Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Requirements: Obfuscate x 5, Path of Occultatum x5

Rarity: R3 (Coord Approval)

 

Cost: 12 XP

 

Tremere are the masters of blood magic and have many tools at their disposal in dealing with the enemies of House & Clan. Unfortunately, their magics leave behind traces either on their victims or in the general area where the magics were cast which can be used to link House & Clan back to the scene. This combination power allows the caster to hide the magical resonance of individual uses of Thaumaturgical powers (not including rituals).

 

System:

 

With the expenditure of a permanent will power and 3 temporary mental traits, the caster can hide the magical resonance left behind by the use of individual Thaumaturgy path levels. The effect of hiding the magical resonance lasts for 90 days. Elder powers, such as Elder levels of Auspex, are able pierce the obfuscation with a static mental challenge with a difficulty of 15. Retest would be investigation or awareness. Those who witness the use of the path of thaumaturgy in person at time of use can not be fooled by this power, and can see through the obfuscation. Those with the Faux Path x3 can make a challenge to break the obfuscation with a difficulty of 20, retest with investigation. 

 

Each use of this combo power work on a single use of a single thaumaturgical power. For example, if both Firestorm and Levinbolt are used in the same area, this combo would have to be used twice to hide each individual use of thaumaturgy.

 

This does not work on paths that bind spirits or wraiths into objects, such as specific levels of Spirit Manipulation, as the resonance of the spirit/wraith inside would still be detectable.