also become Named if they weren't. The weather may be changed at will, with a speed dependent on the Attuned's Psyche. This does not put any strain on the Attuned. Pattern Initiates Attuned Pattern Initiates can manifest a personal pattern anywhere and anyplace, as if walking the Pattern (5). This makes the Attuned the center of a zone of Reality. Everything existing and created in this area becomes Real, as if it had been in the presence of the One, True Pattern (5). It also gives the Attuned the use of a Pattern Lens (5). Logrus Masters Logrus Masters gain protection from the Pattern by Attuning themselves (5), at the same time allowing them to fetch Real items (5). All damage done by their tendrils are Real, too (5). Labyrinth Walking Cost: 10 points. Governing attribute: Psyche. Speed type: Day. "I'm late! I'm late!" This is the ability to navigate the Labyrinth without a major (30+ point cost) power. Logrus Mastery Cost: 45 points. Governing attribute: Psyche. "Mine! All mine!" The Logrus Master is said to take on the Logrus when he acquires this Power. 1 in every 20 hopeful succeed in taking on this Power it is said, the rest either become powerful lunatics or just burn up from the inside. The Logrus comes from the venom of the Serpent as it bites the intended Logrus Master. All Logrus Masters “feel” eachother, and feel others with great (30+ points) powers. There are about 20 000 Logrus Masters at any given time. 2000 die each year, and are replaced by 2000 new ones. This does not mean that 38 000 people die each year, it means 40 000 are screened by the High Priest. The Logrus may be used in several ways, or combined with magical powers to make the magic Real. Immortality All Logrus Initiates become immortal. Sponsor Masters of the Logrus are expected to work taking care of a shadow in the sponsor Great Lord's studio, channeling power upwards to the Master's superior in the hierarchy of the studio. The Master also has an allotted amount of Source power that can be used as he sees fit. The hierarchy of the studios is layered and strict with the Great Lords at the top, and the Minor lords at the bottom. Logrus Lens Speed type: 10 seconds. The Master may summon the Eye of the Serpent, an evershifting, pattern-like construct that reveals all as it is supposed to be. Through the Eye all Real, Named, Sorcerous and Shapeshifted things are clearly visible. Shadow Lens Speed type: 10 seconds. The Master may alter his consciousness so that he “feels” the entire Shadow. He can then pinpoint Sources, see disturbances and find things easily. Logrus Locator Speed type: 10 seconds. The Master may "ping" the Logrus to find out his location in the Multiverse relative the Logrus. This gives location and range. Power Conduit Speed type: Instant. It can be used as a power conduit, transferring power from one point to another. The maximum amount power transferred is roughly the Master's Psyche Power Points x10 per second, and that is very draining. Shadow Teleport Speed type: Instant. By bounding to the Shadow’s edge, he may travel instantly within a Shadow. Shadow Travel Speed type: 3 hours. The Master can travel in the Multiverse, fastening a Logrus tendril at a destination and pulling on himself. This is most often done in short "hops" to avoid detection and cause less power expenditure. Shadow Things Speed type: 10 seconds. The Logrus may also be used to find and collect items in the Multiverse and bring them to Master or vice versa. Logrus Defence Speed type: Instant. The Logrus Master calls up the Logrus to defend against any kind of magical or mental intrusion, allowing the Master's thoughts and aura to become as chaotic as the Logrus itself. Shadow Portal Speed type: Week. The Logrus Master can create a conduit between two places in the Multiverse. This is both time- and power-consuming. The conduit will fall apart if no power is available to keep it open. Body of Logrus Speed type: Instant. The Master may internalizes the Logrus to gain the hardness and physical strength of it. This allows the Master to add his Psyche+half of his Logrus skill to his Strength when calculating damage applied and received. Shadow Manipulation Speed type: 2 minutes or more. The Logrus may be used to change anything in a Shadow, at will. This may cause the Shadow’s owner to be upset, though. Shadows with more points invested in them are much more resistant. Anyone in the Shadow with Logrus may resist. Shadows with Pattern Initiates in them are immune. Primal Chaos It is easy to create Primal Chaos, but very hard to stop it. Primal Chaos eats at everything, destroying it. To stop Primal Chaos in a shadow you need a margin of 10 times the Primal Chaos starter's Psyche. Destroying it also works, with it's obvious drawbacks. Combos Speed type: Always on. The Logrus may be used freely in conjunction with Shapeshift and Magical Powers. Drawbacks The Powers of the Logrus are not subtle. Anyone in the same Shadow as the Master will notice him if he uses the Logrus, with the exception of the Logrus Lens. All effects except the Lens are not subtle at all, and cause major ripples in the weave of reality. (Drawback:Obvious). The Logrus also drains the user, causing him to become more and more mad as he uses the Power. Logrus Masters don't become tired, they become lunatic instead. A Master without Shapeshift always has his body distorted by the Logrus, but can reform in a few moments (Speed type 2 minutes).

The Power of Logrus is not very diminished anywhere, but lessens near the Pattern. Shapeshift is a common combination with the Logrus because of the destructive effect the Logrus has on the body. It allows the Master to more easily keep cohesion when using his power. Magical Powers Sorcery Cost: 15 points. Governing attribute: Psyche. Speed type: 20 minutes. This is the ability to manipulate magical energies through complex interactions with the world. This is a toolbox filled with spells and rituals that can do anything given enough time. Most effects take a few minutes, but they can take more or less depending on the diffculty of the effect. Focused Sorcery Cost: 10 points Governing attribute: Psyche. Speed type: 10 seconds. This is a more intuitive, less spell-based approach to magic. By lessening the scope of your area of expertise to about a quarter (for example Fire magic). This prohibits some kinds of effects with the sorcery in question (Fire magic can't normally repair or heal things). Focused Sorcery can be Advanced to gain a broader scope, first to half, then to normal scope. Demonic Powers Cost: 10 points. Governing attribute: Psyche. "Anything your heart desires." Speed type: Varies, most often Instant or Always on. These are special powers that have are used by the Demons of the Underworld. They pay full cost for the first Demonic power and count the rest as an advancement of the first, paying 5 points less for them. Examples include Folding, the power to slowly make a place Real in the Underworld (30 points ,Speed type: Year), Magical bolts (10 points, Damage Psy, Speed type: Instant, 1 Advancement) Lesser Demonic Powers Lesser Demonic Powers typically have a cost of -5 to 5 points, including a drawback (most often classic demonic flaws). Examples include red, glowing red eyes that give you nightvision (5), large black claws (x2 damage) that hinder your grip (0) or warty, demonic hide which makes you resistant (half damage) to fire and susceptible to cold (double damage) (-5 points). These Powers always cost at least 1 point when bought as enhancements. Pattern Cost: 50 points. Governing Attribute: Psyche. "The Power of Fate." Pattern Initiates feel the presence Real things, Named things, Sources and of others with great (30+) powers in their line of sight and proximity. You or your target must be moving to be affected by the powers of the Pattern. Sponsor Someone with the Pattern must sponsor you for you to be allowed to walk the Pattern. Elders enjoy playing games with Initiates sponsored by someone else, as it is a way of scoring status points. Shadow Walk Speed type: Day. Within a day or two, you can get anywhere in the universe. You can seek for anyone and anything, as long as it is not Real, although you can travel to a Real place once you have visited it. Hellride Speed type: 3 hours. The Initiate can press his abilities to get there faster. This is very tiring, and causes backwash in the form of bad luck, strange coincidences and weird occurences. Probability Control Speed type: 10 seconds. You have absolute control over small, localized random events. Weather is still out of your reach, although groups of people are not. True Fate Speed type: Day. You may create a fate of your liking, and cause it to happen. This includes “sending” letters to anyone, or causing a “random” meeting between yourself and someone (even Named people). Your control is limited to that things will happen, the time and place is random. This may be used to create bad luck or accidents, or good fortune and romantic meetings. Resistance to Logrus Speed type: Always on. The infamous resistance to the Logrus causes all Logrus Lords that touch a Pattern Initiate with a tendril to be wracked by spasms and pain, and all Logrus blood burns when touched by anything filled by the Pattern, like the bodily fluids of an Initiate (Advancement:Resistant against Logrus, bonus ability). Advantages True Fate and Resistance to Logrus works everywhere, without exception. Probability Control works almost everywhere. Pattern Initiates are very hard to kill, their chi is very strong. If there is any doubt as to their demise, they will return. The Multiverse conspires to allow them to live, or survive in some other way or form. Drawbacks The Pattern works better the closer you get to Hong Kong, but the Shadow Walk and Hellride don't work in Hong Kong. You have to travel outside Hong Kong city Limits to be able to start Shadow travel. Subtlety Speed type: Always on. The Pattern is very subtle (Advancement: Subtle two times) and is only noticed by anyone more powerful than the Initiate, and then only when actively seeking for intrusions. Shapeshift Cost: 30 points. Governing Attribute: Endurance. Regeneration Speed Type: Day. Allows the Shapeshifter to regenerate fully in hours instead of weeks. Highly dependant on Endurance (divide time by about Endurance/5+1, lower Endurance than 0 counts as 0). Shallow wounds and pricks will regenerate almost instantly. Change form Speed type: 2 minutes. Changing form does not change any of the Shapeshifters attributes and can add normal, non-magical abilities to the Shapeshifter. Claws and wings are OK, firebreath isn’t. Full body change takes about 15 minutes, and total body mass may not be altered by more than 10%. True form Speed type: Instant. This is the form she was born with. She can always revert to this form at will, instantly. Learned form Speed type: Instant. This is a form she has learned to change into in a few seconds. To train a new form takes a day or two. Combat form Speed type: Instant. This is the Shapeshifter’s combat form, that she has chosen unconsciously. She may change into it instantly, reflexively, without thought or preparation. Panic form Speed type: Always on. This may or may not be the Shapeshifter's combat form, depending on what she does when she panics. The Shapeshifter may choose which of the two panic reactions she normally succumbs to: fight or flight. The Shapeshifter’s higher brain functions are taken over by the the body’s instinctive will to survive, when the Shifter is completely exhausted or becomes unconscious. Unnamed form Speed type: 10 seconds. The Shapeshifter may freely change into unnamed creatures and people. Trump and Shapechange Trump is based on form. When shapechanged things are contacted via Trump, there is "noone home", but there is always a contact. The Word of God Cost: 10 points minimum. Governing Attribute: Psyche. Speed Type: 10 seconds. The Speaker is able to produce any effect, but takes unsoakable Damage equal to the point cost of the effect that cannot be healed in any way but natural. Psyche is a buffer, and the Advancement: Extra Points counts as a part of The Word of God. This means that when the total cost of the Power hits 30, the Speaker counts as Named. Trump Artistry Cost: 40 points. Governing Attribute: Psyche. If a non-Artist carries a Trump card and receives a Trump-call, the non-Artist can divine if the caller is the one on the Trump card. This is not a contest. Trump drawing Speed type: Week. The Artist is able to make well-made Trump of high quality of persons. Not having a live model increases the Speed type one category. Never having seen the person increases the Speed type one additional category. Fast Trump drawing Speed type: Day. The Artist is able to make low-quality Trump. Trump sketching Speed type: 2 minutes. The Artist is able to make low-quality Trump that can be used once. Trump caller ID Speed type: Instant. The Artist can determine who the caller of a Trump call is. Trump spying Speed type: 2 minutes. The Artist only needs a simple attribute advantage to be able to spy on someone when using a well-made Trump without being noticed. When using a low-quality Trump it's a normal challenge. Stuff Intelligent Items Any item with more than 8 points will eventually become intelligent. Cause varies but most often its spirit is awakened. Allies 1 point is equal to a shadow-wide amount of unnamed characters. 1 point is equal to a Named, 0 point character that is utterly loyal. Shadows Campaign Developments Places Enoch Antioch The Kingdom of the Middle People Lord Chance House Kenobi The Kingdom of the Middle