Find the Crime
Cost: 1 mote
Duration: One scene
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Investigation: 1
Minimum Arete: 1
Prerequisite Charms: None
This Charm adds 2 dice to Investigation rolls to search for anything of interest in an area. This Charm may be purchased more than once, with each additional application adding 2 more dice, but the total number of bonus dice from all applications of this Charm cannot exceed the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower.
Thorough Search
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Investigation: 2
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Find the Crime
The mage gains an intuition regarding the potential location of a searched-for item, adding 2 dice to a Investigation roll to search for a specified object. This Charm may be purchased more than once, with each additional application adding 2 more dice, but the total number of bonus dice from all applications of this Charm cannot exceed the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower. Spend 2 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Restore the Floorboards
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: One Scene
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Investigation: 3
Minimum Arete: 1
Prerequisite Charms: Find the Crime
The mage finds it easier to remember the appearance of the room before she searched it, providing 2 dice to Investigation rolls to conceal a search. This Charm may be purchased more than once, with each additional application adding 2 more dice, but the total number of bonus dice from all applications of this Charm cannot exceed the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower.
Find the Crime Scene
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 4
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Thorough Search, Restore the Floorboards
The mage is instantly aware of whether a named object is within (Arete x 5) feet or (Investigation x 5) feet of him, whichever is lower. This can be a broad item ("the murder weapon used to kill the banker") or very specific ("Jorath's copy of the Book of Three Circles"). This Charm does not reveal the location of this item, merely its presence or absence. Spend 3 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Elementary
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Investigation: 3
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Find the Crime
The mage finds it easier to connect evidence with the events that produced it, adding 2 dice to an Investigation roll to reconstruct an event based on evidence. This Charm may be purchased more than once, with each additional application adding 2 more dice, but the total number of bonus dice from all applications of this Charm cannot exceed the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower. Spend 2 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Time of Death
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 5
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Elementary
The mage is instantly aware of how long ago a named event last occured within (Arete x 5) feet or (Investigation x 5) feet of his current location, whichever is lower. This can be a broad event ("when a merchant walked here") or a very specific one ("when Lilir and the Guildsman met to discuss a shipment of slaves to the Fair Folk"). If the event took place within range, the mage knows how long ago. Events beyond 1 hour old require a Perception + Investigation check with a difficulty depending on how long ago the event took place (1 for less than a day, 2 for less than a month, 3 for less than a season, 4 for less than year, 5 for less than a decade, 6 for less than a century, events older than a century cannot be gauged). If this roll succeeds, the mage receives an accurate time to within minutes of the event. If it fails, the accuracy is less precise by 1 division per success less than the number needed. For example, a mage who scored 3 successes on an event 23 years old would be able to determine the year and season of the event, but not the month, day, or time. Spend 3 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Tattle-Tale Spirit
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 4
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Elementary
By briefly handling an object, he can determine if it has any connection to a named individual whom the mage has met at least once. The exact nature of this connection is not defined, though on a successful Arete or Investigation check, whichever is lower, can allow the mage to discern the closeness of the connection as Prized (favorite cloak, lover's favor, childhood toy), Possessed (owned for at least a full year at some time in history), or Handled (appraised once, carried between two points, owned briefly and then sold). This Charm cannot be used twice in an effort to glean information about the object's relationship with an individual already named in the last month. Spend 3 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Consult Object
Cost: 4 motes + 1 Willpower
Duration: One scene
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 5
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Tattle-Tale Spirit
The mage handles an item and receives an impression of the events surrounding that item. The mage may ask a number of yes/no questions equal to her Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower, and the object will respond with a yes, no, or silence. Silence might mean any number of things, from "I don't know" to "Yes and no" to "That isn't a yes/no question."
Something to Hide
Cost: 1 mote
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Investigation: 2
Minimum Arete: 1
Prerequisite Charms: Find the Crime
By merely interacting with an individual for a few turns, the mage can tell whether the subject is guilty of breaking the local law recently without being punished. The crime must have taken place within the mage's Arete or Investigation in days, whichever is lower, and the mage cannot tell one infraction from another, so a beggar who stole a piece of fruit from a cart would appear the same as an assassin responsible for the brutal murder of several nobles. Unless the local law specifically forbids an act the suspect committed (casual murder in Nexus, for example), it does not count as a crime for the purposes of this Charm. Spend 1 additional mote to have this Charm last until the end of the scene, though it still takes a minute or so of interaction to smell guilt.
Seek the Simple Truth
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: One scene
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Investigation: 3
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Something to Hide
For the rest of the scene, the mage is able to tell if a specific individual is telling the plain, direct truth as she knows it. Any attempt to mislead, conceal information, or lie is immediately detected as being less than the truth on a successful Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower, roll against a difficulty equal to the speaker's Willpower. This Charm may be purchased more than once, to a maximum number of times equal to the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower, with each application reducing the difficulty of the Charm's roll by 1, to a minimum difficulty of 1.
Guilt by Association
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 4
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Seek the Simple Truth
The mage can determine whether the subject is acquainted with an individual, who the mage must have met at least once, the mage names. The exact nature of this relationship is not defined, though on a successful Perception + Investigation check against a difficulty equal to the subject's Willpower, she may discern the closeness of the connection as Intimate (lovers, siblings, close friends), Close (allies, enemies, business partners, distant relatives), or Acquaintances (members of the same bureaucracy, soldiers in the same company, employer and employee, robber and victim). This Charm cannot be used twice in an effort to glean information about the subject's relationship with an individual already named in the last month.
Scholar's Knack
Cost: 1 mote
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Investigation: 1
Minimum Arete: 1
Prerequisite Charms: None
The mage becomes more adept at finding the information she is seeking in a library, text, or other work, adding 2 dice to an Investigation check related to reading or research. This Charm may be purchased more than once, with each additional application adding 2 more dice, but the total number of dice granted by all applications of this Charm cannot exceed the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower. Spend 1 additional mote to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Scan the Stacks
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 3
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Scholar's Knack
The mage can examine a collection of books and sense the presence or absence of a single specific book he names so long as it is within (Arete x 10) feet or (Investigation x 10) feet, whichever is lower. It can detect a book that is hidden or disguised, but will not reveal the precise location. Spend 2 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Veteran Librarian Method
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 4
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Scan the Stacks
The mage can examine a collection of books and immediately determine the location of a single specific book he names by either title or author as long as it is within (Arete x 10) feet or (Investigation x 10) feet, whichever is lower. If more than one book by that title or author is in range, this Charm leads the mage to the nearest one. Spend 3 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Gifted Student Method
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 3
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Scholar's Knack
The mage may find all instances of a given word in a single text of up to a maximum of (Arete x 100) pages or (Investigation x 100) pages, whichever is lower. Spend 2 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Perfect Memory Charm
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Investigation: 4
Minimum Arete: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Gifted Student Method
The mage remembers everything she currently sees and hears with perfect accuracy. This flawless memory lasts for a number of days equal to the mage's Arete or Investigation, whichever is lower, after which it fades to normal levels of recall. Spend 3 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
Master Librarian
Cost: 4 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Investigation: 5
Minimum Arete: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Veteran Librarian Method, Gifted Student Method
The mage can find the location of all books containing a single word or short phrase, provided it lies within (Arete x 10) feet or (Investigation x 10) feet of the mage. Spend 4 additional motes to have this Charm last until the end of the scene.
