TRUMP
Trump should be familiar to everyone, but it works a bit differently on the Nile. Trumps aren't portable, generally - they're large wall paintings, usually located in a special chamber of the temple called the Gallery. Highly talented Trump artists can make smaller portraits, or even usable sketches in the sand or mud. Location Trumps don't exist. Trumps can be blocked by anyone with a Temple attribute above 0, and used by anyone with practice (though humans take a while to establish contact). Calling someone repeatedly is generally not an effective form of distraction, though some Trump users can mentally attack the person they are communicating with, generally with a paralyzing effect which lasts only a few moments after the call is broken off (though those who can attack can usually keep from being hung up on as well). Trump spying does not exist, though a high enough Temple attribute would let you know that someone else was using your Gallery.
Trump powers are bought
as part of a tree - those above them in the tree are required before purchasing
those further down. Details and cost of each power follow.
Join
Cost: 3 points
Allows: Pass
Prerequisites: None
Allows the ability to join a call in progress by physically touching one of the
participants.
Pass
Cost: 5 points
Allows: Caller ID, Engrave
Prerequisites: Join
Allows the ability to pass items or people through an open Trump contact.
The more points you have in Trump powers, the larger the item you can
pass. At the lowest level, items that can be held in one hand can be
passed; at the highest level, a hippo. Any Trump power beyond Pass
allows a person to be passed through.
Caller ID
Cost: 5 points
Allows: Attack
Prerequisites: Pass
Allows the ability to know who a Trump call is coming from before making the
decision to answer the call.
Engrave
Cost: 8 points
Allows: Draw
Prerequisites: Pass
Allows the ability to create Trumps in a Gallery. It takes a full week for
basic Engravers to create a new Trump, and as little as two days for those who
are Trump masters.
Attack
Cost: 5 points
Allows:
Prerequisites: Caller ID
Allows the ability to attack the mind of someone on the other end of a Trump
contact. This generally has the effect of temporarily paralyzing the
target, but can have more drastic effects if a human is the target.
Draw
Cost: 15 points
Allows: Sketch
Prerequisites: Engrave
Allows the ability to create portable Trumps on scrolls of papyrus, roughly 2
feet square. These take twice as long to create as Engravings, and can be
damaged easily.
Sketch
Cost: 8 points
Allows:
Prerequisites: Draw
Allows the ability to create a single-use Trump drawn in sand or Nile mud.
Sketches are very susceptible to damage, but can be created in an hour or less.
| ATTRIBUTES | SHAPESHIFTING |
| TRUMP | SORCERY |
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