Triadic Evolution

Belial's Brood are able to manifest the Beast in new and advantageous ways, known collectively as Triadic Evolution. Like Crúac or Theban Sorcery, Triadic Evolution is a Ritual Discipline and allows the vampire to manipulate their Beast through sheer force of will, drawing on the Triad to create powers and abilities unique to the covenant. All Brood can learn Triadic Evolution without a teacher but cannot teach others.

Triadic Evolution has a rating system like any other Discipline, but doesn’t offer any useful effects by itself. The Discipline allows the vampire to access Manifestations, with every dot of Triadic Evolution coming with a “free” Manifestation, and costs Willpower to mentally prepare and execute. Furthermore, via a sensation much like blood sympathy, vampires are always aware when someone uses a Manifestation on them - their Beasts react to the Brood’s presence from the moment the Manifestation is executed. This applies even in daysleep or torpor although they cannot do anything about it until they wake.

Manifestations

One-Dot Manifestations

• Animal Magnetism: The Brood may add their Triadic Evolution to mundane charismatic social challenges.
• Don't Look It In The Eye: The Claimed may add their Triadic Evolution to mundane aggressive social challenges.

Two-Dot Manifestations

• Camouflage: So long as the Brood stands perfectly still and takes no action, they blend into their surroundings and cannot be seen.
• Cover Your Tracks: The Claimed can mask their own scent.
• Merely A Flesh Wound: The Brood can ignore wounds.
• Sprint: The vampire may add their Triadic Evolution to their running speed and non-combative physical maneuvers.

Three-Dot Manifestations

• Acidic Blood: The Brood transforms their blood into acid, causing vampires and striges drinking from them to suffer damage and gain no nourishment from their Vitae. Blood is only venomous as long as it remains in the Brood’s system and lasts until the next sunrise.
• Fight Or Flight: The Claimed cannot be surprised.
• Perfect Ambush: The Claimed may add their Triadic Evolution to their stealth and dexterity for the purposes of surprise.
• Trophy: Normally, when a Kindred dies, the body begins to decay. For the rest of the night after using this Manifestation, the Brood can preserve a small body part from a Kindred for several years.

Four-Dot Manifestations

• Instinctual Conversation: The vampire can engage in line of sight telepathic communication. They can project their thoughts as images into a target’s mind and is able to read and receive them in the same manner. Kindred who do not wish for this information can attempt to resist the intrusion.
• Riding The Man: The Brood may add their Triadic Evolution to either their wits or intelligence, chosen when this Manifestation is activated.
• Survive: So long as the Brood takes no offensive action against anyone, they may add their Triadic Evolution to their defences.

Five-Dot Manifestations

• Enter The Zone: The Brood may obtain all the benefits of having entered Frenzy without actually doing so. They become stronger, faster, and tougher. Their Beast drives them to feats of terrifying physical prowess - they can ignore wounds and can grab and ravenously maul victims.
• Hounds To The Hunters: The Claimed can track the scent of a given target, regardless of condition or defensive countermeasures such as Obfuscate. The target must have been present in the area within five nights.