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MET LARP SRD

(2013 BNS MET System)

Mantle of Sutekh

Level 7
1 Blood

Serpentis • Level 7

Those who know the secrets of Set’s undead kin understand that the clan believes its discipline is validation of divine heritage. His most prominent worshippers developed the Mantle of Sutekh as proof of their direct ties to godhood and assuming the mantle of power allows Set’s priests and priestesses to not only lay claim to divinity, but also to bestow blessings on those who support them in their beliefs. Invoking the Mantle of Setekh can be used to punish even the most stalwart of skeptics.

Cost

1 Blood

System

Spend 1 point of Blood and a standard action while speaking aloud and making a claim to your connection to Set’s divine power. Once done, you assume a radiant aura of powerful magnificence. For example, you may appear to shine with divine light, or storm clouds may shroud you in darkness. Your supernatural nature becomes obvious to everyone within your line of sight and they are overcome with a palpable, discomforting weakness, similar to tremors of the heart. For the next five minutes, anytime anyone within your line of sight spends fuel such as Blood, Gnosis, or Glamour, you may choose to demand a tithe for that expenditure. Tithed expenditures require the target to spend 1 additional point of their fuel in order for their desired power to take effect. For example, if your target is a vampire, she must spend 2 points of Blood to activate Celerity instead of the usual 1 point of Blood, and if your target is a werewolf, she must expend an additional 1 point of Gnosis to fuel her supernatural gifts. Extracting a tithe through Mantle of Sutekh does not affect the number of Blood points your targets can spend per turn.

The tithed fuel is transferred to you. Regardless of the type of fuel, you gain 1 point of Blood for each tithed point. For the remainder of the power’s five-minute duration, you can retain the points of Blood you gain through Mantle of Sutekh even if they exceed the normal maximum limit of your Blood pool. Once the duration ends, any points of Blood you retain in excess of your Blood pool immediately dissipate without expenditure, restoring you to your normal Blood pool maximum.

In addition, while Mantle of Sutekh is active, you may spend a simple action to make a visible gesture of blessing towards a target within your line of sight and within 30 steps of your location. You may do this during Celerity rounds if you have an action. If that target is a supernatural creature and a willing recipient, you immediately transfer up to 5 points of Blood from you to that target resulting in her gaining a unit of fuel appropriate to her (Blood for vampires, Gnosis for werewolves, etc.). Points of Blood transferred in this manner cannot allow a target to retain units of fuel in excess of her maximum pool. If she does not have space in her pool at the time of the transfer, the transferred fuel is lost. All transferred points of blood are of neutral origin and do not create or increase blood bonds, nor do recipients suffer any ill effects from the blood they receive through Mantle of Sutekh.

Source: MET - VTM - V2 (2021)