Abilities: Occult

The study of the supernatural world is broken up into two large fields of research: Lore which focuses on the nature and history of supernatural creatures, and the Occult which focuses on the development and use of supernatural sources of power. Occultists focus their studies on supernatural powers—the energy sources that make supernatural powers possible, the rites and rituals used to unleash such powers in the natural world, and the religious and mystical worldviews that explain why supernatural powers exist in the first place. Common information rolls using the Occult knowledge include identifying a power based on its effects, assessing the purpose of an arcane glyph or symbol, priming or casting a thaumaturgical spell, discussing the basic myths and legends of the supernatural world. Study rolls involving the Occult knowledge include identifying the raw power source behind an unknown supernatural phenomenon, Cataloguing the powerset of a specific type of supernatural creature (or character), and unearthing new or long-lost powers from spell tomes and arcane libraries.

Ability Levels:

0	Ignorant: The existence of the supernatural is laughable to you. It might be misunderstood science, but there’s no way it could be magic.
1	High School: You know the basics—that magic exists, and different supernatural creatures have differing methods off channeling their powers.
2	College: You understand the basics for casting rudimentary spells and rituals, and you might even get them to work if you can access the right energy source.
3	Masters: You have delved into some of the major secrets of meta-magical theory. You can cast intermediate spells and rituals.
4	Doctorate: Other would-be mages seek you out to learn the esoteric ways of magic. You can cast advanced spells and rituals.
5	Scholar: You understand magic so well that your knowledge rivals the mages of the middle ages. With enough research, you can create new powers and rituals.

Possessed by:

Arcanes, Mages, Werewolves, Cultists, Pagans, Fiction Writers, Parapsychologists, The Religious.

Sample Specialties:

Thaumaturgy, Meta-Magical Theory, Rituals, Magical Power Sources, Arcane Glyphs, Vampyre Disciplines, Werewolf Gifts, Wraith Arcanoi, Fey Cantrips.

Players may choose a specialty at level 4 and gain a second specialty at level 5.