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Ephemeral Influence higher ones must be created by entities using Influences and
and Manifestation Conditions Manifestations.
If something falls into an ephemeral being’s sphere of Durations of Stacked Conditions

influence, this is handled mechanically by declaring an In the most advanced forms of Influence and
Influence Condition. Influence Conditions resemble Tilts Manifestation, entities may attempt to create a long-lasting
and character Conditions. Condition that has a prerequisite of a very temporary one.
The different forms of Manifestation Effect are also When one Condition is advanced into another, the remain-
Conditions, applied to the location, object, or character the ing duration of the prerequisite Conditions is “frozen.”
entity is Manifesting into, or in cases like Reaching, to the If a prerequisite Condition is removed from a character
entity itself. (for example, a Possessed character’s Open Condition is
Unlike many Conditions, Influence and Manifestation removed by exorcism) any Conditions relying on it, any
Conditions are tiered and interrelated; Manifestation Conditions relying on them, and so on, are immediately
Conditions have Influence Conditions as prerequisites and removed. The most advanced remaining Condition then
vice versa. The lower tiers are naturally occurring, while the resumes its duration.

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