trickster -- cosmic rogue Path under Origin divine
Tricksters are Loki / Anansi (TV episodes) and Huehuecoyotl-class (tie-in novel Coyote's Kiss) -- sugar metabolism, reality-bending pranks, mortal covers, and victim-blood wooden stakes. Not Marvel. Not a Faith God worship climb.
Gabriel-as-Loki on TV is a Celestial angel witness-protection disguise, not this Path.
How you play -- deception
1. guise list pick a cover (janitor, professor, waitress, …)
2. guise janitor warp the cover -- who reads Mortal; strangers see short-desc in cover clothes, not your name
3. vanish snap-finger hide (same hide gate as help stealth)
4. decoy leave a dummy; lookers without pierce stare at it
5. misdirect seed candy-wrapper false trails (help track)
6. guise off drop the cover when you want the grin seen
How you play -- punchline
1. prank [name] petty room warp or named-target prank
2. prank commercial swap the local TV / Channel 7 booth ad (this room only)
3. humble <name> ironic lesson for the arrogant (tier 2+, titles)
4. warp list catalog of timed reality warps (help warp)
5. warp <flavor> [name] room bend, conjure, or person joke
6. laylow at your shrine pocket -- fold inward (help laylow)
7. mischiefdrill solo floor when no prey -- mischief + FOC/FIN/PRE (help mischiefdrill)
8. sitemask fold bolt-hole mouth from low-attunement eyes (help sitemask)
9. threshold <dir> paint a temporary door home (help sitemask)
10. relocate [x y] tier 4 / apex cast: drag mouth on America atlas
Gabriel ``tvworld`` is archangel cover -- not your local-set swap (help tvworld).
This is the cosmic rogue: you hide in a crowd as a janitor, snap out of notice, leave a dummy humming in the corner, and let hunters follow candy wrappers the wrong way. Mystery Spot time loops and TV-world traps are Gabriel/archangel-scale -- not yours (help snap / help deepcover).
Not worship gods
- No flock Devotion apex, minister loop, or claimseat worship climb.
- Mischief on needs and score -- sugar refills; pranks and covers spend, not prayer.
- Belonging appears only after you have a shrine bolt-hole stamped (god_home_pocket / home room) -- not a shared spot for every Trickster.
- Parish Coalescence is the awakening glimpse, not your home.
- Copyover keeps you in the private lesson or returns you to your shrine.
- Cabs only run on Earth (help passage if you are stranded in the shared template).
- Covers are invented roles (Tall Tales janitor / folklore professor).
They are not stolen living faces (help shapeshifter).
Fuel loop
1. needs or score needs -- mischief bar (not grocery or Power).
2. Eat sugary food (cookies, cake, pie) -- mischief refills on eat.
3. guise / vanish / decoy / misdirect spend mischief to stay unseen.
4. prank / humble / warp spend mischief for room-visible chaos.
5. prank commercial at a battered TV or the Channel 7 booth swaps only that room's ad break -- not WKNZ town radio, not Gabriel tvworld.
6. Low mischief nags you to eat sugar (needs row shows craving).
Training
- Town Gym refuses you (mortal calisthenics are theater).
- mischiefdrill is the no-mark Track-A faucet (peer to bloodcircuit / vigil).
- prank / humble / warp on NPCs and players in the room can drip thin primary gains.
Weakness
- Victim-blood wooden stake → realm banish (help godhunt).
- research tricksters at a library pierces covers and dummy tells.
- Angel discern and staff see through the janitor.
Top stats lean FOC / FIN / PRE.