Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Requires a Ghouled Horse.

Antitribu version: Appropriately Prepared Motorcycle, Protean x5, Obfuscate x4; 14xp 

Description: In modern nights, the term “Ghost Rider” elicits imagery of a ghostly rider mounted on horseback forced to forever hunt in the old west. An earlier story would have people believe in a “headless horseman.” Earlier tales from Europe talk of whole hosts of ghostly huntsmen on a wilde jagd or “wild hunt.” This often presaged a great battle or plague and those who crossed path with it are never seen again. In many cases this host was on the edge of a great storm. The Norse called it Odin’s Ride. After Christianity paganized it, the story became of a demon on horseback preying on the souls of the dead.

All these tales have one thing in common; they are based partly on truth. Using this power, a rider and mount become the embodiment of this legend. Both become incorporeal as with the Protean power of Mist Form, but their movement is fixed at a ghostly gallop. The pair takes on a spectral appearance and some say the wind caused by their passing carries a faint cackling laughter or the hooves of multiple riders can sound like the front of an incoming storm.

In recent nights, a more perverted version of the power has been developed by the antitribu using blood to coat an “iron horse” to travel in this spectral fashion.

System: The rider has to stay mounted on the ghouled animal while at a gallop. During this time three traits of blood and one trait of willpower are spent to activate this power (as limited by the character’s generation). At the end of the round in which all the necessary expenditures are completed, the “ghostly form” takes effect. The rider may change back instantly at any time with the mount. The pair is immune to mundane physical attacks in this form, and they take one less level of damage from fire and sunlight automatically. They are still affected normally by mystical attack, though of course they have no blood in this form, so some Thaumaturgy is useless against them. Though the pair cannot affect the world physically, the rider can still use Disciplines that do not require a physical form (the rider cannot use Dominate, for instance, because it has no eyes, but the rider could exert Presence). The rider must remain mounted and the mount must move at a “gallop” (12 steps per round) in order initiate and maintain this power. This means it is not possible to activate in enclosed spaces where a galloping pace cannot be reached. This power only lasts until the end of the scene or one hour, whichever is shorter.

The antitribu version uses a motorcycle instead of a ghouled beast of burden. The rider must spend one month occasionally putting a trait of his blood on the motorcycle to attune it to him. This attunement period can be shortened by using human sacrifices. In other respects, this version works the same as the animal one.

The core principle of this power is to permanently remove Out of Clan Temporis from a willing subject. Whether the subject was misled and learned it in error through misinformation or misconception of the power or them willingly wanting to relinquish their ability to manipulate time.

~Mechanic: The subject must be willing to give up their Out of Clan Temporis. The subject must be of equal or higher (weaker) generation to the user. The subject may not be coerced or manipulated into it through use of any powers or disciplines. The user must make physical contact with the subject. The user then spends as much temporary willpower as the subject has levels of Temporis (1:1). This will permanently remove the discipline and any blood bonds as a result of learning it from the subjects sheet. It will then be up to the subject's Home Chronicle's ST's whether the XP will be refunded for it.

Chango's Grace 5, Obtenebration 4
A character with this power wreathes their black metamorphosis in bright crimson lightning. Doing so causes
devastating effects as the Cainite formed of living lightning and animated shadow hovers a foot off the ground and
whips lightning about them erratically.
System: When activating Black Metamorphosis, the character may spend an additional point of Blood to activate
this power. By doing so, the character gains the following benefits in addition to what is provided by Black
Metamorphosis. The character takes an additional two steps when moving and is immune to effects that would cause
them to be knocked down. Furthermore, the Cainite's unarmed attacks deal an extra level of lethal damage, and
mortals the Cainite comes into contact with find that their hearts are stopped. Lastly, as a normal action, the Cainite
can direct the lightning wreathing his form to lash out at a target within 30 yards with a successful Mental vs
Physical challenge that the victim can only attempt to soak. If successful, the ragged bolt of empowered lightning
inflicts two levels of lethal damage, and ignites any flammable materials it comes into contact with.

Lingering Gaze
Powers: Serpentis 1, Chimerstry 4
Resources: 1b & 1w
Cost: 8xp
Challenge: Social, Retest Subterfuge

With but a gaze you can freeze someone in their tracks, but sometimes you need to have your attention focused elsewhere.   This power lets you create Chimerical eyes, that only the victim can see, that illusion will keep the serpents gaze / enchanting gaze power active against the target.  Because this power creates eyes from illusions, you need not have eye contact to invoke this power but the potential victim still must be within your presence when activated.   As per the base power, it lasts until the invoker breaks Lingering Gaze, the illusion eyes are a victim of true sunlight, or a scene/hour has elapsed.   As this power utilizes "Permanency", you may target any number of victims with this power.    In all other events, this technique follows all other rules of Serpents Gaze / Enchanting gaze (Social challenge, retest Subterfuge) as well as the advantage/drawback of Chimerstry with regard to merits/flaws/powers.

Prerequisites: Dominate 1, Presence 1, Lifesong (Clanbook Revised: Ventrue, p 77), 6XP
 
Ventrue are undisputed masters of manipulating Kine society.  This power is the culmination of centuries of collected tips and techniques which make their use of Dominate nearly irresistible.
 
When you target mortals with the Dominate Discipline (or another Combination Discipline with Dominate as a prerequisite), you may use Dominating as your bid Trait.  This Trait does not count toward totals when resolving ties or overbids, but it can never be lost; thus, you may continually use Dominating in successive tests of this sort. Only if you are forced to risk multiple Traits - such as due to wounds or Negative Traits - do you risk losing any of your other Mental Traits.
 
In addition, you may make a single additional retest on any challenge where you bid Dominating. Once you invoke this retest, it is the last test of the challeng
 
Both parts of this power may only be used against mortals, including "part-supernaturals" such as Ghouls, Kinfolk, etc., but not against any full supernatural creature type, such as Vampire, True Mage, Garou, or Changeling.