Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Faestian Bargain

8 XP, Daimonion 3, Mytherceria 2

Adapted from ST Vault: Money for Nothing

 

By drawing on dreams and nightmares rather than hellfire, A Cainite may bend the laws of the universe to grant fantastical changes to others.  

 

System: This power grants access to various backgrounds or merits that may not have been so easily available. The Beneficiary must be willing to accept losing something of equal value to what is gained, though they might not be aware of what specifically is traded. This can range from losing an equivalent merit or gaining a flaw to losing dots in mundane backgrounds or influences as the lives of those close to the Beneficiary are sacrificed.

 

Once a bargain has been struck, the Baali makes a Static Mental Challenge, retest Occult, versus a difficulty of 10. If successful, the Baali spends a Temporary Willpower and expends a number of Mental Traits equal to half the value of the desired backgrounds or merits, rounded up. These traits can’t be refreshed for the remainder of the night. Dots of a Background or Influence gained by the Beneficiary manifest at one dot per night. Merits manifest as soon as the XP is spent. 

 

The Beneficiary also gains the effects of a full 3-point “blood bond” to the Baali and must do the User's bidding. The “blood bond” persists indefinitely and is only broken if the Baali dies or when the Beneficiary spends a Willpower and succeeds on a Static Willpower Challenge vs. the Baali's Willpower to disobey the Baali. If the Beneficiary fails to do the Baali’s bidding, they take 1 Aggravated Damage per dot gained and lose everything they had gained in a streak of bad luck. They continue to suffer this damage every round until they are reduced to Incapacitated, at which point the power ceases to function and the Beneficiary is free of any future damage and the bond.

 

The Beneficiary may be affected again if they so choose to participate again.

 

Note: Each use of this power must follow the OWBN bylaws for Backgrounds and Merits. It will not allow access to Genre Specific items such as Mage backgrounds for a Vampire, nor does it allow for Faith based items, such as Blessed, Redeemed or True Faith. 

 

Note: This power does not grant access to inherent backgrounds such as Generation.