Mage/Merits

Mage Merits

Awakened Merits Abyssal Invention (• to •••••) Intruders: Encounters with the Abyss p. 55 * Additional Familiars (••) Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Artifact (•••+) Mage: The Awakening p. 80 Astral Adept (•••) [Academics 2 with a Specialty in Taoism, Crafts 1, Occult 2, Magical Tradition (Taoist) or Sleepwalker] Magical Traditions p. 57 Atlantean Hesychia (•) [Awakened, High Speech] Arcane XP Secrets of the Ruined Temple p. 111 Blood of the Oath of Ruin (••) Intruders p. 131 Cartomancer (• to •••) [Awakened, Wits 3, Occult Specialty in Tarot] Keys to the Supernal Tarot p. 13 Countermagic Stance (• to •••) – Arcane XP Mage Chronicler’s Guide p. 177 (Must be taught by another Mage, cannot be self-taught. It’s a *secret technique*.) Daimon (•••) Arcane XP Tome of the Watchtowers p. 66 Destiny (• to •••••) [Awakened] Mage: The Awakening p. 81 Dream (• to •••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 82 Enhanced Item (• to •••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 82 Familiar (••• or ••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 82 Friend of Beasts (• or ••) Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Geomancer (•) [Awakened, Occult Specialty in Geomancy] Lines of Power p. 7, Sanctum and Sigil p. 99, Secrets of the Ruined Temple p. 51 Gesture Lore (• to •••••) [Awakened, Dexterity 3, Occult 3] Arcane XP Tome of the Mysteries p. 94 Ghost Familiar (•••) [Awakened] Summoners p. 39 Glyph Lore (• to •••••) [Awakened, Intelligence 3, Occult 3, High Speech] Arcane XP Tome of the Mysteries p. 97 Goetic Familiar (•••• or •••••) [Awakened] Grimoire of Grimoires p. 96 High Speech (•) [Awakened] Mage: The Awakening p. 84 Identity Anchor (••) Tome of the Watchtowers p. 153 Imbued Item (••+) Mage: The Awakening p. 84 Long Shifting (•••) Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Lu (• to •••••) [Academics 2 with a Specialty in Taoism, Crafts 1, Occult 2, Taoist Status 1, Mentor 3] Magical Traditions p. 54 Magical Tradition (••) [Occult 2, Academics or Occult Specialty representing the tradition] Magical Traditions p. 23 Manifestation Machine (• to •••) [Awakened, Familiar 3] The Free Council p. 131 Master Exorcist (••) [Spirit 3] Arcane XP Tome of the Watchtowers p. 153 Occultation (• to •••) Mage: The Awakening p. 86 or Mekhet: Shadows in the Dark p. 120 Otherworldly Eyes (••) [Spirit 1] Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Potent Familiar (••) [CG only] Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Predator's Innocence (•••) Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Restricted - See Mage HRs Ritual Synergy (••• or •••••) [Gnosis equal to Ritual Synergy] Tome of the Mysteries p. 74 Rote Mastery •• -- Arcane XP Mage Chronicler’s Guide p. 177 – Must be taught by a Mage with the merit or learned from an Order Library of the Order credited with the creation of the Rote with a rating of •••. Seventh Son/Daughter of a Seventh Son/Daughter (••••) Magical Traditions p. 122 * Sleepwalker Retainer (•••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 88 See also: Mush news:retainers Spirit Status (••, •••• or •••••) Tome of the Watchtowers p. 154 Status (Consilium) (• to •••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 88 Status (Order) (• to •••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 88 Tendogakure Hyoho (•••) [Awakened, studied the Gogyo Hiden Bujutsu] Grimoire of Grimoires p. 71 Thrall (•••) [Awakened] Mage: The Awakening p. 89 Vird (••) [Succumb to the Book of Transformation] Grimoire of Grimoires p. 43 * Caveat Merits marked with * are subject to Staff enforced consequences. Merits marked with *** are a special sort of 'you're fucked' merit. Merits marked with * are under review. End Column This is the end of the column.

Adamantine Arrow Merits Fighting Style: Adamantine Hand (• to •••••) [Awakened, 5 dots of Fighting Style Merits (at least one of which must have 3 dots), Status (Adamantine Arrow) 2, dots in the relevant Arcanum greater than dots in Adamantine Hand] The Adamantine Arrow p. 53 Oathbound (• to •••••) [Awakened, Adamantine Arrow] The Adamantine Arrow p. 63 * Apostate Merits Dedication Efficiency (• to •••) [Apostate, Awakened] Left-Hand Paths p. 37 Harvester (• to •••) [Apostate, Awakened] Left-Hand Paths p. 37 Guardians of the Veil Merits Ancient Signs (•••) [Occult 3, Status (Guardians of the Veil) 1] The Guardians of the Veil p. 58 Masque (•) [Manipulation 3, Status (Guardians of the Veil) 1] The Guardians of the Veil p. 69 Mysterium Merits Athenaeum (• to •••••) [Status (Mysterium) 1] The Mysterium p. 66 Graduate of Otranto (•••) [Acanthus, Status (Mysterium) 1, graduate of the Scuola di Otranto] The Mysterium p. 72 Mystery Initiation (• to •••••) [Status (Mysterium) at least equal to dots in Mystery Initiation] Scriptorium (•• to •••••) The Mysterium p. 67 Sanctum Merits All Sanctum merits have the prerequisite of a Sanctum, to which these merits are applied. Alchemical Lab (• to •••••) Tome of the Mysteries p. 146 Guardian Ghost (•• to •••••) Sanctum and Sigil p. 85 Guardian Retainer (• to •••••) Sanctum and Sigil p. 85 Guardian Spirit (•• to •••••) Sanctum and Sigil p. 86 Hallow (• to •••••) Mage: The Awakening p. 83 Portable (•) The Mysterium p. 141 Sanctum (• to ••••• {Security, Size}) Mage: The Awakening p. 86 Sanctum Gauntlet (• to ••) Sanctum and Sigil p. 86 Sanctum Materials (varies) Sanctum and Sigil p. 86 Legacy Merits Celestial Name (• to •••••••) [Thrice-Great] Legacies: The Ancient p. 114 Dreamland (• to •••••) [Dreamspeaker] Legacies: The Ancient p. 21 Skald Cant (•) [Skald, Composure 2, Expression 2] Legacies: The Ancient p. 86 Sleepwalker Merits Sleepwalker (••••) [Mortal, PrP required] Mage: The Awakening p. 334 Mana Vessel (••) [Sleepwalker or Proximi, chargen only] HR *** Summoner Merits Guise of Death (•••••) [Stamina 4, Gnosis 5] Summoners p. 184 Otherworldly Lore (••••) [Gnosis 3] Arcane XP Summoners p. 184 Slayer (•••) [Awakened, Occult 4, Brawl or Weaponry 4] Summoners p. 185 Summoning Circle (• to •••) [Sanctum Size 1] Summoners p. 185 * Supernal Anchor (•••••) [Gnosis 5] Arcane XP Summoners p. 186 * Supernal Companion (•••••) [Awakened] Arcane XP Summoners p. 186 Void-Scourged (•• or ••••) [Awakened] Summoners p. 187 *** Merits Not In Use Ancient Lands Awakening (••••) [Charity or Hope Virtue, CG only] Grimoire of Grimoires p. 23 Attuned Weapon (• to •••••) Mirrors: Infinite Macabre p. 18 * Law of Embodiment (•••••) [Gnosis 3, knowledge of at least five rotes] Arcane XP Tome of the Mysteries p. 77 * Nimbus Sense (••) [Awakened (Banisher or Storyteller's permission)] Banishers p. 42 * Summoner's Soul (•••) [Awakened, CG only] Arcane XP Summoners p. 186 NPC Use Only Note: Where it says 'Banisher or Storyteller permission,' Storyteller permission is not present for these merits to be purchased by PCs at all. They may be used by NPC Banishers in plots only. Abyssal Resonance (• to •••••) Banishers p. 39 *** Ancient Echoes (• to •••••) [Awakened (Banisher or Storyteller's permission), CG only] Banishers p. 40 Body-Ravaging Magic (•••) [Awakened (Banisher or Storyteller's permission), CG only] Banishers p. 41 Extemporaneous Affinity (• to •••••) [Banisher] Banishers p. 41 Mana Self-Sacrifice (• to •••••) [Awakened (Banisher or Storyteller's permission), CG only] Banishers p. 41 Rote Specialty (• to •••) [Banisher] Banishers p. 42 Supernal Resistance (• to •••) [Banisher, CG only] Banishers p. 42 End Column This is the end of the column.