Merits, Restricted (1st Edition)

From Codex of Darkness

These Merits are restricted to Storyteller discretion. Many are designed for antagonists or non-player characters, though some are simply too specific in nature to list elsewhere.

Merit Rating Prerequisites Description Book
Blood of the Oath of Ruin •• Sense Abyssal influence within 100 feet, but suffer a permanent flaw and derangement. IEwtA 131
Cult of Things That Must Not Be • to ••••• Standing in a cult to an otherworldly Thing. Each dot provides access to a rite and one dot of the cult's Social Merits, and some Things offer other powers. SS 137
Fae Pet •• or •••• True Fae An animal or hobgoblin servant. AN 71
Fair Haven ••• True Fae Linger safely for as long as needed in a particular spot of the human world. AN 72
Hive Soul •••+ A single mind and soul with multiple identical bodies. SotT 220
Low Tongue An Abyssal reflection of language which can substitute for the High Speech, adding +1 both to spellcasting and to Paradox. NH-TU 19
Ractain Strain ••• As Eidetic Memory, Meditative Mind, and Direction Sense. Congenital condition subtly deforms appearance and invites Ractain intrusion. IEwtA 166
Reality Blasphemy • to ••••• Study the rites of an otherworldly Thing, one rite per dot. SS 137
Grimoire Merits
Homeward Bound ••• Lark Demonde's Travels Once per session, roll Wits + Survival to know with certainty the way home. GoG 104
Stranger No More ••••• Lark Demonde's Travels Easily immerse yourself in any culture, even speaking the language while immersed. GoG 104
Tendogakure Hyoho ••• Hiden Gogyo Bujutsu Permanently gain the effects of Occlude Destiny. GoG 71
Tetsujin Undo Hyoho •••• Hiden Gogyo Bujutsu Permanently gain the effects of Organic Resilience, but burn Mana daily. GoG 69
Apostate Merits
Dedication Efficiency • to ••• Apostate Dedicate another magical tool for each dot in this Merit. LHP 37
Harvester • to ••• Apostate Blood sacrifices yield Harvester dots in extra Mana. LHP 37
Strong Pattern ••• Apostate, Stamina ••• +3 Spell Tolerance for self-cast spells. LHP 37
Banisher Merits
Abyssal Resonance • to ••••• Successively stronger Abyssal effects against magic Ban 39
Ancient Echoes • to ••••• Banisher Memories stretching from recent to distant past Ban 40
Body Ravaging Magic ••• Banisher Suffer resistant damage for bonus dice to improvised casting. Ban 41
Mana Self-Sacrifice Banisher Scour own pattern to give Mana to others with touch. Ban 41
Nimbus Sense •• Banisher See the nimbus of every mage, uncloaked or not. Ban 42
Supernal Resistance • or ••• Banisher +1/2 bonus to resist magical effects. Ban 42
Slasher Merits
Atavism Dexterity or Wits •••, Intelligence ≤ •• Use higher of Wits or Dexterity for Defense Slash 127
Damnable Certainty •••• Altered Code Once per session, recover Willpower when you kill a person without violating the Code. Slash 127
Hands of a Killer Dexterity •••, Weaponry ••, no weapon specialties Ignore improvised weapon penalties. Slash 129
Murder Expert ••• Intelligence ••, Stealth ••• Strike a killing blow against a single unsuspecting target. Slash 127
Telltale Murder •• or ••• Intelligence ••••, Medicine •• Arrange a murder scene and roll Intelligence + Medicine to communicate a message to investigators. With four dots, contest their investigation to force a false conclusion. Slash 127
Weaponry Monomaniac •• Weaponry •, specialty Apply 8-Again to use one specific weapon. You cannot bear to leave it behind. Slash 129
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