Expanded Path Mechanics
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Characters who purchase Path of Enlightenment merits are capable of instructing others in their path in a much shorter time than it would take to learn the path independently. They may grant instruction in either the Path of Enlightenment merit for their same path, or the Path Adherent merit for their same path. Instructing a character in a path requires that both the instructor and student spend 3 downtime actions each in study. A student who wishes to go from being Path Adherent to having the full Path of Enlightenment may spend 3 downtime actions in conjunction with a teacher or 6 downtime actions in self-study. Indeed, learning a Path of Enlightenment from a renowned master is a frequent boast among path devotees.
A vampire on a path can gain additional benefits or face additional consequences depending on whether her Path is considered Accepted or Heretical in her sect. If a path is neither Accepted or Heretical, the character receives no additional benefit.
If a vampire's path is among the Accepted paths in her sect, she gains the innate status Enlightened if she has purchased the corresponding Path of Enlightenment merit. If instead her path is among the Heretical Paths, she may have been given special dispensation by a ranking authority to practice per path, subject to the Storyteller. This may be because of favors owed, as an experiment, or as an act of charity. The authority granting permission and the means through which it was obtained should be worked on with your Storyteller. Some authorities will never grant permission for certain paths.
One exception to this is the Path of Evil Revelations, for which no sect and no authority will grant dispensation. Instead, Corruptors are considered to have the Enlightened status with regard to the forces of Hell and may employ it in their dealings with the infernally aligned.
Golconda Seekers and Enlightened
As an optional rule, Storytellers may decide that a sect has recognized the pursuit of Golconda, granting players with the Golconda Seeker the Enlightened status. Characters who have both the Golconda Seeker merit and the Enlightened status are accorded great respect for their mastery of the Beast. They may apply the passive benefit of the Enlightened status of alleviating one additional Beast trait when reducing the Beast traits of any vampire, regardless of how they were earned.
At present, the Camarilla and Anarch Movement are the most likely to consider such a measure but have not yet formally recognized Golconda. However, the Sabbat maintains several ideologies that make it unlikely to acknowledge Golconda, as well as a general belief that the pursuit of Humanity constitutes weakness.
System Rules
Enlightened (innate)
Through countless hours of study and reflection, you have reached the pinnacle of understanding as part of your path. While others may disagree with your beliefs, they must still accept the mastery you have attained through your philosophical rigor. You can provide guidance and perspective to others to help them find peace with themselves.
Passive Bonus:
While you hold the status Enlightened, you are regarded as someone who has reached a state of mastery in her path. When you use the Animal Ken skill to reduce a character's Beast traits, and if one or more of those Beast traits would not have been gained by someone on your path, you alleviate one additional Beast trait.
Spend Bonus:
You may spend the Enlightened status to abstain from a single activity which might run contradictory to the tenets of your path. You must give a short explanation as to why this action conflicts with your path, but once you do everyone must respect your choice not to participate provided that decision does not allow you to skirt to your sect's primary set of laws (i.e., the Traditions or the Code of Milan). In such a case, reasonable accommodation should be made for you. Vampires on paths are, of course, free to ask for accommodations outside of spending this status, but others are under no obligation to grant it.
Source Book: MET - VTM - V2 (2021)