Chain the Muse
Cost: 1 Vitae
Dice Pool: (Manipulation + Empathy + Auspex – Composure)
Action: Instant
Kindred stagnancy bars their kind from expressing themselves in any “moving” manner. Works of art appear eerily beautiful yet fully devoid of emotion. With the assistance of his mastery over certain disciplines, however, a Kindred may literally 'leech' creativity from a living mortal and infuse his or her own works with a stolen spark of creativity. In order to activate this devotion, he Kindred must have a “creative” mortal in a situation that would normally enable him to activate the Revelation ability. With a single resisted draw the Vampire 'leeches' the creativity of the mortal. This grants a bonus to mundane Expression or Crafts draws (relating to artistic expressions such as oratory, painting, sculpture, etc) equal to the mortal's Expression or Craft skill (whichever skill is relevant). This bonus lasts for a number of draws equal to the successes achieved on the activation draw or for a number of nights equal to the successes achieved on the activation draw, whichever comes first. While suffering from the ill effects of this devotion the mortal victim feels uninspired and emotionally hollow. He is unable to muster the creative energy to create any significant works of art (i.e., the victim does not receive his dots in the targeted skill, Crafts or Expression, for the duration of the power). When employing the borrowed inspiration, a vampire's words or paint-strokes inflict a mood or emotion appropriate to the mortal he has leeched creativity from. Suggested Modifiers:
+2 The devotion is used while the artist is currently engaged in creating art
+2 The Kindred has used the Auspex ability Spirit's Touch at least 3 times on works created by the subject within the last calendar month
-3 This devotion has been used on the subject once within a calendar month
-2 The artist is experiencing writer's block or a similar problem
This power costs 12 experience points to learn. Auspex: •••
Majesty: ••
Dice Pool: (Manipulation + Empathy + Auspex – Composure)
Action: Instant
Kindred stagnancy bars their kind from expressing themselves in any “moving” manner. Works of art appear eerily beautiful yet fully devoid of emotion. With the assistance of his mastery over certain disciplines, however, a Kindred may literally 'leech' creativity from a living mortal and infuse his or her own works with a stolen spark of creativity. In order to activate this devotion, he Kindred must have a “creative” mortal in a situation that would normally enable him to activate the Revelation ability. With a single resisted draw the Vampire 'leeches' the creativity of the mortal. This grants a bonus to mundane Expression or Crafts draws (relating to artistic expressions such as oratory, painting, sculpture, etc) equal to the mortal's Expression or Craft skill (whichever skill is relevant). This bonus lasts for a number of draws equal to the successes achieved on the activation draw or for a number of nights equal to the successes achieved on the activation draw, whichever comes first. While suffering from the ill effects of this devotion the mortal victim feels uninspired and emotionally hollow. He is unable to muster the creative energy to create any significant works of art (i.e., the victim does not receive his dots in the targeted skill, Crafts or Expression, for the duration of the power). When employing the borrowed inspiration, a vampire's words or paint-strokes inflict a mood or emotion appropriate to the mortal he has leeched creativity from. Suggested Modifiers:
+2 The devotion is used while the artist is currently engaged in creating art
+2 The Kindred has used the Auspex ability Spirit's Touch at least 3 times on works created by the subject within the last calendar month
-3 This devotion has been used on the subject once within a calendar month
-2 The artist is experiencing writer's block or a similar problem
This power costs 12 experience points to learn. Auspex: •••
Majesty: ••
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