Physical
Serpentis
Followers of Set and Serpents of the Light
Level 1
The Eyes of the Serpent
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Hypnotic gaze
System
No roll is required against mortals, Willpower diff 9 against supernatural.
Level 2
The Tounge of the Asp
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18 inch split tounge
System
Aggrevated wounds (diff 6, Str damage), Half penalities from darkness.
Level 3
The Skin of the Adder
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The skin transforms to a touge hide.
System
Spend one blood point and one willpower. Soak diff 5, can soak aggrevated damage expect fire, sunlight and magical effects. Fangs inflict +1 damage. Can slither through holes.
Level 4
The Form of the Cobra
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Change shape into a huge cobra.
System
Spend one blood point. Transformation takes three turns. Bite is equal to normal bite but fatal to all mortals. -2 diff Perception (smell).
Level 5
The Heart of Darkness
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Pulls her heart from the body and stores it.
System
-2 diff to resits frenzy. Unable to be staked. May be used on other Kindred.
Discipline entry
Mental
Animalism
Animalism allows empathy with and power over the animal world, as well as the animal within, and embodies the
Beast which lurks within the soul of every Cainite. Those with Animalism can understand and soothe the passions of animals and control the actions of such creatures by touching the heart of the beast within them all.
Level 1
Sweet Whispers
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While most animals are hardly intelligent enough to carry on a lengthy discourse on any subject, with this Discipline you can attempt a limited form of empathic communication and can make specific requests of creatures. Such intercourse takes place mentally- there is no need for you to hiss or bark to communicate your ideas to an animal. You need only look into the animal's eyes to initiate the conversation. Eye contact must be maintained throughout. If it is broken, you will have to reestablish eye contact in order to speak with the animal once again. Of course, there is no guarantee that a given animal will either desire to talk at all or deal honestly if it does.
System
No roll is necessary to talk with an animal, but the player must make a Manipulation + Animal Ken roll to get it to do favors (difficulty 6).
Level 2
The Beckoning
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The essence of the animal has grown strong in you, and now animals respond when you call to them. You are now able to summon nearly any species of animal, drawing them to you. The character must actually sing in the voice of the antmals to be summoned-howling hke a wolf or squawking hke a bird.
System
Chansma + Survival to determine how well the call is received by the intended targets (difficulty is normally 6)
1 success - One animal responds
2 successes - A quarter of the animals who hear The Beckoning respond
3 successes - Half of the animals respond
4 successes - Most of the an1mals respond
5 successes - All of the animals respond
Level 3
Song of Serenity
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This power allows you to expel the savagery from an animal or mortal, causing the target to become passive and
listless. Simply by touching the individual you wish to affect and singing a song of comfort and solace to the Beast within, you can take from him that which gives him the fire of individuality and creativity. When the Beast has been removed from an individual, he loses the will to fight or struggle. He cannot use or regain Willpower, nor can he resist any sort of attack upon him. Kindred are immune to this power.
System
Manipulation + Empathy (difficulty 7) and must collect as many successes as the target has Willpower (five for most animals).
Level 4
Sharing of Spirits
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By staring into the eyes of an animal, your spirit or conscious mind moves within the animal and possesses it. This allows you to control the actions of the animal as if you were that animal. Your body becomes unconscious and remains motionless during this time, exactly as if you were in torpor.
System
Charisma + Animal Ken (difficulty 8) as the character looks into the animal's eyes (only animals with eyes can be possessed). The number of successes obtained determines the free will and powers the character still retains while possessing the animal. Less than three successes means the player must use Willpower points to take any action which directly violates the instincts of the animal in question.
Level 5
Drawing out the Beast
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You have attained a deep understanding of the mysteries of man's wild cousins. Armed with this knowledge, you are better able to deal with the Beast within. When the Beast becomes too powerful to control, you can transfer the feral urges to another creature.
System
To use this power, the vampire must be in frenzy, or close to it, and roll Manipulation+ Animal Ken (difficulty 8). The player needs to announce his preferred target prior to rolling. It must be someone within eyesight.
1 success - The character transfers the Beast, but releases it upon a friend
2 successes - The character is stunned by the effort and may not act next tum, but transfers the Beast.
3 successes - The character is completely successful.
Discipline entry
Mental
Presence
A vampire with the Presence Discipline is exceptionally attractive and appealing to others. People want to be around the vampire, to bask in the brilliant light he sheds. He need not make any sort of overt or deliberate action, for Presence is a natural aspect of one's personality. Presence is a powerful, if subtle, Discipline.
The Presence Discipline is a power over the emotions of people, not their judgment or reason. Orders may not be given using Presence; the effect is completely nonverbal. Presence causes others to feel things or react in certain ways toward the vampire, but direct manipulation of the mind is the domain of Dominate. Unlike Dominate, it can be used on many people at the same time, nor is eye contact required for it to be effective. The vampire needs to be clearly in sight of those he wishes to affect, however, as his face must be seen clearly. Those affected by Presence can use Willpower points to resist the effects for a turn, as with Dominate. During this time they are able to turn around, thereby escaping the effects more permanently. Kindred are usually savvy enough to do so, but mortals seldom are.
Level 1
Awe
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When you employ this power, everyone near you becomes intensely attracted to you. They will do nearly
anything to be close to you, although their fascination is not so complete that they will endanger themselves. The effects last only as long as the subjects are in your presence, but the next time they see you, the feelings are likely to be reawakened.
By carefully using this power, you can have phenomenal powers of mass communication. Since Presence uses emotion to sway vict ims, it doesn't really matter what is said, but you can more easily convince people of a certain course of action or the nobility of a purpose by using this Discipline.
System
Charisma+ Acting (difficulty 7). Those affected can use Willpower points to overcome the effect, but must continue spending Willpower every few minutes for as long as they remain in the same area as the character. However, as soon as a number of Willpower equivalent to the number of successes rolled is spent, the Awe is completely shaken off, and the subject can't be affected for the rest of the scene.
The number of successes rolled also determines how many people can be affected:
1 success - one person
2 successes - two people
3 successes - six people
4 successes - 20 people
5 successes - everyone in the vampire's immediate vicinity (e.g. an entire auditorium of people)
Level 2
Dread Oaze
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The exhibition of your full vampiric powers can cause great fear and loathing in mortals. This is usually accomplished
by baring teeth and claws while hissing loudly.
System
The player must roll Charisma + Intimidation (difficulty is the victim's Wits+ 3).
Any success indicates that the target is cowed, while three or more successes indicate that he runs away in fear. Moreover, each success reduces the number of dice the victim is allowed to roll the next tum by one.
Level 3
Entrancement
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Entrancement is used to convince another to serve you. The subject of Entrancement will be enchanted with you and desire to serve your needs. However, unlike a person Possessed with Dominate powers, the subject of Entrancement retains her freedom of action and creativity. This can be both good and bad.
System
Appearance + Empathy to Entrance a subject (difficulty of the target's Willpower).
1 success one hour
2 successes one day
3 successes one week
4 successes one month
5 successes one year
Discipline entry
Mental
Thaumaturgy
This is the practice of blood magic, and is largely the province of the Tremere Clan, who created it and guard its secrets jealously. This magic is directly descended from the theories and practices of the Order of Hermes, a medieval order of magi.
While few humans know aught of blood magic, this art has been developed for centuries by the T remere to take advantage of their vampiric strengths. Tremere Thaumaturgy is despised and feared by most mortal wizards.
Thaumaturgy also allows the wielder to use rituals, as well as a number of different paths: the Lure of Flames, Movement of the Mind, and Weather Control. These are discussed immediately following the treatment of blood magic proper.
Level 1
A Taste for Blood
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You possess a variety of simple Perception-based abilities that relate to blood. You may determine how much blood is left in a Kindred or mortal, how recently a vampire has fed and the approximate generation of a vampire. You must
touch the blood in order to be able to tell anything about it.
System
Perception+ Occult (difficulty 7). The number of successes determines how much mformation is received and how accurate it is.
Level 2
Blood Rage
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With but a touch, the character can force another Kindred to use her blood whether she wants to or not. Thus a vampire may find her Strength suddenly increasing and have no idea why. Additionally, since the vampire becomes more excitable, the difficulties of all frenzy rolls for the rest of the scene increase by one.
System
Dexterity + Subterfuge against a difficulty of the target's Willpower. Every success forces the target to immediately spend one Blood Point in a way the Thaumaturgist desires.
Level 3
Blood of Potency
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You may perform manipulations of blood which make the blood within your body more potent for a shon time, thereby lowenng your effecuve generation.
System
Manipulauon + Survival (difficulty 8); successes must be spent both to decrease the vampire's generation and create a duration in hours.
Level 4
Theft of Vitae
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You can mystically transfer blood into your system from a distance and even drain the Blood Pools of other creatures to add to your own.
System
lntelligence + Medicine against a difficulty of six if the blood is stationary (such as in a blood bank) or against the target's Willpower if attacking another being. The number of successes determines how many Blood Points are transferred. The blood to be stolen must be within 50 feet and in clear view, and the source of the attack will be obvious.
Level 5
Cauldron of Blood
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You are capable of manipulating others' blood. By touching another, you are able to boil her blood, not only causing incredible physical harm but destroying much of her blood as well. Th1s virtually ensures the death of any mortal whom you perform this upon, and can inflict great harm upon vampires as well.
System
Willpower against a difficulty equal to the number of Blood Points the vampire wishes to boil at once+ 4 (maximum 10). The victim also takes one wound for every point boiled.
Discipline entry
Mental
Obfuscate
Kindred with this Discipline excel at hiding among and away from crowds. When they do not wish to be seen, others, especially mortals, rarely notice them even if they stand right in front of a crowd. Though this Discipline affects others' minds and does not actually render the users invisible, the end result is much the same- Kindred employing Obfuscate simply can't be seen. However, surveillance devices still track the character normally.
Unless the vampire purposely makes herself seen, she can remain obscure indefinitely. At higher ratings, a vampire may slowly fade from the view of those around simply by not thinking about remaining in sight.
Auspex and Obfuscate arc opposed to one another.
When Obfuscate is used against a Kindred who possesses a higher Auspex score than a character's Obfuscate score, the character is unable to conceal himself from the searcher. However, if the hider's score is higher, then the Kindred is fooled normally. While mortals normally have no ability to divine the location of Kindred with this Discipline, the Storyteller may rule that those with psychic powers may be able to see the vampire directly. Furthermore, children, especially those who retain their own unique perspective on the universe and have not fully accepted the reality imposed by their parents, are often able to sec through Obfuscate.
Level 1
Cloak of Shadows
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Your ability to conceal yourself is not yet fully developed, so you need some sort of cover in order to hide yourself effectively (or at least you must be in a position that eyes easily pass over anyway). Most often, such cover is the shadows of an alley or a recessed door frame, but this power also works if you can interpose a tree or lamppost (no matter how narrow) between yourself and the ones from whom you hide.
Once under cover, you must remain completely motionless in order to remain obscured. If you move, if a light is
turned on which would illuminate you, or if a viewer moves to an angle at which you are directly in his line of sight, the Cloak of Shadows fails.
System
No roll needs to be made, since the Obfuscate succeeds once the criteria have been met. However, those with Auspex higher than the character's Obfuscate will see right through the shadows.
Level 2
Unseen Presence
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Your powers of remaining unseen have become so potent that you can effectively cause yourself to disappear
indefinitely and remain hidden even if you walk around.
You are completely ignored unless someone specifically looks for you. People will move about in ways that cause them to avoid you and will even take actions to remove themselves from your vicinity. Their unconscious minds will do nearly anything to prevent their conscious minds from realizing that
you are there.
System
No roll is normally required; however, if the character speaks or engages in violent physical activity (e.g. combat), she will probably draw attention to herself. The Storyteller may ask for a Wits+ Stealth roll to determine how well the character remains unseen. At least three successes are required to allow her to speak and still not be seen.
Level 3
Mask of the Thousand Faces
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This potent ability does not hide you from the gaze of others, but makes you appear as someone other than who you
truly are. Your appearance does not actually change - you simply make people think they see someone else.
System
Manipulation + Acting (difficulty 7) to determine how well the character assumes his
mask. Refer to the chart to see how successful the attempt is.
1 success - People could still pick you out of a police lineup.
2 successes - The character looks somewhat different; subjects describe him differently.
3 successes - The desired look is successfully broadcast.
4 successes - Appearance, movementand actions are completely different.
5 successes - The character can even appear as someone of the opposite sex.
Level 4
Vanish from Mind's Eye
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Your power has advanced to such a degree that you may actually disappear from plain view. Even if you are standing face to face with a mortal, you may exercise this power and simply vanish. Those who witness such a disappearing act, especially mortals, are normally stunned with indecision for a tum. One member of a large group might be able to react (such as to fire into the space where the character vanished), but this is the exception. Moreover, mortals with low
strength of will may actually forget that they every saw you at all.
System
Charisma+ Stealth (difficulty is the Wits+ Alertness of the target).
If more than three successes are obtained, the vampire completely disappears from sight. If the player obtains more successes than the target's Willpower, she completely forgets the vampire's existence, but the vampire must leave her presence immediately or be remembered.
Level 5
Cloak the Gathering
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This incredibly manipulative power allows you to extend any of your Obfuscate powers to those around you. Not only are you concealed, but so is everyone else with you whom you wish to conceal. If one character compromises the disguise or invisibility, then only she is no longer under the protection of your powers. However, if you compromise the position, the Cloak drops completely and everyone may be seen.
System
The character can conceal one additional individual for every point of Stealth possessed. See the appropriate power above to see what must be rolled to determine how successfully the power is used. A single roll determines the effectiveness for everyone; each character does not roll separately.
Discipline entry
Physical
Protean
This Discipline allows a vampire to transform either her entire body or a part of her body into something inhuman. The vampire can thus grow claws, tum into a bat, meld into the earth or transform into mist. A vampire can use most other Disciplines while shapeshifted.
Level 1
Gleam of Red Eyes
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You can see perfectly in normal darkness. Limited vision is even possible in absolute darkness (e.g. an underground cave where there is no light at all), a fact that perplexes the scientific-minded among the Kindred. When this power is activated, your eyes glow an eerie red.
System
No roll need be made, but it takes one full tum for the change to occur.
Level 2
Wolf Claws
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You are able to grow an inch-long claw on each finger. These claws make excellent weapons in combat and can be used in many attacks. Wounds caused by the claws are especially vicious; indeed, the wounds are aggravated and cannot be healed normally through the use of Blood Points.
System
No roll need be made; the transformation is automatic and takes but one tum to accomplish. However, one Blood Point must be spent each time the claws are grown.
Level 3
Earth Meld
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One of the most prized powers that a vampire can possess, Earth Meld has saved the lives of countless vampires
througih the ages. This power enables you to make the earth part of yourself and thus merge with it. Others viewing your use of Earth Meld will simply see you sink into the ground.
You can only sink into earth. It is absolutely impossible to meld into earth through another substance. For example, while there may be earth underneath it, a linoleum floor completely prohibits the use of this power.
System
No roll is necessary and the transformation is automatic, but a Blood Point must be spent.
Level 4
Shadow of the Beast
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You may transform into either a wolf or a bat. When in the form of either creature, you benefit from all of the obvious advantages, such as the increased senses of the wolf or the bat's ability to fly.
System
No roll is required, but the transformation requires the expenditure of one Blood Point. It takes three turns to complete the transformation (though the Storyteller may allow it in one turn with the expenditure of three Blood Points).
Level 5
Form of Mist
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Many advantages are gained in mist form. You can float in any direction at walking speed, are not affected by physical attacks, and can slip through the tiniest of openings with ease. Additionally, you take one less die of damage from sunlight.
System
No roll is required, but the transformation requires t!he expenditure of one Blood Point. It takes three turns to complete the transformation (though the Storyteller may allow it to take place in only one turn with the expenditure of three Blood Points).
Discipline entry
Perception
Auspex
Heightened perception, aura reading, and powers that reach beyond ordinary senses. Specific power text always takes priority. When Auspex contests concealment or illusion, agree on the opposed pools before dice are rolled.
Level 1
Heightened Senses
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This power sharpens all of the vampire's senses, effectively doubling the clarity and range of sight, hearing and smell. While her senses of taste and touch extend no farther than normal, they likewise become far more acute; the vampire could taste the hint of liquor in a victim's blood, or feel the give of the board concealing a hollow space in the floor. The Kindred may magnify her senses at will, sustaining this heightened focus for as long as she desires. At the Storyteller's option, this may make hunting easier.
Occasionally, this talent provides extrasensory or even precognitive insights. These brief, unfocused glimpses may be odd premonitions, flashes of empathy or eerie feelings of foreboding. The vampire has no control over these perceptions, but with practice can learn to interpret them with a fair degree of accuracy.
Expanded senses come at a price, however. Bright lights, loud noises and strong smells present a hazard while the vampire uses this power. In addition to the possibility for distraction mentioned above, an especially sudden stimulus - like the glare of a spotlight or a clap of thunder - can blind or deafen the Kindred for an hour or more.
System
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Level 2
Aura Perception
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Using this power, the vampire can perceive the psychic "auras" that radiate from mortals and supernatural beings alike. These halos comprise a shifting series of colors that take practice to discern with clarity. Even the simplest individual has many shifting hues within his aura; strong emotions predominate, while momentary impressions or deep secrets flash through in streaks and swirls.
The colors change in sympathy with the subject's emotional state, blending into new tones in a constantly dancing pattern. The stronger the emotions involved, the more intense the hues become. A skilled vampire can learn much from her subject by reading the nuances of color and brilliance in the aura's flow.
System
Perception + Empathy (difficulty 8)
1 success Can distinguish only the shade (pale or bright)
2 successes Can distinguish the main color.
3 successes Can recognize the color patterns.
4 successes Can detect subtle shifts.
Level 3
The Spirit's Touch
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When someone handles an object for any length of time, he leaves a psychic impression on the item. A vampire with this level of Auspex can "read" these sensations, learning who handled the object, when he last held it and what was done with it recently.
These visions are seldom clear and detailed, registering more like a kind of "psychic snapshot." Still, the Kindred can learn much even from such a glimpse. Although most visions concern the last person to handle the item, a long-time owner leaves a stronger impression than someone who held the object briefly.
Gleaning information from the spiritual residue requires the vampire to hold the object and enter a shallow trance. She is only marginally aware of her surroundings while using The Spirit's Touch, but a loud noise or jarring physical sensation breaks the trance instantly.
System
Perception + Empathy. The difficulty is determined by the age of the impressions and the mental and spiritual strength of the person or event that left them. Sensing information from a pistol used for murder hours ago may require a 5, while learning who owned a set of keys found days ago might be a 9.
Level 4
Telepathy
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The vampire projects a portion other consciousness into a nearby mortal's mind, creating a mental link through which she can communicate wordlessly or even read the target's deepest thoughts. The Kindred "hears" in her own mind the thoughts plucked from a subject as if they were spoken to her.
System
Intelligence + Subterfuge (difficulty of the subject's Willpower)
Level 5
Psychic Projection
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The Kindred with this awesome ability projects her senses out of her physical shell, stepping from her body as an entity of pure thought. The vampire's astral form is immune to physical damage or fatigue, and can "fly" with blinding speed anywhere across the earth - or even underground - so long as she remains below the moon's orbit.
The Kindred's material form lies in a torpid state while her astral self is active, and the vampire isn't aware of anything that befalls her body until she returns to it. An ephemeral silver cord connects the Kindred's psyche to her body. If this cord is severed, her consciousness becomes stranded in the astral plane, the realm of ghosts, spirits and shades. Attempting to return to the vampire's physical shell is a long and terrifying ordeal, especially since there is no guarantee that she will accomplish the journey successfully. This significant danger keeps many Kindred from leaving their bodies for long, but those who dare can learn much.
Although an astrally projected character remains in the reflection of the mortal world (referred to as the Penumbra in other World of Darkness games), she may venture further into the spirit realms, especially if she becomes lost. Other beings, such as ghosts, werewolves and even rare magi, travel the astral plane as well, and can interact with a vampire's psychic presence normally. Storytellers are encouraged to make trips into the spirit world as bizarre, mysterious and dreamlike as possible. The world beyond is a vivid and fantastic place, where the true nature of things is stronger and often strikingly different from their earthly appearances.
Interaction with the physical world is impossible while using Psychic Projection. At best, the character may spend a Willpower point to manifest as a ghostlike shape. This apparition lasts one turn before fading away; while she can't affect anything physically during this time, the character can speak. Despite lacking physical substance, an astral character can use Auspex normally. At the Storyteller's discretion, such a character may employ any Animalism, Dementation, Dominate, Necromancy, Obtenebration, Presence and/or Thaumaturgy powers she has, though this typically requires a minimum of three successes on the initial Psychic Projection roll.
System
Perception + Occult
Discipline entry
Mental
Dominate
Command enforced through supernatural will. Eye contact, language, generation, and the wording of an order matter differently across editions. Record which edition’s interpretation the chronicle uses before play begins.
Level 1
Command the Wearied Mind
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You are able to give a one-word command to another; the command must be obeyed instantly. This command must be a simple and concise word with only one meaning-jump, sit, stand, laugh, cry, run, hop, blink, smile, frown, cough. If the word is at all ambiguous, the subject will react with temporary confusion. You may include the word in a sentence, and only stress the command word slightly, thus concealing from others what you are doing.
System
Manipulation + Intimidation roll (difficulty of the target's Willpower).
More successes force the target to act with greater vigor.
Level 2
Mesmerize
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You can implant a suggestion into the unconscious mind of a subject. This requires intense concentration and the careful and precise use of instructions for the intent of your orders to be carried out properly. You may cause the mesmerization to take effect immediately, or you can designate the events which will trigger it.
You must maintain eye contact for as long as it takes to complete your command (roleplay it out, if you have the inclination); however, very complicated suggestions can be made. Careful wording is essential, as the target will unconsciously attempt to pervert the spirit of the suggestion as much as possible.
System
Manipulation + Leadership (difficulty is the Willpower of the target).
The number of successes determines how well the suggestion is implanted. With less than three successes, the subject cannot be forced to do anything which seems strange to her.
Level 3
The Forgetful Mind
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With this power, you can steal, create and remove memories from a subject. This is an effective technique for causing people to forget that you drank their blood or that they even met you.
System
Wits+ Subterfuge (difficulty is the Willpower rating of the target)
1 success - Memory loss lasts but a day
2 successes - May remove, but not alter memory.
3 successes - May make slight alterations to memory.
4 successes - May alter or remove entire scene from subject's memory.
5 successes - Whole periods of subject's life may be reconstructed.
Level 4
Conditioning
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Conditioning is not something that is effective on the drop of a hat. It takes time to carefully cultivate the subject's mind for the kind of control you will exercise. Fully conditioning a subject can take weeks or even months.
Conditioned retainers have very little imagination, and tend to obey the orders given them quite literally. The conditioning actually destroys some of their free will, turning them into automatons.
System
Charisma + Leadership (difficulty is the target's Willpower).
Conditioning is an extended action. The Storyteller will determine in secret how many successes are required, and keep track ofhow many are gained. Typically between five to 10 times the subject's Self-Control is required. The player will only know if a target is successfully Conditioned through roleplaying.
Level 5
Possession
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With this power you can take complete control of another person's mind and body. By actually entering the other person's mind, you may control her actions in a very precise manner.
You may not Possess other Kindred. Such control over other vampires is only possible through a Blood Bond.
System
Opposed roll; the subject rolls Willpower, while the Possessor rolls Charisma+ Intimidation (difficulty 7 for both).
For every success the attacker obtains over the other's total successes, the target loses a point of Willpower.
Discipline entry
Firearms
Heavy revolver
Reliable, loud, and difficult to conceal. Treat it as a high-calibre handgun using the weapon values from your chosen edition. Its limited capacity and unmistakable report are often more important to the story than small statistical differences.
Weapon entry
Physical
Potence
The Discipline of supernatural strength. Use the exact effects and costs from the relevant core book. For opposed feats not covered by a listed power, compare the vampire’s supernatural advantage to the scale of the obstacle before calling for a roll.
No levels documented yet.
Discipline entry
Firearms
Pump-action shotgun
Devastating at close range and conspicuous everywhere. Use the official shotgun profile for the edition in play. At the table, require an action or appropriate split pool to reload under pressure when the fiction demands it.
Weapon entry
Table Rules
Quick opposed rolls
When two characters directly oppose each other, both roll the relevant pool. The character with more successes wins the exchange; a tie preserves the current situation or creates a costly compromise. Set a fixed difficulty first so both sides can still fail.
Rule entry
Sects
The Camarilla
A secretive sect that presents itself as the guardian of the Masquerade and the natural order of Kindred society. Its Traditions, offices, and local customs give Storytellers a framework for political pressure without making every city identical.
Lore entry
Traditions
The Masquerade
The foundational rule of secrecy that hides vampires from the mortal world. A breach is more interesting as an escalating problem—witnesses, evidence, investigation, and political blame—than as a single binary offence.
Lore entry
Sects
The Sabbat
A militant sect that rejects the Camarilla’s claims and embraces a monstrous identity. Its packs, rites, and internal paths vary between books and editions; use the treatment that best matches the tone of the chronicle.
Lore entry
Melee
Wooden stake
A purpose-built stake is concealable and easy to improvise, but difficult to place against an active opponent. Use the edition’s normal staking procedure. This archive entry is a table reminder, not a replacement for the core combat rules.
Weapon entry