T3

Creatures / Schticks / Possession

You can rob someone of his body, taking it for your own. Your body disappears. A power typical of ghosts and passion spirits.

This is an attack that only works in close combat and that does Magic +2 damage, soaked by the victim's Mind. A target that fails a DeathTest caused by Possession does not die, however, instead you take over his body. Your own body disappears. Any Wound Points you have suffered remain, while the victim's wounds disappear.

While in the victim's body, you use all your own Attributes and Skills, but you assume the appearance and mannerisms of your victim. If there is a large Body difference, you Body is temporarily lowered to be no higher than the victim's Body +3. You can access the victim's memories, and act out the part using Powers instead of Deceit. Your victim can try to interact with you through social Stunts but this takes time as his thought processes are slowed down except under extreme duress. You can let your victim regain control over himself, seemingly abandoning his body, though you can reclaim control at any time.

If you are killed while possessing a body, both you and the host dies, but if you have InevitableComeback, your own body may be restored. If you voluntarily leave a host, you can choose to kill it, in which case it must make a DeathTest with a difficulty equal to your Powers. The Summoning: Exorcism is the safest way to remove a possessor from a host.

Taking this schtick several times allows you to use one skill, attribute or schtick of your victim per extra schtick pick. Which attributes you want to use must be decided upon first possessing the body. You can use such schticks with Powers.