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{{TOC right}} {{HR|This is a comprehensive guide to the [[House Rules]] for Occult for each specific venue on Edge of Darkness. Many of these checks will run the range of penalties, whereas some information will require a Specialty. Please remember, this is also a cross-venue board -- even with a Specialty, a lot of information regarding other splats simply won't be available until you gain it IC. }} {{header|ctl}} ==Changeling== Occult encompasses a very broad and general knowledge; some things you may not know without a relevant specialty. What I'd like to do is outline here what you can expect to know at the different levels, and what Specialties and/or Penalties you might expect. This is from the CtL perspective only. This is also a guideline -- IC experiences override this. Many of these checks will run the range of penalties, whereas some information will require a Specialty. Please remember, this is also a cross-venue board -- even with a Specialty, a lot of information regarding other splats simply won't be available until you gain it IC. : {{Dot1}} – Your own Seeming (including affinity Contracts) : {{Dot2}} – Universal Contracts, other Seemings, Pledges, the Hedge, Structure of the Freehold, titles within your Court : {{Dot3}} – Oneiromancy basics, Entitlements within your Court, Kiths outside your Seeming, other Seeming Contracts, awareness of other supernaturals : {{Dot4}} – Knowledge of Tokens, other Courts Contracts, Skeinwalking, other Entitlements, Goblin Contracts : {{Dot5}} – True Fae, Arcadia, Clarity Breaking Things</div></div> {{header|mta}} ==Mage== Occult encompasses a very broad and general knowledge; some things you may not know without a relevant specialty. What I'd like to do is outline here what you can expect to know at the different levels, and what Specialties and/or Penalties you might expect. This is from the MtA perspective only. This is also a guideline -- IC experiences override this. Remember: Mages can cast and grow in power without *ever* having 'book' knowledge of magic. Just because you're an Adept doesn't mean you know what the Quicksilver Spear is. : {{Dot1}} - Practices, Your Starting Arcana : {{Dot2}} - Other Arcana, Proficiencies : {{Dot3}} - Awareness of other Supernals; your Path's Legacies : {{Dot4}} - Imbued/enhanced Items; other Order's social structures; your Order's Legacies; obscure esoterica (Souls, Cycles); Ancient Legacies : {{Dot5}} - Artifacts; Sublime Legacies; Realms Invisible; Very Bad Things Examples of Specialties which might serve you well: Resonance, Abyssal Intrusions, Legacies (per Path/Order/Left-Handed), Realms Invisible (per Realm)</div></div> {{header|vtr}} ==Vampire== The following is a discription of the knowledge that the occult skills will give you about Vampires in the Vampire the Requiem Setting. These are just guidelines, of course; in-play knowledge gained will supersede this. This also doesn't assume complete knowledge -- for something like a Discipline or Bloodline, it would allow a Skill check.<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?8153-Occult-Skill Occult Knowledge Skills]</ref> : {{Dot1}} - Nothing : {{Dot2}} - Common Disciplines; Clan & Legendary Bloodlines (fluff) : {{Dot3}} - Covenant's social structure, abilities, & Bloodlines; awareness of other supernaturals; Chosen Bloodlines (fluff); Legendary Bloodline Disciplines : {{Dot4}} - Other Covenants' social structures; Chosen Bloodline Disciplines; Hidden Bloodlines (fluff); other Covenant's Bloodlines (fluff); other Other Covenants' abilities (fluff) : {{Dot5}} - Hidden Bloodline Disciplines; other Covenant Bloodline Disciplines; other Covenant's abilities (Details)</div></div> {{header|wtf}} ==Werewolf== Your character knows everything at the level of his occult score and below, as well as anything specifically told to them in a thread on this site. If you have any questions, ask before assuming. : {{Dot1}} - Spirits, Gifts, Rites, Renown, The Hisil : {{Dot2}} - Resonance, Ridden, Numina, Spirit Ranks, Common in Tribe Lodges, Existence of Idigam, The Hosts, Wounds (Hisil) : {{Dot3}} - Claimed, Maeljin & Maeltinets, Common out of Tribe Lodges, Uncommon in Tribe Lodges, Existence of other Supernatural Creatures : {{Dot4}} - Uncommon out of tribe Lodges, Obscure in Tribe Lodges, Shoals : {{Dot5}} - Abilities of Idigam, Bale Hounds, Obscure out of Tribe Lodges, other Supernatural Worlds</div></div> ==Application== * '''Required By:''' {{#ask: [[Prerequisite::{{PAGENAME}}]]}} * '''Used By:''' {{#ask: [[Pool::{{PAGENAME}}]]}} {{characteristics}}

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