Path of Vanishment

By David Youngberg (teferi@hotmail.com) for the Crown of Thorns

Description

Another path created by James Thorn, this path allows the user to make things disappear. Originally used to remove unfavorable documents or weapons from existence, these powers became quite useful in the courts of James Thorn's lord. (His lord's name is lost to time.) At higher levels, entire people can be removed. When an object vanishes, it dissipates, falling apart molecule by molecule. This always takes one turn to complete at most; smaller objects disappear more quickly. Any attempt to grab the object is futile, as it will be gone by the time it is grasped. When an object reappears, it reforms in the same way it left reality, as well as the same time. It always comes back in the exact same place it left.

* Parlor Trick

At this basic level, the vampire may temporarily remove a small, inanimate object from existence. Small is defined by an object that can be held in the thaumaturge's hand, such as a gun. The vampire must touch the object in order to use this power.

System: The number of successes determines the number of turns the object is removed from existence.

** Wave of Hand

At this level, the Kindred may "wave" an object away with a motion of the hand. Again, this object cannot be larger than the palm of a hand. The number of successes determines the number of turns the object is removed from existence. The object must be in the vampire's line of sight.

*** Giant's Hand

This power allows the thaumaturge to remove larger, inanimate objects with a wave of her hand. These objects cannot be larger than a small house or an RV. This power includes an object attached to another object, such as a wall, support beam or steering wheel.

System: The thaumaturge must use three blood points to activate this power. The number of successes determines the number of turns the object is removed from existence. The object must be in the character's line of sight.

**** Vanishing Trick

Using this power, a character can make himself disappear. When he disappears, the world seems to disintegrate before him. An instant later, the world regenerates, no matter how much time had passed. Clothes and small objects disappear with the vampire.

System: This power requires three blood points. The number of successes determines how long the vampire can remain dissipated.

Successes	Duration
1	5 minutes
2	30 minutes
3	4 hours
4	12 hours
5	24 hours

The vampire must decide how long she'll remain vanished before she actually vanishes. The table above only refers to the maximum amount of time she may disappear. Even with four successes, she may choose to reappear only a few seconds later.

***** The Sleep

No longer limited to inert objects, the thaumaturge can vanish animated ones, including vampires. Like Vanishing Trick, clothes and small objects disappear with the target.

System: This power requires four blood points to invoke. The number of successes determines how many turns the object is gone. The target can oppose with a resisted Willpower roll, difficulty of Thaumaturge's Willpower. The vampire may not remove a single part of a animated object; she can only remove the entire being.