Bardo

Bardo
Pronounce	BAR-doh
Bloodlines	Children of Osiris

Bardo was the signature Discipline practiced by the Children of Osiris, handed down to them by the Egyptian deity Osiris.

Overview

Bardo: A human soul between the stages of after-death and rebirth in Tibetan thought.

Bardo requires rigid asceticism and strict self-discipline and meditation. A Cainite cannot practice levels of this Discipline higher than their Humanity rating. Although it teaches control over certain aspects of the undead condition, the Discipline of Bardo is not related to the mystical state of Golconda; while the Golconda is a realization and acceptance of the vampiric nature, Bardo is based in denial. The Children of Osiris deny the Beast within them by intensely concentrating on their Humanity and their state of death. Thus, if one of the Children was to give up their meditations and discipline, they would be once again assailed by their Beast.

Official Abilities

Standard Powers

• ^[1]
  • Restore Humanitas (1st): Restore lost Humanity through meditation
• ^[2]
  • Banishing Sign of Thoth (1st): Use a mystic gesture to ward off supernatural powers
• ^[3]
  • Gift of Apis (1st): Gain as much sustenance from animal blood as human blood
• ^[4]
  • Pillar of Osiris (1st): Create a mystical center that allows proper meditation and lowers the difficulty of supernatural powers
• ^[5]
  • Paradox (1st): Speak a word that overwhelms others with bliss and makes it harder for them to harm you

Advanced Powers

• ^[6]
  • Boon of Anubis (1st): Ensure that a mortal cannot be Embraced and will survive the attempt
• ^[7]
  • Bring Forth the Dawn (1st): Force vampires to sleep as if it were day
• ^[8]
  • Mummification Ritual (1st): Put a ghoul or vampire into prolonged torpor
• ^[9]
  • Ra's Blessing (1st): Perform a ritual that allows the Child of Osiris to temporarily walk in daylight

Rituals

• ^[10]
  • Rebirth (1st): Perform a ritual that brings a Child of Osiris back from Final Death

References

^  Level 1

Restore Humanitas

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 52

^  Level 2

Banishing Sign of Thoth

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 52

^  Level 3

Gift of Apis

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 52

^  Level 4

Pillar of Osiris

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 52

^  Level 5

Paradox

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 53

^  Level 6

Boon of Anubis

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 53

^  Level 7

Bring Forth the Dawn	The Hunters Hunted (1st)	Pg. 53
	Laws of Elysium	Pg. 61

^  Level 8

Mummification Ritual

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 53

^  Level 9

Ra's Blessing

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 53

^  Ritual Level 9

Rebirth

The Hunters Hunted (1st)

Pg. 53

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