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======Shroud======

====Class Feature: Initiate's Vow====

  * When you join the cult of an Imperial Muse, you swear a vow. 
  * As a Paladin of the Shroud, pick one vow from below:

  * I will never tell the complete truth.
  * I will never knowingly reveal a secret.
  * I will never betray a friend.

  * You should roleplay this vow accordingly. 
  * This vow allows you to use Might to perform the Acts below.
  * If you ever feel as though you have violated your vow, let the GM know:
  * You will lose all your Might for the adventure. 

====Class Feature: Might=====

  * Each Act costs 1 Might to perform.
  * Might is restored between encounters.
  * Each Paladin begins with 4 Might. 
  * Your maximum Might can be increased by purchasing the 'Might' Paladin Skill.

====Class Feature: Affiliation====

  * Gain the [[:general_skills#affiliate|Affiliate]] skill for your Order. 


=====Acts=====
  * You must purchase Acts with XP as you would normal skills.
====Lv1====
===Silent Death===
  * You may call BACKSTAB on your next blow with any weapon.
===Whirling Disguise Trick===
//Pre-req: Disguise//
  * You may instantaneously apply a new disguise by spinning in a circle.
===Secrets Hidden from Self===
  * You may hide knowledge deep within your mind such that even you do not remember it. 
  * This knowledge is then inaccessible to everyone - even you - until you perform this act again to retrieve it or a condition you specify is met. 
  * You may choose whether you remember having forgotten or not.


====Lv2====

===Shroud from Sight===
//Pre-req: Stealth//

  * You may use this Act: 
  * Enter Stealth instantly without concentration. 


===Delusion of Sight===

  * Darkness falls over the eyes of a chosen foe.
  * You may call STUN 30 by melee blow.

===Shadow Safe===
  * By touching an item of weapon size or smaller you may hide it within your shadow. 
  * You may then retrieve it again with a further use of this Act.
  * Additionally when you enter Stealth, you may use this Act: take a willing ally within weapons reach with you.

====Lv3====
===Playing Dead===

  * When you use this act, drop to 0 hits and start bleeding out.
  * At any point during your death count, you may call HEAL X, where X is the number of hits you had prior to using this ability.

===Steal Vitality===
  * You may HEAL for the damage you deal on your next blow. 
  * If you successfully BACKSTAB someone this counts as a HEAL 5.
====Lv4====

===Cowed by Darkness===

  * Call a MASS FEAR. 

===Steal the Face===

  * You can steal the face of an unconscious or sleeping person.
  * Their face is left a blank mask. 
  * With another use of this act you may don the face. 
  * With another use of this act you may restore your original face. 
  * The stolen face returns to its original owner when overwritten in this way.

====Lv5====
===Path of Shadow===

  * You may hide within another's shadow. 
  * Your target must be willing or unconscious.
  * When hiding within someones shadow you cannot be seen but are fully aware of what is going on around you.
  * You may if you wish talk to the person in a voice only they can hear.
  * You may leave the shadow at will.  

===Domain of Shadow===

  * You may call DOMAIN OF SHADOWS on your next melee blow.
  * You and the target vanish from the encounter for the next 30 seconds.
  * You are both taken into a private space where you may talk or fight uninterrupted and unseen by the outside world. 
  * If they die during this time their body never returns.
  * Your target has to be caught unaware for this call to work, otherwise they should call RESIST instead.









  

















=====Skills=====

====Lv1====

===Icon===
  * You have made an icon to the Muse you follow. 
  * Twice per adventure you may use this to attempt to divine the Muse's opinion on a matter.
  * The responses, if they arrive are generally cryptic.
  * Icons are hard to lose or break.
  * If either occurs, they will likely find their way back to the paladin, restored, after a couple of encounters.

  * For paladins of the Shroud the icon is most often an item of clothing.
  * Whenever you execute someone you may touch this icon to them:
  * Their body disintegrates along with their belongings. 
  * There is still a very faint residue left behind which the skilled or paranoid might be able to detect.
  * In addition, while in possession of this Icon, you are IMMUNE to BACKSTAB.

===Sense Devotion===

  * You may sense other paladins or Muses. 
  * In addition, you can tell whether a paladin you meet is following the same path as you. 
  * At GM discretion, you can sense significant acts which have taken place recently in the vicinity.

====Lv2====
===Witness===
//Pre-req: Icon//
  * You can use your Icon to draw your Muse's attention more closely.
  * Once per adventure, you may call THE SHROUD IS WATCHING. 
  * For the rest of the encounter, your Muse will be observing what takes place and judging your actions accordingly.

===Undercover Agent (Downtime)====
  * You may spend this downtime action infiltrating a particular organisation.
  * You may act as if you had the 'Affiliation' skill with that organisation.
  * If you use this ability again, you lose the benefits you gained from its last use. 

===Might===
  * Gain 2 Might.

====Lv3====
===Shroud's Embrace===

  * Once per adventure you may perform a great feat within your Muse's purview.
  * For example, you could make it so that nothing that happens in the encounter will be noticed by those outside.
  * There are also two standard combat applications of this feat that you may use without GM consultation:
  * Gain 3 uses of MASS STUN 30.
  * Gain your maximum hits into a separate pool, as per //Playing Dead//, that can you use to call HEAL X on yourself any time during your death count. 

===Icon Attunement===
//Pre-req: Icon//
  * Your Icon gains the ability to transform, changing its colour or shape at will.
  * In addition, once per adventure, you may regain all your lost Might. Roleplay this accordingly.

===Might===
  * Gain 2 Might.

====Lv4====

===Juristiction of Shadows===

  * You may state you have jurisdiction over an event and produce the documents to back this up, in order to gain a measure of control over the situation. 
  * This is virtually always feasible within the City where no one understands the full spread of bureaucracy.
  * Outside the city it is likely to need some prior knowledge of who you are interacting with and a plan to work. 
  * You may also use this in uptime as well as as a downtime action.

===Might===
  * Gain 2 Might.

====Lv5====

===Echoes of Self===
//Pre-req: Icon Attunement//
  * For one encounter per adventure you may move freely during stealth. 

===Personal Vow===

  * You may, once ever, make a personal vow.
  * This represents your unique relationship to your Muse.  
  * When you purchase this skill, contact the LARPO. 
  * Together we will work out the advantages and drawbacks of this vow.
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