Dragon: The Embers Core Book - MrGone's Character Sheets

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I I have have your your Ear Ear (●●)
Whereas A Display of Power keeps
crowd members from being rowdy, it does
not keep them from leaving. I have your Ear,
on the other hand, locks all listening in
rapture, rendering them unable to even look
away from the Dragon while she is talking.
Attempting this Philosophy requires a point
of Willpower.
The Crowd forms an oath with the
Dragon. They promise subconsciously to
hear her out, and the Pride exuding from the
Dragon’s lips holds them to it. They cannot
leave the crowd without a successful
Composure + Furnace roll. In addition,
anyone who drifts into the crowd gets drawn
into the Pride Philosophy, and becomes a
viable target for higher levels.
The shape of this gathering becomes
impossibly glued. Any who manage to
break free find themselves Socially Invisible
to those still in the crowd, needing to roll
Presence + Composure – 2 simply to be
noticed.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Composure + Politics + Furnace
+ Pride
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The Pride Dragon is
rendered Socially Invisible, with a -2
penalty to each proclamation roll. She
remains this way for two days.
Failure: The Dragon’s words do not glue
the crowd in place. If she cannot control
them in this fashion, her further endeavors
are hopeless. She must succeed here before
she continues.
Success: The crowd is enraptured, totally
incapable of pulling away from the Pride
Dragon’s filibustering. Any who enter the
crowd fall victim to the Pride Philosophy,
becoming viable targets for later levels. All
within its bounds who wish to leave must
first succeed at a Composure + Furnace roll,
and then become Socially Invisible to those
still in the crowd. This effect lasts until the
Dragon stops talking or until the end of the
scene, whichever comes first.
Exceptional Success: Same as Success, but
no mortal may leave the crowd.
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Once rooted on the spot, a Pride
Dragon can then start to soften the crowd's
opinion about certain topics (like the type of
political parties they would support, what
religion they would follow, even if one
should purchase one brand over another).
Given enough time, a Pride Dragon can
convert a person or an entire group to follow
her message.
The Dragon contests her message
against the strongest-willed listener in the
group, whittling away his beliefs as he tries
to snap free of her invisible grasp. She must
reach his Willpower Rating (+ Furnace if he
has one) before he reaches hers, or the
crowd will begin to fracture and require regluing
(with I have your Ear).
The total effort requires a point of
Breath. Should the Dragon succeed, the
crowd accepts her mentality as their own,
until such time as they are convinced
otherwise.
Cost: 1 Breath
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Politics +
Furnace + Pride vs. Composure + Furnace
Action: Extended and Contested (First to
Willpower + Furnace wins; each roll
represents six seconds of schmoozing)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: If the Pride Dragon fails
dramatically, she is rendered Socially
Invisible, with a -3 penalty to each
proclamation roll. She remains this way for
three days.
Should the strongest listener dramatically
fail, the Pride Dragon succeeds instantly and
binds her mentality to the crowd.
Failure: The Dragon scores fewer successes
than the strongest listener, and thus does not