Ritual/Alchemy Creation Rules
ST-Use only at this time.Artifacts
Any tomes, grimoires, formularies, and related are not available at CC but may be later incorporated into the game.Gathering Ingredients
Anything that can be obtained via a store, such as common items to purchase, can be done without an ask. Anything that requires ordering online, rare, expensive or supernatural ingredients, requires an ask. Target’s hair, body fluid, flesh are all needing an ask for example. If in doubt, ask in mechanics.Koldunism/Related Rituals
After multiple meetings and extensive hours, we will not be using Koldunism as presented in Blood Sigils. Attempts to balance the power for a server setting led to a degree of nerfing that would make it unpalatable for players, and as written it requires far too much ST interpretation for effective use away from a tabletop game. We will be working on a homebrew system for Koldunism to use instead and will feature it in a future announcement once it is finalized.Furcae
Discovering Furcae, either temporary or permanent (via the Haven Merit), will be handled using the ask the st forum outside of campaigns. SbN will not be using any attunement elements as they pertain to Furcae. Outside of campaigns, PCs can only discover Furcus • and ••; Furcus ••• is banned.Wheel of Misfortune
Make an ask when a full-blooded Kindred is drinking any alchemy, regardless of distillation method. The ST will roll from the Wheel of Misfortune and report the outcome once the formula has come to an end. During campaigns, ST may decide to pick rather than roll for thematic purposes. When a full-blooded vampire uses a Thinblood Alchemy formula that requires a roll including the Alchemist’s Thin Blood Alchemy rating, they use a rating of 5 – their Blood Potency, with a maximum of the Alchemist’s Thin Blood Alchemy rating. For example, an Alchemist of Rating 5 giving a formula to a vampire with a Blood Potency of 2 would use 3 in the roll. Wheel of Misfortune remains the same other than 0 Taste of Half-Life, “Until the end of the next session, the vampire loses access to all Disciplines, but they can regain them in the same fashion as thin-bloods through Resonances, including those that they do not have, but only carry one Discipline at a time. They do not have access to rituals or ceremonies during this time.”Blood Sorcery Rituals
- Astromancy: Approved
- Bind the Accusing Tongue: Approved, the cord remains wound until either the target passes the test or until an amount of weeks passes equal to margin on ritual test.
- Craftmaster: Approved, critical win lasts 3 weeks (3 nights), any rolls made using this power cannot be used for leveling as it does not represent the skill of the character nor development. If used regularly against merits such as Retainers, there can be negative consequences from disloyalty or health issues.
- Depth of Nightmare: Approved, a critical does not impose aggravated willpower damage.
- Elemental Grasp: Banned
- Le Sang de l’Amour: Approved, an ask is required for the resolve+awareness roll.
- Silentia Mortis: Approved
- Tiamat Glistens: Approved, but will use the alternate guidelines presented. Success on Tiamat’s Glisten on a Furcus adds 1 automatic success to a Blood Sorcery Ritual subsequently performed at that location; a critical win adds 2 automatic successes.
- Viscera Garden: Approved, for full safety of Masquerade Breaches use a Haven 2 otherwise at your own risk.
- Blood Sigil: Approved, StU roll is required, diff 2 if touching the sigil/tattoo, diff 3 if only looking. It persists through Fleshcrafting and PHG.
- Elemental Shelter: Banned
- Nepenthe Approved, permanent stains are remain until the character drops in Humanity or takes another dose of Nepenthe. Characters with permanent stains roll for Remorse every night upon waking.
- Seeing with the Sky’s Eyes Approved
- Seeking Tiamat Approved, but use of this power requires use of the ask the st system. On a success, the Blood Sorcerer can locate a 1 dot Furcus; a critical win can locate a 2 dot Furcus. This can replace extended tests to locate Furcae.
- Soul of the Hemonculus: Approved, a month equals four weeks, submit an update upon completion. This is not a retainer, no need to purchase these with dots. You can only have one at a time. This will not be treated as a substitute child due to tenets.
- Stone of the True Form: Approved with Storyteller discretion. Oldest language == First language they learned.
- Trespass: Approved, each travel through cracks, liquid blood etc costs 1 superficial willpower. This power follows the rules of Obfuscate.
- Viral Haruspex: Banned.
- Compel the Inanimate: Approved
- Ergregore Consultation: Banned
- Land’s Sustenance: Banned
- Riding the Earth’s Veins: Approved, but requires an ask; STs will determine where the character emerges.
- Elemental Attack: Banned
- Fisher King: Approved. Works as Clairvoyance, lasts 1 month and can only have one active at a time. Questions will be answered at ST discretion.
Thin-blood Alchemy Formulae
- Body Paint: Approved. The resulting tattoo can only be removed by another application of this formula; Vicissitude or other similar effects can only change the location.
- Checkout Time: Approved;
- Elevate: Approved. Stamina + Alchemy roll is rolled against difficulty 2 for the consumer
- Food Stain: Approved
- Speak From the Heart: Approved. If not using book examples of flavor functionality then an ask-the-st must be submitted and approved in advance.
- Advanced Torpor: Approved
- Blacklight Surprise: Approved; Needs to be a flashlight. Hurts all kindred full or thin, regardless of merits like daywalker. Dex+Athletics to dodge. Close range strength, mid range composure, no long range + firearms. This does not stack from multiple sources.
- Blue State: Approved, fades in four weeks.
- Diamond Skin: Approved, a critical removes the limit on points that can be converted in one scene. Upon filling the superficial tracker, it still converts to Aggravated.
- Fireskin: Approved, cold damage does not exist.
- Hospital Chains: Approved, ingredient fatal carcinoma is changed to flesh of recent natural death corpse, Stamina + Medicine / Fortitude is the contested roll. 1 IRL week per every 2 margin, minimum 1 week. A critical lasts 1 IRL week per margin.
- Martian Purity: Banned
- Mask Off: Approved, but campaign only for use.
- TLC: Approved, this works on animals but not animal herds.
- Troll the Pious: Approved.
- Copycat: Approved, donor blood must be a separate slake of the resonances.
- Half-Living Conductor: Approved. Requires a frenzy check during distillation if using Athanor Corporis with the Bestial Temper flaw. Distillation rolls over 6 successes give +1 to the ranged attack roll, but have no other effect.
- Red State: Approved. Duration is 8 irl weeks or until a choleric dyscrasia is imbibed. If pressed on their belief, the victim can make a Wits+Awareness test (Difficulty 5). A win makes them question their own statement, and possibly their sanity
- Vitae MSG: Approved.
- Saturn’s Flux: Approved.