So I was reading the Icelus bloodline and their whole scheme. I'm having trouble understanding the appeal, mechanically speaking.
They have a merit that allow them to tap into the dreams of a subject to give them a boost in their discipline uses.
The problem's I have with this are:
- The victim must be willing
- The willpower cost is huge
- The benefits seems minor
Point 1:
Psychognosis only work on willing victims, wich per se is fine, but them, to have some easy access you need to use it on something that you already have like your Herd. Making it also needs a second merit for good use.
Point 2:
You need to spend 1WP to activate the hypnosis and 1 more for each technique, so, at least 2 WP to use the merit for a boost in a discipline. If you want to use all the benefits, this increases to 6 willpower points. You also needs to spend more willpower in certain levels to get some benefit, or vitae.
Point 3:
The benefits this merit gives to the disciplines are not as rewarding, some more questions on Auspex, or minus 1 to 3 dices to resist Dominate.
Kindred normally don't dream. Having access to the dreams of the kine should give some way to get Willpower or other form of resource, that's the whole propaganda of the bloodline, they have discovered a way to tap into the infinite source of energy that is the dreams and use it for their own benefit. What do you guys think about the bloodline?
They have a merit that allow them to tap into the dreams of a subject to give them a boost in their discipline uses.
The problem's I have with this are:
- The victim must be willing
- The willpower cost is huge
- The benefits seems minor
Point 1:
Psychognosis only work on willing victims, wich per se is fine, but them, to have some easy access you need to use it on something that you already have like your Herd. Making it also needs a second merit for good use.
Point 2:
You need to spend 1WP to activate the hypnosis and 1 more for each technique, so, at least 2 WP to use the merit for a boost in a discipline. If you want to use all the benefits, this increases to 6 willpower points. You also needs to spend more willpower in certain levels to get some benefit, or vitae.
Point 3:
The benefits this merit gives to the disciplines are not as rewarding, some more questions on Auspex, or minus 1 to 3 dices to resist Dominate.
Kindred normally don't dream. Having access to the dreams of the kine should give some way to get Willpower or other form of resource, that's the whole propaganda of the bloodline, they have discovered a way to tap into the infinite source of energy that is the dreams and use it for their own benefit. What do you guys think about the bloodline?
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