Theoi: Metamorphosis
The mythos of the Theoi is replete with tales of transformation, old forms changed into new entities. Gods take on the shapes of animals and humans, weather and geography, even abstract forms such as thoughts or emotions. They also transform others, turning foes into beasts, lovers into flowers, and heroes into constellations. This Purview governs both kinds of transformations, allowing Theoi Scions to emulate their parents’ mutability.
Duration: One scene
Subject: Self
Action: Simple
You take on a form that is symbolically associated with one of your other Purviews. For example, Zeus drew on the associations of the Sky Purview to become all sorts of birds, a shower of gold, and a bull (which sounds a great deal like thunder, up close). This transformation is perfect in the details and undetectable through non-magical means, but doesn’t alter any of your Attributes, Skills, or other traits. However, depending on the form you assume, you can gain the following benefits:
Duration: Instant
Subject: One character
Clash: Cunning + Legend vs. Resolve + Legend
Range: Short
Action: Simple
You transform another character into an animal or a similar animate form, as long as it does not completely prevent a character from acting (like being turned into stone) or effectively kill them (like being turned into a fish on dry land). Using this Boon on trivial characters is free, and they can be turned into trees, statuary, or other forms that incapacitate them. Transformed characters retain their normal traits, but face Complications if they attempt a task their form is unsuited to: using a computer keyboard as a chimpanzee faces a +1 Complication, while firing a machine gun as a dog incurs a +4 Complication. The advantages of the character’s new form, such as a dog’s sense of smell, can provide Enhancement 1-3 on actions they apply to. At the end of this Boon, Scions and other characters with Legend 1+ instantly revert to their true form. Mortals gain the Transformed Condition, which they must be resolved through magic before they return to normal. Trivial targets can be transformed permanently.
Boons
CHANGE SHAPE
Cost: Spend 1 LegendDuration: One scene
Subject: Self
Action: Simple
You take on a form that is symbolically associated with one of your other Purviews. For example, Zeus drew on the associations of the Sky Purview to become all sorts of birds, a shower of gold, and a bull (which sounds a great deal like thunder, up close). This transformation is perfect in the details and undetectable through non-magical means, but doesn’t alter any of your Attributes, Skills, or other traits. However, depending on the form you assume, you can gain the following benefits:
- +1 Scale on all actions with a single Physical Attribute of your choice
- Any special forms of movement that shape possesses.
- Any natural attacks that shape possesses.
- Any miscellaneous abilities the Storyguide decides the shape should have, like a cloud being able to rain.
TRANSFIGURE
Cost: Spend 1 LegendDuration: Instant
Subject: One character
Clash: Cunning + Legend vs. Resolve + Legend
Range: Short
Action: Simple
You transform another character into an animal or a similar animate form, as long as it does not completely prevent a character from acting (like being turned into stone) or effectively kill them (like being turned into a fish on dry land). Using this Boon on trivial characters is free, and they can be turned into trees, statuary, or other forms that incapacitate them. Transformed characters retain their normal traits, but face Complications if they attempt a task their form is unsuited to: using a computer keyboard as a chimpanzee faces a +1 Complication, while firing a machine gun as a dog incurs a +4 Complication. The advantages of the character’s new form, such as a dog’s sense of smell, can provide Enhancement 1-3 on actions they apply to. At the end of this Boon, Scions and other characters with Legend 1+ instantly revert to their true form. Mortals gain the Transformed Condition, which they must be resolved through magic before they return to normal. Trivial targets can be transformed permanently.
Innate Power: Your mutable nature lends itself to disguise. When you conceal your identity by any means, trivial characters automatically fail to see through your deception. When you roll to disguise yourself or present yourself as someone else, you ignore any Complications from changing height, size, race, sex, or even species.
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