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to Durability 3 without loss of signal; after that, the receiving a different height, or as a scaffold, providing a horizontal
party must make a Wits + Composure roll to understand the surface up to six feet off the ground. The ladder can hold up

message, with a -1 penalty per Durability point beyond those fi rst to 300 pounds, folds to a compact five feet by three feet and
three. Untrained or undisciplined use of the system can result weighs about 30 to 40 pounds; not the most practical object
in everyone talking at once, especially when the shit hits the to be toting around on foot, but worth keeping in a cell’s van
fan. This in turn can make communication more of a liability or pickup truck. Along with a +4 climbing bonus, a multi-
than an asset (possibly requiring characters to make a successful ladder can add a +1 equipment bonus to the use of certain
Resolve + Composure roll to avoid losing a turn to the fi ve voices Skills, including rigging traps.
screaming in their ears). With the proper equipment, the signals
sent by the headsets can be received by an outside eavesdropper, Motion Detector
or jammed. Higher-end models come with special features, like Durability 1, Size 1, Structure 2, Cost • to •••
separate channels for private communications between two Also called a motion sensor, this device is designed to detect

users, or scrambling functions that make the signals harder for an object or person passing through its field of view. Passive
outsiders to acquire. A headset system provides a +1 Equipment motion sensors operate by picking up the infrared radiation
bonus to Tactic use where appropriate. emitted by the human body: a rapid change in temperature will
trigger the sensor, while vampires, zombies and other creatures
Inspection Mirror Kit that don’t maintain human body temperature will not. Other
Durability 1, Size 1-2, Structure 2-3, Cost • detectors function by sending an active signal — like a laser

Hunters find themselves poking into all sorts of dark corners beam, microwaves or sound waves — which echoes back to the
and crevices, and not all of them are metaphorical. A mirror kit detector at regular intervals. If the signal is broken, the echo
includes several mirrors of different shapes and sizes, and a set of pattern changes and the sensor trips. Some motion detectors

telescoping (up to five feet long) and angled rods that attach to contain built-in alarms; others are connected to a separate
them. The various combinations allow the user to view around unit that collects data, sends an alarm signal or activates some
corners, beneath objects and into spaces that are too small or other device. A typical motion sensor has a range of 30 feet
perilous to be reached by direct observation. In some cases, they and covers an arc of about 110º. Attempts to foil a passive
might be used for surveillance, with the target’s Perception roll motion detector require eight successes or more (depending on
contested by the user’s Stealth Skill. Depending on the situation, the quality of the device) on extended Dexterity + Stealth roll.
a mirror kit may provide an equipment bonus to an Investigation Each roll represents 15 seconds of time as the character moves
attempt, or simply allow the character to apply the unmodifi ed slowly at the edges of the detector’s monitored space. Defeating
skill to an otherwise unobservable area. an active detector generally requires use of the Larceny skill
(see the World of Darkness Rulebook, p.74).
Ladder, Caving
Durability 3, Size 7, Structure 10, Cost • Multi-tool
Essentially an updated version of a rope ladder, this steel- Durability 2-3, Size 1, Structure 3-4, Cost •
cable and aluminum-rung ladder is designed for use in cave A hunter who’s setting out to do some specific act of

exploration or other technical climbing situations. It’s also sabotage or surveillance will bring the particular tool set

suitable for urban exploring and rescue situations. The ladder can he needs. But any given field mission might unexpectedly
hold up to 300 pounds and stretches to about 30 feet, but weighs require some wires to be cut, bolts to be removed or screws
just three pounds or so and can be rolled up to fit into a three-foot to be loosened. Rather than carrying an entire toolbox,

by one-foot carrying bag. The ladder must be anchored, usually packing a multi-tool is a more practical way for hunters to be
done by attaching its looped ends into secured anchors that have prepared for some improvised assemblage or deconstruction.

been driven into the rock face or masonry (securing each anchor A typical model has a wire cutter, several Phillips and flathead
requires a successful Strength + Athletics or Strength + Crafts screwdrivers, a file, a small saw, needle-nose pliers and a few

roll). Use of the ladder grants a +4 equipment bonus to climbing blades that could be used as weapons (Damage rating 1L with
attempts (Strength + Athletics). -1 penalty as an improvised weapon). More expensive versions
have a higher Durability and more functions. Depending on
Ladder, Multi- its quality and components, a multi-tool can add a +1 or +2
Durability 2, Size 6 or 4 (folded), Structure 8, Cost •• equipment bonus to the use of Crafts and related Skills.
When pursuing, surveilling or investigating a being that
can scale sheer walls, leap several dozen yards or otherwise Rear-View Glasses
move in an unconventional manner, a multi-position Durability 1, Size 1, Structure 2, Cost •
aluminum ladder can make a hunter’s mission a little easier. Typically marketed as a cheap novelty, these sunglasses have
A multi-ladder consists of multiple hinged and jointed ladder a mirrored coating on the outside edge of each lens, allowing the
frames that slide and lock together, granting the ladder a wearer to view behind herself without turning around. They’re
dozen or more configurations. Typically it can be used as a not exactly like having eyes in the back of your head, but they

“leaning” extension ladder of up to 20 feet in length, or as do grant a +1 bonus to reaction rolls when the wearer is about to
an A-frame stepladder of up to six feet. It can be used on be ambushed or threatened from behind. They can also provide
an uneven surface like a staircase, by adjusting each side to an equipment bonus to attempts and shadowing or observing
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