Skinner’s work is circulated primarily within his local Ordo Dracul, and consists of several volumes written in the style of textbooks. The first, which serves as a taster, is entitled “On the Sleep of Ages” and describes the torpor experience in clinical detail. It is technically a banned text, but a Dragon of Ordo Dracul Status 2 or more can easily find a copy. The text is available in the libraries of Orders outside his home city, but it has not gained the notoriety nor garnered the scholarly attention it has at home.
To become eligible to learn the Coil of Slumber itself a Dragon must be trusted (at least Ordo Dracul Status 3) and be thought a good candidate for becoming Sworn.
At that point, he may be passed one of the later works by a more experienced practitioner and receive guidance on the chrysalis for the Coil.
First, the vampire learning the Coil learns to focus his sleeping mind so the weight of his sins are not so heavy and dreams are easier to shrug off. The character’s Humanity rating counts as if it were 2 higher for the purpose of determining torpor duration.
At this Tier of understanding, the character has learned to fight for wakefulness even when gripped in torpor. The character acts as though all torpor were voluntary, so may make a Resolve + Composure roll to attempt to wake up once per torpor period. A character in voluntary torpor may roll twice per base period.
The character has now gained some measure of control over his torpid blood, and is able to stir his Vitae into action despite the thickness brought on by age. The character’s Blood Potency is halved (round up) when determining torpor length before any additions for excessive damage that apply. This ability stacks with the First Tier.
Skinner is now working on the Fourth Tier, which he hopes will mitigate the Fog of Eternity. He expects to chrysalis into this new power sometime in the next decade.