Metis Gift Changes

Basic Gifts
Burrow

This Gift only requires Rage: Burrow speed is 1 yard per turn, plus 1 yard per turn per extra Rage spent
 * Loose mud costs 1 Rage
 * Solid rock costs 3 Rage
 * Strong metals and reinforced structures cannot be burrowed with this Gift

The amount of Rage you may spend is limited by the book, not the Rule of 5

Create Element

Difficulty is the local Gauntlet rating, retest Occult

You cannot create elements inside other beings

Using fire as an attack requires winning a Physical Challenge against the target, retest Occult

Fire inflicts 1 Aggravated Damage per Gnosis spent, to a maximum of 3

You may only create a maximum of either 50 pounds or 10 pounds per Temporary Gnosis you possess, whichever is lesser, of other elements

Curse of Hatred

Activation is against your target, retest Expression

Sense Wyrm

To tell if an area is tainted, only a Simple Test is required, retest Occult

To tell if an individual is tainted, you must win a STATIC mental test against the target's Mental Trait total, retest Occult

Intermediate Gifts
Eyes of the Cat

You suffer no penalties from darkness of any kind

Gift of the Porcupine

Anyone who strikes you with bare flesh suffers damage as if he'd struck himself excluding damage from mystical energies (Kiss of Helios, Warp Spasm etc.)

Mental Speech

Retest Empathy

Wither Limb

Activation is a normal Willpower Challenge against your target, retest Occult

Targets are down 2 Traits on all Physical Challenges

Advanced Gifts
Madness

Activation is a normal Social Challenge against the target, retest Intimidation

Target suffers from the Derangement Schizophrenia, in addition to any other Derangements, for one day

As a minimum, target is down one Trait on ALL Challenges

Totem Gift

Simply spend Gnosis to activate this Gift. The amount spent determines the effectiveness of the Gift, from a minor manifestation at 1 Gnosis to a veritable tide of elemental fury at 5.