" No Detective. Miss Cambridge had nothing to do with this murder...Call it more than a hunch."
You have the ability to open yourself to emotional impressions that have been left on persons, places, or things. You are able to take in the strongest emotional context attached and in some cases, you have visions of that event.
System: When the Mesmerist wishes to scan something for psychic impressions, He makes a Perception+Awareness( or Rapport when used on a person) in order to discern the strongest emotional content attached to it. (note that this might not be what the mesmerist expects. A hammer that was used as a murder weapon might have impressions of the 12 years it was used as a carpenter's tool...and that carpenter's general emotional content as impressed on the hammer over time.)
The Mesmerist must touch the person, place, or thing.
The Mesmerist may also elect to try a much deeper scan of something by placing himself into a deep trance. (which takes at least 10 minutes) and then spending a point of Inspiration and then making the Awareness/Rapport roll. When this is done the mesmerist may then step into emotional events and view them as if he were there when they happened. Invariably the Mesmerist seemingly enters the body of one of the participants.There are a couple of downsides to this Precognitive fishing expedition, though. Any damage you sustain during the trance ends it immediately, You may also sustain damage in the vision. (while this damage does not necessarily end the vision it can be extremely unpleasant..)
The Mesmerist may also elect to try a much deeper scan of something by placing himself into a deep trance. (which takes at least 10 minutes) and then spending a point of Inspiration and then making the Awareness/Rapport roll. When this is done the mesmerist may then step into emotional events and view them as if he were there when they happened. Invariably the Mesmerist seemingly enters the body of one of the participants.There are a couple of downsides to this Precognitive fishing expedition, though. Any damage you sustain during the trance ends it immediately, You may also sustain damage in the vision. (while this damage does not necessarily end the vision it can be extremely unpleasant..)
Example: Dr. Prospero is examining a murder scene at the behest of a friend. Since he's coming up dry for clues he elects to enter a trance and see if he can piece together what happened. After entering the trance, He realizes that he's entered the body of the victim who was slowly tortured to death by Tommy "Two-Times" Freschetti. Each time the victim suffers damage. Prospero must roll a stamina+resistance check to remain in the vision. If he fails, he suffers 1 point of bashing damage for each 1 one the check roll, which he may soak. If he botches he may not soak this damage... and is bounced back into the real world. Prospero gets up the worse for wear and vows justice upon Tommy Two-Times.
Later on his career, Dr. Prospero scans another crime scene only to find himself in the body of the killer this time. He'll get a good look at the killer's hands and hear the killer's voice. He'll know the killer was aroused when he cut his victim's throat and he'll probably be slapped out of his trance by his compatriots who are worried over his giggling before he can identify the killer at all.
Storytellers are encouraged to be spectacularly cruel with botches on the roll above. Mesmerists might develop horrific mental imbalances as a result of trauma or touching the minds of deeply troubled individuals.
Later on his career, Dr. Prospero scans another crime scene only to find himself in the body of the killer this time. He'll get a good look at the killer's hands and hear the killer's voice. He'll know the killer was aroused when he cut his victim's throat and he'll probably be slapped out of his trance by his compatriots who are worried over his giggling before he can identify the killer at all.
Storytellers are encouraged to be spectacularly cruel with botches on the roll above. Mesmerists might develop horrific mental imbalances as a result of trauma or touching the minds of deeply troubled individuals.
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