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C CHAPTER THREE: HUNTER ORGANIZATIONS
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Pandemonium) and requires an extended action. The Luci- ache, and so on. Characters with a 1 or 2 Morality register
fuge must spend 1 Willpower to enact a complex order. with extremely strong sensations: clear, realistic hallucina-
The number of successes required is equal to three per tions, the smell of a slaughterhouse, and so on. Characters
“step” of the complete command. For example, the command with a Morality of 0, or unnatural creatures entirely lacking a
“Go to the corner of 7 and Maple, kill the man you find Morality Trait, register as overpowering sensations: a blinding

th
there, and afterwards, return to Hell and do not return” re- headache, terrifyingly real hallucinations, and the like. The
quires 12 successes, because it is a four-step command. The Lucifuge suffers a -1 penalty to all actions for the remainder of
demon’s contested roll, on the other hand, must reach a total the scene after witnessing such shocking depravity.
number of successes equal to (15 - the Lucifuge’s Morality). The Lucifuge can also sense the lingering presence of a
Each contested roll represents one turn in this scenario. sin committed in an area. A sin against Morality 4 registers
Roll Results as a minor sensation, sins against Morality 3 register as mod-
Dramatic Failure: The command fails and the subject is im- erate sensation, sins against Morality 2 as severe sensations,
mune to all further commands from the Lucifuge for 24 hours. and sins against Morality 1 as overwhelming sensations. The
Failure: A simple command fails to take effect, or no imprint of a Morality 4 sin can linger for a few days, Morality
progress is made toward a more complex command. 3 sins linger for several months, Morality 2 sins for one to six
Success: The demon is compelled to obey a simple com- years, and Morality 1 sins can linger indefi nitely. Sins against
mand for one turn, or progress is made toward giving the de- Morality 5 or higher are not severe enough to linger beyond
their commission.
mon a complex command.
mon a complex command. their commission.
is o
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e senses
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e comman
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nows t
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Exceptional Success: A simple command is obeyed for The hunter knows the source of the sins he senses (the per--
Exce
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e source of t
Success
ress is ma
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pt
pr
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recise
uestion or t
ap
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p
pr
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minute, or exce
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a com-
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a fu
q
ocation an
a full minute, or exceptional progress is made toward a com- son in question or the precise location and approximate time
pa
here a
w
pl ex command . where a past sin occurred), but not the nature of the sin itself.st sin occurred), but not the nature of the sin itself.
plex command.
ll
ve or more su
s fi
c-
er ro
pt
iona
l
Exceptional Success: If the player rolls fi ve or more suc-
E
xce
Success
e
pl
ay
:
If t
h
Sense of the Unrighteous cesses on a single roll, the hunter gains a general sense of an sense of an
S
s
ense of the Unrighteou
h
e
unter
ge
ins a
ga
h
l
ng
cesses on a si
, t
ll
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nera
W ickedness and sin are ever y where in the W individual’s most severe sin or the nature of a lingering past
Wickedness and sin are everywhere in the World of Dark-orld of Dark-
individual’
pa
st
s most severe sin or the nature of a li
g
ng
erin
ness. More immediately
ness. More immediately, wickedness and sin are in the Luci-, wickedness and sin are in the Luci- sin..
n
s
i
fuge’s nature, no matter how they try to deny it. Rather than
fu ge ’ s nature, no matter h ow t h e y tr y to d en y it. Rat h er t h an Example: Herr von Murnau, a Lucifuge hunter with a 5 Mo-o-
Herr von Murnau, a Luci
E
xam
p
le:
fu
5
hunter with a
ge
M
s seal away that aspect of themselves, some Lucifuge choose to rality, uses Sense of the Unrighteous while sitting in the audience of a
eal awa
choose to
ge
ect of themselves, some Lucifu
that a
y
sp
g
a

in the audience
rali
gh
of
the Unri
teous while sittin
f
ty
, uses Sense o
acknowledge it and embrace it as a tool. Sin calls to sin, as the
acknowle dg e it and embrace it as a tool. Sin calls to sin, as the play that has been connected to some strange disappearances. On his
t
ap
is
h
arances. On
pl
pe
ay
b
as
een connecte
d
to some stran
d
at

h
ge
h
is
g
is own wic
yi
on

k
itati
oes, an
d
ng
d
s saying goes, and by meditating on his own wicked nature, a first roll, he scores three successes, allowing him to sense wickedness
ng
me
h
b
a
nature, a
d
e
y
h
ness
k
e scores t
owin
d
h
g
,
im to sense wic
ll
ree successes, a
e
fi
ll
rst ro

h
L
a sense for the sins of other
op
ge
Lucifuge can develop a sense for the sins of others. within six yards of his seat. Most of the audience consists of average
s.
ucifu
can devel
his seat. Most o
f
f
y
of
ards o
ge
the audience consists
avera
within six
Individual hunters experience this sense in different ways. people with a Morality of 7, and do not register to his senses. One
I
ndividual hunters e
ys
xp
erience this sense in different wa
.
a Mora
l

d
op
h
o not re
ty
i
o
f
7, an
is senses. One
d
l
pe
e wit
h
ster to
gi
S ome fee l t h e taint of wic k e d ness as an over po weri ng , nause- man in the next row, though, gives off a mild sense of sin; the smell
Some feel the taint of wickedness as an overpowering, nause-
,
h
ld
ug
sin; t
g
ff
sense
, t
h
h
man in t
e sme
ll
h
e next row
a mi
of
ives o
o
atin g stench; others see chains of sin windi ng of burned asphalt mingled with sulfur. Von Murnau continues to
ating stench; others see chains of sin winding around the un- around the un-
ph
burned as
r
fu
. V
alt mi
ng
on Murnau continues to
led with sul
of
gi
ng
i
gh
teous and dr
ag
r righteous and dragging them down to Hell. Still others taste a expand his senses, rolling four more successes on his next roll. Now
them down to Hell. Still others taste a
h
our more successes on
is next ro
ll
f
. Now
d

h
xpan
e
ll
ing
is senses, ro
foulness on their tongues or feel a throbbing pain behind their
fou l ness on t h eir to ng ues or fee l a t h ro bb in g pa in b e h in d t h eir he can sense 14 yards, enough to reach the stage and sense the severe
sense t
d
to reac
h
h
e can sense 14
g
e sta
h
t
ar
e an
y
gh
h
d
s, enou
e severe
eyes or hear the screams of the damned surround them.es or hear the screams of the damned surround them. wickedness of the lead actor — the man flickers in his sight, some- -
ey
wickedness of the lead actor — the man fl

ickers in his sight, some
Cost
e
o
:
Cost: None. . times appearing normal, sometimes drenched in blood and smiling
N
n
h
renc
pp
g
l
in
d
, sometimes
earing norma
l
imes a
d
smi
bl
oo
in
d
t
e
an
d
; eac
ction:
e
Exten
Action: Extended; each roll represents one minute of blandly. Hoping to gain some further clues to go on, von Murnau
A
h
f
d
d
ep
ro
resents one minute o
r
ll
l
er c
an
h
. Hoping to gain some furt
y
ues to go on, von Murnau
dl
bl
n
tat
m

e
’
ow
o
n
ed
meditation on one’s own wickedness.ess. rolls again, this time getting an exceptional success. Not only do his
o
n
i
n
c
i
s
i
o
k
w
ed
n
rolls again, this time getting an exceptional success. Not only do his
Di
ty
P
oo
Dice Pool: 10 - Morality senses now reach backstage, allowing him to feel the lingering pres-
:
10 - Morali
ce
l
s-
stage, a

e
enses now reac
ingering pre
im to
s
l
h
b
h
l
ee
owing
h
k
f
ll
ac
t
Ro ll R es ul ts ence of a severe sin that occurred three months ago — he feels an
Roll Results
ls
cu
f
ee
t
n
oc
he
re
t
on
th
ha
f
m
se
ee
hr
ve
a
s
rr
o
in
en
a
ed
o
t
ce
ag
s
Dramatic Failure: The hunter is overwhelmed by his oppressive weight bearing down on him, and hears the echoes of a
own sins; he loses all accumulated successes and must spend a woman’s scream — but he also now has a general sense of the nature
Willpower point every turn in which he takes an action other of those sins. He knows that the man in front of him once stole a
than retching and cowering from his own nature. car, the lead actor has murdered casually, and three months ago, an
Failure: No progress is made toward reaching out to actress was raped in her dressing room.
sense the unrighteous.
Success: The Lucifuge makes a metaphysical connection Shackles of Pandemonium
between his own base nature and the wickedness of the world. The Shackles of Pandemonium ritual allows a Lucifuge to
He can sense the presence of sin in creatures and even loca- bind a demon to a particular place by trapping it within a ritual
tions within two yards per success. circle. The particulars of the ritual circle vary from Lucifuge to Lu-
Characters with a Morality (or equivalent Advantage) cifuge — some draw a simple chalk loop with a few ancient sigils of
of 7 or higher do not register to the character’s sense. Char- binding; others use corn meal to draw elaborate veves or mark out
acters with a 5 or 6 Morality register as a mild sensation — a a complete Solomonic Circle. Whatever form it takes, the circle
faint odor, ghostly image, and so on. Characters with a 3 or requires 10 minutes to draw and infuse with infernal power. As
4 Morality register as a moderate sensation — sounds about long as the circle remains intact, it can lie dormant indefi nitely,
at conversational volume, a painful but not crippling head- waiting for a demon to enter it.
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