Blood Magic Errata

Blood Magic: Secrets of Thaumaturgy Errata

Blood Magic: Secrets of Thaumaturgy ERRATA Justin Achilli, Vampire Developer -- Sometimes people do dumb things. I do a lot of them, such as overlooking the dropped text for the fifth level of the Snake Inside path of Setite Sorcery from Blood Magic: Secrets of Thaumaturgy. Without further ado, then: ooooo Temperance The final power of the Snake Inside puzzles Setites who do not fully understand their clan's seductive ways. What's the point of   preventing addictions? Forcing an addict to abstain, however, can shatter many habits and force a complete lifestyle (or unlifestyle) change - not just an easily visible addiction. Temperance renders a victim unable to take pleasure from satisfying an addiction. The physical or psychological craving still exists, but the substance or behavior that once gave such pleasure now provokes pain and disgust. System: While the character is near the target, the player rolls Manipulation + Seduction (difficulty of the target's Willpower) and spends a blood point. The number of successes determines the duration of the Temperance effect. 1 success 1 scene 2 successes 1 night 3 successes 1 week  4 successes 1 month 5 successes 1 year The victim suffers one health level of bashing damage from the nausea and pain of satisfying her addiction. Storytellers may impose other problems, too, based on the nature of the victim's addiction. For instance, an alcoholic forced to go cold turkey might need a successful Willpower roll to avoid vomiting when he drinks. Storytellers may also wish to impose withdrawal file:///F|/gaming%20books/white%20wolf/World%20of%20Darkness/Vampire/Blood%20Magic%20Errata.html (1 of 2)11/18/2006 4:04:20 PM

Blood Magic: Secrets of Thaumaturgy Errata

symptoms on those whose addictions would likely produce such a result for "coming off the junk." The sorcerer's player must select one and only one craving for Temperance to affect. The character may use the power more than once, however, to block multiple addictions. Temperance does not work against true physiological necessities such as food (for mortals) or blood (for vampires). What? You don't have the book yet? Check it out HERE HERE..

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