Category:Agonistes

General Information

 Parent Clan/Covenant: Mekhet

 Nicknames: Polemicists

 Source: Bloodlines the Chosen, p. 16

 Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Obfuscate and Dominate

Bloodline Gift

All members of the Agonistes are able to rid their sleep or horrible nightmares and unpleasant dreams. Whenever preparing to take a voluntary Torpor, the Agoniste may prepare themselves ritually. This ritual requires an extended roll of Intelligence + Academics + Dominate, acquiring a number of successes equal to their Resolve + Blood Potency. In the event of an unplanned torpor, such as from damage or staking, the Agoniste may reflexively roll Intelligence + Academics + Dominate in the hopes of achieving the required successes. An Agoniste so treated suffers no torpid nightmares and is only weakly affected by the Fog of Eternity.

Bloodline Bane

The sweet call of Torpor is always whispering to the ears of an Agoniste. Whenever a member of the Bloodline loses a dot of Humanity, they must make a Resolve + Composure roll. Failure indicates they are overwhelmed with a desire to enter Torpor, and gain the Languid Condition as if they lost all Touchstones.

Devotions

Syncope (Dominate ••)

This simple Devotion allows the Agoniste to briefly inflict the fog and confusion of Torpor on another Kindred. By spending a Vitae, they may roll Intelligence + Intimidation + Dominate versus Resolve + Blood Potency. If successful, the Victim suffers from the Stunned tilt for a number of turns equal to the successes rolled.

This Devotion costs 1 Experience

Palinode (Auspex •••, Dominate •••, Obfuscate •••)

This Devotion enables a Kindred to protect the memories of another before they enter Torpor. By ritually preparing the subject for sleep, the Agoniste spends a willpower point and rolls Intelligence + Academics + Dominate versus Resolve + Blood Potency. If the Kindred is successful, the subject enters their torpor with their memories preserved. However, when they awaken they will suffer from the Amnesia condition until another Agoniste repeats the ritual in reverse to restore their memories.

This Devotion costs 3 Experiences.

Soma (Celerity ••, Dominate •••)

his ritual allows an Elder to reduce their Blood Potency through torpor faster. It costs 1 willpower and requires a roll of Manipulation + Medicine + Dominate and 4 hours of preparation. If successful, the rate at which the Torpid Kindred's blood thins is multiplied by the Agoniste's celerity at the enacting of the ritual.

This Devotion costs 2 Experiences.

Dodona (Auspex ••••, Dominate ••••)

This ritual, which costs 1 Willpower and a roll of Intelligence + Academics + Dominate enables the Elder to preserve the power that they lose when diluting their blood through Torpor. Whenever a Kindred loses blood potency through torpor protected by this ritual, they are refunded any Experience for the lost dots.

This Devotion costs 4 Experiences.