Finance
Secondary Ability
Money is the ultimate human magic trick, and you know how it works. Trade, trends, investments, markets, and risks provide you with mental stimulation, Awakened/ Enlightened power, economic fortitude, and – most likely – plenty of money (in game terms, the Resources Background).
An essential Trait for Syndicate Technocrats, this Knowledge enriches wizards, Adepts, mad scientists, and sharp-witted witches everywhere and provides a key component of the Ars Cupiditae – a venerable form magick based upon desire. (See The Art of Desire/ Hypereconomics in Chapter Ten, p.573.)
• Dabbler: Smart investor.
•• Student: Bank employee.
••• Scholar: Professional stockbroker.
•••• Professor: Wall Street wizard.
••••• Master: Power behind the throne.
Possessed By
Bankers, Brokers, Tycoons, Executives, Reporters, Accountants, Investors, Wealthy Bastards, Nephandic Corrupters, Captains of Industry, Masters of the Modern World
Suggested Specialties
Stock Markets, Investment Trends, International Trading, Warning Signs, Insider Trading, Laws, Law-Breaking, Black Markets, Currency, Power of Greed, Ars Cupiditae