Introduction
There has been no greater impairment in mankind’s
quest for immortality than the struggle with disease,
aging, and injury. Recent breakthroughs at a Belpre,
Ohio based medical research facility named Mind’s Eye
Medical Institute may have solved that particular
problem. After extensive research and development the
group was able to manufacture a synthetic cell that
responds to the signals from the human brain.
The cell that was manufactured would later be called a
script cell. The script cell got its name from its ability to
execute commands from a simple cue from the brain.
Mind’s Eye Medical Institute began their first batch of
testing with the newly discovered script cell on
volunteers in late stages of terminal illnesses. The initial
application of the cell yielded little results.
After the initial application looked like a failure, a
staffer of the Mind’s Eye sought the help of esteemed
local hypnotherapist Dr. Morton Chabal. Dr. Chabal
began doing recall hypnosis to make the patients
remember the way their body felt prior to experiencing
symptoms of the disease. With every passing session,
patients began showing remission of their symptoms
further and further. After a full week of treatment, the
patients symptoms disappeared.
News of the success of the experiment would circulate
quickly. The small city of just over 6,000 people would
become the centerpiece of International attention.
Headlines reading “The Immortal Man,” “After Curing
Every Disease Man Must Now Think About Hunger,”
“Life’s No Longer Too Short,” and “Think Yourself
Healthy.”
In the weeks that followed, Dr. Morton Chabal would
disappear. After a statewide manhunt came up empty, a
hiker veering off a trail located at the Old Man’s Cave
Campground (72 miles to the west of Belpre) would
discover a winged humanoid abomination that looked
exactly like Chabal. The creature had a face that closely
resembled Chabal, but talons, hollow bones, and a
disfigured body frame. The winged corpse looked to
have been ravaged by a black bear.
Investigators performed an autopsy on the body, but
the DNA identity did not match Dr. Morton Chabal.
Investigators downplayed the incident as a cruel hoax.
However, in spite of the claim of the incident being a
hoax, the federal government would go on to order a
complete halt of the Mind’s Eye Medical Institutes
operations following the discovery of the winged
abomination. The released statement claimed that there
were undisclosed improprieties at the facility and the
claims of success that they made were false.
 Following the news of the campus shutdown, angry
mobs of people that had dire medical needs and other
citizens that know people with dire medical needs
flooded the perimeter setup by the military installation.
The tension between military units and the public
became the topic of global headlines.Many of the
civilians protesting made on camera claims that the
government was keeping the cure to all diseases for
themselves while the working man was left to die
because the government feared the effects
overpopulation.
As the tension rapidly escalated in the coming day,
multiple terrorist attacks were attempted against the
military perimeter. Eventually the military began firing
back at perceived threats. Amidst the chaos and
confusion US Army Sargeant James Baften would fire a
fatal shot into the chest of a 14 year old diabetic child
named Lucas Gray.
Media outlets plastered Lucas Gray’s picture
everywhere. The news would tell the story of a young 14
year old boy afflicted with type 1 diabetes that came to
Belpre with his father to find a way out of his suffering,
but instead got murdered in the street by the forces
pledged to protect him. As the photos of the dead child
circulated, the tensions in the the U.S. would reach
extreme levels as people demanded answers.
The U.S. reprimanded the soldier as a show of good
will to the public, but that incident was just the
proverbial spark that ignited an uncontrollable fire.
Fearing for their safety, many prominent politicians and
wealthy Americans fled the U.S. in order to seek refuge
from a civilian class that directed their collective anger
at the rich and powerful.
The coming days would be filled with stories of
disappearances from some of the miracle cure patients.
The government would deny involvement. Around the
same time, stories and photos of variousmonsters with
features resembling some of the originally cured
patients began circulating on the Internet.
People began arguing the authenticity of the photos,
claiming them to be a hoax to ease the tension with the
public. As the public began to split on the theories about
what was real or false, the US Army and National Guard
would open fire inward onto the Mind’s Eye Medical
Institute’s campus before frantically evacuating.
The news captured video of soldiers running through
an angry mob of protesters telling them to “Get back!”
and yelling “Drone! Drone! Drone!” Some of the soldiers
were being carried out of the facility with flesh torn from
bone and thick lacerations across their body. As the
legions of soldiers dispersed into the now fleeing
civilians, a drone would fly overhead bombing the
campus.
After the bomb dropped, many of the civilians started
fighting soldiers as chaos ensued through the evening. In
the bloodiest day since the beginning of the tensions,
243 civilians and soldiers would perish in an event that
would come to be known as “The Night of the Mortal
Men” in response to the earlier news headlines claiming
man was now immortal. Many news reporters made
contact with military personnel, but all members of the
military seemed to not know the justification for the
events or feigned ignorance on the subject.
Following the “Night of Mortal Men,” outrage turned
into despair as people began to lose faith and hope for
the once promising script cell medical advancement.
Many US soldiers withdrew from the scene in the
morning following the incident. The news cycle was rife
with debate and speculation about the bombing and
violence over the next few days. The prevailing
speculation was that terrorists infiltrated the facility, but
other people claimed it was to destroy all evidence and
intel inside the facility.
As the news cycle slowed in the next two days, a video
was broadcasted on a social media livestream in a
Denver, Colorodo park that showed a man turn into a
tentacle laden monstrosity. The man was later identified
as U.S. soldier Nick Bosworth. After his transformation
Bosworth attacked civilians at the park. During the
episode Bosworth killed 7 and injured 8 others before
police arrived and shot him down.
In the days following the attack, a few of the injured
victims made miraculous recoveries from their grievous
wound. They then began demonstrating on television
that if they can think it that they can do it. One of the
men showcased his talent by breathing fire from his
mouth and then altering his flesh to look similar to the
interviewer that he is talking to. Unfortunately, that
same interviewee disappeared later around the same
time that a human sized arachnid attacked his
neighborhood, injuring 6 and killing 2 before being shot
down by an armed local.
Could it be that over the span of just weeks that the
miracle once thought to be mankinds salvation had
become a global catastrophe that could eradicate life as
we know it? Is this all just an elaborate attempt by the
government/rich to suppress the miracle cure because
the population swell would be unsustainable with our
current resources? Or is there some external force
unbeknownst to mankind that is influencing the greatest
medical breakthrough in their history?
Script cells
Script cells are synthetic cells that multiply, regenerate,
and respond to signals from the brain. These cells allow
for thoughts of the mind to manifest into reality by
recomposing the physical form of the host that is
sending signals. However, changes in physiology begin to
take their toll on the brain function of the host. When
the changes become too much to handle, the host brain
is corrupted and transforms into a nightmarish
monstrosity.
The changes into a monster tend to occur during a
resting period, but can occur at any time or place.
Hypnotherapy can help control or manage script cells by
allowing patients to delve into their psyche in order to
issue necessary commands to the infected.
Unfortunately, hypnotherapy can also corrupt a script
cell and even trigger a mutation.
The nature of the egregore band opens the possibility
for one script cell host to perform dazzling wonders
against another script cell host. Examples of this include
spontaneous combustion, polymorphism, telepathic
communication, and necromancy. The egregore band
has no influence over a creature that is not infected with
script cells.
Script cells can fully disappear in some cases of
mutation. The disappearing script cells are thought to be
the biggest lead on a way to cure the infected, but the
phenomenon is unexplainable in the scientific
community. The prevailing theory is that once a script
cell hard codes itself for a specific form then the script
cells will alter their malleable code to fully form into the
specific new biological form.
Alternatively, some scientists speculate that a script
cell will defeat itself if the mutated forms biology is at
risk from the existence of script cells. This claim was
dismissed in most scientific circles due to tests that
injected new script cells in an infected subject that
underwent the phenomenon. Tests showed the infected
had a second mutation following the injection of script
cells.

Not all mutations with script cells are instantaneous.

Some afflicted can gradually descend into a monstrous
form and maintain aspects of their humanity. While
suspended in this state between human and monster an
infecteds mutation can be contagious to other infected
that have not turned. Nightmutare triggered when
around an infected that is suspended in mutation is
likely going to replicate the mutation.

There does not need to be direct contact for a

suspended mutation to affect another infected because
script cells can feed a short range wireless frequency
that exposes them to potential manipulation from
another host brain. This frequency is known as the
egregore band. Despite the potential and power of the
egregore band, an infected maintains the most influence
over themselves until they turn.
Character Development Abilities
All characters in Nightmutare begin play with 60
experience points to spend on skills for their character.
Additional experience points are earned through play at
a rate of 1-5 per session (1 for the worst outcome and 5
for the best outcome). Experience point are only ever
spent on skills and may be spent at any time between
game sessions.
New characters also begin with 2 advantages and 1
psychological hurdle. A character earns a new advantage
for every 10 experience points earned. Physical setbacks
or psychological hurdles can be earned through play, but
they are not tied to experiences.
New characters have 6 points that they can use in order
to upgrade an ability die to the next type. A character
gets an additional upgrade with each tier of
advancement.
A new character begins play at tier 1. Every 35 points of
experience earned increases a characters tier by 1 to a
maximum of tier 4.
Note: Currency and gear are to be determined by the
Storyteller at the time the campaign begins. Gear should
be awarded based on its relevance to a characters
current status combined with their backstory.
Abilities are a characters natural gifts. These stats
dictate the agility, constitution, influence, psyche,
physicality, and wits of a character. Abilities are ranked
in a progression of d4 ->d6->d8->d10->d12. If a situation
occurs where a character goes below the minimum
value then add a -1 penalty on the attribute for each
rank below that value. If going above maximum then
add a +1 for each rank above the max value. These
bonuses or penalties should only occur as a result of play
and not during character development.
During character creation all abilities start at d4. Every
player is given six upgrades that they can increase their
abilities with. Each upgrade raises a die to the next
highest type. No die may be raised above a d12. The
average adult human tends to have a d6 an all abilities.
Agility is the ability to move quickly and with ease. It
governs the hand eye coordination of a character. This
ability governs a characters speed.
Constitution is the overall hardiness of a character. This
ability governs resistances to damage, disease, pain,
poison, and venom. This ability determines wind
threshold, damage threshold and partially determines
stress threshold.

Influence is the social capabilities of a character. This
ability governs charisma and social capabilities. This also
determines a characters force of personality as well as
their cunning.
Psyche is the mental fortitude of a character. This ability
governs the sanity and willpower of a character. This
ability also is used for any resistances to psychological
and social effects. This ability partially determines a
characters stress threshold.
Physicality is the physical orientation of a character. This
ability governs strength, contact, and physically
demanding tasks. This ability is used with any strength
based weapon to calculate damage.
Wits are the measure of a characters ability to learn.
This ability determines how well a character can acquire
and apply their knowledge.
Stress Threshold is how much stress a character can
take before being rendered useless. Stress can come in
the form of anxiety, fatigue, or wounds. Every two
points of stress received imposes a -1 penalty up to a
maximum of –3 on all rolls of the affected character. A
characters stress threshold is equal to the highest
number on their psyche die divided by 2 plus the highest
number on the constitution die divided by 2.
Wind Threshold is the amount of sustained physically
exerting action a player can take. Physical exertion
comes from things such as melee attacking, sprinting, or
other athletic maneuvers. A character receives 1 wind
for each physical skill check they call that would require
energy to perform. Each point of wind imposes a 1 point
penalty on all defensive rolls. A character can remove 1
wind at the start of a round in which they do not
perform a physical skill or all out movement.
If a character is winded up to half of their Constitution
score then they sustain a point of stress due to fatigue. A
point of fatigue related stress can only be removed after

Derived Attributes the character rests for a full minute.

Derived attributes are ones that a calculated based off Wind only needs to be tracked during frenzied times in
of your abilities. These items can also be raised or the game such as combat where a character might not
lowered from different qualities or setbacks. be able to catch their breath.

Speed is how fast your character can move. This ability is

the max number of the agility die in inches (1” equals
5ft) on a map. If sprinting or moving all out on a mat Skills
then roll the agility die to determine additional distance Skills represent the learned abilities of a character. All
covered. skills start out at a d4 just like abilities. Skills are ranked
in a progression of d4 ->d6->d8->d10->d12. Skills are the
Toughness is the amount of damage a character can only thing that a player spends their experience points
absorb in conflict before applying damage. A characters on. A character may not purchase a skill above a d12.
natural toughness is equal to 1 for a d4 Constitution
score and increases by 1 for every increase in the In order to upgrade a skill, characters may spend
Constitution die type above d4. Toughness can also be experience equal to the maximum value of the next die
augmented with worn armor. of that skills progression to upgrade it. If upgrading a
skill multiple levels, a character must account for every
Damage Threshold is how many dings you can take die in the progression. For instance to raise a d4 skill to a
before receiving a wound. A character can receive a total d8 it will cost 14 experience because you need 6 to
number of dings up to the highest number on their improve to the d6 and 8 to improve to the d8.
constitution die before taking a wound.

Agility Skills
Elusiveness
Escapism, Ranged Defense, Reflex Saves
This defensive skill covers the ability to evade contact
from a foe. When used to escape, you can free yourself
from the suppressing clutches of something that has you
held by being slippery. When used for ranged defense,
you can avoid attacks made at range. When used for
reflex saves, you can attempt to get out of a dangerous
zone.
Shooting
Artillery, Bows, Guns
This skill covers any act to strike a target with a ranged
weapon. When used with artillery, a user can strike a
target with large or unwieldy ranged weapons. When
used with bows, a character can strike a target with any
kind of bow or crossbow. When used with guns, a
character can fire a gun that can be easily held in one or
two hands.
Stealth
Conceal, Disguise, Sneak
This skill covers acts done to avoid alarm or detection.
When used to conceal, a character can hide an object
from view even while having it on the ready. When used
to disguise, a character can blend in with a crowd or
other people. A character can even mimic the most
subtle movements when disguised. When used to sneak,
a character can blend in with the environment to avoid
recognition.
Maneuvering
Aircraft, Land Vehicles, Watercraft
This skill covers acts done to successfully operate and
navigate a vehicle. When used on an aircraft, a character
may maneuver anything that used flight for movement
(i.e. airplanes, rocket boots, wings). When used for land
vehicles, a character can maneuver anything that uses
land for maneuvering (i.e. cars, chariots, tanks). When
used for watercrafts, a character can maneuver any
device that moves on or in water (i.e. boat, submarine).
Thievery
Disable Device, Pick Lock, Pick Pocket
This skill covers acts of theft as well as breaking and
entering. When used to disable a device, a character can
bypass a trap. When used to pick a lock, a character can
render a safeguard preventing entry useless. When used
to pick a pocket, a character can take something from an
unwitting target.
Influence Skills
Animal Handling
Animal Empathy, Ride, Train
This skill covers interactions with animals or creatures.
When used to empathize with an animal or creature , a
character understands the targets emotions and may
attempt to calm/manipulate it. When used to ride a
character can control, guide, or hang onto an animal.
When used to train this skill lets a character teach an
animal or monster commands to obey should they call
upon it.
Persuasion
Barter, Diplomacy, Inspire
This skill covers good natured attempts to influence a
person or group. When used to barter a character can
alter the exchange value in a transaction. When used for
diplomacy a character can use facts and evidence in an
intrigue. When used to inspire a character can bolster a
characters confidence on a chosen skill, giving them a +1
circumstance bonus (+2 critical) for a round.
Manipulation
Bluff, Intimidate, Trick
This skill covers ill -natured attempts to influence a
person or group. When used to bluff a character can use
lies and treachery to invent facts and evidence (at a
penalty based on the absurdity of the lie) in an intrigue.
When used to intimidate, the skill targets a characters
willpower to apply mental stress. When used to trick an
opponent, a character can use this skill to inflict a -1
penalty (-2 critical) on a characters chosen primary
attribute for a round.

Psyche Skills
Shrewdness
Doubt, Sway, Temperament
This defensive skill represents a characters power of
judgment. When used to doubt, it counters acts of
deception. When used for sway, it counters acts to
persuade. When used for temperament, it counters
tricks and taunts.
Metaphysics
Affliction, Augmentation, Destruction, Healing, Illusion,
Protection, Transmutation, Necromancy, Polymorphism,
Psionics
This skill is used for mutations and abilities surrounding
script cells. All infected characters gain use of this skill. A
proficiency can be taken to govern the use of any unique
function of script cell abilities.
Willpower
Fearlessness, Persistence, Resistance
This skill is used to exert control to overcome mental
hurdles. When used for fearlessness, it resists fear and
intimidation. When used for persistence, it enables a
user to ignore negative modifiers from wounds or stress
in their next round. Furthermore, persistence can be
used to ignore 1 stress penalty for 1 psyche die rounds.
When used for resistance, it resists mind altering affects
such as those attained from magic and certain poisons.
Physicality Skills
Athletics
Climbing, Swimming, Throwing
This skill governs general sports. When used to climb,
this skill allows a user to scale vertical surfaces. When
used to swim this skill lets a user to propel through
water with their body at half of their land speed. When
used for throwing this skill allows a user to throw an
item or object at a target. Throwing doubles as a ranged
combat skill.
Hand Weapon
Bludgeoning, Slashing, Stabbing
This skill covers usage of hand to hand melee weapons
for close combat. When used to bludgeon a user is
controlling a weapon that does blunt force damage.
When used to slash a user is using a weapon to cut in a
sweeping movement. When used to stab a user is
thrusting the pointy end of a weapon to impale a target.
Parry
Brace, Striking Defense, Wrestling Defense
This defensive skill is the ability to thrive defensively in
high contact fields of combat. When used to brace, a
character can increase their toughness by a roll of their
Physicality die for 1 round in exchange for a -2 parry
penalty. When used for striking defense, a character can
avoid damage from a melee attack. When used for
wrestling defense, a character can avoid attempts to
grapple, throw, tackle or move them unwillingly.
Scrapping
Brawling, Disarming, Wrestling
This skill covers unarmed combat practices. When used
to brawl a user is using their fists and legs to attack and
damage a specified target. When used to disarm a
character attempts to seize a weapon from a specified
foe using a melee attack with an additional penalty
based off of the weapons melee threat level. Wrestling
is used for grappling, taking downs, and submission
maneuvers on an opponent.
Wits Skills
Engineer
Analyze Object, Build, Repair
This skill covers attempts assemble an item such as a
trap or invention, disassemble an item, or repair a
broken item. When used to analyze an object a user can
determine qualities, function, capabilities, and structural
details. When used to build a character can apply
blueprints or understanding to craft a specified device.
When used to repair a character can fix a
broken/damaged device.
Medicine
Healing, Medical Examination, Pharmaceuticals
This skill is used for treating wounds and illnesses. This
skill may also be used to diagnose or perform an
autopsy. When used for healing a character may make a
one-time check on a given set of wounds outside
combat to heal their targets wounds. When used for a
medical examination, a user can determine the nature of
an ailment, cause of death, or impairments of a subject.
When used for pharmaceuticals, a player can concoct
medicinal drugs to treat adverse symptoms or ones to
enhance an ability at the expense of another ability for 1
day.

Science
Alchemy, Biology, Technology
This skill is used for all checks pertaining to science and
technology. When used for alchemy a player may
concoct a limited number of potions per day equal to
their alchemy level minus 4. The alchemy effect is rolled
on the magic table when the potion is used. When used
for biology a character can learn a creatures habits,
weaknesses, and capabilities. When used for technology
a character can interact with or manipulate emerging
technology such as computers or robotics.

Survival
Foraging, Rope Use, Tracking
This is the skill used for surviving in an unknown
environment. When used for foraging, a character can
find provisions and resources. When used for ropes, a
character can tie or untie complex knots. When used for
tracking, a character can shadow the path of something
that moved through the space a character is in.

Sleuthing
Gather Intel, Sense Motive, Spot Anomaly
This skill is used if there is an effort to find information.
It is used when a player scrutinizes a scene in order to
collect information that may be helpful. When used to
gather intel a character can sift through written or
recorded information in order to find crucial information
about a subject. When used to sense motive on a
character a user can scrutinize a testimony or account of
a character to point out point out lies and
inconsistencies. When used to spot an anomaly a user
can locate an inconsistency within a given scene
Advantages
Proficiency
This advantage was placed first intentionally, as it is the
advantage that will be selected most often by players in
Nightmutare. Select one subset of a skill (italicized
underneath the skill name) and gain a permanent +1
when performing that particular task. This may be taken
multiple times for different subsets. It may also be taken
an additional time for the same subset of a skill with
each tier of advancement.
Alternatively, a character selecting to gather a
proficiency may opt to become proficient in a
metaphysical function such as affliction, augmentation,
destruction, healing, illusion, necromancy,
polymorphism, protection, and psionics, and
transmutation. Proficiencies may only be taken for
metaphysics if the user has become infected.
All Out Attack
This character press an attack furiously, but expending
more energy. This advantage allows a character to take
an additional wind to gain a +1 bonus on an attack and
damage roll. This may be taken additional times with
each tier of advancement to improve an additional +1 to
attack and damage. Each improvement adds 1 additional
wind to the cost of the all-out attack.
Built For This
Pick a defensive skill. If a metaphysics roll targets your
that defensive skill on your character then you gain a +1
bonus to that defensive roll. This advantage may be
taken multiple times for an additional defensive skill.
This advantage can be improved by an additional +1 per
tier of advancement.
Clutch
This character thrives under pressure. They can take 1
stress to flip penalties from stress (including the new
point of stress) into bonuses on the next 1d4 rolls. The
die type accounting for the duration of this advantage
may be increased by 1 type per tier of advancement.
Stress may not be recovered while this advantage is
active.
Conditioned
This character is well conditioned and may refuse to take out, add 2 to your roll. This advantage can be improved
any Wind during a full round twice per encounter. This
can be taken once per tier of advancement.
Fortunate
This character has luck on their side. A character with
this advantage always begin play with one bonus tension
point. A character can take this for an additional tension
point at the beginning of play one time per tier of
advancement.
General
This character can inspire others for a longer period of
time. Inspiration from this character lasts an additional
round. This advantage can be improved by an additional
round per tier of advancement.
Iron Chin
This character is difficult to harm and gains a permanent
+1 bonus to toughness. This advantage can be improved
by an additional +1 per tier of advancement.
Kip Up
This character can move from prone to upright as a free
action once per round.
Resilient
This character is has a knack for surviving against the
odds. Character has a +1 bonus on rolls made to survive
if they are incapacitated from wounds. This bonus also
extends to rolls to save against becoming infected with
script cells. This advantage can be improved by an
additional +1 per tier of advancement.
Signature Weapon
This character has a weapon that they understand
greatly. A character gains a +1 bonus to damage when
using a weapon designated when taking this advantage.
This advantage may be taken an additional time for each
tier of advancement.
Slippery
This character is adept at avoiding attacks when
vulnerable. Defensive rolls against cheap shot attacks
are done at a +1 advantage. This advantage can be
improved by an additional +1 per tier of advancement.
Sprinter
This character can carry a brisk pace. When moving all
by an additional +1 per tier of advancement.
Psychological Hurdles
Every player character in Nightmutare has an aspect of
their psychology that holds them back. These aspects
are called psychological hurdles. These hurdles are the
primary means to earn tension points and a central part
to a characters identity.
When role playing a character, a player will call into
their psychological hurdle at a point where it could be
disadvantageous to their character as a self-imposed
challenge. If they succeed at the challenge then they will
be rewarded with a tension point. It is important to note
that a character may not gain more than 1 tension point
per encounter/scene.
Bleeding Heart
A bleeding heart character is one that is compassionate
to a fault. Their desire to live and let live, while well
intentioned, can be quite dangerous in a world plagued
by monsters. The bleeding heart will often times
sympathize with a creature and view them as being once
somebodies child or still capable of being saved. These
people hold high hopes for a cure to the infected. Even
though they will fight, a bleeding heart does not agree
with killing under any circumstance.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then, any time a
bleeding heart is able to keep a monster alive through
their actions after a combat encounter, they gain 1
tension point. If a bleeding heart is able to negotiate the
safekeeping of a monster, they gain 1 tension point.
Craven
A craven character is one that seeks the path of the least
amount of confrontation. Even necessary violence can
rattle a craven character. They are more like to run and
hide from a fight, than to actually fight. A craven
character only uses violence as an absolute last resort.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then during any
combat encounter that the craven character completes
without attacking, calling for an attack or taking part in
the violence they shall receive 1 tension point. A craven
character can also get a tension point by surrendering
peacefully to a foe. A craven character should need to
succeed on a willpower once during any encounter
before they can attack. If they succeed on the check they
will not need to repeat it for the rest of the encounter.
Curious
A curious character will throw caution into the wind
when the opportunity presents itself to solve even the
most minor mystery. If a curious character hears a
peculiar sound then they will stop at nothing to see what
the cause of the noise was even if they were supposed
to be hiding. A curious person is usually the first person
at a scene. They will gawk and pry into matters that
don’t involve them just to satiate their desire to know a
piece of gossip.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then any time a
curious character triggers an encounter by prying into a
scene they get 1 tension point. Alternatively, if they
solve a mystery they get a tension point. If a curious
person leaves a mystery behind then they must make
willpower check or else suffer 1 stress for an hour as
their character keeps pondering what they missed.
Flashy
A flashy character is one that pursues the cool as
opposed to the sensible. Rather than punching a foe, a
flashy character will attempt a missile dropkick. They will
not open a window to escape a foe, they will dive
through it. These characters try to lead the lives of an
action movie character and often suffer dire
consequences as a result.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then any time a
character attempts to self-impose a -2 or worse penalty
on a check pointlessly and dangerously by being flashy
they get 1 tension point. Unfortunately, when a check
fails with this ability the character receives nothing.
Hateful
A hateful character has an extreme prejudice that can’t
be reasoned with. A hateful characters prejudice will
override their ability to reason with the subject of their
hatred. Causing emotional and/or physical harm to a
hated group is satisfying to a hateful person.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then a hateful
character will attempt to cause an unnecessary point of
stress or a wound to the subject of their hatred. If the
subject of their psychological hurdle is a logical target
for stress or wounds then the character does not get the
benefit of collecting a tension point. Examples hatreds
are classism, misandry, misogyny, racism, and religious
intolerance.
Honor
An honorable character will put themselves in
dangerous situations to uphold a particular code of
conduct. Although honorable candidates can often be
respected by their peers, they lack nuance and
pragmatism. This leaves them constantly in danger.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then a character
can get a tension point if they use their code of honor to
put themselves in a perilous situation. A character must
require a skill check they could have avoided otherwise
to get the tension point. An example of this would be a
character that adopted chivalry as a code of honor
placing themselves face to face with a monster so a
woman can escape. Other example codes of honor
include protect and serve, bushido, omerta etc.
Junkie
A junkie is a character that is dependent on a particular
substance or item for happiness. Junkies get great
pleasure from the source of their addiction, but in doing
so they devalue everything around them. A junkie will
choose the source of their addiction over their closest
friends and family members.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then a character
must make a willpower save when in presence of their
addiction. If the character fails then they must preserve
collect or consume the item or suffer 1 point of stress
until the craving is satisfied. If a junkie gathers a fix
during an encounter then they gain a tension point.
Examples of addiction are drugs, food, technology etc.
Schemer
A schemer is a hustler that is always making ‘cunning’
plans to get something they want. Schemers generally
have goals, and when they see something they want
then they will stop at nothing in order to get it.
Schemers tend to develop complex plots that backfire.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then the character
can receive 1 tension point when they deploy a difficult
plot to get a small reward. Examples of a schemer plot
would be to having a team mate fake an injury in a
convenience store and while the faker is getting the
employees attention, the schemer loots the cash
register.
Sensitivity
A sensitive character is one that can be easily upset by
the smallest detail that opposes their worldview. A
sensitive character frequently finds an issue and
vocalizes it to the chagrin of the people around them. It
is common for people to isolate their worldviews from a
sensitive person because they do not let things go.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then a character
can call a willpower check once per encounter if
confronted by something that offends their sensibilities.
If the character fails this check then they take 1 stress
from being offended, but if they succeed they maintain
their poise. Example sensitivities would be personal
beauty, religious beliefs, political beliefs etc.
Prankster
A prankster is a character that does not take anything
seriously. They often spend their time looking for a good
slapstick moment to win the laughter of the people they
are around. Unfortunately, this behavior is at best
disruptive, but at worst dangerous.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then once per
encounter, a jokester can attempt to humiliate an allied
target. A prankster doesn’t want to cause meaningful
harm, but their stunts should create a hazardous
situation that their target ‘will laugh at later.’ This can
involve tripping an ally running away then laughing and
defending the now prone friend, pulling down the pants
of someone during a negotiation etc.
Tyrant
A tyrant is a character that does not take orders from
anyone. They seek to take a position of leadership by
choice or by force. Tyrants may listen to people that
they consider to be their subjects, but the buck stops
with them. Tyrants tend to bark commands at those
they see themselves presiding over. A tyrant’s
controlling nature often sparks strife or rebellion with
the people they try to lead.
If adopting this psychological hurdle then any time an
allied character is insubordinate to the tyrant he can
gain a tension point if he inflicts 1 point of stress or a
wound on the insubordinate character.
Physical Hurdles
Physical hurdles are aspects outside of the norm of
human function that hinder a characters ability to
function in a combat scenario. Through rigorous training
or devices some of these can be overcome or have there
effects lessened.
Arm Hindrance
An arm hindrance is an event where a character loses
function in one or both arms. A character losing function
in a single arm may only hold one item at a time. They
are much easier to strike due to only having half of their
guard. Each disabled/missing arm imposes a -2 penalty
on Parry checks to defend against a melee attack. Larger
items become unwieldy when one armed, which means
that a character is at a –1 or -2 penalty based on the
storytellers discretion for using the object.
Hand Tremors
Some people have shaking hands as a result of ailments
or as a reaction to fear. If a character is experiencing a
tremor then impose a -1 penalty to any Agility based
task involving hands.
Head Trauma
A character that has undergone head trauma such as a
concussion have their Influence, Psyche, and Wits ability
all reduced by 1 type. Any physical skill check called
while enduring head trauma where the ability die turns
up as a 1 will inflict dizziness (dazed condition),
confusion, or nausea. Characters with head trauma
often experience light sensitivity, which will impose a -1
penalty when exposed to sunlight.
Heart Problems
A character suffering from heart problems must make a
base constitution check with a +2 bonus (ignoring any
penalties from stess) any time that they surpass half of
their stress threshold. A failure on this check induces a
heart attack. A character suffering a heart attack
requires a Medicine check with a -1 penalty for each
round that the condition is unattended. If the medicine
check generates doom then the affected character
perishes from their ailment.
Only one first aid check may be attempted per round on
a character suffering from a heart attack.
Leg Hindrance
A leg hindrance is an event where a character loses
function of one or both legs. Each leg accounts for half
of a character movement rate in the movement phase. If
a character loses function of one leg and tries to hop for
half movement without a crutch then they must succeed
on a base Agility check or else they will fall. One legged
characters can’t sprint. All Agility rolls involving legs are
done with a –2 penalty while on one leg.
A character that has lost function in both legs can only
crawl to move without assistance of a device like a
wheel chair. In these circumstances, a character may
only travel 1” per round. A character with no use of legs
is at a -4 penalty on any physical check that involves the
use of legs. Some skill checks are not permitted at all.
Respiratory Problems
A character suffering from respiratory problems
struggles with managing their wind when exerting
themselves. A character with a less respiratory difficulty
will suffer two wind for taking a second physical action
within two rounds. A character with a greater
respiratory issue will suffer two wind for any physical
action they exert themselves with.
Sensory Hindrance
A sensory hindrance imposes a penalty using the chosen
sense. A character dealing with an acutely impaired
sense (i.e. nasal congestion for scent) has a -1 penalty
for any roll that involves the sense that is affected. An
impaired sense (i.e. losing the use of one eye) imposes a
-2 penalty to any roll involving the sense that is affected.
Total hindrance (i.e. deafness) imposes a –4 penalty to
the sense that is affected.
Socially Stigmatized Hindrance
A character suffering from an ailment that repulses
people such as uncontrollable body odor, unsightly skin
conditions/sores, leaky bowels or other stigmatized
diseases will suffer a -1 hindrance on any social skill
check if their condition is recognized. People will often
avoid or keep their distance from the affected even if
their plight is not a legitimate threat. If the condition is
greater than this penalty can increase to -2.
 Roll Modifiers Table
Difficulty Modifier
The Dice Mechanics Routine No roll needed
The formula for most checks in Nightmutare requires Simple +2 to roll
rolling the skill die plus the linked ability die plus/minus
any bonuses/penalties and trying to achieve a 7 or Normal +1 to roll
greater. If the roll meets or exceeds 7 then you have Challenging No modifier
achieved success. Difficult -1 to roll
Masterful -2 to roll
Sometimes a player can be called upon to make a Heroic -4 or worse to roll
check using only their ability check. When this is the
case, roll that ability die twice adding any bonuses or There are two types of die rolls in Nightmutare. The
penalties to get the total and compare against the usual first die roll is a standard roll. A standard roll is a roll that
target of 7. Base ability checks do not suffer penalties occurs where the players can see it. This is the most
from stress. common type of roll. This roll is done to perform any
skill check in which meta knowledge is not relevant. It is
Naturally, not all challenges are created equal and important to note, that if a player is targeted by an
thus the storyteller will need to use their discretion attack that they get to make a standard roll using their
when applying penalties or additional benefits to the defensive skill and any penalties or bonuses for the
rolls made to dictate the outcome. A challenging roll is attack are inverted for the purposes of the defensive
considered to be something an average trained roll.
professional can succeed at 50% of the time. For the
benefit of the storyteller, we have attached a roll The second type of roll is a blind roll. Blind rolls are
modifier table that will assist in determining the made only by the storyteller using a players stats so as
appropriate rating to a challenge. to prevent the players from ascertaining data that their
character wouldn’t know. Blind rolls also perform non-
playable character skill checks that don’t involve a player
character
Round Actions
Outside of combat the storyteller should just work
clockwise around the table to give every character the
opportunity to work within the framework of a scene.
Some sequences of events may shuffle this flow a bit.
When turn order becomes a factor in play then players
have likely engaged in combat and should reference the
combat action rules for initiative. If a player is in a dire
situation outside of combat then let the players decide
with the character possessing the highest speed winning
ties.
Greater Success
By default a 7 is a success, however, a player can get a
greater success for achieving a roll value of 12 or more.
When achieving a greater success a player may do one
of the following:
-Reroll a single die once on a linked roll such as
damage for fighting to change the result.
-Add +1 to the characters next skill/ability roll
-Add +1 to all defenses for the next round
-Improvise a bonus at the storytellers discretion
-Remove wind received from the action
Doom
A roll of the dice causes doom when the result of the roll
is a 2 or fewer. This result is always a miss that renders a
player in an unfortunate situation whether that be by a
character fumbling on a check or something
circumstantial happening to cause a failure (i.e. a rope
breaking on a climb).
-Inflict stress
-Impose opposite outcome of roll
-Suffer a complication with equipment
-Remove an action
-Improvise a penalty
The Storyteller should always interpret the results of a
doom in a way that renders new dangers or
complications in the scene. If a roll causes doom then it
may never be rerolled irrespective of any features that
allow for rerolling of a particular stat.
Tension
Nightmutare has a reward system for self-imposed
challenges called tension. If a player merely attempts to
strike a foe or operate on their meta whims then they
will not be able to receive these valuable tokens of
currency. The Game Master should always use tension
points to reward players that use good role playing to
challenge their own fortunes.
Tension points give the character the chance to impact
the story in a way that benefits your character. These
are designed to give the player control over the
narrative and find opportunities to continue where hope
might be futile. You can spend tension points to gain
small benefit (even out of your turn) or you can burn
them for a great effect (which permanently erases the
destiny point). A character may only ever use one of
these on a given check.
Here is a list of ways that a player can use tension
points:
Alter Disposition
This improves or worsens a targets disposition toward
you by one step. This may only be used on a target once
a day.
Ignore Environment
This ignores the effects of an environment for a short
time. In particularly treacherous environments the
storyteller should omit a portion of the penalties.
Ignore Stress
This allows players to ignore all penalties from stress for
a single round.
Luck
This allows a player to reroll any roll except for a roll that
generates doom.
Recover
This allows a player to remove either 1 stress of any
kind.
 Enhance the Odds
+1 to all rolls for the next round

Fortune Hazard
Checks in Nightmutare not only dictate the degree to Insert a hazard into the scene.
which a check succeeds or fails, but it also contains a
narrative cue for the Storyteller. This cue is called Introduce A Character
fortune. To determine what fortune occurs on a Add a character to the scene that can help get the
characters roll, the narrator must simply observe the players to their objective.
dice from the check. If the check has 2 odd numbers
showing on the dice then they have rolled misfortune, if Lose Benefits
the check has 2 even numbers showing on the dice then The character loses any bonuses from a Combat Action
they have rolled good fortune, and if there is 1 even and maneuver for the remainder of the round.
1 odd number showing on the dice then no fortune
occurs. Lower the Odds
-1 to all rolls for the next round
Fortune
Roll Fortune Psychological Hurdle
2 odd numbers Misfortune Trigger a characters psychological hurdle in order to
influence their behavior in the next round. When
1 odd/1 even number No Effect
triggering a psychological hurdle this way, no tension
2 even numbers Good Fortune
points should be rewarded to the player.

Recover
Fortune does not change whether the roll was
Something happens that alleviates 1 point of stress.
successful or failed, but rather provides narrative details
about other events in the framework of a scene that tilt
Revelation
the balance of power for better or worse. This means
A vital discovery is made about a character such as a
that even a failed check can have a positive effect. On
weak point, loyalty, power source, strength, or hidden
the flip side, sometimes winning a battle can mean
objective.
losing a war.
Shift Focus
Sample Fortunes A number of foes turn their attention away from the
target because of a disruption.
Example effects that can occur as a result of good
fortune can be, but are not limited to:
Side Tracked
Something occurs that removes a lesser action from the
Affect Gear
affected character’s next action.
Cause a characters weapon to malfunction, run out of
ammo or drop.
Positional Advantage
A character gains a positional advantage due to their
Condition
target falling or perhaps even rising at an inopportune
Inflict a condition on a character for a short time.
time.
Cover
Warp The Environment
Cover is either discovered or removed.
An environmental effect occurs that can help the player
better navigate a scene (such as a lock breaking loose
Discovery
and swinging an escape door open).
The character spots an important item or valuable.
 Mechanically, script cells should be used as an open
The Infected ended metaphysics skill check with penalties assessed
When players come into contact with the script cell based on the intensity of the effect. All checks using
bloodborne pathogen they risk infection and must make script cells should be built around the restructuring of
a base constitution check. After being infected, a the player’s physiology. Apart from building the effect
character can use their conscious mind to rewire their around the player’s physiology, the rest should be open
body’s physiology. This means that they can will their ended. Below are some things to take into consideration
body into entirely different forms to help them achieve for a metaphysics check
their aims. The downside is that manipulating a body’s
physiology can affect the brain chemistry, which can
transform the player when they rest.
Duration
Each time a player with using script cells rolls a 1 on Penalty Time
either die during their metaphysics skill check they take
- 1 psyche die rounds
a single point of nightmutare. If a player generates doom
1 save per round (affliction only)
on a metaphysics roll then they take 5 points of
-1 2 psyche die rounds
nightmutare. During a rest period or at the end of a
1 save per minute (affliction only)
session a player will roll percentile dice to see if the
-2 3 psyche die rounds
infection has taken hold. A player must roll above the
1 save per day (affliction only)
total accumulation of nightmutare. Points from
-3 4 psyche die rounds
nightmutare carry over between sessions. Script cells are
1 save per week (affliction only)
a slow spiral into becoming a monster.
-4 5 psyche die rounds
Permanent (affliction only)
If a player is the target of a metaphysics check then they
roll resistances. If they are able to achieve a greater
success then the infected targeting them receives
backlash. If the player critically fails on a metaphysics Range
roll then they receive backlash. If spell backlash occurs
use the following table and roll a d6 to determine the Penalty Distance
result. 0 Reach/Self
-1 5” (25 feet)
-2 10” (50 feet)
Spell Backlash Table -3 20” (100 feet)
Roll Backlash -4 40” (200 feet)
1 Opposite Effect
(Only if detrimental)
2 Reduce random ability by 1 Area of Effect
die type until rested Penalty Area
3 1 Stress 0 1” (5 feet)
4 1 wound from deformity
-1 2” (10 feet)
5 1 nightmutare point
-2 3” (15 feet)
6 2 nightmutare points
-3 4” (20 feet)
-4 5” (25 feet)

Script Cell Powers
Affliction
Script cells can be used to create toxins that debilitate a
character. A normal affliction involves lowering an ability
be 1 die type, applying a condition (penalties applied by
narrator based on intensity), reduce toughness, or
making a character wind/wound easy. Unlike normal
effects that last for rounds afflictions last until a save is
made. By default a character gets one save per round.
For a -2 penalty, they only get 1 save per day. For a -4
penalty, the effect becomes permanent.
Augmentation
When using script cells to augment, a player can select
any chosen ability score and increase it by 1 die type for
1 psyche die rounds. A player can increase the ability by
an additional die type for a -1 penalty die type per
increase. A player can also augment more than 1 ability
for a -1 penalty per augmentation.
Destruction
Script cells can be used to give players the power to
destroy with ease. Select a power type for the
destruction skill. The chosen skill by default does 1
psyche die of damage. A player can increase the power
of this attack by an additional psyche die for a -1 penalty
per additional die.
Healing
Script cells original purpose was to restore a patient
back to health. A script cell can heal 1 wound by default
with a check. Scripts cells can also mend stress the same
way. Wind is restored by half of a characters
constitution die in a check or all the way for a -1 penalty.
Illusion
Illusory affects can be generated using script cells.
Illusion can range from creating an obscuring mist (20%
concealment to start with a -1 penalty for every
additional 20% thereafter) to appearing more attractive
to a person so you can manipulate them.
Protection
Script cells can give characters a chance to survive
perilous situations. They can be used to let a player
breath underwater, endure extreme heat, gain
protection of a natural armor or to create a shield effect
to protect others. Depending on the threat level of an
item, additional penalties may be assessed.
Transmutation
Script cells can be used to change the physical
appearance or function of an infected. This allows
players to change sex or adopt characteristics of a
species. An example of this would be adapting hollow
bones and wings to gain the benefit of flight.
Apart from the natural uses of script cells, they can also
be used in a communicative nature for multiple infected
characters. Script cells perform through a mysterious
biological frequency known as the egregore band. This
exposes other infected to a range of different effects.
When an infected attempts to perform feats on other
infected then they have more options with their
metaphysics.
Egregore Band Powers
Necromancy
The egregore band can be used on a body with limited
to no brain activity as long as it has active script cells in
the body. This enables the raising of the dead by making
the script cells write an artificial brain. A raised character
is usually mindless and reckless and can only be
controlled using necromancy. If a character dies
uninfected then this ability cannot be used even if
injected with script cells. The body of a corpse raised
with necromancy takes 1 wound every day from rot. This
can only be healed through necromancy. Penalties for
necromancy should be based on the power level of the
creature.
Polymorphism
The egregore band can communicate with the biological
coding in order to rewrite the biological makeup of a
target character. Polymorphism works just like
transmutation, but has an additional penalty assessed
based on the opponents willpower.
Psionics
Psionics enables the ability to communicate silently,
read a mind (a blind roll), or to hack the mind. Psionic
attacks are usually opposed by Shrewdness. On some
creatures that have lost their ability to speak or
understand language, psionics can be used to gather
information using the target brains mental imagery.
Penalties on psionic attempts should be assessed based
on the shrewdness of the target and how extreme the
feat being attempted is (i.e. convincing a character they
are in danger may produce no penalty, convincing them
to jump off a building to their death would have at least
a -4 penalty).
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a unique type of social interaction with
an infected character. When using hypnotherapy a
character must decide whether they want to accelerate,
repress, or trigger a target infected characters
symptoms.
Acceleration
Acceleration is a dastardly form of hypnotherapy
designed to increase Nightmutare in a target. In order to
accelerate a target roll a manipulation check versus a
characters shrewdness. If successful, a character may
roll a single influence die and add the result to the
characters existing Nightmutare. This die can be rerolled
if it lands on the highest number just like a damage roll.
Any acceleration not repressed before the next
Nightmutare roll is permanent.
Repression
Repressive therapy is done to restrain Nightmutare, but
repression only works on the next nightmutare roll. In
order to repress a character, roll a persuasion check with
a -1 penalty for every 20 points of Nightmutare. If
successful, a character may roll a single influence die and
subtract the result from the characters existing
Nightmutare on their next Nightmutare roll only.
Repression can permanently diffuse acceleration, but it
only temporarily diffuses existing Nightmutare.
Trigger
Triggering is the ability to force a Nightmutare check.
Using the table below, roll a manipulation check against
a target infected characters shrewdness. If successful
then that character must immediately roll Nightmutare.
Trigger
Nightmutare Penalty/Bonus
01-20 -4 penalty
21-40 -2 penalty
41-60 0
61-80 +2 bonus
81-100 +4 bonus
Nightmutare
At the end of a gaming session or during a rest period (at
the narrator’s discretion) a game phase begins for
infected players called nightmutare. Nightmutare is an
occurrence where script cells make unwanted changes
to an infected characters brain that makes them spiral
into an uncontrollable mutant form. Any character that
undergoes this radical alteration from their
subconscious becomes a monster and loses all their
mental faculties in becoming the abomination that takes
them over.
When first infected with script cells, a character begins
with 2 nightmutare points. As infected begin using script
cells to benefit themselves they will begin to accumulate
more points of nightmutare. During this phase a player
must roll percentile dice and meet or exceed the
number of Nightmutare points they are afflicted with.
Nightmutare carried into a Nightmutare roll can be
repressed, but never eliminated permanently. If
Nightmutare is repressed below 2 points then no roll is
needed.
Combat Initiative
When combat encounters are initiated then all involved
parties at the beginning of the conflict roll their Agility
die once. The highest number goes first with players
winning ties with non player characters. Only the top
number matters because the player that wins initiative
gets to decide the next acting character in the turn
order. After a player has acted in a round then they may
not act again until all other characters in a scene have
acted. Every characters turn is comprised of one lesser
action and one greater action.
If a player character rolls a doom during their check at
any time then the storyteller seizes the initiative and
may pick the next character to act in the turn order.
Alternatively, if a player character rolls a greater success
when defending then they seize the initiative and may
decide the next character to act.
The last character to act in any round gets to decide
the first character to act in the next round even if that
means picking themself. The fluctuating dynamic of
combat initiative makes teamwork and plotting essential
in Nightmutare.
Lesser Actions
A lesser action is defined as a movement that does not
require a skill check to perform. Here are some lesser
actions a character can perform:
Aid
Grant a +1 to a characters next skill check
Aim
Add +1 to your next combat check with a ranged
weapon.
Focus
Add +1 to a check in the next round using script cells.
Focusing lowers defenses by 1. A character can perform
this twice in a round. Both penalties and bonuses stack.
Crouch/Go Prone/Stand Up
Change your level as you see fit. A character knocked
prone in a close combat situation can attempt to recover
and get to their feet. When performing this maneuver, a
character must roll an elusiveness check to recover to
their feet. If the check fails then they can choose to
grant the opportunity for a cheap shot attack or remain
prone. This elusiveness check can gain a +2 bonus if the
character is using a defend action in the round.
Interact
Move/pick up item, open/close doors and windows
Manage Inventory
Equip a weapon, reload, take item from pocket or
pouch, and store items.
Mount
Get on or off/in or out of an animal or vehicle
Move
A character not engaged in combat can move a number
of inches equal to the maximum value of their agility die
in exchange for 1 lesser action. If engaged in close
combat, a character can only move 1” in any direction
with a lesser action to safely disengage.
Alternatively, they can attempt to retreat and move
their full pace away from combat. Reatreating like this
leaves themselves vulnerable to a cheap shot attack. A
character is considered to be engaged in close combat if
they are within the reach of a melee attack.
Any character expending effort in order to perform a
cheap shot attack during a movement action loses 1
lesser action from their next turn and expends 1 wind. A
character may attempt a cheap shot so long as they
have an unused lesser action available on their next
turn.
Additionally, A characters movement allowance is
reduced in inches by the total number of stress received
from wounds All characters retain a minimum of 1
speed.
Sprint
A character can move their full pace plus a roll of their
Agility die in exchange for one wind. This faster
movement is called a sprint. A roll of 1 on a sprint
generates doom for the action, which is usually reflected
by a character tripping or encountering an obstruction
that complicates their movement.
Greater Actions Physical Check
A greater action is defined as a movement that involves This triggers a roll using a any skill. If a character uses a
a player selecting to use a skill. Here are some greater physical check in a round then apply any applicable wind
actions a character can perform: following the use of a the physical action.

Brace Second Lesser Action

This is a greater action that allows you to withstand
impact from a foe and recovers 1 wind. When
performing a brace maneuver you take a -2 defensive
penalty until your next action, but your toughness
increases by a roll of your physicality die each time you
are hit successfully by any kind of attack.
This greater action can be used to perform a lesser
action that a character has not yet performed in the
current round. Please note that if a character has
already moved or sprinted with their lesser action then
they may not perform a second lesser action for moving
or sprinting.

Counter
This greater action allows you to hold your actions and
use them as an out of turn incidental for the purpose of
cheap shot attacking a foe that misses an attack against
you. When doing this action you gain no defensive
bonus, but if your opponent misses their attack then you
may follow up with an immediate cheap shot attack
using either a greater or lesser action. A cheap shot
attack from a counter has a +1 bonus to both your skill
check and to any damage. Countering actions only spend
wind if they allow for an attack. If the counter does not
allow an attack by the characters next turn then they
recover 1 wind.

Defend and Recover

This greater action grants a +2 bonus on defense until
the end of the round, allows for a character to roll their
Constitution die to remove dings and recovers 1 wind.
The +2 bonus only extends to skill checks and does not
assist with your toughness score or damage resistant
effects.

Mental Check
This is a tactic that prompts a non-physical skill check.
This includes tactics such as inspiring an ally,
intimidating a foe, recovering stress, studying the foe
etc. Mental checks allow for the recovery of 1 wind since
they do not involve physical exertion.

Close Combat Tactics
Certain tactics in Nightmutare can shift battlefield
dynamics and exploit weaknesses in the enemy. One
such tactic is the art of wrestling. Wrestling is a tactic
that enables the combatant to hold an opponent against
their will. If a character is considered successfully
grappled then both they and the wrestler expend 1 wind
per round that the grapple is sustained unless one of the
parties willfully concedes in the grapple allowing their
foe to freely succeed on a grappling art using the brace
maneuver. Only the brace maneuver allows for the
recovery of wind when grappled
If a character is grappled then all Scrapping skill checks
are at a +1 bonus while any other physical check incurs a
-1 penalty. This bonus grappling is helpful in
transitioning into other scrapping arts.
Another valuable tactic is the takedown maneuver.
Takedowns are done at a -1 penalty. If successful a
takedown knocks the opponent into a prone position.
The person doing the takedown can decide whether
they want to go prone by pinning their target and
initiate ground combat (giving them a +2 bonus to
scrapping checks) or stay upright (giving them a +1
bonus to all close combat checks, but giving the knocked
down opponent the ability to freely move. A character
pinning down another character with a takedown
maneuver can stand up during the move phase unless
they are in a hold.
A character pinned down by a successful takedown is
at a -2 to all physical checks, but can attempt a counter
to flip position. A successful counter can trade a cheap
shot attack to immediately reverse position. If a reversal
bonuses and penalties for position are flipped as the
pinned character becomes the pinning character.
Throws work like takedowns by knocking an opponent
into a prone position, but they also do damage and can
move the target in any location adjacent to the thrower
on the game board. Throws are done at a -2 penalty. A
throw generates a characters physicality die plus a d4 in
non-lethal damage and inflicts 1 wind on an adversary
Holds expend a lot of energy on both parties, but they
can prove to be dangerous. Putting a character directly
in a hold is done at a -1 penalty. If a character succeeds
on a grappling check to lock in a hold then they spend 1
wind, but cost their opponent 2 wind per round. If a
check to secure a hold fails then the aggressor spends 2
wind and the opponent loses only 1.
If a player maintains a hold long enough to go beyond
a characters stress threshold then the hold injures the
adversary accordingly. This means that a leg hold can
cause tissue and ligament damage, an armbar can break
and opponents arm, a choke hold can asphyxiate the
target etc.
Overwhelming is a circumstance where multiple
people are attacking an the same foe. For each
additional adjacent person attacking the same foe, all
parties get a +1 bonus. If the foe is flanked on opposite
sides then there is an additional +1 bonus. These
bonuses also serve as penalties on checks to flee.
Disarming is a combat tactic that enables an attacker
to take away a held item from a foe. If the character
disarming is trying to just knock the weapon out of the
hand of a foe then they must succeed with a -2 penalty.
If they want to rip an item away and keep it themselves
then they must succeed with a -4 penalty.
If an opponent attempts a physical action that takes
their focus away from the combat then the foe may
spend their next lesser action to trigger a cheap shot
attack. This cheap shot attack usually has no bonuses
unless performing a counter because even though the
foe is compromised the additional action is frenzied.
To gain a greater advantage over a foe you can
perform a manipulation skill check to perform a trick. A
trick can be anything from a feint to draw an opponent
offside (reduce defenses in the next round) to a cheap
shot to spitting a mist into the opponent’s eyes
(inflicting the blindness condition in the next round).
These moves do not expend any wind, and leave the
opponent at a minimum of with a debilitating status
effect that is determined by the Storyteller. The
Storyteller may reward extra benefits for creativity on a
tricky move.

Ranged Combat
Ranged combat is combat that involves any sort of
missile weapon or thrown weapon. Whether you are the
type to throw a stone at your advesary or the kind that
prefers to notch, draw then loose an arrow through the
heart of your foe, it is important to understand the risks
involved with firing such a shot.
If a character generates doom on a shot against a foe
threatening an ally then the narrator should apply the
damage to the ally. An ally is considered to be
threatened if they are within 2” (10 feet) of the foe.
A character can improve their odds of landing a shot by
trading their lesser action in for an aim maneuver.
Aiming grants a +1 bonus to the next shot. A character
seeking to greatly improve their fortune can use a
greater action to get a +2 bonus on a ranged combat
attack taken in the next round. This +2 bonus is lost if
the character performing the aim is hit in combat before
taking their next shot.
Distance is a major factor when performing combat
attempts. The table below displays how the varying
distances affect ranged attempts.
Ranged Combat Distance
Range Modifier
Point Blank -2 to attack/+2 to die roll
before damage multiplier
Close Distance No Modifier
Medium Distance -1 to attack roll
Long Distance -2 to attack roll
Extreme Distance -4 to attack roll
There are three kinds of ranged weapons – standard,
semi-automatic, and automatic. A standard weapon can
be used once in a round, but requires the next round to
reload/equip. A semi-automatic weapon can be used in
consecutive rounds, but each round imposes a -1
penalty on the check.The last is an automatic, which
sprays bulletfire heavily in a direction with a -2 penalty
for each successive round of use.
Automatic and semi-automatic weapons can perform
an advanced tactic called suppressive fire. Suppressive
fire rapid fires ammo in a line in order to control the
movements of an adversary. To perform this maneuver,
draw a straight line from their character up to 60” for
suppressive fire. If the player draws suppressive line
over an NPC then they get to make a shooting roll at a -4
penalty (these checks do not generate doom) for all
NPCs in the line. Player characters with a suppressive
line drawn over them may make an elusiveness check
with a +4 bonus to escape the random hailstorm of
unfocused bullets. Following this check, characters must
elect to move to one space to either side of the
suppressive line or 1 space into total concealment from
the bullet storm or else be treated once per round as
though they have tried to cross a suppressive line.
Any player character using elusiveness to cross a
suppressive line must make an elusiveness check with a
penalty for each point of suppression on the particular
weapon being used for suppression. Failure on this roll
inflicts damage to the character as though they were
targeted and struck by the weapon. A player holding a
suppressive line may make a shooting check against any
non-playable character that crosses the suppressive line
with a bonus for the weapons suppressive capabilities.
A character can crouch or go prone to better defend
against ranged attacks. A crouched character gains a +1
bonus in defending a ranged attack, but a -1
vulnerability to melee attacks. A prone character gains a
+2 bonus in defending against a ranged attacks, but a -2
vulnerability against melee attacks. It is important to
note that at point blank range the bonuses invert to
penalties for a ranged attack.
In situations where lighting plays a factor, additional
penalties can come into play. Please reference the table
below for the application of ranged combat penalties.
Ranged Combat Visibility
Range Modifier
Clear No Modifier
Poor -1 penalty
Dark -2 penalty
Pitch Black -4 penalty
Foe concealed -1 per 20% concealment
 If a request is made successfully in an intrigue and a
character fails to fulfill the aims of the instigator then
they are inflicted with 1 stress for the duration of the
game session or until such a time that the narrator feels
the character has atoned enough to clear their
conscious.

Success in resisting an intrigue attempt does not mean

that a character has to refuse the request, it just means
nothing happens if they do. If an intrigue fails then the
character targeted by the instigator has a chance to
counter with a conditional request. This means that
they can make an intrigue attempt at a +1 bonus against
the instigator that must be fulfilled if the original
instigators initial terms are met. This request inflicts
double the stress on the instigator if they fail to hold up
their end of the bargain.

Intrigue In the event of a greater success for an instigator (or a

Intrigue is the element of social interaction and conflict rolled critical failure against an instigator) a player is
used in Nightmutare. As much of this game has to do compelled to deliver the underlying desire in the way
with the psychology and interactions with the infected, described by the instigator. Failure to follow the order
this element is at minimum as essential as combat. induces 1 point of stress. If a player fails to both follow
Intrigue begins with an instigator making a request from the order and fail to satisfy the emotional reward then
players or vise versa. This can range from a distress call they take 2 points of stress.
to help rescue an at risk child to a simple flirtation to get
somebody alone. When a character instigates an When dealing with characters in an intrigue it is
intrigue the player will make a roll in defense of the important to note a characters disposition towards a
request particular member. Various factors can influence a
characters disposition , but the main ones are allegiance
When making a request the issuer must attach a and status. Status is typically social standing, but a
simple one to two word underlying desire. Sample character can gain it by holding leverage such as a
underlying desires are affection, assistance, forgiveness, ransom over a character. The value of status is
punishment, protection, provocation, and trust. This determined by the Storyteller.
underlying desire should be no more than two words
long and must be fulfilled or else the character will
suffer penalties.
Intrigue Disposition Modifier
Status Modifier
An example of identifying an underlying desire would
Friendly +2 bonus
be a circumstance is which an instigator requests that
Allied +1 bonus
you jump into harsh waters to save their drowning child.
Neutral No modifier
In this instance the underlying desire would be to
Unfriendly -1 penalty
protect the child. If a character fails the intrigue then
Enemy -2 penalty
they feel a compulsion to ensure the child live. This
Hostile -4 penalty
means that the character is not compelled to dive into
Lower Social Status +1 bonus per degree
the harsh water, but instead might toss a lifebuoy to
Higher Social Status -1 penalty per degree
rescue the child.
Stress
Stress is a mechanic that seizes your characters ability to
perform skills checks. A character can endure stress
equal to half of their Psyche die. Stress comes from
three primary areas, which are anxiety, fatigue and
wounds. Stress from anxiety can be overcome with a
willpower check. Stress from fatigue requires a period of
rest to overcome. Finally, Stress from wounds requires
medical attention before it can be overcome.
When a character meets or exceeds their stress
threshold they lose control and are removed from the
scene in any acting capacity unless something occurs
that reduces their stress to a point below their stress
threshold. The determination of what happens to
incapacitate the player should reflect the event that
made them exceed their stress threshold.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a type of stress that is accumulated through
mental anguish. This stress is accumulated long term by
failing to fulfill an objective from an intrigue. A character
can’t undo a long term stress until such a time that they
have atoned for the shortcoming that left them
emotionally burdened. The Storyteller will dictate when
a character has overcame a long term anxiety.
Short term anxiety is a type of stress that comes from
fear. If a character experiences this kind of anxiety. A
character incapacitated via stress from intimidation
should become panicked and flee the scene.
Fatigue
Fatigue is monitored by a characters wind threshold. If
they commit to sustained frenzied action then they will
become tired and vulnerable. Characters receive 1 wind
on any skillcheck that requires physical exertion. When a
player surpasses their wind threshold then they get
afflicted with 1 point of stress from fatigue. A characcter
that exceeds their stress threshold because of fatigue
collapses due to exhaustion.
Damage
Rolling damage in Nightmutare is a simple roll notated
by the weapon. If any die in a damage roll lands on its
highest value then it may be rerolled with the new value
added to the existing damage pool. This is done until
such a time that the damage die does not reach its
maximum value.
Nightmutare has three scales of damage. The three
damage types are dings, wounds, and injuries. When
rolling damage complete the die roll and subtract the
characters toughness from the total. All damage
remaining must be applied to the character.
Damage is initially applied as a ding. A character can
receive dings up to the maximum number on their
constitution die. If taking a defensive action a character
can roll their Constitution die to recover from a number
of dings equal to the value rolled. Each time a character
receives a number of dings equal to the maximum value
on their constitution die, then those dings are removed
and exchanged for a wound.
Unlike a ding, a character can’t roll to remove a wound
naturally by recovering in a defensive action. Since they
are more grievous, wounds impose a point of stress until
they are healed. If a character is wounded beyond their
stress threshold then they are considered injured
Example: Allistair lands a strike with a weapon that deals
2d6 damage. His opponents Toughness rating is 3 and
Constitution is a d6. He rolls a 6 on the first die and a 2
on the second. Because one of the d6 landed on its max
value, he rerolls it and gets a 3 to add to his damage
total. His total was 6+3+2 for 11 points. The toughness
absorbs 3 points of the damage, leaving 8 to be resolved.
His opponent receives1 wound for the first 6 points of
damage remaining and also receives 2 dings for the
remaining points.
Some damage is considered to be non-lethal, which
means that any damaged sustained will not inflict
wounds or injury. If a character is struck with a non-
lethal blow that exceeds their dings then they take
stress instead of a wound. If the stress from a non-lethal
blow pushes a character over their stress threshold then
the character will be incapacitated, but not injured.

If a character ever takes three wounds from a single hit
then they are considered to have suffered a one hit
incapacitation. Treat grievous hits like this as though the
character has exceeded their stress threshold from
damage. This effect occurs on non-lethal damage as
well.
Injury
When a characters stress threshold is exceeded from
wounds then they must make an immediate base
constitution roll to stay alive. As with all base ability
check no penalties from stress apply. If the roll is fails
then the character has succumbed to their injuries. If
they succeed at the roll then are moved out of play and
must roll to see what the effects of the event that
finished them is. Rolls to survive injury may use multiple
rerolls with tension points unless the result is a snake
eyes. Incapacitation rolls may also be rerolled with
tension points.
Incapacitation
Roll Effect
1 1 die Agility loss
2 1 die Constitution loss
3 1 die Influence loss
4 1 die Physicality loss
5 1 die Psyche loss
6 1 die Wits loss
7 -1 toughness
8 -1 stress threshold
9 2 Nightmutare if infected/make
Nightmutare roll
10 1 Nightmutare if infected/make
Nightmutare roll
11 -1 stress threshold until fully healed
12 -2 speed until fully healed
13 -1 speed until fully healed
14 1 die Agility loss until fully healed
15 1 die Constitution loss until fully healed
16 1 die Influence loss until fully healed
17 1 die Intrigue loss until fully healed
18 1 die Physicality loss until fully healed
19 1 die Psyche loss until fully healed
20 1 die Wits loss until fully healed
First Aid
If a character has sustained wounds in a combat then a
character can administer first aid to a character that is
disengaged from combat. A first aid check is done at the
usual DC7 to recover a characters wounds. If the check is
successful then the target character may make a base
Constitution check. If successful, they naturally recover 1
wound on a success or 2 wounds on a critical success.
A character that has sustained over half of their wound
allowance in damage imposes a -2 penalty on the person
attempting to administer first aid. Additionally, a first aid
attempt may only ever be performed 1 time by a
character on a given set of wounds.
First Aid Recovery
Roll Wounds Healed
1-2 1 wound
3-4 2 wounds
5-6 3 wounds
7-8 4 wounds
9-10 5 wounds
11-12 6 wounds
A character can also recover naturally by making a base
Constitution check once per day during a resting period.
If successful, they naturally recover 1 wound on a
success or 2 wounds on a critical success.
Injuries take longer to heal. Lesser injuries occur until
all stress from wounds has been fully healed. Greater
injuries may only be tended to with a -2 first aid check
once at the end of a session. These types of injuries can
linger for a long time. If the first aid to treat them
generates doom then they become permanent.
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals are an alternative approach to first
aid. A character can attempt to concoct a synthetic
device that can allow a character to ignore some stress
or enhance performance. This type of crafted medicine
takes time to prepare and a Storyteller will add penalties
based of access to supplies. This type of crafting requires
significant investments of time and should only be
allowed to occur a number of times each session equal
to a characters first aid skill.
 Performance enhancing pharmaceuticals augment
ability by one type, but at the expense of lowering
another ability by one type. For instance, creating a
steroid will elevate a characters physicality by one type,
but at the expense of lowering their psyche due to
increased aggression. The duration of a pharmaceuticals
affect is typically one day.
Pharmaceuticals can also be used to ignore stress. This
does not eliminate the stress, but it does mitigate a
point of penalty from stress per pill. This type of stress
management works similar to performance enhancers in
that in exchange for the benefit of ignoring a wound, it
lowers a chosen ability by one type.
Pharmaceutical success is not rolled until the
pharmaceutical is ingested. This roll is done as a First Aid
check by the person playing the character that crafted
the pharmaceutical. If a first aid check to craft a
pharmaceutical generates doom then it offers no
benefit. Doom should come in the form of a random
condition and haunt the ingesting character based on
the effect. An example would be that a pharmaceutical
acting as a blood thinner so any type of damage begins
generating the bleed condition on the affected
character.
A greater success with a pharmaceutical can offer all of
the benefits without the tradeoffs. Alternatively, the
potency of the pharmaceutical can be potent enough to
grant a double bonus with respect to the desired effect.
The application of bonuses should be given to the
creator of the drugs at the time of ingestion.
Persistence
Where medicine isn’t a choice, the mind can be a viable
short term alternative. A character can make a roll using
their willpower skill as an action to persist despite their
stress. Each success of a persistence roll allows for a
character to ignore a single penalty from stress for the
duration of an event or encounter.
A roll to persist is risky. If the roll fails then the
character incurs one additional stress token.
Additionally, any benefits received from other rolls to
persist are negated. Stress generated from persistence
can be removed after a resting period.
Hazards
There are a multitude of other types of dangers that
range from temperature effects to disease. Here are a
list of some of the common in game hazards and the
effects.
Asphyxiation
A choking character takes 2 wind damage per round. If
choked for a number beyond a characters stress
threshold then a character must immediately make a
base constitution roll with a +2 to stay alive. If the check
succeeds then they become unconscious, but lives
through the round.
If asphyxiation persists then the character must repeat
this check (base constitution+2), but assessing a -1
penalty for every round the target is still choking. If the
roll for asphyxiation fails then the character succumbs to
the oxygen deprivation and begins to die. A character
can attempt to revive a character that has collapsed
from oxygen deprivation within four minutes of the
collapsing. If a character is not revived then they perish.
Cold
Below 0 degrees Celsius a character must make a
Constitution check or suffer 1 stress every 3 hours. Every
20 degrees below zero requires the check to be made in
1 fewer hour. If the Constitution check is failed the
character takes 1 stress. Stress from cold is treated like
stress from a wound since it is physical in nature,
however, it can be removed if a character can access
external warming.
Additionally, Cold makes a character
immunocompromised and they suffer a -2 weakness to
disease.
Disease/Poison/Venom
Whether by air, blood, or ingestion there are a range of
debilitating or fatal afflictions that a character can
encounter in Nightmutare. The effects from these can
vary greatly depending upon their nature. All effects of
this type are resisted with a base Constitution check that
has penalties assessed based on the lethality.
Effects form these statuses can be permanent/fatal,
which means that they last until the afflicted has died.
Alternatively, they can be temporary. Temporary
Ailments can be overcame by succeeding at a base
Constitution save during the allowable period.
Base saves on temporary ailments may be allowed
once every round, minute, hour, day, week, or month.
The frequency of these saves is dependent upon the
type of effect. Some afflictions may go away,
irrespective of whether or not a character has saved
against them, after enough time has passed.
A chronic ailment, such as being infected by script cells
never goes away after it has been contracted. Certain
permanent ailments require a check at chosen intervals
of time similar to temporary ailments. Unlike temporary
ailments, these checks are done to determine whether
the character can continue living rather than recovering.
Electric
If a character is struck by electricity then they will gain
the stunned or dazed depending on the intensity of the
electricity in addition to the damage they receive.
Electricity is also a concentrated physical process and
should yield the most concentrated damage of any
hazard and is augmented even more when it comes into
contact with metal or water.
Famine/Thirst
If a character is not properly nourished then they may
be required to make a base Constitution save versus
famine. Failure will give them 1 stress token that can
only be removed when they are replenished from their
malnourishment. If a character collapses from famine
then they are considered to have died from the source
of malnourishment.
Fire
Fire is a highly damaging hazard that requires a survival
check to overcome. A character being struck with a
flaming weapon by default has a chance to be set
ablaze. A fortune or misfortune can trigger the blaze. A
flaming weapon can reek havoc in any scene. A highly
flammable character (such as one covered in gasoline) is
set ablaze with any contact.
Fire typically augments damage by +2, but if set ablaze
it adds an inflicts a d6 of damage bypassing toughness.
Every round the fire is sustained increases the damage
dice by 1. Certain types of fire (such as dragons breath)
start this additional damage counter higher in the
advancement order.
Gravity
If a character is pulled by force into an object then they
take 1d10 damage for every 10 feet they fall. If the
character falls on a forgiving surface then reduce the
damage by 1 die type for each degree of forgiveness.
Gravity Reduction
Type Damage per 10 feet
Mud 1d8
Snow 1d6
Water 1d4
Life Net Negate 50 feet
Water
Can be a hazard when a character fails an athletics check
to swim. A character receives 1 stress for each failed
attempt to swim and if they are rendered incapacitated
by failing a swim check then they drown. A drowned
character is treated the same as one that has suffered
from asphyxiation and can be revived within 4 minutes
of their drowning.
Conditions
The journey that your campaign will take you down will
often put you or your foes in various states of temporary
vulnerability. These effects are known as conditions. This
is a list of some of the conditions that you will most
often see, but the Storyteller may reserve some
unknown or unique ones based on the events in the
campaign.
Antagonized
When antagonized the character can only attack or
focus on the character, creature, or object that has
antagonized it. No peaceful actions may be taken while
in this hostile state. A Willpower check may be freely
taken once per round at the start of a round to
overcome this effect.
Bleed
A character suffering bleed takes a number of dings per
round equal the the amount of bleed damage they incur.
This condition can only be stopped with a successful
medicine check.
Blinded
The character can’t see and takes a -4 penalty to all skill
checks involving sight. A successful Sleuth check as a
lesser action can be made to reduce this penalty to 2.
Confused
A confused character loses the ability to tell friend from
foe. If attacked a confused character focuses its
attention on a random perceived assailant. If
unthreatened, then a confused character will determine
the closest living creature to be a threat and must focus
their efforts on that creature. A sleuth check can be used
to overcome confusion for a round. Any action they
direct goes to a random target.
Dazed
A dazed character can’t move or attack. They can
defend, but gain can have no bonuses from a defensive
action. This effect typically lasts one round.
Deafened
A deaf character takes a -4 penalty on any check that
uses sound. If the check is completely sound based then
they automatically fail.
Entangled
The character is tied up by an object. This causes a -2
penalty on all checks requiring physical movement and
forbids movement to varying degrees depending on the
source. Typically this can be overcome with an
elusiveness check to escape entanglement.
Embarrassed
Embarrassed characters receive 1 stress for every round
that they are enduring humiliation. They can recover this
stress by stopping the source of their shame (i.e. pulling
up their dropped trousers).
Flat-Footed
Due to not being aware of their danger, a flatfooted
character loses their entire skill die when targeted by an
attack.
Frightened
A frightened character receives 1 stress for each round
they are in the presence of the subject of their terror.
This stress can be recovered permanently with a
persistence check after they have escaped the subject
terrifying them.
Grappled
While grappled a character is at a +1 bonus on all
scrapping checks, but incurs -1 penalty on all other
physical skill checks.
Nauseated
While nauseated a character is unable to do anything
requiring attention unless they can pass a willpower
check to overcome the effect.
Panicked
A panicked character flees from the source of their
terror and gain 1 stress if they perceive the presence of
their subject of terror. This affliction can be overcome
with a willpower check.
Paralyzed
A paralyzed character is unable to move. While
paralyzed they can’t take any physical actions.
Pinned
Character can’t move. An elusiveness check may be
made to escape this condition.
Prone
Character is at a -2 on all defensively in close combat
and a +2 defensively in ranged combat. If crouched
these penalties and bonuses are -1.
Sickened
Character has a 5% chance per degree of sickness to
vomit each round. Also they suffer a 1 stress for each
degree of sickness.
Stunned
Character drops everything held and loses their Agility
bonus.
Unconscious
An unconscious character is considered knocked out.
They may not move nor take any actions.
Scrapping Weapons
Scrapping weapons are close range weapons that are
designed to augment the scrapping skill to a lethal level.
Weapons with this designation are easy to conceal from
others and serve more of a purpose in fisticuff brawls.
By default a strike from fists does a base physicality die
of non-lethal damage.
Brass Knuckles/Steel Toes
Damage: Phys+1
These scrapping weapon augment non-lethal scrapping
damage into lethal damage and do an additional +2
damage.
Garrote
Damage: 2x wind
This strangulation wire augments a choke to take double
the wind amount from a victim per round of
asphyxiation.
Knife
Damage: Phys+2
These scrapping weapon augments hand strikes into
cuts and stabs, which enable a higher damage amount
while performing like a fist to cuffs weapon.
Explosives
Explosives are unique weapons that are designed to
target an area with a blast. This can be used to
overcome obstacles or flush out a target. When using an
explosive pick a target location (if throwing then make a
check at a +2 bonus). If a unit is aware of the explosive
then they may attempt an elusiveness check to escape
the blast with a -1 penalty for every inch they are from
the edge of the explosion. Damage is rolled
independently for each target in a blast radius.
Grenade
Radius:3
Damage: d10x3
Grenades are small and deadly explosives designed to
inflict maximum damage to a 3” area. If something
blows up then 1d6 damaging debris debris can be hurled
in up to a 6” radius.
Molotov Cocktail
Radius: 2
Damage: d6 + sets target ablaze
Molotov cocktails are makeshift incendiary devices that
are designed to evoke a fire hazard on a target rather
than devastate it immediately on impact. These are easy
to manufacture.

Melee Weapons
Melee weapons are weapons optimized for close
combat. The four types of melee weapons are axes,
blades, blunt and spears. Melee weapons are often
cheaper, reusable, easy to obtain, and easy to craft.
Axes
Axes are handled slashing items with bladed heads that
can cleave or chop effectively. Weapons with this
designation gain the ability to bypass shields and also
sunder items better than other weapons. Axes are
abundant due to their utility in woodworking.
Battleaxe
Bypass: 3 points of parry from shields
Sunder: +1 damage on items.
Damage: d10+Phys
Cost: $200
This is the least common type of axe due to its lack of
utility. These blades are designed to be lighter with
more weight concentrated in the axe head. This creates
a smaller area of impact which focuses more damage at
the point contact.
Hand Axe
Bypass: 1 point of parry from shield
Sunder: +1 damage on items
Thrown Weapon
Damage: d6+Phys
Cost: $50
This type of axe is common due to its small size and
utility. Due to the small size, a wielder of this item can
use it in both melee and ranged fighting. Ranged attacks
with this weapon are throws using the athletics skills.
Pick Head Axe
Bypass: 1 point of parry from shield
Sunder: +3 damage on items
Damage: d6+Phys
Cost: $120
This type of axe is designed to destroy obstructions. It is
popular among firefighters for breaking down doors. The
pick shape on the back of the head can be used to
puncture a surface, while the wielder pries the item
apart with the handle.
Blades
Blades are versatile weapons that can be fashioned to
either slash, stab, and/or even bludgeon a target.
Possessing one gives the wielder the chance to dictate
the terms of a combat attack. With a greater success a
blade will inflict staggered condition on a target if used
to bludgeon, inflict the bleed condition if used to slash
or inflict the impale effect if used to stab.
Dagger
Versatility: Slash and stab
Range: 4 close/8 medium/12 long
Damage: d4+phys
Cost: $50
This type of blade is smaller and more handheld, which
sacrifices its ability to bludgeon in exchange for the
ability to be an effective thrown weapon. Ranged
attacks with this weapon are throws using the athletics
skills.
Sword
Versatility: Bludgeon, slash, stab
Damage: d8+phys
Cost: $200
This bronze age invention is still in great supply do to the
celebration of its impact in ancestral warfare. It is not
wholly uncommon to find a decorative sword in a home,
but the swords that are designed for proper damage are
rare to encounter.
Thrusting Sword
Versatility: Stab
Accurate: Reduce penalty for targeting a specific
location of an opponent by 2.
Damage: d6+phys
Cost: $100
This specialized type of blade is designed to sacrifice
versatility for handling. These types of weapons are
often characterized as rapiers and short swords.
Two-Handed Sword
Versatility: Bludgeon, slash, stab
Damage: d12+phys
Cost: $200
This sword is similar to the traditional sword, but
requires two hands to wield due to its massive size and
length. This added size and girth makes a wielder
expend 1 extra wind on the attack to reflect the added
effort needed to use force with the object.
Blunt
Blunt weapons combine the strength of the wielder with
the mass of the object to inflict as much bludgeoning
trauma as possible. Weapons with this designation have
the powerful designation, which means that for every
die of physicality above d4, you can increase powerful
weapons damage by an additional 1 point. In addition to
this power, with a greater success with a bludgeoning
weapon will inflict the staggered condition on a target.
Light
Damage: d4+Phys
Cost: Varies
A light club is any blunt instrument that weights under 3
lbs. Light clubs govern items similar to baseball bats that
can be swung easily due to their light weight. These
items can be makeshift even. If they are unwieldy
penalties should be attached to the attack roll.
Medium
Damage: D6+Phys
Cost: Varies
A medium club is any blunt instrument that weighs
between 3 and 10 lbs. These items cover steel rods or
similarly weighted items.
Heavy
Damage: d8+Phys
Cost: Varies
A heavy blunt object is an item in excess of 10 lbs. For
every additional 5 lbs above the 10 lb mark, subtract 1
from the attack roll and add 1 to the damage roll.
Attacking with a heavy blunt object can be fatiguing.
When using a heavy blunt object to attack expend 1
extra wind on the attack to reflect the added effort
needed to use force with the object.
Hammer
Damage: Augmented
Cost: Small $5/Medium $50/Large $100
A hammer is a type of blunt instrument that is weighted
in the head in order to focus the impact in a small
concentrated area. A hammer increases light object
damage to d6+Phys, medium object damage to
d10+Phys and heavy object damage to d12+phys.
Spears
Spearing weapons are sharp tipped pole-weapons
designed for impaling a target. These weapons are quick
and often create a reach advantage against a foe. A
reach bonus allows for melee attacks and engages
targets in close combat in spaces farther than normal.
Whenever you achieve greater success with a spear
weapon then you drive your weapon through them.
When the impaled weapon the opponent takes damage
again (whether in the same turn or not).
Bayonet
Reach: +1
Damage: d4+Phys
Cost: $50
This is an attachment for rifles that turns them into a
spearing weapon. They cannot give the full damaging
effect due to the configuration maintaining an emphasis
on the firearms capability, but a bayonets reach makes it
formidable at keeping enemies away from a gunman.
Pike
Type: 10-14 foot/15-19 foot
Attack: -1/-2
Reach: +2/+3
Damage: d12+Phys+1/d12+Phys+2
Cost: $400/500
This is the most unwieldy of the spear family, but also
has the greatest reach and deals massive damage. You
can get a 10-15 foot pike or a 16-19 foot pike. Pikes gain
additional -1 penalties if a target manages to get to an
adjacent position on them.
Spears
Reach: +1
Thrown Weapon
Damage: d8+Phys
Cost: $60
This is the most common type of spearing weapon.
These are typically 6-8 feet long with a sharp tip
designed to wreak as much havoc on an impaled target.
Spears are one of the easiest weapons to crudely
fashion, which makes them a favorite choice for people
looking to engineer an easy weapon.

Ranged Weapons
Ranged weapons are weapons optimized for fighting at a Damage: d6x2
distance. The three types of ranged weapons are
standard, semi-automatic and automatic. These
weapons have more swingy damage than melee
weapons, meaning they can kill on a direct hit or just hit This type of gun can be fired up to 6 times before
by hurling ineffective debris from a narrow miss. Trigger needing two rounds to reload.
weapons can ignore inflicting wind since they require no
expenditure for physical effort, but at a tradeoff of
expensive/limited ammunition.
Low Caliber
Low caliber ammunition is indicated by using a d6 for
the damage die before the multiplier. This type of
ammunition costs $0.50 per round.
High Caliber
High caliber ammunition is indicated by using a d8 for
the damage die before the multiplier. This type of
ammunition costs $1.00 per round.
50 Caliber
50 caliber ammunition is indicated by using a d8 for the
damage die before the multiplier. This type of
ammunition costs $1.00 per round.
Standard Ranged
A standard ranged weapon is one that must be reloaded
or reequipped every round. These types of ranged
weapons are cheaper and more common than their
semi-automatic and automatic counterparts. Standard
ranged weapons can’t be used for suppressive fire due
to their one shot nature.
Bow
Range: 10 short/20 medium/40 long/60 extreme
Damage: d6x2
Cost: $150
Bow class weapons are ones that use elasticity to launch
projectiles at an opponent. A regular bow takes one
round to reload and expends 1 wind for each round the
bow is drawn at full tension. A crossbow requires two
rounds to reload, but does not use wind and can
maintain tension at no expense.
Revolver
Range: 10 short/20 medium/40 long/60 extreme
Cost: $150
This is a common handgun that needs the user to cock
the hammer and align the cylinder with the guns barrel.
Single Shot Rifle
Range: 20 close/40 medium/60 long/100 extreme
Damage: d8x2
Cost: $300
This rifle requires each bullet to be manually loaded
between shots. A lot of these rifles exist in a hobbyist
context.
Shotgun
Range: 10 close/20 medium/40 long
Damage: d6x(3 close, 2, medium, 1 long)
Cost: $900
This weapon works just like the semi-automatic shotgun,
but requires a round to reload in between uses. You can
can get a double barreled version of this that allows you
to target two separate targets in a single straight line
with the -1 penalty to elusiveness.
Spray Weapon
Range: 10
Damage: Varies
Cost: $6000 and up
This type of weapon can be waved in a 45 degree frontal
arc and deal damage to anything that does not succeed
at an elusiveness check to escape the affected area.
Thrown Weapon
Range: 5 short/10 medium/ 15 long
Damage: Same as melee
Cost Varies
A thrown weapon is any weapon that can deliver a
melee impact from a distance using the throwers
strength. Using an item like a sling would have the same
effect as using your physicality to bludgeon an opponent
with a rock (d4+physicality). If a weapon is not designed
to be used as a thrown weapon then an additional –1
penalty should be imposed on the ranged check for
improvisation.
Automatic
An automatic weapon is one that continually fires
rounds as long as the wielder is holding the trigger.
Automatic firearms spray heavy bullet fire in a direction,
but they quickly become inaccurate when used in
successive rounds, which is reflected by the additional -2
penalty assessed for each successive round of use. The
wide range of damage is a measurement of whether the
hail of bullets hit with shrapnel, grazed the target, or
tore into flesh directly. If struck by the bulletstorm that
comes out of an automatic weapon, the chances of
survival may be low. These weapons use belts or
magazines to fire. Ammo costs are tripled when using
an automatic weapon.
Assault Rifle
Suppression: +4
Range: 20 close/40 medium/60 long/100 extreme
Damage: d8x3
Cost: $6000
This type of firearm is a favorite of for military usage due
to its ability to generate suppressive fire across a long
range for the purposes of crowd control. This type of
weapon would be uncommon in pedestrian usage.
Heavy Machine Gun
Bulk: 5
Suppression: +4
Range: 40 close/80 medium/160 long/1000 extreme
Damage: d10x4
Cost: $15,000
This machine gun design gets its name from its bulky
weight and deadlier fire. These weapons typically fire a
large caliber round that eviscerates anything that they
come into contact with. They are extremely weighty and
must be mounted for operation. Once mounted they
may not be moved from their mounting surface to fire
elsewhere. This kind of firearm is not in civilian use.
Submachine Gun
Suppression: +2
Range: 10 short/20 medium/40 long/60 extreme
Damage: d6x3
Cost: $3000
This pistol caliber weapon was designed to render less
damage and be easier to control. It is a weapon of
choice for SWAT teams and other units operating in
close quarters. These weapons are not designed for
civilian use.
Semi-Automatic
A semi-automatic weapon is one that fires a round with
each trigger pull. Where the automatic weapon is more
of a staple of military use, the semi-automatic weapon is
more commonly found in the possession of civilian gun
enthusiasts. Semi-automatic weapons lack the
suppressive penalties to elusive of automatic weapons,
but can be used for suppressive fire. They can be used in
successive rounds with an additional -1 penalty for each
successive round of use.
A semi-automatic can be purchased for use with a
higher caliber of ammunition. This adversely affects
recoil and doubles successive usage penalties. The
tradeoff is that the higher caliber increases the damage
multiplier by 1.Cost for a higher caliber weapon should
be doubled.
Semi-Automatic Pistol
Range: 10 short/20 medium/40 long/60 extreme
Damage: d6x2
Cost: $300
This type of pistol is a favorite among gun enthusiasts
due to its self-loading capabilities. This fast reloading is
usually achieved by recoil operation, but some models
vary.
Semi-Automatic Rifle
Range: 20 close/40 medium/60 long/100 extreme
Damage: d8x2
Cost: $400
This type of rifle has a lot of versatility in design. They
are staple of hunters and target shooters. Military
versions of this firearm are commonly augmented with
bayonets and scopes.
Semi-Automatic Shotgun
Range: 10 close/20 medium/40 long
Damage: d6x(3 close, 2, medium, 1 long)
Cost: $900
This weapon is designed to target elusive subjects at
close range. Draw a 40” line from starting with the
shooter and connecting through the target. Everything
in that line must make an elusiveness check with +1
bonus for medium distance and a +2 bonus for long
distance to escape the scatter of pellets hurling from the
gun. Being targeted by the shotgun imposes a -1 penalty
to the elusiveness check.

Armor
Armor is the buffer between a character and the object
striking him. If a campaign moves more into in
apocalyptic venue then the players will see a
renaissance of historic heavy armors among the civilian
class since creatures can be effective at closing distances
and surprising a target. The correct armor can often
spell out the difference between victory and defeat or
even life and death. If two items of armor are worn
together then use the greatest stats between the two
armors and add all of the bulk together.
. There are two key items to look at when reviewing a
piece of armor. The first item and primary benefit of the
armor is the toughness. The armor toughness is added
to your characters toughness in order to increase your
overall toughness.
The second item of consideration on armor is the
armor bulk. Armor bulk recognizes the impact armor
would have on its wearer. The penalty is imposed on all
rolls where armor would be a burden such as climbing
and running. The armor bulk penalty doubles for the
purposes of swimming.
Augmented Textile Vest
Toughness: +2 melee/+6 missile
Bulk: 1
Cost: $1000
This type of armor is the advanced armor used to
protect against direct impact from bulletfire. This armor
takes the typical Kevlar armor found in a ballistic vest
and compounds its abilities with trauma plates. The
weight of this type of vest can be problematic to some
wearers if nothing is done to offset it.
Ballistic Vest
Toughness: +1 melee/+3 missile
Bulk: 0
Cost: $200
This is the more standard type of bullet proof wear. This complicate attacks for an adversary. Held armor when
kind of vest typically has woven fibers that catch and
deform missile weapons to spread the impact across a
broader region of the armor wearer. Captured missile
weapon fire often leaves a trace of blunt force impact on medium shield is sized between 2 and 4 feet, and a large
the wearer of a ballistic vest.
Heavy Metal
Toughness: +4 melee/+2 missile
Bulk: 3
Cost: $800
This primitive type of armor is very rare and difficult to
move in. The tradeoff to this is that this armor is the
most effective type against impact from melee attacks.
The most well-known armor of this type is plate armor.
Heavy metal armors are very rigid, which leaves exposed
areas where the joints are.
Leather
Toughness: +1 all
Bulk: 0
Cost: $50
Leathery armors are flexible and strong. Armor with the
thickness or similar texture to leather is abundant and
available. The availability of leather or similarly
structured armor makes it the most commonly used
armor among the civilian class.
Metal
Toughness: +2 melee/+1 missile
Bulk: 2
Cost: $200
This more primitive type of armor is bulky, but effective
for many types of close combat. The most well-known
armor of this type is mail. Mail armor poses steep
complications to slashing and stabbing weapons, often
reducing their strikes to bludgeoning damage. Metal
wearers are more like to bruise than bleed from a blades
edge.
Shields
Melee Combat Effect: +1 small/+2 medium/+3 large
bonus on a parry skill check.
Ranged Combat Effect: 20% small/40% medium/60%
large concealment in frontal arc.
Bulk: 0 small/1 medium/2 large
Cost: $20/$80/$160
This kind of armor, unlike worn armor, has an effect to
successful serves to fully buffer an attack or cause it to
miss. Shields come in three sizes (small, medium, and
large). A small shield is sized between 1 and 2 feet, a
shield is sized from 4 feet up to the size of the person
wielding it.

How To Use
The mutation codex is a list of prebuilt monsters that
have underwent the process of Nightmutare. This
section is devoted solely to the Storyteller. If you are a
player and don’t want spoilers then please ignore the
contents of this chapter. If you are a Storyteller then feel
free to introduce your own curve balls into these
templates. Each section in the mutation codex is broken
down into the following sections – abilities, derived
attributes, modifiers, tactics, special moves, and then
background.
Modifiers are the bonuses or penalties that are
imposed on a player character making a roll against or
around this creature. Tactics provide a brief overview of
how the creature operates. Tactics should be used as a
guide for how to play a creature in an instance. Special
moves are unique maneuvers (usually superpowered)
that a creature can perform during play. Background
details key event that occurred prior to Nightmutare
that were influential to the manifestation of the specific
creature in the codex.
It is important to note the absence of skills from this
list.. If the character needs to be used to call upon a skill
check that is not targeted to a player controlled
character then it is incumbent on the Storyteller to make
a skill check for the non-playable character. Skill checks
with non-playable characters are done simply by using
the ability die twice with the second die representing
the skill die.
Improvised Foe
Some Storytellers will need to improvise statistics to
satisfy a certain sequence of events or an encounter.
The simplification of skills and abilities enables this to be
done quickly. A d6 statistic is the baseline for an average
adult human. Modifiers can be assessed on the fly based
on the character background.
Lackey
If designating a character as a lackey then eliminate
them from play after they have taken two stress.
Lackeys should always use a d4 as their skill die
regardless of their ability die. Lackeys are popular to use
as minions for a dangerous creature or for allies to a
player character in a campaign.
 Special Moves
Allure
A damsel of distress allures characters through intrigues.
Any character that hears the cry of the damsel must
make a shrewdness save at a -1 penalty. If they see the
damsel, but can’t hear her then they incur a -1 penalty.
If a character both sees and hears the damsel then they
are at a -2 penalty on a shrewdness save.

Characters that fail a shrewdness save against the

damsel feel a compulsion to ease her burden. Any round
spent not moving closer to or protecting her from a
threat requires a save or else the character suffers from
1 stress from anxiety.

A character trapped in the allure of a damsel must

make a willpower save at a –2 penalty any time the
damsel is hit to save against stress as well.

Devour
Damsel of Distress A damsel can devour any characters life energy by
You are captivated by the low volume sobs of a gorgeous clasping her porous hands on them. When a damsel
woman in her wedding dress. Her tears infectiously fill grabs (usually by hugging) a target, she deals 2d6
you with sorrow. damage to the target. If the damage is enough to inflict a
wound then it recovers one of her wounds if she has
Abilities sustained any. Devouring works for up to 24 hours after
Agi Con Inf Psy Phys Wits a damsel has been slain. Any healing done from skin to
skin contact will revive her.
d6 d4 d8 d8 d4 d6
Background
Derived Attributes When 64 year old Robert McDrunnom was married, he
Dings Tough Stress Wind Speed 1 Shot had only 3 months to live due to a failing heart. He had
fallen for his 19 year volunteer caretaker named
4 1 6 2 6 12 Amanda. When an opportunity came to extend his now
happy life with Amanda, Robert felt compelled to jump
Modifiers at it. An original patient at the Minds Eye, McDrunnom
Any close combat skill check +2 bonus fully recovered, regained some youth, and then returned
Shrewdness -1/-2* home.

Tactics When he arrived home, Robert found an empty home

The damsel of distress will try to surround herself with
people in order to protect herself from threats due to
her frail body. The damsel has an incredible psychic
force that allows her to manipulate even non-infected
people. A damsel will feed off of the life force of
characters under her control in order to heal herself if
hurt. If slain an ally to the damsel will often sacrifice
their own life energy to resuscitate the damsel.
with his most precious valuables missing. After looking
at his bank statements, Robert discovered that Amanda
withdrew or drained nearly every penny. Grief stricken
and betrayed Robert stared at the wedding photo and
dress of Amanda. As the nights began to pass Roberts
obsession with Amanda slowly mutated him into a twist
of her form and his hyperbolic thoughts of what she
does.
 Special Moves
Ricochet
If hitting a mocking mirror with a physical attack or
kinetic attack then they will absorb the attack and return
it in kind. Ranged items like bullets are absorbed in one
side of a mocking mirrors body and released out of the
other.

If damaging a mocking mirror with an element such as

electricity, fire, or frost then they take no damage from
any kinetic portion of the attack.

Mimicry
A mocking mirror can form into a near perfect image of
any character or object of similar mass that they can see.
When in this form they adopt every perceived aspect
right down to the speech patterns of the target. If it has
not perceived the sound of a character then it lacks this
ability.

Even with the ability to mimic to perfection, mocking

mirrors are often easy to detect due to the
uncharacteristic behaviors and shenanigans they
perform while in the form they possess.
Mocking Mirror
A shapeless mirror ooze begins to take shape as soon as Background
it captures the presence of the living. Struggling comedian Alyssa Tantalino was used to the
deafening silence and jeers of her audience. Her hack
Abilities jokes and often plagiarized one liners never seemed to
Agi Con Inf Psy Phys Wits take with any crowds. When she witnessed the dazzling

d8 d6 d8 d6 d6 d6 wonders of some infected on the news one day, Alyssa

knew she could find her niche if she could get herself
infected.
Derived Attributes
Dings Tough Stress Wind Speed 1 Shot After acquiring an injection of script cells on the black

6 2 6 3 6 18 market at a steep expense, Alyssa got her wish. Her

Modifiers
Elusiveness -2
Parry -1
Tactics
A mocking mirror will mimic anything that comes into its
view right down to the shape it holds. They tend to
commit to juvenile mockery, stalking, and bullying. A
mocking mirror is always looking for a good laugh and
tends to avoid cruelty to those that get pleasure from its
career begin taking off as she became one of the most
renown impersonators on the local scenes as she found
a way to use script cells to mimic anybody and anything.
Suddenly, Alyssa’s hack comedy was received with
roaring laughter as she made a mockery of easily
identifiable voices.
When some talent evaluators booked her a large
venue and got her a deal for a comedy special, Alyssa
felt she had finally got her big shot. As she anxiously fed
lines into the mirror and practiced all of her best
material, she quickly eroded from her physical form into
a shapeless mirror ooze.
 Special Moves
Plague Source
A Phobopoein creates new plagues around anyone that
he comes into contact with. Anyone that interacts with a
Phobopoein plague must make an immediate Con save
with a penalty for each point of stress the Phobopoein is
suffering from. People that fail a save from a
Phobopoein take on a random condition until the
Phobopoein is cured of that condition.

Plagues
d6 Roll Effect
1 Blindness
2 Seizures any time character
rolls a 1 on a skill check.
3 Shortness of breath causing a
-2 Wind Threshold
4 Rotting flesh causing 1
wound per hour
Phobopoein 5 Stiffening joints that reduce
You see a man that carries the hallmarks of a myriad of Agi or Phys by 1 die per day
ailments. He looks past the point of death and his body 6 Anxiety that causes 1 stress
trembles all over. every time a character rolls a
1 on a skill check
Abilities
Agi Con Inf Psy Phys Wits Mind Over Matter
A Phobopoein must be convinced they are dead for it to
d6 d6 d6 d6 d6 d6 become true. A Phobopoein will not believe this if they
are suffering from any kind of stress. A Phobopoein will
Derived Attributes lose stress and/or plague if they can be convinced they
Dings Tough Stress Wind Speed 1 Shot do not have it. The difficult part is that attempts to
influence a Phobopoein have a penalty equal to the
6 2 6 3 6 - characters stress penalties. A Phobopoein never
accumulates more than 6 stress.
Modifiers
Con -1 Background
Jarvis Jackson used to frequent online health diagnosis
Tactics pages and convince himself that his health had taken a
A Phobopoein does not purposefully manufacture chaos. turn for the worse. When no diagnosis ever came to
He reacts cruelly to his hypochondriatic stress. The fruition, despite the persistence of his symptoms, Jarvis
greater his stress level, the more contagious that he sought a black market fix and purchased some script
becomes. A Phobopoein can receive stress from cells. The script cells responded poorly to his thought
wounds, but can’t be incapacitated until he wills it. processes and he immediately began accumulating
authentic ailments before slipping into a self-inflicted
disease that not even death could cure.
 Special Moves
Lycanthropy Egregore
Lycanthropy is often a suspended mutation and is
communicated over the egregore band. Any infected
that comes into contact with a werewolf must make an
immediate willpower save to resist being afflicted with
lycanthropy. If afflicted with lycanthropy a character
must add 1d10 to their Nightmutare and make an
immediate roll to see if they fully turn.

Hunters Bloodlust
Lycanthropy creates an insatiable bloodlust that requires
three human corpses to satisfy. Due to herd
characteristics, a werewolf must pass a willpower save
to attack another werewolf. If they fail then they will
succumb to their feral instincts and attack the nearest
human.

Lethal Scrapping
A Werewolf has lethal claws and fangs that deal d6+Phys
damage.

Werewolf Rapid Healing

A twist of man and wolf, this creature is ripped straight Werewolves heal 1 wound plus any dings during any
from the pages of horror. round where they take a defensive action.

Abilities Background
Agi Con Inf Psy Phys Wits Kaarim al-Arafat was a first generation immigrant that
d10 d8 d4 d6 d10 d6 fled his home country due to war and an unstable
political climate. When he arrived in the Americas he
devoted all of his economic capital into opening a small
Derived Attributes shop in the mall with his wife Salwaand their 6 year old
Dings Tough Stress Wind Speed 1 Shot boy Safar.

8 3 7 4 10 24 Kaarim was leading the American dream until he was

Modifiers
Sleuthing -2 Survival -2 Shooting -2 Stealth -2
Fighting -2
Tactics
Werewolves are tremendous hunters of humans. They
are quick, hard to hit, and fast healers. They tend to hide
and surprise a target from the shadows. A werewolf that
fully turns past its suspended mutation will stalk and
maul any human it encounters whereas those that are
suspended can control their mutation, but need to
satisfy a bloodlust.
robbed. The robber panicked and left the store empty
handed after a physical altercation, but not before
scratching Kaarim’s face. The robber was wearing a
cheap wolf mask from a party supply store that etched
itself in Kaarim’s mind. After brooding over the incident
Kaarim began noticing physiological changes and
psychological changes. He was infected by the robber.
Kaarim snapped one night over the absence of meat at
the dinner table and went out of his character to attack
his wife and child. The terror and their screams proved
to be enough for him to withhold a full Nightmutare, but
in his suspended state he spread his family his plight.
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