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* The end result in ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]'' for changelings whose [[Sanity Meter|Clarity]] gets too low and their [[Power Levels|Wyrd]] too high. They leave for Arcadia and become exactly the same as the monster who kidnapped and abused them in the first place.

** [[White Wolf]] in general is in love with this trope, as it is likely to come into play in both versions [[Vampire: The Masquerade|of]] [[Vampire: The Requiem|Vampire]] [[Hunter: The Reckoning|and]] [[Hunter: The Vigil|Hunter]], old [[Wraith: The Oblivion|Wraith]], [[Kindred of the East]], and ''[[Demon: The Fallen]]''. It is also possible in [[Mage: The Ascension|both]] [[Mage: The Awakening|Mages]], [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]], [[Changeling: The Dreaming]], and [[Orpheus]]. The list just goes on....

* [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] and [[Warhammer 40,000]] use this trope heavily. In 40k, it is [[Turned Up to Eleven]], where not only do you turn into a ~~demon~~, but you also have a good chance of winding up causing the deaths of billions~~. The pen and paper RPGS [[Dark Heresy]] and [[Rogue Trader]] feature extensive rules on corruption by the Ruinious Powers just to fit this trope~~.

* [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] and [[Warhammer 40,000]] use this trope heavily. In 40k, it is [[Turned Up to Eleven]], where not only do you turn into a horribly misshapen mutant/Chaos Spawn/daemon, but you also have a good chance of winding up causing the deaths of billions.

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay]]'' series feature extensive rules on corruption by the Ruinious Powers to reflect the setting's spirit.

* This is a quite common fate for any investigator in [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]], ranking perhaps just below "killed by horrible monster existing in fourteen dimensions at once," "lab rat or soul-in-a-jar for horrible monster," "spends remainder of his or her life eating cockroaches in a padded cell," and "gets brain stolen by horrible monster."

* This is a quite common fate for any investigator in ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)|Call of Cthulhu]]'', ranking perhaps just below "killed by horrible monster existing in fourteen dimensions at once," "lab rat or soul-in-a-jar for horrible monster," "spends remainder of his or her life eating cockroaches in a padded cell," and "gets brain stolen by horrible monster."

* Subverted in [[The Whispering Vault]]: People who investigate the [[Eldritch Abomination|Unbidden]] and survive tend to be turned into [[Humanoid Abomination|Stalkers]]...but given how a Stalker's entire purpose is to [[Dark Is Not Evil|protect reality from Unbidden and retain most of their human personality]], this comes off more as a transhumanist reward.

* In ''[[Birthright]]'' killing one of the Blooded, especially those who didn't proclaim a heir, [[You Kill It, You Bought It|spills their power to be "inherited" by anyone in the vicinity]]. A bloodline acquired in any way may dominate equal or weaker one, and bloodline of Azrai that tend to twist people into Awnsheghlien ("blood abominations") is more "sticky" than the rest. An Awnsheghlien usually collects reputation as a serious threat pretty quickly, but - three guesses as to why they are so hard to eradicate.

* In ''[[Birthright]]'' killing one of the Blooded, especially those who didn't proclaim a heir, [[You Kill It, You Bought It|spills their power to be "inherited" by anyone in the vicinity]], and specifically to the killer if killed with a special weapon or by stabbing through the heart. A bloodline acquired in any way may dominate equal or weaker one, and bloodline of Azrai that tend to twist people into Awnsheghlien ("blood abominations") is more "sticky" than the rest. An Awnsheghlien usually collects reputation as a serious threat pretty quickly, but - three guesses as to why they are so hard to eradicate.

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