I. Insight
This power allows a necromancer to stare into the eyes of a corpse and
see reflected there the last thing the dead man witnessed. The visionappears
only in the eyes of the cadaver and is visible to no one except the necromancer
using Insight.
II. Summon Spirit
The power of Summon Soul allows a necromancer to call a ghost back from
the Underworld, though for conversational purposes only. In order to perform
this feat, the Giovanni must meet certain conditions:
The necromancer must know the name of the wraith in question,though an
image of the wraith obtained via Psychometry will suffice.
An object with which the wraith had some contact in life must be in the
vicinity. If the object is something of great importance to the ghost,
the chances for success in the summoning increase dramatically(-2difficulty).
Note:This bonus applies for all powers on the Sepulchre Path.
Certain types of ghosts cannot be summoned with this power. Vampires who
achieved Golconda before their Final Deaths, or who were diablerized, are
beyond the reach of this summons. Like wise, many ghosts of the dead cannot
be called---they are destroyed, unable to return to the mortal plane, or
lost in the eternal storm of the Underworld.
III. Compel Soul
With this power, a vampire can command a ghost to do his bidding for a
while. Compel is a perilous undertaking and, when used improperly, can
endanger vampire and wraith alike.
IV. Haunting
Haunting binds a summoned ghost to a particular location or, in extreme
cases, an object. The wraith cannot leave the area to which the necromancer
binds it without risking self-destruction. A wraith attempting to leave
the area of a haunting must make a Willpower roll(difficulty 10, two successes
necessary) or take a level of aggravated damage; if the wraith runs out
of health levels, it is hurled deep into the Underworld to face destruction.
V. Soul Stealing
The vampire may force a soul out of its body, treating it as a spirit.
The unoccupied body deteriorates as if dead or in torpor, and the spirit
must spend a willpower point to return to it. In the meantime, the spirit
treats its body as a fetter, and has no Arcanos. The difficulty to use
this power is 6 if the victim is willing.
VI. Zombie
The vampire may create a zombie from a body that has been dead for less
than eight hours. This zombie has one more point in each of Strength and
Stamina, and a Dexterity of one. Zombies can only move at ten feet per
minute, and must be fed one blood point daily.
VII. Torment
It is through the use of this power that elder Giovanni convince bound
ghosts to behave--or else. Torment allows the vampire to strike a wraith
as if he himself were in the lands of the dead, inflicting damage on the
wraith's ectoplasmic form. The vampire remains in the real world, however,
so he cannot be struck in the return by the wraith.
VIII. Soul Exchange
The vampire may switch souls between two bodies. Both victims must be within
eyesight of the subject, and within ten feet of each other.
IX. Possession
The vampire may place a willing spirit into a body that has been dead less
than thirty minutes. This power may be used on any dead body other than
that of a vampire without a roll.
X. Death Pact
By having a mortal victim sign an appropriate contract in her own blood,
the vampire may bind the mortal, effective after death... but she must
serve the mortal until then. Once the mortal has died, the vampire may
demand service from them once for each success in the initial roll.
