Path of the Slave

By Jean A. Munro (benedira@iname.com)


Description


* Incline


** Favor


*** Sway

    Using this power, the thrall can further insinuate herself into the master's confidence, becoming more important to her domitor. Ideas and suggestions put forth by the thrall may naturally seem to have more merit than those put forth by others. The thrall's safety may take on greater import as her value becomes clearer to the master. As with the power of Favor, this belief is likely to seem natural to the domitor unless the thrall does something to directly challenge the validity of this belief.

    System: This power costs two blood points, and requires an hour long ritual to complete. The user must make an Empathy + Manipulation roll at a standard difficulty of six, though modifications to difficulty should be made if the thrall is in an extreme position of disfavor when attempting to perform the ritual. The number of successes determines how long the effect will last, the duration being one night per success gained.


**** Prejudice

    At this level, the thrall can so incline her master towards her the master will begin to favor her over others, possibly even sires and significant others. Depending on the demeanor of the master, the thrall may find herself living a life of luxury, or she may find herself with a dangerous but vital task the master would trust to no one else.

    System: To use this power, the thrall must spend three blood points and two hours in ritual. The user must make an Empathy + Manipulation roll at a standard difficulty of six, though modifications to difficulty should be made if the thrall is in an extreme position of disfavor when attempting to perform the ritual. The number of successes determines how long the effect will last:

    SuccessesDuration
    1One week
    2Two weeks
    3Three weeks
    4One month
    5Six months
    6One year


***** Impel

    With this power, the thrall can temporarily turn some of the effects of the bond back on the master. While the master will not be physically unable to harm or endanger the thrall, he will be extremely disinclined to do so, and the feeling of love/worship that the bond creates will affect him. Even if the domitor becomes aware of the 'feelings' he has suddenly developed for his thrall, he will be unable to dispel them and must make Willpower rolls to act against them.

    System: This power requires no ritual, but does require the expenditure of three blood points. The user must make an Empathy + Manipulation roll at a standard difficulty of six. Unlike previous levels, the difficulty is not modified by the thrall's favor at the moment, though the difficulty of the master's Willpower rolls to act against the simulated bond should be lowered if the thrall is in an extreme position of disfavor when attempting to use this power. The number of successes determines how long the effect will last:

    SuccessesDuration
    1Fifteen minutes
    2One hour
    3Three hours
    4Twelve hours
    5One week
    6One month