Energacia

By Michael Myers (booshua@yahoo.com)

Description

The undead have within them superior forces of physical energy that a mortal can't begin to understand. Most Kindred don't understand it either, so they ignore it. It wells up inside them until it can be released through some form of physical activity, usually a fight. This discipline of Energacia allows a channeling of such energy. It can be used to create or to destroy, but if the vampire is not careful he risks a backfire. For this reason, the utmost concentration is necessary to complete these tasks. Surprisingly, Tremere are not particularly adept at this discipline because the key trait is Stamina. The specialty "Tough As Nails" applies to all Stamina rolls for this Discipline. The amount of bodily punishment a vampire can take is very important. One may collapse if he expends too much energy.

* Hover

This power is a basic parlor trick for those who have studied this Discipline extensively. However, it can be quite useful as an intimidation tool. Practitioners can make themselves or others float for a short period of time (making someone else float requires a physical touch). The more successes the player rolls allows the target to be raised higher into the air. At this level however, it is never more than a few feet off the ground.

System: The character must use a single blood point to activate Hover. This one point allows one object or person to be lifted by a simple touch and upward motion. The player must make a roll of Dexterity + Performance to complete the action. To keep the target up for a long period, a Stamina roll (Difficulty 7) must be passed every few minutes the action is sustained. This roll is also up to the Storyteller in terms of concentration. If the character is attacked, tripped or otherwise distracted, the Stamina roll may necessary. A roll of Willpower (Difficulty 8) is necessary for the target to stay put, if the target is living. No touch is needed to make yourself hover; you are technically already doing that.

Successes	Distance off the ground
1	3 to 6 inches
2	6 inches to 1 foot
3	1 to 2 feet
4	2 to 3 feet
5	Up to 5 feet

Each success above 5 allows movement of one foot per success in any direction, but, the target can not be any higher than 1 foot from the floor.

** Animate

A vampire can use this power to exert physical energy into an inanimate object and allow it to seemingly be alive. It "walks" or hops around doing an assigned task given through suggestion. The character who gave the object life must sustain it with her own physical strength. The longer the object "lives" the more energy she must expend.

System: A point of blood per animated object must be spent. There must also be physical contact with the target object. A corpse may be animated, but this must be approved by the Storyteller, and should raise the difficulty of the Stamina roll. A roll of Stamina (Difficulty 7) must be made to keep the object "alive." One action can be performed by the object per success. Suggestions must be made verbally. If the object is attacking something, its stats are up to the Storyteller, unless it is a weapon being controlled. Then the Storyteller makes the appropriate rolls found in the weapon chart. The weapon, however, may have no moving parts, such as a trigger, or gears.

*** Heal

This power can be used to heal yourself or help a fallen comrade. A vampire can heal herself by draining the energy from her target, or she can heal someone else by giving her own. She must be sure not to give too much energy, or she may collapse and end up in torpor while the target becomes stronger. The same goes for the target she draws from. If too much energy is drained, the target may end up in torpor.

System: The vampire must spend two points of blood per Health Level of aggravated damage to be healed. The character's per turn spending limit may not be exceeded. Physical contact is needed to perform Heal. If the character is attempting to drain her target in order to heal herself, the target makes a Willpower roll to resist giving up the energy. If the drain is successful, the target then must make a Stamina roll (Difficulty 8) to resist the damage they sustain. One point of bashing damage is sustained per level healed. The vampire must then make a roll of Stamina (Difficulty 8) to stop himself from becoming drained of all energy in his body when attempting to heal another. If it is failed, or botched, the vampire may lose control over the energy transfer and drain the target for two points of aggravated damage to the target.

**** Energy Beam

Exactly what it says, a beam of physical energy capable of inflicting Lethal Damage. This power allows the character to wield the raw energy as an attack in itself. It can be released directly at the target in form of a beam from the vampire's hands, or used as a "blade" much like a lightsaber. If the Storyteller so chooses, the lightsaber style can inflict aggravated damage.

System: Sustaining the blade form is not an easy task. A roll of Stamina (Difficulty 8) plus Willpower must be made per turn to keep the blade and yourself sustained. At least five successes are needed. The simple beam attack is not so tough to do. A roll of Stamina (Difficulty 7) plus an accuracy roll is needed. Damage is Strength + 2.

***** Draw

Every living thing on Earth has the Energacia energy in pulsing through it. Only those who learn to harness it can use it. With the Draw power, one can tap that energy from these organisms. After using this power successfully, the vampire's strength raises for a turn. It is not recommended to draw this energy from any single source, to prevent over drawing. Just like blood, there is only so much energy within any one organism. Although, it may be to your advantage to draw from an enemy, weakening them.

System: One turn is exhausted to draw the energy. One point of blood is spent per source. No physical contact is needed, but the targets must be within ten feet of the you. Three levels of damage are done to the target(s) per dot of Strength drawn. The three levels are divided up among the sources at the Storytellers discretion. A Willpower roll can be made by the targets to resist (Difficulty 7).