Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

This power combines the hunger of the Abyss with the hunger of the undead allowing manifestations of the Abyss created by the vampire to consume blood.  When using Arms of they Abyss, Black Metamophsis or weapons created with Armory of the Abyss instead of doing any damage the target looses one blood trait on a sucessful attack.  If using Shadow Play or Tenebrous Form make physical challenge (may use Potence) to envelope a target and draw out their blood.  Any blood taken by this power is added to the weilders blood pool as if they had drunk it directly.  Devouring Shades mysticly draws out the blood even if the attack would not normaly deal damage and need not have skin contact to function.      

By invoking Diagnosis and spending 1 blood, you become capable of noticing ailments that the target is currently suffering from. By examining exposed blood, the caster is able to discern if the target is infected with any mundane ailment. Supernatural ailments are much harder to discern. Physical skin to skin contact is required should the target be suffering from an supernatural ailment. Such methods do however come with the risk of contracting such an ailment. You can call out this sight at any time (subject to being conscious, able to spend blood and so on), and you immediately notice all ailments of your target. If you wish to determine the specifics of an ailment, you must make a Static Mental Challenge with a difficulty of eight Traits and using the Medicine Ability for retests. Otherwise, the ST need only reveal the name of the ailment in question. You can only scrutinize one ailment in this fashion each turn, so even if you spot several ailments in an action, you can only concentrate on one of them at a time. This level of concentration requires your normal action and cannot be sped up with Celerity or similar powers. Should you desire to keep your Diagnosis active for longer than one turn, you can spend Mental Traits to extend the duration of the power. Spend one Mental Trait at the beginning of each turn in which you wish to keep the power active. If you allow the power to lapse, you must spend a Blood Trait to renew it later. If you are not in combat-based turns, the power lasts for one minute and can be maintained at a cost of one Mental Trait per minute thereafter. You should indicate your Diagnosis by placing you fingers, spread in a “V” to the side you your eyes. Uses of this power is not immediately noticeable to others, though people will notice your intense scrutiny. The information on ailments discovered are based one the casters current Medicine Ability after any expenditures. Unknown supernatural ailments should baffle the caster and require further research.

Requires: Ihai Creation Ritual, Persistent Guard, Repel Projectile
The final branch on the tree of the Persistent Guard and the Repel Projectile techniques; the art of the Diamond Spirit allows for true mastery of inner self.  By sheer force of will alone a vampire may be able to overcome any obstacle or challenge they may face.

System: Once purchased this combination discipline is always considered active.  You spend 1 Willpower to retest any challenge you throw even if you are not normally able to spend Willpower to do so.

Technomancy 5, Presence 5, Hacktivism Mentor 5, 14 XP
Hacktivists developed this power to fight against supernatural attacks on their Networks and within the Digital Web itself. In comparison to Thamuaturgical Countermagic, this power has no use against powers which target the individual or affect the real world.

System: When defending against supernatural attacks on a digital medium, the Technomancer may make a Contested Mental Challenge to attempt to counter the effect. This is usable both via Technomancy access, as well as other forms of digital immersion. This power is most effective against Technomancy, granting +5 Traits to attempts to counter Technomancy. It may be used against other powers as well, but grants no bonus. Additionally, if a power is successfully countered, the Technomancer may expend a Willpower Trait, if they do so, any additional attempts for others to affect the same target require the expenditure of a Willpower Trait.

Fluff : As the evoker starts there performance those being affected start to feel a sense of resolve or despair begin to penetrate them and the air may begin to feel a wee bit chillier and some may hear lingering whispers in the air reminiscent of the dirge being played for them. As the dirge continues those that observe the evoker of the dirge will seemingly see wisps of shadow and whispers seep out of the performer, these wisps carrying with them either resolve or despair as they float along toward the affected and slowly disappear along the way as they infect the minds of those around with whispers and darkness. Activation : A static social challenge vs. 8 traits , then once the evoker succeeds they need to spend 1 Blood and 1 Willpower . If the evoker should fail the challenge they keep performing with little regard to the world around them for the duration of the power as they are enthralled with there own performance, unless they are in danger (in which case this effect ends automatically) or they spend a mental trait to ignore the effect.

Mechanics : The power last for a scene or an hour and as long as the evoker keeps up the performance. The performance needs to be of a musical nature, (singing or an instrument or something along those lines). When the evoker activates the power they choose either to affect friend or foe. The evoker may affect a number of individuals equal to the number of social traits when they invoke the power, once the subjects are picked they can not be changes unless the evoker activates the power again and reassigns the subjects. As long as the subjects can perceive the performance of the evoker they are subject to its affects. The affects are as follows.

Friend : Those that benefit from the dirge gain + 1 trait bonus on all Virtue challenges they throw, also each subject gains a number of Willpower equal to the evokers dots in the performance ability they are using for the power, for use only to suppress Derangements.

Foe : Those that suffer from the dirge take a -1 trait penalty to all virtue challenges they throw, also they must spend 2 Willpower to suppress derangements. If the subjected wish to try and release themselves from the affects of the dirge they can spend a Willpower and throw a static social challenge vs. the number of traits of the performance, or should they wish to not spend a Willpower they can spend there action for the round and attempt the above challenge.