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Resisting Coercion Aiming his flashlight down the hole, Martin saw
something he couldn’t explain. Like a man who’d done this
Dice Pool: Resolve + Wits or Resolve + Stamina work for years, he reached down the pipe to his shoulder.
Action: Reflexive When he pulled his arm free, his hand was coated red.
Another person seeks to turn your character’s mind
to her way of thinking, or tries to get him do something Physical might. Sheer bodily power. The capacity to
for her, possibly through debate, intimidation or threats. lift objects, move items, hit things and people, and do
The action is probably a contested effort against someone damage. Strength is a measure of muscle. Your character
else’s Wits-, Intelligence-, Presence- or Manipulation- could be 98-pound weakling, he could carry a spare tire,
based roll. Whoever gets the most successes wins. Con- or he could be lean and cut or bulky and brawny. Your
vincing evidence might impose a -1 to -3 penalty to your character’s Strength score is used in hand-to-hand com-
character’s determination. Especially pointed or compel- bat. This trait is instrumental to laborers, thugs, athletes,
ling threats or applications of torture impose a similar pen- brawlers and law-enforcement agents.
alty, at the Storyteller’s discretion. Strength, along with Dexterity, is a factor in deter-
A prolonged interrogation or torture session may re- mining your character’s Speed. (See p. 95.) Strength is
quire extended rolls between parties, made every few min- also added to Brawl or Weaponry attacks to determine
utes, hours or days, as appropriate. See the Interrogation the amount of harm your character inflicts in combat. (See
Skill task on p. 81 for more details. p. 150.)
If successes rolled in a contested coercion attempt
tie, the subject maintains his own will and does not break Breaking Down a Barrier
down. See “Breaking down a door” and “Kicking out a grille”
Roll Results on p. 137 in Chapter 6.
Dramatic Failure: Why didn’t your character think
of that? He is utterly forthcoming with help or informa- Lifting/Moving Objects
tion. In fact, there’s even more that he could do. Dice Pool: Strength (+ Stamina)
Failure: The request or idea seems perfectly reason- Action: Instant
able. Lifting and moving objects involves brute force; might
Success: “No way.” over matter. In some cases, however, Stamina plays a part.
Exceptional Success: “No way, and here’s how you’re Power alone doesn’t have immediate effects, but power
wrong,” or “All I know is (insert misinformation here).” combined with the endurance to apply it does.
Suggested Equipment: “What Would Jesus Do?” All people can accomplish feats of strength in mo-
keychain (+1), Marine Corp ring or other elite clique to- mentary efforts, depending on their muscle mass. Work-
ken (+2) ing together, people can combine their might to accom-
Possible Penalties: Questioned or smooth-talked by plish tasks. Add all participants’ Strength scores and refer
a friend (-1) or family member (-2), bribed (-1 to -3) to the chart below to gauge what can be moved just by
spending an action (no Strength roll is necessary). To
Physical exceed this limit, a Strength + Stamina roll is required,

Strength Strength Feat Lift
1 Lift a chair 40 lbs.
“God damn,” Martin grunted as he pulled on the drain
cover in the basement. Somehow, water was still backing up 2 Lift a large dog 100 lbs.
in the system. Everything else checked out, so it had to be a 3 Lift a public mailbox 250 lbs.
clog in the outtake to the sewer. 4 Lift a wooden crate 400 lbs.
The building was so old that it still had a dirt-floor 5 Lift a coffin 650 lbs.
basement, yet the drain cover was stuck like a son of a bitch. 6 Lift a refrigerator 800 lbs.
“I could dig around it,” Martin thought, “but that 7 Overturn a small car 900 lbs.
would take time.” This was the last place he wanted to be 8 Lift a motorcycle 1000 lbs.
pulling late hours. The whole building and the guy who hired 9 Overturn a mid-sized car 1200 lbs.
him really gave him the creeps. It was like the guy resented 10 Lift a large tree trunk 1500 lbs.
Martin being there, as if the plumber was intruding on 11 Overturn a full-sized car 2000 lbs.
something the guy wanted for himself. 12 Lift a wrecking ball 3000 lbs.
“Fuck it,” Martin thought, and went to his truck to get a 13 Overturn a station wagon 4000 lbs.
crowbar. Jamming it between grilles, he pried with everything 14 Overturn a van 5000 lbs.
he had. He pushed so hard he thought he was going to piss 15 Overturn a truck 6000 lbs.
himself, when the cover cracked loose with a clang.

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