Blood Calls to Blood
The vampire may control the blood of others, calling it to him with the deadly allure of the Beast. Spilled blood can be drawn to the vampire almost effortlessly, while blood still in a vessel may resist the mystical summons. Blood controlled in this manner flows to the ground and undulates unnaturally towards the vampire, bubbling from an active victim’s eyes, mouth and even pores. While vampires find the sensation of having their blood mystically stolen incredibly unnerving, the experience can be downright excruciating for living victims.
Effect
Dramatic Failure: The Willpower is wasted, and the vampire is unable to use this Investment for the remainder of the scene.
Failure: The Willpower is wasted, and the power fails to manipulate the targeted blood.
Success: Each success gathered on the roll causes a lethal wound to living victims, while vampires lose a number of Vitae equal to the number of successes gained. In both cases, a number of blood points equal to the successes gathered travels at a speed of 10 along the ground toward the controlling vampire as long as he continues to concentrate on this power, or until the end of the scene, whichever comes first. Once the blood reaches the power’s user, the blood immediately begins to enter his body at a rate of up to two blood points per turn, for so long as he continues to concentrate. If the vampire activates a Discipline, attacks, performs a dodge maneuver or moves more than his Speed in a turn, the effects of this power cease. Vitae stolen from another vampire has its normal effects when imbibed. Vampires and other supernatural creatures with no Vitae or blood in their system are immune to this power.
Exceptional Success: An exceptional success indicates that the controlled blood moves at a speed of 20, and the power’s user may imbibe up to five blood points in a turn as long as he continues to concentrate.
Failure: The Willpower is wasted, and the power fails to manipulate the targeted blood.
Success: Each success gathered on the roll causes a lethal wound to living victims, while vampires lose a number of Vitae equal to the number of successes gained. In both cases, a number of blood points equal to the successes gathered travels at a speed of 10 along the ground toward the controlling vampire as long as he continues to concentrate on this power, or until the end of the scene, whichever comes first. Once the blood reaches the power’s user, the blood immediately begins to enter his body at a rate of up to two blood points per turn, for so long as he continues to concentrate. If the vampire activates a Discipline, attacks, performs a dodge maneuver or moves more than his Speed in a turn, the effects of this power cease. Vitae stolen from another vampire has its normal effects when imbibed. Vampires and other supernatural creatures with no Vitae or blood in their system are immune to this power.
Exceptional Success: An exceptional success indicates that the controlled blood moves at a speed of 20, and the power’s user may imbibe up to five blood points in a turn as long as he continues to concentrate.
Prerequisites: Blood of the Beast
Related Organizations
Material Components
Cost: 1 Willpower
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Empathy contested by victim’s Stamina + Blood Potency. Die rolls to control spilled or unattended blood are not contested.
Related Discipline
Effect Duration
One scene (special)
Effect Casting Time
Instant
Applied Restriction
Modifier | Situation
–1 to –2 | The spilled blood is old or partially mixed with another substance.
–2 | The target is more than 10 yards away.
–2 | The target is a vampire with five or fewer Vitae in his blood pool.
+1 | The target is presently bleeding from a wound.
+2 | The vampire is touching the blood to be controlled.
+2 | Power is turned on a vampire with whom the user has a blood tie.
–1 to –2 | The spilled blood is old or partially mixed with another substance.
–2 | The target is more than 10 yards away.
–2 | The target is a vampire with five or fewer Vitae in his blood pool.
+1 | The target is presently bleeding from a wound.
+2 | The vampire is touching the blood to be controlled.
+2 | Power is turned on a vampire with whom the user has a blood tie.
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