Shame Riders

Shame Riders are Incubi that revel in tormenting virtuous people.

Overview

Shame Riders reside within memory dreams, twisting them into scenarios that never occurred; there, the virtuous are forced to face the consequences of actions they never performed, with the Incubus playing the role of the victim — a pet dog, a favoured blood doll, or a reconciled fetch, perhaps. Such dreamers are often shaken, believing themselves to ultimately be capable of the acts therein, made worse by the fact that a Shame Rider will play to the victim’s own Vice. Unlike some Incubi, Shame Riders are also capable of affecting supernatural creatures.

On waking, the dreamer will suffer the effects of a nightmare and does not regain Willpower from resting. She must also roll degeneration checks for sins committed in the dream. This Morality loss is temporary (recovering at one level per scene).

Character Sheet

Dream Combat

Power Attributes: Strength 2, Intelligence 4, Presence 3
Finesse Attributes: Wits 3, Dexterity 2, Manipulation 4
Resistance Attributes: Resolve 3, Stamina 2, Composure 2
Oneiromancy Skill: Empathy 3
Willpower: 5
Virtue/Vice: The Shame Rider has no Virtue or Vice of its own. It regains full Willpower when the dreamer fulfills her Vice, but loses one Willpower when she fulfills her Virtue.
Initiative: 5
Speed: 9
Wyrd: 4
Glamour/per turn: 13/4

References

• CTL: Dancers in the Dusk, p. 34-36