Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Magic is the power of will made manifest, and magic is channeled through the power inherent in symbols of all types. Those symbols can be used to identify, create, bolster, or destroy the things they are linked to. By completing his understanding of the unchanging nature of the Kindred body, and the power inherent in vitae, the thaumaturge can protect himself from the creation and strengthening of those connections, most often referred to as sympathetic links.

Sympathetic magic, the magic involved in accessing and manipulating the connections between things, can be a great boon to a thaumaturge, and a great hindrance when it is used against him. This power renders almost all such connections useless; and unless specifically noted below, covers all such supernatural connections created after the power is learned, as well as all connections from mundane sources. Rituals and powers that specifically create such a connection, like the ritual “Enchant Talisman” or “Transubstantiation of Seven” will still create that connection.

Hair, fingernail clippings, blood (as in DNA sequencing used by mortals) cannot be forensically traced back to the possessor of this power, if the item is question is harvested before the power is learned.
Those mundane connections are not strong enough to maintain themselves in the face of the Apathetic Link. Blood from the possessor of this power cannot be used to ghoul or embrace unless this power is deactivated for a number of turns equal to the time involved to perform the action, plus one, or unless the blood was removed and stored before this power was learned. The cost to temporarily deactivate
this power is a temporary Willpower per turn. For example, to ghoul or to embrace generally takes a minimum of two turns worth of deactivation (plus the blood needed). On the first round the power of
the symbolic connection is re-established, on the second, the actual ghouling or embrace occurs. Additional time may be necessary as per the ST.

A ghoul that is already blood bound that is fed by the possessor of this power will remain a ghoul, and will maintain the blood bond, as that connection is being maintained and not created, and the power of
blood to maintain someone as a ghoul is inherent to vampiric vitae, not to any inherent supernatural connection.

Blood taken from the thaumaturge by supernatural means (such as Theft of Vitae) is still lost, and still counts as blood, but will not increase (or create) any blood bonds.

Mechanics: This power is active once learned, unless a temporary Willpower is spent to negate the power for a single turn.
This power does not stop someone from Blood Bonding the possessor of this power (Blood Bonds, LotN:R, p.211). All mechanical effects of a Blood Bond take effect. However, the RP aspects of the Bond
are considered to be at one drink less, and while this power is active, it counts as “having absolutely no contact” regardless of the contact that occurs. It is the full 12 months, regardless of the amount of
permanent Willpower the thaumaturge possesses, and does not begin until a full (3pt) blood bond is established. Permanent connections of this nature are not affected by this.

Acts that would create a new, supernatural connection from the possessor, require at least two turns to enact, more at Storyteller discretion.

This power does not negate already existing supernatural connections (blood bonds, the Kindred’s blood stored somewhere, etc.) it simply prevents any new supernatural connections from forming (blood
bonds to the possessor, new ghouls, new embraces).

The sorts of connections found using mortal forensics (DNA, etc.) are not capable or being maintained in the face of this power, from links taken after this power is learned. For example, if, for some reason, a Kindred’s DNA were on file, and two blood samples taken from a crime scene were tested, both samples would test as coming from the same individual, but would not be able to be traced back to the Kindred.

Aphrodite's Untamed Favor

Requirements: Dominate 3, Animalism 3, Denial of Aphrodite's Favor, Self Control 3
XP Cost: 11 (willing to go to 12 if you want Dylan)

Description:
Ventrue have refined their ability to withstand Presence. This ability extends that defense to other disciplines. A Ventrue who knows Denial of Aphrodite's Favor, is able to extend their defense to Animalism as well.

System: This power applies the Generation Limiter of Dominate to the first three levels of Animalism. Making one immune to Animalism up to Quell the Beast as long as the defender is of lower generation then the user. However, this is a double edged sword, as you are immune to Quell the Beast even in Frenzy.

As your strength is nigh inexhaustible, so too is the force of your personality. Having mastered the ability to sway the emotional will of the mob you have further refined the spark of passion that drives your being. Now you are able to display but a fraction of the burning fire in your heart to sway people to your cause.

Mechanics: When initiating a social challenge, you may use "Passionate" as your bid Trait. This Trait does not count toward totals when resolving ties or overbids, but it can never be lost; thus you may continuously use "Passionate" in successive social tests. Only if you are forced to risk multiple Traits---such as due to wounds or Negative Traits---do you risk losing any of your other Social Traits. If you run out of Social Traits, you cannot use this Discipline. Once you have been completely exhausted, you can no longer enter challenges. This combination discipline only works on standard social challenges or with the disciplines Animalism, Dementation, and Presence.

Pre Req:
Membership: Knights of the Blood
Clan: Ventrue

Armor of Warrior Kings was created by Knights of the Blood in order to maintain and enforce the military objectives of the Clan. Armor of the Warrior Kings provides them with the protection necessary to face down even the most vicious and barbaric rabble.

      When this power is activated the Ventrue projects an aura of authority and superiority, becomes supernaturally physically capable, and is able to sustain damage that would cripple or kill one less formidable. Those in the immediate presence of this Ventrue may perceive them to be suddenly mightier and more imposing, although there will be no physical transformation of the Kindred activating this power. The use of this power alone does not constitute a Masquerade breach, so long as the Ventrue does not shrug off potentially fatal wounds or obviously display their supernatural might in the presence of mortals.

 This power is not without a price of its own. The Ventrue consider themselves elite amongst their Kindred, and the Knights themselves the chosen of their Clan's authority. In harnessing the purity of their blood to gain access to this power, they forever cut themselves off from calling upon the combative shape changing powers of inferior Clans.

      In order to activate this power, you must spend one Blood Point, and one temporary Willpower. Until the end of the scene, or sooner if desired, the Ventrue activating this power will gain the additional Physical Traits of Enduring x2 and Resilient x2, and the additional

Social Traits of Commanding and Intimidating. As long as this power remains active, the first point of damage taken from each attack or damage source is eliminated. If the Ventrue activating this Combo Discipline possesses no out of Clan Specific Disciplines ((i.e.

Valeren, Dementation, etc.)) then they gain an additional Enduring Physical Trait.

      When Armor of the Warrior Kings is purchased, you willingly forfeit your ability to utilize the combat form powers of all other Clans ((i.e. Feral Claws, the fight form of Shape of the Beast, Skin of the Adder, Form of the Cobra, Black Metamorphosis, Horrid Form,

Typhonic Beast, or any other combat related form powers)). Should the character have already purchased these Disciplines, they no longer have access to them. This does not prohibit the character from purchasing the Disciplines related to these form powers. For example, a Ventrue that has learned Armor may still learn Protean up to Mist Form. If they do, then they must still pay the experience points for Feral Claws and Shape of the Beast on the way to that level of mastery, though they will not be able to utilize the former and will only be able to assume flight form with the latter.