Changeling - Players Guide.pdf

Surreal Quality: (2 point Flaw)
Though the Mists still protect you from mortal detection,
there is something about you that mortals find fascinating.
At inappropriate times, they will stare at you and strike up
conversations in the hopes of getting to know you better.
Worse still, those mortals who are of less savory nature will
choose you over other potential targets for their illicit acts.
Echoes: (2-5 point Flaw)
Your connection to the Dreaming is stronger than that
of most Kithain. As a result of this powerful connection, you
are more susceptible to the things that traditionally affect
faeries, as told in ancient wives' tales. While Echoes is
purchased as a Flaw, it often has some beneficial side-effects.
The points received with this Flaw reflect the level of your
connection to the Dreaming and even to Arcadia. You must
have Storyteller approval in order to take this Flaw. The
effects of this Flaw are cumulative. For example, a character
with a five-point Flaw also suffers the setbacks of the twothrough
four-point Flaws.
• Minor: Salt thrown over the shoulder for good luck
offers a mortal protection from faerie powers. The same is true
for throwing bread over a shoulder. Any mortal who does so
cannot be affected by your cantrips in any way for the duration
of the scene. You may physically hurt the person, but cantrips
simply do not work, or worse they may well backfire. Additionally,
any mortal knowing your full name can command three
tasks from you, which you must accomplish before you can be
freed of that mortal's influence. However, you need only follow
the exact wording of the mortal's requests, not the desire behind
them. (2 points)
• Moderate: You may not enter a home without invitation
unless you perform some small favor for an occupant. However,
the invitation to enter a home may come from anyone in it, not
necessarily the owner. Cold iron in a residence will bar you from
entering the place whether you are invited or not; religious
symbols have the same effect. Religious symbols of any sort will
prevent you from physically or magically affecting mortals. The
sound of ringing church bells causes you pain, just as cold iron
does (at this level there is only pain, but with a four-point Flaw,
the changeling gains one point of Banality for every turn he is
forced to endure the sound). (3 points)
• Serious: Four-leaf clovers in the possession of a mortal
prevent you from using your Arts against that mortal for good
or bad. However, four-leaf clovers picked by you are sure to
bring good luck (you cannot botch, or perhaps you temporarily
gain the favor of a powerful individual) for as long as the petals
of the clover remain intact. The clover must be worn or carried
in order for this luck to remain. Any mortal wearing his coat
inside out is invisible to you. You may not cross running water,
save by means of a bridge. Religious symbols are now repellent
to you, forcing you away from those who wear them. The
shadow of a cross falling upon your person causes one Health
Level of chimerical damage for each turn the shadow is cast
upon you. You may no longer enter holy ground without
suffering chimerical injuries (one Health Level per turn),
though this damage may he soaked. (4 points)
• Extreme: Wherever you dwell, mushrooms tend to
bloom in faerie rings — even on your plush carpet. The Mists
no longer hide your powers. Many people will remember you if
you use your Glamour while around them. Chimerical creatures
tend to become more real for you than for others, and their
attacks cause real and permanent injury. By the reverse, your
chimerical weapons can cause damage to anyone, even mortals.
People will likely follow you if you request it, gaining dazed
looks as they follow you even into dangerous situations. Your
difficulties in casting cantrips might be reduced by a substantial
amount (Storyteller's discretion), but those wearing cold iron
or religious symbols are immune to any Arts you might use. You
must make a Willpower roll (difficulty 7) in order to enter holy
ground. Even if you succeed in your Willpower roll, actual
physical damage (one Health Level per turn) occurs whenever
you enter holy ground. (5 points)
Iron Allergy: (3-5 point Flaw)
Most of the Kithain only suffer pain and Banality when in
contact with cold iron. You suffer from actual wounds. Cold iron
reacts like superheated steel when it touches your skin. The very
least you will endure is severe blistering. For each round in contact
with iron, you suffer one Health Level of chimerical damage.
When this is taken as a four-point Flaw, you take one Health
Level of real damage for every three rounds in contact with cold
iron. As a five-point Flaw, you suffer this damage if you stand
within a foot of the iron.
Iron Resistance: (4 point Merit)
Cold iron has no physical effect on you. You may touch
cold iron and feel no excruciating pain, not even a tingle.
However, constant exposure to the metal will still cause you to
suffer Banality. This is a double-edged sword, as you may not
realize when you are sitting on a cold iron bench or leaning
against a fence made of the foul metal. A Perception + Intelligence
roll (difficulty 7) is required to avoid exposing yourself to
the dangerous element in any setting where it is present.
Regeneration: (7point Merit)
Your faerie nature is very strong. As a result you heal
much faster than other Kithain. For every turn spent resting,
you recover one Health Level of chimerical damage. Physical
wounds require a great deal more rest, but they too can be
regenerated at a rate of one Health Level per hour. While in
a freehold, your wounds heal at twice this speed. Wounds
inflicted by cold iron are not affected by this Merit.