Playing the Oracle
You see it all, you know it all, you have all the answers, so why does no-one listen
to you? Being the Oracle means having an eye on everything that’s going on around
you, but like the prophets of old, no-one seems to believe you, so you are on an
endless quest for the evidence you can wave in their faces: then they’ll have to
accept your word.
Sometimes the Oracle is content to watch and learn, rarely interacting with the
subjects of their fascination (Cold 2, Dark 1) but there are other doors they can open
and other windows they can peep through if they are prepared to take the risks and
perhaps expose their inner self to another (Dark 2, Hot 1.)
When you play the Oracle, you have to be out to find out what’s going on under the
surface so that you can confront your audience with the uncomfortable truths they
would rather shy away from. You can force secrets out into the open with Explain
This!, Interrogator and Be My Eyes, but you’re weak when it comes to acting on your
information. That’s where your Watch Committee comes in: just tell them what
you know and see what they do about it, but be prepared for the fallout to hit hard
when you let those particular watchdogs off their leash.
Once you’ve built a name for yourself as an ace reporter, you can start doling out
your wisdom to everyone who comes seeking it with Prophecy, but beware: there is
a price to be paid for meddling in the destiny of others and their defiance can bring
you crashing down into your Darkest Self. Honesty is a noble virtue, but the world
is all too ready to shoot the messenger: even if you are prepared to make the
ultimate sacrifice in the name of the Truth, nothing can prepare you for witnessing
The Oracle
the ruin your words have brought down upon those you care about the most.
You’ve seen the darkness underneath the masks we wear, the bandages that hide our
scars. As long as they are hidden, they will not heal, so rip away the dressings, no matter
how much that hurts, and let the healing begin. The Truth must out; the masks must fall.
But what’s that on your face?
Credits
This is a skin for Monsterhearts 2, available at buriedwithoutceremony.com
This Skin designed by James Mullen, with Jareth and J.D.
Identity Oracle Moves Seance
Eyes: roaming eyes, trustworthy eyes, When you summon a soul of the
Name: Aaymaya, Angus, Chloe, Felipe, Maxim, lying eyes, seeking eyes, wide-open Choose two:
departed, roll with Dark; on a hit, you
Oscar, Pakpao, Roberto, Violeta, Zachary eyes True Sight
may ask them one question they must
You can always see the inhuman answer truthfully, if they know the
Look: intellectual, preppy, shadowy, one of Origin: abusive family, medical
nature of others; if they try to use answer, but anyone taking part in the
the crowd, pariah condition, near-death experience,
a supernatural power against you, Seance may ask them an additional
vision quest, horrific encounter
you may denounce them and question if they take 1 harm. On a 7-9, it
spend a String on them to prevent
Your Backstory Strings
will cost someone in the circle 1 harm to
that power from working, but any banish the spectre safely.
You’ve seen someone’s supernatural form in witnesses will think you are the
action and will expose them to the world. odd one.
Prophecy
Take 2 Strings on them.
When you tell another PC what their
Explain This!
destiny is, they take -1 on all moves to
You once let someone else close enough to When you confront someone with
learn your deepest desire. They gain a String fight their destiny. Every time they get
evidence of their secret, they 10+ when fighting their destiny, you take
on you.
choose one: if they let you keep it, 1 harm. This continues until they meet
take a String on them; if they
Harm
their destiny, overcome it or you
Darkest Self destroy it, mark experience. withdraw your prophecy.
If they will not accept your help, you must
Be My Eyes
Experience Interrogator
force it on them: expose everything, hide
nothing, share the Truth with the widest When appropriate, you may give When you ask someone a deeply
audience you can find and show them that Add +1 to one of your stats. anyone the condition [Your Name’s] embarrassing or hurtful question, they
you were right all along. You escape your Take another Oracle move. eyes. As long as they have this take a String on you if they answer; you
Darkest Self when you see someone you love Take another Oracle move. condition, you may see & hear take a String on them if they don’t.
suffering as a direct result of your honesty. Take a move from any Skin. through their senses at any time
Take a move from any Skin,
and they may spend a String with
You’re part of a Watch Committee.
you to see & hear through yours.
Conditions
You can’t have sex unless your partner tells you a secret about
Hot-1 Cold 2 Volatile-1 Dark 1 Sex themselves first; take a String on them. After sex, tell them a
secret you know about someone else; your partner takes a
Move
Hot 1 Cold-1 Volatile-1 Dark 2 String on that person.
