Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

A malevolent and unbound wraith in Vodoun folklore, this creature is the substance of nightmares.

A practitioner of Wanga may learn this combination discipline from Baron Kriminel, the loa of murderers and vengeance, provided that they possess the prerequisites of Serpentis: Form of the Cobra and Wanga: Bone Path: Daemonic Possession OR Wanga: Voice of the Wild: Mantle of the Beast and Wanga: Bone Path: Daemonic Possession.

By invoking Baron Kriminel and beginning a full transformation while welcoming into themselves the essence of the Shadowlands, a disturbing change begins. Black tendrils of darkness and decaying, targeted shroud wrappings erupt from the subject's body with violence and envelope them, almost inverting them, Finally, the cocoon rips open as a rotting skeleton spectral form cloaked in a writhing shroud of undulating darkness and tattered strips of cloth appears, hellish blue flames burn from empty sockets and rusted and burning chains crisscross its hovering form.

Rumors indicate that this power was first invoked by a True Serpent of the Light who survived the Sabbat pogroms and was gifted to the Loa and Death Deities on the pledge that they use it in exchange for maintaining the balance of Creation.

Mechanics:

In this form, the user gains the social traits Intimidating x 2 and Threatening x2 with the negative social traits of Ghastly x2.  All attacks deal damage to creatures both in the Shadowlands and the earthly plane and a successful attack gives the victim a Clumsy trait. Additionally, the chains may be used similar to the single additional attack of Black Metamorphosis and deal aggravated damage.

This form power may not be combined with any other form power and costs a blood and a Willpower.

An additional damage level is taken from fire and those in this form take no damage of any sort from another in this form, since it is a gift from the same being.

Though the spectral form floats, movement is not impeded, but it may not go higher than ten feet from any surface. Though it may move along any surface. With the expenditure of a Willpower, it may move through a solid object.

Duration:

This power lasts for a scene or an hour.

Although visually this power can be confused with "Shape of the Beast's Wrath", an attentive character could identify, as ST discretion, the clear relationship between the disciplines combination and the Horrid Form, as this last one with some "cosmetic" changes.

Master Splinter, a.k.a. Horrid Beast, was developed as a tool to increase fight power holding up the animal characteristics from Shape of the Beast in an amalgam to the monstrosity of Horrid Form, creating a biped battle horrid beast. This combination of discipline requires Instantaneous Transformation as a prerequisite, this power grants a catalyze effect that combines Protean and Vicissitude in this transformation combo power (according to MET: LoTN page 170, Vicissitude cannot be used when Shape of the Beast is active). The Cainite will assume a combat shape that implements the advantages of both the two powers of transformation, although it also mixes part of its disadvantages.

When the Master Splinter is active, the Cainite body wraps, changes and grows to a full eight feet in height, the skin becomes slimy and rubbery while the transformation takes place. Nails grow in claw shapes, sleek fur covers cainite full body and the face gets a snout, soon is possible recognize the physical characteristics of animal fight form from Shape of the Beast, as some animal behavior from it. Inlaid in the body, almost hidden by the long fur, sharp bony spikes protrude from bony joints, such as wrists, elbows, knees and back.

Game Mechanics: The player must make a Physical challenge against 11 traits - retest Survival - and spend the normal cost associated with the both shifts (one blood point for Shape of the Beast and two blood points for Horrid Form). If successful, the change takes three turns, summing the transformation turns of the two both powers. Failure indicates that the shift takes only the standard form associated with Instantaneous Transformation.

Successful transformation to Master Splinter grats to cainite:

• Six bonus Physical Traits (as Horrid Form): Brawny, Dexterous, Enduring, Ferocious, Quick and Stalwart;
• Two bonus Mental Traits (as Shape of the Beast): Alert and Attentive;
• Three Negative Social Traits (as Horrid Form): Bestial, Feral and Repugnant;
• You inflict lethal damage in brawlin combat and score an extra health level of damage on all such attacks (as Horrid Form);
• Those unused to such sights Horrid Beast or at least Horrid Form may need to make a Courage test.

Also, cainite gain inability to speak (as Shape of the Beast) and gains no improved running speed, as this bonus granted by Shape of the Beast is based in a quadruped form. In Master Splinter form, you can use any of your normal Disciplines except Necromancy, Serpentis, Thaumaturgy and Vicissitude (the inability to speak may make Dominate difficult, of course).
Cainite remains in Master Splinter form until the next dawn, or until decides to change back.

Description: “His hands began to vibrate, becoming so fast that they stood still once again. Carefully, he took the metal rod, and as his hand moved along it, the metal began to flatten like it was a piece of soft clay.”
System: Spending a blood for a scene negates the need for a craftsman to use tools, so long as the task can theoretically be done with bare hands. All craft tests made while using this power are considered to be two traits more difficult. Alternatively, if this power is used while within the crafters workshop, the power is considered to be an additional assistant, with the same crafts levels as the user, not subject to normal limits. Additionally, if used in conjunction with the combination discipline Burning Wrath, this power makes the user immune to frenzy tests against all types of fire and reduces all damage done from fire by one, to a minimum of one, as the users hands are wreathed in fire themselves. This is an inadvisable combination for any project that may be flammable.
In MET, this power costs 9exp traits

Cost: 1 blood and 3 mentals to activate
With this power the kindred can see through the eyes and hear through the ears of any construct they have created that is within 50 miles  as if it were their own eyes. They can see and hear clearly through all of them at the same time, similar to the power Read the Winds, but only with Magical Constructs the user of the power created.  This power works with creations like Power over Life (Conjuring 5), Homunculi, Cognizant Constructions, Stone Dogs and Razor Bats, and any other creature or crafted construct the bearer of the power has made.