Paradox and Quiet Revision
                                      
   By Corey Rose (gamer@mail.klis.com)
   
  Description
  
   In this revision, Quintessence becomes a Trait, rated from 1-10. It is
       a flexible trait, much like Changeling Glamour. A character begins
       with a Quintessence rating equal to his Avatar rating, plus
       whatever else is bought via freebie points.
       Also, Paradox is replaced by the new Trait: Quiet. Quiet is a
       reflection of the Mage's distancing himself from Reality. The more
       a Mage alters Reality, the deeper he descends into his own
       Reality, the Quiet. Quiet is rated from 1-10, with both Permanent
       and Temporary points (like Changeling Banality). The Permanent
       rating is the rating used in Quiet rolls, and to determine the
       Mage's ability to deal with the reality around him (a high Quiet
       means you have a harder time dealing with things around you). The
       Temporary rating goes up and down, depending on what the mage
       does. As with Paradox, whenever the Mage alters Reality, he slips
       a little deeper into the Quiet. For a coincidental effect, the
       Mage will gain 1 point, 2 if the roll is botched. For a Vulgar
       effect, with no Sleeper witnesses, he will gain one point for
       every die rolled. For a Vulgar effect with Sleeper witnesses, he
       will gain 2 times the number of dice rolled in the effect (Arete
       rating). Whenever a Mage gains 10 Temporary Quiet, he loses them
       all and gains a Permanent point. And so the Mage descends into his
       own nightmare.
       
  Losing Quiet
  
   A Mage can rid himself of the Quiet and focus his mind on the world
       around him. He must spend several hours in Meditation and roll
       Wits + Meditation, vs a diff of 6. Each success rids the Mage of
       one Temporary point of Quiet, taking one hour of Meditation per
       point. When a Mage loses 10 Temporary points, he loses a Permanent
       point as well. If a Mage botches a Meditation roll to rid himself
       of Quiet, he will create a Hobgoblin, a creature or object from
       his 'reality' that crosses over to our Reality with him.
       
   Quiet Rating Description Effects
   1-2 Minor Hallucinations: Certain objects may appear and disappear
   intermittently. The Mage suffers a +1 to all difficulties.
   3-5 Minor alterations: Things change at random for the Mage. He may
   see, hear or feel things that do not exist or miss things that do. The
   Mage suffers a +2 to all difficulties. Also, the Mage will often have
   to make a roll to interact with Reality or to ignore a part of his.
   6-8 Massive alterations: The Mages reality becomes something
   completely different from our own The Mage suffers a +3 to all
   difficulties. Also, the Mage | will have to roll anytime he must
   interact with our Reality.
   9+ Total immersion: The Mage becomes trapped in his own nightmare. The
   Mage suffers a +4 to all difficulties. Also, he will have to make a
   roll to interact with our reality, as as well as spend a point of
   Willpower for each turn he wants to do so.
       
  Other Effects of Quiet
  
   A Storyteller may roll the Mage's Quiet rating (vs. difficulty 8)
       whenever he deems it appropriate (stressful situations, etc). For
       each success, the Mage will be plagued by hallucinations for a
       turn, and will be unable to interact with Reality. To disbelieve
       these hallucinations, the mage must roll Perception + Intuition
       (Difficulty 7).