A Bride for Merlin
Shadows and Constructs
This document covers the special rules for Shadows and Constructs to be used in the Amber DRPG campaign A Bride for Merlin, run in Atlanta, GA, by Franklin W. Cain.

Shadows

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Types of Shadows:

• Personal Shadow   [1]
• Shadow of a Realm   [2]
  • (Realms Available):
    • Amber
    • Chaos
• Primal Shadow   [4] - NOT AVAILABLE !!!
• Nexus of Reality   [8] - NOT AVAILABLE !!!

Control over Shadow:

• Control of Contents   [1]
• Control of Timeflow   [2] - RESTRICTED !
• Control of Destiny   [4] - RESTRICTED !

A character must have the appropriate Power for manipulating Shadow in order to have control over the timeflow and/or destiny of that Shadow. Furthermore, there are limits on the extremes to which a character can control a Shadow's timeflow (based on the character's Ranking in Psyche).

Shadow Barriers:

• Communications Barrier   [1]
• Restricted Access   [2]
• Guarded   [4]

Multipliers:

• Unique   [×1]
• Numerous ("Named and Numbered")   [×2]
• Countless ("Horde")   [×3]

Example - Personal Ways:

Those with Advanced Logrus may have their own personal Ways within the Courts of Chaos. The examples below are, respectively, the smallest design allowed, the largest design allowed, and the "usual" design.

• "Economy model" personal Ways   [6]
  • Shadow of the Realm of Chaos [2]
  • Control of Contents [1]
  • Named and Numbered [×2]

• "Luxury model" personal Ways   [30]
  • Shadow of the Realm of Chaos [2]
  • Control of Contents, Timeflow, and Destiny [4]
  • Communications Barrier, Restricted Access, and Guarded [4]
  • "Horde" / Countless [×3]

• "Standard model" personal Ways   [20]
  • Shadow of the Realm of Chaos [2]
  • Control of Contents, Timeflow, and Destiny [4]
  • Communications Barrier, Restricted Access, and Guarded [4]
  • Named and Numbered [×2]

Constructs

Remember that a character needs the Advanced version of a Power in order to empower a Construct.