The Assassin's Dagger

By Martin Xavier (martinx@cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu)

Description

This is a thin, smooth, long ivory dagger which was made by a freedom razor crusader to help in the war against the Fallen Ones and their minions. It is a third level talisman since it has three magickal effects.

Powers

Dissimulation (Correspondence 2): because of its thinness, it can be easily concealed along the arm and being made of ivory, it is undetectable by metal detectors. On top of these natural qualities, it is possible to apport it (see rulebook) to hide it away or retrieve it. Generally, it is drawn from a sleeve coincidentally.

Killing Blow (Force 2): This talisman normally inflicts Strength+2 aggravated damage. However, it is possible to focus the stength of the blow on inflicting a killing blow. Roll for a force effect damage with a maximum of Strength+2 instead of rolling the normal damage pool. This is a coincidental effect.

Flawless Execution (Correspondence 1, Mind 1, Time 1): A good assassination is a lot of information gathering, a good plan and then its perfect execution. The more dangerous part is of course the last one since you are in contact with the ennemy and the slightest error can make the whole assassination fail. This effect was created to improve the chances of success: after spending a round rehearsing mentally the upcoming action, you can enact it with perfect precision and timing. Each success lowers the difficulty by 1 up to -3. It can be used for sneaking, jumping, attacking by surprise (melee or throw), disabling complicated systems you understand. Note that changing the rehearsed action during the execution turn(s) (for whatever unexpected reason) cancels the bonus completely and actually puts an extra +1 difficulty (as you struggle to overcome the automatic execution of your action). This a coincidental effect.