Melpominee

Melpominee
Pronounce	Mel-POME-in-ee
Bloodlines	Daughters of Cacophony

The Melpominee Discipline appeared simultaneously with the Daughters of Cacophony and is intrinsically linked to that bloodline. It allows its possessors to use speech and song for a variety of supernatural effects.

Overview

Named for the Greek Muse of Tragedy, Melpominee is a unique discipline of the Daughters of Cacophony. It explores the power of the voice, shaking the very soul of those nearby and allowing the vampire to perform sonic feats otherwise impossible.

This Discipline can actually be used against deaf individuals, but the effect cannot be encoded into musical mediums of any sort. A vampire cannot have a higher rating in Melpominee than their Performance rating.

Official Abilities

Included below are the official powers described in supplements for Vampire: The Masquerade. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.

Standard Powers

• ^[1]
  • The Missing Voice: Throw your voice anywhere within sight
• ^[2]
  • Tourette's Voice/Phantom Speaker: Throw your voice to someone you know wherever they are
• ^[3]
  • Toreador's Bane: Mesmerize others with a song, as the Toreador weakness
  • Madrigal: Project an emotion into your audience with a song
• ^[4]
  • Art's Traumatic Essence/Siren's Beckoning: Drive someone mad with your song
• ^[5]
  • Death of the Drum: Harm people with a high frequency cry
  • Mosh Pit: Inspire a target to Frenzy with your song
  • Primal Scream: Inspire a target to Rötschreck with your song
  • Virtuosa: Use Phantom Speak on many people at once

Advanced Powers

• ^[6]
  • Blessed Audience: Use Siren's Beckoning on many people at once
  • Shattering Crescendo: Harm people or objects with a high frequency cry
• ^[7]
  • Persistent Echo: Suspend your voice or Melpominee powers for someone that arrives later
  • Haunting Melody: Leave a melody in a certain place that gives those who hear it a derangement
• ^[8]
  • Calling Song: Implant multiple targets with a song that draws them to a specific location

• ^[9]
  • Plot Device

Gallery

VTES cards

4 Dots

Art's Traumatic Essence. Art by Brian LeBlanc

5 Dots

Death of the Drum. Art by Avery Butterworth

References

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^  Level 1

The Missing Voice	Vampire Players Guide Second Edition	Pg. 135
The Missing Voice	Vampire Storyteller's Companion, Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 453
The Missing Voice	Laws of Elysium	Pg. 64-65

^  Level 2

Tourette's Voice	Vampire Players Guide Second Edition	Pg. 135
Phantom Speaker	Vampire Storyteller's Companion, Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 453

^  Level 3

Toreador's Bane	Vampire Players Guide Second Edition	Pg. 135
Madrigal	Vampire Storyteller's Companion, Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 453

^  Level 4

Art's Traumatic Essence	Vampire Players Guide Second Edition	Pg. 135
Art's Traumatic Essence	Laws of Elysium	Pg. 65
Siren's Beckoning	Vampire Storyteller's Companion, Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 454

^  Level 5

Death of the Drum	Vampire Players Guide Second Edition	Pg. 136
Mosh Pit	Lore of the Bloodlines	Pg. 27
Primal Scream	Lore of the Bloodlines	Pg. 27
Virtuosa	Vampire Storyteller's Companion, Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 454

^  Level 6

Blessed Audience	Vampire Players Guide Second Edition	Pg. 136
Shattering Crescendo	Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 454

^  Level 7

Persistent Echo	Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition	Pg. 454
Haunting Melody	Lore of the Bloodlines	Pg. 27

^  Level 8

Calling Song

Lore of the Bloodlines

Pg. 27