Infernal Might

Common Lore

by Travis Legge
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 Infernal Might

Infernal Might
Common Lore

Table of Contents
Chapter One: An Alternate Take 6
Chapter Two: Common Lore 9

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 Chapter One:
An Alternate
Take
“Trick you? To love and care for a woman, to have a family?
This is a trick? Why are you trying to save the world? Aren’t your
own sins enough for you? What arrogance to think you can save
the world. The world doesn’t have to be saved: save yourself.
Find love.”
— The Cobra/Satan, The Last Temptation of Christ

Lore Revisited
Infernal Might: Common Lore revises and
alters the basic system for Lore use and is intended to
present a streamlined option for Demon: the Fallen
20th Anniversary Edition. The purpose behind these
revisions is twofold. First, these new systems make
an effort to clean up references to Abilities to bring
Demon: The Fallen in line with the Ability spread
seen in the 20th Anniversary Edition line of products.
Where necessary, Ability references have been modified
to reflect the core Abilities presented in those official
sources published via Onyx Path. Secondly, an effort
is made to re-imagine a demon’s Lore as a fundamental
portion of their being that connects them directly to
the universe as a whole. As such, the basic system by
which each Lore functions is replaced with the following
new system.
Using Lores
Each time the character invokes one of the powers
of a Lore, the demon’s player must spend a point of
Faith, unless otherwise noted in the power’s description.
The player must then make a Willpower roll against a
difficulty equal to the power’s level +3. The number of
successes detail the degree of effectiveness, as detailed
in the power’s description. Failure on this roll indicates
that the Lore fails. A botch causes some kind of loss or
catastrophic backfire, such as losing a Willpower point,
spontaneous combustion, or accidentally letting a horde
of zombies run rampant. The fundamental power of the
universe is not to be toyed with or used haphazardly.
Primary Lore
When using a power from their primary Lore, a
demon may spend a Willpower point to activate the
power instead of a Faith point.
 Innate Powers
Innate Powers
All demons possess the following innate powers,
regardless of their House. These capabilities are
unaffected by Torment, and they are always active as
long as a character has at least one point remaining in her
Faith pool. If a character has exhausted her Faith pool,
she may still take advantage of these innate powers by
drawing Faith from her mortal thralls (see the Systems
chapter of Demon: The Fallen for details). A demon
who has no points in her Faith pool may also spend
a Willpower point and roll Willpower (Difficulty 7).
If successful, the demon may gain the benefit of one
innate power for one turn.
Immunity to Mind-Control
Demons are immune to any form of mind-control
and to supernaturally induced fear.
Immunity to Possession
For obvious reasons, the fallen cannot be possessed,
but if an attempt at possession occurs while the character
is devoid of Faith, it is possible to force the demon from
its mortal host. In this case, the player is able to resist
the attempt with a resisted Willpower roll. If the roll
fails, the demon is forced out of its host body and must
find another anchor immediately or be drawn back into
the Abyss (see the Systems chapter of Demon: The
Fallen for details).
Resistance to Illusion
Demons are especially adept at discerning the real
from the illusory, and they may attempt to penetrate
illusions or supernatural forms of concealment regardless
of the source. When confronted by an illusion or in
the presence of a person or thing that is supernaturally
concealed, the character can see past the artifice with
a successful Perception + Awareness roll (difficulty 7).
If the source of the illusion or concealment is
another demon, the difficulty of the roll is equal to the
opposing demon’s Faith or Torment score, whichever
is greater.
Resistance to Lethal
Damage
When in their apocalyptic forms, demons can use
their Stamina to soak lethal damage.
Healing Physical Damage
Demon characters may use Faith to heal bashing
or lethal damage. You can spend one Faith point to
heal all of your character’s bashing damage, while
lethal damage is healed at the rate of one health level
per point spent. Separate Faith points must be used to
recover from bashing and lethal damage. Aggravated
damage cannot be healed in this fashion.
Invocations
The power of a demon’s name is such that invoking
it, even in conversation, is enough to draw that spirit’s
attention, no matter how far away he may be. What’s
more, the subject can attempt to ascertain who is
speaking about him, where that being is and even
what is said.
Demons take notice whenever their Celestial
or True Names are spoken. The feeling manifests
differently for each. Some experience a chill that races
across their skin or down their spine, while others feel
an invisible pull that tugs at their mind. If a character
concentrates, she can attempt to determine who is using
her name and why. Make a Perception + Awareness roll
(difficulty 7 if the Celestial Name is invoked, difficulty 6
if the True Name is used). The amount of detail gained
depends on the number of successes rolled.
One success: The character receives a mental
picture of the person who invokes her name.
Two successes: The character receives a mental
picture of the speaker and his immediate surroundings,
including the individual(s) he addresses.
Three or more successes: The character can hear
what the speaker is saying for the duration of a single
turn. If she wishes, the character may continue to
eavesdrop on the conversation, though she hears only
the voice of the individual who invokes her name.
Eavesdropping on the conversation requires a successful
Willpower roll (difficulty 8) in each successive turn. If
the roll fails, contact is lost.
There is no distance limitation on this ability, not
even between the physical and spirit realms.
The capacity to establish a connection between
individuals by invoking names of power also allows
demons to communicate with one another and their
thralls no matter how far apart they are. To communicate
with another demon, the character needs either the
recipient’s Celestial or True Name, and must have at
least one point of temporary Faith available. Make a
Faith roll (difficulty 7 if using a Celestial Name, 6 if using
a True Name), and if successful, whatever the character
says is heard by the recipient. Once this connection has
been made, the recipient can reply if she has at least
one point of Faith available in her Faith pool. Note
that the recipient doesn’t have to know the speaker’s
name to reply. Once the link has been established, it can
be used by both parties. Contact lasts for the duration
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of a single turn. If the speaker (or the recipient of the
invocation) wishes to continue the conversation, you
must make a successful Willpower roll (difficulty 6)
in each successive turn of communication. If the roll
fails, contact is lost.
This ability is not limited to one-on-one
communication. A demon can direct her message to
multiple recipients in different locations up to a number
equal to her Faith rating. The player need make only
one Faith roll to send a message, and the difficulty
is 7 regardless of the names used for the invocation.
Otherwise, group communications use the same rules
already described.
In the case of thralls, communication is automatic.
The bond that already exists between mortal and demon
provides the needed link, allowing a demon to contact
her thralls without requiring a Faith roll. Additionally,
a demon may address multiple thralls at once equal to
her Faith score. Unless a thrall is specifically gifted
with the ability to perform an invocation, though, she
cannot initiate contact with the demon. In most cases,
thralls speak only when spoken to.
Though there is no known way for an outside party
to “tap into” this form of supernatural communication,
nearby demons can detect its use as they would any
other use of supernatural power. Likewise, since the
participants must physically say what they want to
convey, even as a whisper, it’s possible for sharp ears
to overhear at least a part of what is said.
roll (difficulty 7). If the roll succeeds, your character
detects the momentary distortion caused by these
energies. Additional successes provide further detail.
One success: The demon knows that something has
occurred (or is occurring) in the vicinity and a general
idea of how powerful the effect was or is.
Two successes: The demon gains a rough idea as
to the direction from which the distortion emanates.
Three successes: The demon knows without a
doubt the direction from which the distortion emanates,
and he has a rough idea of the distance.
Four or more successes: The demon knows
precisely how far away the disturbance is, and in what
direction. If she knows the area well, she can work
out exactly where the event took place or now occurs.
While demons can gain a sense of where an event
occurs, it’s impossible to tell from a distance exactly
what kind of power or evocation is used. If they want
more details they must investigate in person or send
their agents to learn what they can.
While a demon’s supernatural awareness usually
functions only when the character actively searches for
signs of distortion, the Storyteller can, at her discretion,
make a reflexive roll on the character’s behalf in the
event of an exceptionally large flare of power in the
vicinity.

Supernatural Awareness
The fallen are inherently attuned to the fabric of
reality, and they are sensitive to energies and influences
beyond the awareness of mortals. Players can make
a Perception + Awareness rolls for demons to get a
“feel” of the supernatural qualities of a given area.
A hospital room might emanate a sense of pain and
loss, imprinted by the emotions of the patients and
doctors who’ve struggled and died within its walls. An
otherwise unassuming basement might reek of the foul
rituals performed there days before. Additionally, an
alert demon can sense the use of supernatural energies
within her general vicinity. The fabric of reality distorts
momentarily when powers are used, and the fallen can
feel the ripples caused by this brief disturbance. Highly
perceptive demons can draw extensive information from
these ripples, gaining a sense of where the supernatural
event took place.
Demons can sense supernatural energies at work
within an area equal to their Faith score in miles (so a
fallen with a Faith of 5 can sense energies within five
miles). If a character wishes to sense the energies at work
in her area, make a successful Perception + Awareness

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 Chapter Two:
Common Lore

“I’m here on the ground with my nose in it since the whole thing began. I’ve nurtured every sensation
man’s been inspired to have. I cared about what he wanted and I never judged him. Why? Because I
never rejected him. In spite of all his imperfections, I’m a fan of man! I’m a humanist. Maybe the last
humanist.”
— John Milton, The Devil’s Advocate

Gifts of Using Lores

Damnation
While most lore is considered proprietary to the
House that created it, two paths exist as tools that every
angel (or demon) needed to further their work amid the
wonders of Paradise. The Lore of the Fundament was
the first, encompassing the basic building blocks of the
physical universe, in effect creating a set of principles
that provided the foundation upon which the work of
all the Houses was based. The second set of common
lore evolved among the fallen during the Age of Wrath
as a means of facilitating contact between humanity
and the rebel host.
Each time the character invokes one of the powers
of a Lore, the demon’s player must spend a point of
Faith, unless otherwise noted in the power’s description.
The player must then make a Willpower roll against a
difficulty equal to the power’s level +3. The number of
successes detail the degree of effectiveness, as detailed
in the power’s description. Failure on this roll indicates
that the Lore fails. A botch causes some kind of loss or
catastrophic backfire, such as losing a Willpower point,
spontaneous combustion, or accidentally letting a horde
of zombies run rampant. The fundamental power of the
universe is not to be toyed with or used haphazardly.

Lore of the Fundament
• Manipulate Gravity
The demon can alter the way gravity affects her
body, allowing her to leap enormous distances, hang
suspended in the air or plunge at her foes like a meteorite.
System: This evocation does not require the
expenditure of Faith to activate. The demon can leap
(or climb) up to 20 yards per success on the activation
roll, or fall a similar distance without suffering injury.
Completely canceling the effect of gravity requires a
number of successes equal to the character’s Stamina.
Characters who defy gravity aren’t weightless, per se —
they are still affected by outside forces as normal. The
effects of this evocation last for a single turn.
Torment: Monstrous demons who perform this
evocation leave a wash of turbulence in their wake,
randomly increasing or decreasing the effects of gravity
on surrounding objects or people who pass within
a number of yards equal to the demon’s Torment
score. The Storyteller is free to use her discretion
when describing the chaotic effects that occur in the
monster’s passing.
•• Manipulate Adhesion
The demon can affect her body’s adhesion to
physical objects. She can run up walls, hang from a
ceiling or cling to the side of a moving car like a spider.
System: This evocation does not require the
expenditure of Faith to activate. The angle of the
surface relative to the earth determines the number of
successes required on the activation roll. Running up a
steep slope requires only a single success, while a vertical
surface requires two. Moving along an inverted plane
(like a ceiling) requires three successes. The character
can move up to three yards along such a surface per
success rolled. The effects of this evocation last for a
single turn.
Torment: When a monstrous demon performs this
evocation, the surfaces with which she interacts are
warped by her passing, causing them to radiate waves
of intense heat and leave patterns of the demon’s hands
and feet on the surface. Individuals coming into contact
with these surfaces in the same turn as the demon
touched them suffer one level of lethal damage.
••• Manipulate Inertia
The demon can affect the inertia of anything she
touches, stopping it dead or granting it irresistible force.
She can snatch projectiles out of the air (providing she
can see them), or throw an object farther than any
human could imagine.
System: The demon can throw an object up to 30
yards per success on an activation roll, regardless of her
Strength. Snatching a projectile out of the air requires
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rolling a number of successes equal to or greater than the
projectile’s damage dice. For example, a thrown knife
inflicts Strength + 1 damage. If the person throwing
the knife has Strength 3, you must roll four or more
successes for your character to catch the knife. Your
demon has to be able to see the projectile to affect it.
Rocks, knives, even arrows are possible candidates,
but bullets aren’t. If your demon throws a projectile
at a target, each extra success achieved becomes an
automatic level of damage. The effects of this evocation
last for a single turn.
Torment: Items affected by a monstrous demon
become inherently unstable for a period of time, creating
potential for disaster for the next person who tries to
use them. For a period of turns equal to the character’s
Torment, any item that was the focus of this evocation
causes successes to be removed by any die rolling a 1,
2 or 3 when used for any reason. If no successes are
rolled and a 1, 2, or 3 appears on any of the dice the roll
botches, inflicting some horrible consequence (likely
damage) on the user.
•••• Manipulate Acceleration
The demon can affect the acceleration of her own
body, granting her supernatural speed and force.
System: Each success on an activation roll allows
your demon to walk up to 10 yards per success per turn,
jog 20 yards per success or run 40 yards per success per
turn. If used in combat, treat these successes as automatic
levels of damage for hand-to-hand, melee or ranged
attacks using thrown weapons. These damage levels can
be split among multiple targets if desired. The effects
of this evocation last for a single turn
Torment: The accelerations of a monstrous demon
so disturbs the air around her that she is surrounded by
an aura of blistering heat that radiates out a number of
yards equal to the character’s Torment score. Living
beings caught within the area of effect suffer one level
of bashing damage.
••••• Manipulate Cohesion
The demon can manipulate the state of any
inanimate matter she touches. She can walk on water
or air or break down solid objects into their component
particles.
System: The demon must be able to physically
touch the matter she wishes to affect. The number of
successes required depends on the matter involved and
the degree to which it is affected. Changing water to
ice or steam requires only one success. Increasing the
cohesion of water or air to the degree that it briefly
supports the demon’s weight demands two successes.
Vaporizing wood, cloth or other low-density material
requires three successes, while doing he same to high-
density material such as metal or stone takes four
Common Lore

successes. Each success also allows the demon to affect

one cubic foot of matter. The effects of this evocation
last for a single turn, after which the materials affected
return to normal or remain in their current state if
it’s natural for the material in question. Living beings
targeted with this effect suffer a level of lethal damage
for each success gained on the roll.
Torment: Matter affected by a monstrous demon
remains inherently unstable for a number of turns
equal to the character’s Torment, changing states at
random. The Storyteller is free to use her discretion
when describing the chaotic effects that occur in the
wake of the demon’s manipulation.

Lore of Humanity
• Translate
The demon can understand (and be understood
by) mortals, regardless of what language they speak.
System: This evocation does not require the
expenditure of Faith to activate. The evocation
affects a number of people equal to the successes on an
activation roll. The demon can understand the speech
of each affected individual and be understood in turn,
even if all of the individuals involved speak completely
different languages. The effects of this evocation last for
the duration of the scene. People who speak different
languages do not understand each other when this
power is used on them.
Torment: Monstrous demons must overcome the
obstacle of their own Torment, or the words they hear
are filtered through their own anger and obsessions.
After the evocation is used successfully, a Willpower
roll is made with a difficulty equal to your character’s
Torment. If successful, your character understands the
words of those around her as they are intended. If the
roll fails, your demon’s understanding of what is said
is skewed by her own hatred and despair. A greeting
is misunderstood as a threat, or an honest answer
sounds evasive or outright deceptive. The Storyteller
is encouraged to make this Willpower roll on behalf of
the character and keep the results secret, tailoring the
information the player hears accordingly.
•• Insinuate
This evocation causes mortals to instinctively
regard the demon as a potential friend, allaying any
initial feelings of distrust or suspicion and engaging
their interest in her. Unless gifted with a demon’s
resistance to mind-control, thralls can be affected by
this evocation as well.
System: This evocation does not require an
expenditure of Faith to activate. The evocation affects
a number of individuals equal to the successes achieved
on an activation roll. Each person resists the evocation

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with a Willpower roll at a Difficulty equal to the demon’s
Charisma + Subterfuge. If the Willpower roll fails,
affected individuals trust the demon within reason and
talk freely and openly with her, lowering the difficulty
of any of the demon’s subsequent Manipulation rolls by
one. The effects of this evocation last for the duration
of the scene.
Torment: Monstrous demons who perform this
evocation have the opposite effect on the mortals
they encounter. Affected individuals use the demon’s
Torment as the difficulty for their Willpower rolls.
If a roll fails, the person is overcome with feelings
of revulsion and anger, and treats the demon with
intense apprehension and fear. The difficulties of all
Intimidation rolls directed at these individuals decrease
by two.
••• Fade
Demons using this evocation literally fade into the
background. Mortal eyes simply pass over them unless
the demons choose to call attention to themselves.
Demons (and thralls who have been gifted with the
demon’s resistance to illusion) are immune to the
effects of this evocation.
System: This evocation does not require an
expenditure of Faith to activate. If the activation roll is
successful, the demon goes unnoticed by mortals unless
she does something to call attention to herself such as
make physical contact or speak to them directly. These
effects persist for the remainder of the scene or until
the demon wills them to cease.
Mortals the demon encounters may attempt to
overcome this effect when the demon first enters their
vicinity (a range or place where someone might normally
notice the demon without direct engagement) with a
Willpower roll (difficulty 8). If the mortal achieves
more successes on this roll than the demon achieved
on their activation roll, the mortal may notice the
demon as normal.
Torment: Monstrous demons who perform this
evocation fade from the sight of ordinary mortals, but
stand out like beacons for those consumed by anger or
a lust for violence.
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•••• Confess
Mortals engaged in conversation with the demon
respond to his questions with complete candor. Unless
made aware of it later with direct questions about
events, the mortal affected by this evocation does not
remember the details of the conversation. Unless gifted
with a demon’s resistance to mind-control, thralls can
be affected by this evocation as well.
System: The target resists with a Willpower roll
(difficulty 7). If your activation roll gains more successes,
the demon can ask the mortal any questions she wishes,
and the mortal answers with complete honesty. The
effects of this evocation last for a number of turns equal
to your character’s Faith score
Torment: Monstrous demons are able to draw
out only a mortal’s dark nature, learning her secret
animosities, lusts and ambitions.
••••• Alter Memory
The demon is able to manipulate a mortal’s memory,
changing or removing any recollection of his dealings,
or planting memories where none were before. Unless
gifted with a demon’s resistance to mind-control, thralls
can be affected by this evocation.
System: The number of successes required on the
activation roll when using this power is determined
by the degree you wish to alter the target’s memory. A
resisted Willpower roll is made for the target (difficulty
7). If your character attempts to alter or remove an
existing memory, one success is required beyond the
target’s successes. Planting a completely false memory
requires two successes beyond the target’s initial
successes. If you receive three or more successes beyond
the target’s successes, you may rewrite entire periods
of the target’s life experiences. Altered or fabricated
memories are permanent.
Torment: Monstrous demons who perform this
evocation also cause bouts of sleeplessness, anxiety and
despair that take days or weeks to subside. Nightmares
persist for a number of nights equal to the character’s
Torment score. Each night, make a Willpower roll
for the victim with a difficulty equal to the demon’s
Torment. If the roll fails, the victim loses a temporary
Willpower point. If the victim runs out of Willpower
points, she gains a temporary derangement.
Name: Nature: house:
Player: DemeaNor: FaCtioN:
ChroNiCle: CoNCePt: Visage:
attributes
PhysiCal soCial meNtal
Strength ●❍❍❍❍ Charisma ●❍❍❍❍ Perception ●❍❍❍❍
Dexterity ●❍❍❍❍ Manipulation ●❍❍❍❍ Intelligence ●❍❍❍❍
Stamina ●❍❍❍❍ Appearance ●❍❍❍❍ Wits ●❍❍❍❍

abilities
taleNts skills kNowleDges
Alertness ❍❍❍❍❍ Animal Ken ❍❍❍❍❍ Academics ❍❍❍❍❍
Athletics ❍❍❍❍❍ Crafts ❍❍❍❍❍ Computer ❍❍❍❍❍
Awareness ❍❍❍❍❍ Drive ❍❍❍❍❍ Finance ❍❍❍❍❍
Brawl ❍❍❍❍❍ Etiquette ❍❍❍❍❍ Investigation ❍❍❍❍❍
Empathy ❍❍❍❍❍ Firearms ❍❍❍❍❍ Law ❍❍❍❍❍
Expression ❍❍❍❍❍ Larceny ❍❍❍❍❍ Medicine ❍❍❍❍❍
Intimidation ❍❍❍❍❍ Melee ❍❍❍❍❍ Occult ❍❍❍❍❍
Leadership ❍❍❍❍❍ Performance ❍❍❍❍❍ Politics ❍❍❍❍❍
Streetwise ❍❍❍❍❍ Stealth ❍❍❍❍❍ Science ❍❍❍❍❍
Subterfuge ❍❍❍❍❍ Survival ❍❍❍❍❍ Technology ❍❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍

aDVaNtages
baCkgrouNDs lore Virtues
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍ Conscience ●❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍ Conviction ●❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍ Courage ●❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍
❍❍❍❍❍ ❍❍❍❍❍
aPoCalyPtiC Form Faith health
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Bruised ❑
tormeNt Hurt -1 ❑
Permanent Injured -1 ❑
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Wounded -2 ❑
Temporary Mauled -2 ❑
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Crippled -5 ❑
Incapacitated ❑
willPower
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ exPerieNCe
❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏