Nature: Houserules
These are changes in the rules that applies to the various merits.
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Professional Training
1.Expertise: You get 1 free "Skill Specialty" in one of your Asset skills.
2.Competence: Each session, you can get the "9-again" benefit on 1 roll with the Asset skills for each dot in this merit.
3.Networking: You get a 3rd Asset skill, and also 2 dots in Contacts (relevant to your profession).
For these Contacts, you can use youir Asset skills on the roll to get information from them during game sessions. .
4.Synergy: ●Specialties in an Asset skill can be used on both of your other Asset skills.
●Once per session, you can get the "8-again" benefit on one use of your Asset skills.
●Lastly: You now get "one 9-again per session" for each separate Asset Skill, not just distributed between them.
5.Savant: You get 1 free "Skill Trick" for one of your Asset Skills, beyond all normal limits.
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Shadow Initiation
Requires plot related reason for your character to both know about and be allowed to undergo initiation. Also requires approval from the head GM.