Custom Combination Discipline / Technique
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.
| Discipline Name | Discipline Level |
|---|---|
| Dementation | 4 |
| Obfuscate | 3 |
Dementation ●●●●, Obfuscate ●●●
Often for members of Clan Malkavian an otherwise ordinary outside appearance hides a truly disturbing menace that lies just underneath a façade of sanity. Even for those Malkavians who make little effort to conceal or even openly revel in their derangements, the full measure of the danger presented by such a fractured mind is not apparent to most. Such is not the case with this power.
The inner demons of the Malkavian are brought to the surface and given form in the minds of those around her by channeling them through Mask of a Thousand Faces. This altered visual appearance is reinforced by a resonating Voice of Madness which encourages bystanders to succumb to fear and madness. What onlookers experience is a fully realized representation of the terrible insanity that drives every Malkavian. This representation will vary from Malkavian to Malkavian as no two minds are fractured in the exact same way. The end result is an obvious otherworldly appearance that is disturbing to mortals and can even make Kindred and other supernaturals nervous.
Game Mechanic:
Activation of this power costs two Blood Traits, takes effect after the course of a full round, and lasts for the scene or hour. The exact appearance of Mask of Insanity varies but generally contains manifested aspects of every permanent derangement you have. A character with Pyromania may have flames shining in their eyes. A Malkavian with Crimson Rage could adopt a sharp predatory countenance. The exact details are left up to Player input and Storyteller discretion.
Once active, you gain the social Traits Intimidating x2 while radiating this eerie aura. Mask of Insanity also allows you to make a Social challenge (Intimidation Restest) against a victim of your choosing. If you are successful, the victim gains the negative Traits Cowardly and Submissive for the rest of the scene or hour. Subsequent uses of this power directed towards the same victim do not stack additional negative Traits.
Being an Obfuscate-based power it will not show up on recorded media, but it is very off-putting to those who personally witness it as you take on a disturbingly mad visage. As such, you suffer a three-Trait penalty in all Social Challenges with mundane mortals you are not attempting to frighten or intimidate. This power cannot be transferred to others using Cloak the Gathering, although you can use Cloak the Gathering as is otherwise normal while using this power.
When Mask of Insanity is active, all your permanent derangements become active and you may not suppress any of them as the power essentially requires that your madness is brought forward for all to see. Eye witnesses to this power with the Empathy ability may make a static Social Challenge against you to gain a general sense of some the madness inside. This information should not take the form of a specific diagnosis, but rather a clue as to what may make you tick. If you wish to use this power more than once in a single evening, you must make a standard Courage check against 3 traits or else fall victim to your own inner demons suffering Rötschreck.