Stigma (CTD)

A Stigma is a type of special power, or mark, possessed by some Dauntain.

Overview

The Dauntain are invariably marked by their strongest connection to Banality. These marks usually manifest in the Dauntain's fae mien, perhaps causing it to become faded or more mundane. In some, however, these Stigmas provide a means through which they can direct Banality for their own ends. These are marks which affect the soul far more than the body, and many of them can render a Dauntain fairly unrecognizable as anything other than a normal human. Each Stigma a character possesses subtracts one from anyone's Perception for purposes of determining anything unusual about the individual. If Perception is dropped to zero, the Dauntain is indistinguishable from a normal human.

A Dauntain will gain a Stigma more or less at the Storyteller's discretion, perhaps after spending experience points towards that goal. The one hard-and-fast rule regarding Stigmas is that when a Dauntain takes one, they also gain a point of permanent Banality. Therefore, although they are certainly powerful, they hasten the Dauntain's Undoing.

In most cases, Stigmas of this sort are rare and unique. Not all Dauntain possess them, and fewer still possess more than one or two (more would be suicidal). Storytellers are certainly welcome to use any of those Stigmas presented here, but it is highly recommended that each Dauntain be given unique powers based on their personalities and reasons for becoming Dauntain.

Stigmas

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