One World of Darkness

Focus: Charisma

Focus

You can also target objects with Death of the Drum. Most solid items will shatter after a single round of song, bu t the Storyteller may require multiple rounds of singing to break exceptionally tough or thick substances.

Sound can be a deadly and explosive force, and the power of harmonics can shake apart even the most stalwart materials. By pitching your voice to the exact frequency of an enemy’s physical form, you can cause severe injury to your target.

System

Spend 1 point of Blood and expend a standard action to sing, shriek, or otherwise audibly evoke Death of the Drum. Make an opposed challenge against an opponent, using the Melpominee test pool. If you are successful, your victim takes 3 points of aggravated damage. You can activate Death of the Drum against a target repeatedly; this is an exception to the rule that prohibits a character from using a Social power on the same target immediately after failing. If you fail to use Death of the Drum against an opponent, you may try again against that same opponent (or someone else) on the next turn.

Exceptional success

Your use of Death of the Drum deals 4 points of aggravated damage, rather than 3.