Shadowmastery

By warewolf@sprynet.com for the Shadowmasters bloodline.

* Summon the Shadow's Presence

Upon spending one blood point, the kindred eliminates light in a 15' radius. Sunlight is unaffected. Shadowmasters at this point see perfectly in darkness.

** Shadow's Sight

The Shadowmaster peers into a shadow and can see through any another shadow as if they kindred were there. Roll Perception+alertness, difficulty 7. The kindred is not penalized when in darkness as he can see everything perfectly. Shadowmasters get a +2 to perception when in the dark and using this power.

** Dark Manipulation

Control darkness/shadows and shape them as desired, even to the point of making a 3D illusion. Successes determine how well they are shaped and how much can be shaped. Can put out fires for 1 Willpower or can be made semi-solid for 2 Willpower. Solidity is determined by successes earned (not any tougher than cloth. Roll only for very complex manipulation (like making 3D effects) (diff. Depends on complex illusion)

*** Shadow's Speech

Similar to Shadow's sight, but allows the kindred to hear, touch and use other senses through the shadow. Also, the kindred can talk through it. At this point, the Shadowmaster can look into people's shadows (this ability cannot be controlled by Shadowmasters as their weakness prevents it) to glimpse their darker sides. Roll Perception+Occult (difficulty 5; cannot botch); each success gives a clearer view of the person's dark side.

Successes	Results
1	Aura can be seen, but only dark emotions are visible.
2	The Humanity or Path rating becomes visible.
3	See direct motives (only evil ones).
4	See some past evil
5+	See whole past of evil and how they began. At the Shadowmasters option, he can spend a point of willpower and temporarily stop the vision.

*** Touch of Nocturnal Soul

The shadowmasters can manipulate shadows (even in a bright room) to gain limited telekinetic abilities. Items affected by this power will be enveloped by shadows, even in bright light. Roll Willpower; the amount of successed determines the maximum amount of weight that can be lifted.

Successes	Maximum weight
1	5 oz.
2	2 lbs.
3	8 lbs.
4	24 lbs.
5	72 lbs.

**** Strength of the Darkness

Roll Wits+Occult, difficulty 7 and each success is a point that can be added to any physical attribute. This can only be used in dark surroundings though it is possible (though it would undoubtedly draw a great deal of attention) to use Summon the Shadows Presence to create darkness within a well-lit area.

**** Summon the Black Blade

This allows the Shadowmaster to create a weapon comprised of pure darkness (rumored to be the darkness of their souls incarnate!). As the weapon is virtually weightless, it is only difficulty 4 to wield. Damage is Strength+Shadowmastery rating and is aggravated. Roll willpower, difficulty 5 with the number of successes equalling the number of nights the weapon can remain active.

**** Cloak of the Abyss

This ability has caused a good portion of bad rumors about the Shadowmasters. It is simple, the master can summon a wraith from the Shadowlands into the physical world and form a barrier around him. The spirit and the master both get to make rolls for attacks and defends except the spirit takes all damage! Needless to say this doesn't bode well when the spirit is defeated, but by spending 2 blood points you can restore the spirit to full corpus. Roll to determine strength of spirit diff. 7; 1 success=fresh soul, 5=Gaunt or higher! Roll Int. + Spirit Lore diff.7

**** Shadowy Gathering

This allows the Shadowmaster to make an illusionary duplicate of herself. It cannot be hurt but cannot hurt others either. Roll Wits + Subterfuge, diff. 7.

***** Dark Lady's Blessing

Infuses a chosen object with the Dark Lady's power. If a weapon it does aggravated damage or +2 automatic health levels of aggravated damage, whichever applies. Roll Shadowmastery, difficulty 8; each success equals an hour the object is empowered.

***** Night's Talon

This creates a blackish energy that can be shaped by the Level 2 power of Dark Manipulation. Roll Shadowmastery diff.6 to conjure. Shadowmastery level determines damage. By spending a willpower point you can make it aggravated for a scene ( this damage can be regulated )

***** Black Heart

This power is a little known ability outside of the clan. You spend 2 Willpower to ignore Humanity/Path/Road, etc. for one hour per success. Within this time you are not affected by actions against your Humanity (or whatever) and you don't have to worry about it later. Unfortunately afterward you will not correctly recall what happen (He tried to kill me; in reality you didn't like the look he gave you); basically your mind creates a situation where it blocks out inappropriate behavior. Roll Willpower diff.9, if botched it can be very interesting what the storyteller can cook up.

***** Dark Lady's Revenant

This power creates a shadowy creature that is a slave to the caster. Treat them like Shadow Slave power except that it won't turn on caster and has half your shadowmastery level. They can speak, touch, carry things, etc.

***** Night's Razor Talon

Same as Night's Talon, but does aggravated damage.

****** Dark Travels

This is teleportation. It will teleport you to any shadow you can sense. Roll Intelligence + Shadow Lore, diff. 7 (1 success required or any more that the storyteller requires)

****** Iron Night

This power make darkness solid. Roll Strength + Shadow Lore, diff. 7, success determine solidity. 1 success = weak plastic, 5 successes = Tougher than tempered steel. Requires the expenditure of 1 Willpower.

****** Draw out the Darkness

Treat this as Draw out the Beast.

****** Form of the Shadow

Treat this as Form of the Ghost.

******* Nocturnal Grasp

Same as Touch of the Nocturnal Soul, but stronger.

Successes	Weight (lbs)
1	20
2	60
3	180
4	540
5	1620

******* Death's Dark Weapon

This power allows the Shadowmaster to make the evil in someone's heart explode. Roll Int. + Occult diff.7, damage is Shadowmastery + as many dots from full their Humanity, etc. is. i.e. 6 in humanity = 4 health levels of aggravated damage. Only the part of damage that comes from that evil is unsoakable; the rest is not. Those of the path of evil revelations have the situation reversed; their rating in the path is their level of damage.

******** Heart of Darkness

When the Shadowmaster is in a place of complete darkness (to the point were a human would not have a shot in hell of seeing his own nose), he can heal like a werewolf on speed (look in Werewolf the Apocalypse for details). This is without blood point use. Artificial darkness doesn't work (Disciplines, Magick, etc.) Some Shadowmasters speak of a realm of utter darkness that would heal any wound from any source in seconds.

******** Shadow Soldier

This power allows a shadowmaster to summon a powerful shadow-like creature. Spend 2 blood points and it will summon as many of these creature as successes you get. Roll Intelligence + Shadow Lore diff. 7 Their stats are as follows: Strength: 6, Dexterity: 5, Stamina: 6, (social: none), Perception: 4, Intelligence: 2, Wits: 4, Brawl: 5, Dodge: 5, Alertness: 4, Melee: 4, Firearms: 3

********* Command Shadow-Dwellers

This power allows the Shadowmaster to command creatures of the Umbra. Roll Manipulation + Intimidation diff. Willpower; successes determine length of time under control.

********* Night Lord

Shadowmastery powers cost 2 blood points or 1 Willpower point less, and difficulties are reduced by 2.

********** Shadow God

It was said that many millennia ago that Set was the god of the night and if the rumor about the Setites and Shadowmasters are true, then it was really the Shadowmasters' founder who was working with him. This power causes many Lasombra to criticize that he was copying Lasombra himself. This power negates point expenditure for any Shadowmaster power and gives a -3/-5 difficulty for using the powers (do to this many wonder why their founder hides in the first place). The user can do many things with shadows, and some whisper the imagination is the only limit to this power. While in it the Shadowmaster cannot be hurt by anything but sunlight. It does cost 5 blood points to activate.

********** Summon The Dark Lady's Shadow

This power allows the Shadowmaster to turn day into night! Roll Intelligence + Shadow Lore diff. 10 (always) This power cannot be reversed (sorry, no destroying almost all of the kindred in the world)