Card idea: Animalism bleed bounce (sort of!)

That's a brilliant! Of course - Presence bounce. Why not? It makes more sense than Auspex bounce, certainly. Like Dominate, Presence allows a vampire to control the actions of others, just not as effectively. I would love to see bounce for Brujah.

Or what about this? I actually think it'd be more in flavor this way, come to think of it.

Unleashing the Beast
Reaction
1 blood
Cancel a frenzy card played on this vampire as it is played.
The acting vampire has +1 strength and -1 stealth until the end of the action. Only usable when you are being bled by your predator.
As above, and the acting minion is now bleeding your predator's predator.

Good direction. Support weak clans, not Ahrimanes.

It should be noted that unlike other bounce cards this version can be used before blocks are declined, making it a bit better with Sense the Savage Way. Is this intentional?

yeah, I don't see why it should have the 'blocks are declined' part, personally. It's not Deflection.

The Blocks Declined part is a general ruling about the timing of 'flicks'. Playing a 'flick' card is effectively declaring 'no blocks' at the same time. You can't flick before block any longer in VTES.

I think it's a fine idea. I do think that the reacting vampire should tap, however; almost every other bounce-bleed effect has a 'tap this vampire' clause.

cheers
Disco Stu
Prince of Melbourne, Australia