Horrid Blade of the Demons

Chimerstry 6

By sheer concentration, a wielder of Horrid Blade of the Demons may create a short-lived but very real weapon capable of inflicting dire wounds upon an opponent. The Eastern Ravnos use this power the battle the demons of their homeland, fighting fire with fire; there are great many tales of Zapathasura, the mythical progenitor of the Ravnos, wielding such a blade. It is a power that lends itself best to a martial mindset.

System: The player spends two points of Willpower and one blood point per die of damage that the weapon inflicts (in addition to the wielder's Strength). The blade appears in the summoner's hand instantly and she may wield it during her next action. The blade lasts for a scene and inflicts aggravated damage, but carries some limitations. First, blood may not be spent over consecutive rounds to increase the potency of the blade. Second, the blade can inflict no more than one die of damage above what a normal weapon of that type can do (so a knife made with Horrid Blade could inflict no more than Strength +2). Third, should the wielder be disarmed, she must immediately spend a blood point or the weapon disappears (that expenditure does summon the blade back to her hands). The damage caused by this blade does not fade after the weapon does.