Allies & Shadows

Allies

Personal Shadows

The first consideration is how real you want it to be.

• A Personal Shadow is just a shadow, set to your specifications. [1 point]
• A Shadow of the Realm will be near Amber...possibly close enough that its denizens can move through the Golden Circle. The problem, of course, is that it's too close for easy shadow shifting, and everyone knows about it. [2 points]
• A Primal Plane has a bit of Reality in it, all its own. A Primal Plane could start casting Shadows of its own. [4 points]
• A Protean Plane is a piece of Shadow that, while not as powerful as Amber or another Prime Reality, is, in fact, older than those planes from which most of Shadow is derived. These Protean Planes are often home to great sources of power (and very powerful entities who call it home. [X points (Not available pre-game.)]

The next thing you want to think about is protection.

• A Communication Barrier [1 point] blocks inter-Shadow talking. It can block Pattern, Logrus, Trump, Magic, and/or Psyche. Incoming, outcoming, or both! But remember, it's all-inclusive...you can't block everyone but YOU.
• Restricted Access [2 points] not only blocks communications, but access as well. You can limit people to always entering at one point, or only being able to enter from a type of feature (say, a sewer). You can even make them jump up and down, pat their head, rub their stomach, and whistle dixie if that's your fancy. But remember, once again, it applies to YOU too.
• Hidden or Concealed Shadows are just that. For [3 points], your Shadow can be practically impossible for a non-Advanced initiate of Shadow to locate, and even Advanced initiates could take literally months to find the place.
• Finally, for [4 points], you can set GUARDIANS. Exactly what your guardians are, and their instructions, are up to you.

Now you'll want some control over the place.

• Just controlling the contents [1 point] is easy, and lets you act like God, changing material, society, reality, and physical laws.
• The Time Flow is a bit harder [2 points], but allows you to speed it up or slow it down, relative to whatever True world governs this area of Shadow.
• Finally, the hardest; controlling the Shadow's Destiny [4 points]. With this, it can exert influence over those who walk through Shadow, setting it up so that the next time they, say, hellride, they'll run across it.

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