Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Obligation 4, Yang Prana 4, Redeemed Merit, Dharma 6+

Calling on the mandate of the August Personage of Jade, the Kuei-jin speaks the long lost celestial words of power and invokes the authority and righteous power of the Jade Throne.  Her mien grows suddenly beautiful and terrible as a soft golden light ignites in her eyes and smolders through her skin.  This Discipline functions identically to Authority, with the following additions: the Kuei-jin can also inflict the Veil (Delirium) on anyone or everyone around him at will - even upon supernatural beings.  Other Kuei-jin witnessing the Mantle of Divine Authority must immediately check for Wave Soul - the fallen Wan Xian cannot bear to look upon the majesty that once belonged to them.  The Eight Immortals look upon any abuse of this Discipline as a serious breach of the will of Heaven. - Adapted from the Mummy Players Guide pg 143, which specifically mentions it as a lost Wan Xian power

Mask of Authority

Presence 3, Obfuscate 3

Cost: 6

This Combination Discipline causes mortals within a given area to regard the character using this ability as a local leader of a given establishment. With the waive of a "badge" or similar action indicative of authority, would be subordinates fall in line, answering questions and providing assistance where they can. Examples of potential uses of this power include taking over a crime scene as the lead detective on site or being handed a megaphone to handle negotiations during a hostage situation. System: Spend one Blood and indicate your authoritative role to the mortals you intend to effect. This can be flashing something akin to a badge or simply announcing what department you're associated with. Then make a Static Social Challenge, retesting with Leadership against eight  traits. If successful, the crowd reacts appropriately, whether providing you details on the crime scene, staying out of your way or putting their hands up to surrender. This Combination Discipline does not allow a character to bypass standard regulations, if he claims to be with a department that has no business on the scene, they can be in for a rude awakening. This Combination Disciplines lasts until the end of the scene, or the character takes some overt action inappropriate of their position of authority, such a violent acts, outlandish comments and Masquerade violating disciplines. This power may only be used once per scene and has no effect on Kindred and other supernatural creatures such as Mages and Werewolves but may individuals such as Ghouls normally.

This Discipline essentially creates a continuous, low-level illusion surrounding the Cainite, fueled by subliminal suggestions created by Dominate.  Any auras that would be projected by the Cainite (such as from a Path of Enlightenment or True Faith) may be nullified or altered to match another that the Cainite has knowledge of. Should the Cainite engage in a gross violation of the Path they are projecting the aura of or seek to actively use True Faith in the instance of nullifying that aura, the illusion is broken. As with Mortal Skin, Cainites of lower generation automatically see through the deception, and Auspex may be used to attempt to see through it as well. This power costs a Temporary Willpower to activate per aura being nullified or modified. It should be noted this power does nothing to change what can be perceived by Aura Perception, only the Auras that radiate based on Paths and certain Merits or Flaws.

(Necromancy: Bone path x3, Vicissitude x3)

By expending an additional blood for each zombie their bodies are restored to a fresh state, without rot or damage, as they raise. Though clearly not alive to the trained eye these zombies can often pass for living. THos ewho would notice pallor or skin or lack of breath can figure it out with observation.

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.