Werewolf: The Forsaken - Blank It

THRALL OF MADNESS
Quote: “Let me see if I can give you a little perspective
on this matter. I suggest the following…”
Background: It’s something every mental health
professional fears: following the same path as one of their
patients. Working in a stressful, publicly funded mental
health institution can be bad. Dealing with the aftermath
of a patient suicide is worse. Enough to trigger a stress-related
nervous breakdown. Enough to start her talking to
that voice in her head. Enough to let the voice in her head
take over once in a while.
Description: This hithisu is living two lives. By day, she’s
the serious psychiatrist, who thinks she’s helping her patients
get better. She dresses and looks conservative. By night, the
riding spirit takes over, and the changes come over her. Her
eyes go wild, as does her hair. Sometimes her body seems to
move in implausible ways. She dresses up in wildly clashing
clothes and hits the bar scene, upsetting brain chemistry as
she passes. On one exposure to her, people assume
that their drink was spiked. If they start frequenting
the same bars she does, they’re on the
downward spiral into mental illness.
Storytelling Hints: She’s quite,
quite mad. A brief, stress-induced
breakdown was enough to let the spirit
in, and the second voice in her head is
a welcome addition. MPD she can
characterize and contain, and she’s
impressed by the insights this
new personality she’s developed
is offering. She works
hard to allay her colleagues’
suspicions, while all the
time aggravating her patients’ manias in
different ways.
Attributes: Intelligence 5, Wits 4, Resolve 5,
Strength 1, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3, Presence 3,
Manipulation 5, Composure 1
Skills: Academics 2, Athletics 1, Computer 2,
Drive 1, Empathy 2, Firearms 1, Intimidation
(Verbal Abuse) 1, Investigation (Interviews)
2, Medicine (Psychiatry) 1, Occult
1, Persuasion 1, Politics 2, Science 1,
Stealth 1, Subterfuge 3
Merits: Eidetic Memory, Language
(French, German), Resources 3
Willpower: 6
Morality: 5
Essence: 4
Virtue: Charity
Vice: Envy
Health: 8
Initiative: 4
Defense: 3
Speed: 9
Numina: Loose Tongue, Phantasm, Sense Weakness
• Loose Tongue: As the one-dot Evasion Gift in Chapter Two.
• Phantasm: As the ghost Numen in the World of Darkness
Rulebook, except the player rolls Intelligence + Manipulation
and spends one Essence to activate it.
• Sense Weakness: As the one-dot New Moon Gift in
Chapter Two.
GLUT TONY-RIDDEN CANNIBAL
Quote: “You… you look so very tasty tonight.”
Background: Eating was always a pleasure for her.
Mommy and Pop always gave her sweeties as a treat, and as
she grew older, they took her out for a meal whenever she
succeeded. It was no wonder that she developed a weight
problem later in life. A bad patch in her life, however,
made the eating into a real problem. She lost her job and
put on weight as she tried to eat herself happy. She lost her
boyfriend because she’d put on so much weight. She was
so miserable that she barely put up a fight when a spirit of
gluttony, attracted by the hunger it craved, slipped into her
head. Now she gets the best treats ever.
Description: Strangely, becoming Ridden has
been the best diet plan she’s ever been on. She only
eats when she can get human flesh, so the weight
has tumbled off her in the last few months. It’s a pity
that most of her personal grooming has gone,
too. Her hair is slightly disheveled, and she
looks only one step away from a homeless
bum, until you see the
disconcertingly sharp
and clean teeth when
she smiles and the calculating
intelligence
behind the eyes.
Storytelling
Hints: The spirit of
gluttony is in charge now,
keeping its host happy and
quiet with regular “treats” of
human flesh. Human flesh
offers more Essence, after all,
and the lure of forbidden meat
engenders the greatest hunger
of all. The spirit has enough
access to its host’s memories to
be able to plunder them for information
to allow borderline
social interaction. It’s amazing
how that’s enough to lure
people into her kitchen.
Attributes: Intelligence 4,
Wits 3, Resolve 4, Strength 5,
Dexterity 4, Stamina 4,
Presence 4, Manipulation 4,
Composure 4
Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 2,
Crafts 2, Drive 1, Intimidation
1, Expression 1,
Antagonists
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