Newspeak

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Abilities

A new age demands new words. You specialize in coining them. Hyphens do not exist in your world; you spread disinformation, deimportantize malefactors, create credibility gaps and declare coprosperity. When the need arises, you specialize in B-52ing buzzwords and positoning soundbites for media conspicuous consumption. Confusing? Not as confusing as can be once you get going! A Social trait-based Newspeak roll can excite or incite (Charisma + Newspeak); impress, intimidate or confuse (Manipulation + Newspeak) and even sucker skeptics by playing beauty and brains against them (Appearance + Newspeak). All hail neocom!

●○○○○ Novice: Given time, you can spin out buzzwords
●●○○○ Practiced: In a situation, you're a flash communicator.
●●●○○ Competent: Your neologic metaphases into masscom.
●●●●○ Expert: masspeak is youspeak. Youspeak is allspeak.
●●●●● Master: You could make Orwell's head explode.

Possessed by: Futurists, Reporters, Spin Doctors, Politicians, PR Consultants, Writers, Satirists

Specialties: Spin control, Neologic, Disinformation, Buzzwords, Techspeak, Malapropisms, Slogans