Custom Combination Discipline / Technique

Note: This power specifically requires Advanced understanding of Spirit Manipulation.

Whereas Duality grants the Magi existence on the Physical realm and the Umbra at the same time, they are impeded by the rigidity of the Gauntlet and are distracted by seeing across both realms.

Traverse the Twilight Realm allows the Magi to fully enter or exit the Umbra.  Traversing the Twilight Realm is not without peril as one can get stuck within the Gauntlet trapped until they are able to free themselves, or with assistance from another.  Rumors have it that terrible creatures exist in the Gauntlet and becoming stuck can gain their attention.

The journey from the physical realm through the gauntlet into the Umbra takes time, typically one minute for each level of the gauntlet rating (normally 7 page 223 LotWR); during this time the Magi fades from the physical realm at the end of the turn.  Once fully phased they are effectively nowhere (page 229 LotWR) until they reform on the other side, but if the Magi has the use of a reflective surface they can reduce the amount of time it takes to one round per gauntlet level. 

While Traversing the Twilight Realm the Magi must concentrate for at least one round as they prepare for the journey and then by spending a blood, a Willpower and then making a Willpower challenge against the gauntlet rating to actually traverse. During this time they may not take any offensive action (but they may defend against attacks) or the power fails.   

The Magi may attempt to bring others with them as they travel by spending an additional blood and a Willpower per person.  Those who wish to traverse must be willing, and are subject to the same outcomes as the magi.

Traversing the Twilight Realm is not without it’s dangers.  If the Magi fails this Willpower challenge, the power fails and they must immediately make another static Willpower challenge against the gauntlet rating, if they fail this test they are stuck in the Gauntlet until they find a way out either from another successful use of this power, or some other means.  Each time they fail the difficulty increases by two for the next attempt to escape the Gauntlet in that area.

Those who accompany the magi are also unable to take any actions during the round, and are subject to the outcome of the Willpower challenge made by the magi.

Potence 5 + Fortitude 2

Representative of the true strength behind potence, and the understanding of the discipline's power in more than simply the power of internalized strength, this power focuses on externalizing the nature of potence through one's limbs.  By focusing the explosive nature of one's potence, and harnessing it with one's inherit toughness to withstand such force, they may direct it from a distance through the earth by way of striking it.

Mechanics: Spend a Blood Trait to activate for scene/hour. You make a Physical Challenge against your opponent, and if successful, the ground directly underneath the target explodes in a geyser of stone, rock and dirt (or, if indoors, wood, concrete and plumbing), inflicting three levels of lethal damage, without any more additional damage from Puissance, as sharp shards of debris rip into the target.

If used against a car, the car will be disabled unless it is specifically armored. The power may be used indoors, but the results are far more spectacular - not only will there be a gaping hole on the floor, but the resulting shower of floor materials will break nearby windows and cause other damage to the surroundings.

If there is another floor or a basement below the target, she must make a Static Physical Challenge against six Traits to remain on the same floor or fall through the resulting hole. This may also happen outdoors if someone happens to be standing on directly on top of a sewer pipe, on a bridge, and so forth. A good rule of thumb is that if there is less than a foot and a half of concrete, earth or whatever, it means that there will be a large hole if Tremor is used there.

The attack has a range of 10 feet per level of Potence, meaning that you will always have a basic range of 50 feet.

Developed during the Anarch Revolt; this combination discipline continues to be taught and used by the Ventrue Antitribu in the modern nights. Long ago; these anarch venture learned to channel the power of the beast and the fire of passion within their blood. Once focused and turned inwards this combination discipline allows the Ventrue Antitribu to gain strength from the fire of their convictions and seem more intimidating and feral in their stature.

System: To activate this combination discipline the character must spend 1 blood trait and make a Self-Control/Instinct challenge at difficulty 4. If the character fails this challenge they enter frenzy; if they succeed they gain the following benefits for the next scene or an hour. The bonus social traits Intimidating x2 and the bonus Physical Traits Brutal x2

Only Ventrue Antitribu may learn this power

Trupos Mule

 

   Experience Cost: 10

    

 

Auspex x5, Chimestry x5, Requires Craft Ephemera

     When using Astral Projection, you may spend a Willpower to manifest using Trupos Mule, allowing you to create a Chimerical body of yourself that allows you to interact with the physical world for the scene using your current physical traits. Any time this form is damaged, that damage is taken as if in Astral Combat and reduces your Willpower total by the number of damage taken. Reaching zero willpower results in the breaking of your silver cord and the same effects as if this happens in Astral Projection. The user may choose to end the power early by declaring the intention at the beginning of the round, and the power ceases at the end of that round. 

     All physical trait losses incurred through physical challenges while using Trupos Mule affect the user's normal body as well, but trait losses from Scorpion's Touch and similar powers only affect the Trupos Mule form. 

     This form does not allow the use of any Disciplines that require the expenditure of Blood, only those that require no expenditure or expenditure of Willpower and do not require a physical presence (i.e. Fortitude, Potence, etc)

Custom Combination Discipline: Obfuscate 4, Blood Apocrypha, Doubletalk

The Nosferatu are the masters of the hidden, of gathering secrets and above all, keeping them.  Yet among vampire kind are a variety of powers intended to discern, coerce or steal the the truth behind thoughts and words.  So the power to subvert and avoid the wiles of other kindred was developed, itself the greatest of secrets within the clan of such.  The vampire speaks the truth, but those around them draw from it only what the vampire wants them to, which may have nothing at all to do with what they actually conveyed.

System: The user may expend a Blood and a Social Trait to activate this power for a scene.  During the scene, any powers or effects that would determine or force the truth from the user will register that any and all statements, written or spoken, by the user are true.  Aura Perception, Court of Hallowed Truth, Bone of Lies, and powers like them will detect no lies or intent to deceive from the user.

If the user also possesses the combination discipline I Know, or the ability Art of Memory, this combo also functions against powers that would pull information directly from their mind (for example, Telepathy), allowing the user to respond to mental questions or digging with whatever answer they like and it will seem to be truthful.

Note: Against Elder level and above powers used to discern the truth, this power is entirely at Storyteller discretion of whether it even works or not, or how effective it is.