Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Pre-Reqs:

Dementation x5

Auspex x4

Malk Time x4

The mind of a Malkavian can be powerful, unpredictable and even dangerous for those unprepared to go in to.

This power is passive and requires no activation. When the user is targeted in a contested challenge, the mind of the Malkavian automatically moves to defend itself.

(If the Malkavian relents to the initial challenge then only further “digging” triggers the defense)

If the aggressor succeeds in their telepathy challenge, there is an instant social challenge between the target and the aggressor (Defender may retest with Empathy). If the aggressor wins, they obtain the information they are after. If the aggressor fails the challenge however, they are subjected to a derangement chosen at random from the TI deck, lose their telepathy connection, and are affected for scene or hour.

The Malkavian with this power will throw a simple test, retest being awareness, If the Malkavian wins they can reflexively spend a blood to make this derangement last for the rest of the night. (If the malkavian is unable to spend blood then they are unable to make this challenge)

If the aggressor is to win the initial contested challenge and break into the user's mind they can ask the free question (per telepathy rulings) and hear the surface thoughts of the user. If they wish to dig for more information they are subject to another social challenge like before. If the aggressor loses this challenge they are subject to another random derangement (from the TI deck) for scene or hour and the telepathy connection is lost.

The user can throw another simple test, retest being awareness. If the user wins they can reflexively spend a blood to make this derangement last for the rest of the night.

Aggressor may still attempt to dig for information after these challenges but doing so triggers the defense as detailed above to a maximum of three active derangements.

Keep in mind that each attempt to establish a telepathy connection requires an expenditure of a mental trait by the aggressor and each probing question also requires an expenditure of an additional mental trait.

Due to Malk Time being a part of this combination power, Non-Malkavians can never learn this power without exception.

Name: Caught in the Wake

A mariner uses her advantage to pull along non-mariners in her wake granting them a view of the world they could not see on their own.

Water naturally rejects the dead unless you are made for it. Under this power, those under the influence can go deeper than a normal vampire without suffering the complications due to their guide.

Protean: Shape of the Beast Animalism: Quell

Limit: Mariner's Self-Control/2 number of non Mariners
Cost 10xp

Centering (Auspex 5, Thaumaturgy 5 OR Orun virtue at 4+, [optional: Fortitude 5]) 8xp
Since time immemorial spiritual cultures, (and more recently, occult organizations) have practiced the art of centering: mystically preparing one's spirit and will for an ordeal.  Through the use of this ritual practice a kindred too can benefit from a closer connection to the font of their power: a fortified soul, and a surge of supernatural potency.
System: This power requires a night of meditation and the investment of a point of Willpower which must remain unspent while this power is active.  If you choose to use it, this power fails immediately as you lose your center.  Each night you must spend 10 minutes in meditation and win a static Mental challenge, retest Meditation against a difficulty of your Path Rating times your Generation background. (ex. Path 5, Generation 4 would be a difficulty of 20 traits). If you fail the initial attempt, you may continue meditating for another 10 minutes and try again. While this power is active, you may spend Willpower to be considered to have additional traits up to a cap of your Path rating when entering a power that compares or tests against Tempers, including ones you do not possess. This may not be used to activate items, such as a Garou Fetish or a Talen. So long as you possess Aegis, you get a free retest against mind/emotion affecting powers.

Requires: Ihai Creation Ritual, Bursts of Fists
Chi Strike is the next step along the ladder of discipline and progress brought on by the Bursts of Fists technique.  A vampire with this combination discipline learns to harness their inner spirit and self into their strikes.  Such blows are not protected by any means or form armor known; as the blows themselves target the victim’s body itself directly.

System: Spend 1 Willpower to activate this combination discipline for one scene or an hour.  While active all Brawl attacks made by the character ignore all forms of armor be it mundane or supernatural their target might be wearing.