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three Dread could become material for
three minutes). Such purchases can be
made at a whim, and most Nightmares
prefer to pop in briefly and then retreat to
the Twilight to gorge on the resulting
terror. Needless to say, a Nightmare loose
in the Daylight is a huge problem.
This list is by no means allencompassing.
Think of it more as a
guideline from which to design your own
Nightmare Numina. Each Nightmare should
be uniquely terrifying, and part of building
that terror is pouring love into the
Nightmare creation process. Be sure to
consider the Nightmare’s appearance as you
choose and create Numina for it. Many of
these horrors incorporate their weaponry
into their form, breaking it away to strike at
their terror victims.
Deep Deep Ones
Ones
Difficult to categorize, “Deep One”
is a catch-all term for the emotion-dead
bargainers of the world. Supernaturally
speaking, all Deep Ones are at least partially
aquatic, reek of the rotten and silent sea, and
emit a crushing cold from their core. Like
Nightmares a Deep One does not play well
with others. They lack the rage to actually
fight over a bargainer, so the weaker simply
bows out to the stronger. Deep Ones do not
attack first, ever.
It is uncertain what creates a Deep
One, or if they’re even from the Dreamtide.
Something about them seems suspiciously…
simple, as if their true purpose was
concealed beneath independently
insignificant undertakings. Deep Ones also
use a tweaked version of the Ghost Rules as
found in the World of Darkness Rulebook,
page 208.
Attributes
Attributes
Intelligence, Strength, and Presence
are rolled up into Power. Wits, Dexterity,
and Manipulation all become Finesse.
Resolve, Stamina, and Composure become
Resistance. It is unclear why the Deep Ones
are this way, though it gives evidence
they’re of some ethereal origin.
Skills Skills and and Merits Merits
Merits
Deep Ones, just like Mortals and
Oroboroi, have need of both Skills and
Merits. When a Deep One performs a task
that requires a skill, it uses the most
appropriate of its three attributes with that
skill. Attempting to act unskilled causes the
expected penalties.
Deep Ones tend to Physical Merits,
though they are not restricted to them. Deep
Ones cannot take the Status Merit. Any
Merits a Deep One holds function as written.
Dread Dread and Cold
Deep Ones use Dread solely as a
source of fuel… to restore themselves and
power their Aspects. A Deep One’s Dread
works exactly as a Dragon’s Breath (See
Chapter 3) save how it is acquired. Deep
Ones garner Dread from only one source:
the organs of a bargainer. The specifics of
this is discussed later in this chapter.
Deep Ones can only hold so much
Dread, and they can only use so much in a
given turn. In this way they are quite
different from Nightmares and actually
closer to the Oroboroi. Deep Ones have a
supernatural trait called “Cold” that works
practically identically to Furnace (save the
Calorie requirements). Compare the Deep
One’s “Cold” rating to the corresponding
“Furnace” rating in the chart on page XX to
find out how much Dread it can hold, and
how much it can use at once. Cold would
also be used for Aspect manifestation… that
is if Deep Ones could disband their Aspects.
Health
Health
Deep Ones have a physical body,
and thus possess flesh to be torn and bones
to be broken. A Deep One’s Health rating is
Resistance + Size, with Size usually being 5.
Deep Ones may suffer resistant wounds,
trauma, health penalty shifts, and all three