Manifestations and Influence Conditions

From Codex of Darkness

 

Second Edition

Influence Conditions

Condition Prerequisites Description Book
Open Anchor, Resonant, or Infrastructure Conditions made receptive to a particular ephemeral entity's influence and power. CofD 134
Materialized Open An ephemeral entity has congealed out of Twilight into a material form. CofD 134
Fettered Open An ephemeral entity is tied here in Twilight. CofD 133
Urged Fettered to Subject This creature is under the subconscious influence of a Fettered ephemeral entity. CofD 136
Possessed Open An ephemeral entity is controlling the workings and behavior of this creature or object. CofD 134
Controlled Open Attuned to possession by an ephemeral entity and made vulnerable to Claiming. CofD 133
Claimed Controlled Animate fusion of an ephemeral entity with a material thing. CofD 133
Angelic Influence Conditions
Infrastructure The labor and deeds of the God-Machine, which protect its angels from Essence Bleed. CofD 134
Ghostly Influence Conditions
Anchor The attachments of a ghost which protect it from Essence Bleed. CofD 133
Bound Geist The Bound condition, which infuses a geist into a Sin-Eater's being, latent until unleashed. GTS 2e 304
Engulfed The ghost is subsumed in forced hibernation within another ghost, vulnerable to ectophagia. GTS 2e 304
Underworld Gate An Avernian Gate has opened here, connecting the living world and the Underworld. CofD 136
Spiritual Influence Conditions
Resonant The associations and purview of a spirit or Goetia which protect it from Essence Bleed. CofD 135
Reaching A spirit has forged a Twilight channel to use its power across the Gauntlet here. CofD 135
Shadow Gate A passage has opened in the Gauntlet, connecting the material realm and the Shadow. CofD 136
Mage Influence Conditions
Familiar You are a mage's bound familiar. MTA 2e 260

Manifestations

Manifestation Cost Prerequisites Description Book
Claim ●●●●● Controlled Undergo an indefinite merger with a fetter. CofD 131
Discorporate Discorporate at will, as if slain. CofD 131
Familiar Ghost, Spirit, or Goetia You are a mage's bound familiar. MTA 2e 259
Fetter ●● Open Anchor onto a material creature or object, safe from Essence Bleed. CofD 131
Gateway ●●● Open Open a gate between the Material Realm and a suitable otherworld. MTA 2e 259
Image Anchor, Resonant, or Infrastructure Be perceived by material beings for a scene. CofD 131
Materialize ●●● Open Congeal from Twilight into a material state. CofD 131
Possess ●●● Open Overlay onto a material creature or object and control it, safe from Essence Bleed. CofD 131
Twilight Form You are ephemeral. CofD 131
Unfetter Fettered Temporarily manifest outside of a fetter without breaking the forged bond. CofD 131
Ghostly Manifestations
Avernian Gateway ●●● Open Open a gate between the living world and the Underworld. GTS 2e 192
Bargain ●●●●●●●●●● Rank ••• Offer the Bargain to a dying human, uniting the two of you as one of the Bound. GTS 2e 192
Spiritual Manifestations
Gauntlet Breach ●●● Resonant Cross between the Material and Shadow Realms. CofD 131
Reaching Reach across the Gauntlet. CofD 131
Shadow Gateway ● × Gauntlet Rank ••• Open a passage between the material realm and the Shadow. WTF 2e 187
Fiendish Manifestations
Idol (●●) Treat material depictions of yourself as Open. Spend Essence to appear at any such depiction, or to Fetter yourself to one. MTC 2e 321
Unfettered Beast Manifestations
Nightmare Apparition Emerge from the Primordial Dream into Twilight. BTP 236
Realm Gateway Unlock dormant gates to a chosen otherworld. BTP 236
Notation Legend
Dot of a Trait Rating (Skills, Merits)
Power Trait Point (Vitae, Mana)
Willpower Point
Activation Damage B/L/A
Special/Other Activation Cost
Alternate Costs ●/●●●
Costs per Item ●/item
Optional Costs (●)
Cost Ranges ● to ●●●
●●+
Combined Notation Example ●(○)
●/item, 1L