AbyssalPresence/Capric
Imperious Silence Stance
Cost: 1 mote per die Duration: instant Type: simple Min. Presence: 2 Min Essence: 2 Prereqs: none
Under an Abyssal's cold gaze, even the most proud and commanding may falter and sputter. The Abyssal may reduce a target's Presence pool for 1 mote per die. The Abyssal may not reduce a target's pool below their permanent essence.
Labrynthine Expression Method
Cost: 6 motes Duration: scene Type: simple Min. Presence: 4 Min Essence: 3 Prereqs: Imperious Silence Stance
Carefully picking her words, the user of this charm seems to speak normally, but intent listeners will notice something is amiss. The Abyssal seems to specifically not mention... something, seems to skirt around... something. The more they try to determine exactly what the Abyssal is avoiding, the less clear it becomes and the more they start to second-guess themselves in an attempt to determine what the Abyssal was really saying and not saying. The Abyssal rolls Manipulation + Presence. For the rest of the scene anyone attempting to determine the truth of or motives behind the Abyssal must make a reflexive Willpower roll at difficulty equal to the Abyssal's successes. Failure on this roll increases the difficulty of all rolls to socially or mentally resist or analyze the Abyssal by 1 for a number of days equal to Abyssal's permanent essence. Repeated exposure to this charm may give very high accumulated penalties.
Perfected Emptiness Attitude
Cost: 10 motes, 1 willpower Duration: scene Type: Simple Min. Presence: 5 Min Essence: 4 Prereqs: Labyrinthine Expression Method, Soul-Flaying Gaze
The Abyssal fills his mind and reason with the dark illumination of the Void, where it eats away at his logic, manner, and thoughts until nothing remains. For the duration of the scene, no social activities that the Abyssal engages in will be remembered. This is not to say that the Abyssal cannot interact socially--social interaction may happen normally: others will merely have no recollection of the Abyssal ever saying anything or influencing them. Other actions taken by the Abyssal will be remembered normally; only the Abyssal's application of personality or reason are protected. Only in nightmares may it be revealed that *someone* said *something* to effect a victim of this charm. Additionally, any attempts to read the Abyssal's mind while this charm is in effect will fail, and whoever attempted will suffer the effects of Soul-Flaying Gaze, rolled and resisted normally. This defensive aspect is a perfect effect.
Comments
- Will add more later. Charms of this tree get very messed up very fast... ~Capric
