Ombradello

By Seth Kawi (the_dark_pagan@hotmail.com) for the Kawi bloodline

Description

The literal translation for Ombraballo is Shadowdance. Developed along with Etheria by the founder of Clan Kawi, it is a hybrid of Obfuscate and Obtenebration. The discipline revolves around stealth by manipulation of shadows. Teamed with Etheria, the art of teleportation, it gives the Kawi the ability to make even a Lasombra a little afraid of the dark.

* Dark Camouflage

By merely pressing his body against a shadow on a wall, a Kawi can seem to disappear.

System: Roll Dexterity + Stealth (difficulty 6, 8 if in a well-lit area). If three successes are acquired, the Kawi vanishes. On a botch, the shadow recedes from the wall, which can quite easily attract attention. If the successes are not acquired, the Kawi may spend a Willpower point for each extra success necessary to make the power work.

** Blind

A Kawi may spend a blood point to cause a part of his target's shadow to creep up through his body and infest his eyes, causing complete loss of vision.

System: Burn one blood. Roll Manipulation + Stealth vs. Target's Willpower. The length of the blindness depends on how many more successes you gain than your opponent. Subtract one success for every three levels of Obfuscate, two levels of Obtenebration and two levels of Ombraballo the target has.

Successes	Duration
1	One turn
2	One hour
3	One day
4	One week
5	One month

*** Shadow Cloak

By expending vitæ, the Kawi can literally peel a shadow off a wall. The shadow will feel ethereal in nature, not quite solid. It will be cool to the touch and is good for putting out fire. If the shadow is touched by bright light or fire, there is a chance it will evaporate. If the player wears the shadow like a cloak, he will be invisible in dimly lit areas.

System: Burn two blood. Roll Strength + Occult (Difficulty 6, higher for larger shadows and/or fainter shadows).

Successes	Effects
Botch:	As the Kawi tries to pry the shadow loose, he becomes entangled in it. Each turn the Kawi may try to free himself by getting three successes on a Strength + Brawl roll (difficulty 6).
Failure:	The Kawi's hands pass right through the shadow.
1-2:	The shadow will immediately dissolve if touched by any light greater than that of torchlight or fire greater than that of a lighter. If hit by anything less, the Kawi must burn a blood to maintain the shadow. The Kawi can't use the shadow to cloak himself.
3-4:	The shadow will dissolve if hit by anything greater than the light of a fluorescent light, or fire greater than that of a torch. If hit by anything less, the Kawi may retain the shadow by getting three successes on a Willpower roll (Difficulty 9 - Ombraballo) or burning a blood. The Kawi may cloak himself in mildly dark areas.
5+:	The shadow will dissolve only in direct sunlight. The Kawi may cloak himself in all but the brightest areas.

**** Ebonwalk

The vampire at this level of mastery gains the ability to "fall" into his own shadow and move around in it. He can walk just about anywhere and is almost invincible. The vampire will be completely merged within his shadow. He will thus be completely invisible except for his shadow.

System: The Kawi burns one Willpower and one blood, then rolls Wits + Stealth (Difficulty 8). If successful, the vampire will sink into his shadow. Once merged with his shadow, he can move along surfaces and through any opening large enough for light to get through (windows, of course, don't count). He becomes invulnerable to all but aggravated damage. If he emerges from his shadow in a place to small to support his body, he is instantly crushed to death. He can stay in his shadow for an amount of hours equal to the number of successes rolled. On a botch, his shadow crawls up inside of him. His shadow disappears, and anybody who notices it is gone may be quite suspicious, he is also subject to the effects of the Blind power (each botch counts as a success on the chart).

***** Black Bolt

By expending Willpower, the vampire may catapult his shadow in any direction as a projectile weapon. If he is using Ebonwalk when he does this, it can be used as a form of transportation.

System: The vampire need only spend two Willpower and concentrate for a turn. His shadow will then rocket forth from where he is standing (he can also do this in conjunction with Ebonwalk, thus forming an effective mode of transport). It can go up to X x10 meters at X x15 mph, and if it strikes a target it does X damage (X equals Ombraballo rating, two Willpower can be used to increase X by one). This damage is aggravated, but can be soaked. For every Health Level lost, the target loses a point of Willpower. Wraiths hit by this power also gain a permanent point of Angst.

***** * Summon the Yin

The Kawi's shadow becomes a person with the exact personality and thought patterns of the Kawi. It is similar to the 10th level Dominate power, Puppet Master. The Shade can move about on its own performing tasks for its holder. The Shade can only be hurt by anything that would cause aggravated wounds to a vampire.

System: The vampire burns an amount of Willpower and blood equal to 11 - Ombraballo. The Shade, when summoned, will have half the remaining Health Levels of the Kawi (rounded up). He can only be hurt by aggravated damaging sources. He can also be hurt by immense bursts of light. Any wounds a Shade causes in combat are aggravated and Wraiths gain a point of Angst per wound they sustain. The Shade can do anything the vampire can do except use Disciplines. The Shade will also stay loyal to the vampire since it cannot exist without it. The Shade can stay solid for an amount of turns equal to a Manipulation + Empathy roll (Difficulty 8).