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Epic Intelligence
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Scions with Epic Intelligence are the scholars, the inventors, the schemers and the strategists of the Gods’ children. They might not be the best thinkers under pressure (unless they also have Epic Wits), but when they set their minds to a problem, their methods are impeccable, their observations are insightful, and their conclusions are undeniable.

Associated With: Athena, Frigg, Hephaestus, Hermes, Loki, Odin, Ptah, Quetzalcoátl, Thoth

EPIC INTELLIGENCE KNACKS

Contempt of the Superior Mind

The burden of intelligence is endless contempt. When others are not as smart as you, it can be easy to dismiss what they are saying out of hand. The Scion with this Knack may at any time any attempt to ignore or disregard the social wiles and subversions of others (for example, an attempt to resist being seduced).

Fast Learner

By buckling down and intently studying certain subjects, the Scion internalizes them in a fraction of the time it would take a lesser intellect.

Know–It–All

The Scion is widely read and has a ridiculously wellrounded education. She might not be a master of any
single subject, but she knows a little bit about a wide range of disparate, esoteric subjects. (She could explain the intricacies of the Teapot Dome Scandal in terms of the interpersonal dynamics of the Justice League, then explain why typing “while one fork” into a UNIX system is a bad idea, before wrapping up with an explanation of how a Venus’s-flytrap works.) Normally, the burden of portraying this Knack falls to the player, so it behooves her to keep an ear to the ground for obscure trivia she can work into her character’s dialogue during the game. The Storyteller shares a bit of that burden as well, though. During a scene in which the characters seem to be stumped or hopelessly out of options, the Storyteller should “remind” the player of some pertinent bit of obscure trivia her character knows that bears a direct, helpful relevance to the problem at hand. It behooves the Storyteller, then, to make a list of a handful of such helpful hints when he’s designing his story. Just in case.

Math Genius

The Scion is a walking, talking calculator. She can divide up a 10-party restaurant bill so everyone pays only what they owe or calculate the standard deviation of oil prices over the last 15 years, all while holding an intense conversation about whether Republicans or Democrats are worse tippers. As long as she knows all the figures involved, she can crunch the numbers in her head with only a moment’s pause. She can also use mathematical shorthand and rapid calculation to estimate things like how many jellybeans are in a glass jar at the State Fair or how many titanspawn-possessed Civil War re-enactors are currently rushing toward her across the picnic grounds.

Perfect Memory

The character remembers everything about his past from before the game started to the current moment in the story. If ever the player forgets a salient point or key bit of information from previous sessions, he has but to ask the Storyteller and the Storyteller will remind him. It’s a good idea for the character’s player to take copious notes on each session’s events and double-check them with the Storyteller, if only to alleviate some of the stress on the Storyteller.

Refuge in Logic

Things are rarely bad as they seem, but when feeling emotionally drained it can be easy to give up. The Scion with this Knack has learned to step back and reassess his situation, finding new strength from a calm and logical outlook.

Speed Reading

Some speed so much time reading that the printed pages themselves become a voice. At this point the mind can be filled with new information almost as quickly with written material as with verbal communication. A Scion with this Knack is able to read text at a rate of 960 words per minute (the average person reads at a rate of 120).

Teaching Prodigy

With this Knack, a Scion can help someone else become a fast learner (per the eponymous Knack). When she makes significant efforts to tutor a student in a subject—a distinction best left up to the Storyteller. The catch built into this Knack is that a Scion cannot teach a student an Ability that she (the teacher) doesn’t have. Nor can the teacher help a student surpass her in mastery of a subject.


Tongue of Babel

In the beginning there was only one language from which all others grew. A Scion with this Knack has the ability to decipher the most estoteric of languages with just a slight listen or just a glance at the written script.
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