Editing Persona Template (section)

=Resonance=

All things in the world are connected by some degree on a spiritual level, and the power of Persona allows one to influence the world on a purely ethereal level. Spiritual Power (also known as simply Energy or Resonance) can perhaps be attained my maintaining Soul Links, keeping friends close to your heart to keep your Energy ringing, or by manually attaining the discarded Energy of defeated Shadows. An Evoker's Energy pool is sized accordingly with his Anima, using the same scale presented in the Geist book regarding Psyche and Plasm. Mortals possess their own pool of Energy, which is only as large as their Willpower score. Energy is primarily used to power an Evoker's Aspects, but can be used for other things as well:

Energy can be spent to heal a single point of lethal damage, or 3 points of bashing damage.

An Evoker can spend 1 point of Energy to sense the presence of Shadows, other Evokers, or other supernatural beings present in the scene. This lasts only for one scene.

A point of Energy can be spent to temporarily gain the ability to communicate with a Shadow. Since all Shadows are human to some degree, an Evoker can tune himself to their hearts, no matter how small.

How to regain Energy. Energy can be regained through several methods:

'''Soul Links'''

The easiest method to regaining Energy is through Soul Links. If an Evoker spends a scene doing meaningful interaction where some understanding between partners is made with a Soul Link partner, he receives Energy equal to their Soul Link score. This includes PCs who have Soul Links with other PCs; in order for both Evokers to gain Energy, meaningful RP must happen between the Evokers involved.

'''Energy Transfer'''

An Evoker can choose to transfer his own Energy to another person with whom he has bonded through a Soul Link. This application is not exclusive to Soul Links between two Evokers; a mortal who has had their Energy drained by a Shadow or some other dark power can have their Energy restored through a Energy Transfer.

'''Siphoning'''

Shadows destroyed in the Dark Realm relinquish any Energy they might have possessed. Some Shadows may even willingly surrender or barter with their own Energy with an Evoker if communication is made.

'''Rest Thy Soul'''

A sound sleep calms the soul, and restores a single point of Energy upon awakening.


'''Depletion'''

The least ethical method is to simply drain the Energy from another living being, like an invisible vampire. Doing so is an act against one's own Identity, as this behavior is grimly similar to the habits of Shadows themselves. This is done with an Psyche + Wits roll, subtracting the subject's Composure. If successful, the Evoker drains 1 point of Energy per success. If the target has lost all of its Energy, it becomes exhausted until Energy is restored to them. If an Evoker attempts to drain Energy from a target whose Energy pool is empty, he instead drains the target's Willpower, gaining 3 points of Energy for each 1 point of Willpower drained. If a target has lost all Willpower this way, he falls into a coma until Energy has been restored (sleeping does not restore Energy to comatose victims of Energy depletion).