Azothic Object

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The generative act would, upon initial examination, have one effect: the flare of Azoth within a once-dead body. This moment, in which a Promethean awakens “on the slab,” can have residual effect upon the monster’s immediate surroundings, too. That initial blaze of Radiance within can lash out, like a sun-flare or an arc of electricity, and imbue an object in the room with unique properties. A crude and rusted straight-razor may suddenly gleam with a newly-sharpened edge. A brittle antique bottle that once held a draught of bitter vinegar and antimony may suddenly become nearly unbreakable. A Stradivarius violin may call to the Promethean, and when he wields it, it sings and keens with eerie beauty.

This object, whatever it may be, is attuned to the Promethean. Equipment bonuses, if any, apply only to the character; a flicker of his Azoth waits within that item. If another tries to use it, be that person Promethean or mortal, the object’s bonus not only does not apply, but the user suffers a –2 penalty.

The Merit’s cost depends on the Azothic Object’s unique properties:

• Increased Durability: 1 dot per +2 Durability
• Increased Structure: 1 dot per +2 Structure
• Increased equipment bonus: 1 dot per +1 die modifier (Cannot be more than double the item’s normal equipment bonus.)
• 9 again: 5 dots

Drawback: The Azothic Object is supernaturally tied to the Promethean character who takes this Merit. If the character loses the object, her player must make a Resolve + Composure roll every time she sleeps. Failure on that roll means she suffers nightmares about the object, and for 12 hours upon waking, suffers a –1 penalty on all rolls. (A dramatic failure incurs a –2 penalty.) This ends once the object is found. If the object is ever destroyed, the character’s Azoth flares up within her and burns her from the inside. At the moment the object is destroyed, the character suffers lethal damage equal to the dots spent originally in this Merit.

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