ARCANOI

 

The dangerous, bizarre, and unique powers wraiths possess are known as Arcanoi, and you have five dots to spread among them. Starting characters cannot have more than three dots in any given Arcanos. Expertise in a particular Arcanos may also imply membership in a particular Guild devoted to that power. Arcanos powers are split into Common and Initiate varieties. The former can be learned by any wraith, while the latter are largely restricted to members of a particular Guild. 

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Rather than have Player realize a little too late that they chose Arcanoi that were not particularly useful for their chosen adventure type.. we have organized the Arcanoi by color.

NOTE: This does not mean the abilities cannot cross the shroud, but they are definitely MORE beneficial in some places than in others. The color code exists to allow you to make an INFORMED decision upon character creation.

NOTE: If you decide you are going to play a "Skinlands " Chronicle and build your character in a manner fitting such, one should not be surprised when "Underworld" characters who are designed to affect wraith are more adept at dealing with severe breaches of the Dictum Mortuum. 

Wraith characters are inescapably part of two worlds, players need to realize this and recognize home turf advantage of those that inhabit either.

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COLOR MEANING: If you intend to spend a majority of your time affecting Skinlands (Note: Dictum Mortuum and NEED for strong fetters)

COLOR MEANING: If you are more interested in dealing with wraith matters such as other chars shadows and wraithy abilities in the underworld.

COLOR MEANING: If you wish to generalize, not powerful nor ineffective in either realm.

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The Arcanoi are as follows:

 

Arcanos                     Guild                  Description

Embody                     Proctors               Lets a wraith manifest in the Skinlands 

Inhabit                      Artificers              Lets wraiths possess machinery and computers ​

Intimation                   Solicitors             The Arcanos of creating and removing desires

Keening                     Chanteurs            The songs of the dead

Outrage                     Spooks                Permits a wraith to exert force in the lands of the living

Pandemonium             Haunters              Creates all manner of ghastly effects

Puppetry                    Puppeteers           The Arcanos of possession

Argos                        Harbingers          The Arcanos of travel

Castigation                Pardoners            Allows wraiths to wrestle with others’ Shadows

Usury                        Usurers                Lets a wraith manipulate vital energies

Moliate                      Masquers            Allows a wraith to reshape plasm

Flux                           Alchemists           The Arcanos of decay and reconstruction

Phantasm                   Sandmen             Allows a wraith to work with dreams

Lifeweb                      Monitors              The Arcanos of working with Fetters

Mnemosynis               Mnemoi               The Arcanos of memory

Fatalism                     Oracles               Allows a wraith a glimpse at Fate

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ARCANOI ACCESS

Some guilds have strong relationships and traditionally share knowledge among each other.

This means members of the guilds have access to the INITIATE Arcanoi listed. All wraith have access to COMMON Arcanoi.

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NOTE: OUTLAWED GUILDS: Outlaw guilds have no problem operating or recruiting within Bartaria Bay. The outlaw status of guilds does not prevent you playing one. Their status as outlaws may become significant in a social sense, if an NPC  member of the Hierarchy from Stygia decides to visit and interacts with the outlaw guild character, though in Bataria Bay there is an agreement with the governor that they are allowed to operate. The  Status of "OUTLAW" has more to do with Stygian Politics than anything to do with character traits associated with outlaws.

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Outlaw is not code for "Bad guy like the Sabbat or Black Spiral Dancer", Bad guy like -those- examples, is SPECTRE.

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Alchemists (Outlaw Guild)

Flux Inhabit Embody

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Artificers

Inhabit Argos Flux

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Chanteurs

Keening Phantasm Embody

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Harbingers

Argos Inhabit Fatalism

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Haunters

Pandemonium Outrage Mnemosynis

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Masquers

Moliate Usury Phantasm

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Mnemoi (Outlaw Guild)

Mnemosynis Castigate Pandemonium

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Monitors

Lifeweb Puppetry Intimation

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Oracles

Fatalism Argos Usury

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Pardoners

Castigate Intimation Mnemosynis

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Proctors

Embody Flux Keening

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Puppeteers

Puppetry Lifeweb Outrage

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Sandmen

Phantasm Keening Moliate

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Solicitors (Outlaw Guild)

Intimation Castigate Lifeweb

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Spooks

Outrage Pandemonium Puppetry

 

Usurers

Usury Moliate Fatalism

 

 

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