Changeling - Players Guide.pdf

• Your companion is a very minor spirit.
You can only speak with it if you have a
cantrip that allows you to do so, or if both
you and it are near each other in the spirit
plane. It can store two extra points of
Medicine or Willpower (choose one) for
you. It cannot see out of the Upper World
(the spirit realm), so it rarely knows what
is going on in the Middle World (the
mortal realm).
• • Your companion is a minor, though not
insignificant, spirit. You can only speak
to it if you have a cantrip that allows you
to do so, or if it is within sight of you on
the spirit plane. It can store four extra
points of Medicine or Willpower (choose
one) for you. It knows instinctively where
you are, and can look in on you from time
to time.
• • • Your companion is recognized by other
spirits as having some importance and
status. You can speak aloud to it easily
through the bond you share, so long as it
is nearby. It can store four extra points of
Medicine or Willpower in any combina
tion for you. It knows instinctively where
you are, can see through your eyes, and
often looks in on you from the spirit plane.
• • • • Your companion is an important spirit,
perhaps even one honored by your mortal
tribe as a totem messenger. You can speak
mentally to it through the bond you share,
so long as it is nearby. You always know
where it is. You can see through its eyes,
and it can borrow your sight as well. It can
store six extra points of Medicine or Will
power in any combination for you. It
knows instinctively where you are, can
look in on you anytime it so desires, and
can even assume material form in the
mortal realm for short periods of time.
• • • • • Yourcompanion isoneof the major helpers
of one of the great beings of the spirit plane,
such as a herald of Thunderbird or a lesser
manifestation of Blue Corn Woman. You
can speak mentally to it no matter how far
away it is. You and it always know each
other's location. You both can share any of
the five senses and share Arts with each
other. It can store five points each of Medicine
and Willpower for you. When you ask
it to, it will assume material form in the
mortal realm until you desire it to leave or
until it is driven away or banished.
Totem
This Trait represents your spiritual link with a totem
spirit of a particular plant (including trees), rock or body of
water. Your connection to this spirit is vital for your entry into
the spirit realm. Certain totem spirits also give you certain
adjustments to your Advantages and/or Abilities (see descriptions
of Totem Spirits). Most, though not all Nunnehi,
have at least one level in the Totem Background. Those who
do not have a Totem find themselves unable to enter the
spirit plane unless brought there by another Nunnehi who is
allied with a Totem. The number of points spent on the
Totem Background reflect the relative power of the Totem
spirit; more powerful spirits give the Nunnehi more Advantages
or Abilities than do weaker ones. (See the sections on
Totems and Entering the Spirit Plane for further information
on how to use this Background).
• You are linked with a relatively minor
totem spirit (1 point).
• • You are linked with a totem spirit of some
small power (2 points).
• • • You are linked with a modestly powerful
totem spirit (3 points).
• • • • You are linked with a significant totem
spirit (4 points).
• • • • • You are linked with an important and
powerful totem spirit (5 points).
Vision
Vision represents your memories of the Higher Hunting
Ground, the natural home of the Nunnehi Nations, now
severed from them by Banality. It reflects your ability to
remember past incarnations and your unconscious knowledge
of the ancient history of the Nunnehi.
Anytime a Nunnehi character needs to know something
concerning her faerie existence or history, the player may roll
a number of dice equal to her Vision rating (difficulty 6). The
number of successes determines how detailed the information
is. This roll is usually made in connection with a rite or ritual
performed to invoke the "vision" of a character's faerie past.
• Hazy bits of information may be learned,
usually through flashes of dream-like images.
• • Reasonably accurate information can be
gleaned. Visions are slightly more de
tailed and last for several seconds.
• • • Worthwhile lore is available. Visions are
clearly defined and sometimes last for as
long as a minute each.
• • • • Remarkable information can be gleaned.
You see past events unfolding as if you
were in the vision, and the insights go on
for several minutes.