Custom Blood Magic: Ritual
Some chronicles allow for their players to develop customized powers for their characters. The following is a compilation of player created custom content in OWBN. At this time, custom content that is created and/or used by vampire PC's is required to be listed.
Casting Time: 1 hour
Components: A polished moonstone (kept over the heart), a shard of mirror, and a drop of the caster’s blood
Description:
This ritual enables the caster to transform their superficial physical appearance into a form that most truly reflects their identity. It does not disguise or conceal—instead, it reveals. The ritual touches no illusions; it reshapes the body to match the soul.
Hair may change color or length, features might soften, sharpen, or restructure entirely. The caster may appear older, younger, or present as a different gender or sex, all according to their truest self-perception.
However, no matter how dramatically the caster's form changes, those who know them still recognize them. Something about the way they move, speak, or their energy ensures that their identity is never lost—only made more honest in appearance.
The casters form must remain that of a human-turned-Kindred. This does not allow the caster to change any bestial features, become similar to another supernatural creature, or otherwise become more magical or monstrous. This ritual cannot restore lost limbs or features. It cannot replace the effects of Biothaumaturgy, Viccissitude, or other form powers.
System Mechanics:
The caster completes a static Mental Challenge (difficulty 8).
Upon success, their appearance physically shifts to match their inner truth.
The transformation is physically real and persists until sunrise or until the caster ends it.
Anyone who knows the caster recognizes them immediately, with no test required, no matter how different their appearance becomes.
The caster must keep the moonstone close to their chest throughout the ritual and while the transformation is in effect. If it is removed, the effect fades at the next sunrise. At storyteller discretion, the effect can be permanent.
Storytelling Notes:
This ritual is often used in private by those who seek alignment between their outer form and inner truth. It is sacred to some, liberating to others. Among Kindred, it offers no political power or tactical advantage—but for the right soul, it offers something more important: peace.
Storytellers should not allow characters to take on other supernatural characteristics, look like other characters, or any other goofy goober shenanigans.