Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Said to have been developed by a Gargoyle who observed a Ravnos passing wounds inflicted on her body onto an animal ghoul bound to her (see Lore of the Clans page 183), this power allows a Gargoyle to similarly reflect damage into a stone surface which he has recently bled upon, temporarily ‘ghouling’ it in the process. There are rumors of a more potent version of this combination discipline for those Gargoyle who have an established Haven and have dedicated monthly upkeep similar to one upkeep of a Retainer. 

System: The power costs one blood point to activate, and must be used as a reflexive action after right after the Gargoyle has soaked what they can already using Viscerticka and Fortitude. The Gargoyle must also have bled (one blood point) upon the stone surface to be used (‘ghouling’ it) in the same night before he passes damage (an attack that causes them to bleed upon an appropriate surface will make this power possible for the next attack weathered). This surface must be within line of sight for this power to work. 

They then make an extended static physical challenge, retest Athletics against 8 until they lose, immediately passing one level of taken damage for each success into the chosen surface. As they do so the stone they channel it into will receive physical damage reflective of that which the Gargoyle would have received: for bashing it will crack and crumble, for lethal great tears will slice deeply into the in surface, for aggravated the stone will violently explode away from the combat, for fire the stone will become scorched or even begin melting depending on the quantity of damage taken, and so on.

Requirements and Limits:

• You may only 'ghoul' one stone surface at a time.
• The stone surface needs to be of significant size to House the Gargoyle through their power of Stone Meld.
• Each blood trait spent to 'ghoul' the stone surface allows for the Gargoyle to create a pool of health levels within that stone equal to the Gargoyle's Survival ability rating which they may send their damage through.
• Each stone surface is limited to a single trait of blood to establish this pool.
• Once that pool of health levels are destroyed the surface used is destroyed and may not be used again until its been repaired. 
• You may not use other Disciplines to augment the challenges for passing damage to the 'ghouled' stone surface. (Example: Potence for ties or Might.)