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Presence governs a character's ability to infleunce others through close personal interaction. This constrats with the large scale theatrics of performance. This ability is equaly adept at intimidating others as it is at gaining their trust.
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Possible presence stunts may include:
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Presence covers leadership and long-term persuasion. In its passive role, it measures one's social impact. In its active role, it represents ability in converting others to your cause, but this is not the short-term inspiration of political oration or battlefield speeches (which is covered by Performance), but the ability to build one-on-one long-term loyalty and wear down such loyalty to others.
  
• Making threatening eye contact with a beastman warlord, and causing him to lead his warband elsewere.
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* 1E caste/aspect ability for: Zenith, Midnight, Fire, Battles
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* 2E caste/aspect ability for: Zenith, Midnight, Fire, Battles
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* Checking for loyalty (ex2e.110)
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* Appearing more dangerous than you are (ex2e.157)
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* Intimate personality based social attacks (ex2e.172)
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* Forceful counterargument (ex2e.172)
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* Swaying a specific social unit (ex2e.173)
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* Compelling behavior in others (''Ex2 174)
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* Written attacks on specific people (ex2e.175)
  
• Convincing a Guild recruiter that you, a penniless stranger from a forgien land should be trusted with a huge loan, at no interest.
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== Stunt Examples ==
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* Making threatening eye contact with a beastman warlord, and causing him to lead his warband elsewhere.
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* Convincing a Guild recruiter that you, a penniless stranger from a foreign land should be trusted with a huge loan, at no interest.
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== Charms ==
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* AbyssalPresence
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* DragonBloodedPresence
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* SiderealPresence
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* SolarPresence
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== Other Pages ==

Revision as of 04:35, 25 March 2008

Presence covers leadership and long-term persuasion. In its passive role, it measures one's social impact. In its active role, it represents ability in converting others to your cause, but this is not the short-term inspiration of political oration or battlefield speeches (which is covered by Performance), but the ability to build one-on-one long-term loyalty and wear down such loyalty to others.

  • 1E caste/aspect ability for: Zenith, Midnight, Fire, Battles
  • 2E caste/aspect ability for: Zenith, Midnight, Fire, Battles
  • Checking for loyalty (ex2e.110)
  • Appearing more dangerous than you are (ex2e.157)
  • Intimate personality based social attacks (ex2e.172)
  • Forceful counterargument (ex2e.172)
  • Swaying a specific social unit (ex2e.173)
  • Compelling behavior in others (Ex2 174)
  • Written attacks on specific people (ex2e.175)

Stunt Examples

  • Making threatening eye contact with a beastman warlord, and causing him to lead his warband elsewhere.
  • Convincing a Guild recruiter that you, a penniless stranger from a foreign land should be trusted with a huge loan, at no interest.

Charms

  • AbyssalPresence
  • DragonBloodedPresence
  • SiderealPresence
  • SolarPresence

Other Pages