••• The Dolorous Nail
The last and longest nail driven into Christ’s mortal flesh pierced both his feet and sank deep into the cross that bore him. Victims who experience this Stigmata are Crippled, so great is the agony that courses from their bloodied feet. For those who partake of the resulting blood, the experience is one of ecstasy. The drinker is able to move faster and with more agility than ever before.
Effect
Dramatic Failure: Wounds appear on the victim and they bleed, but they’re poison to drinkers. After all possible Vitae has been consumed from a victim, the blood turns to ash inside the drinker, inflicting a point of lethal damage per Vitae consumed. No Vitae or other benefits are gained, either.
Failure: No wounds are inflicted on the intended victim, although a successive attempt may be made with the expenditure of another Willpower point.
Success: Each of the victim’s feet is suddenly punctured all the way through as if by a large spike, leaving the stigmatic unable to support his own weight. Each success rolled inflicts a point of lethal damage and liberates the equivalent of one Vitae per turn thereafter. The victim’s Speed is reduced by two for every Health point lost, to a minimum on zero. Each Vitae consumed lends an additional dot of Dexterity to the drinker until sunrise. The result increases the drinker’s Speed and Initiative accordingly, with a possible increase in Defense.
Exceptional Success: Numerous successes rolled are their own reward.
Failure: No wounds are inflicted on the intended victim, although a successive attempt may be made with the expenditure of another Willpower point.
Success: Each of the victim’s feet is suddenly punctured all the way through as if by a large spike, leaving the stigmatic unable to support his own weight. Each success rolled inflicts a point of lethal damage and liberates the equivalent of one Vitae per turn thereafter. The victim’s Speed is reduced by two for every Health point lost, to a minimum on zero. Each Vitae consumed lends an additional dot of Dexterity to the drinker until sunrise. The result increases the drinker’s Speed and Initiative accordingly, with a possible increase in Defense.
Exceptional Success: Numerous successes rolled are their own reward.
Material Components
Cost: 1 Willpower
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Dexterity + Empathy + Stigmatica
Related Discipline
Effect Casting Time
Instant for activation of the power, though the full effect of the blood is conferred only after each turn of drinking. Devouring the blessed blood requires an action each turn.
Level
3
Applied Restriction
The Dolorous Nail cannot be used on Kindred or ghouls.