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==Mechanics==
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==Academics==
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===Topics===
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===Werewolf Lore (0)===
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| - || Pre-Christian European Werewolf Legends (•)<br>Post-Christian European Werewolf Legends (•)<br>Non-European Werewolf Legends (•) || - || -
 
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==Medicine==
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===Werewolf Lore (0)===
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===[[BadMoon Animistic Spirit Research|Animistic Spirits]] (•)===
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'''Rank 2:''' 7 successes<br>'''Rank 3:''' 10 successes<br>'''Rank 4:''' 14 successes<br>'''Rank 5:''' 20 successes</div>
 
 
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Each topic governs some piece of information that isn't commonly known off the top of the head. Each Topic is defined by a number of traits
 
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* '''Skill:''' This is the Skill used to know about this topic. This determines what Skill is used in a Personal Knowledge Test (see below), and what Library is used in further Research on the topic.
 
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* Obscurity: The rarity of the information, and the difficulty finding it. It determines the level of Library in that Skill necessary to research it. Obscurity 0 Topics can be started with Personal Knowledge Tests (see below).
 
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* '''Milestones:''' All Knowledge Topics are by default extended rolls. The Milestones indicates what is known at different success totals.
 
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** Most Topics should have at least two Milestones, but can have as many as five. A good rule of thumb is to make sure it has a number of Milestones equal to (Obscurity +2).
 
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** Most Topics should likely "cap out" at 20 successes, and even then only if it's a particularly rare and grueling topic. To add additional depth to a Topic, it is best to unlock new successes, rather than load it up with too many milestones.
 
  
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===System===
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===[[BadMoon Atropopaics|Atropopaic Lore]] (0)===
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* '''Personal Knowledge Test:''' Any Knowledge Topic investigation with an Obscurity 0 should always begin with an appropriate Skill roll to determine what the researcher already knows. This is an Intelligence + appropriate Skill roll, with a penalty equal to the Obscurity of the Topic in question.
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** This is an instant action, but does count as the first roll of the research into a Knowledge Topic for the purpose of advancing Milestones, but not for the purpose of how many rolls may be made in Research. Teamwork may not be used in this roll.
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* '''Delving Deeper:''' Once personal knowledge has been exhausted, further exploration into a Topic is handled through either interviews with individuals who might possess the knowledge, or through research.
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* '''Interviews:''' Finding individuals who might know something can be handled through a Skill check, usually Wits + the Skill involved; Contacts and similar Merits may add to this roll. Getting them to agree to talk can be a Social test all on its own.
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** Generally speaking, knowledgeable individuals possess  an "Obscurity Rating" and a certain number of successes of depth into the topic's knowledge.
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** Thus, an amateur folklorist might have Werewolf Lore • (4 successes), while a grizzled werewolf hunter might have Werewolf Lore ••• (12 successes).
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** These Traits are shorthand for Storyteller Characters only.
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* '''Research:''' Use the Research Rules to further explore a topic through informational searching.
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===Shifters Lore (•)===
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===Topics Structure===
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* Topics should be built along a tree structure, with given milestones in the Topic giving information of some kind and unlocking additional Topics as they go.
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* Basic information (aka "access" to the Topic) is usually rated Obscurity Rating 0 or •, and then the Topics that are unlocked with progress have higher Obscurity Ratings.
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===Research Rules===
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===[[BadMoon Spirit Lore Research|Spirit Lore]] (0)===
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| [[BadMoon Angels Lore Research|Angels Lore]] (0)<br>[[BadMoon Demons Lore Research|Demons Lore]] (0)<br>[[BadMoon Ghosts Lore Research|Ghosts Lore]] (0) || Animistic Spirits Lore (•)<br>Bans & Banes (•)<br>Twilight (•) || - || -
 
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===[[BadMoon Werewolf Lore Research|Werewolf Lore]] (0)===
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* Increase the limits on how many rolls can be made using that resource by one.
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* Reduce Interval time by 25% for rest of extended test.
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===[[BadMoon Wereraven Lore Research|Wereraven Lore]] (••)===
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* Choose one of the following Conditions: [[Template:Condition-Inspired|Inspired]], [[Template:Condition-Informed|Informed]], [[Template:Condition-Steadfast|Steadfast]]<br>
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'''Success:''' Add successes gained to the total.<br>
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'''Failure:''' Choose between ending the Research roll or taking a Condition.
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* If the roll is ended, then the character has reached the limits of their ability to perform the research on that topic using those resources.
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* Alternately, choose from the following Conditions: [[Template:Condition-Frustrated|Frustrated]], [[Template:Condition-Misinformed|Misinformed]]. Research may continue, though this roll does count toward the maximum rolls allowed in an extended test.<br>
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'''Dramatic Failure:''' Research ends immediately.
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* Additionally, choose one of the following Conditions: [[Template:Condition-Misinformed|Misinformed]], [[Template:Condition-Obsession|Obsession]]
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* If you undertake research again on the same Topic, you begin the extended test with the [[Template:Condition-Frustrated|Frustrated]] Condition.
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===[[BadMoon Witch Lore Research|Witch Lore]] (0)===
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* '''Extended Roll:''' Intelligence + Academics. Teamwork may be used in this test.
 
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* '''Skill:''' This is the Skill that the topic falls under. A character needn't actually have the Skill to research information into it, but must have access to a Library of that Skill to do so.
 
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* '''Equipment:''' Library Merit (+1-+3)
 
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* '''Interval:''' The interval of each roll is based on the size of the Library being used for the research.
 
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* '''Obscurity:''' This determines the rating of Library in the governing Skill necessary.
 
  
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===Topic Searching===
 
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* Sometimes, a researcher does not know the Topic he is searching for information for. An occult investigator that has seen strange phenomena or a medical researcher looking at a series of symptoms both qualify.
 
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* Topic Searching is a standard Research roll, at a dice penalty of 2 + Obscurity of the Topic they are seeking.
 
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** If the Obscurity of the Topic in question is two or more points of Obscurity higher than the Library being used, the roll automatically fails.
 
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* This penalty is reduced by one per tangible clue the researcher possesses.
 
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** If something is taken as a clue that is not in fact a clue, however, it causes the research to automatically fail the check (though the Storyteller should not announce this to the player making the check, of course.)
 
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* On a ''dramatic failure'', the researcher makes too many assumptions and guesses, and is given a Topic that is not the correct one.
 
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* On a ''failure'', the researcher discovers nothing.
 
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* On a ''success'', the researcher discovers the name of the Topic, and can begin digging appropriately.
 
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* On an ''exceptional success'', the researcher not only discovers the Topic, but the results of the Topic Searching test are counted as successes towards researching the Topic itself.
 
  
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==Chronicle Research==
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Researched):''' None
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Unresearched):''' Pre-Christian European Werewolf Legends (•); Post-Christian European Werewolf Legends (•); Non-European Werewolf Legends (•)
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Researched):''' None
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Unresearched):''' Lycanthropy Medical Condition (•)
 
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===Occult===
 
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* '''[[BadMoon Atropopaics|Atropopaic Lore]]:'''
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Researched):''' Atropopaic Warding (•)
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Unresearched):''' Atropopaic Abjuration (••)
 
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* '''Shifters Lore'''
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Researched):''' [[BadMoon Werewolf Lore Research|Werewolf Lore]] (0); [[BadMoon Wereraven Lore Research|Wereraven Lore]] (••)
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Unresearched):''' Werecoyotes (••); Werebears (••); Wererats (••); Werehyenas (•••); Werecats (•••); Werefoxes (•••); Wereowls (•••); Wereserpents (•••)
 
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* '''[[BadMoon Werewolf Lore Research|Werewolf Lore]]'''
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Researched):''' Werewolf Abilities (•); Werewolf Banes, Traditional (•); Werewolf Shapeshifting (•); Other Shapeshifters (••)
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Unresearched):''' Werewolf Bane: Silver (•); Werewolf Bane: Aconite (••); Werewolf Banes: Scientific (••, Occult + Medicine); Werewolf Bane: Mercury (••); Werewolf Bane: Belladonna (••); Werewolf Inner Beast (••); Werewolf Origins (••); Werewolf Senses (••);
 
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* '''[[BadMoon Wereraven Lore Research|Wereraven Lore]]'''
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Researched):''' Hoarding (••); The Rookery (••); Rookery Archetypes (••)
 
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** '''Unlocked Topics (Unresearched):''' Ephemeral Manifestation (••); The Rook-Craze (••); Visceral Manifestation (••); Wereraven Abilities (••); Wereraven Banes (••); Wereraven Occult Phenomena (•••); Wereraven & Werewolf Relations (•••); Wereravens: The Great Queen (•••)
 

Latest revision as of 15:19, 28 July 2015

Academics

Werewolf Lore (0)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- Pre-Christian European Werewolf Legends (•)
Post-Christian European Werewolf Legends (•)
Non-European Werewolf Legends (•)		 - -

Medicine

Werewolf Lore (0)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- Lycanthropy Medical Condition (•) - -

Occult

Animistic Spirits (•)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- Spirit Ranks (•) Consuming Fire (••, Spirit)
Spirit Nations (••)		 -

Atropopaic Lore (0)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- Atropopaic Warding (•) Atropopaic Abjuration (••) -

Shifters Lore (•)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
Werewolf Lore (0) - Wereraven Lore (••)
Werecoyotes (••)
Werebears (••)
Wererats (••)		 Werehyenas (•••)
Werecats (•••)
Werefoxes (•••)
Wereowls (•••)

Wereserpents (•••)

Spirit Lore (0)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
Angels Lore (0)
Demons Lore (0)
Ghosts Lore (0)		 Animistic Spirits Lore (•)
Bans & Banes (•)
Twilight (•)		 - -

Werewolf Lore (0)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- Werewolf Abilities (•)
Werewolf Banes, Traditional (•)
Werewolf Shapeshifting (•)
Werewolf Bane: Silver (•)		 Other Shapeshifters (••)
Werewolf Bane: Aconite (••)
Werewolf Banes: Scientific (••, Occult + Medicine)
Werewolf Bane: Mercury (••)
Werewolf Bane: Belladonna (••)
Werewolf Inner Beast (••)
Werewolf Origins (••)
Werewolf Senses (••) 		-

Wereraven Lore (••)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- - Hoarding (••)
The Rookery (••)
Rookery Archetypes (••)
Ephemeral Manifestation (••)
The Rook-Craze (••)
Visceral Manifestation (••)
Wereraven Abilities (••)
Wereraven Banes (••)		 Wereraven Occult Phenomena (•••)
Wereraven & Werewolf Relations (•••)
Wereravens: The Great Queen (•••)

Witch Lore (0)

Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
- Cunning Witchcraft (•) - -


Obscurity 0 Obscurity • Obscurity •• Obscurity •••
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