The Melpominee Discipline appeared simultaneously with
the Daughters of Cacophony and is intrinsically linked to that bloodline.
It allows its possessors to use speech and song for a variety of supernatural
effects. It is not, however, limited to that bloodline alone.
Any vampire can learn Melpominee if all criteria are met.
BASIC
LEVEL 1 The Missing
Voice
Like a ventriloquist, you can throw your voice to any
place within your line of sight. However, you do not cause your voice
to seem to emanate from there - with The Missing Voice, you actually cause
your speech or song to generate from thin air. You can even carry
on two conversations simultaneously, for The Missing Voice functions independently
of your normal voice (the second voice is actually produced from your concentration
of The Missing Voice).
LEVEL 2 Phantom
Speaker
No longer limited to sending your voice to a place you
can see, you can project speech or song to anyone you know. As long
as it night at the subject’s location, you make your voice heard to your
target.
The words and music of Phantom Speaker are audible only
to your target, unless an eavesdropper with at least intermediate Auspex
manages to listen in.
Tourette's Voice
With this power, the vampire can project her voice to
any point or person with which she is familiar. She can sing, talk or make
any other vocal noises she likes, as loudly or as softly as she wants.
The Daughter will not hear the sounds unless she is within earshot.
System: Tourette's Voice requires the character
to make a Wits + Linguistics roll (difficulty 7) and spend a Willpower
point. Each success allows the character to speak for one turn.
INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL 3 Madrigal
The crashing waves of your song carry the force of your
own emotions. For example, with inspiring verses, you can raise
others to the very heights of passion…or with despairing songs, you can
bring about terrible dread from within the victim.
Toreador's Bane
This power enables the vampire to entrance others with
her voice. The effect duplicates the Toreador clan weakness, but can affect
anyone. The target will sit still, in awe of the character's voice, until
the character stops singing. Thus the effects can last seconds, minutes,
hours or even the entire night.
System: The character makes a Charisma +
Music roll (difficulty equals the target's Willpower [minus two for Toreador]
and totals the successes, though one is enough to send the victim into
this "trance." If the target wants to resist, she must make a Willpower
roll (difficulty equals the number of accumulated successes.). If the target
does not resist, than the trance will last until the character stops singing.
LEVEL 4 Art's Traumatic
Essence
This is the power that other vampires fear the most.
It is the song that drives others mad, and it can be used in conjunction
with the other powers of this Discipline. It can only affect one target
at a time.
System: Art's Traumatic Essence requires
a Manipulation + Empathy roll (difficulty equals the target's Willpower).
The singer must accumulate a number of successes equal to the subject's
Self Control + 5. Once this happens, the target acquires a new Derangement
of the Storyteller's choice.
Siren’s Beckoning
Pulling out the roots of turmoil and despair in a subject,
you awaken insanity from the soul. Like the legends of faerie
singers and mermaids, you can drive your target into desperation with your
melodies.
ADVANCED
LEVEL 5 Death of
the Drum
At this level, the character can use this discipline
and his voice to inflict actual damage upon others. The damage caused to
mortals is mainly that of punctured eardrums. Kindred may take serious
damage as dead organs begin rupturing. Only one victim can be targeted
at a time. The target must be within earshot, but does not actually have
to hear anything.
System: Use of this power requires a Manipulation
+ Intimidation roll (difficulty equals the target's Stamina + 3). Each
success inflicts one level of aggravated damage. This damage can be soaked
(difficulty 7).
Virtuosa
Although the Vampire was limited to affecting a single
target with hidden speech or insanity, your performance can now carry your
music to as many listeners as you desire. You can extend your powers
of Phantom Speaker or Siren’s Beckoning to multiple subjects, however you
can only use one of the disciplines at a time…ie: you cannot use Virtuosa
to project speech to some people while singing to others simultaneously.
LEVEL 6 Blessed
Audience
At this point, the vampire learns to use Art's Traumatic
Essence on a group. All affected must be within earshot of the vampire,
and they must be able to hear her song.
System: The roll and effects are the same
as for Art's Traumatic Essence. The vampire can affect one person for every
Blood Point she spends.
LEVEL 7 No
Powers of this level currently known or have been discovered.
LEVEL 8 No
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LEVEL 9 No
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LEVEL 10 No
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