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== <span style="color:#800000;">Introduction == | == <span style="color:#800000;">Introduction == | ||
The turn of the Twentieth century saw the decline of magical thinking in a world barreling towards world wide war and a brutal economic collapse. The | The turn of the Twentieth century saw the decline of magical thinking in a world barreling towards world wide war and a brutal economic collapse. The dynamic optimism of ''La Belle Epoche'' ran into the brick wall of pragmatism and technology spurred by nationalism and military ambition. Suddenly no one had the time to dream and fantasize with survival at stake. The foundation of this grim new era were already laid in the last years of the Nineteenth century as the world began to change in unpredictable new ways. | ||
The growth of reason and pragmatism had expanded with every scientific advancement and technology was seen as the new religion that would light a new century freeing the world from superstition and ignorance. Disbelief in the fanciful and the occult expanded in the void triggered by the disinterest in religion and magic. Few at the time realized that ''Disbelief'' itself was a force that could be harnessed. | The growth of reason and pragmatism had expanded with every scientific advancement and technology was seen as the new religion that would light a new century freeing the world from superstition and ignorance. Disbelief in the fanciful and the occult expanded in the void triggered by the disinterest in religion and magic. Few at the time realized that ''Disbelief'' itself was a force that could be harnessed. | ||
The older supernatural species cultivated Disbelief among the mortal masses as a tool of self protection and hid behind ''Veils'' and ''Masquerades'', but they failed to fully understand and harness this nebulous new force. It would take a novel aggressive species searching for a predatory foothold in the Demimonde to fully utilize the force of Disbelief to craft a niche for itself. | |||
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<span style="font-size:large">●</span> <span style="color:#800000;"> ''' | === <span style="font-size:large">●</span> <span style="color:#800000;"> '''A Sense of Unreality'''</span><br> === | ||
With ''A Sense of Unreality'' the Cierge can test the current of Disbelief surrounding a individual gaining a understanding of just how grounded that individual is in ''Reality'' and how much of a ''nudge'' that person would need to more fully embrace ''Disbelief.'' This power is also quite useful in detecting other supernatural creatures because by definition they do believe completely in the supernatural world of the Demimonde. | |||
<span style="color:#800000;">'''System:'''</span> | |||
<span style="color:#800000;">'''System:'''</span> '''Perception''' + '''Awareness''' at a difficulty of four (4). | |||
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|1 success|| Believer / Balanced / Disbeliever | |||
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|2 successes|| How much a disbeliever | |||
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|3 successes|| Steps needed to further Disbelief | |||
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|4 successes|| What would be required to increase Disbelief | |||
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|5 successes|| Why does the individual Disbelieve | |||
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=== <span style="font-size:large">●●</span> <span style="color:#800000;"> '''Look the Other Way'''</span><br> === | |||
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=== <span style="font-size:large">●●●</span> <span style="color:#800000;"> '''A Case of Nerous Strain'''</span><br> === | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 21 September 2025
Introduction
The turn of the Twentieth century saw the decline of magical thinking in a world barreling towards world wide war and a brutal economic collapse. The dynamic optimism of La Belle Epoche ran into the brick wall of pragmatism and technology spurred by nationalism and military ambition. Suddenly no one had the time to dream and fantasize with survival at stake. The foundation of this grim new era were already laid in the last years of the Nineteenth century as the world began to change in unpredictable new ways.
The growth of reason and pragmatism had expanded with every scientific advancement and technology was seen as the new religion that would light a new century freeing the world from superstition and ignorance. Disbelief in the fanciful and the occult expanded in the void triggered by the disinterest in religion and magic. Few at the time realized that Disbelief itself was a force that could be harnessed.
The older supernatural species cultivated Disbelief among the mortal masses as a tool of self protection and hid behind Veils and Masquerades, but they failed to fully understand and harness this nebulous new force. It would take a novel aggressive species searching for a predatory foothold in the Demimonde to fully utilize the force of Disbelief to craft a niche for itself.
● A Sense of Unreality
With A Sense of Unreality the Cierge can test the current of Disbelief surrounding a individual gaining a understanding of just how grounded that individual is in Reality and how much of a nudge that person would need to more fully embrace Disbelief. This power is also quite useful in detecting other supernatural creatures because by definition they do believe completely in the supernatural world of the Demimonde.
System: Perception + Awareness at a difficulty of four (4).
| Successes | Information |
| 1 success | Believer / Balanced / Disbeliever |
| 2 successes | How much a disbeliever |
| 3 successes | Steps needed to further Disbelief |
| 4 successes | What would be required to increase Disbelief |
| 5 successes | Why does the individual Disbelieve |
●● Look the Other Way
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●●● A Case of Nerous Strain
System: