Mechanics · Updated 2026-05-22

Abilities

Linguistics as Laws of the East, Martial Arts as a gated money-sink, and Psychology as a scalpel.

  • abilities
  • martial-arts
  • linguistics

One ability (not a lore) may be bought to 6 with XP, ST approval, once. See House Clarifications.

Linguistics

Functions as per Laws of the East.

LevelLanguages
11
22
34
48
516

Natural Linguist doubles this.

Martial Arts

  • 3 XP per level.
  • Half hour of practice per level, every day.
  • May not be used while in Frenzy.
  • Soft Style and Hard Style are only usable in and on humanoid forms.
  • Each level requires a teacher and staff approval.
  • Each level requires 3 months to learn.

Psychology

Provides a character’s Nature, Derangement, or intentions. Each successful attempt provides one piece of information, selected by the player initiating the challenge.

See also