Arcane Vitae

Vampire the Requiem - Covenant - Ordo Dracul

Effect

The character infuses the vessel’s Vitae with arcane power, empowering the effects of the Disciplines it fuels. While performing the ritual, the character dusts the vessel with metal shavings (not lead or iron) and paints occult formulae on his flesh. When the ritual is complete, the vessel must be drained utterly within a few minutes, or the power of the ritual fades. Any number of Kindred can participate in the feeding, provided all of the vessel’s Vitae is drained after the ritual is complete.
Kindred who activate Vitae-fueled Disciplines with blood taken from the ritual vessel gain a +3 bonus on the Discipline’s invocation roll. Disciplines that do not require an activation roll are treated as though the character had one additional dot in that Discipline. A Kindred with Vigor •••, for example, would be considered to have Vigor •••• when he activates that Discipline using this ritually empowered Vitae.

Related Organizations

• The Ordo Dracul

Material Components

Cost: 1 Willpower

Gestures & Ritual

Dice Pool: Intelligence + Occult – vessel’s Resolve

Related Discipline

Wyrm's Nest Rituals

Applied Restriction

No more than one additional ritualist may participate in the completion of this rite.

Target Number of Successes: 10 (Each roll represents one hour of ritual casting; if the ritual is not completed in a number of hours equal to the vessel’s Willpower, the ritual fails.)