Vampirism

By Drew A. Sundeen (drewsundeen@usa.net) for the Leeches

* Feed

This allows the Kindred to feed from the prey's supernatural energy (Gnosis, Glamour, Quintessence, or Pathos). The prey must be within line of sight.

System: Roll Manipulation + Occult (dif. 6). Each success drains one point, transferring to the Kindred's Blood Pool on a one for one basis.

** Soul of the Prey

The Kindred's aura can be made to resemble any creature it has recently fed from, making the prey's race more at ease with the Kindred.

System: Spend one Willpower point for each hour it has been since the Kindred fed off of the prey's race. Until the end of the night, all social rolls with the prey's race are at a -2 dificulty, and they will be predisposed to treat the Kindred as one of their own. This is broken if the Kindred is seen by the prey's race doing something that the prey's race cannot do, like infiltrating Werewolves and then using Vicissitude in front of them.

*** The Prey's Secrets

The Kindred can now learn the level one powers that the prey possessed. Clan, Tradition, or whatever powers are always learned first, in alphabetical order.

System: Roll Manipulation + Occult (dif. 8). Each success counts for one power that is learned. For any power that requires a roll of Arete, Glamour, Gnosis, etc. roll your Vampirism rating. This normally wears off in one night, but if ten successes are scored, then the first power learned becomes permanent, and can be increased at rating times 15. Any disciplines learned through the use of this power can be made permanent by spending five experience.

**** Feeding with the Prey

The Kindred may now feed from the supernatural energy gained from level one directly from the source. For Gnosis, the Kindred must participate in the hunt of an Engling, or roll your Vampirism rating while in a caern, difficulty equal to the caern's level plus four. For Quintessence, Treat your Vampirism rating as the Prime Sphere only for the purpose of gaining Quitessence. For Pathos, the ST and player must decide on Passions and their ratings. For Glamour, the Kindred roll your Vampirism rating while in a freehold, difficulty equal to four plus the freehold's rating. (Note: The benefits from level 3 are now increased, but powers up to level two may be learned, granting up to two levels of each power per success.)

***** Form of the Prey

The Kindred may now assume the form with all the benefits and frailties of that form (such as Birthrights and Frailties). A Kindred using this to mimic a Troll Changeling would gain an extra dot of Strength and an extra Health level, but would lose them if he broke an oath. While in the prey's form, the prey's race will know that something is wrong, but won't know what. (Note: The benefits from level 3 are now increased, but powers up to level three may be learned, granting up to three levels of each power per success.)

System: Must have fed from a member of the prey's race that night. Spend five blood points.