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== Loss of Control ==
 
== Loss of Control ==
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You are channeling powers beyond your control: sometimes these powers take you over and forces you to do wild and destructive actions. You must specify the nature of the power you are connecting to, as this will influence how you focus and what happens when you lose control. In general, this amounts to a specific vice; focusing means tickling this vice, loss of control is when you are overwhelmed.
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You are channeling powers beyond your control: sometimes these powers take you over and force you to go wild. You must specify the nature of the power you are connecting to, as this will influence how you focus and what happens when you lose control. In general, this amounts to a specific vice; focusing means tickling this vice, loss of control is when you are overwhelmed.
  
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This might seem like a free lunch for an evil character, but when you lose control you are self-destructive, evil for the sake of evil, and generally go too far for whatever sensibilities your character has. Good characters get remorse and are hurt by the very fact that they have done evil; bad people go further when possessed, often hurting their own prospects.  
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The actions you do when you lose control can be nonsensical or even destructive. You lose sight of your normal goals and live out your vice in an immediate and direct way. Such actions can indirectly benefit your normal cause, but you pursue them beyond what is reasonable and productive.
  
 
=== Limitation ===
 
=== Limitation ===
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Loss of control has no limitation of its own; instead it ups the ante on other limitations. When you are breaking whatever other limitations you have, you do not lose your power powers; instead you risk losing control. The GM proposes an action the possessor tries to force you to do. You can agree, and do the action but otherwise remain in control. If you resist, you take a [[Damage (Action)#Wounds and Injury|Wound]].
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You risk losing control in certain situations, especially when doing things somehow relevant to the nature or source of your powers. When you roll [[Actions_(Action)#Special_Results|Snakeyes]] on any task, the GM proposes an action your powers tries to force you to do. The GM can also make one such proposition of his own per scene. You can agree, and behave as suggested. In extreme cases, the GM might even take temporary control of your character. If you resist, you lose access to your powers for the rest of the scene.
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=== Focus Condition ===
 
=== Focus Condition ===
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Trigger Action (Focus)
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Focus
  
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When doing the type of actions you do when you lose control, you release a burst of energy, allowing you to focus. This can either be because because you choose to give in or because you lost control. This means you can always focus when you lose control, making you doubly dangerous at these times. When you are taking the initiative and choose to skirt the danger, you get to pick what kind of action to do, and you'll presumably not pick the worst imaginable ones. Still, you must be living out your vice, and the GM is the final judge on whether your action is evil enough.
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When doing the type of actions you do when you lose control, you can focus. This can either be because because you gave in to the GMs suggestion or because you came up with a course of action the GM agrees is in accordance with your vice. When you are taking the initiative and choose to skirt the danger, you have to continue to act out your vice until it plays itself out, or risk losing your powers.

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This is a Method for using Powers in Action. Methods are a part of Traditions and define how Powers are used in each campaign.

Loss of Control

You are channeling powers beyond your control: sometimes these powers take you over and force you to go wild. You must specify the nature of the power you are connecting to, as this will influence how you focus and what happens when you lose control. In general, this amounts to a specific vice; focusing means tickling this vice, loss of control is when you are overwhelmed.

The actions you do when you lose control can be nonsensical or even destructive. You lose sight of your normal goals and live out your vice in an immediate and direct way. Such actions can indirectly benefit your normal cause, but you pursue them beyond what is reasonable and productive.

Limitation

You risk losing control in certain situations, especially when doing things somehow relevant to the nature or source of your powers. When you roll Snakeyes on any task, the GM proposes an action your powers tries to force you to do. The GM can also make one such proposition of his own per scene. You can agree, and behave as suggested. In extreme cases, the GM might even take temporary control of your character. If you resist, you lose access to your powers for the rest of the scene.

Focus Condition

Focus

When doing the type of actions you do when you lose control, you can focus. This can either be because because you gave in to the GMs suggestion or because you came up with a course of action the GM agrees is in accordance with your vice. When you are taking the initiative and choose to skirt the danger, you have to continue to act out your vice until it plays itself out, or risk losing your powers.

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