Vampire: the Ebony Kingdom - MrGone's Character Sheets

1111 Bind the Spirit: A sorcerer with this power can
bind a spirit into an item and create a fetish – a magical artifact
empowered by a spirit. Alternately, a spirit can be bound into an
object to simply trap it.
The sorcerer makes a casting roll as normal, minus the
spirit's Orun. When creating a fetish, the net successes on this roll
determine its potential power; as a rough guide, treat the successes
as dots in the Artifact Merit when determining the raw capabilities
of an item. (However, a weak spirit will only yield an item of so
much power, regardless of the casting successes.) The powers that
a fetish has depends on the type of spirit bound into it, as well as
the nature of the object itself: a fetish axe would be an implement
of war, while a talisman with an eagle-spirit bound within it might
grant the user speed, sharp vision or (with enough successes) even
flight. A fetish is activated with a [Presence + Orun] roll, minus
the spirit's Orun; a failed roll means the user is unable to access
the item's powers, and successive attempts to activate the fetish
impose a cumulative -2 penalty.
Spirits resent being bound, even more than being bossed
about. They'll oppose the caster by any means they can (which is
why binding and activation rolls are opposed), and will attempt to
escape their bindings. A Shango that offers a spirit the proper respect,
offerings and reciprocation before binding it may allay the
spirit's enmity; in this case, he will find fetish creation and activation
easier. Of course, this should be roleplayed, and Storytellers
are under no obligation to make thing easy on the vampire.
11111 Body of Spirit: This power allows the Shango
to physically interact with the spirit world and its inhabitants, and
perceive that realm as if using Spirit Sight (1). Spirits are solid to
Laibon using this power, and can be touched or attacked (use normal
combat rules). Furthermore, the vampire can pick up and use
items that only exist in the realm of spirits and otherwise exist in
two worlds, transpose objects between the realms, and even use
blood magic and other Disciplines. However, a sorcerer using Spirit
Body is quite solid to spirits, in turn, and vulnerable to whatever
weapons and powers they might have. This effect lasts for a
scene; each additional scene the vampire wants to use it, he must
make activate this power again.
Rituals
All Dur-An-Ki rituals use [Intelligence + Occult + Dur-
An-Ki] for their die pools. Casting times for rituals vary widely;
see the descriptions in KotEK (pg. 183) for particulars.
Curtain of Will (1): This ritual prevents sunlight from
entering an enclosed area, covering it in a mystical darkness; the
area of effect is 20', and the ritual is effective for as long as the
caster remains in the area.
Black Sunrise (1): This ritual allows the Shango to awaken
instantly at any sign of danger and act at full die pool for two
turns, though his die pools are limited to his Aye afterwards.
Turn the Impaling Shaft (1): While this ritual is in effect
(until the next dawn or dusk), the first stake that would pierce
the Shango's heart becomes splinters in the attacker's hand.
Touch the Earth (1): After casting this ritual, the caster
and target vampire can speak with one another, regardless the distance
between them. The caster can also use any blood magic he
knows to assist the target. Finally, he may even pass tiny items
(no bigger than a small stone) to his target.
Drought of the Pebble (11): This ritual imbues a blood
point within a small object upon which the ritual is cast. At a
mental command, the sorcerer causes the item to break down into
a blood point's worth of vitae. Making an infused object for an
ally requires that she be present, though the blood invested in the
item is the caster's (and can potentially create blood bonds).
Impassable Trail (11): This ritual covers the vampire's
trail completely, even if he passes through thick foliage or sand,
leaving no sign of his passing; he will still leave a faint scent, but
that's all. This effect lasts for one night.
Poisoned Touch (111): The Shango casts this ritual,
then must touch someone's bare flesh that night; light contact will
do, the assailant needn't inflict damage. The poison inflicts a -3
penalty to all the victim's die pools for the three nights from severe
nausea and tremors; each success on a [Stamina + Fortitude] roll
reduces this penalty by 1. Further, mortal victims take lethal
damage equal to the die pool penalty inflicted.
Pavis of Foul Presence (111): Any Laibon that uses
the Majesty Discipline on the subject of this ritual finds the effects
of her powers reversed, as if she had used the power on herself.
This ritual lasts until the sunrise after it is enacted.
Endure the Flame (1111): For the scene this ritual is
in effect, the vampire counts his Stamina as Fortitude for purposes
of mitigating damage from fire. This stacks with Fortitude, if the
vampire has it.
Blood Contract (11111): This ritual creates an unbreakable
agreement between two parties. The consequences for a
party that breaks the agreement is best left to the Storyteller.
Spirit Travel (11111): As Cross the Shroud (Necromancy,
Path of Ash 1111).
Necromancy
Necromancy is the Discipline of Death: it allows the
vampire to contact, control and affect the spirits of the dead, contact
the Underworld in which restless entities dwell, and even displace
the souls of the living. This Discipline is the hallmark of the
Mla Watu, as well as the Ghiberti newcomers.
See the Spirits section, pg. 45, for rules on ghosts, the
Shroud and other material relevant to necromancers.
Systems: Ghiberti learn either The Path of Abambo or
the Path of the Tomb as their primary path. Mla Watu may use
any path as their primary, and practice ancient paths unknown to
Slavers or foreign necromancers.
Foreign necromancers (like the Giovanni from whom
the Ghiberti hail) often find their powers fail them in the Ebony
Kingdom. They don't respect the spirits of the land or ancestors,
nor do they understand the four-part nature of the ibambo soul.
In game terms, they never reroll 10s when making Necromancy
rolls (for either paths or rituals), and 1s subtract from successes.
The Path of Abambo
This path uses the caster's undead nature as a bridge between
the lands of the living and dead, and allows him to trace the
tenuous psychic connections between ghosts and the living world.
The Path of Abambo is widely practiced by the Ghiberti. Several
Mla Watu practice this path as well, but curiously only in the two
centuries since the Slavers arrived...
1 A Touch of Death: The necromancer can detect the
subtle influence and passage of wraiths by examining an object or
area and making a [Wits + Occult + Path of Abambo] roll. A successful
roll allows the Laibon to detect the residue left by a ghost's
touch on an object within the last hour; an exceptional success can
pick up traces of a wraith's touch within the last few days, as well
as detect the mere massage of a spirit in the area.