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Scorpion’s Touch

Create a short-lived contact poison from your Blood.

Cost:
  • One Rouse Check and one turn per weapon coating or mouthful
Duration:
  • The poison remains usable for one scene
Roll:
See effect
Requirement:
Not specified
Amalgam:
None listed

Effect

A spit attack uses Dexterity + Athletics and can be dodged. On contact, contest Strength + Blood Sorcery against Stamina + Occult, or Stamina + Fortitude for a vampire choosing it. Your margin becomes Aggravated Health damage to a mortal, who falls unconscious if any damage is suffered, or unhalved Superficial Health damage to a vampire. The poison cannot be used in drinks, syringes, your own bite, bullets, or arrowheads; drinking it directly from your vein does deliver it.

References

Vampire: The Masquerade Corebook · p. 273–274 (PDF p. 275–276)
Scorpion’s Touch · Verified: name, level, Discipline, effect, cost, roll, duration, limits
Entry information

Revision 3 · Published

Reference rules; not automatically enforced on character sheets.