Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

“The second I stepped foot into the Conclave, a wave of dread washed over me. Call it whatever you like; Kindred intuition, the wisdom of immortality…the vibes were not chill. As the Justicars took their seats, I and the other Archons moved to our positions and I could have sworn, out of the corner of my eye, that in the corner of the room cloaked in shadows was a…Jester? I know now that my reluctance to investigate at the time was an effect of it as well; no matter, not like it would change what happened. The start of the meeting was uneventful, politics as usual and the discussion of future plans, until my Justicar spoke up and said that the Tremere were moving into our clan’s domains. “What? Where did this come from?” I asked myself. “An improvised power play?” The Tremere Justicar rose out of his seat, shouting “We wouldn’t have to move into your domains if the Brujah would keep to their own!” the Brujah Justicar stood up “We have done nothing of the sort! If anything, we should all be pointing fingers at clan Toreador for performing dark blood rites with the unseelie court for inspiration!” Before I knew it, the entire room was plunged into chaos as accusations flew left and right, and Justicars were at each other’s throats. Some of the Archons leapt to join the fray, but I had enough of my senses still to grab my Justicar and get out of there. As we made our way out the door, I saw the Jester again, in the shadows, slowly waving goodbye to me…

Mechanics: The Malkavian targets another character within line of sight and engages in a contested Social Challenge against them, Retest Subterfuge. If the Target loses, they gain the Derangement: Compulsive Liar in it’s active form for the duration of the night, along with the Negative Social Trait: Untrustworthy x 3.