Body Thief Merits
These Supernatural Merits each have an additional activation cost unique to the talent of the Body Thief in question, commonly Willpower or an extended ritual.
| Name | Rating | Description | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amulet | •• or •••• | You possess an amulet of power, which you can replace if necessary. For every two dots in this Merit, the amulet grants +1 to a chosen Attribute when worn. Sacrifice a point of this bonus to install the effects of a known Body Thief Merit instead, or to remain in a stolen body while worn. | Imm 83 |
| Emotional Urging | •••• | Contest Manipulation + Persuasion vs Composure to amplify an emotion felt by a person for one day, forcing a Willpower cost and a Resolve + Composure roll to resist opportunities to indulge it. | Imm 83 |
| Luck Drain | •••• | Contest Wits + Subterfuge vs Resolve to steal successes from a victim's next roll, keeping one for your next mundane roll. | Imm 84 |
| Morality Sap | •••• | Exploit a connection or link to a subject to contest Wits + Manipulation vs Resolve + Composure as an extended action with the aim of wearing away their Morality. This is a sin against Morality 2. | Imm 84 |
| Sleight of Hand | •••• | Roll Wits + Subterfuge - Resolve to "swap" two objects you touch, which appear as each other for a scene. | Imm 84 |
| Steal Sense | ••• | Contest Wits + Empathy vs Resolve to steal a particular sense from a victim for a scene, mundane or supernatural. When you steal a sense you already possess, you may use the victim's traits and roll actions with the sense twice, keeping the better result. | Imm 85 |
| Theft of the Sublime | ••••• | Contest Intelligence + Occult vs Resolve + Tolerance to steal a known power from a supernatural being for a scene, substituting Willpower for costs like Vitae and Mana. | Imm 85 |
| Unobtrusiveness | •• | Roll Resolve + Stealth to become inconspicuous and beneath attention for a scene. | Imm 86 |
| Vitality Drain | ••• | Contest Intelligence + Medicine vs Stamina to steal a dot of Health for a day. | Imm 86 |
| Willpower Drain | •••• | Contest Intelligence + Presence vs Resolve + Composure to steal Willpower from a victim. | Imm 87 |
Purified Merits
| Name | Rating | Prerequisites | Description | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi | ••• | Begin with a second dot of Chi, or a third dot if purchased twice. Character creation only. | Imm 111 | |
| Dream | • to ••••• | Once per session, meditate and roll Wits + Composure for your Merit dots in clues about a topic. | Imm 111 | |
| Essence Reservoir | • or •• | Possess an item which can store or release up to three times its rating in Essence. | Imm 111 | |
| Familiar | ••• | Bond with a minor spirit which travels with you in Twilight. | Imm 112 | |
| Fetish | • to ••••• | An item containing a bound spirit which has a specific, useful benefit. | WTF 79 | |
| Imbued Item | ••+ | Possess an object invested with supernal spellcraft. | MTA 84 | |
| Library | • to ••••• | Maintain a storehouse of references on one field of study per dot. Research using the Library takes only 10 minutes per roll. | MTA 85 | |
| Locus | • to ••• | Tend a one or two dot Locus, or add a dot to make the Locus mobile. | Imm 112 | |
| Occultation | • to ••• | No Fame | Fade from notice. Penalize rolls to investigate you, mundane or supernatural, by your Occultation. | Imm 112 |
| Relic | • to ••••• | Possess a mystic relic. | Rel 85 | |
| Ritual Crypt | • | Ritually mark a place of rising. Spend five Essence to dissolve your dead body and recreate it at the crypt. | Imm 113 | |
| Shadow Sanctum | • to •••• | Guard a safe place in the Shadow. Dots after the first may expand its size, hide and fortify it, or bring it to life as a friendly spirit. | Imm 113 | |
| Totem | •+ | Bond with a patron spirit whose blessing can issue personal trait bonuses, though you must obey its ban. | WTF 79, 186 |
| 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 |