Post by Phsycodelic on Nov 10, 2016 20:44:40 GMT
Melpominee
Daughters Of Cacophany
Daughters Of Cacophany
Daughters of Cacophony can use some of the powers of the Melpominee Discipline in concert, as it were. If more than one Siren uses the same level of this Discipline simultaneously, the difficulty for the roll falls by one for each Daughter involved beyond the first. The difficulty cannot fall lower than 3, however. The Discipline levels that can benefit from this rule are noted below.
[ 1 ] The Missing Voice ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 453 )
The character can "throw" her voice anywhere within her line of sight. This enables the Daughter to carry on surreptitious conversations, sing duets with herself, or cause any number of distractions. This power can also be combined with other Melpominee powers to disguise their source (and some Daughters use it to conceal the fact that Melpominee powers do not function through recorded media).
System: This power functions automatically as long as the character wills it. However, using The Missing Voice while performing any action other than speech or singing incurs a penalty of two dice on that action due to the disruption of the character's concentration.
[ 2 ] Phantom Speaker ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 453 )
The Daughter can project her voice to any individual she has personally met. Distance is no object, but it must be night wherever the target presently is. The vampire can sing, talk, or otherwise project her voice in any way she sees fit (including other uses of Melpominee), but she cannot hear what she is saying, and therefore suffers a +1 difficulty to any rolls accompanying her utterance. For instance, the vampire could project her voice to an enemy in an attempt to intimidate him, but would suffer a +1 to the difficulty of the Charisma + Intimidation roll.
System: The player rolls Wits + Performance (difficulty 7) and spends a blood point. Each success allows one turn of speech; three or more successes allow speech for an entire scene.
[ 3 ] Madrigal ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 453 )
Music has the power to sway the listener, engendering specific emotions through artful lyrics, pounding crescendo, or haunting melody. The Daughters of Cacophony can tap into music's power, forcing listeners to feel whatever they wish. The emotion becomes so powerful that the listener must act, though what a listener does isn't something the Siren can directly control.
System: The player rolls Charisma + Performance (difficulty 7). Each success instills the chosen emotion in a fifth of the Kindred's audience (more than five successes have no additional effect). The Storyteller decides precisely which members of the audience are affected. Characters may resist this power for the duration of the scene with the expenditure of a Willpower point, but only if they have reason to believe that they are being controlled by outside individuals. The song the vampire sings must also reflect the emotion she wishes to engender - no one's going to mob the concert security no matter how well she sings "High Hopes," but they might if she performs "I Predict a Riot." Affected individuals should act in accordance with their Natures - enraged Conformists would join a riot but not start one, aroused Bravos may force their attentions on the object of their desire, and jealous Directors may send cronies after their rivals. Multiple Daughters may use this Discipline in concert.
[ 4 ] Siren's Beckoning ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 454 )
The Daughters of Cacophony don't spread madness as surely (or as visibly) as the Malkavians, but their songs are definitely detrimental to one's sanity. With this power, the Daughter can drive any listener to madness. Most of the time, the victim is too fascinated to realize that he should leave the area and block out the music from his mind.
System: Siren's Beckoning requires an extended, resisted roll. The player rolls Manipulation + Performance (difficulty equal to the target's current Willpower); the victim resists with a Willpower roll (difficulty equal to the singer's Appearance + Performance). If the singer accumulates five more successes than the victim at any point, the hapless soul acquires a new derangement or Psychological Flaw of the Storyteller's choice. This derangement normally lasts for one night, with an additional night per success over five. With a total of 20 net successes, the Daughter can make it permanent. Multiple Daughters may use this Discipline in concert.
[ 5 ] Virtuosa ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 454 )
Most of the low-level Melpominee powers can only be used on one target at a time. When the Daughter reaches this level of mastery in her Discipline, she can "entertain" a wider audience. Each member of the audience hears the same message.
System: The Daughter may use Phantom Speaker or Siren's Beckoning on a number of targets equal to her Stamina + Performance. The player must spend one blood point for every five targets beyond the first.
[ 6 ] Shattering Crescendo ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 454 )
The Daughter can sing powerfully enough to rend flesh, split skin, and crack bone. While some Kindred unfortunate enough to witness this power make reference to the fact that even mortal singers can shatter glass at the right frequency, others note that volume and intensity don't seem to matter when a Daughter employs Shattering Crescendo. The Siren can sing a soothing lullaby and still kill a target.
System: Use of this power requires that the victim be within hearing range (characters with hearing difficulties - or Heightened Senses - are affected at the same range as other victims). The player spends one blood point and rolls Manipulation + Performance (difficulty of the target's Stamina + Fortitude). Each success inflicts one health level of aggravated damage, which may not be soaked. If using this power on an inanimate object, the Storyteller determines how many dice (if any) the object may use to "soak" and how many successes are needed to completely shatter it. Multiple Daughters may use this Discipline in concert.
[ 7 ] Persistent Echo ( Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - Page 454 )
The Daughter can sing, speak, or even use a Melpominee power and leave the effect hanging in the air, waiting for someone to come along and hear it. The character can control who can trigger her latent song, meaning that combined with Shattering Crescendo or Siren's Beckoning, this power can be used as a trap.
System: The player rolls Stamina + Performance (difficulty 8) and spends a blood point. Each success yields one turn of speech that may be left to be heard later. If the player wishes to time-delay another Melpominee power, the roll for that power must be made at +1 difficulty. The echo stays suspended for a maximum number of nights equal to twice the vampire's Stamina + Performance before fading. The Kindred may choose to make the echo audible to anyone who stands in her position for the duration of the power - in effect, an endlessly looped mystic recording. Conversely, she may choose for it to fade away once it is heard for the first time. She may also choose to leave it dormant until activated by the presence of a specific individual with whom she is familiar. If the echo is made a one-time-only effect, all traces of the power disappear once the vampire's words echo to the intended recipient. If a character uses Heightened Senses in an area where an "unactivated" echo exists, he will hear a faint murmur. Three successes on a Perception + Occult roll (difficulty 8) are necessary to hear the message, and a botch on this roll will deafen the listener for the rest of the night. Multiple Daughters may use this Discipline in concert.
