Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

Challenge: Social (Retest Occult)

Cost: 1 Temp Willpower, 1 Temp Psche, 1 Temp Shadow

Duration: Scene/Hour

Prerequisites: The Ability to see into the Shadowlands

Difficulty: Static: twice the Shroud or Maelstrom Rating - whichever is higher.

Notes: This Ritual also works equally with any denizen of either the Shadowlands, or the Tempest.  This ritual may be cast on another person, however both the Blessed and the Hougan must make a level 2 Self Control Check.

Effect: Make a level 2 self control check, regardless of success.  While in effect, the Hougan may not access the Shadowlands with any of their senses, regardless of how the effect is achieved.   Instead, the Hougan may use their senses to access the Tempest, as if they were a Wraith within the Tempest.  Also, while in effect, the Hougan may see through a “Shroud of Night” without any visual penalties.  However the Hougan still suffers all of the other effects and mechanical drawbacks.

Normally a Hougan’s abilities may bridge the Shroud between the Quick and the Restless, This Ritual allows the Hougan to make that bridge instead gap the Tempest.  This ritual is not underwent lightly, and although it is possible to bless another with its sight; few would call it a blessing.   Through careful execution of skill and no small amount of prayer a Hougan may call upon sights that would otherwise be forbidden to them from the Lands of the Living, Papa Legba willing.   The ritual requires help from the Restless in order to be successful, in which their Restless friend must willingly give a temporary point of Psche.  The Restless are typically willing, as the Ritual also consumes a temporary point of their Shadow.

Regardless if the Ritual is successful or not, the Hougan must make an immediate level 2 Self-Control test, merely as their mind brush against the chaos and emotions that represent the Tempest.  If used as a “blessing” both the Hougan and the “blessed” make this check.

If successful, so long as the ritual is in effect, the Hougan when using any ability that allows them to pierce the Shroud and “see” the Shadowlands, will instead “see” the Tempest.  So long as this ritual is in effect, the Hougan loses their sight of the Shadowlands as a result.  The Hougan, or the “blessed” may observe the Tempest as well as any wraith, just as they would normally with the Shadowlands.  

Due to the Cross-Genre relationship between terms used in Vampire the Masquerade, and Wraith: the Oblivion.  Geographics, and description “The Tempest” and “The Abyss” are the same location.  As “The Abyss” From Vampire the Masquerade would be inappropriate for both “The Labyrinth” or “Oblivion” from Wratih: The Oblivion.  As such, a Hougan or the Blessed while utilizing “Charon’s Eyes” may also see through manifestations of the Abyss (Such as Shroud of Night).  as they may see just as easily as any wraith in the Tempest.  Unlike Wraiths however, a Vampire character has sterner “self Control” over their “beast”, than a Wraith who only has their willpower.