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

WILLFUL VITAE (LEVEL-FOUR CRUAC RITUAL)
The performer makes herself immune to the Vinculum and blood addiction when another
Kindred’s Vitae is consumed. After this ritual is performed, if another vampire’s blood is
imbibed in the same night, no step is taken toward a Vinculum with the provider of the
blood, and no addiction to blood forms for the character. Of course, the blood donor has
no idea that the recipient is immune. The ritual cannot be performed on another vampire,
only on the caster’s self. The ritual does not countermand or alleviate any existing Vinculum
to which the caster is already subject.
BLOOD BLIGHT (LEVEL-FIVE CRUAC RITUAL)
This potent ritual taints the blood of its target, whether mortal or vampire. draw Manipulation
+ Occult + Crúac in a contested action against the target’s Stamina + Blood Potency
(resistance is refl exive). If the draw for the caster gets the most successes, that number of
successes is infl icted as lethal damage to a mortal target.
A vampire target immediately loses the equivalent of Vitae in his system and could be subject
to frenzy as a result. Indeed, a vampiric victim might be forced into torpor. The caster must
be able to see the intended victim when the ritual is performed.
FEEDING THE CRONE (LEVEL-FIVE CRUAC RITUAL)
When the performer calls upon the power of the Crone herself (by whatever name is used),
and a Vitae is spent, the vampire’s mouth transforms into a maw of wicked, gnashing teeth.
The vampire need not perform a grapple attack in order to bite a victim; the attack is made
directly. The number of successes achieved on the ritual’s activation draw is added as a bonus
to attack draws, and aggravated damage is infl icted.
In addition, these teeth are so vicious that feeding cannot occur when they are borne; too
much blood is wasted in the gory slaughter to get any real nourishment. Feeding the Crone
remains in effect until another Vitae is spent to revoke the change, or until sunrise. In addition,
appropriate makeup or a highly visible description tag should be worn to alert others
to the use of this ritual, as it cannot be concealed from even casual inspection. Feeding the
Crone cannot be used in combination with any Fighting Styles and the character does not
receive bonuses from any weapons held as this is a brawling attack.
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OPTIONAL RULE: GUARDED SECRETS
This optional rule allows Storytellers to have a greater measure of control over
what characters are able to safely learn and practice regarding the various forms of
vampiric sorcery, without placing an artifi cial cap on the learning process. With this
rule, a character may learn any amount of sorcery or number of rituals as he has the
requisite experience points to master, but if he wishes to use this knowledge without
fear of reprisal, he must also possess a level of Status in the appropriate covenant
equal or greater than the level of the ritual in question. If he does not have suffi cient
Status, he is considered to have somehow learned the ritual(s) illegitimately, thus
risking stiff punishment by other members of the covenant.
This rule provides a social restriction to help curb potential misuse of sorcery,
especially by relatively weak and untested characters. It also encourages characters
in sorcerous covenants to play the games of Status and reputation in order to gain
full access to the choicest secrets, rather than merely purchasing one dot of Status
simply to serve as a springboard for mystical wisdom. Of course, in-game exceptions
can be made on an individual basis when it comes to learning and using particularly
common or useful rituals, especially if doing so will help serve the covenant’s goals
in the region. After all, this rule is merely meant to refl ect how jealously secrets are
guarded within each covenant and how much trust a character must earn before he
is allowed to openly demonstrate more advanced mastery.
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