Post by Annabelle Devonshire on May 24, 2020 12:39:34 GMT -5
Frequently Asked Questions
How do Kindred and Wraiths typically react to one another?
Interactions between most of the undead and the Restless are rare. For the most part, wraiths exist on a different level of reality than do Kindred. However, it’s the uncommon vampire who goes more than a century without attracting the attention of a wraith - usually through the inadvertent creation of one. Also, vampires who practice the unwholesome Discipline of Necromancy see their share of the Restless.
Is there any way for Kindred to detect Wraiths? And how can Wraiths detect Kindred?
A vampire must have knowledge of the first level of Ash Path Necromancy to see past the Shroud. Auspex Level Three or higher sometimes allows momentary glimpses out of the corner of one's eye, but no more.
When a wraith who is in the Shadowlands attempts to hide from an observer in the world of the living through the use of an Arcanos, use the vampire's Auspex or Ash Path rating, whichever is higher, to determine who is successful.
All wraiths may see through Obfuscate with the use of Lifesight.
Is there any way Kindred can feed, ghoul or Embrace Wraiths? Can a Wraith’s Passions use vampiric emotions to create Pathos?
Wraiths cannot be fed from, turned into ghouls or Embraced (through the Nagaraja's Nihilistics does offer an exception on the feeding prohibition, in the form of Soul Feasting).
The emotions experienced by Kindred can be used to create Pathos, just the same as mortals. Though, with the onset of centuries of seemingly eternal existence, Wraiths may find the older the vampire, the greater the difficulty they have in stirring up genuine emotions (save the blind rage of the Beast).</li>
Wraith Arcanoi
Embody
- This is something of an exception to the usual physical separation of vampires and wraiths, as it allows wraiths to cross the Shroud and interact with the physical world of the Kindred.
Embodied wraiths are affected normally by all Disciplines that affect ordinary mortals (e.g. Dominate) and all Arcanoi that are hampered by the Shroud work without penalty.</li>
Fatalism
- This does not work all that well across the Shroud. However, information that is obtained regarding vampires tends to be more... interesting... than that involving mortals.
Occasionally a Fatal Vision (Fatalism Level One) reading shows the Oracle how the vampire's mortal existence ended - his Embrace.</li>
Keening
- An Embodied wraith may use Requiem (Keening Level Five) to force a vampire into or out of frenzy. The victim of such an effect may resist if he is prepared for such manipulations.</li>
Moliate
- Despite it's similarity to the Discipline Vicissitude, the two powers are nothing alike. Moliate works on plasm and cannot affect a vampire's body, while Vicissitude is strictly geared toward the alteration of flesh and will not work on a wraith (even an Embodied one). It may, however, work upon the unfortunate victim who the wraith skinrides, but this has no effect on the wraith himself.</li>
Outrage
- Fires started by Death's Touch (Outrage Level Four) cannot directly ignite the undead body. However, clothing can easily be set ablaze. Obliviate (Outrage Level Five) works normally on vampires and can be soaked only with Fortitude.</li>
Pandemonium
- Any "blood" generated with this power is completely unpalatable to vampires and will induce vomiting if ingested. A vampire targeted with Tempus Fugit (Pandemonium Level Five) cannot employ Celerity to gain extra actions on top of those granted by Tempus Fugit, but Tempus Fugit can negate extra Celerity actions.</li>
Phantasm
- This affects vampires in the same manner it does mortals. Kindred pulled into dreamscapes cannot employ Disciplines or spend blood points while trapped in the dream.</li>
Puppetry
- This can be resisted by Kindred who are aware of it's effects. Assume the older the vampire compared to the wraith, the more resistant they will be... and vice versa for any Dominate attempts the Kindred may use against an Embodied wraith.</li>
Usury
- This cannot be used to steal or restore health from or to Kindred, nor can it be used to create or steal blood.</li>
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