Philodox Gift Changes

Philodox Gifts are focused on investigation and mediation.

Basic Gifts
Call to Duty

Activation is a normal Social Challenge against the Spirit

Does not work against hostile Spirits; attempting to use this Gift on hostile spirits will provoke a response at the discretion of the ST

King of the Beasts

Challenge is a standard Social Challenge against the target animal

Scent of the True Form

To detect other sorts of creatures, make a Static Mental Challenge (retest with Primal-Urge) with a difficulty of the target’s Mental traits

Strength of Purpose

Make an extended Physical Challenge, retest Rituals, against 10 Traits. Regain 1 Willpower per success, up to your maximum.

Truth of Gaia

Activation is a Mental Challenge against the target (you retest with Empathy, the target with Subterfuge)

Intermediate Gifts
Scent of Beyond

You may only see places in the material world or Penumbra

Activation is Gnostic against the Gauntlet of either your current location or the target location, whichever is higher

While this Gift is active, the user can be surprised

Weak Arm

Challenge is against the Target

Success on this Challenge gives a 3-Trait bonus; you cannot spend extra Traits

Wisdom of the Ancient Ways

Retest Primal Urge

Spend 1 Gnosis to make the knowledge detailed and specific

Advanced Gifts
Geas

Activation is a normal Social Challenge against the target

To target a group or family, Challenge the member with the highest Social Traits

The compulsion lasts until the assigned task is completed, or the target RAGE HEALS in pursuit of the quest

Wall of Granite

The wall has Damage Reduction 10 vs. Bashing and Lethal Damage

The wall has 15 health levels of damage, and crumbles to dust once it loses all its health levels