These Merits are restricted to Storyteller discretion. Many are designed for antagonists or non-player characters, though some are simply too specific in nature to list elsewhere.
| Merit | Rating | Prerequisites | Description | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood of the Oath of Ruin | •• | Sense Abyssal influence within 100 feet, but suffer a permanent flaw and derangement. | IEwtA 131 | |
| Cult of Things That Must Not Be | • to ••••• | Standing in a cult to an otherworldly Thing. Each dot provides access to a rite and one dot of the cult's Social Merits, and some Things offer other powers. | SS 137 | |
| Fae Pet | •• or •••• | True Fae | An animal or hobgoblin servant. | AN 71 |
| Fair Haven | ••• | True Fae | Linger safely for as long as needed in a particular spot of the human world. | AN 72 |
| Hive Soul | •••+ | A single mind and soul with multiple identical bodies. | SotT 220 | |
| Low Tongue | • | An Abyssal reflection of language which can substitute for the High Speech, adding +1 both to spellcasting and to Paradox. | NH-TU 19 | |
| Ractain Strain | ••• | As Eidetic Memory, Meditative Mind, and Direction Sense. Congenital condition subtly deforms appearance and invites Ractain intrusion. | IEwtA 166 | |
| Reality Blasphemy | • to ••••• | Study the rites of an otherworldly Thing, one rite per dot. | SS 137 | |
| Grimoire Merits | ||||
| Homeward Bound | ••• | Lark Demonde's Travels | Once per session, roll Wits + Survival to know with certainty the way home. | GoG 104 |
| Stranger No More | ••••• | Lark Demonde's Travels | Easily immerse yourself in any culture, even speaking the language while immersed. | GoG 104 |
| Tendogakure Hyoho | ••• | Hiden Gogyo Bujutsu | Permanently gain the effects of Occlude Destiny. | GoG 71 |
| Tetsujin Undo Hyoho | •••• | Hiden Gogyo Bujutsu | Permanently gain the effects of Organic Resilience, but burn Mana daily. | GoG 69 |
| Apostate Merits | ||||
| Dedication Efficiency | • to ••• | Apostate | Dedicate another magical tool for each dot in this Merit. | LHP 37 |
| Harvester | • to ••• | Apostate | Blood sacrifices yield Harvester dots in extra Mana. | LHP 37 |
| Strong Pattern | ••• | Apostate, Stamina ••• | +3 Spell Tolerance for self-cast spells. | LHP 37 |
| Banisher Merits | ||||
| Abyssal Resonance | • to ••••• | Successively stronger Abyssal effects against magic | Ban 39 | |
| Ancient Echoes | • to ••••• | Banisher | Memories stretching from recent to distant past | Ban 40 |
| Body Ravaging Magic | ••• | Banisher | Suffer resistant damage for bonus dice to improvised casting. | Ban 41 |
| Mana Self-Sacrifice | • | Banisher | Scour own pattern to give Mana to others with touch. | Ban 41 |
| Nimbus Sense | •• | Banisher | See the nimbus of every mage, uncloaked or not. | Ban 42 |
| Supernal Resistance | • or ••• | Banisher | +1/2 bonus to resist magical effects. | Ban 42 |
| Slasher Merits | ||||
| Atavism | • | Dexterity or Wits •••, Intelligence ≤ •• | Use higher of Wits or Dexterity for Defense | Slash 127 |
| Damnable Certainty | •••• | Altered Code | Once per session, recover Willpower when you kill a person without violating the Code. | Slash 127 |
| Hands of a Killer | • | Dexterity •••, Weaponry ••, no weapon specialties | Ignore improvised weapon penalties. | Slash 129 |
| Murder Expert | ••• | Intelligence ••, Stealth ••• | Strike a killing blow against a single unsuspecting target. | Slash 127 |
| Telltale Murder | •• or ••• | Intelligence ••••, Medicine •• | Arrange a murder scene and roll Intelligence + Medicine to communicate a message to investigators. With four dots, contest their investigation to force a false conclusion. | Slash 127 |
| Weaponry Monomaniac | •• | Weaponry •, specialty | Apply 8-Again to use one specific weapon. You cannot bear to leave it behind. | Slash 129 |
| 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 |