Chum

Chum Cloud

The Chum Cloud is Plasm. Raw, base, plasm, and can be used as such for its duration of existence. A typical "can of Chum" is the equivalent of three ghost bodies.

Chum is stabilized as a manifestation equivalent to these three ghost bodies, by an alchemical process which includes the use of vaporized human blood plasma.

Exorcism of the Cloud, eating of the cloud by Sin-Eaters, ghosts, or other creatures who thrive on death energy, diminishes the cloud appropriately, and gives to the eaters, all the normal affects devouring a ghost body would give them.

There is no known side effect, or restriction to this "feeding" other than those acquired by directly eating a ghost body.

Vampires

Vampires also receive the benefits of feeding from the concentrated human blood plasma, which, in this form, can be breathed in, for full effect.

Since the vampire is also breathing in concentrated amounts of pure plasm, the vampire is affected by a strong euphoric feeling.

Stamina + Resolve rolls. See Resisting Poison or Disease(p. 49 WoD) rating of the potency is very strong (-3 penalty)

Other Effects particular to Ghosts

Manifestation Modifiers

Mortal Presence
A ghost inside a Chum Cloud ignores the negating affect of mortal present in the area it is attempting to manifest, up to the value of its Resistance. (ref. WoD p. 210)

Location Modifiers
Any ghost inside a Chum Cloud begins with a positive modifier equal to its Power modifier, to manifest, no matter what location. (see Manifestation Modifiers WoD table for examples of Locations), plus the location modifier.

Example: Location is a Graveyard, and the ghost has a Power of 3. Its manifestation modifier then begins at +6. Ghost is in a Modern Laboratory, with a Power of 3. Its manifestation modifier then begins at 0.

Other deterrents may affect the ghost's ability to manifest (i.e. magical fields created to that purpose).

Phantasm Benefits

In the Phantasm rules of WoD a direct attack for cuts, and bites is treated as a normal attack with a -3 modifier. The attack ignores the target's defense trait.. etc .. see the rest on p. 212

Any ghost who has achieve manifestation, and is inside the area of the Chum Cloud receives a +1 to this negative modifier, while retaining the other attack traits of ignoring defensive modifiers

This is due to the Chum adding a large amount of plasm to the ghost's body.

If there is human blood mixed into the Chub, such as -- if one of the humans inside is wounded -- then roll 3 dice. Two successes equals another +1 to the attack trait for the duration of the scene, unless for some reason this brings the Attack modifier above 0.

An example could be the Bear Spirit. The Bear Spirit begins with only a -1 instead of a -3. If the Bear Spirit enters the Chub Cloud, its attack modifier is now 0. If one of the Sin-Eaters has added to the Chub Cloud his blood, the Bear Spirit's modifier is unaffected, it doesn't gain another point, even on a success role showing that it is in the Chub Cloud area affected by the addition of human blood.

Negative Affects of the Chum Cloud on Ghosts

exorcism

There is one curious negative affect of the Chum Cloud, and that it is, it makes Ghosts much easier to Exorcise while under its affects. One might think that with all of the power and stability of form the Ghosts acquire due to the Chum Cloud the opposite would be the case, however, it is for these exact reasons the exorcism appears to have a stronger affect on the ghosts. While giving them greater stability, it loosens their hold on the mortal coyle.

Any ghost affected by a Chum Cloud has a -3 in its dice pool against exorcism or the duration of the scene.

Any ghost affected by a Chum Cloud with mortal blood, receives a -5 to its dice pool against exorcism for the duration of the scene.

Other Qualities

Smoke Screen

Chum Clouds are effective smoke screens for normal as well as Twilight sight, since they are Plasm. Other sights, such as All Sight may be able to penetrate the clouds.

The "cloud" from one can spreads out to cover roughly a 10x10 area, growing to 20 feet in the air. From this point, the Chum acts as Plasm, which means the Blind it creates is unaffected by wind, motion, or any other worldly disturbance.