Editing Liberi Gothica: Blood Magic Tree (section)

===Blood Puppet===
5 XP.
''You can control a person's movements using their blood.''

This ability may only be activated by successfully touching a living creature with blood (an Attack roll, if during combat). After physical contact has been obtained, you may spend 2 Vitality to begin the link.

As long as this link is established, you are in complete control of the target's movements. Every round after the link is established, the target may make a Willpower, opposed by your Willpower roll. If the target succeeds, they take their next turn normally and the link is broken. If physical contact between you and your puppet is ever broken, the link is broken immediately.

While the link is in effect, your puppet does not act during its turn. If you move, you may pull your target with you. You may spend one of your actions to make your puppet Attack for you. If you would be hit by an attack while you control a puppet, you may make a Reflexes check against the target's Attack roll to interpose your puppet, having it take the damage in your place. While under your control, the Puppet takes a -2 penalty on all rolls, and takes a -4 penalty to Defense, since its movements are difficult to control.

You can control any number of blood puppets simultaneously.

; Progressions
:4 XP: Sanguine Control: You gain better control of your puppet. The -2 penalty drops to -1, and the -4 Defense penalty drops to -2.

:*6 XP: Sanguine Mastery: You gain total control of your puppet. Your puppet takes no penalties to any rolls or Defense. Requires Sanguine Control.

:4 XP: Bloody Strings: You can maintain the link over very short distances. After making the initial link, you may move your puppet up to 10 feet away from you without breaking the link.

:*2 XP: Farther: The max distance your Blood puppet can go increases by 10 feet. Requires Bloody Strings.
:4 XP: Puppet Novice: After the first round, your puppet gets a check to break free once every [Toughness score] rounds, instead of every round.

:*7 XP: Puppet Disciple: After the first round, your puppet gets a check to break free once every minute, instead of once every [Toughness] rounds.  Requires Puppet Novice.

:**10 XP: Puppet Master: After the first round, your puppet gets a check to break free once every [Toughness score] minutes, instead of every minute. Requires Puppet Disciple.

:***13 XP: Puppet King: After the first round, your puppet gets a check to break free once every hour, instead of every [Toughness] minutes. Requires Puppet Master.

:****16 XP: Puppet God: After the first round, your puppet gets a check to break free once ever [Toughness] hours, instead of every hour. Requires Puppet King.