{"id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","type":"power","system":"discipline","line":"vampire","name":"Melpominee","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":461,"folio":453}],"entries":["Named for Melpomene, the Greek Muse of tragedy, the unique Discipline of the Daughters of Cacophony is one of speech and song. The powers of this Discipline explore the various uses of the voice for both benefit and harm. As is the case with mortal art, it is not always clear which of those directions these powers take. No character may have a rating in Melpominee higher than her Performance rating. Melpominee affects the subject’s soul as well as the ears; thus, it works perfectly well on deaf subjects, and has caused at least one known breach of the Masquerade due to this effect. Additionally, the powers of Melpominee work only on those who are present when it is used — Daughters of Cacophony cannot record Melpominee effects, send them across radio waves, or have them streamed over the Internet.","Daughters of Cacophony can use some of the powers of the Melpominee Discipline in concert, as it were. If more than one Siren uses the same level of this Discipline simultaneously, the difficulty for the roll falls by one for each Daughter involved beyond the first. The difficulty cannot fall lower than 3, however. The Discipline levels that can benefit from this rule are noted below."],"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/melpominee/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":461,"folio":461,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Melpominee","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Named for Melpomene, the Greek Muse of tragedy, the unique Discipline of the Daughters of Cacophony is one of speech and song. The powers of this Discipline explore the various uses of the voice for b","tags":[],"children":[{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/the-missing-voice","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"The Missing Voice","title":"The Missing Voice","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":1,"category":null,"summary":"The character can “throw” her voice anywhere within her line of sight. This enables the Daughter to carry on surreptitious conversations, sing duets with herself, or cause any number of distractions. ","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/phantom-speaker","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Phantom Speaker","title":"Phantom Speaker","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":2,"category":null,"summary":"The Daughter can project her voice to any individual she has personally met. Distance is no object, but it must be night wherever the target presently is. The vampire can sing, talk, or otherwise proj","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/madrigal","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Madrigal","title":"Madrigal","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":3,"category":null,"summary":"Music has the power to sway the listener, engendering specific emotions through artful lyrics, pounding crescendo, or haunting melody. The Daughters of Cacophony can tap into music’s power, forcing li","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/sirens-beckoning","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Siren’s Beckoning","title":"Siren’s Beckoning","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":4,"category":null,"summary":"The Daughters of Cacophony don’t spread madness as surely (or as visibly) as the Malkavians, but their songs are definitely detrimental to one’s sanity. With this power, the Daughter can drive any lis","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/mosh-pit","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Mosh Pit","title":"Mosh Pit","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"This rather dangerous power can be used to inspire frenzy in any supernatural creature prone to such a thing (such as vampires and werewolves). The Daughter sings of her primal anger, and her target f","sources":"LotB,V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/primal-scream","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Primal Scream","title":"Primal Scream","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"This time the Daughter’s song is one of terror, not rage. It is awe inspiring and makes her appear frightening in the extreme. Her target becomes terrified beyond belief.","sources":"LotB,V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/virtuosa","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Virtuosa","title":"Virtuosa","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"Most of the low-level Melpominee powers can only be used on one target at a time. When the Daughter reaches this level of mastery in her Discipline, she can “entertain” a wider audience. Each member o","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/shattering-crescendo","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Shattering Crescendo","title":"Shattering Crescendo","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"The Daughter can sing powerfully enough to rend flesh, split skin, and crack bone. While some Kindred unfortunate enough to witness this power make reference to the fact that even mortal singers can s","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/haunting-melody","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Haunting Melody","title":"Haunting Melody","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"The Daughter can use this power to leave a tune hanging in the air in a certain place. Anyone visiting this area can perceive the tune quietly on the breeze, or just on the edge of their hearing. Unfo","sources":"LotB,V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/persistent-echo","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Persistent Echo","title":"Persistent Echo","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"The Daughter can sing, speak, or even use a Melpominee power and leave the effect hanging in the air, waiting for someone to come along and hear it. The character can control who can trigger her laten","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/calling-song","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Calling Song","title":"Calling Song","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/melpominee","level":8,"category":null,"summary":"This ability allows the Daughter to place a tune in the mind of several different targets. They begin to hear her Fugue all around them, quietly at first, and then growing more difficult to ignore. Th","sources":"LotB,V20"}]}}