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CHAPTER 3 • STORYTELLINGof a small nation; and Cult ••••• •••••• wouldrepresent a Creation-spanning religion of greatinfluence, such as the Immaculate Order. Increasethis rating by +• if the cult is unusually devoted,+•• if every member is dedicated to frequentprayer, and +••• if the cult consists entirely ofrabid zealots.••••• • — Regain a point of temporary Willpowerevery 3 hours; regain 8 motes of Essence eachhour.••••• •• — Regain a point of temporary Willpowerevery 2 hours; regain 10 motes of Essence eachhour.••••• ••• — Regain a point of temporaryWillpower and 12 motes of Essence each hour.••••• •••• — Regain two points of temporaryWillpower and 14 motes of Essence each hour.••••• ••••• — Regain three points of temporaryWillpower and 16 motes of Essence each hour.FAMILIARTo determine the rating of the character’s familiar,determine the creature’s basic nature and addpoints for any special connection the charactershares with it.• — An animal without significant combatcapabilities — a cat, a hawk, or a lizard, forexample.•• — An animal with significant combat capabilities— like a tiger or a dire wolf.••• — An animal with extraordinary capabilities— say, a tyrant lizard or a dire elephant.+ • — Any two of:- The familiar is as intelligent as a child.- The familiar grants the Exalt an additional 5motes of Essence.- The Exalt can share the familiar’s senses.- The familiar can communicate telepathicallywith the Exalt.+ • — The familiar is as intelligent as an adulthuman.+ •• — The familiar has an Intelligence rating of4-5 dots.+ • - The familiar has access to up to 2 Charmsor equivalent magical powers. This may be addedmultiple times.As a general guideline, a Familiar should haveeight dots of attributes and five dots of abilitiesfor each dot of its base form (before modifiers areapplied.)FOLLOWERS••••• • — 500 followers.••••• •• — 2000 followers.••••• ••• — 10,000 followers.••••• •••• — 50,000 followers.••••• ••••• — 250,000 followers.These ratings apply to powerful, unique followerswho are not treated as Extras; move one additionalstep up the chart for followers who are extras.A Followers rating of ••••• ••••• provides1,000,000 extras.MANSERatings in Manse higher than 5 either translate intopoints towards an additional Manse (for example,Manse ••••• •• could represent one 5-point andone 2-point Manse), to additional stones producedby the same manse (for example, a Manse ••••• •could produce two 3-dot hearthstones), or a Mansewith increasingly powerful secondary effects —each additional dot can add a single major sideeffect.MENTORAdditional dots in Mentor represent an increasinglypowerful mentor:••••• • — A powerful and influential mentor whois likely to significantly shape world events in thecoming years. Example: Mnemon.••••• •• — A mentor who numbers among thehighest rungs of power in Creation and beyond.Your mentor is certainly heavily involved insignificant current events. Example: Lilith.187