Editing LeviathanTempest:ChapterThree

[PICTURE: Full page. Something ]

     <td align="center">10 feet</td>

     <td align="center">15 feet</td>

     <td align="center">30 feet</td>

     <td align="center">60 feet</td>

     <td align="center">100 feet</td>

     <td align="center">200 feet</td>

     <td align="center">400 feet</td>

     <td align="center">800 feet</td>

     <td align="center">1500 feet</td>

     <td align="center">3000 feet</td>

* '''Resonance''': Leviathans can recover Ichor by harmonizing with the lingering connection that all water holds to the Primordial Sea. If the Leviathan spends at least two hours submerged in a body of water with at least the volume of a large tub, they will recover a point of Ichor. Multiple Leviathans can benefit from a large body of water, provided that it has at least the minimum necessary volume for each member of the Tribe. Unless the water is flowing naturally (such as a lake, river, or ocean), a given body of water can only provide this power once per day. Conversely, every two hours spent without water in an environment in which dehydration is a threat - such as a desert - the Leviathan bleeds off a point of Ichor.  

'''Afflictions''': When a Leviathan with a Tranquility of below 7 gains a Derangement, they also must resist gaining an Affliction, a physical mutation that marks their mental and spiritual decay. Afflictions can be Mild or Severe, and match the severity of the Derangement that triggered them. To resist gaining an Affliction, the Leviathan must make a Tranquility check. Leviathans with a Sheol of 6 or 7 suffer a -1 penalty on this roll, and those with a Sheol of 8 or higher suffer a -2 penalty.  

     <td>Intentional murder, sadism, ritual violence. Going a month without seeing a known Atoll in the area Going a fortnight without transforming (Roll three dice).</td>

* '''Violent Tendencies''': As Tranquility fails, the more monstrous side of the Leviathan's nature becomes more difficult to resist. A Leviathan with Tranquility 5 or 6 suffers no penalty. At Tranquility 3 or 4, the Leviathan suffers a -1 penalty to all checks to return to a more human form and to resist an Outburst. At Tranquility 1 or 2, this increases to -2. A Typhon or Deep One simply ''cannot'' attempt to return to a more human shape.

* '''Giving In''': Upon reaching Tranquility 0, degeneration strips a Leviathan of two of his threefold nature. Acting on base impulses and uncontrolled urges leads to a Typhon, little more than a wild animal driven by atavistic impulses. Abuse of the Wake and her Beloved turns a Leviathan into a Deep One, uninhibited she channels the alien madness and shifting currents of the Tempest. Utter rejection of his monstrous heritage will revert a Leviathan back to humanity, but his mind never recovers from the loss of two natures. He will spend the rest of his life unable to perform the most basic functions unaided.

** Exposure to air drains the Leviathan of power. He may go (Stamina) rounds before this begins, at which point he begins to lose 1 Ichor per round until drained of power or returning to water or a more human form. Partial submersion in a body of water of at least five times his size – five square feet per foot of the Leviathan, not five times Size – will prevent this loss.  

* '''Cost''': One Ichor per degree of change

*** ''Dramatic Failure'': The Leviathan instead transforms a step in the opposite direction. If this would be impossible, the Leviathan instead suffers a health level of lethal damage.  

*** +1: Submerged up to one's waist in water

*** +2: Inside a body of water of the size of a lake or larger.

** ...suffers two or more levels of damage.

Regardless of the trigger, an Outburst can shake a Leviathan's self-control, reminding him of the ways in which he is subject to the vicissitudes of fate. This constitutes a Tranqulity-8 Disruption, as it is primarily jarring to those members of the Tribe that feel as though they have been making progress on their road to self-definition.   

* '''Depth 5''' - As the Leviathan approaches the apex of his transformation the effects of his appearance go beyond aesthetics. At this Depth she combines psychic pressure with deeply routed instinctual fears, relics of ancient abuses committed by the tribe. The Penalty on social rolls increases to -4 and cannot be reduced below -2. Being fully immune to the Tribe's psychic effects means that Atolls are an exception, as with anyone else theu possess instinctual fears but are exempt from the mental effects and so only suffer a -3 penalty. With persuasion the penalty can be removed entirely.

* '''Depth 6''' - Instinctual dread of the Leviathan becomes insurmountable. All social rolls automatically fail, even Intimidation becomes useless for anything more precise than provoking blind panic or self defence. For Atolls the penalty increases to -5.

The Wake is the term used by Leviathans for what is, in effect, the sensation that their divine nature produces on normal humans. It is a psychic pressure front that humans feel on an instinctual level - it is the dread majesty of a Leviathan's birthright. Tribe scholars claim that it is the "shadow" cast by the Leviathan's true form, and it affects a region around him, which grows as the Leviathan's Sheol increases.

* '''Potentially Affected''': Supernatural beings whose power attribute is two or more lower than the Sheol of the Leviathan are vulnerable to that Leviathan's Wake. They are otherwise immune.  

* '''Psychic Pressure''': When using Intimidation against beings subject to the full effect of the Wake, the Leviathan benefits from 8-again. This bonus extends to all Social Skill rolls when the subject is one of the Leviathan's Beloved.

== Ageing ==

Leviathans have an unusual relationship with age. Simply calling them immortal is an oversimplification. A Leviathan's two forms actually age at different rates. Their human form ages as normal until it simply stops ageing somewhere in the mid 60s. In Apotheosis a Leviathan's biological age is affected by self image, genetics, and slowed by certain Channels as well as chronological age. It's entirely possible for a Leviathan's transformed body to become younger.  

In game terms all this means is that a Leviathan stops ageing somewhere in her sixties. Very few people even have any way of telling the biological age of a Leviathan in Apotheosis. A Leviathan cannot use Depth one or two to try and look younger. They'll simply have a mix of old human and young Leviathan matter.  

==== Breath of the Lungfish (O) ====

As a side-effect of this Merit, your character may remain on land in her Apotheosis Form for an additional Sheol turns before she begins to suffer the effects of exposure.

==== Cult (Special, O to OOOOO+) ====

This category represents the size of the loyal mass attending the Leviathan. On a practical level, it limits the number of tasks that the Leviathan can direct his Cult to perform in a given chapter - one, plus one per dot of Number. "Tasks" includes dangerous work as measured by Zeal, but also instances in which the Leviathan directs the faithful to perform rituals or act publicly - the assumption being that the Cult's numbers permit members to exchange duties, cover shifts, and otherwise permit the Beloved to fulfill their everyday chores alongside those mandated by their deity. A Cult composed entirely of Lahmasu can do one fewer task per story, and has far more limited numbers - as listed below.  

* ''Lahmasu'' (OO) - Your Cult contains a division of, or is entirely formed of, Lahmasu or Hybrids. Lahmasu often serve as a Cult's military arm, using their unique abilities to further their lords aim. A Cult with Lahmasu gets an extra dice on all Fervor rolls.

This is the same Merit as presented in the World of Darkness core rulebook; Leviathans may by the Giant Merit for less than it's usual cost.  

==== Lahmasu Retainer (O – OOOOO) ====

When your character expends Ichor to focus his Wake on a subject whose primary language is foreign to the Leviathan, he gains the supernatural ability to make his words understood to that target, and understand that subject's words, as though they were both fully fluent in the language the other is using. They cannot understand written words of the supernaturally-comprehended language unless the words were hand-written by the other participant. This power does work on people who are immune to the Wake, with their consent.

==== Temple (Special, O to OOOOO+) ====

Temple Size is important to any Cohort who sees their temple as anything more than a well fortified place to hide. A Temple with no dots in Size perhaps represents a cramped cave or small basement. By spending points in Temple Size the Cohort creates room for creature comforts and chambers dedicated to a verity of practical effects. Perhaps more importantly it becomes possible to host a much larger Cult, if in doubt assume that each dot in Temple Size means there is enough space to comfortably host equal dots in Cult Numbers. Lahmasu Cults are smaller and thus have an easier time finding space.  

Even the grandest temple is worthless if rival Leviathans or Marduk just wonder in, to prevent this Leviathans may invest in security for their temple. Every dot in Temple Security provides -1 to all attempts to break in and +1 initiative when defending the temple. A Leviathan may supplement the physical security by directing it's Cult to post guards, this counts as one Task for rules purposes. As a final benefit the Leviathans may choose between disguising the temple as respectable place of worship or hiding the temple by placing it in an underground cave a normal home, office or behind some other front organisation.

Disguised temples grant -1 per dot of temple security to find weapons caches or discover the ritual chamber is anything more than a simple prayer room however the Cult will have to put up with curious visitors some of whom may be police or Marduk agents. Hidden Temples grant -1 per dot of temple security to find the Temple but get no special benefit once it has been located. While well hidden Temples don't have casual visitors once they have been found they remain found. Regardless of weather a Leviathan disguises or hides their temple the Ripple effect helps those searching for it.

Every time the player purchases a new dot in Temple Amenities they gain one free temple feature which provides a practical benefit to the Cohort. Select from the list below.

* Armoury: Not all Cults serve as a Leviathan's personal army, but for those who do, proper equipment is essential. Assume that an Armory provides access to weaponry with a Resource cost equivalent to Amenities: At Amenities 1 an Armoury barely deserves the name and consists only of baseball bats and kitchen knives. Amenities 2 or 3 grants common weapons: pistols, shotguns or hunting rifles as well as fancy ceremonial weapons. Amenities 4 or 5 grants military grade equipment. Unfortunately, weapons don't just turn up in unmarked crates when you upgrade Temple Amenities. The Cohort can purchase up to Amenities 3 (less in countries with strict gun laws) by buying the equipment; any higher and the players must spend time making black market connections or organising a daring theft of military supplies. An Armoury grants +1 per dot of Amenities to Cult Tasks, provided the Cohort can keep it supplied.

* Gatewater: To enter the rift merely requires a tub full of water; at Amenities 1 it's safe to assume you can build one into your temple. Having a Gatewater means that your temple includes a ritually prepared pool designed to make the passage easier. This grants +1 per dot of Amenities to attempts at crossing into the Rift, and at Amenities 3 you can bring items along without a Willpower point. Perhaps more usefully, owning a Gatewater means it's very easy to find your way home, while in the Rift the Cohort receives +1 per dot of Amenities on rolls to locate their Gatewater. Unless they have been granted access by the Cohort, other Leviathans do not receive these bonuses and crossing into the Temple from the Rift has a -1 penalty per dot of Temple Security.

* Private Pool: Any Leviathan can recover Ichor through Resonance with water; having a few bathtubs around can be assumed at Amenities 1. A Private Pool grants more: whether by diverting a convenient lake into the temple's basement or building above an underground river, the Temple has naturally flowing water within it's walls. Storytellers may disallows this feature if there is no practical source of water or even give it free if the Temple would have access to it, such as a sea-cave sacrificing a more attractive location for access to the tide.

* Reception Chamber: Perhaps the Cohort wishes to cement an alliance with another Cohort, maybe it's fallen upon them to host the next taxon meeting. For whatever reason they are going to be spending time with their Cousins and where better to do that than beneath a 40 foot solid gold monument to your divinity? Reception Chambers are designed to do one thing: impressive other Leviathans, whatever style the Cohort chooses assume it impresses the vast majority of Leviathans: They get a bonus to all social rolls where making a good impression is of use: +1 at Amenities 3, +2 at Amenities 4 and +3 at Amenities 5. At lower Amenities there is no benefit.

* Ritual Chamber: To perform a ritual only requires sufficient Zeal, but proper incense, décor and a grooved alter can help. A Ritual Chamber grants +1 per dot of Amenities to rituals. When using a ritual task to restore Ichor a Ritual Chamber grants an extra point of Ichor at Amenities 3 and an extra two points at Amenities 5.

* Rumpus Room: Leviathans are creatures of powerful Vices and low self-control. Many furnish their Temples and their cults to feed their base desires. When building a Rumpus Room choose one Vice (a Temple may have many Rumpus Rooms), spending an hour indulging automatically fulfils that Vice. When the Cohort chooses a Rumpus Room ask them to explain how it works: A Glutton may have a twenty four hour kitchen while a Slothful Leviathan's Rumpus “Room” may be a dozen cultists who ensure he never need lift a finger. Assume that staffing the Rumpus Room takes one Task and remember: Even though Cultists are usually willing it's only because of the Wake. In terms of morality and Tranquillity you must ask what they would do without the Wake. So think twice before building that Gladiator Pit.

There are two ways for a Leviathan to create a Beloved: deliberately or merely through their divine presence. When someone with the potential to become Beloved spends a non-negligible amount of time in the Wake (at least fifteen minutes) roll Presence + Sheol, contested by Resolve + Composure. The Deep Wake Merit adds one die to the Leviathan's roll, while the Muted Wake Merit subtracts one die from the Leviathan's roll. This applies to both unintentional and deliberate attempts to create a Beloved

When a person has more Beloved Points than half their Willpower, (round up) they gain a minor derangement. This derangement will disappear upon becoming a Beloved or loosing the last Beloved point.

Just as easily as a Leviathan can devour humans beneath rows of razor sharp teeth or crush them with divine might a Leviathan can attack the minds of her foes. Inflicting terrible mental traumas or turning people Beloved with nothing more than her very presence.

Whether a Leviathan simply uses mental attacks as his weapon of choice in combat or is on a campaign of recruitment for his Cult human beings don't exist in a vacuum. Most people have friends and family to look out for them and even isolated individuals can realise when they need help and seek it out. If a character’s role in the story is nothing more than a combat dicepool it probably isn't necessary to track their progress through therapy. Instead these rules can be used for key individuals or for when players are playing mortals who are unlucky enough to cross paths with the Tribe.

One possibility is to include an asylum or therapist as a major character in your story. Either as an antagonist (perhaps funded by Marduk) or foil for the Cohort, a reminder of the damage the Tribe leaves in their wake or just because important NPCs are found there. For further advice on including hospitals and an expanded mental health system see WoD Asylum.

Psychotherapy, whether based on talking to the patient, drugs or other techniques can use the same system. Since therapy is as much about trust and empathy as it is about medicine treatment is an Extended Manipulation + Medicine roll. Roll once per therapy session, uncooperative patients can contest this roll with Composure + Subterfuge.  

When enough successes are reached: 10 for a mild derangement, 20 for a major and 30 for an extreme Derangement the Derangement can be sent into remission. Until the patient suffers a major trauma, stops taking their medication or suffers an applicable supernatural effect they no longer suffer any penalty for that derangement. Derangements inflicted by supernatural powers require half the successes and are removed permanently unless stated otherwise.

The Beloved condition can be treated by therapists just like a Derangement. The target successes are 15 + twice Zeal. A person who notices their mental breakdown on the way to becoming a beloved might also seek therapy. The Storyteller should make a choice depending on what's more useful for the potential Beloved. Either they make a Resolve + Composure roll at the end of a successful session like normal, each success removes one Beloved Point. Alternatively forgo the final roll and instead apply the total successes on both the therapist's and patient’s roll on any rolls needed to resist becoming a Beloved to a maximum of +5. The bonus decreases by one per week.

Leviathans can also go for therapy, indeed successful therapy makes an excellent justification for increasing Tranquillity. However the Tribe faces significant problems due to the Wake and their own natures. The Leviathan's player should consider being uncooperative, perhaps focusing the Wake, even when it's in their best interests not too. It's not easy talking about traumatic or guilty memories and the Tribe has far less self control than most people (one possibility is to require a successful Tranquillity or Resolve + Composure roll if the Leviathan wishes to cooperate). Even if the Leviathan cooperates the Storyteller should make Beloved rolls for the therapist. If they gain even a single Beloved point all therapy rolls are at -1 due to a distracting fascination and a decreased ability to remain objective. When the therapist is half way to becoming Beloved increase this penalty to the Leviathan's Presence, maximum of five. Actual Beloved always suffer -5 to giving therapy. One possibility to avoid this is for Leviathans to trade therapy sessions from each others cultists (-1 penalty), but few trust another Leviathan's cult with their darkest secrets.

An Atoll as a therapist would be an interesting possibility. Such a situation would allow a Leviathan easy access to an Atoll for as long as he could afford the fees and convince the Atoll he has actual need of therapy. Given the realities of life as a Leviathan the second one would not be difficult. The Atoll gains no special bonuses for therapy aside from the Leviathan's usual inability to use Subterfuge against Atolls, however the usual bonuses for access to an Atoll apply as do the usual risks.

When calculating size: Treat hand weapons are the size of a typical wielder and vehicle mounted weapons as the size of the vehicle. Weapons specifically designed for targets several size classes larger than themselves (such as an anti-tank rocket) should be treated one size class larger. Weapons designed for targets several size classes smaller than themselves (such as anti-infantry weapons on a tank) should be treated as one size class smaller.

In the WoD rolling a failure on an attack roll does not mean that the attack missed, and when the target is bigger than some buildings accuracy is rarely a concern. Most Failures rolled against an enormous Leviathan are in fact bullets bouncing of it's thick hide, or harmlessly burying themselves within layers of skin and fat thicker than a human is tall. To represent this, when wielded against a larger target any weapon with Armour Piercing may add its AP score directly to the attack pool, up to a limit of +3 dice per the difference in Size categories.