Vitae Dictum
By Derek Marcoux (yggdrasil@p7669.ici.net) for the Harbingers bloodline.
Description
Vitae-Dictum, was once a well known discipline of the Harbingers, an ancient bloodline, known to others as the Azraelites. The bloodline sprang up around the Dark Ages. Theirs was the practice of death, in all its possibilities. Where others mearly studied it, they were living it. This discipline, if mastered faster than others, will slowly take hold, inside the petrified soul of the vampire. He will have great power, but at a heavy price. Death, will slowly start to consume his thoughts (-2 per. rolls). Upon achieving level five, his eyes,and hands turn black. Death is a constant companion, for his sight has now been stained. Everything he sees has the tinge of death (rocks crumble, metals tarnish, or rust, and people age). This is the `Price' you pay, living your life...for death.
* Wraith Sight
At the cost of 1 blood point, the vampire has Lifesight, and Deathsight like wraiths.
** Animate Dead
This discipline costs 1 blood point per corpse animated. Roll Charisma + Occult (diff:7) and lasts 1scene. Zombies have 3 health levels and two in all physical attributes.
*** Visit Shadowlands
At the cost of two blood points per night, the vampire may cross the Shroud and enter the Shadowlands.
**** Death Touch
By spending a blood point, the vampire may do aggravated damage with his bare hands. When this power is active the vampire's hands glow with a grey light.
***** Corpus Dictum
The vampire spends two blood points then rolls Manipulation + Vitae Dictum. The difficulty is the target's Willpower. For every success, the target takes two health levels of non-aggravated damage.
****** Awaken the Ghoul
This power is identical the the second level of Vitae Dictum, but costs two blood points and the duration is permanent.
******* Torpor
The vampire spends two blood points then enters a resisted willpower roll with the subject. If successful, the target vampire falls into torpor.
******** Mass Death
The vampire spends nine blood points, then rolls Charisma + Occult, difficulty 8. If the vampire manages to get five successes, all mortals within a 100' radius die.
********* Final Death
The vampire spends two blood points and a Willpower then makes a resisted willpower roll against the target. If successful, the target dies the Final Death.