Custom Discipline

Cling

This odd inceptor power is sometimes called 'crazy glue' or Peter Parker's curse. Not exactly strength, and definitely not ‘magic’, this power causes a adhesion between the character and surfaces that his or her flesh touches. These powers may NOT be stacked with Potence.

Basic:

o Ant Walk: This allows the thin-blood to walk across walls and other vertical and even upside down on horizontal surfaces. This power is passive, and always ‘on’. However, it does require exposed skin adhered to said surface to be utilized effectively, so wearing boots or gloves precludes the ability to walk or crawl on vertical or horizontal surfaces. The kindred cannot carry with her more than half her bodyweight while utilizing this power. The Kindred cannot move faster than a walking pace while doing this power. Retests for this power when applicable, are Athletics.

oo Monkey Grip: By making a simple physical test (difficulty 5 traits, retests Athletics), a character will not lose control of anything held in his hands, so long as it’s not larger than the character in question, and there is a part that the PC can grip an entire hand around. This allows for violations of physics (and thus the Masquerade) so long as an object is within the ability for a character to lift via their strength, it may be picked up by the character. Any object may be lifted within a character's strength limitations, despite any lack of leverage. Only foes with equal or greater levels of physical traits may attempt to break this character's grapple, disarm him, or otherwise stop the user of this power from holding onto something that he wants to hold onto.  Again, Potence will not stack with this, the items able to be carried/lifted are limited to the PCs normal strength.

Intermediate:

ooo Tenacity:  A variation on Ant Walk, the character can do everything like the basic version, but the carrying capacity is doubled for the duration of the scene. This requires a spend of willpower to use however. The Kindred cannot move faster than a walking pace while doing this. Retests for this power are Athletics.

oooo Death Grip: Like Monkey Grip, except spend a physical trait. It will allow a character to hold onto anything that allows him purchase, such as a speeding car, kindred in Celerity, or rampaging werewolf. Whether or not you’d WANT to hang onto any of these however, is another story. Only foes with equal or greater levels of physical traits may attempt to break character's grapple, disarm him, or otherwise stop the user of this power from holding onto something that he wants to hold onto. Potence, as usual will supersede this power.

Advanced:

ooooo The Claw: By grabbing onto something, you may do a single level of aggravated damage by squeezing it tightly in your hand. Note that this damage ONLY comes from the grip, and may still be opposed by Potence. Retest for this power is Brawl.

The Khmer people were founded by a Brahmin, who brought Buddhism from India and fell in love with a Naga Princess, Soma, who became his wife.  Since that time, the Naga, and the waters of the Mekong River, have been celebrated in Khmer art and festival.  This Chi Art combines the studied movements of Martial Arts Kata with use of Yang Chi. Coils of the Naga Princess uses Performance: Dance as a retest, unless otherwise specified.

Basic

Soma’s Dance

With few graceful body movements, the Kuei-jin becomes more like the Naga they seek to emulate.  By spending 1 Yang Chi, they receive two additional, temporary levels of the Martial Arts ability until the end of the current scene.  These levels may be split between Hard, Soft, and Weapon styles as the Kuei-jin prefers, may exceed normal maximums, and may be bid or used just like any other levels of the Martial Arts ability.

The Mekong in Flood

The Mekong delta is the home of the Naga; during the rainy season, the great river swells up and over the riverbanks, and after each rush of water, more sand and stone erodes.  By the time the storms are finished, entire banks may have disappeared.  Like the rising waters of the great river, the Kuei-jin’s attacks overwhelm their opponent.  After making a successful attack using the Martial Arts ability, the Kuei-jin may bid two Physical Traits to make an immediate, reflexive follow up Martial Arts attack against the same target Character.  The Mekong in Flood may be used no more than once each round.

Intermediate

Diverting the Flow of Chi

Beings who wield the various forms of Chi are self contained edies in Creation, small vortices of power; with the precise, snake-like strikes of this technique, those small whorls in Creation’s flow may be interrupted, diverting the Chi to the Kuei-jin’s righteous use.  When making an attack using the Martial Arts ability, the Kuei jin may spend 1 Willpower to also steal 3 points of Chi, of the appropriate type, from the target and add it to their own pool (Yang/Gnosis from Hengeyokai, Yin/Pathos or Blood from Wraiths or Kin-jin, etc).

Spirit Whirlpool

Just as a sinking ship creates a vortex that sucks down fleeing survivors, the Kuei-jin’s graceful, serpentine dance can create a similar effect in the medium of Creation’s Chi flows: a temporary whirlpool of Chi that hinders incorporeal beings.  The Kuei-jin spends 1 Chi (Yin to affect Wraiths, Yang to affect Umbral Spirits, or Demon Chi to affect Demons or Yama Kings) and 1 Willpower to engage all incorporeal characters within ten steps in a mass Social Challenge (retest Performance: Dance).  Any such beings bested in the challenge halve their movement, unless they move toward the Kuei-jin.  In addition, any incorporeal characters with Willpower less than the Kuei-jin’s permanent Willpower score are unable to act entirely while the effect remains in place.  The Kuei-jin must bid an additional two traits on any other actions they take while Spirit Whirlpool is in effect, and may dismiss the power at any time.  This power explicitly crosses the Wall when used, to affect both the Yin and Yang Worlds.

Advanced

Chi Dousing Wave

Smothering an opponent with the dousing power of pure water, the Kuei-jin attempts to metaphysically drown and put out his opponent’s magic using a wave of Chi.  After making a successful Martial Arts attack, the Kuei-jin spends 1 Willpower and 1 Chi of either type.  For the remainder of the current round, all the target’s active powers (not passive, like Fortitude) of lower level than the Kuei-jin’s Dharma are immediately quenched and cease to operate.  Such powers may be reactivated in the meantime, and return at full strength at the end of the round.

Cybermancy (Pander Inceptor Discipline)

Basic

Connections: (3 Exp) By spending a variable number of mental traits and making a static mental challenge based on the device in question (determined by the ST) the user may interface a device that is computer-controlled. For a number of turns equal to the mental traits spent, the player may interact with that device as if they were in full control. This may require static challenges depending on security of the device, at ST discretion. Player must have line of site to the device, and it cannot be physically controlled. This is merely a wireless interface, allowing for transfer of data, viewing through a camera, listening to a broadcast, etc. If the device is somehow interfaced with another device already subject to Connections, the user may “jump” to the next device by spending a temporary willpower trait.

Customization: (3 Exp) The kindred with this discipline may craft pieces of technology which perfectly match the desired individual’s needs. It requires a number of blood traits of the end-users as well as a single trait of the crafters blood (this means if you are crafting one for yourself you will spend at least two blood traits) to be used in the crafting. When employed by the individual for whom it was designed, a Customized device grants a free retest per end-user blood trait spent, though this retest must be the last one. Only electronically- or mechanically-powered devices may be created with this power. The builder must have enough levels of Crafts to be able to build the device, and must have succeeded on the required crafting challenges. All aspects of this power work only for the individual for whom the item has been customized. The end-user, if different from the crafter, must spend a BGA to be part of the crafting process. Items and devices intended to be Customized must be built with a minimum Crafts level of 3. For our specific House Rules, the items must be Design x3, Aesthetics x3, Structure x3.

Intermediate

Conduit: (6 Exp) With this level, a kindred has sufficiently acquainted himself to technology that he may channel its power as if it were an extension of himself. In essence the kindred may use the electricity in a device as a weapon. The user may call for a mental versus physical challenge with the intended target. The target must be in contact with the device at the time of the attack, and the attacker must have an established connection with the device through Connections as mentioned above. Spend a number of Blood Traits, limited by generational per turn maximums. Each trait spent inflicts one level of electrical aggravated damage on a chosen opponent. You may divide the damage among three opponents, provided they are either being touched by you (make a Physical Challenge against unwilling targets) or they are touching a device you have control of through Connections.

Cellular Senses: (6 Exp) With this power, the kindred may observe and listen to mobile transmissions, viewing them flying through the air like rivers of information. With a mental challenge versus the highest mental traits of conversation participants the user is attempting to eavesdrop on, he may attempt to listen to or track the source of any data stream of which he is already aware. The participants may notice a sudden lag in the signal, static, or some odd echo with a static mental challenge versus the power users’ current mental traits. While eaves dropping, the power user is at a 2 trait penalty to all actions he attempts. Tracking of the signal requires an extended mental challenge versus the participant that he desires to find, number of successes needed is determined by the ST.

Advanced

Riding the System: (9 Exp) With the penultimate level of this power, the kindred may download his essence into the network. Activating this power costs three mental traits and a full round of contact with a device. For as long as the user chooses, up to one day per permanent willpower, his conscience exists within the data streams. For simple things like communicating on a computer screen or turning the lights on or off, no challenge is required. While manipulating technology currently being used by someone, such as changing a message being sent over text or email, requires a mental challenge versus the person using the device; to alter the message after sending requires a static mental challenge. For truly impressive feats or when trying to manipulate very well protected systems, the difficulty of challenge will be determined by the ST, and additional costs in blood or willpower may be required. This power is limited by the actual capacities of a piece of technology; it must be a function the technology could employ on its own if given proper signals. While inside the system, the kindred’s physical body becomes a hollow shell – no awareness or connection exists between the conscience and the body. Returning to the body requires one turn of concentration and a static mental challenge versus the number of days away from the body. If the users body is destroyed, the conscience will continue to exist within the system indefinitely – this will be adjudicated by the ST.

Offensive Inceptor Path:

This discipline costs inclan costs for the Pander weilding it.
Defiler Tech

1. Reboot=Refresh mental traits provided Inceptor is within one foot of a power source. Once per night

2. Slice = Can create an Electronic Long Sword with the expenditure of one mental trait. (Per Dark Epic traits for Long Sword)

3. Hacker = free to activate, becomes a rider to Slice. Hit target removes one mental trait and give it to Inceptor.

4. Tech Armor = Spend up to 5 mental traits for Electronic Armor. each trait spent add's one point of armor.

5. Defiler Form = Cost 1 Blood to activate. Gain 5 physical traits (3 Furious, 2 Resilient) also add 1 lethal when used with Slice. Gain large shield that adds 3 physicals traits when used in defense. This form implies a two negative social trait penalty to all social challenges.