Way of the Sword

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Way of the Sword is an ancient power that allows a wraith to become closer with an artifact, many wraiths who master way of the sword go on to be the most powerful combatants in the armies of the legion, doomslayers, and Oblivion.

Way of The Sword

⚫ Dead man's sword

Challenge: N/A Cost: 1 Pathos Duration: Permanent

By spending a pathos a wraith gains description of the last wielder of the weapon and a vision of the last person the weapon killed. In addition the kindred learns the history of the weapon ( forging, age, etc.). In addition by spending a pathos the wraith can anoint one personal weapon, giving them a +1 permanent trait bonus when wielding it.

⚫⚫ Grasp the Soul

Challenge: None Cost: One pathos Duration: One Night

Spend a pathos: for the night The wraith may call his weapon to his hand as a free action so long as it is in line of sight. This is a free action

⚫⚫⚫ Release the chained Shadow

Challenge: None Cost: 1 Pathos Duration: Scene

By Spending a pathos, The wraith animates his weapon with his shadow and lets it levitate unchained around him. The wraith can attack anyone within sight with the sword. Additionally they can gain a temporary angst to have a single attack deal an additional damage.

⚫⚫⚫⚫ Swordmaster's frenzy

Challenge: None Cost: 1 pathos, 1 will and 1 pathos/Round upkeep Duration: Scene

The wraith knows that blades are made to kill. The wraith can spend a pathos and a will. For the duration of the scene, the wraith can use their Empathy retests as though they were melee retests for the purposes of attacking a target. The wraith must use either Empathy or Melee on a specific challenge, but not both. This power can be activated in addition to Outrage at the top of the round, and does not require an action. The wraith need only spend the Willpower once but has to spend the pathos every round to keep it up. If used with Outrage 5 wings of rage, the wraith gains an additional occult test and an additional empathy retest.

⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ Forge the Soul Sword

Challenge: None Cost: None Duration: Permenant

Upon taking this power the wraith shapes their own mastery of their weapon into an artifact, its rating is equal to your circle, it has traits equal to 4+rating, and deals 3L. It has a number of the following powers, equal to your circle. If you attempt to soulcraft this artifact into yourself with release the dead sword it will develop a unique ability as normal. This Blade counts as a fetter and counts against your total fetters.

• Massive: The blade deals one extra level of damage
• Fiery Blade: One damage from the sword is agg
• Illusion: once per combat you can call an overbid retest on a melee attack.