Formation Tactics

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Requiem for Rome p. 109
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Used in the Roman era
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Your character has completed extensive drill training, either in life or undeath, learning to work in efficient, deadly harmony with compatriot soldiers. He may be a career soldier, a member of the Legio Mortuum or a mercenary veteran.

The Legio Mortuum makes frequent use of Formation Tactics, applying its benefits to devastating effect. There is little in Necropolis more intimidating than the sight of four or five Kindred legionnaires moving quickly into a coordinated and powerful display of arms.

Dots purchased in this Merit allow access to special combat maneuvers. Each maneuver is a prerequisite for the next. So, your character can’t have Ciringite Frontem until she has Testudinem Formate. The maneuvers and their effects are described below. Only one maneuver can be performed in a given turn. All of the maneuvers are effective only with a shield and melee weapon.

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Testudinem Formate (●)

Your character is trained in assuming the legendary “tortoise” formation. All soldiers in the formation raise and overlap their shields, creating a nearly impenetrable wall. She gains +1 Defense against ranged weapons above and beyond her armor bonus, for each soldier in the formation, to a maximum of +5. Drawback: Characters taking part in the Testudinem Formate cannot attack while they benefit from (or contribute to) this Defense bonus, and they can only move at half their Speed rating.

Ciringite Frontem (●●)

Your character knows how to work together with other soldiers to hold a position and better withstand an oncoming attack. If you succeed on a Strength + Weaponry roll, your character holds her ground and forces a knockback check (see the World of Darkness Rulebook) on any opponent who attacks her that turn. You may add +1 for each soldier in the formation, to a maximum of +5, to this Strength + Weaponry roll. Drawback: You may not add the character’s Defense to any incoming attack this turn. If she applies her Defense, she breaks formation and cannot benefit from its bonus or contribute to the bonusof any other soldier in the formation.

Cuneum Formate (●●●)

Your character can participate in a fast-moving wedge formation designed to break and scatter enemy lines. The quick assault knocks enemies off balance and forces aggressive attackers to go on the defensive. This attack is made at a –2 penalty. If successful, the attack does full damage to one opponent and that opponent’s melee attacks against the soldiers in this formation are made at a –1 penalty for each soldier in the formation, to a maximum of –5 for the remainder of the turn.

Orbem Formate (●●●●)

Your character is trained in assuming a circular, defensive formation that protects any object or individual in the center. Whoever (or whatever) is in the center of this formation gains a +1 Defense bonus for each soldier in the formation, to a maximum of +5, applied against ranged and melee attacks. For every three soldiers in this formation, one adult (or adult-sized object) may benefit from the bonus applied. Drawback: The individual protected may not participate in combat. If he attempts to attack the opponent, the benefit of the Orbem Formate is lost.

Contendite Vestra Sponte (●●●●●)

Your character can take part in a shockingly powerful assault, unleashing a wave of attacks in concert with her well-trained compatriots. If a character in this formation scores a successful hit with her melee weapon on an adversary, she may benefit from the position of her fellow soldiers, pushing them directly into another’s blade (or otherwise maximizing the benefit of her attack). This capitalization requires no additional roll; the adversary takes one additional level of lethal damage for each soldier in the formation, to a maximum of 5. Drawback: To participate in this formation, each soldier involved must spend a Willpower point before she makes her initial attack roll. The Willpower does not grant her the additional +3 to the attack. If the attack roll fails, the Willpower is wasted, and the Contendite Vestra Sponte bonus does not apply to her attack (although her participation may still be counted toward the bonus of another soldier’s attack in the formation).


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Character TypeAll  +
Merit Dots1  +, 2  +, 3  +, 4  +, and 5  +
Merit TypePhysical  +
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ParentRequiem for Rome  +, and Fighting Styles  +
PermissionAllowed  +
PoolStrength  +, and Weaponry Skill  +
PrerequisiteStrength  +, and Weaponry Skill  +
SourceRequiem for Rome  +
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