Initiate of Time
Momentary Flux (Time •)
This is the power to discern the
“Butterfly Effect.” The mage can judge
a currently ongoing event, one about
to take place (within the next five
turns) or one that has just taken place
(again, within five turns) and discover
whether it will be beneficial or adverse
for her. For example, she could check
to see if letting a sketchy-looking
valet take her car keys turned
out to have been a bad decision
(and maybe stop him before he
drives off). Or she could, when
being chased by police, learn
whether or not it’s a good idea
to turn down the alley ahead.
This sense does not say what
will happen, only whether it will
be a boon or a hindrance to the
mage. If all possible choices are
equally beneficial or adverse,
this sense will tell the mage as
much.
If all options are based entirely
on the results of random
chance, rather than any actor’s
intention, then the mage gains
a rough idea of the odds — that
the guy in the black jacket has
the edge in the fight that’s about
to break out (because his
Strength + Brawl dots are higher
than his opponents’ — not
enough to ensure victory, but
enough to make him the oddson
favorite).
Perfect Timing (Time •)
Know the perfect time to throw a punch to inflict maximum damage, as well as the perfect time to speak.
Temporal Eddies (Time •)
The mage gains the Mage Sight (see
“Mage Sight,” p. 110). He perceives
resonance through the way in which it
“snags” things, people and events moving
through the timestream, by the
magnitude of its presence (in much the
same way as scientists determine the
presence of a black hole by witnessing
the phenomena around it). He can
also tell perfect time, anywhere, discerning
the passage of instants with
such clarity that his sense is more precise
than even those most carefully
maintained clock.
Temporal Wrinkles (Time •)
The mage can sense temporal disturbances.
She can detect the presence of
temporal phenomena, such as the subtle
distortions clinging to a person suffering
from “lost time” or those surrounding
advanced uses of this Arcanum.
Momentary Flux (Time •)
This is the power to discern the
“Butterfly Effect.” The mage can judge
a currently ongoing event, one about
to take place (within the next five
turns) or one that has just taken place
(again, within five turns) and discover
whether it will be beneficial or adverse
for her. For example, she could check
to see if letting a sketchy-looking
valet take her car keys turned
out to have been a bad decision
(and maybe stop him before he
drives off). Or she could, when
being chased by police, learn
whether or not it’s a good idea
to turn down the alley ahead.
This sense does not say what
will happen, only whether it will
be a boon or a hindrance to the
mage. If all possible choices are
equally beneficial or adverse,
this sense will tell the mage as
much.
If all options are based entirely
on the results of random
chance, rather than any actor’s
intention, then the mage gains
a rough idea of the odds — that
the guy in the black jacket has
the edge in the fight that’s about
to break out (because his
Strength + Brawl dots are higher
than his opponents’ — not
enough to ensure victory, but
enough to make him the oddson
favorite).
Perfect Timing (Time •)
Know the perfect time to throw a punch to inflict maximum damage, as well as the perfect time to speak.
Temporal Eddies (Time •)
The mage gains the Mage Sight (see
“Mage Sight,” p. 110). He perceives
resonance through the way in which it
“snags” things, people and events moving
through the timestream, by the
magnitude of its presence (in much the
same way as scientists determine the
presence of a black hole by witnessing
the phenomena around it). He can
also tell perfect time, anywhere, discerning
the passage of instants with
such clarity that his sense is more precise
than even those most carefully
maintained clock.
Temporal Wrinkles (Time •)
The mage can sense temporal disturbances.
She can detect the presence of
temporal phenomena, such as the subtle
distortions clinging to a person suffering
from “lost time” or those surrounding
advanced uses of this Arcanum.