Mask of Blood
(Level-Four Crúac Ritual)
When this ritual is completed, the sorceress must specify a target from which she intends to feed. If the ritualist successfully feeds from the target within that same night, the ritualist gains no Vitae, but instead gains the identity of the vessel. Her appearance changes to match his, and she gains a degree of his knowledge and memories. Scientific tests may be unable to distinguish the ritualist and the vessel. Supernatural senses reveal that some mystic power is at work, but most do not reveal exactly which.
The ritual has some limits. It does not change clothing or anything else aside from the ritualist’s own body. The ritual also does not stop the vessel from interfering with the feeding. The greatest limit is that, when used on supernatural creatures of any sort, Mask of Blood does not convey any supernatural abilities. If the subject is mundane, the successes achieved on the ritual’s activation roll automatically become the equivalent successes on the ritualist’s Disguise roll to pass herself off as the victim.
Even more useful than this is access to some of the vessel’s knowledge. The ritualist gains a bonus to Subterfuge dice pools to pose as the subject equal to the amount of the subject’s Vitae she has in her system, to a maximum of her dots in Crúac.
The ritual can be used on anything with blood. The vampire’s own Attributes are unchanged, so if she uses this ritual on a raven, she becomes a very tough raven. Only her Size changes.
The effects of this ritual end at sunrise. The dice pool to activate this power is penalized by the subject’s Composure.
The ritual has some limits. It does not change clothing or anything else aside from the ritualist’s own body. The ritual also does not stop the vessel from interfering with the feeding. The greatest limit is that, when used on supernatural creatures of any sort, Mask of Blood does not convey any supernatural abilities. If the subject is mundane, the successes achieved on the ritual’s activation roll automatically become the equivalent successes on the ritualist’s Disguise roll to pass herself off as the victim.
Even more useful than this is access to some of the vessel’s knowledge. The ritualist gains a bonus to Subterfuge dice pools to pose as the subject equal to the amount of the subject’s Vitae she has in her system, to a maximum of her dots in Crúac.
The ritual can be used on anything with blood. The vampire’s own Attributes are unchanged, so if she uses this ritual on a raven, she becomes a very tough raven. Only her Size changes.
The effects of this ritual end at sunrise. The dice pool to activate this power is penalized by the subject’s Composure.
Related Discipline
Level
4