24 XP
Cost: 1 Vitae (supplied by the Kindred swearing the Oath), 1 Willpower dot (supplied by the Kindred activating the Devotion)
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation + Dominate – subject’s Resolve
Action: Instant
The use of this Devotion resembles the others; the subject writes the text of his oath in his own blood, and then swears to it. As with the Oath of Blood Knives, the swearing Kindred must be acting entirely of his own free will, without supernatural compulsion. As with the other versions, the bloody text of the Oath remains fresh until the swearing Kindred breaks it or dies his Final Death.
If the activation roll fails, the Oath functions as a Blood-Tell Oath. If the activation roll succeeds, record the number of successes.
When the swearer faces some force that could compel him to break the Oath, he gets a bonus to his resistance roll equal to the number of successes on the activation roll. This only applies to resistance rolls, and only against forces that could make him break the Oath. The bonus applies to any relevant resistance roll, however, including rolls to resist frenzy and supernatural compulsion.
On the other hand, if the Kindred wants to break his Oath, he must equal or exceed the activation roll’s successes with a Resolve + Composure roll (essentially contesting the roll after the fact). He can make the attempt as an instant action, and can repeat it as often as he likes. If he fails, it takes a single action, as he gathers his will and then fails to carry through on the action he planned.
The subject may also break the Oath instantly and automatically by spending a dot (not a point) of Willpower.
If the Kindred breaks his Oath, whether voluntarily or not, he takes a number of points of aggravated damage equal to the number of successes gained on the activation roll, as an equal number of points of Vitae burst into flames within his body and burn their way out through his skin. No resistance roll is allowed, as he took the Oath voluntarily. As with the Oath of Blood Knives, a Kindred with insufficient Vitae still takes the aggravated damage, but only loses as much blood as he had in his body. The fire is visible and tangible in every way, possibly provoking frenzy in onlookers or causing damage to surrounding people and possessions.