A man’s past catches up with him in a small diner. When I walk into the diner, I see right off that things aren’t right. No one’s talking, for starters, […]
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Real Life for Constructs
The instructions are there, if you know where to look. It happens all the time in stories. The Velveteen Rabbit does it. So does Pinocchio. Pygmalion’s a slightly different case, […]
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Delerium Irae
Free the burning rage hiding in the soul. Power: Significant Cost: 1-5 significant charges Effect: This ritual affects one madness meter for each significant charge expended at the time of […]
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Hopscotch
Jumping up the Tree of Life. Hopscotch is a remnant of qabbalistic teaching, much as Ring Around the Rosie is a memory of the Black Death. Children jump from square […]
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Minty Morries
Sugary reminders that this, too, shall pass. Minty Morries are enchanted Pez dispensers that are used to break a person’s will. Thanatomancers, in particular, like to use them in preparing […]
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The Gates of Central Park
The REAL reason the Sleepers sanitized New York. So, Central Park in New York City has a whole bunch of gates, right? They all have individual names. Most people don’t […]
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The True Last Words of Dutch Schultz
The manic ramblings of a dying gangster hold important secrets. Any conspiracy theorist worth his salt knows about the last words of Arthur Flegenheimer, aka Dutch Schultz. For those of […]
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