Post by Hematite on Jul 4, 2014 13:14:40 GMT
Gargoyle Flight [V20 447]
Flight is both a discipline and a magical effect. For Gargoyles, Flight is not purchased as a discipline but rather as a secondary Thaumaturgy Path with Visceratika counting as the Primary discipline. This means that a Gargoyle purchases Flight at current rating x4 (all Gargoyles automatically start with one level of Flight for free at creation), and cannot raise his Flight rating higher than his rating in Visceratika. Flight purchased by anyone other than a Gargoyle will count as a normal discipline purchased at out of clan (or Caitiff) costs.
Flight as a discipline can be taught and/or gained via diablerie. The trouble is that Gargoyles do not understand that this power is actually a discipline, since they learn it innately connected to their Visceratika. If a Gargoyle could be convinced that this innate power of theirs is actually a discipline, then they would be able to teach it. However, asking a Gargoyle to teach you to fly is much like asking someone to teach you how to blink. Gargoyles know how to do it, but they really can’t explain how they do it.
CONVINCING A GARGOYLE THAT HIS FLIGHT IS ACTUALLY A TEACHABLE DISCIPLINE WILL REQUIRE AN IN-GAME STORY!
The amount a Gargoyle can carry while flying is not at all based on his strength or the amount he can lift normally. It is the amount of weight that the magic powering his flight can carry.
The maximum weight that can be carried includes the weight of any clothing or armour worn as well as the Gargoyle’s normally carried equipment. It does not include the Gargoyle’s own weight (though items stored within the Gargoyle’s body via surgery or Vicissitude are still counted, no cheating).
The Gargoyle may carry more weight than normally allowed by his Flight rating, though this lowers his maximum speed accordingly. If a Gargoyle wishes to carry more weight than is normally allowed, he must decrease his speed by a number of levels of the Flight Discipline equal to the number of levels he must increase his Flight rating to cover the weight allowance. Thus a Gargoyle with Flight 3 could carry a person of 200 lbs, but doing so would require him to increase his effective Flight rating to 5 for carrying capacity, and thus would lower his effective Flight rating to 1 for speed, thus only allowing him to glide at a rate of 15 mph. If this system would reduce the effective Flight rating for speed below 1, the Gargoyle cannot fly at all while carrying that item.
This can include extending into elder levels. For example, a Gargoyle with Flight 5 who wants to carry up to 400 pounds would reduce his effective Flight speed by 2 levels to level 3, and thus be able to fly at 45 mph.