Os Magica

By Justin Whitney (Ravnos101@aol.com or MULS26C@prodigy.com) for the New Cappadocians.

Description

Os Magica is a discipline created by the New Cappadocians revolving around the Conjuration, manipulation, and Control of Bones.

* Seeking the Bones

The Vampire may search the area for any bones buried under the ground.

System: The Vampire rolls Perception + Os Magica at a difficulty of 7 (if at levels 1-3) 6 (levels 4-6) or 5 (7+). This is just a simple Perception of the dead; no blood need be spent. The character can skip the roll if he has an Auspex rating of two or higher.

* Calling the Bones

After the Vampire scans the area, he or she may call the bones to the surface. This may be used to study the bones or as a combat maneuver.

System: With the expenditure of one blood point, the player rolls Thanatology + Os Magica at a dfficulty of 5 for soft ground, 6 for hard ground, 7 for Cement, and 8 for stone. At least three sucsesses need to be made for the bones to rise to the surface.

** Manipulate Bone

The Vampire may shape a bone he or she is holding however he wants to. This can be used to make weapons from ordinary Bones.

System: The Vampire expends one blood point on to the bone he or she wishes to manipulate in structure. The mass of the bone must stay the same; it can not become bigger or smaller. When used as weapons, they act at the difficulty of a Stake. Bones of Supernatural creatures cause aggravated damage when used in this manor.

** Bloody Barbs

The Vampire's bones extend out of his or her skin at the knuckles, elbows, or finger tips. The Cappadocians use this similar to how the Gangrel use their Wolf Claws in combat.

System: The Vampire spends one blood point. One inch barbs of their own Bone grow on her fingertips, knuckles, or elbows. The damage for her brawl dice pool is increased by one. This Damage is considered aggravated.

*** Summoning the Bones

Like the level one Counterpart, but the Cappadocian summons the bones from an unknown realm. These bones are usually summoned to use in combination with Manipulate Bones.

System: With the expenditure of one blood point and a roll Os Magica + Thanatology at a difficulty of seven the vampire can summon bones from thin air.

*** Knowledge of the Desceased

The Vampire may see how a creature died and possibly it's last few minutes of life by holding one of it's bones.

System: Roll Os Magica + Thanatology at a difficulty the storyteller decides. With each success, the Vampire is able to see more clearly for a longer ammount of time before the creature's death.

**** Bones from the Earth

The Vampire may summon sharp bones that bolt from the ground, able to pierce almost anything, This was once used by the elder to stop a stampede of Cattle he was feeding on from running him over.

System: at the expenditure of one blood point, and a roll of Os Magica + Thanatology at a difficulty of 8, the Vampire may create bones thrusting through the ground. For each success the Vampire is able to summon 50 bones as long as spears.

***** Blade of Bone

The Vampires need not carry hevy swords around with them anymore. at this level he can manipulate the size and shape of the bone to any Melee weapon.

System: The Bone must be natural, not summoned by the Cappadocian. The Vampire must expend one blood point on the bone each time he wishes to change it. The Mass of the bone can now be manipulated, unlike it's level 2 counterpart, Manipulate bone. The Vampire could make the bone of a Human finger into a Broadsword made of Bone if he wanted to.

****** Bone Cage

Scholars of the Discipline of Os Magica have figured out how to summon bones around a victim they wished to entrap. This can be useful when you're chasing someone, or being chased by a werewolf.

System: With the expenditure of one blood point, the Vampire rolls Os Magica + Thanatology against the target's Willpower. The Cage requires a Strength rll at a Difficulty of 9 to break; at least 4 successes must be acquired to break free of the cage.

****** Spirit Flames

When the Cappadocian summons a bone, he can now summon it while flaming, or he may ignite his Blade made of Bone.

System: The Fire summoned does not damage the summoner of the bones, but its target. To summon the Flaming bones (mostly skulls are used in this way) the Vampire rolls Os Magica at a difficulty of six.

******* Wall of Bone

The Cappadocian may summon a wall created out of Bones, thrusting up from the ground. The Wall is considrably hard to get through, and some vengeful souls may be lurking in the wall as well...

System: The Vampire expends two blood points and rolls Os Magica + Thanatology at a dfficulty of 8. For each success the Wall's height and width is extended 25 feet. For every success over five, a spirit is summoned in the wall against its will, and attcaks anyone who comes near the wall.

********* Tower of Bone

The Vampire may summon a Tower made completely from Skulls of humans, and supernatural creatures, This can be used as a Haven during the day, or a place of Refuge at any other time.

System: The Vampire Expends three Blood points and rolls Os Magica + Thanatology at a difficulty of 8. For each success the Tower gains 25 feet in height, and two more feet of length & width.

********** Army of the Dead

The Vampire may summon Skeletons of Warriors past to do his or her bidding. This is a great asset in the war against the Giovanni, for why get killed when the dead can do it for you?

System: The Vampire drops five blood points in to the earth, and Rolls Thanatology + Os Magica at a dirfficulty of 7. For each succsess five skeletons are summoned. The skeletons have 5 health levels and have six points to spend in physical attributes however the summoner decides. the Skeletons can only roam the earth for 96 hours, then they crumble in to dust. They can follow complex coomands and are great to watch fight, because they just pick themselves up when they lose thier health levels, and keep fighting until their skulls are crushed.