Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

The powers of Vicissitude have long been used to create weapons and armor from flesh and bone, but with precision a thin coating of hardened vampiric bone can be applied to such items - or even themselves - giving them a porcelain-like appearance and greatly increasing their durability.

System: To coat an item in bone, the player makes a Static Dexterity-based Physical test with a difficulty of 9 (retest with Body Crafts), and take one health level of unsoakable lethal damage for every four square feet of surface area which must be covered, as they extrude their own bone into a thin sheet. If successful, the coating hardens immediately and can not be entirely broken unless by a supernatural power of a level exceeding their level of Vicissitude at the time of use. If unsuccessful, they still take the levels of damage, but the coating turns to ash immediately. The coating can only bond with organic surfaces (bone, leather, wood, etc.) and if placed on metal or other inorganic material, the coating turns to ash.

When applied to armor, the wearer gains a Resilient physical trait. Additionally, once per round, they gain a free retest on one Fortitude challenge, as the bone coating deflects some of the blow. Note that while the armor can not be entirely destroyed except by powers exceeding the user’s Vicissitude level, they still take damage once the armor levels are depleted.

When a coated weapon is used to make a successful physical attack, the wielder may make a simple test. On a win or tie, the weapon deals an additional health level of damage.

When undergoing a full-body Vicissitude shape-change (whether entering Horrid Form, or returning to their normal form from another Vicissitude form,) the user may make a Static Stamina-based Physical test with a difficulty of 9 (retest with Body Crafts) as a free action. If successful, the form is coated as though it were armor (though gains no actual armor levels,) and natural attacks are considered to be coated weapons. However, the form gains an alien, porcelain-like surface, making interactions with mortals exceptionally difficult - for the purposes of mortal interactions, they have the negative social traits Eerie x3, in addition to being an obvious breach of vampiric secrecy. If unsuccessful, they take two health levels of unsoakable lethal damage.

Borrowed Time

Presence 5, Temporis 5

10xp

Sometimes, there just aren't enough hours in the day for a Kairos to get done what they need to. To give them an extra leg up on the clock, an enterprising Cainite created this power to give himself and his crew a few extra seconds by cheating the hands of time.

System: The Kairos spends 1 Willpower Trait and makes a Static Physical Challenge against a difficulty of 10 traits, bidding up to 5 additional Stamina-related Physical Traits. Time becomes extended for those affected by this power, dependent upon how much Temporis the Kairos has. For example, if the Kairos possesses Clotho’s Gift, then 1 minute would become 5, 1 hour would become 5, and so on. The number of additional Stamina-related Physical Traits bid on the challenge determines the maximum number of additional people affected by this power, as noted on the chart below.

1. 1 person

2. 3 people

3. 10 people

4. 15 people

5. Everyone in the scene

The extent of this time dilation is potent, yet fragile. Combat cannot occur under the auspices of this power without ending the effect. Also, for every hour that this power is maintained, the Kairos suffers an unsoakable level of Lethal damage.

DESCRIPTION:  Bowties allows the user to find the rhythm of battle quickly, anticipate the movements, and even to act upon those anticipations quickly enough to ensure ranged attacks strike true.

SYSTEM: Spend 2 blood, this counts as normal activation of Celerity 5 for the round. During the round, you gain the 'Win on Ties' mechanic whenever you make a ranged challenge.

This power only works on metalworking.

Description: The craftsman becomes one with the metal as they can sculpt metal with their bare hands. Working the metal from the combined heat of the forge and their hands allows the Brujah to press the metal with their fingers as if it was a hammer strike. The Brujah's hands, which are as hard as steel, combined with the forge allow the Brujah to craft like never before, elevating their craftsmanship and quality.

System: By spending one blood and one temporary willpower, the Brujah can craft metal objects one level greater than their normal level during the item's crafting. Example: A Brujah with crafts metalworking x5 can create craft x6 items. (Please note, this only works on crafting metal items.)