The Nightfall Society

Rules Addenda: Merits & Flaws


Clarification on Merits

The following merits are Lead ST approval for both PCs and NPCs at this time, in order to maintain their rarity:



Sabbat Positional Merits

In order to align better with non-local positions for other sects, the Sabbat positional merits no longer provide the innate status, but do supply the other mechanical advantages.

The status is now available as part of the positional status for those roles, and holding the position does not require possession of the merit, though does not convey the non-status-related advantages (the Inquisitorial blade or the mental protections of the Black Hand) that the merit grants.

Possession of the merit does require holding a suitable position within the militant order, which must be earned in-game.



FAQ

The Polymorphic Demeanour merit specifies that the change is chosen at the beginning of a game sessions and turns back at the end. That it lasts only a game session seems very Meta. Why for those few hours a week or month or year can they change? When they choose to swap in Manipulation, do they line up all their Hellhounds so in the first few minutes you can give them the extra Bonecraft bonus?

The idea is that you can do it on occasion, so during game is the time for it. Whilst we are not overly keen on the implementation, it will remain as it is as we try to avoid making actual changes to the base rules, our aim is mainly to clarify unclear items.