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

Imbued with the unholy power of Vitae, these ferocious weapons offer a +1 bonus to
attack pools in unarmed close combat, and they infl ict aggravated damage. In addition to
their combat potential, the claws add a +2 bonus to any climbing-related draws as long as
they remain invoked.
The claws remain for the entire scene, though the vampire may retract them prematurely.
Characters may not use Claws of the Wild with Fighting Styles.
Action: Refl exive
•••• SHAPE OF THE BEAST
The canon of vampire legend is fi lled with stories of undead lords taking the semblance of
the “children of the night.” This power is the source of those legends. With it, a Kindred can
take the shape of an ordinary animal, most commonly a bat or a wolf. While in this form, the
vampire retains his mind and temperament, but he can call upon the physical qualities of his
newfound body (increased speed and senses as a wolf, sonar sense and fl ight as a bat).
With time and experience, the character can learn to adopt the other form (bat or wolf)
or others.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Test Pool: This power requires no draw to activate. The transformation from human to
animal or back again requires a character’s action in a turn. All clothing and small possessions
shift with the vampire, and he can remain in his animal state until he chooses to shift back.
A vampire can even sleep the day away in animal form, but must still avoid sunlight, which
always affects vampires regardless of form. In addition, sleeping in animal form is taxing on
the vampiric state, requiring the expenditure of an additional Vitae upon awakening.
While in animal form, a vampire can use any Discipline in his repertoire except for Theban
Sorcery, Crúac and Dominate (which becomes impossible when one tries to bark and yip commands).
Each animal form conveys a separate host of benefi ts. As a wolf, the vampire’s claws
and teeth infl ict lethal damage and add a +1 bonus to attack pools, Running Speed is doubled,
and a +2 bonus is added to any Wits + Composure draws to be aware of events that happen in
the wolf’s environment. As a bat, the vampire’s Strength becomes 1, but he can fl y at a Running
Speed of 20 (plus fi ve more per dot of Vigor activated); a +3 is added to all hearing-based draws,
and Defense increases by two. Adjust the vampire’s Health to refl ect the Size of the new form.
(At the player’s discretion, he may spend another Vitae and allow a character in wolf form or
any other suitable form as described here to activate Claws of the Wild. As with normal uses
of that power, these claws are obviously supernatural or otherwise remarkable, and even those
unfamiliar with the world of the Damned will know that something is not quite right about
the animal in question. A character who has assumed Shape of the Beast and also activates
Claws of the Wild gains a +1 bonus to attack pools and infl icts aggravated damage instead of
gaining a +1 bonus to attack pools and infl icting lethal damage with claw attacks.)
When this power is fi rst acquired, only bat or wolf form is available. With Storyteller
permission, every three experience points spent allows a character access to the other form,
or to an altogether different animal, usually a mammal, although it’s rumored that Kindred
in far-fl ung lands can assume the forms of predatory and scavenger birds. Storytellers are
encouraged to use the models given here and on p. 323 of the Mind’s Eye Theatre rulebook
as examples of animal traits.
A vampire in animal form is not subject to the Animalism Discipline. Dominate may still
be used on him in whatever form — human or animal — he assumes. Characters using Shape
of the Beast cannot use any Fighting Styles and most combat-related Merits.
Action: Instant
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