Relics
This small mason jar is covered in dirt. What little can be seen
through the murky glass reveals russet stains and what looks to be
dried dirt. The baki Bossu, a minor titanspawn spirit of possession,
lives inside the jar and may be called forth and commanded by its
holder.
The original runes of the Norse tribe were shown to Odin as he hung
upon Yggdrasil. When he came down after nine days, he carved them into
a set of 24 runestones, one for each rune shown to him. These runes
later became a basis of language called the Elder Futhark, and were
simplified into the Younger Futhark by future generations. But those
who know the truth know that the originals hold power. Each one points
to a different purview and grants its bearer access to those boons. One
rune exists for each of the 16 General Purpose Purviews, and another
for each of the three Special Purviews. What powers are held inside the
remaining five are unknown to any but the man who wrote them, and they
have been lost to time.
Each of the basic 19 grants access to one General Purpose or Special
Purview. Five are known to be in the hands of Mother Mard, one of the
oldest currently living Scions of Odin. She and her father had a
falling out, and the crone recently resurfaced in the company of a pair
of Frost Giants. The Band destroyed the giants, but Mard escaped. Her
runes grant access to the Chaos, Magic, Mystery, Prophecy, and Moon
purviews. Odin has expressed a desire to see her stripped of the
Birthrights she became unworthy of when she committed whatever acts
caused the fissure between them.
A golden ring topped with a faceted gemstone orb. At night the it is an orange fire opal, while during the day it is a black diamond. At the moment between sunset and sunrise, or sunrise and sunset, it flashes dimly from within and changes composition.
Wearing it keeps you in tune with your mother's dual nature as Sun Goddess turned Moon Goddess. Whenever you use a boon from the Moon or Sun purview, and you know the opposing purview to that level, the cost is lowered by 1 Legend (to a minimum of 1). If the cost is a multiplier, such as "1L / Missile" for Flare Missile, the cost for the entire action is lowered by one, to a minimum of 1.
Additionally, the secrets of one aspect of your mother help you to discover the secrets of the other. When purchasing a boon for Sun or Moon, the experience point cost is lowered by 1 per dot if you already know the corresponding level of the opposing purview.
A shamanic mask passed down from generation to generation, the Tiget
Mask depicts Bra' Tiger in his natural form. The mask grants the shaman
(or any other user) access to the Health purview. When worn during a
ritual it also grants +1 die to Occult tests.
This pouch contains small bones which have been painstakingly carved
into the shape of even smaller bones. They grant their owner access to
the Prophecy domain and if used in the activation grant potency to the
scryer's visions. Prior to making the Prophecy + Intelligence roll, the
owner may spend extra Willpower up to his Legend rating. Each Willpower
spent grants an extra die to the roll. This does not count as
channeling, and so may be done at the same time as the purchase of an
extra success. Should the need be great, the user may instead sacrifice
permanent dots of Willpower. If he does, they grant bonus successes
instead of bonus dice.
Recently purchased on Ebay by an unknown bidder, Tupac Shakur's Glock
9mm has absorbed a bit of his legend, making it as quick as his rhymes
and as everlasting as his memory. Much like he never seems to run out
of post mortem songs to release, Tupac's Glock will never be found
wanting for ammunition. The clip is always full and free of jams.
| |
Speed |
Acc |
Dmg |
Def |
Range |
| Tupac's Glock (Glock Template) |
3 |
+1 |
3L |
- |
20 |
In
Australian aboriginal mythology, Wuriupranili is a solar goddess who
carries a torch that is the sun. At the ocean to the West, she douses
the torch in water and uses the glowing embers to find her way beneath
the Earth back to the East again. In modern times, when she gifts a
daughter with a replica she uses the British version of Torh: a
flashlight. These small flashlights are close to the size of a ball
point pen but put out the light of a halon spelunking lamp. When shined
in someone's eyes, the light is powerful enough to cause blindness. The
Scion rolls Appearance + Marksmanship + 1, resisted by the target's
Stamina + Fortitude. If the Scion roll more successes, the target is
blinded for a number of actions equal to the extra successes. This is a
Speed 4 action.
| |
Speed |
Acc |
Dmg |
Def |
Range |
| Wuriupranili's Torch |
4 |
+1 |
Blindness |
- |
10 |
The badges born by members of The Agency
are psychomorphic. This means
that when viewed, they take on the form of a badge either the viewer
expects to see, or which is being actively projected by the Agent. This
effect is automatic against any viewer whose Legend is equal to or
lower than the bearer's Legend. Those of higher Legend can see through
to the badge's true form if they win an opposed test between the
Agent's (Manipulation + Empathy) and the target's (Perception +
Occult).
The feathers of Mother Bird herself hold great power. Those blessed by
a gift or brave enough to seek out her nest and take one find that it
gives access to the Magic and the Sky domain.
When Bird's Feather is burned as part of a ritual, it can add
additional power to the preceedings. This takes the effect of a 3-die
bonus on the roll used in the ritual, or the first roll used by the
object being blessed. This temporarily destroys the feather, which
reforms the next dawn, either in the possession of the one who burned
it or at the site of its destruction if the user is dead. If the bonus
is not used before the feather reforms, it is lost. Bird's Feather may
only be burned as part of an Occult ritual.
This huge double-bladed axe was given to the warlord Dokubu by his
father Shango, and taken from him as spoils when the Scions destroyed
his camp to avert a war. When commanded (no action necessary),
electricity plays up and down the blades, adding +2 damage. It also
weighs less than a normal labrys, and strikes faster.
| |
Speed |
Acc |
Dmg |
Def |
Range |
| Shango's Axe (Labrys Template) |
5 |
+1 |
+10L |
+0 |
- |
Dokubu also carried a small figurine which is a miniature altar to
Shango. It bears the traditional shape of a pregnant woman kneeling
before an altar, beatific cmile on her face and an
axe, symbolizing being ridden by Shango, buried in her head.
When held by a Scion of a Loan at the start of a use of Cheval, it
grants +3 dice on the Intelligence + Control roll.
Super-Serum works much like Giant Blood and Jotunblut. Indeed, it is
created by draining the blood from the appropriate entities and
processing it via technological rituals. When injected into a mortal it
has the following effects:
- Two dots may be distributed across the subject's physical
attributes. This may take a subject over five dots.
- Two dots may be distributed amongst the subject's
non-physical attributes. This may not take a subject over five dots.
- Two dots of Epic Attributes may be applied to the subject.
At least one of these dots must be applied to a physical attribute.
- The subject gains +2 bonus dice for join battle rolls
- The subject gains a Legend Score of 2, and a Legend Point
pool of 4.
- The subject is never treated as an Extra.
Each dose of serum from the same batch will affect the same attributes,
but different batches exist. With enough time (usually a week for new
recipes, or a day to realign equipment to reproduce an old one), any
set of physical and mental attributes can theoretically be modified,
but the availability may be limited by the supply of apprpriately
aspected ichor or eitr. To allow for the application of attributes and
epic attributes, the ichor used in the refinement process must come
from either a Scion whose parent favors those abilities, or a
Titanspawn whose base race has those epic traits. The actual Scion or
donor need not have the traits. For example, a Scion of Odin's ichor
can be used to create Super Serum that will grant a dot of Epic
Charisama even if the Scion has no dots of his own.
Super Serum has no effect on creatures with a Legend of 2 or
higher.
In Australian aboriginal mythology, Wuriupranili is a solar goddess who
carries a torch that is the sun. At the ocean to the West, she douses
the torch in water and uses the glowing embers to find her way beneath
the Earth back to the East again. The colours of dawn and dusk come
from the ochre body paints she wears. At times she grants these paints
to her daughters, who use them as a conduit to the powers of their
homeland and a means of fitting in to any situation.
First, the paints may be used to create any mudane outfit with a simple
Dexterity + Art (Painting) roll. Despite appearance, the clothing will
never grant more armor than that of heavy clothing (+0L / +1B). Gaining
any armor requires two coats and two rolls. Secondly, whenever painted
thus, the Scion gains access to the Fire and sun Purviews.
This claw, pulled directly from Bra' Tiger's paw by the primordial cat
himself, was granted to Gunther Koikkolainen in recognition of his
barehanded trial by combat with a jaguar and the subsequent
Adoption. It fused itself to his flesh and burrowed in, becoming a
fully functional retractable claw. Channeling the power of Tiger, it
grants access to the Animal purview as well as great prowess in battle.
By spending up to his Legend rating in Legend Points when making an
attack, the user gains a number of bonus dice on the attack roll equal
to the Legend spent. By focusing his will completely (and spending a
point of Willpower) the bonus may be made to last for the
remainder of the scene instead of just for the attack.
| |
Speed |
Acc |
Dmg |
Def |
Range |
| Bra' Tiger Claw (Hadseax Template) |
4 |
+1 |
+2L |
+0 |
- |
The legendary Caduceus, carried by Hermes in his travels, has had its
mythology evolve over the centuries. Originally standing as a symbol of
commerce, conflict resolution, and trade, the Caduceus has often been
confused with the Staff of Asklepios, resulting in its use as a symbol
for medicine by many organizations. Today, the golden rod's power
remains true to its roots.
When touched to a living being and 1 Legend is spent, the holder may
will that being to calmness or sleep. The user rolls Manipulation +
Medicine vs. the target's Integrity + Willpower + Legend. If
successful, he may instill in the target a sense of calmness for one
hour per threshold success. This sense of peace will prevent the
subject from acting in an agressive manner, but it ended immediately
should he be the target of an attack.
Alternatively, the wielder may enforce a deep sleep. This uses the same
roll as instilling calm, but costs 1 Willpower instead, and only lasts
for one minute per threshold successs. The sleep is natural, but very
deep, imposing a -4 penalty to perception tests to see if a disturbance
wakens them.
Lastly, the rod also allows the user to channel the Magic purview.
Thor's Hammer, created by the dwarves Sinrdi and Brokkr as a gift to
the Aesir, is the mightiest weapon in the Norse mythology. Despite a
slightly too short handle caused by Loki's mischief, Mjolnir is used by
Thor to slay countless enemies (mostly giants). The 2,000 pound chink
of metal can be thrown by anyone strong enough, functioning as an
improvised weapon. It's magic negates the normal -2 Accuracy penalty
that would apply. As a final gift of dwarven magi, the hammer, when
thrown, always returns unerringly to the wielder at the end of his
action.
| |
Speed |
Acc |
Dmg |
Def |
Range |
| Mjolnir |
6 |
+0 |
+13B |
+0 |
As Improvised Weapon |
This Remington rifle, given to Jewls by his mother Bast, is an
excellent weapon of stealth. It may be concealed by merely willing it
so, which secrets it away until called forth again. When so hidden, the
rifle cannot be found by mortal eyes. Those with Epic Perception must
win an opposed Dexterity + Stealth roll with the user. It may only be
called forth by the one who hid it, and should that person
die it will return to Bast's side. Cat's Pounce is also quick as
lightning when used.
| |
Speed |
Acc |
Dmg |
Def |
Range |
| Cat's Pounce (Remington Template) |
4 |
+3 |
7L |
- |
200 |
Hymir's Kettle is a huge iron brewing cauldron (or still if you'd like
a more modern aspect). Any beverages placed in it or created using it
are multiplied and enhanced.
For 1 Legend the cauldron's user may multiply any drink inside it to
fill it instantly. This can turn a single drop of any mundane beverage
into 3 gallons. At the same time, the potency and flavor of the drink
is increased, adding one die to social checks where the drink plays a
role, and subtracting one die from rolls to resist intoxication.
The cauldron has a related, and for some much more useful property as
well. If enough Jotunblut or Giant's Blood for two activations is
placed in the kettle and the 1 Legend is paid, the blood's potency is
increased greatly, adding two dots to it's effectiveness. However, the
Loyalty imposed by the brew is unstable, and fades in half the time.
Giants (whose blood's Loyalty never fades) must restore that Loyalty
after 3 months instead.
The alteration in potency does not change the valid drinkers. Jotunblut
• would have the potency of Jotunblut
•••, but still only be imbuable into a
beast.
For example, Sylvester Guiler has Jotunblut ••,
capable of granting two attribute dots and imposing Loyalty for a
month. Should he pay 2 health levels and four Legend to activate the
boon twice, place the blood in the cauldron, and pay 1 more Legend to
activate it, the blood would now grant the effects of Jotunblut
••••: four attribute dots and two
-0 health levels. However, instead of the standard 1 month Loyalty of
Jotunblut ••, the Loyalty will need to be replenished
every two weeks.
Advanced members of The
Agency use more advanced tools to complete their
missions. Among these is the Special Agent Badge. These badges have all
of the powers of a normal Agency
Badge
as well as granting access to the Law and War purviews. Finally, should
an Agent flash his badge during a scene, he will gain a +1 die bonus to
all social actions targetting anyone present.