Lash the Demon
Description
A Cultivator at this level of erudition learns how to prod and goad others' souls, to separate the Hun and P'o and force one or the other to the forefront of consciousness. This power resembles Cleave the Demon, above, but affects other creatures' souls.
System
The vampire must make eye contact to use this power. The vampire spends a Willpower point and rolls Manipulation + Hun (difficulty 6). The victim may resist with Willpower (difficulty 6). If the vampire succeeds, the victim’s Hun and P’o souls separate, but remain in the victim’s body.
What happens next depends on whether the victim has a higher Hun or P’o score. If the victim’s Hun is stronger, he immediately becomes passive and malleable. The victim can take no aggressive action and likely flees if confronted. The victim is highly suggestible and obeys any orders given to him, unless he succeeds on a Willpower roll (difficulty 6); however, these orders cannot include aggressive or self-destructive actions. If attacked, the victim can defend normally, but cannot pursue a fleeing foe.
If the victim’s P’o is stronger, the victim immediately enters fire soul. If the vampire scores three or more successes (after the resisted roll), the P’o takes over the victim’s body. If the power is used on a victim whose P’o is already dominant, the victim becomes confused and listless for a scene.
If the victim’s Hun and P’o are equal, the twin souls immediately go to war. The victim must roll a contest between the Hun and P’o (both at difficulty 6). If the Hun wins or ties, it retains control of the victim’s body and nothing further happens. If the P’o wins, its Archetype takes over the victim’s body.
When a Kuei-jin uses this power on a Kindred, ghoul or other creature with a Beast, the victim immediately frenzies. When a mortal is the target, the victim becomes passive per the rules above, unless his bestial side is strong; in this case, the victim frenzies.
