TEXT: Sex Move
  When you have sex with someone, 
  they become a part of the Failing 
  Dynasty (and subject to the move’s 
  mechanics).
  Darkest Self
  You aren’t ever going to be able to 
  reconcile the human and serpent 
  worlds. You can’t live with the lies 
  and insanity any longer. You need to 
  reject one side or the other to escape 
  this madness. Run the fuck away, hide, 
  return to the bosom of your serpent 
  family or abandon them entirely for 
  the human world. You’ll threaten, 
  hobble or destroy anyone who tries to 
  keep you enmeshed in contradictory 
  obligations. You escape your Darkest 
  Self when you submit yourself to the 
  old obligations once more, or you shed 
  your past life and integrate yourself 
  into a new family.
  Advancement
   
  
  Take another Serpentine move.
   
  
  Take another Serpentine move.
   
  
  Take a move from another Skin.
   
  
  Take a move from another Skin.
   
  
  You belong to a Nest of Humans.
   
  
  Add 1 to Hot (max 3).
   
  
  Add 1 to Cold (max 3).
   
  
  Add 1 to Volatile (max 3).
   
  
  Add 1 to Dark (max 3).
  This Skin is dedicated to:
   
  Christopher Murray
  Playing The Serpentine
  Tethered, confused, mesmerizing, 
  vicious. The Serpentine belongs to a 
  territorial family, one that’s both self-
  nurturing and self-devouring. They’re 
  treated like a pawn, used to regain the 
  family’s former glory. Failing Dynasty 
  is the source of a lot of drama for 
  The Serpentine. Embrace the idea of 
  familial conflict.
  The Condition snake food can work 
  in two ways: it can be represent your 
  enmity and brooding anger towards 
  this person, or it can represent your 
  desire to kill them. Other characters 
  are able to interact with this 
  Condition, if they can justify doing 
  so in the fiction.
  While The Serpentine can be both sexy 
  and deadly, a big part of playing this 
  character is about learning to cope 
  with the simultaneous demands of 
  two different worlds. Your serpentine 
  family won’t understand the rules of 
  human society, and human society 
  won’t understand your family context.
  The Nest of Humans gang reflects 
  the fact that The Serpentine wants 
  to belong to a world that they don’t 
  fully understand. While they might 
  join up with a gang or clique, they’ll 
  never fully grasp what it means to 
  belong to such a group. Thus the 
  misclassification of  “nest” in the title.
  If you “shed your past life and integrate 
  yourself into a new family” to escape 
  your Darkest Self, then the new family 
  replaces your previous family as the 
  source of the Failing Dynasty. It’s 
  possible to leave your serpentine family 
  (when escaping your Darkest Self) and 
  then later return to them.
  Name
  Choose a name:
  Adelinde, Attor, Dana, Hester, Jasdeen, 
  Lucian, Nuna, Russel, Seth, Zachariah
  A snake-like name, an ancient name, 
  a name without labial consonants, an 
  alluring name
  True Form
  Circle two that together describe how 
  you look when in your true snake form:
  slimy scales all over, a forked tongue, 
  a snake head, serpent tendrils for hair,
  a tail, undulating limbs without joints
  Human Appearance
  Circle one in each list:
  sleek, beguiling, sleazy, lithe, skittish
  darting eyes, apprehensive eyes,  
  cold eyes hypnotic eyes, snake eyes
  Origin
  Circle one:
  a family from old wealth, a family with 
  unknown origins, a family from the 
  swamps, a secretive and nomadic family
  In ancient days, your family 
  held dominion over this world. 
  They were powerful, deadly, 
  and wise. At least, that’s what 
  they tell you. But all you’ve 
  ever seen is empty faith and 
  crumbling dreams. You just 
  want to live your life like any 
  other kid, but they have bigger 
  plans for you.
  They say that there will come 
  a day when the serpent rules 
  once more. That once again 
  they will swap secrets with 
  powerful allies and venom with 
  powerful enemies. But they 
  need your help first. After all, 
  what is family for?
   The Serpentine 
  
  >>
  Your Backstory
  You’ve been watching someone, trying 
  to learn from them what it means to 
  be human. Gain two Strings on them.
  Your family seeks to control your 
  every move. The head of your family 
  gains two Strings on you.
  Strings
  Family Commands:  
  Snake Food:
  Other Moves
  Serpentine Moves
  You start with this one, and choose one 
  more:
   Failing Dynasty
  In the age of serpents, your family was 
  powerful and prolific. Now, they live in a 
  shadow of their former glory. They want 
  to regain (choose one): their political 
  clout; their old wealth; their failing 
  beauty; their web of secret allegiances.
  Whenever you are convinced to do 
  the bidding of a family member, carry 
  1 forward to doing it and that family 
  member gains a String on you. Whenever 
  you help your family regain some of their 
  former glory, mark experience.
   Mesmerizing
  When you stare at someone without 
  blinking, roll with Hot. On a 10 up, 
  they freeze up until you blink or 
  someone touches them, and they gain 
  the Condition dazed. On a 7-9, they 
  gain the Condition dazed.
   The Big Reveal
  When you reveal your true form to 
  someone, they gain a String on you. If 
  they accept your true self, they mark 
  experience. If they reject you, carry 1 
  forward against them.
   Temptation
  Your suggestions carry a preternatural 
  power. When you convince someone 
  to do something, they carry 1 forward 
  to doing it, and if they succeed choose 
  one: mark experience; gain a String on 
  them.
   
   The New Order
  When you learn to meet one of your 
  needs within human society rather than 
  within your family, mark experience. 
  When others help you fit in better with 
  human society, they mark experience.
   Patience is a Virtue
  When you bite your tongue and don’t 
  respond to adversity, roll with cold. On 
  a 10 up, choose one: gain a String on 
  them; they gain the Condition snake 
  food. On a 7-9, they gain the Condition 
  snake food.
   
   Trespassing
  Whenever someone enters your lair 
  without permission, they gain the 
  Condition snake food. Add 1 to all rolls 
  you make that involve infiltrating or 
  escaping someone’s lair.
   
   Hapless Prey
  When you lash out physically at 
  someone with the Condition snake 
  food, roll using Cold.
  Name:
  Stats
  Add 1 to one of these:
  Hot 1, Cold 1, Volatile -1, Dark -1
   
       
   
   Hot
  (Turn Someone On,
  Manipulate an NPC)
   
       
   
   Cold
  (Shut Someone Down, Hold Steady)
   
       
   
   Volatile
  (Lash Out Physically, Run Away)
   
       
   
   Dark
  (Gaze Into The Abyss)
  Carry Forward
  Conditions
  Notes
  Harm
    
  Experience Points:
       advance 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Monsterhearts (PbtA)/1st Edition/The-Serpentine.pdf