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== Totem ==

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= Totem =

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'''Feral Harmony'''<br>

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== Harmony ==

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'''Cost: ''' 1 mote per Point<br>

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'''Duration: ''' Indefinite<br>

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'''Type: ''' Reflexive<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 1<br>

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'''Minimum Essence: ''' 1<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' None<br>

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Achieving harmony with the beast that defines his self, the Lunar is able to draw traits from it, mingling his essence with that of a beast. Those traits show his harmony with his totem – they are never subtle. If one with a Tyrant Lizard totem gets the ‘Sturdy’ mutation, his muscles bulge, his demeanor becomes repilian, scales appear in his muscles. If he gets ‘Huge’, he becomes not only twice his height, but also scaled, with a reptilian face. This also requires the commitment of a number of motes equal to the Mutation Point cost.

'''Feral Soul Instincts'''<br>

'''Feral Soul Instincts'''<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 1<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 1<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Feral Harmony<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' None<br>

The Lunar delves deeper into the soul of his totem, into its soul, into its disposition. This allows the Lunar to call upon part of the Totem’s essence and mingle with his’, but not physically. When he does so, he becomes more feral, able to execute a number of tasks more naturally, as befits the Totem’s disposition. Each time the Lunar buys this Charm, he receives a new insight into his Totem’s nature, receiving an appropriate power. Despite the Charm’s duration, the power lasts for a whole scene, and it cannot be ended before by any means. The dice awarded by those powers count as specialty dice, and are not counted among the Lunar’s cap for purchasing dice with charms, although they may break the normal cap for specialty dice, stacking normally with specialties. However, a single Lunar may not benefit for more than one of those bonuses to any single roll, even if he has invoked multiple aspects at once. Those powers include...

The Lunar delves deeper into the soul of his totem, into its soul, into its disposition. This allows the Lunar to call upon part of the Totem’s essence and mingle with his’, but not physically. When he does so, he becomes more feral, able to execute a number of tasks more naturally, as befits the Totem’s disposition. Each time the Lunar buys this Charm, he receives a new insight into his Totem’s nature, receiving an appropriate power. Despite the Charm’s duration, the power lasts for a whole scene, and it cannot be ended before by any means. The dice awarded by those powers count as specialty dice, and are not counted among the Lunar’s cap for purchasing dice with charms, although they may break the normal cap for specialty dice, stacking normally with specialties. However, a single Lunar may not benefit for more than one of those bonuses to any single roll, even if he has invoked multiple aspects at once. Those powers include...

* '''Loyal''' – The Lunar receives a 2-die bonus to help those he sees as his family and friends, and a 2-die penalty when trying to hurt them in any way, or when he does anything but help them if they are in danger.

* '''Loyal''' – The Lunar receives a 2-die bonus to help those he sees as his family and friends, and a 2-die penalty when trying to hurt them in any way, or when he does anything but help them if they are in danger.

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'''Duration: ''' Permanent<br>

'''Duration: ''' Permanent<br>

'''Type: ''' Special<br>

'''Type: ''' Special<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

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'''Minimum Strength: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 2<br>

'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Feral Soul Instincts <br>

'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Feral Soul Instincts <br>

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A Lunar may call all the prowess of her Totem piecemeal or bring it all to her in a flash of light, presenting her primal grandeur, red in tooth and claw! Achieving the Divine Beast Liberation the Lunar may instantly, by taking a dice action and spending 1 willpower, shift into a Hybrid Form, his ''Beastman Form''. She receives as many characteristics from his Totem as he wishes, as long as his form remains mostly humanoid. This may be as subtle as claws and ears and soft fur, or as over as a great, scaled humanoid lizard! The Lunar remains in this shape for as long as she wishes, and may return to her Human Form reflexively by spending 1 mote, or leave the Beastman Form by shapeshifting into any of her other forms. .  

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A Lunar may call all the prowess of her Totem piecemeal or bring it all to her in a flash of light, presenting her primal grandeur, red in tooth and claw! Achieving the Divine Beast Liberation the Lunar may instantly, by taking a Shapeshifting Action that costs no motes and 1 willpower, shift into a Hybrid Form, his ''Beastman Form''. She receives as many characteristics from his Totem as he wishes, as long as his form remains mostly humanoid. This may be as subtle as claws and ears and soft fur, or as overt as a great, scaled humanoid lizard!  

'''(Type) Argent Regalia'''<br>

'''(Type) Argent Regalia'''<br>

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* '''Dynamic''' Argent Regalia, which increases the Mental Attributes.  

* '''Dynamic''' Argent Regalia, which increases the Mental Attributes.  

Each one may only be purchased once. When one of those is purchased, the Lunar increases every attribute in this category by one when in his Totem or Beastman Forms. This increase counts as natural in all respects.

Each one may only be purchased once. When one of those is purchased, the Lunar increases every attribute in this category by one when in his Totem or Beastman Forms. This increase counts as natural in all respects.

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'''Totemic Excellence'''<br>

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'''Cost: ''' None <br>

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'''Duration: ''' Permanent<br>

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'''Type: ''' Special<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 3<br>

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'''Minimum Essence: ''' 3<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' (Type) Argent Regalia <br>

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There is power in shape. There is power in identity. The Lunar focuses on his Totem... and changes it. He becomes 'a wolf' instead of simply 'wolf'. Defining a characteristic of his Totem, be it spots of different color somewhere on his pelt, a scar where it should not be or a ear missing a piece... the Lunar adds uniqueness, using this to fill his Totem with a power that comes from his soul, from his identity. This is not a Tell, as it is not something that will appear on other forms or draw the eye - it is simply there. Upon purchasing this Charm, the Lunar receives a mutation points to add to his Totem equal to his highest virtue. A Lunar may only buy this Charm once, and those Mutations do not increase the Totem's Background value. They are a separate thing.

'''Lunatic Aegis'''<br>

'''Lunatic Aegis'''<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 3<br>

'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 3<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 4<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 4<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Lunatic Aegis, Totemic Excellence <br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Lunatic Aegis <br>

The Lunar becomes adamant like the dome of heaven. A hound of Heaven, its shield. Unnassailable, untouchable. As the Lunar learns Adamanthine Flesh he wraps this imperial armor around himself and his Totem Form becomes more resistant, its flesh like that of legends, able to withstand even blades as if they were mere fists! While the Lunar is in his Totem Form, The Lunar may soak Lethal Damage with his Bashing Soak. The Lunar also translates half his Natural Soak into Hardness.

The Lunar becomes adamant like the dome of heaven. A hound of Heaven, its shield. Unnassailable, untouchable. As the Lunar learns Adamanthine Flesh he wraps this imperial armor around himself and his Totem Form becomes more resistant, its flesh like that of legends, able to withstand even blades as if they were mere fists! While the Lunar is in his Totem Form, The Lunar may soak Lethal Damage with his Bashing Soak. The Lunar also translates half his Natural Soak into Hardness.

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 2<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Bestial Soul Meditation <br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Feral Soul Instincts<br>

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With his understanding of his Totem, he becomes able to understand it in all its forms – in any shape, the Lunar becomes able to speak and understand the speech of any animal in the same family as his totem. Hecenfort, the Lunar may spend an extra 1 experience point to permanently learn the language of any beast he spends more than one scene with.  

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With his understanding of his Totem, he becomes able to understand it in all its forms – in any shape, the Lunar becomes able to speak and understand the speech of any animal in the same Class as his totem. Hecenfort, the Lunar may spend an extra 1 experience point to permanently learn the language of any beast he spends more than one scene with.  

'''Soul-Sculpting Knife'''<br>

'''Soul-Sculpting Knife'''<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 3<br>

'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 3<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 3<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 3<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Bestial Soul Meditation<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Feral Soul Instincts<br>

The Totem is the Lunar's identity. It is the Lunar's soul. It is the part of his soul that is a beast, his link to his instincts - he undertands those instincts, he is them. But by using the Soul-Sculpting Knife, the Lunar cuts away at his own identity, at the core of his soul, and remakes it. He shifts his Nature, and with it, his Totem. He must find his new Totem in some way, and be one with it. Then, he sheds his old self, and receives a new Totem. This costs 4 Experience Points per level of the Totem that is enhanced or lowered. The Lunar retains features of his Former Totem, which may be purely cosmetic or added to the Mutations of his new Totem. Members of the Silver Pact regard him as close to Chimerism, increasing the difficulty of all of the Lunar's Social Rolls by one.

The Totem is the Lunar's identity. It is the Lunar's soul. It is the part of his soul that is a beast, his link to his instincts - he undertands those instincts, he is them. But by using the Soul-Sculpting Knife, the Lunar cuts away at his own identity, at the core of his soul, and remakes it. He shifts his Nature, and with it, his Totem. He must find his new Totem in some way, and be one with it. Then, he sheds his old self, and receives a new Totem. This costs 4 Experience Points per level of the Totem that is enhanced or lowered. The Lunar retains features of his Former Totem, which may be purely cosmetic or added to the Mutations of his new Totem. Members of the Silver Pact regard him as close to Chimerism, increasing the difficulty of all of the Lunar's Social Rolls by one.

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 2<br>

'''Minimum Essence: ''' 2<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Harmony with the Inner Beast<br>

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'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' None<br>

The Lunars may pass part of their power through blood, that part of the Beast-Soul within them, creating the hybrids known as Beastmen. Used during mating(with any form), the Lunar assures that the mating will produce offspring. The offspring will then be a Beastman - a hybrid between the Lunar's Totem Animal and a Human. Beastmen are made with the Totem's Mutations, except that it loses No Manipulators and Prey, and all size mutations - the most Beastman can get are Small and Large. Aquatic ones receive the Denizen of Beyond flaw, but it applies only to time spent outside of the water. The Beastman will breed true, passing its Mutations to its offspring, creating a new race. The offspring will be a Lunar Half-Caste if the rules for them are used and the Lunar has Essence 4 or above.

The Lunars may pass part of their power through blood, that part of the Beast-Soul within them, creating the hybrids known as Beastmen. Used during mating(with any form), the Lunar assures that the mating will produce offspring. The offspring will then be a Beastman - a hybrid between the Lunar's Totem Animal and a Human. Beastmen are made with the Totem's Mutations, except that it loses No Manipulators and Prey, and all size mutations - the most Beastman can get are Small and Large. Aquatic ones receive the Denizen of Beyond flaw, but it applies only to time spent outside of the water. The Beastman will breed true, passing its Mutations to its offspring, creating a new race. The offspring will be a Lunar Half-Caste if the rules for them are used and the Lunar has Essence 4 or above.

'''On Lunar Half-Caste'''<br>

'''On Lunar Half-Caste'''<br>

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Lunar Half-Caste do not possess a Totem. Therefore, they may not get the Charms that require a Totem, such as Breeding and all of the Totemic Cascade. They may not receive a Totem in any circumstance. They have no True Forms or Tells. They are unable to learn Fair Folk Charms as Lunars do, and are not natural shapeshifters, not receiving any of the benefits and powers Lunars get from it, barred from the Blood Library Background. They have full access to all other Charms, however.

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Lunar Half-Caste do not possess a Totem. Therefore, they may not get the Charms that require a Totem, such as Breeding and all of the Totemic Cascade. They may not receive a Totem in any circumstance. They have no True Forms or Tells. They are unable to learn Fair Folk Charms as Lunars do, and are not natural shapeshifters, not receiving any of the benefits and powers Lunars get from it, barred from the Blood Library Background. Finally, they cannot Ascend. They have full access to all other Charms, however.

'''Shifting the Green Branch'''<br>

'''Shifting the Green Branch'''<br>

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'''Duration: ''' Instant<br>

'''Duration: ''' Instant<br>

'''Type: ''' Simple<br>

'''Type: ''' Simple<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 6<br>

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'''Minimum Charisma: ''' 5<br>

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'''Minimum Essence: ''' 6<br>

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'''Minimum Essence: ''' 5<br>

'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Seed of the Endless Wild.<br>

'''Prerequisite Charms: ''' Seed of the Endless Wild.<br>

The Lunar's understanding of the various lineages and lifeblood of beasts becomes even greater, and now, he is not only able to choose which lineage to impart upon his children, but becomes an artist of lifeblood, every lineage a different color in his pallete, which he can mix and match to produce fantastic results. With this Charm, the Lunar can pay 1 experience point in addition to that of Seed of the Feral soul to add another creature, with all of its mutation points, to the Beastman, creating his own hybrids, his own gryphons.  

The Lunar's understanding of the various lineages and lifeblood of beasts becomes even greater, and now, he is not only able to choose which lineage to impart upon his children, but becomes an artist of lifeblood, every lineage a different color in his pallete, which he can mix and match to produce fantastic results. With this Charm, the Lunar can pay 1 experience point in addition to that of Seed of the Feral soul to add another creature, with all of its mutation points, to the Beastman, creating his own hybrids, his own gryphons.  

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