Wonderland - Jags

Rituals Cost -2
Defect: The character is compulsive about things that others
don’t understand. Hand washing, checking over and over to
make sure the doors are locked, etc. are all possible reasons.
If the character doesn’t obey these compulsions he or she will
feel hunted and haunted and maybe even suffer illness and
danger. The character will not know exactly why these acts keep
him safe—only that they do.
Description: The character’s Shadow is a monster attractor
acting as a lure for things deeper down (or possibly sinking
further down itself). This usually reveals itself as a greenish
aura.
The rituals the character is compelled to perform spring from the
Shadow’s need to do things to “remove the scent” from itself.
So long as the character performs the actions on Chessboard
Zero, the monsters will not come. If the character is prevented
or simply chooses not to comply with the feeling of compulsion,
monsters may start showing up on Chessboard One hunting for
the character’s Shadow, possibly reflecting up to Chessboard
Zero, possibly devouring the character’s Shadow continuously
on a lower level making him really sick, endangered, unlucky,
etc.)
Windows Cost -1, -2
Defect: The character sometimes sees things that aren’t there or
hears things that weren’t said.
Description: The character is in a constant state of partial
Descent, sometimes to very deep levels. They see and hear things
from the lower levels that aren’t even remotely represented on
Chessboard Zero.
For the –1pt version, the character usually sees strange things
but has a pretty cool reaction to them.
For the –4pt version, the character usually responds to these
things as his Shadow—mentioning them or treating them as
normal (the character would refer to “The Pink Elephant across
the square over there” in the course of giving directions).
NOTE: When the character is having an Episode he may behave
somewhat more normal as this works in reverse: the character on
a lower Chessboard will sometimes precieve what his Reflection
sees and his Reflection will act on it as the character normally
would.
The appearance is that of a person missing “puzzle piece”
sections of themselves, especially within the eyes (they are on a
lower level of reality).
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