Second Edition
Compacts
| Compact | Description | Compact Status | Book | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwood Abbey | A decadent Hellfire Club dedicated to experiencing everything that life (or unlife) has to offer. | • | Receive the Barfly Merit. | HTV 2e 265 |
| ••• | Use local chapterhouse as a Safe Place •• with Home Security, Arsenal, and Escape Hatch. | |||
| ••••• | Receive Contacts among lawyers, vice, arms traffic, and the Abbey. | |||
| The Long Night | Christian hunters who fight to save souls amid what they believe is the Great Tribulation. | • | Receive Evangelism as a free specialty. | HTV 2e 20 |
| ••• | Receive two dots in Allies (Long Night). | |||
| ••••• | Aides serve as three dots of Staff or Retainer. | |||
| The Loyalists of Thule | Paranoid academics haunted by history, hoping to shepherd occult knowledge. | • | Gain extra Willpower from a successful Academics or Occult risk. | HTV 2e 22 |
| ••• | Receive a two-dot Mentor. | |||
| ••••• | Receive Contacts among specialists in three monstrous phenomena. | |||
| Network Zero | Network Zero uses radio, television and Internet resources to publicize monsters to the world. | • | Take a free Computer or Crafts specialty. | HTV 2e 24 |
| ••• | Take two dots of social media Contacts. | |||
| ••••• | Receive a dot of Safe Place. | |||
| Nine Stars | A fraternity of police putting their lives and jobs at risk to investigate and stem an upswell of slasher killings. | • | Take a free Investigation or Occult specialty. | HTV 2e 26 |
| ••• | Take 8-Again on Tactic rolls. | |||
| ••••• | Receive the effects of Trained Observer •••. | |||
| Null Mysteriis | Scientists who pursue the supernatural in an attempt to understand it. | • | Receive an Academics, Occult, or Science specialty in the paranormal. | HTV 2e 28 |
| ••• | Receive a dot each of Allies and Contacts among Null Mysteriis. | |||
| ••••• | Raise Academics, Occult, or Science to five dots. | |||
| SWORN | Community patrols protecting underserved indigenous neighborhoods. | • | Receive a free specialty in Investigation, Streetwise, or Stealth. | HTV 2e 30 |
| ••• | Receive a two-dot Mentor. | |||
| ••••• | Distribute three dots among Allies, Contacts, and Resources. | |||
| The Union | Ragtag monster hunters from blue-collar labor backgrounds, putting their hands to work to keep their streets safe. | • | Take 8-Again to apply your work experience to Teamwork and Tactics rolls. | HTV 2e 32 |
| ••• | Receive two dots in Allies (The Union). | |||
| ••••• | Receive two dots of Resources. | |||
Conspiracies
| Conspiracy and Endowments | Description | Conspiracy Status | Book | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegis Kai Doru Relics |
Greek for “Shield and Spear,” the Aegis Kai Doru searches the world for legendary artifacts to harness in its nigh-timeless battle against the forces of darkness. | • | Investigation rolls seeking relics gain +2. | HTV 2e 268 |
| ••• | Academics rolls pertaining to relics and archaeology gain +1. | |||
| ••••• | Receive the Gut Feeling Merit. | |||
| The Ascending Ones Elixirs |
Alchemists who carry on a legacy of fighting back the darkness since ancient Egypt. They now struggle to adapt to modern conditions. | • | Once per session, take 8-Again on a roll to recover Willpower. | HTV 2e 34 |
| ••• | Receive two dots of Resources. | |||
| ••••• | Receive an initiate as a three-dot Retainer. | |||
| The Cheiron Group Thaumatech |
An international medical conglomerate that secretly finances a Field Projects Division to capture and render monsters for active ingredients. | • | Receive a free specialty in Academics, Computer, or Investigation. | HTV 2e 36 |
| ••• | Receive two dots of Allies within the Cheiron Group. | |||
| ••••• | Receive three dots of Resources. | |||
| The Council of Bones Perispiritism |
A secret society of spiritualists safeguarding an ancient reaper's mark. They gather in secret to silence their enemies and cleanse death of the undead. | • | Receive a free specialty in Occult or Investigation. | HTV 2e 38 |
| ••• | Receive two dots of Contacts among other conspiracies. | |||
| ••••• | Receive a three-dot ghostly Retainer. | |||
| The Lucifuge Castigations |
Descendants of infernal bloodlines who wield the darkness against itself. | • | Take a free specialty in a particular type of supernatural creature. | HTV 2e 40 |
| ••• | You may call on two extra dots of Resources by requisitioning tools for the Vigil. | |||
| ••••• | Take the Lady Lucifuge as a four-dot Mentor. | |||
| Malleus Maleficarum Benedictions |
In the Middle Ages, the Malleus Maleficarum wielded the power of the Catholic Church against vampires. Even today, the order still carries on its secret war against Satan's children. | • | Receive a free specialty in Occult, Investigation, or Streetwise. | HTV 2e 42 |
| ••• | Receive a free dot of Status (Malleus Maleficarum). | |||
| ••••• | Receive three dots of Resources. | |||
| Task Force: VALKYRIE Advanced Armory |
This covert government anti-monster brigade draws from both military and intelligence communities. VALKYRIE agents are dispatched to control extranormal threats and suppress public knowledge. | • | Receive a free Weaponry specialty. | HTV 2e 44 |
| ••• | Receive two dots of Allies in VALKYRIE. | |||
| ••••• | Receive Contacts among high-level experts in three classified fields. | |||
| Vanguard Serial Crimes Unit Teleinformatics |
The agents of VASCU assist police investigations and apprehensions of supernatural killers, using specially induced psychic abilities. | • | Receive a free psychic specialty in Occult. | HTV 2e 46 |
| ••• | Receive a free dot of Status in government or law enforcement. | |||
| ••••• | Receive the effects of the Tactical Insight Merit. If you possess the Merit, you may reroll a Tactic once per session. | |||
| Notation Legend | |
|---|---|
| Dot of a Trait Rating (Skills, Merits) | • |
| Power Trait Point (Vitae, Mana) | ● |
| Willpower Point | ○ |
| Activation Damage | B/L/A |
| Special/Other Activation Cost | ※ |
| Alternate Costs | ●/●●● |
| Costs per Item | ●/item |
| Optional Costs | (●) |
| Cost Ranges | ● to ●●● ●●+ |
| Combined Notation Example | ●(○) ●/item, 1L |