Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Two: Character Creation (section)

===Calculus Vampire (●●):===
The genius can drain Mania or knowledge in order to fuel her abilities. All manes and orphaned wonders possess this ability automatically.

If targeting a single person or thing, either a mundane scientist, one of the Inspired, or even a wonder, the genius must have the subject immobilized (either tied down or help in a grapple) and make an Intelligence + Resolve check vs. the subject's Composure + Metanormal Advantage.

''Dramatic Failure:'' The vampire botches the job, losing half his remaining Mania and taking one point of Aggravated damage. The genius cannot use this Merit again for the rest of the day.
Failure: The vampire gets nowhere. The genius cannot attempt to drain Mania for the rest of the scene.

''Success:'' Every Success allows the vampire to drain one point of Mania from the target and gain that Mania for himself. If the subject has no Mania (or no remaining Mania), every success allows the vampire to drain one dot of any Mental skill from the target, converting it to one Mania. Note that a genius cannot affect any other metanormal creature so long as it has at least a single point of "power" (Vitae, Pyros, etc.) unless the genius is also a Technomancer, in which case he can drain another metanormal being's power source, gaining Mania on a one-for-two basis. The genius cannot gain more Mania than his maximum, based on Inspiration.

''Exceptional Success:'' The vampire drains all the subject's Mania and/or Mental skills, or whatever fraction thereof he wants. He still cannot gain more Mania than his maximum. He can, however, siphon any excess off to capacitors, beholden, or Inspired allies without making an additional roll.

''Suggested Modifiers:'' Subject is thoroughly restrained or unconscious (+1), subject is beaten, degraded, or psychologically destabilized (+2), subject is unmada (+1).

Attacking an unwilling intelligent target this way is a Obligation-3 transgression. Even targeting a willing intelligent subject is an Obligation-5 transgression if the vampire is draining Skills instead of Mania. Draining any type of creature, willing or not, intelligent or not, is an Obligation-8 transgression.

Drawing Mania in this way does not risk an unmada check.

Skill ranks recover at a rate of one dot per day. The victim can choose which Skills she regains and in what order.

Calculus Vampires use a variety of methods to get at their prey, but their activity always requires physical contact. Some have veins or needles that convert plundered cerebrospinal fluid into raw Mania, while others whisper mathematical secrets and listen for the "blowback," absorbing the Mania produced by insane thought; others still use hypnotic patterns to extract Mania.