MET LARP SRD

As a culture, Kindred are prone to pettiness and oneupmanship, and Toreador are no exception. In retrospect, it is entirely unsurprising that they found a way to weaponize repartee. Like a scalpel, you are darting, precise, and above all, sharp. Your words have the power to infuriate your hapless victim, rendering them nearly speechless for a time. This power is originally credited to a Toreador Primogen, though it soon found widespread use after its creation.

Test Pool Social attribute + Leadership skill versus target’s Social attribute + Willpower

Spend 1 point of Blood and use your standard action as you make a biting remark. To use this power, you must have your target’s Gaze and Focus (see MET:VTM, Chapter Four: Disciplines, Gaze and Focus). If you succeed in an opposed challenge, your target is flabbergasted, full of rage and rendered unable to speak coherently for the next five minutes. She may still use powers such as Melpominee that utilize song, but she can scarcely articulate more than a single word. If a power requires only a single spoken word for its activation, such as the Dominate power Command, she may still utilize it. A target affected by this power can also use all forms of blood magic. Harpies and Keepers of Elysium are known to turn an occasional blind eye when this power is used against characters currently out of their favor, or if the remark is sufficiently amusing. The use of Scalpel Tongue is not looked upon favorably when it is used against Kindred of greater station, however.