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

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Challenger Pearl: The crystal brain of a
Challenger gives it's wielder a bonus to
resist toxins and diseases equal to its
rating. She can also extend the amount
of time she can go without food or sleep
by a number of days equal to that same
amount, as well as the number of hours
without water, and the number of
minutes without oxygen.
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Trickster Pearl: The crystal brain of a
Trickster grants amazing fortune. A
number of times per story equal to the
Red Pearl’s rating, the mortal may decide
to toss and re-roll a number of failed dice
on a roll equal to that same rating. This
can be initiated even after the roll is
made.
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Inheritor Pearl: The crystal brain of an
Inheritor is probably the greatest record
of Oroboroi history that exists. At least,
it would be if it could be proven
accurate. The Red Pearl of an Inheritor
serves as an encyclopedia of her life and
those of her Antecedents. Once a day,
the wielder of an Inheritor Pearl
may dive into the memories of any
Dragon that owned the Inheritor's Heart
at some time (All but the Inheritor are
dead, of course) for any reason he
desires. While he is diving, he appears
to be in REM sleep. The memory diver
cannot interact with the events, though,
he only witnesses them. The Diver
experiences memories in real time, and
may remain submerged in the
encyclopedia for a number of hours
equal to the rating of the Red Pearl. Any
memories that occur after the time of
harvest cannot be witnessed, as they
were not yet recorded. It is also quite
difficult to discern real memories from
false ones.
The The Last Last Hand
Hand
Not every Oroboroi death is
temporary. Hearts get lost, and find new
owners. Eternity doesn’t last forever. If that
doesn’t make any sense, think of it this way:
There’s always another to take up the mantle.
Should a Dragon perish in one of the
realms invisible (Including the Dreamtide),
inescapably far from her Heart, she has
played her Last Hand. Should a Dragon’s
Heart be consumed (by mortal or otherwise),
she has played her Last Hand. Should a
Dragon perish by exsanguination,
specifically during the blood-bathing ritual
of the Knights of the Bloody Chalice, she
has played her Last Hand. Should a Dragon
be one of the True Hearts, her first death and
her Last Hand are one and the same.
Upon dying this final time, a Dragon
becomes an Antecedent, as has been
described earlier in this chapter. In the case
of death by Heart consumption, the new
Antecedent may be anchored to a Heart that
still rests in chest. Despite being attached to
a moving anchor, this Antecedent is not
technically a passenger and cannot manifest
a head.
Matters Matters of of the the Form Form Corporeal
Corporeal
Dragons heal at a preternatural rate,
though not through some miracle of
metabolism or mystic fate. No, Dragons
heal at the speed they do because the heat of
their Furnace cauterizes the wounds they
suffer. Though this process is not mercurial
enough to be suspicious, Dragons are
surprisingly healthy.
• For Dragons who can spend two
points of Breath, a single lethal wound can
be removed as a reflexive action. This
shifts any bashing wounds left one space
on the meter. Even if the Dragon is
unconscious or bleeding to death, she may
remove lethal wounds in this manner.
Resistant lethal damage cannot be healed
in this manner.