Mind's Eye Theatre - Vampire The Requiem.pdf - RoseRed

animalism
Draw Results
Failure: On a failure, no animals appear.
Success: The area of the call is one suburban block, one large city building or about 100
paces of wilderness for every success on this draw. That is, a single success when summoning
rats calls all rats within a suburban block, a single city building or roughly 100 paces of
wilderness.
Sample animal traits are provided in the Mind’s Eye Theatre rulebook, p. 323.
•••• SUBSUME THE LESSER SPIRIT
By locking eyes with an animal, a vampire may psychically enter the creature’s body and
possess it as though it were his own. Some Kindred believe that doing so actually transfers the
vampire’s soul into the beast, though other, less mystically minded Kindred disagree. Regardless,
the animal’s own mind and instincts are completely subsumed, allowing the Kindred free
reign to take whatever actions he chooses in the creature’s body. The vampire’s own body falls
into a torpor-like state and appears for all intents and purposes to be a corpse.
Until the character returns, his body cannot be awakened by any means, though some Kindred
urban legends tell of ghosts possessing such “vacant” bodies and wreaking havoc. Also, it
is whispered among certain circles that some vampires, addicted to the sensations of life they
experience while riding an animal, remain too long in that form and forget their true nature.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Test Pool: Manipulation + Animal Ken + Animalism versus animal’s Composure
Action: Contested
Roleplaying: If successful, the player must adopt suitable costuming, hand gestures or
description tags to indicate his animal form, as well as leave behind a card or other indicator
where his body lies. Additionally, some of the animal’s mannerisms may need to be adopted,
or even retained after the power ends.
Draw Results
Failure: The character loses or ties the contested action and fails to bond with the animal.
Success: The character wins the contested action and occupies the animal’s body. He can
use Animalism but no other Disciplines while doing so.
If the draw made for the character wins the contested draw and gets successes in excess of
the animal’s Composure dots, the character is in total control and his mind remains clear.
If his draw succeeds but garners a number of successes equal to or lower than the animal’s
Composure dots, a Willpower point must be spent for the character to take any actions contrary
to the animal’s instincts. Otherwise, bestial urges and impulses cloud the vampire’s mind.
Additionally, if the player wins the contested draw but gets a number of successes equal to or
lower than the animal’s Composure, his character’s consciousness is so closely intertwined with
the beast’s that he maintains some bestial behaviors even after returning to his own body. Until
the player spends a total of three Willpower points specifi cally to overcome this effect — the points
can’t, say, be spent to gain bonuses in unrelated draws — the character continues to think and
feel in an animalistic manner. This effect has no “hard” mechanical applications, but it should
be roleplayed. If the character doesn’t indulge in animalistic activity, the Storyteller should feel
free to either dock the character future experience points or spend Willpower automatically for
the character when a particularly bestial response is appropriate but not displayed.
While possessing an animal, a character can travel as far from his own body as he wishes
and is unharmed by daylight, but he must still force himself to stay awake during the day (see
Humanity on p. 264). The vampire may choose to end the possession and return to his body
at any time, regardless of distance. This occurs automatically if the vampire fails to remain
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