Changeling - Players Guide.pdf

Climbing
You can climb mountains and/or walls and seldom have
any fear of falling. The technical skills of chimneying, spikesetting
and rappelling are all well-known to you, although,
depending on your skill, you may be good or indifferent at
them. Remember, mountain climbing at night is far more
difficult than a daylight climb unless you can see in the dark.
• Novice: You can scale gentle slopes or
walls with handholds.
• • Practiced: You go on mountaineering
vacations. You can climb heavily weathered
stone or brick walls.
• • • Competent: You work as a mountaineering
instructor. You can climb moderately rough
stone and brick walls.
• • • • Expert: You've done at least a couple of
famous peaks. You can free-climb a fairly
smooth stone or brick wall.
• • • • • Master: Everest and K2 are mild hikes. You
could free-climb the World Trade Center.
Possessed by: Mountaineers, Burglars, Enthusiasts
Specialties: Cliffs, Hiking, Ice, Buildings, Free-climbing,
Rappelling
Cooking/Baking
You know how to prepare a variety of meals and present
them in an appealing manner. Cooking is a matter of pride
among many boggans.
• Novice: You don't burn the cookies.
• • Practiced: You have a number of specialties.
• • • Competent: You could be a professional chef.
• • • • Expert: You could publish a cookbook.
• • • • • Master: You could have your own TV
show, or become a chef in the finest
restaurants.
Possessed by: Housewives or -husbands, Chefs, Gourmets,
Boggans, Stewards
Specialties: French, Italian, Chinese, Cajun, Chow,
Indian, Bread, Desserts, Pastries
Disguise
You can change your appearance — and even make
yourself look like another specific person — through the use
of clothes and makeup.
• Novice: Good enough to fool someone
who knows neither you nor the person
you're impersonating.
• • Practiced: Good enough to fool some of
the people some of the time.
• • • Competent: Good enough to fool some of
the people most of the time.
• • • • Expert: Good enough to fool most of the
people most of the time.
• • • • • Master: Good enough to fool those nearest
and dearest to you most of the time.
Possessed by: Actors, Spies, Undercover Cops, Criminals,
Con Artists
Specialties: Specific Person, Type of Person, Conceal
Identity
Dancing
You are a proficient dancer, and may perform socially or
for the entertainment of others. You are familiar with most
varieties of dance, but specialize in one particular style.
• Novice: You can manage a waltz at a wedding.
• • Practiced: You draw envious glances at
weddings. You could perform on the local
amateur stage.
• • • Competent: You are the talk of the ball.
You could perform on the local professional
stage.
• • • • Expert: People ask you to teach them.
You could perform on TV.
• •••• Master: Nijinsky, Fonteyn, Nureyev,
Baryshnikov, Astaire, Rogers, Kelly — and you.
Possessed by: Socialites, Pop Stars, Music Video Dancers,
Ballet Dancers, Enthusiasts, Broadway Musical Choristers
Specialties: Waltz, Jazz, Two-step, Fox-trot, Disco, Latin,
Show, Ballet, Ethnic, Tribal, Ecstatic, Modern, Ballroom
Escapology
You are skilled in various techniques that enable you to
escape from bonds and restraints. This Skill is often used for
entertainment, but can also be useful in real life.
• Novice: Children's party entertainer; can
escape from loose or poorly-tied bonds.
• • Practiced: Amateur entertainer; can escape
from fairly well-tied bonds.
• • • Competent: Professional entertainer; can
escape from handcuffs and chains.
• • • • Expert: Star; can escape from a straitjacket.
• • • • • Master: Legend; Houdini and you
Possessed by: Entertainers, Spies, Special Forces, Amateurs,
Pulp Detectives
Specialties: Magic Tricks, Ropes, Boxes, Locks, Underwater,
Handcuffs, Showmanship, Arm Locks and Holds
Falconry
Falconry has become increasingly popular among the
sidhe nobility, using both real and chimerical falcons.
• Novice: The bird comes back—sometimes.