masquerade for a requiem, vtm conversion to nwod

8/9/2019 Masquerade for a Requiem, VtM Conversion to NWoD

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So, I've spent my free time over the last few days on this..."project," and let me first

say, Thank you to all the people who's work I've incorporated into this, I've used

posters from here and the WW board. If you have a problem with your work being

used, send me a private message with what I used and I will take it off and do it

myself.

Now, I have a bunch done, and it's saved into a Word doc...but I'm a long way from

having a complete conversion, and I do wnat a complete conversion. So, I come

here to ask any and all of you to suggest rules, Disciplines, and crituque my (and

other peoples) work.

without further ado....

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Generation Chart

Generation Lowest Effective Blood Potency Maximum Blood Potency

15th-11th 1, 5

10th-9th 1, 6

8th-7th 2, 7

6th 3, 8

5th 4, 8

4th 6, 9

3rd 7, 10

2nd 9, 10

The 13 Clans (and Bloodlines)

Assamite

The Assamites are known as a clan of assassins largely based in the Middle East.

The Assamite clan is close knit in that they don't trust outsiders and they all spend

several years as ghouls training in the clan stronghold. If they fail, they become

food. If they succeed, they are Embraced into the clan. Thus, Assamites tend to be

very highly skilled at what they do - but not all of them are warriors outright

Favored Disciplines: Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus

Favored Attributes: Dexterity or ComposureWeakness: The Assamite are hopelessly addicted to the vitae of other Kindred, so

vampires belonging to this clan become addicted to vitae as per Vitae Addiction.

Brujah

The Brujah are characterized mostly as anarchists. "The typical Brujah wears a biker

jacket, tattered jeans, combat boots...". Brujah childer conduct their political


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conventions amongst the noise of raves and punk rock concerts. Their Ancilla have

long used secret, impromptu, and often violent rants to propel their anarchic

culture. In comparison to other vampires, the Brujah are especially violent.

Currently the most popular symbol of Brujah is upside-down form of Circle A Red.

Favored Disciplines: Celerity, Majesty, Vigor.

Favored Attributes: Strength or DexterityWeakness - Brujah are known for their fiery and often violent tempers, having

more trouble than any clan does to keep their homicidal tendencies at bay. They fall

to their Beast with disturbing frequency, and tend to get quite agitated if this flaw is

ever mentioned in their presence. In game terms they get a -2 dice to frenzy rolls.

Gangrel

The Gangrel are associated with Gypsies, transmogrification, and vagrants. As a

symbol, Gangrel often use a wolf's head. The Gangrel clan's magical Discipline,

Protean, allows them to assume partial or complete animal forms. Their mastery of

Protean is so much greater than any other Clan that Gangrel can assume virtually

any animal form, providing it is a scavenger or a predator. [

B]Favored Disciplines[/B]: Animalism, Protean, Resilience.

Favored Attributes: Resolve or Stamina

Weakness - Gangrels have a unique weakness caused by their close connection to

the Beast; their animalistic instincts are drawn close to their surface, clouding more

reasoned thought. In game terms they do not gain any again rolls on tests using

resolve or composer.

Followers of Set

The Setites are agents and students of corruption as their dark father was before

them. Only when the mask of civility is stripped away can the human soul be seenfor what it truly is: selfish, grasping, hungry, and perverse. The natural state of

humanity is sin and always has been; to pretend otherwise is to waste precious

energy. To embrace the wickedness within is to embrace the truth, to own it, and to

find your true purpose in existence. The Setites are not merely decadents nor are

they simply degenerates; what makes them so dangerous is that they appeal to the

darkest parts of everyone - and everyone has darkness somewhere inside them for

the Setites to find.

Favored Disciplines: Majesty, Obfuscate, Serpentis

Favored Attributes: Wits or Presence

Weakness: As Setites find it difficult to adjust to bright light and take twoadditional damage from sunlight.

Lasombra

The Lasombra have earned their reputation for master manipulation, iron-fisted

power, and ingenious political games. They have also brought about their reputation

for cruelty and heartless efficiency. The clan decided to rule in a new way and took

part in the conception of the most monstrous sect of vampires to date: the Sabbat.


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Thus, the Lasombra, along with the Tzimisce, make up most of the leadership of the

Sabbat and enjoy the bloody fruits of their labor.

Favored Disciplines: Dominate, Obtenebration, Vigor

Favored Attributes: Manipulation or Composure

Weakness: Creatures so entwined with darkness; Lasombra take one additional

damage from sunlight. Also, the reflection of the Lasombra never appear in mirrors,and is blurry on electronic recording devices; may not spend a Willpower to make

reflection normal.

Malkavian

As with all the vampire clans in the World of Darkness setting, Malkavians suffer

from a specific flaw: in this case, they are incurably insane. However, many

Malkavians believe their insanity to be a strength rather than a weakness. Exactly

why they all suffer from insanity is unknown, According to Malkavian legend, when

Malkav was killed, all his childer came to his corpse and drank the blood of their

father, thus collectively diablerizing Malkav. He is said to speak inside each and

every Malkavian's soul and connects them into one collective consciousness.

Favored Disciplines: Auspex, Dementation, Obfuscate.

Favored Attributes: Wits or Manipulation

Weakness Every last vampire of Malkav's blood is incurably insane in one form or

another. Some kindred call this a curse of the blood, while other Lunatics actually

call it a special blessing, a "gift of insight." In game terms they start with 1

Derangement and receive -2 dice for derangement rolls.

Nosferatu

They are uniformly hideous as a result of the flaw in their vampiric bloodline, thougheach individual's physical monstrosity is unique. Nosferatu frequently reside in

catacombs, cemeteries, and sewers. The Nosferatu, also referred to as 'Nossies' or

'Sewer Rats,' are highly regarded as information-brokers. Frustrated over their

monstrous appearance, many Nosferatu will Embrace the very vain and/or very

beautiful out of spite. Vampires Embraced in this way are referred to as Cleopatras

Favored Disciplines: Nightmare, Obfuscate, Vigor.

Favored Attributes: Strength or Composure

Weakness The most visibly cursed of all Kindred, the Embrace warps each

Nosferatu into a hideously deformed creature; In game terms No 10 again on

presence or manipulation rolls.

Ravnos

The Ravanos are a clan of Gypsies, they originated in India and have since then

spread over the world; becoming one of the most widespread clans. The worst of

their ways has shaped their enduring reputation, to the point that every Prince

knows that a Ravnos in town means trouble. Why? Because they just can't help

themselves - literally. Every Ravnos has crime in their blood due to their clan


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weakness, but Ravnos tend to sire people who are already involved in thievery and

underhandedness of all kinds.

Favored Disciplines: Animalism, Chimerstry, Resilience

Favored Attributes: Dexterity or Manipulation

Weakness: Gain "Delusional Obsession" Flaw focused on a specific type of crime

(such as burglary, fraud, pick pocketing etc.).

Sangiovanni

Once upon a time, the Saniovanni family was a mortal cult interested in death

magic. For several hundred years Augustus learned, planned, and spread the blood

of Caine to members of his family. The Sangiovanni learned how to manipulate

spirits so that when the time was right, they had ghostly messengers to tell them

where all of the Cappadocians laired. The Sangiovanni then began to hunt their

parent line and the Lamia, a bloodline that also came from the Cappadocians. At

some point, the Sangiovanni developed their own clan weakness and clan

disciplines apart from the Cappadocians.

Favored Disciplines: Dominate, Necromancy, Vigor

Favored Attributes: Intelligence or Strength

Weakness: When a Sangiovanni bites a living being, they deal one more Lethal

damage than normal. This makes it difficult to keep people alive after feeding from

them.

Salubri

In the twentieth century, the Salubri have all but died out, with only seven active.

The Salubri, if they are known at all, are reviled for their strange and frightening

soul-devouring powers. While, in truth, the powers of the Salubri is a true healing

art, all but forgotten in the Modern Nights.Favored Disciplines: Auspex, Resilience, Obeah.

Favored Attributes: Wits or Composure

Weakness: a Salubri loses a point of Willpower when she feeds on a unwilling

target.

Toreador

The Toreador typically have an obsession with anything artistic, exquisite or

(superficially) beautiful. They are hedonists and self-indulgent artists. It is said that

the Toreador are the closest of the Kindred to human sensibilities. Their

Antediluvian founder was believed to be an artist in the first city.Favored Disciplines: Celerity, Auspex, Majesty.

Favored Attributes: Presence or Composure

Weakness The Toreador portray themselves as the vampires closest to the living

breathing pulse of the humans around them. They claim that this is what keeps

them so vital and modern. Indeed, Clan members are often the first ones to be

aware of what mortals are wearing, eating, buying and sleeping with. Having this

close contact with mortals causes even greater loss in Toreador when they commit


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a crime. In game terms -2 dice for humanity and derangement rolls

Tremere

It is told that the Tremere were a cabal of human alchemists and Mages who

attempted to gain the immortality and powers of the vampires. During the Dark

Ages, they were considered an upstart, and had already made enemies as a resultof their experiments. By the peak of the Renaissance, however through clever

alliances and the forging of new, strange powers, they took a place in the highest

council of the Camarilla. The Tremere are generally mistrusted, and are frequently

referred to with the sobriquet, "Usurpers."

Favored Disciplines: Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy.

Favored Attributes: Intelligence or Manipulation

Weakness Tremere were made not cursed therefore there power over the minds

of other Vampires is limited. They also are more likely to be more effected when

doing crimes against humanity. In game terms the humanity trait limits social tests

for vampires as well as mortals. -1 die for humanity rolls

Tzimisce

-Need good summary for them-

Favored Disciplines: Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude

Favored Attributes: Stamina or Presence

Weakness: must sleep in at least one handful of earth from her homeland; failure

to do so decreases the Tzimisce's dice pools by one die each night, to a minimum of

one

Ventrue

The Ventrue are the rulers, leaders and politicos of the Camarilla. In Ancient Rome,they were generals and warlords of the Empire, and in the Dark Ages, they were

knights and barons, leading crusades and conquests. In modern times the Ventrue

still have great ambition and see themselves as conquerors, but their ways have

changed, using courts and companies instead of feifdoms and mighty armies. They

tend to be politicians, businessmen, military officers, and crime lords.

Favored Disciplines: Dominate, Animalism, Resilience.

Favored Attributes: Resolve or Presence

Weakness: Power corrupts and with the power of the Ventrue they are more easily

corrupted than other Kindred. The Ventrue are also considered to be especially

particular about whose blood they drink. In fact, any given Ventrue can only drinkblood from a mortal of high status. In game terms -1 die for derangement rolls, a -2

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Disciplines

Resilience

-the extra health levels granted by Resilience are permanent and always in effect.At level 3, the vampire may downgrade lethal damage to bashing while Resilience is

active. At level 5, the vampire may ignore bashing damage by 'downgrading' it to

nothing. Note that the total number of health levels of any type which a vampire

may downgrade per scene is still capped at his rating in Resilience.

Vigor

-at level 3, Vigor, when activated, allows the vampire possessing it to gain the 9-

again rule on any Strength rolls. At level 5, the vampire gains the 8-again rule.

Celerity

Celerity lets you use the "autofire" rules; it cost you your Defense and count asmedium autofire at Celerity 3 and full autofire at Celerity 5, producing +2 or +3

dice. At Celerity 2 it's no better than a normal all-out attack...except you can choose

to target up to three people within range of you simultaneously, taking a penalty to

each attack roll equal to the number of targets. With Celerity 5 you can target a

clustered group of people, zipping around everywhere and flaying all of them.

Necromancy

Necromancy is the signature discipline of the Sangiovanni but is also practiced by

the Samedi bloodline as well as the mysterious Harbringers of Skulls. The power of

this discipline is all about death and control and understanding of undead bothcorporeal and non corporeal.

When learning the first level of Necromancy the vampire need to state which type

of undead the powers can be used on. Either Ghosts or Walking Dead (zombies) can

be chosen. For an expenditure of 6 XP each power can be converted to function for

the other type of undead as well. Write ups will cover both Ghosts and Walking

Dead.

Commune with the Dead,

The basis for some form of understanding and cooperation is communication. It can

be argued whether or not the Sangiovanni are actually cooperating with the restless

dead that they are so in tune with but before flying one must first learn how to walk.

Cost: N/A

Dice: Wits + Academics + Necromancy (- Resolve for detection if undead does not

want to be seen)

Action: Instant

This power is actually twofold. First the necromancer can detect undead (not

vampires) in their presence and second he can communicate with them.

To detect an undead the necromancer rolls Wits + Academics + Necromancy


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target Resolve (Resistance for Ghosts and Walking Dead). If there are several

undead in the vicinity of the necromancer use the highest Resolve.

Dramatic Failure: Not only does the necromancer fail to see any undead but he

will stand out to them like a beacon in the dark.

Failure: No undead are detected.

Success: Any undead in the vicinity of the necromancer become visible (bothGhosts and Walking Dead).

Exceptional Success: No additional effects.

To communicate (both hear and talk) with the undead Wits + Academics +

Necromancy is rolled. Usually the necromancer is the only one that can see and

hear these creatures so talking out into thin air can be discomforting to other, apply

-1 penalty to social rolls in that case (not with the ghosts or walking dead).

Dramatic Failure: The necromancer fails to communicate successfully but not

before managing to insult the undead he is talking to.

Failure: Fail to communicate with the undead.

Success: Communication is possible with undead for the duration of one scene.

Exceptional Success: Communication with undead possible for one scene and the

necromancer receive +1 to all social rolls while interacting with the undead.

The effect of this power lasts for one scene.

Command Beyond the Grave,

Being able to see and talk to undead is all well and fine but does not confer any real

power over the undead. And if it is something the Giovanni wants it is power. Once

they can make their voices heard to the undead they can start to influence them.

This power is no gentle touch or slight manipulation, it is like a sledgehammer

forcing the undead to do the bidding of the necromancer. But beware once the

control wears off or the angry undead might turn upon the necromancer.

Cost: 1 VitaeDice: Intelligence + Expression + Necromancy versus Resolve.

Action: Contested

The command issued by the necromancers must be complied by the Ghost or

Walking Dead. It is not unlike a command issued by Dominate and can be placed

like a hypnotic suggestion, taking effect under certain circumstances. But most

commonly the command is for a specific quest or an immediate action to help or aid

the necromancer and then the Ghost or Walking Dead is released to his own

devices.

It is somewhat more dangerous or risky to command Ghosts since they usually are

more sentient than Walking Dead and can be quite offended (and sometimesoutraged) by a necromancer blatantly forcing it to do things against its will.

Only one command may have effect on a given Ghost or Walking Dead at a time. If

trying to command a Ghost or Walking Dead already under the command of another

necromancer (or other type of control) you need more successes than the existing

command.

Several mindless Walking Dead can be commanded with a single roll. Modifiers for

this are given below.


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Dramatic Failure: The command fails and it is obvious to the undead what the

necromancer tried to do. The necromancer can not command the undead again

until the next night.

Failure: Command failed.

Success: The command succeeded and the undead will perform it to the best of its

ability.Exceptional Success: The command is a resounding success and the undead is at

-1 to try to break free from the command if given a second chance.

Commands that will directly harm the undead will automatically fail and commands

that require the undead (very uncommon for mindless Walking Dead) to do things

contrary to their beliefs will render the undead an extra roll to cancel the command.

Usually these rolls are made with +2 for the undead trying to break free.

Suggested Modifiers

Modifier Situation

-1 Commanding 2 mindless Walking dead

-2 Commanding 5 mindless Walking dead.



-5 Commanding all mindless Walking dead in vicinity of necromancer.

Eldritch Beacon,

In their apprentice years many Sangiovanni live or frequent places of death such as

graveyards, morgues, mortuaries, locations known for great battles and the like.

This is not only for a morbid fascination of death but also for practical matters for

obtaining the material they need, meaning fresh bodies or fresh souls not yet

departed, to perform their art. As the necromancer grows in power the need to

frequent these places lessen as he can summon the undead and use already known

power to control them.Cost: 1 Willpower

Dice: Presence + Persuasion + Necromancy

Action: Extended

If trying to summon a specific Ghost or Walking Dead something associated with it

must be in possession of the necromancer and the necromancer must get as many

successes as the target has Willpower with one roll being made each hour.

Summoning a general Ghost from the area still requires some trappings such as

candles, a pentagram, something associated to death (a sacrifice, the bones of a

dead person or the like). The amount of successes needed is always 6 and the

Ghost that appears is (usually) an ordinary Ghost of mediocre power.Summoning Walking Dead is a bit different when summoning them in general.

Trappings as above is needed and the amount of successes needed are equal to the

amount of Walking Dead trying to be summoned. The necromancer will stand out as

a beacon in the night for the Walking Dead and they will be drawn to him like moths

to a flame. If there are not any Walking Dead within the area (usually city since that

is where most Kindred live) the power automatically fails. If the Walking Dead are in

a too decomposed state this power can be very damaging to the Masquerade.


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There is a third use of this power and that is to create a Walking Dead. This Walking

Dead will be a mindless one of mediocre power. Added to the cost is one Vitae that

is usually spilled over the body to be reanimated. There is no limit to the amount of

Walking Dead that can be created by this power but they will decompose over time

and become useless and also it is quite taxing Vitae vise.

Also make note that this power only summons the creature. The necromancer stillhas to be able to command the arriving undead.

Outcome of dice roll.

Dramatic Failure: The summoning does not fail but the arriving undead is hostile

towards the necromancers and hard to control. The necromancer receives -3 to

command attempts.

Failure: Summoning failed.

Success: Summoning is a success and the undead appears as fast as they can

travel to the necromancer. Ghosts usually appear very quickly since they have

modes of transportation not limited by physical law such as Walking Dead has.

Exceptional Success: The summoned entity is friendly towards the summoner and

any attempts to command or socialize with the creature receive +2 modifier.

Suggested Modifiers

Modifier Situation

+2 Summoning of Ghost performed in an area closely associated with death

(morgue, cemetery, etc.)

Touch of the Grave,

Even though being able to communicate, command and summon undead the

Ghosts are still intangible for the Sangiovanni and Walking Dead are hard to keep in

pristine condition when they become damaged. This versatile power give the

necromancer power over the body of a Walking Dead allowing him to preserve it,

heal it or wound it if need be. As for Ghosts they become tangible to thenecromancer and also allow him to heal or wound a Ghost as he sees fit. This power

is used (or abused if you were to talk to some of Ghosts manhandled by)

Sangiovanni Elders to keep their minions in check.

Cost: 1 Vitae

Dice: Intelligence + Occult + Necromancy (-Defence for touch attacks)

Action: Instant

A necromancer may always touch or physically handle a Walking Dead but Ghosts

are intangible. With this power Ghosts become tangible for the duration of the

power (1 round) and can be touched by the necromancer.

Beside the tangibility of the Ghosts the touch of the necromancer becomes harmfulor healing for an undead.

Dramatic Failure: The attempt fails and this power can not be invoked again for

the duration of the scene.

Failure: Heal or harm attempt failed.

Success: If used to heal an undead it will be healed for one point.

If used to harm an undead it will receive an amount of Lethal damage equal to

successes rolled.


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If used to preserve a Walking Dead it will be preserved for an amount of days equal

to successes scored.

Exceptional Success: If used to heal an undead it will be healed for two points.

If used to harm an undead it will receive an amount of Lethal damage equal to

successes rolled.

If the undead does not want to be touched the rules for Touching an Opponent onpage 156 in World of Darkness is applied.

Sleep of Ages,

Sangiovanni Elders are said to have stolen this power from an ancient clan of

vampires that was eradicated by the Sangiovanni when they first became vampires.

The clan is long since forgotten but their legacy lives on in this power that affects

something that is most enigmatic to Kindred, Torpor. The story goes that the clan of

Vampires where scholars in death on a more spiritual level than the Sangiovanni

and that they found a way to overcome the little death.

Cost: 1 Willpower

Dice: Intelligence + Medicine + Necromancy versus Resolve + Humanity (when

forced into Torpor/Blood Potency (when being forced out of Torpor).

Action: Contested and Extended; resistance is reflexive.

This power is the same for all necromancers and no type of other undead is

affected. This power affects Kindred, either the necromancer himself or other

Kindred.

There are three ways to use this power:

Force other into Torpor.

Relieve other from Torpor.

Relieve self from Torpor.

All three are handled in similar manner. To affect another Kindred touch is required

and for an unwilling victim the rules for Touching an Opponent on page 156 inWorld of Darkness are used.

The necromancer gets to roll once every round and need to accumulate an amount

of successes equal to the targets Humanity. Resistance is reflexive and will always

be rolled, there is an unconscious resistance for this even though the target might

think he wants to be put to sleep. Bear in mind that the target of this power can be

the necromancer using this power and if so he will roll versus himself.

Dramatic Failure: The attempt failed and this power can not be used on the target

until the next night.

Failure: Attempt failed.

Success: Headway is made to either force someone into or relieve from Torpor.Exceptional Success: Extra successes are their own reward.

Suggested Modifiers

Modifier Situation

-2 Used under stressful circumstances (in combat for example).

-4 Used by necromancer in torpor on himself.

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This Discipline was first practiced by Saulot, who refined the raw art of healing.

Many in the Modern Nights forget about the Salubris healing power. This Discipline

is never taught to outsiders as it requires rigorous demands of its users, and the

Salubri wish to remain useful.

The Third Eye appears around the time the user learns the second dot of this

discipline, any time a Salubri uses a Obeah discipline above the first dot the eyemanifests.

Sense Vitality,

The Salubri can see the ebb and flow of the subjects life force (though this does

not open the third eye) after touching the subject. It determines how much Health a

subject has; provided, of course, if she can touch them. (Use rules for Touching an

Opponent on page 156 in World of Darkness)

Cost: None

Dice Pool: Wits + Empathy Resolve + Blood Potency

Action: Instant

Roll Results

Dramatic Failure: You get the opposite reading instead of what truly is, (I.E. some

one with full Health reads as nearly dead.)

Failure: You can not determine the state of the target.

Success: You sense how many Health Boxes the target has, and can tell their

wound penalties. When used on a vampire it also tells how much Vitae is in their

system.

Exceptional Success: In addition to telling how Vital the target is, you can sense

any blood-Bourne Illnesses or poisons in the body of the target.

Anesthetic Touch, This power can be used to block a voluntary subjects from wounds, or disease, or

put a Mortal to sleep. As with Sense Vitality, for this power to work you need to

touch someone. (Use Touching an Opponent on page 156 of World of Darkness for

a Involuntary subject.)

Cost: 1 Vitae

Roll: Wits + Empathy

Action: Instant

Roll Results

Dramatic Failure: The Subject takes an addition -1 to all action for 3 turns as the

Power backfires and causes excruciating pain.Failure: The Anesthetic power fails to take hold and the target is still subject to

wound penalties

Success: For every success rolled the target ignores Wound Penalties for a round.

(I.E. 2 success rolled is 2 turns without wound penalties.) It can also put a mortal

into a deep, restive sleep; they sleep for their normal rest cycle. If Unwilling, a

mortal can spend a Willpower point reflexively to negate the effect.

Exceptional Success: Extra successes are their own reward.


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Healing Touch,

The touch of a skilled Salubri can heal the most grievous of wounds. In Ancient

times the Salubri were known for this power, unfortunately that is all but forgotten.

The Salubri simply places her hand over the wound or wounded area and expends

her own life energy to heal the target.Cost: 1 Vitae per wound; 2 vitae per aggravated

Roll: None

Action: Variable

The Salubri spends one turn and a vitae (or 2 for Agg) and heals the target one

health level.

Shepherds Watch,

Powerful Salubri turn their mastery of the third eye. With this power, the Salubri can

repel unwelcome creatures and create an area of refuge around himself.

Unwelcome subjects, whether mortal or supernatural, must overcome the Third

Eyes fearsome spiritual might to enter this area of refuge.

Cost: 1 Willpower per scene

Dice Pool: This power requires two rolls on behalf of the Salubri: an invocation roll

that defines the area of refuge, and an effect roll that opposes those who attempt to

enter the area. The dice pool for the invocation roll is Composure + Occult + Obeah.

The dice pool for the effect roll is the same, opposed by the subjects Resolve +

Blood Potency.

Action: Instant and contested; all contested actions

are reflexive.

Roll Results

The result of the invocation roll determines the size of the area that subjects can beforbidden to enter. The more successes scored, the larger the area of refuge. (To be

sure an area of a certain size is achieved with the invocation roll, subtract one die

per step up the area of effect table; then even a single success indicates the

desired amount of space becomes the Salubris area of refuge.) The exact shape of

the area of refuge is determined by the character, who must stay within it to make

use of this power. If the Salubri leaves the area of refuge and returns to it in the

same scene, he may resume his use of the same area.

Successes Space

1 success 5 sq. yards

2 successes 10 sq. yards3 successes 50 sq. yards

4 successes 250 sq. yards

5 successes 1000 sq. yards

Once the area of refuge has been successfully determined and invoked, the Salubri

makes an effect roll. The successes achieved on the effect roll become the

defensive score of the area of refuge. Unwelcome subjects flee the area of refuge

when it is invoked unless they achieve more successes on an immediate, reflexive


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Resolve + Blood Potency roll than were scored on the effect roll. As long as the

Salubri is within the area of refuge, no creature may enter the area of refuge (or

cause an object to enter it) without first winning a similar contested action.

Unwelcome subjects who manage to enter the area of refuge suffer two points of

bashing damage for each success the Salubri achieved on the effect roll. The Salubri

can allow any subjects he wishes to enter without attempting the contested action,but once a subject is granted admittance, she can no longer be repelled from the

area of refuge. At the Storytellers discretion, the Salubri may maintain an existing

area of refuge over multiple scenes (without making a new invocation roll) by

paying the Willpower cost again in the next scene. No Salubri can maintain more

than one area of refuge at a time.

Suggested Modifiers

Modifier Situation

+2 The area to be defined is a part of the

users haven.

+2 The area to be defined is an enclosed space,

like a room or shed.

+1 The area to be defined is Orthodox holy ground.

The area to be defined has some sort of clear

perimeter, such as a hedgerow or a line of

columns, but is not truly enclosed.

-2 The area to be defined has no physical edgemarkers.

It is a field, a portion of a larger

space or a shapeless stretch of forest.

-2 The area to be defined is the site of current

fighting or combat.

Exorcism of the Bestial Soul,

Masters of Obeah are able to exert a degree of control over the Beast residing in all

Kindred, much as an exorcist exerts control over a possessing demon. According to

the

philosophy of Saulot, this power is meant to be used to alleviate the suffering of a

vampire at the claws of his own Beast. The Salubri seldom reveal the second

application of this power, but it can also be used to stir the Beast from its lair within

a vampires will. With the power of the Third Eye, the Salubri can exorcise a

vampires Beast, driving it out from the hollows of the will into the empty spaces of

the undead soul (thereby separating it from the flesh) or luring it out into thevampires body (and provoking frenzy). The subject of this power must be able to

clearly see the Salubris Third Eye, and hear his voice, so that his own Beast is able

to hear it. The words the Salubri uses to admonish or provoke the Beast clearly

reflect the Unicorns intent (Dont stand for that, Andrew. Kill him!) but might not

be recognized as the medium of a supernatural power until it is too late.

Cost: 1 Willpower per roll

Dice Pool: Wits + Empathy + Obeah subjects Resolve


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Action: Extended. Each roll represents one turn of vocal rebuking or provocation.

One Willpower point must be spent on each roll, to convey the users voice into the

subjects soul, to the Beast itself. Damage done to the user during this extended

action does not penalize future rolls (though wound penalties apply as normal)

disciplines If the Salubri attempts to activate this power subtly, so that his subject

doesnt realize the source of the influence angering or soothing her Beast, thesubject and

any onlookers may make a reflexive Wits + Occult roll, opposed by a reflexive

Manipulation + Occult roll on behalf of the Salubri. By winning this contested action,

the subject or onlooker sees that the Salubri is the source of the Beasts influence.

Otherwise, she may continue to suspect, but cannot be sure. This power makes

extensive use of the standard frenzy rules on p. 178 181 of Vampire: The

Requiem.

Roll Results

Dramatic Failure: The Salubris own Beast is roused by the attention focused on

anothers. The Salubri must resist frenzy as though he had been betrayed by a

partner in a deal (5 successes).

Failure: The Salubri fails to generate any successes his turn, but may try again

next turn.

Success: To soothe or stymie a vampires Beast Within, the Salubri adds the

successes on his activation roll to any the subject achieves on her next Resolve +

Composure roll to resist frenzy. The Salubri may continue to accrue successes for

the subject on subsequent turns with additional rolls. If the Salubri achieves enough

successes,

the subject may not even need to roll to avoid potential frenzy. For example, if the

user generates five successes for his subject, even a starving subject canautomatically resist Wassail when tasting blood (see Vampire: The Requiem, p.

179). A soothed subject even finds it more difficult to rouse her own Beast: the

Salubris successes are added to the five successes that must normally be

accumulated in the event that a soothed subject attempts to ride the wave. To

draw out a Beast, the Salubri pits the successes accumulated on his extended

action against the subject. These successes become the target number of successes

the subject must accumulate with an extended Resolve + Composure roll to resist

frenzy. All frenzy-related dice penalties (e.g., for hunger or fire) apply to the

subjects rolls as usual. Unless stopped, the Salubri can continue to raise the bar

for the subject, generating more successes on subsequent rolls to increase thesubjects target number even further. If the subject is already attempting to resist

frenzy when this power is activated, the Salubris successes add to those of other

provocative sources (such as an endangered loved one or a bonfire). When the

Salubri first attempts to stir the Beast, he defines what its target will be in the event

of frenzy. He may do this plainly (Diana betrayed you, Andrew. Make her pay.) or

with subtler cues (Is that Dianas blood, Andrew? Dianas blood, Andrew.)

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makes exceptional progress towards calming or goading the subjects Beast.

Suggested Modifiers

Modifier Situation

+2 Power is turned on a vampire with whom

the user has a blood tie.

+/-1 Each derangement the subject has makes the Beast harder to soothe andeasier to goadwith this power.

+/-2 A subject of Humanity 7 or higher is easier to soothe and harder to goad.

Thaumaturgy

The sorcery of the Tremere is a potent form of blood magic with roots in the

Hermetic practices they employed in life. This Discipline now consists only of

several rituals. The character must always spend a point of Vitae and roll

Intelligence + Occult + Thaumaturgy. This is an extended action, with each roll

representing one turn of casting. The number of successes required equals the level

of the ritual.

The following rituals from Cruac, Theban Sorcery, and Veneficia are all Thaumaturgy

rituals. If the ritual is from Theban Sorcery, it no longer requires the Offering. Each

ritual is accompanied by a short summary and the supplement and page number in

which it appears.

In addition to rituals from other Disciplines, several new rituals are included in the

lists. You can also take a Second Sight merit equal to youre Thaumaturgy rating,

using Vitae instead of Willpower to power the effect. These are detailed below.

[Core - Vampire: the Requiem, CotC - The Circle of the Crone, RfR - Requiem forRome, LS - Lancea Sanctum]

Level One Rituals

Defense of the Sacred Haven - protects the ritualist's haven from sunligh (new, see

below)

Drops of Destiny - gives the ritualist prophetic knowledge through blood (CotC, 204)

Rigor Mortis - causes a Kindred's limbs to stiffen (Core, 143)

Sign of the Sorcerer (Theban Inscription) - leaves a mark on any surface (LS, 196)

Vitae Reliquary - allows the ritualist to store Vitae for later use (Core, 146)

Wake with Evening's Freshness - negates the penalty for acting during the day for ashort time (new, see below)

Blood Scourge - creates whips of Vitae (Core, 146)

Level Two Rituals

Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie (Liar's Plague) - curses a subject so that, if they lie,

their breath becomes frosty (Core, 147) [note that this changes the effect of the

ritual slightly from that presented in the original Theban Sorcery version]


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The Hydra's Vitae - poisons the ritualist's Vitae (Core, 143)

Imperious Call - causes a single spirit to manifest physically (CotC, 201)

Level Three Rituals

Blade of Virulent Thirst (Beloved Deodand) - causes a weapon to drain Vitae (CotC,

206)Clouds of Rain and Thunder (Rain) - controls the weather (CotC, 207)

Deflection of Wooden Doom - protects the ritualist from stakes (Core, 144)

Final Service of the Slave - sacrifices a Retainer to increase the power of the ritualist

(CotC, 206)

Magus' Friend (Tiamat's Offspring) - creates a homunculus (CotC, 207)

Servant from the Hidden Realms - causes a spirit to perform a single task (CotC,

201)

Shield of Vitae (The Blessing of Antaeus) - provides armor (RfR, 116)

Theft of Vitae - steals blood from a single target (new, see below)

Level Four Rituals

Blood Price - steals blood from a feeding Kindred (Core, 144)

Mirror Sight (Eye of the Norn) - divination through a mirror (CotC, 208)

Ward of the Haven (Mark of the Damned) - protects the ritualist's haven (LS, 200)

Level Five Rituals

Cauldron of Blood (Wrathful Judgement) - turns a Ghoul's or Kindred's blood to fire

in his veins, causing great damage (Core, 148)

A Child from the Stones - creates a gargoyle (CotC, 209)

Sanctum (Roving Hut) - adds magical bonuses to ritualist's Haven (CotC, 211)

Slow the Blood (Crone's Renewel) - creates a BP 2 childe and decreases theritualist's BP by 1 (CotC 211)

Defense of the Sacred Haven - Level One Thaumaturgy Ritual

This ritual protects one enclosed room so that sunlight may not enter it. The ritualist

must spend a full hour preparing the area, tracing sigils and runes on the windows

and doorways with his own Vitae. Once this is completed and the ritual is

successfully cast, the room is cloaked in total darkness and no sunlight may pass

through any opening in the room. The ritual has an indefinite duration, but ends as

soon as the caster leaves the area.

Wake with Evening's Freshness - Level One Thaumaturgy Ritual

Some wary Kindred perform this ritual every night just before dawn. The caster

simply marks his own flesh with a bit of Vitae and is, thereafter, able to act during

the day better than most of his kind. Should something disturb the ritualist's sleep,

he double's his Humanity score before rolling to determine how many turns he is

able to stay awake and act.


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Theft of Vitae - Level Three Thaumaturgy Ritual

The vampire draws Vitae from one victim into himself, often in horrific and obvious

fashion. The target must be in sight of the caster. A number of Vitae is drained from

the victim and gained by the caster equal to the Activation Roll. The blood travels

directly to the ritualist's left hand. Vampires targeted by this ritual simply lose

points of Vitae, though mortals take a point of lethal damage for every pointdrained.


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Found a good Vicissitude, finally, and I just found the KotE conversion I'm quite

happy; I'll be setting my game (when I can run it >.


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-Matching a specific race 15

or altering apparent age.

-Matching a specific person 20

flawlessly.

-Gaining 2 dots of the 25

Striking Looks merit.

Roll Results

Dramatic Failure: The vampire receives the Deformity drawback or loses 1 point of a

Storyteller-selected Physical Attribute if a deformity was intended in the first place.

1 Vitae needs to be spent to reverse this condition.

Failure: The vampire fails to make the alteration but may try again if he wishes.

Success: Progress is made toward the alteration.

Exceptional Success: The vampire makes significant progress.

Suggested modifiers

Modifier Situation

+2 Vampire has a visual reference.

+1 Vampire has intimate knowledge of

what he intends to mimic.

-1 Poor lighting conditions.

-2 or more Vampire cannot keep his hands

steady.

** FleshcraftThe next step up from Malleable Visage, Fleshcraft allows the vampire to perform

radical and drastic alterations on his flesh as well as the flesh of others. Only flesh

(skin, muscle, fat and cartilage, but not bone) may be transformed. Fleshcraft

cannot be used to damage a subject (by say, flaying a target alive or rupturing

organs). Fleshcrafting an unwilling subject is considered a grapple maneuver (see

WoD Corebook p. 157) so the vampire must first grapple the target and on his next

turn (if the subject has not broken the grapple), roll Strength + Brawl + Vicissitude -

Target's Strength.

Cost: 1 Vitae to have the ability to sculpt all flesh for one scene.

Dice Pool: Intelligence or Dexterity + Crafts + VicissitudeAction: Instant (when grappling) or Extended. Amount of required successes

depends on the complexity of the change. Each roll represents 1 turn of sculpting

and the vampire may roll a number of times equal to his Intelligence + Crafts or

Dexterity + Crafts. If he fails the effort, he can try again where he left off at the

next scene with a cumulative -1 penalty (see p. 128 of the WoD corebook). As with

Malleable Visage, only one extremity can be sculpted per use of the power.

The vampire may attempt the same challenges as described in Malleable Visage on


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himself or another. Whether Intelligence or Dexterity is used for the Dice Pool

depends on the nature and sophistication of the intended alteration.

Unlike Malleable Visage, the vampire may also opt for more practical alterations

detailed below.

-The vampire can gather clumps of skin, fat and muscle tissue to serve as armor.For every 5 successes achieved on an Extended Dexterity + Crafts + Vicissitude

action, the subject may gain 1 point of Armor at the expense of 1 point of a Physical

Attribute of the vampire's choice. The subject also gains the Deformity drawback.

-At this level of Vicissitude mastery, the vampire can add his discipline score to dice

pools for healing wounds (see WoD Corebook p. 61) and is not penalized for having

no access to tools.

-The vampire may create 'pockets' of flesh to hold and/or conceal items. Every 5

successes achieved on an Extended Dexterity + Crafts + Vicissitude action allows 1

Size point worth of objects to be contained in such pockets. A subject can only hold

a total Size of objects in this manner equal to its own Size rating. Exceeding half this

limit (rounding up) causes the subject to gain the Deformity drawback.

Creative players can work together with the Storyteller to devise other Fleshcraft

options.

Roll Results

Dramatic Failure: The subject receives the Deformity drawback or loses 1 point of a

Storyteller-selected Physical Attribute if a deformity was intended in the first place.

Failure: The vampire fails to make the alteration but may try again if he wishes.Success: Progress is made toward the alteration.

Exceptional Success: The vampire makes significant progress.

*** Ragform

The vampire can alter the composition of his flesh and skeletal structure to assume

the flexibility and suppleness of a ragdoll. He can bend and twist his limbs with a

range of motion that is clearly inhuman, squeeze himself into (and out of) narrow

confines and is more resistant to physical damage.

The vampire does not have to touch his own skin with his fingertips to invoke this

power.Cost: 1 Vitae per scene

Dice Pool: None

The vampire gains an Armor rating of 2 (stackable with normal armor) against

physical attacks that can inflict all 3 types of damage. This bonus does not effect

damage caused by explosions, fire, sunlight and other energy-based forms of harm.

The vampire can stretch his jaws wide, enabling him to make bite attacks without

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The vampire can slip his hands and feet out of handcuffs and shackles respectively

and squeeze his entire body through an opening wide enough to fit his head

through.

Finally, the vampire also gains a +2 bonus to escape grapples in combat.

Action: Reflexive

**** Bonecraft

The vampire can manipulate his bones and the bones of others the same way he

can with flesh. This power is normally used in conjunction with Fleshcraft (see

above) to create truly outlandish deformities; the vampire must first peel back the

flesh and muscle and then use his bare fingertips to warp the exposed bone. This

power can be used to inflict injury on the victim internally (see below). Deforming a

resistant subject requires the vampire to engage him in grapple combat (see

Fleshcraft above). It is the only Vicissitude power that can inflict pain since the

usual anesthetic effect does not extend to the skin and muscle that covers the bone

as it shifts.

Cost: 1 Vitae to have the ability to sculpt all bone for one scene.

Dice Pool: Strength + Crafts + Vicissitude

Action: Instant (when grappling) or Extended. Amount of required successes

depends on the complexity of the change. Each roll represents 1 turn of sculpting

and the vampire may roll a number of times equal to his Strength + Crafts. If he

fails the effort, he can try again where he left off at the next scene with a

cumulative -1 penalty (see p. 128 of the WoD corebook). Additionally, because of

the tremendous pain caused by Bonecraft, each roll in the Extended Action inflicts 1

point of Lethal damage on the subject. Any Dramatic Failures cause death or torpor

to mortals and vampires respectively.

To use the power as an offensive weapon in grapple combat, the vampire musthave Fleshcraft activated or somehow be able to touch exposed bone. He then rolls

Strength + Brawl + Viscissitude - Target's Strength. Each success inflicts one point

of Lethal damage on the victim as his bones rip, puncture, and slice their way out of

his skin. On an Exceptional Success, the vampire can drive a rib bone into the

subject's rib cage, rupturing the heart in the process. This does not send a vampire

to torpor but rather causes him to lose half of his current Vitae.

Like Fleshcraft, Bonecraft can be employed for more utilitarian purposes as

described below:

-The vampire can shape spikes or talons of bone from the subject's knuckles orfingertips. 5 successes on an Extended Roll grants the subject 'natural' claws that

have a damage rating of 1(L). Claws with a damage rating 2(L) are possible after 10

successes but the subject loses all manual dexterity (ie. he cannot use his hands for

tools, guns and other precise functions).

-For 15 successes, the vampire can form defensive quills on the subject's body.

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each success inflicts 1 point of Lethal damage to anyone besides himself who

participates in the grapple in addition to success with the specific maneuver. If the

subject just intends to damage his opponent in grapple combat, the damage he

inflicts is Lethal.

***** BloodformThe pinnacle of a Tzimisce's mastery over flesh and bone, this power enables a

Kindred to liquefy his entire body and become an ambulatory puddle of blood. The

size of the puddle in Blood Points is equal to the vampire's maximum Health and

using Vitae to activate Disciplines does not diminish it.

In this form, the vampire can ooze along above the ground at his normal Speed,

slipping under doors and through fine cracks with ease. He can travel in bodies of

liquid as well but just as strong winds can divert a vampire in mist form, the

vampire is vulnerable to being diverted by strong currents. Fortunately, it is

impossible to be fully dispersed this way.

The vampire does not have to touch his own skin with his fingertips to invoke this

power.

Cost: 1 Vitae per scene

Dice Pool: This power involves no roll to invoke. The full change takes one action to

complete.

If the vampire is caught in a current while traveling through water, he can be

subjected to unwanted direction change if he does not resist successfully. Roll

Strength (plus any Vigor that the vampire activates). Theres no modifier for a light

current. A strong one imposes a -1 penalty, and a maelstrom-force current imposes

a -3 penalty. A success allows the vampire to travel in any direction desired for the

turn, even against the current. An exceptional success allows him to travel in any

direction for the remainder of the scene. A failure indicates that the vampire ispushed by the current for one turn at the speed it travels. And a dramatic failure

causes the vampire to lose all control of his movement (but still as a cohesive

whole) for the entire scene. If the body of water is being drained, the vampire's

essence can still cling to the surface if he can resist the current until the water is

completely drained.

While in blood form, the character is immune to all physical attacks, which at most

just splash him around. Mystical attacks, however, still affect him normally, though

mystical attacks that use mundane methods of delivery are similarly ineffective

(such as claws or enchanted physical weapons. Fire and sunlight affect him

normally as the blood form is boiled and consumed by the heat.A vampire in this state cannot physically attack anyone (not even another vampire

using this power). Disciplines that do not require a body might still be

effective, though. A vampire in blood form can use any Discipline he knows except

for Theban Sorcery, Crac and Dominate (which is useless when he has no eyes

with which to make contact and no mouth with which to speak commands).

Unlike the effects of Body of Spirit, it is possible to divide a vampire's blood form.

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size of the vampire's original form in order to change back when the effect ends. If

the blood form cannot reunite with the missing portions, mixing with other blood will

do. When the effect ends before the vampire can reconstitute the entire blood form,

any of the lost Blood Points translate into Lethal damage upon return to physical

form (but no visible wounds can be seen).

Action: Instant

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