Taking the Skin

Abombwe 5

By slaying a creature and drenching herself in its blood, the Laibon can enshroud herself in the creature's Beast. This allows the Laibon to transform herself into the slain creature.

System: The Laibon must anoint herself with the creature's blood and then successfully invite the spirit of the creature into herself (Charisma + Occult, difficulty 7). If successful, the player makes a frenzy check. the creature in question must have at least one Blood Point's worth of vitae (i.e., must be as large as a bat or large bird) and must be a predatory or omnivorous animal (no elephants or rhinos). The blood must be fresh. The Laibon gains all physical traits of the creature (so a Laibon transformed into a vulture can fly, and a vampire transformed into a leopard has claws and increased speed). Humans and supernatural creatures may be duplicated in this fashion, though such changes are limited to appearances (no Disciplines, Numina or Rage may be gained from such transformations). The transformation lasts until sunrise or until the Laibon "sheds" the skin taken.