Drain (Attribute)

Skill: Drain (Attribute) (Will/Hard).
You can temporarily drain someone of one attribute. Each
attribute has a separate ability (and skill). Drain ST reduces the
subject’s ST, BL, and damage (but not HP). Drain DX reduces
the subject’s DX (but not Basic Speed). Drain IQ reduces the
subject’s IQ, Will, and Perception. Drain HT reduces the sub-
ject’s HT (but not Basic Speed or FP). If you wish to be able to
drain all four, buy all four abilities. Note that these can be
bought as alternative abilities, to save points.
Roll a Quick Contest of skill vs. the subject’s Will. This is a
close-range ability; subtract -1 for every yard of distance to the
subject. If you win, the subject’s attribute is reduced by your
margin of victory – or by twice your margin of victory for Drain
ST or Drain HT! You cannot use this ability on him again until
it wears off.
The victim’s attributes return to normal in 1d¥5 seconds at
level 1, in 1d minutes at level 2, in 2d+2 minutes at level 3, in
3d¥3 minutes at level 4, in 3d¥9 minutes at level 5, in 2d-2
hours (minimum one hour) at level 6, in 2d¥2 hours at level 7,
in 2d¥7 hours at level 8, and in 2d-1 days at level 9.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (Will; Attribute Penalty, Varies, Mar-
gin Based, +30%; Based on Will, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%;
Malediction 1, +100%; Psychic Vampirism, -10%; No Signa-
ture, +20%; Reduced Duration 1/10, -20%) [24]. Feature: Dura-
tion is determined with a dice roll. The Attribute Penalty is
either -2 to ST, -2 to HT, -1 to IQ, or -1 to DX. Further levels
remove Reduced Duration [26] and then add Increased Dura-
tion, one level at a time [+2/level].