Puppetry

0 - Detect Possession. The wraith may tell if another wraith is Skinriding a target, or even if they've been attuned. System: roll Perception+Puppetry (diff 7 for a current Possession, diff 9 for a Consort) 1 - Skinride. Skinriding the the capability to slip into a mortal's body, thereby joining with him for a brief ride. Any more sophisticated Puppetry art requires the wraith first to Skinride the host. System: roll Dexterity+Puppetry (diff of target's Willpower). If another wraith attempts to 'steal' the host from the first Skinriding wraith, he must score more successes than the original rider. 2 - Sudden Movement. A wraith using this art may take fleeting contrl of her host's arm or leg. System: Spend 1 Pathos. If resisted, gain 1 Angst. Skinride, then roll Strength+Puppetry (diff of host's Willpower). Victim may resist by rolling Willpower. More successes mean more control gained. 3 - Master's Voice. The wraith can briefly override his host's speech center, causing him to speak. The resulting voice is a strange blend of the wraith's and host's voices. System: Spend 1 Pathos, gain 1 Angst. Roll Intelligence+Puppetry (diff of host's Willpower). Maintain control for one breath per success. 4 - Rein in the Mind. This art allows a wraith to possess someone without the host's knowledge. In most cases, this can only be done to a Consort. Both the wraith and the host take any Health Levels (as Corpus Levels) which the host endures. System: Spend 4 Pathos, gain 1 Angst. Roll Manipulation+Puppetry (diff of host's Willpower or local Shroud, whichever is higher.) Duration is one scene per success. The host may spend Willpower and roll Willpower (diff of wraith's Manipulation+Puppetry) to resist -- each success reduces the number of scenes for which the wraith may Rein in the Mind. 5 - Obliterate the Soul. After conditioning a Consort through extended use of Rein in the Mind, the Puppeteer may begin to live full-time within the mortal's body. The host's personality is devoured by the Puppeteer's Shadow. System: Spend 5 Pathos and 2 Willpower and gain as many Angst as the host had Willpower. The subject must be conditioned a Consort by using Rein in the Mind at least 10 times. Roll Strength+Puppetry (diff of host's Willpower or local Shroud, whichever is higher) When the wraith totals enough successes to equal the host's Willpower, she succeeds. This cannot be used on supernatural beings, and can only be used once a month, on the new moon.