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

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For information on jumping, see the
World of Darkness Rulebook, pages 66 and
67.
Type: Sequential
Cost: None
Dice Pool: Strength + Pounce! + Dragon’s
Size – Target’s Size
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The Dragon leaps
forward to attack, but misses and lands
poorly. She suffers a single lethal wound.
Failure: The Dragon leaps forward but the
attack misses. She lands somewhere
adjacent or beyond her target.
Success: The Dragon leaps forward and
crushes the target with her landing, inflicting
a number of bashing wounds equal to the
successes rolled. The subject becomes
prone.
Exceptional Success: One of the target’s
limbs is wrenched by the force of the pounce.
This inflicts a level of lethal damage and the
target may face penalties related to that limb
until the wounds have healed.
While this Aspect is manifest, the
Dragon’s hind legs (or hindmost legs) bow
and bulk to make them more effective in
quick bursts of jumping. Not only is this
noticeable, it makes walking incredibly
awkward and embarrassing, so many choose
to hop while making use of this Aspect.
Suit Suit of of Spades Spades (Traits (Traits (Traits possessed possessed of of
of
Finders) Finders)
Finders)
Designed to find, gather, and then
protect secrets, the Suit of Spades is most
comfortable in the hands of a Finder. Traits
of the wisest and most observant beasts of
old, the Finder is the only monster with the
devotion necessary to appreciate these
talents.
Besides the Heart Suit, these Aspects
are the cheapest available to a Finder. All
other methods must pay the highest price to
purchase Aspects of this method, as they do
not suit their Heart as readily. As with the
Blades Suit, only the face cards remain in
circulation.
Burrowing Burrowing Body Body (Ace (Ace of of Sp Spades) Sp Spades)
ades)
Not every Dragon hides in the clouds,
and those cave legends have to come from
somewhere. Those who make use of this
trait have a particular affinity with the Earth
and its minerals, and find it a much safer
hiding place when the heat is on. They
move through the ground as freely as water.
The Dragon has the distinct ability of
effortlessly and painlessly digging through
earth, usually to evade pursuit. She may
move through soft soil at a rate of Strength +
Dexterity + “Burrowing Body” yards per
turn, or hard objects at a rate in yards equal
to just her “Burrowing Body”. She cannot
attack while she is digging, as it requires too
much concentration, and likewise defense is
sacrificed while digging. The associated
cover and concealment are worth the gamble,
though.
It is assumed both these situations
involve materials that are not solid and have
room to give way. Were she to attempt to
burrow through a solid surface (Like
reinforced steel), she would need to spend 1
Breath per turn to dig, inflicting her
“Burrowing Body” points to the object’s
Structure each time (minus Durability, of
course). When the Structure is exceeded,
she may pass through one yard of the solid
substance, and then must repeat the process
to go deeper.
Type: Sequential
Cost: 1 Breath per yard of solid digging
Dice Pool: None
Action: Full
While this Aspect is manifest, the fingers
of the hands widen and web for better
removal of soil, much like that of the
common garden mole. Gloves can conceal
this without too much difficulty, though they
must be custom-tailored.