*Magick is a VERY potent tool to magi. When a mage declares the use of magick in combat, it has the same effect as the disciplines Thaumaturgy and Necromancy. His starting dice will be increased 50% for that turn. Magick is a very demanding tool to the mage. He literally channels the energies of magick through his own body and as well as building up paradox. Thus, his total dice pool will go down 1 per each round he uses it but, may still be increased by 50% from the new pool. For example, a mage wishes to declare that he is going to use magick for this battle. His power is 6 and is increased by 50% to 9 for the first turn with the use of magick. The next round his power goes down one die due to the strain of channeling magic through his body and paradox built up. His power is now 5 and he continues to use magick so his dice pool is 7 for this turn, 6 for the next, then 4 and so on. His hit points are NOT affected by his use of magick unless he botches. HP’s are always based on total starting dice pool.

*Mortals are an ingenious type, always quick to think on their feet. Once per day to save their hide they may x2 their dice pool. 

** Trained Mortals are Army, SWAT teams, Special Forces, etc.   They are NPC's only, for storyline purposes.  Players who want to play competent mortals should choose the Hunter class.

*** A Vampire Hunter is assumed to have some sort of special weapon. To simulate this, during combat, s/he may use this weapon. For that combat round they may either raise their dice pool by 50%, OR decrease their target number by 1. They may not use this weapon two combat rounds in a row – therefore, it may be used a maximum of every other round. Vampire Hunters fighting as a group with no other Types on their side in group combat may pool their special weapons and still get their bonuses every other round, contrary to normal group combat rules. They must do this as a group - the entire group doubles or not each round.

For every 3 vampires s/he slays, (legal kills in channel only), a Hunter may add 1 die to his/her starting dp/hp. This is a permanent bonus for that Hunter. Kills must be witnessed by ops and recorded and logged with a meth as soon as possible. When Hunters slay as a group, only one may claim the kill. This must be decided amongst the Hunters. If disputed, no credit can be claimed by any of them. 

**** If a character isn’t kindred, garou, mage, mortal or Hunter they get this dice pool, with no special abilities. No other char classes/types are recognized in the hall and its subchannels. In other words if you want to play a fae, wraith, time traveler, talking cat or living ball of string you use the ‘other’ pool.

KINDRED SENATE MEMBERS VERY IMPORTANT: Once you allow a Kindred to advance by generation, you can NOT at a later date take that advancement away. So once an 11^th gen kindred kills a 8^th gen and becomes 10^th gen you can not take that advancement away unless it was a illegal kill or its part of a storyline which they agree to. You may hand out titles like "Prince" and "Elder" and take them and their bonus dice pools away as IC punishment but you can not do the same with their base dice pools.

NOTE: The ‘Max in Clan/Group’ is for reference only. Try to stick close to it for game play balance BUT it’s not written in stone. I will let the clan leaders dispense generation as they see fit as long as its kept realistic. If I see a clan who has no one greater than 8^th generation, for example, then I will enforce compliance.  Sabbat anti-tribu bloodlines still get their gen assignments from their base clan affiliations.  Pander are considered Caitiff.

Creating a Childe: A Kindred can create another one of his kind, if allowed. That new character will have the generation of the sire plus one. To simulate the character developing in his/her new body the new childe will have ½ their normal dice pool by generation and no disciplines for the 1^st month real time of its creation. After that they will get normal dice pool for their generation. 13^th generation can NOT create a childe.

COMBAT

The Challenge

Challenges are to be made in legal channels.  The Challenger makes a challenge to either one-on-one combat OR group combat.  The Challengee may collect allies to fight with him, but only among characters who are in channel at the time of the challenge (summoning people from other channels, or off ICQ, or whatever is not allowed).  That means if you are in #vh_garden and you are alone, and you are challenged, you may not bring people from the main channel #Vampirehall unless you have Auspex 6 (are at least 7th gen with the Auspex discipline).  You may not bring people from #Vampireblah or any other non-hall related channel at all.  The Challenger, if faced with a change from one-on-one to group combat may also collect allies with the same restrictions.   If both agree to one-on-one combat, non-involved people may NOT jump in unasked on either side.  You cant join a fight if that person doesn't want you fighting with them.   You may continue to add people to your side up until the time  of the first legitimate dice roll.  However, any late arrivals to the combat must still meet the criteria of having been in channel at the time of the challenge.

1-on-1 Combat

At least 2 non-involved senate members (Ops) must be witnessing for a combat to be valid. The attacker must declare IN THE CHANNEL who s/he is attacking.   In all cases, neutral ops dice are to be used if available.

Round all fractions to the nearest whole number, ½ 1/2 rounds down in all cases.

1. Challenger and Defender each choose to either attack or defend.

2. Each player rolls a number of d10 equal to their current adjusted dice pool. Target is always 6, adjusted for use of powers, if any. Player MUST state powers they are using before the roll, either in the channel or secretly to the GM overseeing the battle. They MUST do one or the other or the roll is invalid.

3. If both players chose defense, then the characters just circle and stare down each other, go back to step 1. If both players chose to attack, go to step 4 otherwise use system below:

3a. Use of special powers MUST be stated before rolling is done; Count total number of successes minus botches (rolls of 1). Meths are immune to botches.

3b. Compare the 2 rolls. Who ever gets more net successes, they do that number of HP damage to their opponent. Ties mean no damage to either character.

3c. Repeat process starting at step 1 until either someone flees (see free escape rules under disciplines) or is reduced to 0 or less HP. In that case s/he is defeated and unconscious.

4. Use of special powers MUST be stated before rolling is done; Count total number of successes minus botches (rolls of 1). Meths are immune to botches.

4a. Each character does their net number of success damage to each other.

4b. Repeat process starting at step 1 until either someone flees or is reduced to 0 or less HP. In that case s/he is defeated and unconscious.

Feel free to RP the scene out between dice rolls. This makes for a much more interesting time!

Stakes, bane weapons, or one-hit-kill magic can only be used as a RP element during combat. It offers no combat assistance.

The winner has the option to 'kill' the defeated character or spare him/her, winner's option. If spared, the character will attack/defend at half power for next 24 hrs real time (exception: see Vicissitude).

NOTE: Any character leaving in the middle of combat without having a legitimate reason (ie making a legitimate escape roll or a verifiable system crash) will be considered lost in the battle and at the mercy of the attacker.

Group Combat

If more than 1 person wishes to attack 1 or more people (group attack) use this system. Other people can not join once combat starts.   Combat starts with the first legitimate roll of the dice at the direction of ops.   Group combat would be the common way to fight for a city. Clones MAY NOT be used in Group Combat!

A. Total dice pool of each group is tallied up into one roll per group.

B. Each group rolls the sum of their dice in one roll. Each group does damage to the other group equal to their net die roll (Check with the OP for accuracy).

C. Each character in each group rolls their respective attack dice pool. The lowest roll character takes the damage.  If this is greater than that character's remaining HP, that character is incapacitated and extra pts of damage done have no effect.

D. Remove the amount of damage done or the eliminated characters' attack power from the group tally, continue battle in this fashion until one group is completely eliminated.

E. Winning group has the right to kill ONLY 1 character from loser group OR capture that city if that's what the situation is, not both.

F: Any characters incapacitated during the battle but not killed are at 1/2 dice and hp for 24 hours.

Ratio may not be more than 3:1 characters in group combat.

Powers (Disciplines, Spheres, Gifts) are NOT allowed in mass combat (exceptions: see Obtenebration and Hunters). A meth fighting alone or grouped only with other meths in group combat is still immune to botches, but not when grouped with non-meths. (Anyone who takes on a group of meths deserves whatever they get).

Separate groups with a marker by each person's name (for example, everyone fighting in Ineluki's group would appear as Nick-Ine).

NOTE: Any character leaving in the middle of combat without having a legitimate reason (ie making a legitimate escape roll or a verifiable system crash) will be considered lost in the battle and at the mercy of the attacker.  Kills for such reasons are IN ADDITION to the one character the attacker is allowed to kill. And the loser in a battle may also claim victims for such a reason.

Escape

Anyone may attempt to escape from a challenge.   Before the battle begins, any character who wishes to escape from combat may make a contested die roll against their opponent.  This is done with base dice only - not modified in any way by disciplines or other powers.  If the combat is group combat, the escapee makes the contested roll vs. the single toughest opponent on the other side.  A character may attempt to escape between EVERY round of combat, so an initial failure does not mean it is impossible.  However, in one-on-one combat, after making an unsuccessful escape roll, a character may NOT opt to take an offensive stance on the following combat round...he may defend only.  He may still freely use any disciplines or powers without penalty.

Formal Combat Terms

Trial of Grievance

If a Kindred feels betrayed by another kindred s/he may call a Trial of Grievance. This is to resolve 1-on-1 conflict without fighting. Both shall appear before no less than 5 senate members. Both the accuser and defender will state their positions and verbally defend themselves. The senate will decide who is right. The loser will lose 20% of their total dice pool for one week real time.  This would be the usual way to take on someone much more powerful than yourself. The loser has the option to physically fight the winner right after the judgment has been made (without losing dice for the fight). If they take this option resolve combat as normal, with normal challenge rules.

Clan War

A Justicar may declare war on another clan or race at any time. It is up to the Justicar to make/break alliances, use their members to the best possible advantage, time when to strike, etc. The war can not last more than 1 week (real time). Whoever totals the most 'kills' (which non-involved senate members will keep track of) wins.

The losing clan/sept/guild Leader/Justicar must step down. A new Justicar/Leader must be chosen by the other clan members by a clan vote pending Meths approval.

Blood Hunt

A Prince or higher title member of a clan may call a bloodhunt on a fellow clansperson. If so done all members of that clan shall 'hunt' for the chosen one. If found, call a battle and proceed. If the attacker wins, The hunted character will be considered destroyed and the player must create a new character if they wish to return. If the attacker loses, s/he will be out "recovering" for the rest of the day. The hunted may seek non-kindred or non-aligned kindred for allies (or other kindred clans if the hunted person can convince the leaders of that clan, though that might lead to a clan war.)

If a kindred of the same clan or anyone else is found to be helping the hunted, s/he may be punished by the clan leaders, up to death or hunted themselves. Unless a meth gives approval a hunt can not last more than 2 weeks real time.

POWERS

DISCIPLINES

At the end of each discipline, the effect it has on/for your character is listed. See the generation chart to determine your disciplines. Each clan gets 3 disciplines unless otherwise stated above in your clan listing. Use of these powers MUST be stated before dice are rolled. You may use as many physical disciplines (marked *) as you have/want and one mental or social discipline per turn.

For those who get more than 3 disciplines, you must first choose among your Clan Disciplines.   Those choosing non-clan disciplines are limited to choosing from the basic 8 disciplines (auspex, celerity, dominate, fortitude, obfuscate, potence, presence, protean) unless they obtain Methuselah approval. Specific meths are assigned specific disciplines to handle - if you want one of these special disciplines, please see the meth assigned to approve that discipline.

Please note that these are combat uses of these disciplines.   For rp purposes outside of combat, most people use the VtM levels of the disciplines.  Any use of these disciplines is at discretion and approval of ops, with any disallowed uses listed below.  When using these disciplines against another person, that person is always allowed a resistance roll (dice pool vs dice pool).

Animalism

Vampires with the Discipline of Animalism find themselves with greater control over both the animal world and the Beast Within.

Effect: Once per combat you may call a beast to assist. The beast will have the same attack power (total dice pool) as you. Once the rolls for the combat turn are done you MUST state you are using this power. This counts as your mental discipline for the following turn. You may then roll your attack pool again, no other disciplines apply, but ignore botches. Your opponent rolls the same dice and uses the same disc, if any, that he used on the previous turn. If you get more net successes, subtract that amount of HP from your enemy, if you lose the roll, no effect to you, it does not count as a ‘loss’ against you. In essence it is a free attack.

Auspex

The Discipline of Auspex bestows telepathic and extrasensory perception powers on its practitioners.  This means just what it says and implies:: Vampires must have Auspex to use telepathy in the Hall or its official channels.

Effect: Using this power during combat you concentrate your powers to the maximum and cannot do wrong, ignore all Botches. May only be used once per combat.

Celerity *

Vampires with Celerity are dangerous foes, for this Discipline enables them to move and attack at superhuman speeds.

Effect: Raise your Opponent’s target number to hit by +1 (normally getting a 7 tn).

Dominate

Vampires with Dominate may mesmerize others, or even control their minds outright. Use of this power requires eye contact. The victim must be of equal or higher gen or be a non-vamp.

Effect:  The vampire may make one resisted roll against the victim. No other Disciplines or powers may be used on either side.  If it succeeds s/he may either give the subject a short command to do something (nothing obviously lethal to the victim), erase a certain memory from its mind or possess it for a max one day (possession only effective on Mortals).  If the roll fails the vampire cannot attempt another Dominate power on that victim for 24 hours.  Use of dominate requires eye contact, and if the roll succeeds, eye contact is assumed to have been made.   However, iF there is a rp reason why eye contact may not be possible, consult an op to adjudicate.  Garou may ignore any dominate command by expending one of their two daily Rages.  Mages with mind sphere get +2 dice to defend vs. Dominate. 

Fortitude *

Vampires with Fortitude prove unnaturally resistant to damage. They must often be literally hacked apart, like the walking corpses they are.

Effect: Use of fortitude increases the character’s hp’s by 50%. If failure to declare use of fortitude would drop a character’s HP to 0 or below, that character drops incapacitated (unconscious).

Obfuscate

Obfuscate is the ability to mystically cloak oneself to the minds of others, thereby disguising or concealing oneself.

Effect: You can attack someone hidden in your cloak of Obfuscate once/combat. Make an attack as normal, both roll their dice, all Disciplines/spheres/gifts counted in. If you win, you damage the opponent as a normal attack, but if the defender wins she only evades and you take no damage.

Potence (*)

Vampires with Potence are terrifying opponents, for they possess the strength of several humans. When resolving any feat of strength (arm-wrestling, tug-of-war, etc.), a character with Potence always beats a character without Potence.

Effect: If the combat is HtH the vampire gains –1 target number for that turn.

Presence

All vampires are impressive, scary creatures, but those with the Discipline of Presence are particularly captivating. Vampires with Presence can manipulate others' emotions, becoming their victims' dream lovers - or most terrifying nightmares.

Effect: Use like dominate in RP situations, with the exception that presence does NOT require eye contact to be effective.  In combat, For anyone to be able to attack you they must first challenge your Presence with their own. Each rolls total number of dice with a difficulty of 6 on both sides. If the Challenger wins she may assault as normal, otherwise she may not attack the defender for 24 hours.  Attacking someone who is affected by your Presence breaks all effects of the Presence.  If both parties possess the Presence discipline, whoever wins the die roll has affected their opponent, regardless of who challenged whom.

Protean *

Protean is the purview of the shape shifting Gangrel, though they have taught their secrets to other vampires. Vampires with Protean may shape shift into a variety of forms.

Effect: The vampire can morph its body to gain sharp claws, or even turn into a wolf to gain +2 to their total dice pool during combat.

The following clan-specific disciplines require Methuselah permission to learn unless you are a member of the appropriate clan that gets that discipline as a clan discipline.   Following the name of each discipline is the name of a Methuselah.  If you want to learn this discipline, you must see THAT Methuselah ONLY to get permission to have it.  No other Meth can overrule that decision.  IF you are of the same clan (or sect in the case of the Sabbat), as the Meth listed, you must go to the Meth whose name appears after in parentheses.

Chimerstry,   Mikal

The Ravnos Ability to create illusions.

Mainly a RP skill, The vampire can create an illusion by winning a contested roll against the victim. If the victim has auspex or mind sphere or is a shifter, they get +2 dice to resist with.

This can even be used to make the victim think she's "dead" and harm her, the difficulty for the Ravnos is then 8, but will on the other hand make the victim unconscious. If the vampire then decides to assault the victim, the victim cannot win or flee the first turn, then resolve combat as normal. As with dementation, if there is no attack made against he victim after this use of chimerstry, the unconsciousness lasts for a number of hours equal to the difference in successes between attacker and defender.

Dementation, Samantha (`Casius)

The special legacy of the Clan Malkavian works by channeling madness.

Effect: The vampire channels her inner being into the victim by winning one roll, no powers used in the roll. If the vampire wins, the victim will roll on the chart below to see the effect. This MUST be RPed out for a number of hours equal to their net successes (diff btwn malk and victim’s dice rolls). If the Malk loses, the victim cannot be targeted by Dementation for 24 hours. Mages with mind sphere get +2 dice to defend against dementation.

Roll one d10

1-2. Victim thinks s/he is someone else, perhaps famous. Either living or dead. (Pro wrestler, Madonna, Pres. Washington, a friend/enemy, etc)

3-4. Victim sits in a corner drooling all over him/herself, unable to complete a full thought.

5-6. Victim runs around screaming, thinking someone/something is after them.

7-8. Victim loses all memories of his/her past, likes/dislikes, etc.

9-0. Victim displays total frigidity or nymphomania/satyrism, whichever is most opposite the character's normal personality and behavior.

Obtenebration,  Mikal (Samantha)

The Lasombra’s mystical skill to bend shadows and darkness to do your will.

Effect: By calling the dark powers to your aid you can fight a whole group on your own, they will still fight with the group-combat rules while you can use obten plus any physical Disciplines per turn as normal. Further you gain +1 die for each person in the group you fight (+1 if 1 on 1, and so forth). Note: you must start the group combat alone on your side to fight with this power in group combat.

Path of Corruption (n/a)

(this path may be taken ONLY by Setites. Meth approval is not required for Setites to take this path; Meth approval may NOT be given to non-Setites. Those who have Thaumaturgy discipline may have use of this path for rp purposes - but not the special uses for combat listed below)

This Path is widespread among the Followers of Set, and can be known by followers without the rigid ritualistic training (ie Thaumaturgy discipline) that Tremere need for their paths. A Follower may take this path if they are allowed enough disciplines - it counts as a discipline choice – but they must take their 3 clan disciplines first.

Effect:

To avoid combat, the Setite may roll their total dice pool in a resisted roll against their opponent's total dice pool to convince them not to fight. If successful, this prevents the challenger from challenging the corrupter again for a number of hours equal to his/her net successes. This can be used if Presence fails. Also, The Setite can use it to cripple an opponent during combat, lowering their dice pool by 25% on a successful resisted roll. Limit one successful use per battle, as a person can't be crippled more than once.

Quietus, Screwface (Mikal)

The Assamites' spiritual beliefs about blood, combined with their death fixation, led to the discipline of Quietus. While it is suggested that the Assamites used the curse of the Tremere to originate this discipline, the reverse is actually true. The curse of the Tremere made use of the Assamites' own blood powers, and turned that power against them. The powers of Quietus reflect two things: the growing toxicity of the Assamites blood, and the Assamites' growing spiritual connection with blood.

Effect:  The vampire can use its blood as an effective poison. The Assamite can weaken the victim by touching it, the victim loses 2 dice for the rest of the day (24 hrs). Subsequent attempts may be made to lower the victim’s dice pool again – no victim may have their dice pool reduced below 1 die by use of this power. The first time this power is used on a victim in a day there is no resistance roll. Subsequent uses of the power allow the victim a resistance roll, iF he or she is aware of the touch as being hostile, ops discretion. These touches must be witnessed by an op - either as a function of rp or during combat by getting an opportunity to touch the attacker - ops have final say on this. The Assamite may declare use of this power AFTER a successful touch in combat and it will count as his/her mental discipline for the following turn.  Note that skin contact is NOT necessary, but the touch must be to the body - not a loose piece of clothing...Except for the first use of the power on an individual, touches that are NOT skin to skin ALWAYS get a resistance roll.

Serpentis, Jack (Casius)

Enables the vampire to use the mythic powers of Set, much based on the serpents of Egypt.  The ability to remove one's heart and become unstakeable is limited to being used on self only in VampireHall.  One cannot remove the heart of another person in this way, with or without that person's cooperation.

Effect: The vampire gains the legendary hypnotic gaze of the serpent, rendering Mortals immobilized until the vampire takes her eyes of her victim. Even supernaturals can be affected but you must then roll your total dicepool vs your victim’s total dicepool. If you choose to assault someone who is affected by this power make an attack as normal - both parties roll their dice, all Disciplines counted in. If you win you damage the opponent as a normal attack, but if the defender wins she only evades and you take no damage and the combat carries on as normal. You may only use this power once per combat – once affected, they know better than to look you in the eyes again.

Temporis, Screwface

Temporis is the time-bending discipline of the True Brujah.   They are rare and little is known of this powerful discipline outside of their clan.

Effect: Once per day, the True Brujah may warp time and go back to reroll any resisted roll, combat or otherwise that was just made.  The roll MUST have involved the TB (ie he cant warp time for others), and both parties involved reroll their entire dp for that roll.  If the TB loses on the re-roll, he may not warp time again for that roll.  The 'Day' ends at midnight EST for the purposes of what is a day for use of this power.

Thaumaturgy/Necromancy/Koldun Sorcery (Thaum/Necro: Jack, Koldun: Casius)

The study of Thaumaturgy is largely restricted to the Tremere, although certain vampires among the Sabbat are rumored to employ it. Thaumaturgy is vampiric sorcery: ritual spell casting and blood magic. Unlike other Disciplines, Thaumaturgy requires blood expenditure. Necromancy is a variation on Thaumaturgy practiced by the Giovanni. Koldun Sorcery is a type of wild blood magic used by elder Tzimesce. It is rarely taught in modern nights. All three powers are used in the same way for purposes of Lex combat.

Effect: The user’s starting dice will be increased by +50% for that turn. To use these disciplines requires a high expenditure of blood, and this is reflected in the fact that the user’s total dice pool will go down 1 per each round he uses it. For example, a Tremere wishes to declare that he is going to use Thaumaturgy for this turn. His dice pool is 6 and is increased by 50% to 9 for the first turn with the use of Thaumaturgy. The next round his total dice pool goes down one die due to use of blood. His power is now 5 and he continues to use Thaumaturgy so his power is 7 for this turn, 6 for the next, then 4 and so on. His hit points are NOT affected by his use of magick unless he botches. A character who botches (rolls 0 or fewer net successes) while using Thaumaturgy makes a single roll of his total dp, tn 6 and does that amount of damage to himself. You can regain these lost dice by drinking huge amounts of blood (WILL be a Masq-violation if done inside the Hall) or the next day.

Vicissitude * (`Casius)

The ability to warp and mold another’s or one’s own flesh and bone. This can be used to have the Kindred using this power look like some one else, form themselves into a monster-like form with increased combat ability, warp another persons body causing extreme pain and damage, or take a plasmic-like form that can ooze thru cracks or into the ground.

Effect: The vampire can shape and mold its body into a 8' horrid looking being gaining +4 dice. If a non-Tzimisce uses Vicissitude, make a roll with 10 dice, if he/she gets 3+ botches the body is IMMEDIATELY deformed and loses half her total dice pool and cannot use Vicissitude for one week full time. A vampire with Vicissitude who has lost a battle and was not killed, gets one roll of their RANK DICE ONLY, diff 6. If they score at least 1 net success, they are NOT affected by the 24 hour dice pool reduction. A vampire of gen 7 or lower with vicissitude who has lost a battle and is ‘killed’ (including decapitation and burning, but not diablerized), gets one roll of their RANK DICE ONLY at diff 8. If they score at least 1 net success, they are not killed, but incapacitated for a week.  Note that Diablerie is ALWAYS final. As with all dice rolls, 2 ops MUST be present and witnessing the roll. 

Garou / Bastet Gifts

Normally, a garou can use only two gifts per turn (unless specified otherwise below). Any gifts that have a continuous effect may be activated and left on while other gifts are activated on later turns.

Razor Claws

The garou may hone his claws to Razor sharpness. This Gift is taught by a Cat or Wolf spirit.

Effect: The Garou takes a turn to scratch his claws over a hard surface. After that he gets an additional single success to each combat roll. This gift, once activated, lasts for the remainder of that combat.

The Falling Touch

This Gift allows the garou to send her foe sprawling with but a touch. This Gift is taught by any aerial Spirit.

System- The Garou rolls their dice, difficulty 7. Every success gives the opponent a botch on a single combat role. Ops call if there are any other ill effects of using this power on a situation by situation decision. Works on meths, even though they are normally immune to botches.

Silver Claws

The Garou can turn her claws into silver, making her a terror against other Garou on the battlefield. This Gift is taught by a Lune.

Effect: Make one roll of the entire dicepool, diff 8. You may ignore this many botches on your next combat roll. If the garou is fighting another garou, they may add +2 dice to their total dp for that round of combat in addition to ignoring botches as above. *NOTE* This Gift is RARE and must be passed by the Sept Leader before you can learn it.

Body Wrack

The garou can cause a victim to suffer immense pain. This Gift is taught by a Pain-spirit.

Effect: Use of this power increases the opponent’s difficulty to hit by 1 for that turn.

Luna's Armor

The garou calls upon the blessing of Luna to deter any damaging attacks aimed at her. The Gift is taught by a Lune.

Effect: Use of this power allows +25% of dp added to defense only (not usable when declaring an attack). The affects of this gift will last until the garou uses her dice offensively for attack – as long as the garou continues to declare defense as his/her mode of combat, s/he will keep the +25% and use another gift as well.

Halo of the Sun

The garou becomes surrounded by a sphere of blazing sunlight. Certain Wyrm creatures- Denizens of the Dark- may flee before the brightly shining Garou. This Gift is taught by a Spirit allied to Helios, the Sun Celestine.

Effect: The effect lasts one combat round. The damage of any hand to hand attack is increased by 2 dice. Anyone directly facing the Garou adds 1 to all attack difficulties because of the glare, and any vampire within 20 yards suffers damage as if exposed to true sunlight. From sunlight, the vampire will take 50% of its current hp in damage and lose 50% of its base dp for this turn. 4^th gen meths will take only 25% of their current hp in damage, and lose 25% of their base dp for the turn. In all cases, (hp AND dp), halve the effects if the vampire declared use of fortitude in the current turn.

*NOTE* This Gift is VERY Rare. May only be learned if passed first by both the Sept Leader and a Meth. User may not use any other gifts on the same round, tho other gifts may still be active from prior rounds. This gift may only be used once per combat.

Clap of Thunder

The Garou may clap her hands together, sending forth a shockwave that can stun all before her. This Gift is taught by a Stormcrow.

Effect: The opponent’s dice may not exceed the garou’s dice for this one turn, regardless of gen, title or disciplines, spheres or gifts used. This is allowed only if the user is in Human, Glabro or Crinos form. This may be used only once per combat.

Speed of Thought

The garou can double her land speed. This Gift is taught by a Cheetah-Spirit.

Effect: This works just like the kindred celerity – the Opponent’s difficulty number is increased by 1 for that round.

Cutting Wind

The Garou may summon a painfully bitter blast of wind, which he may direct at foes. This Gift is taught by a spirit servant of Wendigo.

Effect: The garou gains +2 dice to reflect the damage done by the icy wind. Cannot be used 2 turns in a row, so can be in effect at the most, every other round max.

Mage Powers/Spheres

Mages may use no more than 2 Spheres per combat round. With the exception of Life Sphere, they may NOT use the same spheres 2 turn in a row.

Correspondence

The Sphere of Correspondence involves an understanding of locations, spatial relativity, and the interrelation between people and objects. This allows mages to teleport, pull rabbits out of hats, create magickal barriers, and levitate or fly in the air. Correspondence is also commonly mixed with other Spheres to allow mages to work magick on subjects hundereds of miles away as easily as if they were right in front of them.

Effect: In combat a mage may use correspondence to teleport about to avoid offensive assaults. Thus, it increases the opponent’s difficulty number by 1.

Entropy

All things eventually make way for that which follows in the great Cycle. With each death and re-birth, there is new hope. Some call it decay, others Fate. Whatever name it goes by, this Art allows the mage to manipulate the forces of probability, disorder, and destruction.

Effect: Like kindred auspex, use of this sphere, allows the mage to ignore all botches for one roll.

Forces

Students of this powerful Sphere know the forces of the elements - electricity, magnetism, fire, wind, gravity, kinetic energy, and nuclear energy.

Effect: Add 2 dice to simulate the destructive powers of the forces in play.

Life

The Sphere of Life addresses biological patterns and energies - incredibility complex and intricate Arts requiring careful study and practice to master. Masters of this Sphere can create and alter organic life patterns.

Effect: : A mage who uses the Life Sphere in combat may better his body drastically or heal himself. Use of life sphere, like vampiric fortitude, increases the character’s hp’s by 50%. If failure to declare use of life sphere would drop a character’s HP to 0 or below, that character drops incapacitated (unconscious). Unlike other spheres, Life sphere may be used every turn if the mage so desires.

Matter

This Sphere covers the study of physical, inorganic patterns. These templates, though simpler to use than forces, are not quite as flexible.

Effect: The Sphere of Matter allows a mage to control the climate about him such as granite walls, the ground, and so on. Thus, a mage could turn the ground below a person into mud or even heat or cool the air around him. In combat a mage may use matter to lower the opponents dice by 2 or raise his own by 2 to simulate changing in climate.

Mind

The Sphere if Mind is the study of sentience. It allows the mage to delve into the mysteries of the human brain, to explore and avail himself of the powers within.

Effect: Mind works the same as the discipline Dominate, ie mainly a RP element. Though if someone wants to resist this power make 1 attack roll vs a defense roll using each character’s total dice pool. Highest roll wins. If the ‘defender’ resists the mental control, you can not try again for the rest of the day on that person. Any non self-destructive command can be issued and must be followed. Seek OP’s ok if unsure. Mages with mind sphere get +2 dice to defend vs. mind sphere of others or vampiric dominate.

Prime

The Art of Quintessential reality; training in this Sphere allows a mage to understand and manipulate reality in its rawest forms, to detect, absorb and manipulate this mysterious element.

Effect: In combat, prime may be used to enchant a weapon (even the mage's own hands!), thus, allowing the mage a –1 to difficulty on his/her combat roll that turn.

Spirit

To know the Other worlds and their inhabitants, a mystic must study the elusive and ephemeral Sphere. With it, he may converse with the Umbrood and even enter their worlds.

Effect: In combat, the magi may use Spirit to have more potent attacks against Kindred and Wraiths. He/she gets +3 dice against an undead opponent.

Time

This Sphere teaches that time is as subjective as space and matter. Mastery of it allows a mage to manipulate perception or the passage of time.

Effect: This sphere works exactly the same as the discipline Celerity. The mage gets to raise his Opponent’s target number by 1.

*Mages follow a Masquerade just as the Kindred. This better helps them preserve their arts - people fear what they don't understand. As well, mages have been known to suffer ill effects from their magics when casting it in front of Sleepers (Non-Awakened mortals that do not believe in magic).