Changeling - Players Guide.pdf

• • • • • Astounding insights are possible. Your
vision assumes the intensity of a vision
quest, in which you are ahle to ask ques
tions of and receive answers from the
individuals in your waking dream. This
experience may last for as long as an hour.
Glamour and Banality
Because they are able to tap the natural world for Glamour
(Medicine), Nunnehi tend to have slightly higher levels of
beginning Glamour (Medicine) than other changelings; one
additional dot of Glamour (Medicine) is therefore awarded to
beginning Nunnehi characters. Conversely, they are more
susceptible to Banality. When away from natural settings,
difficulty factors for enchanting others are increased by one.
Gathering Glamour
Nunnehi call Glamour "Medicine," a word which means
power and was adopted by almost all the native tribes. Since they
are severed from their part of the Dreaming (known as the
Higher Hunting Grounds), Nunnehi cannot easily gather Medicine
from human creativity (difficulties are raised by two, unless
the activity is from an indigenous culture, such as a Cherokee
corn dance or a Navajo sand painting). Instead, they mainly
draw Medicine from Gaia (Earth Mother) herself. A Nunnehi's
current Legacy determines the way in which she replenishes her
supply of Medicine. Dogwood People gather Medicine from
trees, Rock People from rocks or earth, and Laurel People from
flowering plants and shrubs. All Nunnehi may gather Medicine
from pure water. As with other changelings, Medicine may be
obtained by Nunnehi in one of three ways.
Harvesting
This slow method of gathering Medicine is the Nunnehi
equivalent of Reverie. In order for a Nunnehi to use this
means of refreshing her supply of Medicine, she must locate
a naturally occurring source. In general, it is not possible for
Nunnehi to gather Medicine within the confines of a city,
even when in the presence of a possible source. Plants grown
in hothouses or cultivated gardens, Christmas tree farms,
rock gardens or rivers flowing through the center of a city do
not provide Medicine sources for Nunnehi since they are
usually so influenced by Banality or simply too tainted.
System: Once she has located her source, the Nunnehi
must spend at least one hour in contact with the source
(dangling her feet or fingers in a flowing stream, sitting at the
foot of or in the branches of a tree, climbing or sitting upon
a rock or inside a stone cave, or relaxing in a field of flowers).
The Nunnehi character then rolls Wits + Kenning (difficulty
7). One point of Medicine may be gathered for each success,
provided the Nunnehi has spent at least one hour per success
surrounded by her Medicine source. This process may only
occur once per day, and the same source may not be used more
than once per moon phase (i.e., a maximum of four times per
month). Medicine gathered in such a manner is considered to
be pleasing to the spirits. Positive uses of such Medicine (such
as for protection, healing and providing good luck) gain one
extra success when the Medicine being used to power them
was gained through harvesting.
Raiding
Alternatively, a Nunnehi may attempt to rip Medicine
from a natural source. This process, known as Raiding, is the
Nunnehi version of Ravaging. Although doing so reduces the
amount of time that must be dedicated to the process, a Nunnehi
using this method also runs the risk of increasing her Banality.
System: The Nunnehi must be somewhat familiar with
the source from which she intends to wrest Medicine. She
rolls her Banality rating (difficulty 6). The number of successes
equals the number of points of Medicine gained. A
botch gives the Nunnehi a permanent point of Banality. This
penalty comes from angering the spirits whose Medicine has
been stolen. Furthermore, Medicine acquired through Raiding
is considered dark and dangerous. While it provides an
extra success when used to power destructive cantrips (such
as curses), for positive uses like healing, the Medicine provides
one less success than it would have normally given.
Blessing
This is the Nunnehi method of achieving Rapture and
can only occur in the Spirit World (Umbra). The process of
Rapture allows a changeling to receive Medicine from a work
of her own creation. Since Nunnehi cannot inspire themselves
in this manner, they have discovered a way to use their
connection with the spirit world to achieve a similar ecstasy
through the blessing of a totem spirit. This may only be
attempted at the changing of the seasons (four times a year).
System: The Nunnehi must first undergo a ritual purification.
When she is ready, she attempts to summon her totem
spirit by offering it a song, story, dance, sand painting or other
artistic form. The totem spirit will usually answer such a
summons. When the spirit is present, the Nunnehi rolls the
appropriate Attribute + Ability score for her gift to the spirit
(difficulty 7). The number of successes indicates the number of
Medicine points gained directly from the totem spirit. Five
successes awards the Nunnehi a permanent point of Medicine.
A botch causes the spirit to flee and gives the Nunnehi two
points of temporary Banality. The Nunnehi must wait 24 hours
before trying to enter the spirit world, and may not try again for
a Blessing until the next season change. Additionally, she may
feel the need to perform some purification ceremony to rid
herself of whatever taint offended the totem spirit.