You have a friend and ally who just happens to be a shen. However, this Merit doesnвЂ™t help you drive any sort of vehicle. The difficulty is -2 on any dice roll when youвЂ™re trying to understand, repair, or operate any kind of mechanical device. You have a natural aptitude for dealing with all kinds of mechanical devices (note that this doesnвЂ™t include electronic devices such as computers). In appropriate situations, you may ask the Storyteller for the difficulty of some task youвЂ™re about to perform. Another possible use for this ability, assuming you have numbers on which to base your conclusions, is the ability to calculate the difficulty of certain tasks. All relevant rolls are made with a -2 difficulty. You have a natural affinity with numbers and a talent for mental arithmetic, making you a natural when working with computers or betting at the race tracks. Add two dice to your Perception dice pool when you must take an action against someone with the same Nature or Demeanor as you. Through this nightly exercise, you also have incredible insight into the underlying motives of othersвЂ™ actions. You have keen insight into the ulterior motives of all your actions. You may not take this Merit if you have the Flaw of Driving Goal. Decide what your higher purpose is, and make sure you discuss it with the Storyteller. You gain two extra dice on any roll that has something to do with this higher purpose. Though you may sometimes be driven by this purpose and find yourself forced to behave in ways contrary to the needs of personal survival, it can also grant you great personal strength. You donвЂ™t concern yourself with petty matters and casual concerns because your higher purpose is everything. Your chosen goal drives and directs you in everything. Your hands are as warm as sunlight or stones from a cheery hearth.Д®veryone has some vision of their Path, but you have a special commitment to yours. If the family member is in your pack/coterie/etc., itвЂ™s a three-point Merit.ДЇlowers spring up in your footsteps and trees burst into bloom at your touch. If the family member is close by, this is a two-point Merit. However, he may also call upon you for aid some day. You have a good relationship with the family member and heвЂ™ll come to your aid if you call. Unscrupulous shen may try to steal its power, and demons will certainly want to defile it for their own twisted ends.ДЄ member of your mortal family is a supernatural creature. Remember that this wellspring is a priceless treasure. At a dragon nest, all attempts to recover Lifeforce with the Blessing of Heaven automatically receive a number of extra successes equal to the value of this Merit. Your character has been entrusted with a wellspring of Chi, one of the few places of spiritual power left in the Middle Kingdom. This becomes a two-point Merit for Kindred of the East but remains a one-point Merit for everyone else. This Merit doesnвЂ™t allow you to learn more languages than are permitted by your Linguistics score, but you may add three dice to any roll involving languages, both written and spoken. The difficulties of all rolls requiring risky or especially difficulty driving maneuvers are reduced by two. You have a natural affinity with driving motorized wheeled vehicles, such as cars, 18-wheelers, and even tractors. Any negative modifier to a dice roll which arises from a distraction or other inauspicious circumstance is limited to two, though no extra benefits are gained if only one penalty die was imposed. You have the ability to focus your mind, to shut out any distractions and annoyances. You have a natural affinity with computers, so the difficulty is -2 on all rolls to repair, construct, or operate computers. For novice players this is an ideal Merit because it allows you to receive advice from the Storyteller concerning what you can and canвЂ™t do, and (even more important) what you should and shouldnвЂ™t do. Whenever youвЂ™re about to do something counter to common sense, the Storyteller should alert you to what youвЂ™re trying to do, and how it might violate practicality. You have a significant amount of practical, everyday wisdom. You make all rolls involving the Leadership Talent at -1 to your difficulty. Even if you donвЂ™t hold a position of leadership, those around you treat you as if you did. Others respond to your inherent authority and tend to follow your orders or suggestions. You may buy Merits through good role-playing experience points at a rate of 3 to 1. Remember its 1 Freebie Point per point of Merit. Maximum of 10 Merit points at character creation. Here are the approved merits for the campaign.

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