Claws of the Beast

By DaemonGaze@aol.com

Level Six Protean

Description

This Discipline effectively replaces Feral Claws. At this stage, the vampire is capable of greatly enhancing the wimpy little fingernail-talons that Level Two Protean grants. The vampire's fingers elongate, becoming a good foot longer. They taper to a point and develop a razor edge along the underside, hardening to almost diamond-like levels. In addition, the presence of the Beast in these claws makes them shimmer faintly upon close inspection. At last, vampire claws can compete with Lupines and those Kindred of the East.

System: The player spends a blood point as per Feral Claws. The change takes place immediately. The claws cause Strength+2 aggravated damage. In addition, the claws can be treated as Melee weapons: namely, they can be used to parry, although the Brawl skill is still used for all actions. Finally, Claws of the Beast grants a 3 difficulty level decrease to all climbing-related rolls. However, social interaction with mortals is severely hampered. Allowing mortals to see them is potentially a breach of the Masquerade. All rolls involving manual dexterity are also 2 difficulty levels harder.