A Dark Cloud Over London/Major William Hodson

Major William Henry Hodgson

The Chosen of Kali

Plays in A Dark Cloud Over London

SKILLS

Great (+4): Avatar of Kali (A)

Good (+3): Bureaucracy; Blessings of the Black Mother (S)

Fair (+2): Marksmanship; Thuggee Initiate (E)

Average (+1): Academics; Arms; Horsemanship; Resolve

UNIQUE SKILLS

Avatar of Kali (9)

• Languages, Menace + Zone, Inspire + Psychic, Strike + Spray, Strike + Unusual: Withering
• Power Tier: Ascendant
• Major Complication (-2): Losing Myself in the Goddess
• Major Transformation (-2): Requires 3 Minutes, replaces "A Modern Colonial Officer" with "Kali Incarnate"
• Taxing (-2)

Using the rituals taught to him by the Phansigar High Priests, Hodgman can make himself the incarnation of the Goddess -- blue skin, long black hair, and many arms; a presence that is both awesome and terrible; and a touch that withers like the passage of a hundred years. It is a painful, draining process to channel the Goddess, however, and Hodgman worries that less of him remains with each use.

Blessings of the Black Mother (4)

• Resist Damage, Stress Capacity [Health]
• Power Tier: Superhuman
• Minor Complication (-1): A Taste for Opium

Kali desires a hale host; it will not do for her earthly vessel to fracture at the least damage. The Blessing does not come without cost, however; the constant thrum of the Goddess's presence in his mind has led him to renew his relationship with the powerful narcotics that the Thuggee once used to keep him docile.

Thuggee Initiate (9)

• Hide, Information, Initiative [Physical], Networking, Notice, Skulk, Strike
• Power Tier: Extraordinary
• Major Conviction (-2): The World Must Be Protected From What Is Within Me

In his time among the Phansigar cultists, Hodgman learned their way of assassination -- how to move without being seen, how to strike without warning, and how to kill in the manner that placates the Dark Mother.

WEAKNESS

Major Weakness: A Fractured Psyche

One does not become the dwelling place of an ancient and powerful goddess without some residual damage. Hodgman disguises his mental disquiet as best he can with a cultivated eccentricity, but in truth he is vulnerable to mesmerism, hypnosis, and similar forms of mental manipulation.

GIFTS

• Skilled (x2): (-1 Refresh): +10 skill points.

STRESS

Health Composure Reputation

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REFRESH

Base Refresh: 8 (Mid-Century)

Major Weakness: +2

Gifts: -1

Power Tiers: -7

Adjusted Refresh: 2