Post by Phsycodelic on Jan 9, 2017 20:26:16 GMT
Flight
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
The truth of the matter is that Gargoyles shouldn't be able to fly. Their ability to perform aerial maneuvers is unnatural (even for Kindred) and is a direct result of Tremere experimentation. The initial thaumaturgical process that created Gargoyles incorporated a highly refined variant of Movement of the Mind as a fundamental component of the subject's magical makeup, making one application of this thaumaturgical path second nature to them. This instinctive magical ability has been passed along though their blood for centuries. The Tremere scholar who gave the Gargoyles their flight capability in this manner was destroyed in the Gargoyles revolt, and it's unknown whether anyone else knew what he did. Thus, the secret of Gargoyle flight is likely lost forever.
For characters with more natural airborne forms, such as Gangrel in bat-form, Flight is a specialty of the Athletics Talent, or at Storyteller discretion can be listed as a Secondary Ability instead. Gargoyles, however, use a unique Discipline called Flight that is only available to them. All Gargoyles start with one dot in flight in addition to their initial three Discipline dots; further levels of Flight must be bought like any other clan Discipline. As the character's Flight rating increases, so does her maximum speed.
[ 1 - 5 ] Flight Levels 1 - 5 ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 448 )
Level | Flight Ability |
1 | The character cannot actually fly, but can soar like a hang-glider. He also cannot carry anything (he needs his hands to help steer). Maximum speed is equal to prevailing winds, or 15 miles/25 kilometers per hour in calm air. |
2 | The character can make a running takeoff and carry 20 pounds/10 kilograms while flying. Maximum speed is 30 miles/50 kilometers per hour. |
3 | The character can make a straight, vertical takeoff if unencumbered, or can make a running takeoff carrying up to 50 pounds/25 kg. Maximum air speed is 45 miles/70 kilometers per hour. |
4 | The character can now make a vertical takeoff with up to 50 pounds/25 kg of baggage, but can carry up to 100 pounds/45 kg while flying. Maximum speed is 60 miles/95 kilometers per hour. |
5 | The character can now carry up to 200 pounds/90 kg, easily enough to carry away an adult person (or vampire). Maximum speed is 75 miles/120 kilometers per hour. |
6+ | An additional 100 pounds/45 kg of weight and 20 miles/30 kilometers per hour to the speed per dot over 5. |
Gargoyles don't think of Flight as a Discipline. To them, it's just flight, part and parcel to being a Gargoyle, and may be baffled by notions such as teaching it to other vampires. Although Flight did originate as a modification of Movement of the Mind, it is not considered Thaumaturgy; Gargoyles with high Flight ratings may have slightly effervescent auras, but they certainly can't perform rituals using Flight.