Merits, Deviant

From Codex of Darkness

 

Second Edition
Merit Rating Prerequisites Description Book
Allies • to ••••• Overt. As the general Merit. DTR 100
Armed and Extremely Dangerous ••• Overt. Conspirators pursuing you do not plan to confront you lightly, and will back down when not heavily armed. DTR 100
Bleeding Heart ••• Once per chapter, you can roll Resolve + Composure to recover Willpower when achieving what would be your Virtue. DTR 96
Blood on My Hands ••• Once per scene, you can roll Resolve + Composure to recover Willpower when feeding what would be your Vice. DTR 96
The Company Line •• Gain +2 on Intimidation, Persuasion, or Subterfuge rolls to win over a target for the conspiracy. DevC 18
Flashback Once per chapter, become Shaken to recollect information about your Divergence. DTR 96
Good Samaritan •• +2 to Intimidate or Persuade baseline humans away from the Web of Pain. When you risk yourself protecting them with your power, take a beat. DTR 97
Library • to ••• Overt. As the general Merit. DevC 17
Lifeline •• or •••• Sustain an additional Loyalty or Conviction Touchstone beyond the maximum, or at four dots, sustain two. DTR 101
Linchpin ••• or ••••• Status (Conspiracy) • or ••• You are the Linchpin of a non-Hierarchical Node, or Hierarchical with five dots. DevC 18
Living Progenitor ••• or ••••• Assign your Progenitor as an unwavering Touchstone so long as she lives. At five dots, heal instability by aiding her as a Loyalty Touchstone, or sparing her life as a Conviction Touchstone. DTR 101
Loose Cannon •• Devoted Form Once per scene, regain a point of Willpower when violating a conspiracy Principle to further an Objective. DevC 17
Manticore Companion • to ••••• Overt. You keep a transformed animal as a pet, with Variations chosen as if entangled with a Scar equal to Merit rating. DTR 101
Moral Compass •• Devoted Form Once per chapter, grant Inspired to nearby conspiracy members and Devoted to further the conspiracy's Virtue or Principle. DevC 18
Prized Experiment ••• Overt. Conspirators pursuing you want to capture you alive and unharmed. DTR 103
Professional Training • to ••••• Overt. As the general Merit. DTR 98
Resources • to ••••• Overt. As the general Merit. DTR 103
Retainer • to ••••• Overt. As the general Merit. DTR 103
Shared Suffering •• +2 to Empathy or Medicine when aiding fellow Remade. When you save or spare the life of fellow Remade, take a beat. DTR 98
Stabilizer • to ••• You have access to an item or treatment which staves off instability. Reduce Scar Resistance penalties from instability by dots in this Merit. DTR 100
Staff • to ••••• Overt. As the general Merit. DevC 18
Status • to ••••• Overt. As the general Merit. DTR 104
Striking Looks • or •• Overt. As the general Merit. DTR 104
Voice of the Wild •• or ••• +2 to soothe with Animal Ken. With three dots, communicate with manticores as if you shared a language. DTR 104