They can attempt to purloin it, but that shouldn't be easy. It is in a back room that is kept locked and dark, cool and entirely disconnected from the rest of the library and campus. Several other important and valuable works reside alongside it, though there's no room for them here. No one is watching the room, but the lock requires 5 SL Crime (Lockpicking); if the party tries to break it or destroy it to get to the book, it may damage it (which it does if the lock takes more than 20 LP in a single attack). The lock itself has 30 LP, 4 AV (Armor).
(Buffy has no STA equivalent, though Conspiracy X includes Endurance Points, which are equal to the character's LP and are determined the same way (STR + CON on LP Table). Now decrease all damages by d6 LP; instead, the first d6 of all damage is EP, Bash/Bludgeon does EP only, and all Unarmed Melee does EP only, as well. If you choose to play Angel as-is, ignore EP and the damage changes.)
Likewise, INT and Will cross-referenced on the LP Table gives you the character's ψ (PSI), which is expended during the course of spellcasting, being scared (FFS), suffering stress, employing Psionics, and similar actions. This is important, as Lore of the Wampyr contains at least one spell (Let There Be Light).
The book is leatherbound with metal backing on the cover and spine. The title has been burned into the front of the book, possibly with a woodburner. The Lore of the Wampyr has Armor 2 (Leather). Armor has to be bested in one hit and soaks damage equal to its value, thus the tome can be scratched nearly to shreds but not destroyed without doing at least 2+ LP in one attack.
Lore of the Wampyr (Empyrean/UniSystem kitbash - Stricter Chill2e write-up)
PL: 6
PCs must accrue the PL in SL rolling (Occultism+INT) against the PL (6+9=15) for comprehension (DC 15). This may take some time, but failure simply means another test must be made after one night's rest (Full Rest, D&D). Once completed, the reader gains +3 [Resolve] vs. Vampires, +1 Thaumaturgy, +3 Occultism, and learns the spell, Let There Be Light PL 4.
Let There Be Light
PL 4
PC's (INT+Sorcery) must be PL(4) or higher to cast this spell. Let There Be Light costs 4 PSI and 1 LP to cast and requires the character mix just under $100 worth of assorted herbs and chemicals before her. The ingredients burst into a ball of flame which lasts only a second but lights the entire room for a solid minute per SL as though it were bathed in sunlight. The light itself acts as sunlight to plants and the Undead, et.al., including high-level Evil Way Menaces vulnerable to Holy Aura, Holy Light, religious relics, Radiance, or sunlight. The Duration can be increased by one minute per 1 PSI or SL.
(Ritual 2: 15 mins.; Mats 3 $100; No Assist; Gen Test vs Chemistry Sub 3; Rng 1 Same Room; Dur 1 min.; Area 2 Sm. Room; Fatigue 1)
This spell does not exist in The Tome of the Living Flame nor is it known by its believers. Let There Be Light has been copied and included in many magickal works, mostly aimed at vampires and the Undead.
GMs might include Hellbolt but are warned against it.
PL/DV to be beaten are reduced by 5 for Magic Factor, but only under certain circumstances, such as proximity to Ley Lines, whether or not the spellcaster has read specific Tomes, or attended the Lyceum Arcanum.
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We are unaffiliated with Chill or the owner(s). The Lore of the Wampyr, and the attendant rules and rules changes, work under Mayfair's 2nd-Ed. Chill, and should work under other versions but have not been playtested under other versions. This is an original creation made for Chill 2e and converted to UniSystem.
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Sorry this is such a mess. I'll clean it up as I go. I was trying to be all things to all of these games because I am in the midst of converting a lot of stuff from one system to another. It did not pan-out as I had hoped.
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