Animus Components (Haunt)

This page serves as a list for the component costs in Animus, from the Haunt RPG.

Animus Theory
Animus requires unlocking components through various stages - Basic Animus, Intermediate Animus, Advanced Animus, and Further Animus. Within these stages are various Paths which must also be unlocked.

Limit Release
Limit Release is a branch of Animus that focuses on temporarily removing the limiters placed on the natural body - while it creates a significant amount of power, that is because it also is very harmful to the creature using it.

OCCULT cost: 2

Effect: Automatically gain a determined amount of successes on the next check - but, lose HP equal to the dice bonus that was required.

Limit Enhancement
Limit Creation is a branch of Animus that focuses on exploiting the limits placed on an opponent - while less dangerous to the user than Limit Release, it is also significantly less powerful.

OCCULT cost: 2

Effect: Decrease the opponent's next dice roll by a percentage equal to the HP you sacrifice. (e.g., 10 HP sacrifice = -10% to opponents check, applied after all other bonuses)

Sacrifice
Sacrifice is, as the name implies, a branch of Animus that focuses on trading resources around the user in order to gain more power. While the power gains can be extremely significant, they are only in proportion with what is sacrificed.

OCCULT cost: 2

Effect: Increase your next check by a value determined by the GM, according to what is permanently sacrificed.

Cancellation
Cancellation is a branch of Animus that focuses on cancelling the abilities used by an opponent. While it does not make the user any more powerful, it decreases the power of the opponent to such a degree where that no longer matters.

OCCULT cost: 2

Effect: Decreases the opponent's next check by a value equal to your Willpower value.

Internal Energy Manipulation
IEM is a branch of Animus that focuses on manipulating the user's body to make them more able to combat foes. It is typically damaging to the body, but shows significant results.

External Energy Manipulation
EEM is a branch of Animus that focuses on manipulating the energies around the user, giving numerous bonuses. While this does not increase the physical power of a user, it can provide significant benefits.

Ex Nihilo
Ex Nihilo is a branch of Animus dedicated to utilizing the user's body to great effect, often at the user's detriment.

Ad Nihilum
Ad Nihilum is a branch of Animus dedicated to providing what is often seen as non-combat abilities, but they nevertheless provide powerful attributes.