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When a derangement is assigned to a Morality point,
that ailment is overcome when the next, higher point is
gained. The experience spent to gain a Morality dot rep- Derangement Evolution
resents your character’s efforts to come to terms with her When a derangement is overcome by rising
sin and thus free herself of her condition. She might also to a higher Morality, that ailment can be erased
undergo treatment or simply forgives herself. from your character sheet or ignored for the
Example: Joan’s life has spiraled into a bleak existence of time being. Say, Mike’s character’s has a phobia
theft, prostitution and drugs. She lives on the street and does assigned to 5 Morality and his character’s Mo-
what she must to survive. Her Morality trait has sunk to 5, rality rises to 6. That phobia is overcome. Mike
although she has only acquired one derangement, depression. could erase “Phobia” from his sheet or just leave
She’s willing to lie, cheat and steal to get what she needs, but at it there. If in the future a degeneration roll fails,
the same time she loathes what she’s become and wants to fight his character falls back to 5 Morality. If a Moral-
her way out of the gutter. Joan wants to return to the person ity roll also fails, a new derangement can be cho-
she once was, living a (somewhat) normal and decent life. The sen for him or his old phobia may resurface. The
player decides that a Morality of 7 is Joan’s target. Over the first occurs if “Phobia” is erased from his char-
course of the next story the character avoids stealing from acter sheet. The second occurs if the condition
others and makes a concerted effort to break her drug addic- is left there but is ignored — until now.
tion. At the end of the story, the Storyteller determines if Joan’s Erasing old derangements and acquiring new
actions were sufficient to allow buying an increase in Morality ones to replace them can signify dramatic changes
with any experience points earned. in your character’s life. He moves on from old
Upon eventually rising to 7 Morality once again, the experiences without looking back, and evolves as
“Depression” entry attached to 6 Morality on Joan’s character a result. Keeping but ignoring old derangements
sheet is erased. She comes to terms with the crime she commit- — and reactivating them when Morality falls again
ted, having paid penance and done good deeds to alleviate her — suggests that your character is set in his ways.
guilt. She returns to being a normal, functioning individual. He has a pattern of behavior or some consistent
issues with which he wrestles or that he revisits.

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