| Sense the Nagloper (• • Life, • • Time, • Matter) Dead Magic 28 |
| The malign influence of naglopers can cause illness, fatigue and even
death. Since the nagloper's mystic powers enable it to keep its
victims in slumber, Bantu witch doctors devised a powder that, rubbed into
a shallow wound, would burn when a nagloper neared and thus awaken the
victim. System: The magician makes a shallow cut in the living flesh of the subject, then rubs in his magical powder while murmuring protective words. Time magic holds the Effect in place until a nagloper approaches, its presence revealed by its unnatural connection of living and unliving (with Matter and Life). At that point, the powder begins to burn and itch, awakening the subject or at least alerting him to the nagloper's presence (with Life magic). Successes can be diverted to duration (so that the powder keeps itching longer, possibly to wake up a deep sleeper) and to distance (so that a nagloper can be detected before it gets within reach). This formula sometimes alerts a subject to the presence of vampires other than naglopers, if indeed naglopers are a sort of vampire at all.... |