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Boggan
Chicanery
Wiggle Waggle: Waggle your finger in the direction of your subject. Round-about: Stir something counterclockwise. Finger Poke: Tickle someone. Ha Ha: Make fun of your subject.
Legerdemain
Criss-Cross: Cross your eyes and hold them that way till the cantrip is completed. Skippidy-do: Skip around your subject. Blue in the Face: Hold your breath for at least 30 seconds. Running Jump: Run in circles three times then jump in the air.
Primal
Home Cookin': Eat a muffin you baked yourself. Sugar 'n Spice: Sprinkle sugar on your subject. Berry Pick'n: Squash a berry then lick the juice off your fingers. Curds: Pour curdled milk into a bowl.
Witches Brew: Make a poultice from three different herbs; spread on your subject.
Sovereign
Mad! Mad! Mad!: Stamp your foot on the ground and shout. Ruler ship: Hold an ornate rod in your hand. Heads!: Flip a coin and correctly call it. Statue: Stand perfectly still with your eyes closed for at least a minute.
Wayfare
Gordian Boy Scout: Tie your shoe laces in triple knots. Shroud: Place a hood on your head. Zoom: Do cartwheels. In a Circle I Stand: Draw a circle on the ground then stand in it.
Eshu
Chicanery
Laughing Boy: Laugh out loud. Cattle Call: Say a sentence in three different thick accents. Summer Vacation: Describe a beautiful place you've been. #$#&L^%$: Make up a new curse and shout it in a foreign language. time).
True Name: Give the True Name of someone you know (must be different every
Legerdemain
Granny Yank: Pull on your earlobe three times. Ouch!: Pull out a bit of hair. Angry Fan: Spit ice through a straw at your target. Copperfield: Perform a magic trick. guesses).
Cut the Deck: Cut a deck of cards; guess the showing card (you have three
Primal
Mmmm Yummy: Eat a bug. Firelight: Make a small fire. Water Shell: Pour fresh water into a shell, then sprinkle it on the subject. Burned in Effigy: Destroy a mask that somehow depicts your target.
Spilt Blood: Pour blood into a cup then spill it on the ground.
Sovereign
Facepainting: Paint your face. Legalese: Reason with your target, using a Latin legal term correctly. Frankincense and Myrrh: Engulf your subject(s) in a cloud of incense. Storytime: Tell a story (must be different every time.)
Wayfare
Skygazing: Stare up at the sky. Fly Away: Flap your arms like a giant bird. I am a Silver Key: Paint a key on your target with silver paint. Phone Home: Make a call to a place you would like to be.
Due North: Walk three paces due north, then jump into the air.
Nocker
Chicanery
Grunt and Grumble: Make a disparaging comment. I Think It's a Vegetable: Wad an orange marshmallow peanut into a tiny ball and throw it at your target. Snake Oil: Slip something vile and greasy on your target. Tech Stuff: Recite a section from a tech manual.
Legerdemain
Tap: Tap your subject. Slippery: Cover your hands in oil. Skindoodle: Draw a mock tattoo on yourself in ink. Smash: Break something with a hammer.
Primal
Oh Gross!: Smear mud on your face and on your target. Uri's Silver Drawer: Bend three spoons. Sculpting: Split a rock in two. Art Critic: Sculpt a modeling clay likeness of your target and creatively smash it.
Soothsay
I've Gotta Admit It: Say something nice about your target. Sincerely. Ice Cubes: Toss several crystals to the ground. Changeling: Players Kit
Sovereign
Ahem, AHEM: Clear your throat noisily. Ring-a-ding-ding: Sound a gong. Trinket: Touch a jeweled necklace crafted by a friend. Cap of Royalty: Wear a crown.
Wayfare
Three Step: Take three even paces. Ring Toss: Toss a metal ring in the air. London Bridge: Pass under an archway. E=mc2: Perform a complex mathematical equation (Storyteller's choice). answering machine.
Pooka
Chicanery
Awww, How Cute: Bat your eyelids extravagantly. Fast Food Warzone: Shoot a drinking straw's wrapper at your target. A Toast: Offer a toast to your subject. Giggles: Fall down on the floor, giggling uncontrollably.
Legerdemain
Twitch: Twitch your nose like a rabbit. Nose Grab: Grab at someone's nose and pretend to have stolen it. Play the Fool: Act in a foolish manner. Red-in-the-Face: Embarrass someone.
Primal
Bob-White: Imitate a bird call. Clover Salad: Make a salad of dandelion leaves and four-leaf clovers. Foul Stench: Burn the fur of an animal (not your own). Honey Drop: Drip honey on a piece of bark.
Soothsay
Lucky Charms: Rub a rabbit's foot. Egg Spin: Spin an egg. Ooh, Fresh Paint: Leave muddy pawprints / hoofprints on a clean wall. Snail Trail: Watch the trail of three snails (slugs will do in a pinch).
Wrap a Red Ribbon: Tie a red ribbon around a rowan branch; cut at midnight. Changeling: Players Kit
See The Resemblance?: Pat an animal of the same type as your affinity.
Wayfare
Spin and Paint: Spin in a circle while flicking paint all about you. Yabba-Dabba: Sing a Saturday moming cartoon theme song. Up, Up and Away: Blow up a balloon and let it float away. Catch a Critter: Catch a small creature (bug, frog, fish, etc.).
Redcap
Chicanery
Curses: Say as many obscenities as you can in one breath. Primal Scream: Scream as loud as you can. Dye Job: Dip an article of your subject's clothing in blood. Fight! Fight!: Start an argument (may be between two other people).
Shake and Bake: Shake someone till stuff falls out of their pockets.
Primal
See Food: Chew something up then spit it out. Rip it Up: Tear clothing, preferably your subject's. Java Man: Spill piping-hot black coffee on your target. Bloody Faucet: Cut your wrist with your fingernail and drip blood on your subject.
Soothsay
In this Sign Thou Shalt Conquer: Make an obscene gesture. Ptui: Spit in a footprint Bone Snap: Break a bone (this can be your own, someone else's or any bone you can get hold of). Head Rush: Hang upside down until you get a head rush.
Sovereign
Tooth File: Sharpen your teeth on a rock. Grab the Remote: Point a remote control at your target and press a button. Hole in the Wall: Punch a wall. Golden Guts: Eat gold or another precious metal.
Wayfare
Butterflies: Eat a butterfly. Get a Life!: Throw away something faddish or in style. Itinerary: Name off every place you've been today. Bloody Trail: Trace a route on a map in blood.
Satyr
Chicanery
Trailer Soundbite: Quote a current movie. Must be a different movie each time the bunk comes up. Catchy Tune: Play the pipes. Camp Fire: Lead those around you in a song. The Classics: Recite part of an epic poem,
Bump in the Night: Tell a scary story with your subject as the victim.
Legerdemain
High Jump: Jump as high as you can. Who's the Fairest: Stare at a reflection of your target for thirty seconds. Only Money: Burn a dollar bill and use it to light something. Booga: Drop something nasty down someone's shirt.
Primal
Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Pull the petals off a flower while saying, loves me, loves me not. Drinking Buddies: Drink half of a drink; share the other half with (or pour it on) your target. Sudden Growth: Plant a seed. Lords of the Sky: Frighten a flock of birds.
Soothsay
Round and Round We Go: Run counterclockwise around your target. You'll be Sorry: Warn someone not to do something. Feather Flurry: Tear up a down pillow and scatter the contents. Down She Goes: Light an alcoholic drink on fire, then drink it.
Sovereign
Fair Greeting: Kiss the hand of someone of the opposite sex. Me Tarzan: Pound on your chest.
Mark Your Territory: 'Nuff said. V-J Day: Sweep someone off their feet and into a long passionate kiss. chanting your subject's name.
Rub-a-Dub: Take a long, luxurious bath with expensive oils and towel off with silks, all the while
Wayfare
Tweak: Pluck three hairs from your body and cast them on the wind. Work Those Thighs: Do ten jumpingjacks. Borderlands: Walk on the edge be tween two places. Yank: Put ducttape on your leg; rip it off.
Sidhe
Chicanery
Accentuating: Speak with an affected accent. Name Names: Name the kings and queens of Concordia. Poet's Tongue: Describe your target with three different unusual metaphors. Multisyllables: Use two words with five or more syllables in a sentence.
Legerdemain
Courtesy: Curtsey or bow before your subject. Little Red Ribbon: Tie a knot around your finger. Ornate Words: Write a poem in calligraphy. Morning's Kiss: Brush your target's eyelids with dew.
Primal
A Rose is a Rose: Give your subject a rose. Getting Back to Nature: Roll in grass, leaves or a flower bed. Strength of Oaks-to-Be: Split an acorn with a sword. Give both halves to your target. Petal Dew: Drink the dew from a flower.
Scourge of Truth: Firmly grasp something that hurts (cold, heat, thorns, nettles).
Soothsay
Luck's Scent: Dab a bit of subtle perfume on your target. Memento Mori: Read an epitaph (must be different each time). Drawing Down the Moon: Look at the moon (a picture will do). Hand of Fate: Choose a tarot card to represent your subject, then tear it up and bum it. wine and drink it.
Rainbow Drink: Grind gemstones of the colors of the rainbow into powder, then stir into a glass of
Sovereign
Your Majesty: Introduce yourself in a formal manner. Regal Plait: Braid a lock of your hair. Herald's Bane: Announce everything you're doing in a grandiose manner. Friends Romans: Stand on a chair and recite Shakespeare.
Character Actor: Read aloud a passage from a play, substituting your target's name for the name of an appropriate person or thing in the play proper.
Wayfare
Sailing to Byzantium: Set a leaf or flower afloat on water. Hell-bent: Run directly into the wind. Traveling Music: Play live or recorded music appropriate to traveling. Pursue the Horizon: Draw a map to an imaginary place.
Follow the Sun: Watch the shadow of a fixed object shift location.
Sluagh
Chicanery
Yell like a Snake: Hiss as loudly as you can. I Don't Buy It: Cut up a magazine ad. Dictionary: Give the dictionary definition of something related to the cantrip (must be different each time). It was a Dark and Stormy Night: Read or recite a passage from a horror novel (must be different each time). Secrets: Tell a dirty secret.
Legerdemain
Make No Mistake: Tear the eraser off a pencil. A Bit o' Tongue: Waggle your tongue. Slither: Crawl on the ground. Flex: Place your leg behind your head.
Primal
Drippy Wax: Drip hot wax on your hand. My Preciouss: Lick a piece of jewelry and press it to your target. Fungus Smoke: Burn mushrooms. How to Eat Fried Worms: Eat a worm.
Soothsay
Nice Puppy: Stroke animal fur. Hate Mail: Write a nasty letter and place it near the target. Ink Blot: Smash a vial of ink and put your hand in it. Ollie's Bane: Paste together a shredded document.
Sovereign
What's in my Pocket?: Pull something gross out of your pocket. Dragon's Breath: Blow smoke in the direction of your subject. Funny Face: Apply intricate make-up to your face. Push Here, Pull There: Open a Chinese puzzlebox (a different one each time).
Wayfare
Home Sweet Home: Stare at a picture of a place you love. Arcane Symbol: Draw an arcane symbol (must be different every time). Little Brother's Blackmail: Read aloud from someone else's private diary (a different entry each time). Snuff: Put out a candle with your fingers. Humpty Dumpty: Draw a face on an egg then break it over your head; drink the yolk.
Troll
Chicanery
Snarl: Make a low growl. Great Heroes: Recite a passage from Beowulf (must be different every time). Bonjour, Mein Herr: Hail your target in five different languages very quickly. Tell a Tale: Tell a quick story of your exploits (must be different every time).
Nixys Prize: Lock a ruby and a picture of your target together in a small box.
Legerdemain
Criss-Cross: Cross your eyes. Stand Firm: Cross your arms and stand perfectly still while glaring at your subject. Praise the Sky: Raise your arms to the sky and shout. Make a Wish: Toss a pure silver coin into water.
Primal
Chug-a-lug: Quaff an alcoholic beverage. Berserker Rage: Charge at your subject shouting at the top of your lungs. Trim: Trim a bit of your beard or hair; sprinkle it on your target. Mighty Hands: Tear a phone book in half.
Home Hearth: Rub ashes from a fire made in your home on your arms and face.
Soothsay
Blue Skies: Focus on a reflection of the sky. It Shall be Done: Break a glass filled with wine on the ground. Stardust: Powder a gemstone. Futhark Fate: Handcraft a set of runes and cast them.
Sovereign
Show Some Respect: Salute your target. Tied in Knots: Braid your beard (or hair) in an intricate pattern; add a ribbon. Runic Mark: Draw a rune on the ground (must be different every time). Wood Splitter: Break a tree branch (or any piece of wood).
Wayfare
Compass: Draw a compass on the ground. Chiropody: Tear the heels off a pair of high-heeled shoes. Salty Air: Toss salt into the air. Gusty Winds: Make a small pile of sand in the palm of your hand then blow it away.