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not pay his Breath, he suffers a wound of the
resistant aggravated variety to his Corpus.
Unlike ghosts, to discorporate is a one-way
ticket, so Antecedents are far more careful
with their spectral flesh. Though these
wounds heal at the normal rate, they will not
unless the Antecedent pays up.
Antecedents have a Corpus trait, as
the ghosts of the World of Darkness
Rulebook (page 170). It is thus in name
only, though, as the Antecedent maintains
his individual attributes in place of Power,
Finesse, and Resistance. He may also
continue to utilize his Aspects, and probably
spends most of his time in True Form (as
there is no risk of discovery).
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The real trouble that comes with an
Antecedent is when they decide to take a
ride with their Heart’s current owner. When
a Dragon’s body has finished its
reconstruction, the Antecedent can try to tag
along. The Oroboroi must roll her Ethics:
Dramatic Failure: Impossible when
rolling Ethics.
Failure: One of the Dragon’s
Antecedents manages to anchor himself to
her body instead of her Heart. The
complications of this are explained below.
Success: The Antecedent doesn’t
succeed in changing his anchor.
Exceptional Success: No different
than a success.
For the Antecedents that do grab a
ride, the Dragon's body becomes their
anchor until the Dragon dies again, the
Antecedent runs out of Breath (and is flung
back to the Heart as anchor), or the
Antecedent runs out of Corpus (and is flung
to the underworld). He can also be
exorcised, in which case it returns to the
Heart as anchor. This of course has the
potential of making the Dragon a walking
haunted house, so it’s not particularly a good
thing.
The Antecedent suffers damage to
Corpus each time his anchor (the Dragon's
body) suffers damage to Health, though the
amount inflicted is one step lower. For
example, if the Dragon were to suffer a
lethal wound, the Antecedent would suffer a
bashing one. The risk is worth it, though, to
have a readily moving anchor with which to
haunt and feast.
Antecedent souls that anchor to the
Dragon gain access to a specialized Numen
that can be activated when the anchor is in
the process of manifesting Aspects. The
Antecedent takes advantage of the
metamorphosing body’s instability and
sprouts his own head, gaining contested
access to control.
• Two for One: When a Dragon
with Antecedent Passenger has manifested
at least ten points of Aspects, the
Antecedent may activate this Numen to
sprout his own head on the body. This
requires the expenditure of one Breath.
A Dragon sporting more than one head
gets a second instant action within the turn,
at the position equal to her Initiative
Modifier. That Dragon also gains a shortburst
attack when performing a bite
(Though she must be in agreement with
her other head) and has her Inferno
converted to a long-burst attack (also
when in agreement with her other head).
Both these actions gain a +1 bonus for the
additional head.
The benefit ends there. That second
instant action? It belongs to the
Antecedent, and he may act independently
of the body. Usually such action can only
involve his own head, but for a point of
Willpower he can move limbs for the next
three turns. This could prove disastrous if
he has an agenda that doesn’t match that
of his anchor.
While forming a head on the Dragon’s
body, the Antecedent cannot use his own
Aspects. The extra head will remain until