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Psychoanalysis You are skilled in diagnosing and treating mental ailments without resorting to the use of behavior-altering drugs. During a session of analysis, you may roll Intelligence + Psychoanalysis (difficulty of the subject's Intelligence + 3). Keep track of your net successes; the Storyteller will decide how many successes are necessary to remedy an illness. Even Freud couldn't cure people in a single session, so be patient! Note that it is possible to treat an unwilling patient this way, although the difficulty of so doing is equal to the subject's Willpower + 3. • Novice: A shoulder to cry on • • Practiced: Volunteer counselor • • • Competent: Professional counselor • • • • Expert: Qualified psychoanalyst • • • • • Master: Freud Possessed by: Psychoanalysts, Holistic Healers, Good Listeners, Counselors, Parents, Teachers, Clergy Specialties: Freudian, Jungian, Humanist, Ericksonian, Holistic, Wiccan, Childhood, Psychosis, Neurosis, Self, Sympathy, Terminology, Research Ride You can climb onto a riding animal and stand a good chance of getting where you want to go without falling off, being thrown or having' anything else unpleasant happen to you. When at- tempting something difficult, or when danger threatens the Storyteller may require a Dexterity + Ride roll to avoid trouble. This Skill can also be combined with Mental Attributes to reflect your working knowledge of the relevant trappings and equipment. • Novice: Pony club member; dude ranch vacations • • Practiced: Pony club champion; week end cowboy • • • Competent: Pony club instructor; profes sional cowboy • • • • Expert: Showj umping champion; rodeo star • • • • • Master: Stunt rider Possessed by: Enthusiasts, Cowboys, Stunt Riders, Pre- Industrial Societies Specialties: Bareback, Horse, Mule, Camel, Elephant, Galloping, Tricks, No Hands, Chimerical Beasts Singing You can sing over a wide range and use a variety of styles and techniques. Singing is an extremely lucrative and popular Skill in the modern age. Though most singers are amateurs, some make enormous amounts of money. • Novice: You stand out when the family gathers around the piano.
• • Practiced: You could get lead roles with local amateur societies or become a lead singer for a garage band. • • • Competent: You could get a choral part on the professional stage or get a record ing contract. • • • • Expert: You could get a lead on Broadway or a record on the charts. • • • • • Master: They'll be playing your CDs 20 years from now. Possessed by: Rock Musicians, Pop Stars, Opera Singers, Drunks, Troubadours Specialties: Opera, Pop, Ritual, Rock, Musicals Sleight-of-Hand The quickness of your hands can deceive the eyes of others. You can perform magic tricks and other feats of legerdemain. • Novice: You perform card tricks for friends. • • Practiced: You could perform at children's parties. • • • Competent: You could be a court magician. • • • • Expert: You could be on TV. • • • • • Master: You are a legend in your own time. Possessed by: Stage Magicians, Thieves, Court Magicians, Tricksters Specialties: Produce Item, Conceal Item Storytelling You are skilled in the art of telling a story in an entertaining manner, whether for pastime or profit. People enjoy listening to you, and you have a gift for using words in an evocative manner for an appreciative crowd. • Novice: You remember the punchlines to jokes and can relate anecdotes. • • Practiced: Typical campfire and urban legend fare, but you're always asked for them. • • • Competent: You're frequently asked to tell stories and some people even leave tips. • • • • Expert: You're in demand and have entertained large crowds. • • • • Master: You can keep an audience spellbound for as long as your voice holds out. Possessed by: Troubadours, Eshu, Bards, Travelers, Storytellers, Jesters, Heralds, Crumps Specialties: Ballads, Epics, Folk Tales, Anecdotes, Jokes Swimming You can keep yourself afloat at the very least. Normal swimming speed is eight yards (plus Dexterity) a turn. A swimmer can
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Page 51 and 52: Possessed by: Mystery Buffs, Detect
Page 53 and 54: New Legacies The following new Lega
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Page 57 and 58: Ragamuffin The opposite of the Fop,
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Page 74 and 75: Animal Affinities Every pooka has a
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Perhaps strong arms and sharp blade
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the true nobility of the Kithain. D
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Boggans Seelie Trolls: Worthy of ou
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Dreaming) became changelings. The E
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sworn to by noble friends who have
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The earliest tribes to inhabit the
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Southwest ... With goodness and bea
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The Kwakiutl lived on Vancouver Isl
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or which suits her temperament. Suc
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Vision: Anytime you complete a pers
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The Algonquin tribes told stories a
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Among the Iroquois, rock giants are
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Among the most helpful faeries of t
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Cherokee legends speak of beings kn
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The yunwi tsundsi ("little people")
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Canotili (sometimes known as canoti
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Known to many of the tribes of the
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The native tribes of the Southwest
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The surems are small of stature, bu
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Elusive and androgynous, water babi
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The legends of the tribes of the We
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These hideous changelings labor und
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Inuas were bom of the dreams of the
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Character Creation Process • Step
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Variations for Nunnehi Characters B
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• • • • • Astounding insi
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purified herself, the Nunnehi then
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Speaking With the Dead While Nunneh
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of deserts and canyons. Additional
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The following section describes a n
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Chicanery Chicanery requires a that
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Soothsay Requires the use of divina
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cannot expose her true nature to th
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Some time ago the Parliament of Dre
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start to settle down. Okay, folks,
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New Arts The following section deta
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Naming This is a rare Art guarded j
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Successes: The successes are added
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5 successes — You receive the sam
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Prop — Identifies an object assoc
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• • • Make a Doll: Shape a do
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writer who has pulled three all-nig
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lood into the thin veins of their o
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assment. Either that, or perhaps he
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The Kithain share the world with a
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addiction or tear themselves away f
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