MET LARP SRD

Ask any zookeeper — exotic animals and apex predators exude power and allure, drawing crowds titillated and fascinated by the sense of danger presented by such beasts. You can draw on the striking presence of such animals; when in close proximity to such a creature, others cannot help but be impressed by your association with the animal kingdom.

Once purchased, this power is always active. Whenever you are within three steps of a creature you have summoned via use of the Animalism power Beckoning, you do not need to spend Blood to activate the Presence power Awe, although you must still expend an action to do so. In addition, as long as you are within three steps of one of your beckoned creatures, that creature can utilize special applications of the Assist Attacker and Assist Defender mass combat tactics to assist you or defend you in challenges utilizing your Social attribute. This is an exception to the rule limiting Stock NPCs to assisting only in Physical challenges. You can only use this benefit of Bestial Allure once per turn. Note that such animals are Stock NPCs, and utilize the mass combat tactic rules for Stock NPCs, providing bonuses to applicable challenges. The amount of the bonus provided is equal to its Stock rating; this bonus cannot exceed the number of dots you possess of the Animal Ken skill. This is an exception to the Stock NPC mass combat tactic rule limiting bonuses to +1. For example, Zeke has summoned a large mountain lion using Beckoning; that large creature is treated as a 5-point Retainer for the duration of Beckoning. A combat scenario begins, and Zeke wishes to use the Presence power Dread Gaze, which utilizes his Social attribute for his test pool. Confirming that his Retainer is within three steps of his location, Zeke’s player declares his intent to use Bestial Allure and have his mountain lion use the Assist Attacker Stock NPC mass combat tactic to assist him with the challenge. The mountain lion does so, providing Zeke with a +5 wild card bonus to his Dread Gaze challenge. Later in the turn, Zeke is targeted by Eyes of the Serpent, which also utilizes his Social attribute. Because he has already benefitted from Bestial Allure once this turn, Zeke cannot benefit from it a second time.