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Skepticism reflects a powerful Weaver effort to build a religion around its accomplishments, teaching humans to blindly exalt the personalities behind scientific achievement. It’s not a religion of creators and ingenious minds; it’s a religion of celebrities that bring clever memes and pearly white smiles to science. It’s about keeping the depths of science from the hands of the masses, and distracting them with talking heads. It’s a modern embodiment of the Great Man Theory, and it’s been remarkably successful.

Skepticism latches on to specific personalities, exalting them and pushing them into the limelight. It uses its Charms to bolster those personalities, and help them build cults.

Skepticism uses a special version of the Aura of Confidence and Seizing the Edge Shadow Lord Gifts; it can use them on a human, but not itself. It spends a single point of Essence to activate both on a given target. It’s worth noting that with these particular versions of these Gifts, their effects work over the Internet. With Aura of Confidence, their online interactions show no discernible weaknesses, no matter what they do or say. With Seizing the Edge, they win clear ties in online interactions.

Rage: 4, Willpower: 8, Gnosis: 10, Essence: 22

Charms: Aura of Confidence and Seizing the Edge (Special; see W20 p. 188), Armor, Healing, Illuminate, Peek, Solidify Reality

of Essence to activate both on a given target. It’s worth

Image: Skepticism looks like a well put-together man in a pristine lab coat with exaggerated features. His smile’s just a little bigger than human. His eyes communicate a sense of wonder. He’s inhuman enough to invoke the uncanny valley response in humans, but still impresses and awes.

noting that with these particular versions of these Gifts,

their effects work over the Internet. With

Aura of Confidence, their online interac

tions show no discernible weaknesses, no

matter what they do or say. With Seizing

the Edge, they win clear ties in online

interactions.