Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Unleashing the Scarlet Dragon of Blood And Bone

Blood Shintai 5, Bone Shintai 3, Cultivation 2, Demon Shintai 1

Cost: 13xp

Building upon the core principles of Blood Shintai, the Kuei-jin reaches across the battlefield, drawing forth the blood of dozens of enemies at a time and slaying them where they stand.  As an action, she spends a variable amount of Yang Chi, subject to the normal limits of her Dharma.  Each Chi spent has one of the following effects, depending on the circumstances:

Under the Dark Colony Mass Battle rules (or something similar) each point of Chi spent adds +1 to the total Casualties suffered by the enemy Army at the conclusion of a Battle Round.

Each point of Chi Spent may destroy up to five levels of the following Backgrounds: Cult, Kinfolk, Retainers, or Thralls.

Each point of Chi Spent may destroy one level of the Military Force Background

Each point of Chi Spent may destroy up to 10 nameless enemy hordes, subject to ST discretion

The blood, bone and viscera drawn forth does not simply lie inert, however; the Kuei-jin uses the raw materials to create a temporary home for her Po, sending it forth to wreak havoc among her enemies as a terrifying dragon formed from the remains of her slain enemies.

Once at least three Yang Chi have been spent using Unleashing the Scarlet Dragon of Blood and Bone, the dragon forms at the end of the round.  The Dragon has the following capabilities:

Two Physical Traits and One Health Level per Yang Chi spent, as per Blood Awakening.  This is cumulative, and may increase as this Discipline Technique continues to be used over successive rounds.

All mechanical benefits of the Kuei-jin’s Demon Shintai form, including extra Physical Traits.  Features not consistent with the form of a dragon (Demon Weapon, for instance) will change aesthetically to a fitting form, such as claws or teeth, but provide the same mechanical benefit as normal.

The Po, while inhabiting this body, will tend to defend the Kuei-jin in a general sense - after all, if the Kuei-jin dies to their mutual enemies, they both perish - but otherwise acts according to the Po’s nature, unless commanded with a challenge of Hun vs Po.  At the end of the scene, the Po returns to the body violently, provoking an immediate check for Shadow Soul.

“Yoink!”

When a cainite you can see enters a frenzy, you may reflexively attempt a social challenge against that cainite. If you succeed you draw the cainite’s Beast into yourself and enter into a frenzy per regular frenzy rules. The victim exits frenzy immediately, behaves in a similar way to someone who has used Drawing Out the Beast, and can no longer enter a frenzy. You retain their Beast for the scene or one hour, whichever is shorter.

Clan Ventrue Only

Spend a Willpower trait and 3 blood to activate for the scene, combat, or social encounter.  For the duration, you may invoke an “Awe” retest without losing a social trait.

Many assassins are trained to utilize a deadly combination of speed and stealth when putting down a target. This power heightens a trained assassin's focus and allows for demonstrations of truly remarkable precision strikes, that deliver multiple blows full advantage of a mark who's let their guard down.

System: The player must declare to the storyteller that they intend to use this combination discipline at the beginning of a surprise action that is taken against an opponent who is not aware of them. The character spends one Blood and one Willpower trait to make a second attack that also benefits from surprise immediately after the first. The second attack may be against the same surprised target or another who meets the criteria but this attack cannot be a "carrier attack" such as Quell the Beast or Thanatosis, nor can it involve the use of status affecting powers or augmentations like Protean Curse or Awakening the Steel. It may however still benefit from Disciplines such as Potence and Celerity. Only damage or staking may be dealt by the second attack such as with a rapid strike with a knife, stake, firearm or unarmed strike.

This is a Player created Combo power that PC’s must learn about in character.

Untamable gives the wielder defensive ties on Animalism, Dominate, and Frenzy invoking Thaumaturgical Effects. While this my sound incredibly beneficial, and in truth it is, it can also greatly endanger the Vampire using it.

Any Vampire that has this combo power is a slave to their beast when they aren't in control. They may not spend Willpower to direct themselves during frenzy. This power is constantly active, including during frenzy. Which makes getting them out of such will be difficult.