Fuck Off / Fuck Off and Die

(• • Mind  or   • • • Mind,  • • • Life)                                   The Orphans Survival Guide  124
Some people just want to be left the fuck alone!  By projecting an invisible cloud of hatred and bitterness, an orphan can keep most people at a distance; with a glare, he can drive assholes from his sight.  If he gets really pissed, he can actually dish out physical harm with nothing more deadly than a hard look and some trash talk.  An ideal spell for Those Who Have Risen Above It All.

[Nasty looks and creative insults focus this magick.  The basic Fuck Off sends out a disconcerting, intimidating halo around the mage.  Everyone nearby will want to be as far away from him as possible, and anyone who cares to read his aura will see a maelstrom of crimson-strobed black. A character who still wants to approach him might have to make a Willpower roll to do so (difficulty is the spellcaster's Willpower rating).  If the player wants to follow up this Effect with an Intimidation-based Social roll, he may add the successes from the Arete roll to the successes of his Social Dice Pool.

[The Fuck Off Stare concentrates all that hatred into one intense look.  Anyone speared by that stare must either make a Willpower roll or back away, break down crying, or otherwise fold.  A character with mental power (the Mind Sphere, vampiric Presence or Dominate) or extraordinary courage (Courage or Rage 5+, the Iron Will Merit, a fae Birthright, etc.) might back down if her Willpower rating is lower than the orphan's, but is not compelled to flee.  Ghosts and other spirits are totally unaffected (hey they've seen hell, for Christ's sake!), although they might be impressed by orphan's venom.

[Fuck Off and Die has all the Stare's effects, and deals out a "strike" of Life-based aggravated damage, too.  The victim must either "soak" the attack with her Willpower (see "Dodging and Resistance" in Mage, p 167), or suffer immediate heart failure or brain hemorrhage.

[All variations of Fuck Off are coincidental, and none are likely to inspire loyalty or goodwill from the orphan's peers.  Paradox backlashes often manifest as complete alienation or even exile in an empty Paradox Realm.]