Mutari

By Scott Rasmussen (smrasmus@earthlink.net)

* Chameleon

This discipline allows the user to change the color of her body. The color can be anything the user desires, including patchwork patterns and simulated tattoos. If the color is changed to match the user's surroundings, it aids in stealth maneuvers. Possessors of this discipline often use it for decoration.

System: Roll Wits+Body Crafts. If used to blend in with surroundings, add successes to stealth pool if standing still or add one-half successes (round up) if moving. If used for decoration, the number of successes determine how accurate the design is portrayed. The color change takes one turn to complete, or one blood can be spent for the change to take place immediately.

** Minor Mutation

This discipline allows the user to change her skin's composition to better resist one specific form of attack. Some examples:
• Fire (changing to a non-flammable substance)
• Lightning/Electricity (changing to an insulating substance)
• Crushing/Blunt attacks (making the skin thicker and adding padding)
• Sharp/Edged attacks (adding hard scales)
• Sunlight (changing to a reflective substance)
This discipline is more effective against non-aggravated attacks than against aggravated ones.

System: Roll Stamina+Body Crafts. Add one die per two successes (round up) to soak rolls (one die per three successes against aggravated attacks) when soaking the type of attack specified when the discipline was used. This discipline costs one Blood Point and takes one turn to use, or two Blood Points can be spent for an instant change during combat (after attack declared but before it is resolved, like a dodge).

*** Lesser Mutation

This discipline allows the user to optimize a part of the body, such as a set of limbs or sense organs, for a task. Examples: Change a hand into a sharp claw to cut a rope, lengthen both legs and add spikes to the feet to run faster, or modify an eye to better see in the dark. When optimized, however, certain penalties (assigned by the GameMaster) could apply to other tasks using the modified body part. For example, modifying the eyes to see in low light tends to lower color perception and definition, and a claw can't use a gun.

System: Roll (Dexterity, Strength, or Perception, as appropriate) + Body Crafts. Add one die to dice pool per two successes (round up) while performing tasks for which the body part was optimized for. This discipline costs one Blood Point and takes three turns to enact, or one turn if three blood points are spent. The change lasts until the following evening or until reversed by the user (at no blood cost, but taking three turns).

**** Body Weaponry

Using this discipline causes spikes to sprout all over the body, and claws to grow on the hands and feet. Attacks using this discipline cause aggravated damage.

System: Roll Strength+Body Crafts and add one-half of the successes to the attack pool and to the damage pool. This costs two Blood Points and takes one turn to take effect.

***** Greater Mutation

This discipline allows the user to greatly modify the entire body. Examples include growing a new limb or set of limbs (such as a prehensile tail, wings, an extra set of arms, etc.), a duplicate set of sense organs (such as eyes in the back of the head), or optimizing the entire body for a task, in the same manner as Lesser Adaptation. New limbs or sense organs are fully functional and may be placed where desired.

System: Roll (Dexterity, Strength, or Perception, as appropriate) + Body Crafts. If used to create a new limbs, roll Strength+Body Crafts, and the strength of the new limbs are equal to the number of successes. If used to create new sensory organs, roll Perception + Body Crafts, and the perception of the new sense organs are equal to the number of successes. If used to optimize the entire body for a specific task, add the successes to the dice pool when performing the activity. This discipline costs three Blood Points and takes three turns to complete, or Five Blood Points can be spent to complete the change in one turn. The change lasts until the following evening or until reversed by the user (at no blood cost, but taking three turns).