Editing Nameless Things (section)

===== New Skill: Morgal =====
''Morgal'' replaces the Occult skill. Unlike most skills, Morgal has no governing Attribute. Also unlike most skills, Morgal cannot be bought normally; the Morgal skill can only be increased by reading certain ancient tomes, or through direct interactions with certain creatures.

Morgal reflects knowledge and experience with the paranormal and unnatural, and an awareness of a side of reality most people could not fathom. It can be used to decipher strange pictograms, recall information about unnatural creatures, understand strange and alien spells, or perform dark rituals.

A character can gain their first rank in Morgal in one of two ways: either by reading from certain blasphemous, forbidden tomes, or by encountering a strange and alien creature whose very presence fractures their sanity. The first time a character critically fails a Sanity roll, they gain one free rank in the Morgal skill. Subsequent increases require research into dark and sinister lore.

Increased knowledge of Morgal comes at a cost: for every rank a character has in Morgal, their maximum Sanity is reduced by 1 rank. Upon gaining their first rank in Morgal (d4), the character’s maximum Sanity is reduced to d10, and so on. If the character’s current Sanity is above their new limit, their Sanity is immediately reduced.

'''Idea Rolls'''

Veteran Call of Cthulhu players may be familiar with the Idea roll. An Idea roll may be requested by the player or called for by the GM, and represents the character piecing together known information, noticing something the player may have overlooked, or otherwise being made aware of information the character has but the player may not. Idea rolls are useful when an investigator feels stuck or a GM feels the players are overlooking something significant.

An Idea roll is a Smarts roll. Idea rolls can be rerolled with a benny, but cannot otherwise be tried multiple times.