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Animalism
By default Animalism powers involving animals can only be used on vertebrates. Additionally, any use of
the ability on herbivores adds one to the Difficulty of skill rolls involved.
Dominate
Most Dominate powers require eye contact with the victim. Once they establish contact, Dominate holds
the gaze of the victim until the user conveys their command or commands, barring interference. Catching
the eyes of someone actively attempting to avoid the vampire’s gaze requires a contest of the user’s
Resolve + Intimidation vs the target’s Wits + Awareness. It is of course impossible to catch the eyes of
someone squeezing their eyes shut or wearing a blindfold, but that person should be easy prey to other
tactics. Using Dominate in combat or in other frantic situations is limited to people attacking or otherwise
interacting with the user directly, as everyone else’s attention is firmly focused on their own peril.
Vampires cannot use Dominate to extract information, as the victim becomes a mindless puppet while
under its influence.
Obfuscate
Generally, the Discipline offers no protection against machine surveillance
A vampire with Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can detect Obfuscated characters by rolling Wits or
Resolve + Auspex vs Wits + Obfuscate.
Anyone can detect an Obfuscated vampire who draws attention to themselves; such observers detect
such accidental revelations with a contest of Wits + Awareness (or Resolve + Awareness for an active
searcher) vs Wits + Stealth. This also applies to surprise attacks from Obfuscate – a victim always has a
chance to sense the danger a moment before the strike..
Presence
Presence affects the emotions of those subject to it, not the minds.

they are not under the direct control of the user and are thus often unpredictable.
Presence power effects do not stack,
In combat, only the Dread Gaze and Majesty powers have any effect, as charm is of little use when
someone has decided they want you hurt.
Protean
Protean does not affect larger carried items, including backpacks, duffel and sports bags. For this reason
users of Protean often travel light.
Rituals
Unless otherwise noted, performing a ritual requires a Rouse Check, five minutes per level to cast,
and winning Intelligence + Blood Sorcery test (Difficulty = Ritual level + 1). Rituals usually require
additional ingredients, though some need only the uninterrupted concentration of the user, and often
involve the mingling of Blood with ingredients chosen according to the principles of sympathetic magic or
alchemy. Unless otherwise stated the caster can only perform beneficial rituals on themselves.
Wards
When touched, they cause something like an electric shock to the trespasser’s mind and body.
. If the caster wins the Ritual test, the victim suffers one point of Aggravated Health damage. On a critical
win, damage for this Ward is three points of Aggravated damage.
The ward does not work on forced contact - a warded sword will not trigger the ward when striking a
trespasser, but it will if a trespasser tries to pick it up.
Wards can only cover a space about a meter across:

Ward lasts until the warded object is physically destroyed or broken;
The caster pours their Blood on the object to be warded, tracing the glyph in it with their bare finger. Once
the caster wipes the Blood off, the ward becomes invisible.
Do not make the Ritual roll until the first time the trespasser touches the Ward
On a critical win, damage for this Ward is three points of Aggravated damage.
Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can detect a Ward with a contest of Intelligence + Auspex vs the
caster’s Intelligence + Blood Sorcery.
Thin-Blood Alchemy
All formulae require vitae from the Alchemist and human blood of the correct Resonance
“power level” always refers to the level of Alchemy
A single Rouse Check. Activation cost for a formula is the same as using the power normally: free, or
some number of additional Rouse Checks.
Once activated, the Alchemist makes a distillation roll to determine how effective the particular mixture
was.
successes effect of the mixture
2 Power weak, fluky, or late in happening
4 Power works as intended
6 Power increased in effect Some
Oblivion
Oblivion projections and spirits sustain damage from fire and sunlight, counting as vampires with Blood
Potency 1 in this regard. They also take one level of Aggravated damage per round from bright, direct lights,
and may also be damaged (Superficially or Aggravated) from blessed weapons and artifacts, depending on
the strength of the blessing and any True Faith of the wielder.
Oblivion’s powers are ineffective in brightly lit areas. Daylight and rooms without shadows are particularly
prohibitive, preventing the Discipline’s successful function, though ultraviolet light and infrared light places
no restriction on the Discipline’s use.
The use of these powers takes a heavy toll on the psyche of the user, and many powers cause Stains
When making a Rouse check for an Oblivion power, a result of “1” or “10” results in a Stain, in addition to
any Hunger gained. If the user’s Blood Potency allows for a re-roll on the Rouse check,they can pick either
of the two results.
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Animalism
By default Animalism powers involving animals can only be used on vertebrates. Additionally, any use of
the ability on herbivores adds one to the Difficulty of skill rolls involved.
Dominate
Most Dominate powers require eye contact with the victim. Once they establish contact, Dominate holds
the gaze of the victim until the user conveys their command or commands, barring interference. Catching
the eyes of someone actively attempting to avoid the vampire’s gaze requires a contest of the user’s
Resolve + Intimidation vs the target’s Wits + Awareness. It is of course impossible to catch the eyes of
someone squeezing their eyes shut or wearing a blindfold, but that person should be easy prey to other
tactics. Using Dominate in combat or in other frantic situations is limited to people attacking or otherwise
interacting with the user directly, as everyone else’s attention is firmly focused on their own peril.
Vampires cannot use Dominate to extract information, as the victim becomes a mindless puppet while
under its influence.
Obfuscate
Generally, the Discipline offers no protection against machine surveillance
A vampire with Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can detect Obfuscated characters by rolling Wits or
Resolve + Auspex vs Wits + Obfuscate.
Anyone can detect an Obfuscated vampire who draws attention to themselves; such observers detect
such accidental revelations with a contest of Wits + Awareness (or Resolve + Awareness for an active
searcher) vs Wits + Stealth. This also applies to surprise attacks from Obfuscate – a victim always has a
chance to sense the danger a moment before the strike..
Presence
Presence affects the emotions of those subject to it, not the minds.

they are not under the direct control of the user and are thus often unpredictable.
Presence power effects do not stack,
In combat, only the Dread Gaze and Majesty powers have any effect, as charm is of little use when
someone has decided they want you hurt.
Protean
Protean does not affect larger carried items, including backpacks, duffel and sports bags. For this reason
users of Protean often travel light.
Rituals
Unless otherwise noted, performing a ritual requires a Rouse Check, five minutes per level to cast,
and winning Intelligence + Blood Sorcery test (Difficulty = Ritual level + 1). Rituals usually require
additional ingredients, though some need only the uninterrupted concentration of the user, and often
involve the mingling of Blood with ingredients chosen according to the principles of sympathetic magic or
alchemy. Unless otherwise stated the caster can only perform beneficial rituals on themselves.
Wards
When touched, they cause something like an electric shock to the trespasser’s mind and body.
. If the caster wins the Ritual test, the victim suffers one point of Aggravated Health damage. On a critical
win, damage for this Ward is three points of Aggravated damage.
The ward does not work on forced contact - a warded sword will not trigger the ward when striking a
trespasser, but it will if a trespasser tries to pick it up.
Wards can only cover a space about a meter across:
Ward lasts until the warded object is physically destroyed or broken;
The caster pours their Blood on the object to be warded, tracing the glyph in it with their bare finger. Once
the caster wipes the Blood off, the ward becomes invisible.
Do not make the Ritual roll until the first time the trespasser touches the Ward
On a critical win, damage for this Ward is three points of Aggravated damage.
Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can detect a Ward with a contest of Intelligence + Auspex vs the
caster’s Intelligence + Blood Sorcery.
Thin-Blood Alchemy
All formulae require vitae from the Alchemist and human blood of the correct Resonance
“power level” always refers to the level of Alchemy
A single Rouse Check. Activation cost for a formula is the same as using the power normally: free, or
some number of additional Rouse Checks.
Once activated, the Alchemist makes a distillation roll to determine how effective the particular mixture
was.
successes effect of the mixture
2 Power weak, fluky, or late in happening
4 Power works as intended
6 Power increased in effect Some
Oblivion
Oblivion projections and spirits sustain damage from fire and sunlight, counting as vampires with Blood
Potency 1 in this regard. They also take one level of Aggravated damage per round from bright, direct lights,
and may also be damaged (Superficially or Aggravated) from blessed weapons and artifacts, depending on
the strength of the blessing and any True Faith of the wielder.
Oblivion’s powers are ineffective in brightly lit areas. Daylight and rooms without shadows are particularly
prohibitive, preventing the Discipline’s successful function, though ultraviolet light and infrared light places
no restriction on the Discipline’s use.
The use of these powers takes a heavy toll on the psyche of the user, and many powers cause Stains
When making a Rouse check for an Oblivion power, a result of “1” or “10” results in a Stain, in addition to
any Hunger gained. If the user’s Blood Potency allows for a re-roll on the Rouse check,they can pick either
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distillation methods When the first dot in Thin-Blood Alchemy is gained, the Alchemist chooses their
method. This is the way they perform their distillation. Learning a different method means starting from
scratch, essentially counting it as a separate Discipline. In this case, formulae for one method do not
apply to other methods known, and the same formula must be learnt separately for each method.
athanor corporis The Alchemist uses their own body as the athanor, or alchemical furnace. This might
be a bio-feedback routine, the result of an initial elixir consumed at initiation, or simply intuitive
understanding of how resonances interact. Ingredients usually consist of different types of resonance
mixes, requiring the Alchemist to sample the blood of multiple victims to get just the right blend. The
Alchemist drinks the different types of resonant blood required and the process is performed within their
veins with a distillation roll of Stamina + Alchemy, together with a Rouse Check. Only one power can be
active at a time, and a new power must be distilled before it can be activated. This usually takes at least
three turns of concentration, during which the Alchemist can do nothing else.
calcinatio The Alchemist uses the body of a human as the athanor, adjusting their biophysical state by
means of emotional pressure and spoken incantations. (Some practitioners of Calcinatio use drugs on
their subjects instead.) The Alchemist then feeds their Blood to the chosen human, paying the distillation
cost, and makes the distillation roll with Manipulation + Alchemy. The human’s entire body distills the
formula. The Alchemist then drinks their blood to use the power (required Hunger slaked equals power
level minus 1). The Alchemist can only distill one power per victim, though the victim retains the formula
within them as long as they’re kept in the same emotional state; each power takes as long to activate as it
takes to drain that quantity of blood (p. 212).
fixatio Lacking the physical or social predilections of the other methods, the Alchemist uses a
conventional athanor such as a kiln, a metalworking furnace, a meth cooker, a repurposed propane tank,
or the like. This method most resembles “classical” alchemy: the Alchemist pours their Blood as well as
inert, usually rare, ingredients into the athanor, pays the distillation cost, and distills them inside it with an
Intelligence + Alchemy roll. The resulting formulae are fixed, meaning that the Alchemist can carry them
around on their person and imbibe them to activate their power. (Roll the distillation roll upon
consumption, not upon production.) However, without a laboratory, they cannot make any more – at most,
they might be able to “one-pot” a weak (Level 3 or less) formula using a pressure-cooker or other field
expedient. Using such unsuitable equipment reduces the distillation dice pool by 2 dice. The Alchemist
can carry a number of fixed formulae (of any level) equal to their Wits or Dexterity – keeping the vials
safe, stable, hidden, and leakproof is not a trivial task. (The Storyteller can decide if each vial takes up the
space of a syringe, a can of Red Bull, or a thermos.) The Alchemist can store a number of fixed formulae
(of any level) equal to twice the sum of Alchemy plus their dots in Haven: a refrigerator is almost a
necessity. Fixed does not necessarily mean shelf stable, after all. The Alchemist can activate one power
per turn.
Level 1
far reach This formula allows the alchemist to use their mind to grab, hold, and push objects or people
without touching them. While few can employ enough mental force to actually cause direct harm, a clever
applicant can find many ways to get an opponent into, or themselves out of, harm’s way.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, choleric human blood, melted nylon fibers or a grated refrigerator
magnet or weird nootropics ordered off the internet
■ Activation Cost: One Rouse Check
■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Alchemy vs Strength + Athletics
■ System: The alchemist can lift, push, or pull a physical object or person under 100 kg, within their
sight and closer than 10 meters. The object moves swiftly, but not rapidly enough to injure a person with
the blow; the object may break if it is fragile. The exception: knives or other small metal tools, which the
alchemist can wield with a Resolve + Alchemy test, at a two-dice penalty because of the need for
precision. A knife used this way does only one point of extra damage. Trying to move someone actively
resisting requires a contest of Resolve + Alchemy vs Strength + Athletics. On a win, the alchemist can pull
the victim within grabbing or clawing range, or throw them one meter for each point of margin on the
contest, doing an equal amount of Superficial damage. They land prone. Keeping someone or something
floating in mid-air requires a Resolve + Thin-Blood Alchemy (Difficulty 3) roll every turn. Fine manipulation
(such as pulling the pin of a grenade) requires a Wits + Alchemy roll at a suitable Difficulty, as determined
by the Storyteller.
■ Duration: One turn unless held (see above).
haze This formula creates a field of mist that follows the user, rendering them more difficult to target with
ranged weapons and concealing their identity.
■ Ingredients: In addition to the alchemist’s Blood and phlegmatic human blood, dry ice or cigar smoke
or auto exhaust
■ System: Upon activation a cloud of mist-like vapor surrounds the alchemist, masking their features and
obscuring their silhouette. Anyone attempting to identify the user or hit them with ranged weapons
suffers a two-dice penalty to their pool. The user can extend the cloud to encompass a group of up to five
people by making another Rouse check.
■ Duration: One scene or until voluntarily ended.
profane hieros gamos Alchemical texts speak of the Great Hermaphrodite, the union of contrasts. Day and
night, male and female, life and death. Alchemists who master the worldly aspect of the Hieros Gamos use
the fluid nature of their condition to change their gender. It is a messy process and requires great
dedication and conviction, but it is a power that many Kindred secretly envy in their unchanging form. It is
also a great way to change identity or adopt a new mask.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, blood from five different vessels identifying fully as the desired
gender
■ System: After brewing the formula, the Alchemist performs self-castration and / or mastectomy before
falling into daysleep. Upon awakening they find themselves a perfectly formed specimen of the desired
gender. In essence it is as if they had been born that way. There are even stories of selfmade Duskborn
women giving birth to children. If desired, a modified procedure can create any configuration of gender
or agender imaginable.
■ Duration: Permanent until performed again.
Level 2
At level 2, the Alchemist can develop formulae to counterfeit level 1 powers of other Disciplines. Each of
these formulae take at least a week to research.
envelop This formula creates a mist that clings to a victim, blinding it and (in the case of mortals) causing
suffocation.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, melancholic and phlegmatic human blood, potassium chlorate,
smog or halon gas
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Alchemy vs Stamina + Survival
■ System: The alchemist activates the power and chooses a target within sight. A swirling mist envelops
the target, obscuring their sight and penalizing them three dice from all sight-based detection and ranged
attack dice pools. In addition, the alchemist can make the mist suffocate a mortal with a contest of Wits +
Alchemy vs. Stamina + Survival. On a win, the target can take no action except coughing and choking; on
a critical win, the target loses consciousness. The alchemist can only employ Envelop on single targets,
and only on one at a time.
■ Duration: Until scene ends or the alchemist ends the effect voluntarily.
Level 3
At level 3, the Alchemist can develop formulae to counterfeit level 2 powers of other Disciplines. Each of
these formulae take at least a night to distill and at least one month to research.
defractionate This formula results in a homeopathic elixir. When added to
fractionated medical-supply blood, the elixir returns it to freshness, allowing vampires without the Iron
Gullet merit to obtain nutrition from it.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, sanguine and melancholic human blood, O-negative human blood
(only a few ml), moldy spinach, hot black coffee, sodium octanoate
■ System: The alchemist taps their vessel (Calcinatio), or their own vein (Athanor Corporis) to get the
Defractionate elixir if they do not use Fixatio. For each success on the distillation roll, they get enough
elixir to turn one blood bag (slakes 1 Hunger) from fractionated to unfractionated blood. Any vampire can
consume this blood and slake Hunger with it.
■ Athanor Corporis: The alchemist can tap their own vein once per night for this elixir until their next
feeding, or until they reach Hunger 5. They need not pay the distillation cost again.
■ Calcinatio: If the vessel survives the tap, the alchemist can tap them again in a week for more elixir.
They need not pay the distillation cost again, but the vessel pays the Health cost (3 Aggravated damage)
each time they are tapped.
Level 4
At Level 4, the Alchemist can develop formulae to counterfeit level 3 powers of other Disciplines.
At this level, all formulae also require a drop of vitae from a vampire of a matching clan or from one who
already possesses the counterfeited Discipline. For example, to counterfeit Shapechange the Alchemist
needs vitae from a vampire with Protean or from a Gangrel. The Gangrel would not have to possess
Protean 3, or even have Protean at all; the power is in the Blood, not the specific vampire. As noted above,
this drop does not cost the donor any Health, nor does it convey a Blood Bond. That said, Alchemists
generally only get such donations as the result of a major Boon – or because the donor has some truly
horrible and dangerous mission they are attempting to inveigle the Alchemist’s coterie into carrying out.
These formulae take at least three nights to distill and at least three months to research.
airborne momentum This formula enables the alchemist to lift themselves from the ground, achieving a
state of swift flight or floating. They can fly in any direction, including up or down, though their carrying
capacity is limited.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, choleric and sanguine human blood, champagne, bird blood,
helium, scopolamine or belladonna extract
■ Dice Pools: Strength + Alchemy vs Strength+Athletics (if resisted)
■ System: The potion enables the alchemist (and only them) to fly or hover at approximately running
speed. The flier can carry a human-sized mass, though their speed drops to walking speed. Grabbing and
carrying aloft an unwilling subject or pulling the flier to the ground both require a contest between the
alchemist’s Strength + Alchemy and the other’s Strength + Athletics.
■ Duration: One scene
Level 5
At level 5, the Alchemist can develop formulae to counterfeit level 4 powers of other Disciplines. These
formulae take a month to distill and at least three years to research.
awaken the sleeper This formula results in an elixir which, when added to human blood, can awaken a
vampire from Torpor.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, choleric or sanguine human blood, adrenaline, ammonium
carbonate, hartshorn, caffeine or benzedrine, melatonin
■ System: The alchemist taps their vessel (Calcinatio), or their own vein (Athanor Corporis) to get the
Awaken the Sleeper elixir if they do not use Fixatio. They then mix the elixir into human blood. For each
success above 2 on the distillation roll, the elixir can awaken a vampire of that Blood Potency. Example:
Hari gets 5 successes on his Awaken the Sleeper distillation roll: this elixir can awaken a torpid vampire of
Blood Potency 3 or less (5 – 3 = 2).
■ Athanor Corporis: The alchemist can tap their own vein once per night for this elixir until their next
feeding, or until they reach Hunger 5. They need not pay the distillation cost again.
■ Calcinatio: If the vessel survives the tap, the alchemist can tap them again in a week for more elixir.
They need not pay the distillation cost again, but the vessel pays the Health cost (5 Aggravated damage)
each time they are tapped. The Alchemist can also simply feed the vessel’s blood to the sleeper directly
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corrosive vitae Altering the properties of some of their own Blood, the user can make it highly corrosive to
dead substances, able to corrode most items down to steaming sludge, given enough time and Blood
shed.
■ Cost: One or more Rouse Checks
■ System: No additional skill roll is required. The user concentrates for a turn and forces Blood through an
open, usually self-inflicted, wound. The user then spills their Blood on a nonliving object (except unliving
flesh such as that of the Kindred) to corrode and decompose it. Each Rouse
Check corrodes approximately 35 cm of matter in all directions from the splash; this takes
approximately five minutes (longer on soft metals like copper or cast iron). Harder metals such as alloys
and steel merely scar and pit; whether they meaningfully weaken remains at the Storyteller’s discretion.
(This power might corrode through handcuff chains given enough time and vitae.)
■ Duration: N/A
a taste for blood By tasting a drop of blood, the user can discern certain basic traits of the one to whom it
belongs.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Blood Sorcery
■ System: The user dabs the blood on their tongue and makes a Resolve + Blood Sorcery roll
(Difficulty 3). With a win, the user can determine the resonance and intensity of the blood if human. They
can also identify whether the blood belongs to a mortal, ghoul, vampire, or other supernatural creature (it
may not necessarily be able to identify the supernatural creature if not Kindred or ghoul). Tasting vitae
also determines the relative Blood Potency (and thus the likely generation band) of the vampire. A critical
win also reveals whether the subject has ever committed diablerie, and the generation (within one) of the
vampire. If the user knows of the supernatural creature in question, they can identify the specific
supernatural creature on a critical win after tasting the blood.
■ Duration: N/A
Level 2
extinguish vitae The user can intentionally remove the unlife-giving properties of some of the Blood in
another vampire, stoking their Hunger as the victim’s inner reserves curdle into impotence.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check
■ Dice Pools: Intelligence + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Composure
■ System: The user rolls a contest of Intelligence + Blood Sorcery vs the Stamina + Composure of a
target vampire in line of sight while concentrating for a turn and gesturing subtly. A win increases the
target’s Hunger by one while a critical win increases it by two. The victim can discern who afflicts
them if they can see the user while making an Intelligence + Occult vs Wits + Subterfuge roll.
■ Duration: N/A
Level 3
blood of potency The vampire can concentrate their Blood, increasing its potency temporarily.
■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Blood Sorcery
■ System: The user makes a Resolve + Blood Sorcery roll against a Difficulty of 2 + their Blood
Potency. A win increases their Blood Potency by one for that scene; a critical win increases it by two.
The vampire can use this power to exceed their generation limit on Blood Potency during its duration.
■ Duration: One scene or one night
scorpion’s touch The vampire can transmute some of their Blood into a paralyzing poison, capable of
affecting mortals and vampires alike. They can use this ichor to coat bladed weapons, or even spit it at a
target. Scorpionated Blood incapacitated affected mortals, while hampering vampires if not necessarily
rendering them helpless. Specific breathing and biofeedback exercises practiced by some secret
societies form the best defense against this Blood, aside from Fortitude.
■ Dice Pools: Strength + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Occult or Fortitude
■ System: The user concentrates for a turn and forces Blood through an open, usually selfinflicted,
wound. Each Rouse Check worth of poison made takes a turn and emits enough Blood to coat
one bladed melee weapon stickily or to fill one mouthful to be spat at a foe. Spitting poison at
someone involves a Dexterity + Athletics attack roll (which can be dodged like any ranged
attack), although vampires have been known to French kiss a victim and transfer the poison that way.
Even more subtle vampires scorpionate their Blood to poison would-be diablerists: drinking poisoned
Blood from the vein guarantees a hit! Aside from such vein-to-fang transmission, however, scorpionated
Blood is a contact poison that sublimes away in liquids and is too viscous to inject with a syringe. The
user cannot poison beverages with it or (thanks to the pressure differential) inject it by their own
bite. Arrowheads and bullets carry too little Blood to use this power with ranged weapons; the effect
does not last long enough for the user to fill hollow bullets with scorpionated Blood. If the poison hits, the
user rolls a contest of Strength + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Occult. (Vampires with Fortitude may resist
with Stamina + Fortitude.) If the user wins, the poison does the margin in Aggravated Health
damage to mortals and in non-halved Superficial Health damage to vampires. A mortal who takes
even one point of damage collapses unconscious.
■ Duration: The poison remains potent for one scene

Level 4
theft of vitae Through mystical means the vampire opens a wound in a major artery of a mortal victim,
blood shooting out through the air in a stream toward the open mouth of the user. This has the
additional effect of keeping the mortal subdued as if in the throes of the Kiss, and the wound closes by
itself once the effect ends, whether the victim expired or not. This power is extremely spectacular and a
potential Masquerade breach while in progress, but once ended leaves no traces.
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Blood Sorcery vs Wits + Occult
■ System: The user makes a beckoning gesture toward a mortal target in line of sight and rolls their Wits
+ Blood Sorcery vs Wits + Occult. A win opens an arterial wound, and the vampire can start feeding from
across the room. (A target wearing full-body protection such as a hazmat suit merely bleeds ecstatically
out into the suit.) The user can do nothing else while feeding, but they can feed at twice the normal
speed (at triple speed on a critical win) thanks to the sorcerous pressure of this power.
■ Duration: One feeding
Level 5
baal’s caress The vampire can transmute their Blood into an extremely aggressive poison, lethal to
mortal and Kindred alike.
■ Dice Pools: Strength + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Occult or Fortitude
■ System: This power uses the same system (and its poison has the same restrictions) as Scorpion’s
Touch (p. 273), with increased damage. If the poison hits, the user rolls a contest of Strength + Blood
Sorcery vs Stamina + Occult. (Vampires with Fortitude may resist with Fortitude in lieu of the Occult
Skill.) If the user wins, the poison does the margin in Aggravated Health damage to mortals and
vampires alike. A mortal who takes even one point of damage dies instantly. If a vampire target takes
Aggravated damage from this poison, the user rolls the contest again; on a win, the vampire enters
torpor when next they go to sleep.
■ Duration: The poison remains potent for one scene
cauldron of blood This gruesome power lets the user boil the blood of a victim in their own veins,
causing massive damage and excruciating pain. While there are more efficient ways to kill, few methods
approach this level of cruelty.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check and gain one (or more) Stains
■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Blood Sorcery vs Composure + Occult or Fortitude
■ System: The user pays the cost and touches the victim (Dexterity + Athletics in combat or similar
situations), rolling a contest of Resolve + Blood Sorcery vs Composure + Occult. (Vampires with Fortitude
may resist with Composure + Fortitude.) On a win, each point of margin causes one point of Aggravated
damage in the victim. Mortals taking at least one point of damage die screaming. Vampire victims add 1
Hunger per point of damage inflicted, until Hunger is at 5.
■ Duration: One turn
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eyes of the beast The vampire can will a supernatural red gleam into their eyes, giving them sight even in
the total absence of light.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: No roll is required to activate Eyes of the Beast. While active the user ignores any sight
penalties imposed by darkness, including supernatural. While active, the inhuman appearance of the
eyes confers two bonus dice to Intimidation pools against mortals.
■ Duration: As long as desired
weight of the feather The vampire can reduce their effective mass and density, making themselves almost
weightless. This allows them to avoid triggering pressure sensors as well as avoiding major damage from
falls, collisions, or being thrown. The power cannot be used for longer leaps, as the vampire’s strength is
proportionally reduced.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Survival
■ System: If the vampire has time to prepare, no roll is required. As a reaction, such as during a sudden
fall, activating the power requires a Wits + Survival roll at Difficulty 3. As long as the power is in effect, the
vampire is immune to damage from falls, collisions, and being thrown. The user also avoids triggering
devices that rely on pressure, at the Storyteller’s discretion.
■ Duration: As long as desired
Level 2
feral weapons The vampire can extend their natural weapons to monstrous proportions. This usually
takes the form of fingernails extending into wicked talons but can also come in other forms such as fangs
elongating into veritable daggers, as from a gigantic serpent.
■ System: No skill roll is needed to activate this power. When activated, the vampire adds a +2
modifier to their Brawl damage and causes Aggravated Health damage to mortals. Superficial damage
inflicted from Feral Weapons is not halved.
Level 3
earth meld Becoming one with the soil, the vampire sinks into the earth. Unless in torpor, the vampire
rises again the following night.
■ System: No test is required, but the vampire must be on a natural surface: rocks, raw earth, grass, etc.
This power does not work on concrete, asphalt, or other artificial surfaces. It takes a turn for the vampire
to sink into the earth, leaving carried objects behind atop the soil. While in the earth the vampire is aware
of their surroundings, except during day-sleep. At those times, disturbances (e.g., digging or loud noises)
awaken them or not as with all vampires (p. 219).
■ Duration: One day or more, or until disturbed
shapechange The vampire can assume the shape of an animal roughly the same size as their original
mass. The vampire can only change into one type of animal (usually a wolf, sometimes a large feline or a
giant snake), usually one associated with their clan or the type of prey they most commonly feed on. The
animal, while usually a spectacular example of their species, shows no signs to a mundane observer of
being supernatural.
■ System: No test is required. The transformation takes one turn, during which the user may take no other
actions. Upon transformation, the vampire gains the Physical Attributes, senses, and native Skills
associated with that animal (see p. 373) and also gains that animal’s natural limits of communication,
manipulation (most animals can carry one thing in their mouth), and so forth. The vampire can use other
Disciplines, at the Storyteller’s discretion. (By and large, they can use Auspex, Animalism, Celerity,
Fortitude, Potence, and Protean; many powers of Dominate, Obfuscate, and Presence pose
problems; Blood Sorcery is completely off the table.)
■ Duration: One scene unless ended voluntarily before that
Level 4
metamorphosis
■ Prerequisite: Shapechange
This power grants an additional animal form to the user, this time also enabling them to change their size.
Vampires most commonly metamorphose into bats, rats, unusually large insects, or snakes. (see p. 373)
■ System: Same as Shapechange.
Level 5
mist form The vampire gains the legendary power to turn into a cloud of mist, perceivable to the eye but
untouchable by anything save fire, sunlight, and supernatural aggression. They can fit through pipes,
crevices, and cracks. While strong winds might buffet them, no natural force can disperse the cloud.
■ Cost: One to three Rouse Checks
■ System: No roll is required. The transformation takes three turns, though it can be sped up with
additional Rouse Checks on a one-for-one basis. While in mist form, the vampire moves at walking pace
and perceives their surroundings through mystical means as if there as normal. A vampire in mist form
cannot make eye contact or speak. They can use only those Disciplines requiring no physical form or
presence, at the Storyteller’s discretion. While in mist form the vampire can only be damaged by sunlight,
fire, and immaterial supernatural attacks (such as some Rituals).

the unfettered heart Having mastered the power of Protean, the very insides of the user become
malleable, almost viscous. The heart, seat of the vitae and unlife of the vampire, detaches and moves
freely, if sluggishly, within the chest. This makes the vampire exceedingly hard to stake as the position of
their heart changes nightly, and can even allow the user to free themselves from paralysis.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Increases the Difficulty on any non-combat test to stake the vampire by three. In Melee
combat, only if the stake-wielder rolls a critical win does the stake penetrate the user’s heart. Even if
staked, the user can make a Rouse Check and roll their Strength + Resolve (Difficulty 5) once per hour. A
win means they manage to free themselves from paralysis as the stake is pushed out of their body. They
cannot attempt such stake expulsion at Hunger 5.
■ Duration: Passive
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awe Anyone in the presence of the vampire finds their attention inexplicably drawn to them. Those
listening to the vampire speak might suddenly agree on subjects where they once held different
viewpoints. While this power doesn’t cause rapt infatuation, it is still strong enough to sway the minds of
most mortals.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Presence vs Composure + Intelligence
■ System: Add the Presence rating to any Skill roll involving Persuasion or Performance as well as to
other Charismarelated rolls, at the Storyteller’s discretion. Anyone aware that they’re being affected can
try to resist with a contest of Composure + Intelligence vs the user’s Manipulation + Presence. On a win,
the target can resist the effects for one scene; a critical win makes the target immune for the entire night.
Once the power wears off, victims revert to their previous opinions.
■ Duration: One scene or until intentionally ended
daunt Instead of attracting people, the vampire uses Presence to repel. With this power the user appears
threatening and exudes an aura of menace powerful enough to make most mortals avoid their attention
and even vampires think twice about acting against them.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Add the user’s Presence rating to any Intimidation rolls. Attacking the user requires
a Resolve+Composure roll at Difficulty 2. Vampires cannot use Awe and Daunt simultaneously.
Level 2
lingering kiss The Kiss of a vampire induces near-ecstasy in mortals, but this power leaves other Kisses
in the dust. Mortals fed upon by the user become addicted to the Kiss, obsessing over it and even
seeking the vampire out for repeated feedings. Mortals often become anemic, self-harm, or even die from
this addiction, but vampires find it a useful power for cultivating a herd.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The vampire can choose to use this power or not during each feeding. The user adds dice
equal to their Presence to any subsequent Charisma Attribute-assisted pool against the bitten
subject. A mortal fed upon with this power can make a Willpower test (Difficulty equals the user’s
Presence) every week to resist the effects. Winning this test for three consecutive weeks breaks the
effect, as does a single critical win.
■ Duration: Until successfully resisted
Level 3
dread gaze Briefly exposing their vampiric nature, the user instills a single subject with utter
terror. Mortals are cowed, run, or freeze with fear, while other vampires either submit like whipped dogs or
flee in frenzied Rötschreck.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Presence vs Composure + Resolve
■ System: Displaying their fangs, their face twisted in a predatory grimace, the user rolls a contest of
Charisma + Presence against their target’s Composure + Resolve.
◻ Failure: Mortals are unable to act other than in their own defense, backing off for a turn. Vampires are
unaffected.
◻ Win: Mortals run in fear. Vampires are unable to act other than in their own defense for a turn unless
they spend Willpower equal to the users margin of win (to a minimum of one).
◻ Critical Win: Mortals freeze or crumple into a fetal position. Vampires must make a terror frenzy test
(Difficulty 3). If they win, they are still affected as above.
entrancement The vampire focuses their unnatural allure on a single person, instilling in them a rapt
fascination or infatuation akin to falling head over heels in love or meeting one’s lifelong idol. The person
affected does their best to remain in the vampire’s good graces, but stops short of causing themselves or
their other loved ones physical harm.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Presence vs Composure + Wits
■ System: The vampire only needs to gain the subject’s attention and win a contest of Charisma +
Presence vs Composure + Wits. The effect lasts for roughly one hour plus one per point of margin on the
win. The vampire can renew this effect indefinitely, but a failure ends the effect and makes the subject
immune for the rest of the night. After succeeding, the user adds dice equal to their Presence rating to
any Social dice pool against the entranced subject. Requests resulting in obvious harm to the subject or
their loved ones, or that oppose the subject’s Tenets, fail and require an immediate power contest roll as
above, or the Entrancement immediately fails.
■ Duration: One hour plus one per point of margin
Level 4
irresistible voice ■ Amalgam: Dominate 1
The Presence of the user becomes a conduit for Dominate. The vampire now only needs their voice to be
heard in order to employ Dominate powers.
■ Cost: No additional cost
■ System: The user's voice alone is now enough to Dominate a target. This does not apply to voices
transmitted through electronic media such as phones, television, or apartment door-buzzer speakers.
summon The vampire can call to themselves any person, mortal or vampire, upon whom they’ve
previously used Awe, Entrancement, or Majesty, or who has tasted their Blood at least once. The target
knows who is summoning them and the user’s current location. This calling lasts for a night. After that
time, the effect subsides, but the user can repeat it night after night if required to reach the target or if the
target is otherwise reluctant. Anyone Summoned feels a pull toward the summoner and tries to reach
them, though without endangering themselves physically or financially. They won’t sell their house to buy
a ticket or miss a vital meeting, but they might skip out of normal work or social commitments.

■ System: The user needs to concentrate for five minutes and think of the person being summoned, then
rolls Manipulation + Presence vs Composure + Intelligence. On a win, the target hears the summoning,
but may or may not heed it. On a critical win, the target arrives as quickly as possible, barring immediate
risk to their well-being.
■ Duration: One night
Level 5
majesty At this pinnacle of the Discipline the vampire can amplify their countenance to supernatural
levels. Whether they appear as heartrendingly beautiful, monstrously terrifying, or wielding absolute
command, everyone who views them is struck by their image, unable to act or even speak against the
vampire. To experience Majesty is to be in the presence of the divine - or the infernal.
■ Cost: Two Rouse Checks
■ System: People in the presence of the user can only stare, slackjawed, or avert their eyes in fear or
submission. Anyone wanting to act in any way in opposition to the user, except for selfpreservation, must
successfully win a contest of their Composure + Resolve vs. the vampire’s Charisma + Presence. A win
allows one turn of freedom, plus one per point of margin; only a critical win resists the effect for the entire
scene.

star magnetism The Presence powers of the user now effect people viewing them on live feeds or
hearing them over the phone. Recorded images or messages do not retain the effect, however.
■ Cost: One additional Rouse Check
■ System: Awe, Daunt, and Entrancement can be transmitted through live feeds via screens or phones. If
Entrancement is used, the victim’s name must be spoken clearly, as that power only affects one person
at a time. Anyone else viewing the same transmission only finds the user charming, but not
supernaturally so.
■ Duration: As power used
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awe Anyone in the presence of the vampire finds their attention inexplicably drawn to them. Those
listening to the vampire speak might suddenly agree on subjects where they once held different
viewpoints. While this power doesn’t cause rapt infatuation, it is still strong enough to sway the minds of
most mortals.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Add the Presence rating to any Skill roll involving Persuasion or Performance as well as to
other Charismarelated rolls, at the Storyteller’s discretion. Anyone aware that they’re being affected can
try to resist with a contest of Composure + Intelligence vs the user’s Manipulation + Presence. On a win,
the target can resist the effects for one scene; a critical win makes the target immune for the entire night.
Once the power wears off, victims revert to their previous opinions.
daunt Instead of attracting people, the vampire uses Presence to repel. With this power the user appears
threatening and exudes an aura of menace powerful enough to make most mortals avoid their attention
and even vampires think twice about acting against them.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Add the user’s Presence rating to any Intimidation rolls. Attacking the user requires
a Resolve+Composure roll at Difficulty 2. Vampires cannot use Awe and Daunt simultaneously.
Level 2
lingering kiss The Kiss of a vampire induces near-ecstasy in mortals, but this power leaves other Kisses
in the dust. Mortals fed upon by the user become addicted to the Kiss, obsessing over it and even
seeking the vampire out for repeated feedings. Mortals often become anemic, self-harm, or even die from
this addiction, but vampires find it a useful power for cultivating a herd.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The vampire can choose to use this power or not during each feeding. The user adds dice
equal to their Presence to any subsequent Charisma Attribute-assisted pool against the bitten
subject. A mortal fed upon with this power can make a Willpower test (Difficulty equals the user’s
Presence) every week to resist the effects. Winning this test for three consecutive weeks breaks the
effect, as does a single critical win.
■ Duration: Until successfully resisted
Level 3
dread gaze Briefly exposing their vampiric nature, the user instills a single subject with utter
terror. Mortals are cowed, run, or freeze with fear, while other vampires either submit like whipped dogs or
flee in frenzied Rötschreck.
■ System: Displaying their fangs, their face twisted in a predatory grimace, the user rolls a contest of
Charisma + Presence against their target’s Composure + Resolve.
◻ Failure: Mortals are unable to act other than in their own defense, backing off for a turn. Vampires are
unaffected.
◻ Win: Mortals run in fear. Vampires are unable to act other than in their own defense for a turn unless
they spend Willpower equal to the users margin of win (to a minimum of one).
◻ Critical Win: Mortals freeze or crumple into a fetal position. Vampires must make a terror frenzy test
(Difficulty 3). If they win, they are still affected as above.
entrancement The vampire focuses their unnatural allure on a single person, instilling in them a rapt
fascination or infatuation akin to falling head over heels in love or meeting one’s lifelong idol. The person
affected does their best to remain in the vampire’s good graces, but stops short of causing themselves or
their other loved ones physical harm.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Presence vs Composure + Wits
■ System: The vampire only needs to gain the subject’s attention and win a contest of Charisma +
Presence vs Composure + Wits. The effect lasts for roughly one hour plus one per point of margin on the
win. The vampire can renew this effect indefinitely, but a failure ends the effect and makes the subject
immune for the rest of the night. After succeeding, the user adds dice equal to their Presence rating to
any Social dice pool against the entranced subject. Requests resulting in obvious harm to the subject or
their loved ones, or that oppose the subject’s Tenets, fail and require an immediate power contest roll as
above, or the Entrancement immediately fails.
■ Duration: One hour plus one per point of margin

Level 4
irresistible voice ■ Amalgam: Dominate 1
The Presence of the user becomes a conduit for Dominate. The vampire now only needs their voice to be
heard in order to employ Dominate powers.
■ System: The user's voice alone is now enough to Dominate a target. This does not apply to voices
transmitted through electronic media such as phones, television, or apartment door-buzzer speakers.
summon The vampire can call to themselves any person, mortal or vampire, upon whom they’ve
previously used Awe, Entrancement, or Majesty, or who has tasted their Blood at least once. The target
knows who is summoning them and the user’s current location. This calling lasts for a night. After that
time, the effect subsides, but the user can repeat it night after night if required to reach the target or if the
target is otherwise reluctant. Anyone Summoned feels a pull toward the summoner and tries to reach
them, though without endangering themselves physically or financially. They won’t sell their house to buy
a ticket or miss a vital meeting, but they might skip out of normal work or social commitments.
■ System: The user needs to concentrate for five minutes and think of the person being summoned, then
rolls Manipulation + Presence vs Composure + Intelligence. On a win, the target hears the summoning,
but may or may not heed it. On a critical win, the target arrives as quickly as possible, barring immediate
risk to their well-being.
■ Duration: One night
Level 5
majesty At this pinnacle of the Discipline the vampire can amplify their countenance to supernatural
levels. Whether they appear as heartrendingly beautiful, monstrously terrifying, or wielding absolute
command, everyone who views them is struck by their image, unable to act or even speak against the
vampire. To experience Majesty is to be in the presence of the divine - or the infernal.
■ System: People in the presence of the user can only stare, slackjawed, or avert their eyes in fear or
submission. Anyone wanting to act in any way in opposition to the user, except for selfpreservation, must
successfully win a contest of their Composure + Resolve vs. the vampire’s Charisma + Presence. A win
allows one turn of freedom, plus one per point of margin; only a critical win resists the effect for the entire
scene.

star magnetism The Presence powers of the user now effect people viewing them on live feeds or
hearing them over the phone. Recorded images or messages do not retain the effect, however.
■ Cost: One additional Rouse Check

■ System: Awe, Daunt, and Entrancement can be transmitted through live feeds via screens or phones. If
Entrancement is used, the victim’s name must be spoken clearly, as that power only affects one person
at a time. Anyone else viewing the same transmission only finds the user charming, but not
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lethal body Using this power, the user is capable of causing horrendous damage to mortals, tearing skin
and breaking bones with bare fingers.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The user’s unarmed attacks can now do Aggravated Health damage to mortals, if desired.
They also ignore one level of armor per Potence level of the user.
soaring leap Possessing unholy strength in more than arms and fists, the user can leap far higher and
further than any mortal.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The user can jump a number of meters equal to three times their Potence
level vertically, and five times their Potence level horizontally. The user needs no run-up to make these
leaps.
Level 2
prowess Vampires with Potence gain far greater strength from their Blood than those who lack it.
■ System: When activated, add the Potence rating of the user to their unarmed damage value as well
as to feats of Strength.
Level 3
brutal feed Known as the “Savage Kiss”,this power allows the user to employ an unholy inner strength
when draining a victim. In mere seconds, the attacker swallows torrents of blood while mauling the victim.
The result is an efficient, if messy, feeding often employed in the heat of battle where the mangled
remains of the victim can be disguised.
■ Cost: Free.
■ System: The vampire can drain a human completely in seconds, usually within a single turn. Every point
of Hunger slaked causes one point of Aggravated Health damage to the victim, as their blood vessels
burst and organs bruise and rupture internally. Using Brutal Feed on a vampire does only Superficial
Health damage to their dead and inert organs. In combat, Brutal Feed comes immediately after a
successful Brawl attack using fangs. The victim first takes bite damage, then damage from this
power. Armor does not protect against Brutal Feed, as the wounds are, or at least begin as, mainly
internal. Storytellers may decide such mutilation-killing warrants Stains (p. 239).
■ Duration: One feeding
spark of rage ■ Amalgam: Presence 3
Combining Potence and Presence, the vampire can incite anger and even frenzy in onlookers, as easily
as awe or dread. The user must take care not to rile up an angry mob to turn on them rather than the
target or each other.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Potence
■ System: When active, the user can add their Potence rating to any attempt to rile or incite a person or a
crowd to violence. In addition, the user can activate this power and roll a contest of Manipulation +
Potence vs Composure + Intelligence of another vampire. If they win, the opposing vampire must make a
fury frenzy test at Difficulty 3.
■ Duration: One Scene
uncanny grip Focusing their unnatural strength into their toes and fingers, the vampire grips and burrows
their extremities into almost any surface, enabling them to climb and even hang otherwise unsupported
from walls and ceilings. Close observation reveals telltale scarring or deformation on these surfaces
afterward, however, as this is an application of brute force, not superhero-style adhesion.
■ System: A vampire using this power automatically succeeds on any Skill test to climb a non-metallic
surface. The user might also be able to climb copper or bronze cladding or other softer metal surfaces, at
the Storyteller’s discretion. Thin glass surfaces (though generally not the glass curtain walls of modern
office buildings) may shatter under the stress. In the same way, a vampire can hang from a wall or ceiling
for up to one scene, though only barefoot vampires can hang by their feet. The climb or clinging leaves
obvious tracks detectable by anyone with an Intelligence + Investigation test at Difficulty
2. Detecting Uncanny Grip tracks on glass doesn’t even require a roll.
Level 4
draught of might The Blood of the vampire becomes saturated with the power of Potence, conveying a

part of that power to anyone who drinks of it. This is the Potence equivalent of Draught of Elegance (p.
254).
■ System: Drinking a Rouse Checks worth of Blood directly from the user gifts the drinker with temporary
Potence equal to half the Potence dots (rounded down) of the donor. The drinker gains the same powers
as the donor’s, up to that level.
■ Duration: One night; for vampires, until the next feeding or the vampire reaches Hunger 5
Level 5
earthshock Their strength an elemental force, the vampire can slam their fist or foot into the ground,
creating a shockwave that throws their opponents prone. One of the more dramatic applications of
Potence, this power needs to be carefully employed, lest the user literally bring the house down upon
themselves.
■ System: No additional test is needed to create the shockwave. (The ground is hard to miss.) Anyone
within a fivemeter radius of the user must make a Dexterity + Athletics roll (Difficulty 3), with the results
below. Anyone prepared for the Earthshock (such as the user’s companions) can shift their results up by
one step. ◻ Critical Win: No effect. ◻ Win: Knocked off balance. Lose current action ◻ Failure: Fall
prone. Lose current action; must spend a turn getting up.
This power causes significant collateral damage. If used on the ground, the earth cracks. If used indoors,
furniture breaks and mirrors shatter. On anything but the ground floor the floor might shatter, causing
everyone within the radius to plummet to the floor below. This power can only be used once per scene.
■ Duration: One use
fist of caine The vampire’s bare hands can inflict grievous injuries, lethal to both mortals and other
vampires. They can dismember, pierce, impale, decapitate, and even rip a heart out of the chest.
■ System: For one scene the user can inflict Aggravated Health damage to mortals and supernaturals
alike while Brawling, as they literally rend flesh and tear their opponents limb from limb with their bare
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cloak of shadows Standing perfectly still, the user blends into the surroundings. As long as they have
some kind of cover, make no sound, and don’t move, only mechanical or supernatural means can detect
them.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Follow the general rules for Obfuscate. The effect lasts until the user moves or they are
detected by other means.
silence of death Popular among the Banu Haqim, this power completely silences the user, nullifying all
sound made by them. As with other Obfuscate powers, this only works on people within earshot and does
not fool microphones or other electronic sound detectors. Unlike Obfuscate in general, this power works
only on the sense of hearing, but in exchange operates more robustly. A vampire needs to make a whole
lot of noise to break this silence.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The user silences their footsteps, clothing, minor collisions, and other sounds of their
person. This makes the vampire undetectable if an observer could only notice them by sound, such as
when on a different floor of a house. This power does not eliminate sounds the user makes outside their
personal space (throwing or dropping objects, or slamming doors, for example). Failing that, only Sense
of the Unseen (Auspex 1) can detect the user.
Level 2
unseen passage With this power, the vampire can now move around while staying hidden. The user
is functionally invisible, per the usual Obfuscate limitations.
■ System: As long as the user emits no overpowering odors and no sound louder than a whisper, this
power automatically works. Only if the observer has their attention drawn to the user can they make a
detection roll. Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can also detect the hidden vampire, as per the general
Obfuscate rules. Note that the user cannot use this power to disappear while being actively
observed; it automatically fails in such a case.
■ Duration: One scene or until detection.
Level 3
ghost in the machine The user can now transmit the effects of Obfuscate through electronic
media, allowing the vampire to appear invisible or masked when viewed live on screen. If an observer
views the image later, as in a photograph or recording, the effect lessens: the image seems slightly
blurred, making identification hard. In addition, automated surveillance has a tendency to glitch in the
presence of the vampire, lessening their chance of being caught by automated systems.
■ System: No additional roll is required when being viewed on a live feed. Treat observers as present with
the vampire, with regard to the Discipline. The observer adds +3 to their Difficulty on tests to identify the
user on film, video, in photographs, or the like taken during active Obfuscation. The user also gains
three additional dice to pools they use when trying to circumvent automated electronic surveillance and
countermeasures.
mask of a thousand faces Instead of disappearing, the vampire using this power can make themselves
appear as a nondescript stranger, someone expected to be present in the area. Unlike other Obfuscate
powers, this allows the user to interact and communicate with those they might run into. They arouse little
suspicion as long the object wasn’t there, moving around larger objects if need be.
■ System: No test is required. Anyone viewing the vampire sees a forgettable face of the same
gender and approximate build and height as the user. Clothes take on the same kind of blandness,
depending on the environment. At an office the user might appear as a nightwatchman, while they may
seem to wear overalls at an assembly plant. Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can pierce the power as
usual.
Level 4
vanish
■ Prerequisite: Cloak of Shadows
The vampire can activate Cloak of Shadows and Unseen Passage even while under direct observation.
The vampire appears to vanish in the blink of an eye; even the as their presence is at all
plausible (meaning that it will not fool people who do not expect anyone or would be hostile against
anyone they didn’t know). The power also does not provide any personal identification or other ways of
misleading an identity check.
■ System: No test is required. Anyone viewing the vampire sees a forgettable face of the same
gender and approximate build and height as the user. Clothes take on the same kind of
blandness, depending on the environment. At an office the user might appear as a nightwatchman, while
they may seem to wear overalls at an assembly plant. Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can pierce the
power as usual.
Level 4
conceal
■ Amalgam: Auspex 3
This ability allows the user to cloak an inanimate object such as a door, a car, or a small house. As with
other Obfuscate powers, this does not actually make the object invisible, but creates a lingering hypnotic
effect that causes most people to simply ignore it. In this case the power is especially effective, given that
the object is unlikely to call attention to itself. Unless something causes passersby to collide with it or
someone points it out, people behave as if the object wasn’t there, moving around larger objects if need
be.
■ Dice Pools: Intelligence + Obfuscate
■ System: The vampire touches the object and rolls a test of Intelligence + Obfuscate against a Difficulty
from 2 (Concealing a ring in a drawer filled with other memorabilia) to 6 (Concealing a house in the middle
of an open square), depending on the target’s size and location. The power lasts for one night. Each point
of margin on the win conceals the object for an additional night. This power conceals anyone and
anything inside the object (e.g., people in a car or shed), as long as the viewer remains outside. This
power cannot affect anything larger than a two-story house or any object moving under its own power
(such as a moving car). Someone with the Auspex power Sense the Unseen (or equivalent) can notice
the object by winning a contest of Wits + Auspex vs the Intelligence + Obfuscate of the user.
■ Duration: One night, with an additional night per point of margin on the win.
Level 5
cloak the gathering The vampire can shelter their companions under the cloak of Obfuscate.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check in addition to the cost of the power extended
■ System: The vampire can extend their power of Obfuscation to a number of additional willing
subjects equal to their Wits, plus one for each additional Rouse Check made. The Obfuscate power
used on the group can be any known to the user, and every member of the group count as having used it
on themselves, using the Obfuscating vampire’s rating as their own when needed for a roll. Members
of the group can still perceive each other while under the effects of the power. If anyone besides the user
is revealed, either through their own doing or an astute observer, the rest of the group remains hidden. If
the user is revealed, so is everyone else.
■ Duration: As power extended
impostor’s guise
■ Prerequisite: Mask of a Thousand Faces
With some preparation the vampire can make themselves appear as a specific individual of any build and
gender. The user must carefully study the subject, otherwise the charade fails when meeting anyone with
more than a casual familiarity with the person being mimicked.
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Obfuscate, Manipulation + Performance
■ System: The user must study the face to be copied for at least five minutes, from different angles. The
user requires another ten minutes of observation to mimic the subject’s voice and mannerisms. The user
can only copy human appearance, not animal form. The Storyteller then makes a hidden test of Wits +
Obfuscate (Difficulty 4). A failure means that the resemblance is less than convincing, and anyone close
to the person copied notices something amiss automatically. A win creates a convincing illusion , but the
user must make a Manipulation + Performance roll to impersonate speech and mannerisms. A critical win
creates a perfect illusion with no further roll necessary. Sense the Unseen (Auspex 1) can pierce the
mask as per General Rules.

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resilience Endowed with supernatural endurance, the user can strengthen their physical resolve.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The user adds their Fortitude rating to their Health track.
unswayable mind The user gains a mystical ability to resist any attempts to sway them through mundane
charms, coercion, and wiles. Some exhibit Unswayable Mind as zen-like calm, others as supernatural
stubbornness.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: The user adds their dots in Fortitude as extra dice in any roll made to resist coercion,
intimidation, seduction, or any other attempt to sway the user’s mind against their will. This power also
works against supernatural abilities such as Dominate and Presence.
Level 2
toughness All vampires with this power exhibit an innate ability to ignore damage that would otherwise
inconvenience and even disable others of their kind. While this power alone gives no protection against
banes and other aggravated damage, the protection it confers adds up in the long run.
■ Cost: One Rouse check
■ System: Subtract the Fortitude of the defender from all Superficial damage sustained. This occurs
before halving the damage, and cannot reduce the damage below one.
enduring beasts
■ Amalgam: Animalism 1
The user shares a small portion of their unnatural toughness with the animals they influence. Teeming
swarms and great beasts alike exhibit a resistance to fleeting injuries almost equal to the vampire
themself.
■ Cost: Free (for famulus); One Rouse Check (for other animals)
■ Dice Pools: Stamina + Animalism (for non-famulus animals)
■ System: The vampire can choose to extend some of their Fortitude powers to animals affected by their
Animalism. Any animal thus imbued gains additional Health levels equal to the Fortitude dots of the
vampire. Using this power on their famulus is free and automatic. To imbue other animals besides their
famulus, the user must make a Rouse Check and roll a test of Stamina + Animalism (Difficulty 3). The
user can fortify one animal per point of margin. When the effect ends, remove unmarked Health first;
this may result in the animal expiring.
■ Duration: One Scene.
Level 3
defy bane By preparing themselves with an expenditure of power, the vampire can make
themselves temporarily resistant to fire and sunlight as well as other grievous wounds that would
threaten them with Final Death.
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Survival (to activate reflexively)
■ System: The user can convert a number of Aggravated damage equal to their Fortitude rating to

Superficial damage when sustained. They may not heal that Superficial damage for the rest of the
scene. This power converts a number of damage per scene, not per wound or per attack.
EXAMPLE: Salman has Fortitude 3. During the upcoming brawl, he could for example convert 2 points of
Aggravated damage to Superficial, then convert 1 more point of Aggravated damage taken the next turn
before his power expires.
The user can renew this power once expired by making another Rouse Check. If endangered
unexpectedly, the user can activate this power reflexively with a Wits + Survival roll (Difficulty 3) upon
receiving Aggravated damage. If the user fails the test, the power does not activate; if they win the
test, they must make a Rouse Check to pay for the power.
■ Duration: One scene or until expired, whichever comes first
fortify the inner facade Instead of hardening the vampire’s physical frame, this power allows the user to
protect their thoughts and emotions from supernatural prying. Their mind appears completely blank
while their aura is, for lack of better words, flat.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Increases the Difficulty of using Scry Soul (Auspex 3), Telepathy (Auspex 5), and similar powers
on the user by half their Fortitude rating (round up). If the rules allow the user to resist these powers,
they add their Fortitude rating to their dice pool instead.
Level 4
draught of endurance The Blood of the vampire becomes saturated with the power of Fortitude,
conveying a part of that power to anyone who drinks of it. This is the Fortitude equivalent of Draught of
Elegance (p. 254).
■ System: Drinking a Rouse Check's worth of Blood directly from the user gifts the drinker with
temporary Fortitude equal to half the Fortitude dots (rounded down) of the donor. The drinker gains the
same powers as the donor’s, up to that level.
Level 5
flesh of marble The power of the Blood causes the skin of the vampire to harden, taking on a marble-like
sheen that is still supple but stops almost any blow before momentarily breaking and reforming. A
vampire using this power is almost impossible to destroy outright, barring a lucky blow or physical
restraint.
■ System: With this power active, the vampire ignores the first source of physical damage each
turn, including fire but not sunlight. If confusion arises about which source is “first,” the Storyteller
either decides based on the narrative, or the vampire ignores the most damaging single source that
turn. A critical win on an attack roll bypasses this power.
prowess from pain Injuries and impairments now only fuel the powers of the vampire, who grows
stronger and faster from each blow, rend, or tear received. Only utter destruction can stop one who calls
upon this Fortitude power.
■ System: Upon activating the power the vampire no longer suffers any dice penalties from Health
damage sustained, such as physical Impairment. Additionally, they can increase one Physical Attribute
by one dot (derived stats are unaffected) for each level of damage on their Health track, aggravated or
superficial. The user’s Attributes cannot exceed a value equal to their Blood Surge + 6 through this
ability.
EXAMPLE: Darin has Blood Potency 3, giving him a Blood Surge of 2. He cannot increase his Physical
Attributes past 8 using Prowess from Pain.
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bond famulus When Blood Bonding an animal, the vampire can make it a famulus, forming a mental

link with it and facilitating the use of other Animalism powers. While this power alone does not allow two-
way communication with the animal, it can follow simple verbal instructions such as “stay” and “come
here." It attacks in defense of itself and its master but cannot otherwise be persuaded to fight something it
would not normally attack.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Animal Ken
■ Cost: The animal must be fed the user’s Blood on three separate nights, each of which requires a
Rouse Check by the user. The amount of Blood needed to sustain the ghoulstate of the animal after this
is negligible. Players starting with this power have completed this process and can chose a famulus for
free.
■ System: Without the use of Feral Whispers, below, giving commands to the animal requires a Charisma

+ Animal Ken roll (Difficulty 2); increase Difficulty for more complex orders. A vampire can only have
one famulus, but can get a new one if the current one dies. A vampire can use Feral Whispers (Animalism
2) and Subsume the Spirit (Animalism 4) on their famulus for free.
■ Duration: Only death releases a famulus once bound. As long as it receives vampire Blood on a
regular basis, the famulus does not age.
sense the beast The vampire can sense the Beast present in mortals, vampires, and other supernaturals,
gaining a sense of their nature, hunger, and hostility.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Animalism vs Composure + Subterfuge
■ System: Roll Resolve + Animalism vs Composure + Subterfuge. A win allows the user to sense the
level of hostility in a target (whether the person is prepared to do harm or even determined to cause
it) and determine whether they harbor a supernatural Beast, marking them as a vampire or werewolf. On
a win, a critical gives the user information on the exact type of creature, as well as their Hunger or Rage
level. This power can be used both actively and passively, warning the user of aggressive intent in their
immediate vicinity.
Level 2
feral whispers The vampire can commune with the beasts of the wild and the city. Feral Whispers allows
two-way communication with animals. A cat might not be interested in debating Matisse’s use of color but
happily discusses the lack of prey around the brownstone building across the street. Depending on the
vampire’s skill, they can even persuade animals to perform services; like humans, animals seldom agree
to things that go against their nature or endanger them. Vampires can also use Feral Whispers to
summon a chosen type of animal (see Animalism limitations above) but the animals must be present to
answer. Nothing prevents a vampire trying to summon an orca in Central Park, but success seems
unlikely. Summoned animals listen to the summoner, but scatter or attack if endangered.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Animalism, Charisma + Animalism
■ Cost: One Rouse Check per type of animal chosen for the scene. Allows one summoning and
unlimited communication. Free when used on famulus.
■ System: Simple communication requires no dice pool test. Persuading an animal to perform a

service requires a Manipulation + Animalism roll; the Difficulty depends on the task required. Having a
bird keep an eye out for anyone entering the park at night is Difficulty 3, while ordering any animal
to defend a place with their lives is Difficulty 6. Summoning animals uses a Charisma + Animalism
roll; Difficulty depends on the scarcity of the animals summoned. The number of animals summoned
depend on the margin on the test; a critical win summons most, if not all, animals of the type in the area.

Level 3
animal succulence The vampire can slake additional Hunger by feeding on animals. In addition, the
vampire can consume its famulus, gaining nourishment far beyond what would be gained from an
animal of similar stature and absorbing a sliver of its primary trait.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Feeding from animals slakes 1 additional Hunger, and the vampire counts their Blood Potency
as two levels lower in regards to penalties to slaking Hunger from animal blood. Consuming one's
famulus slakes 4 Hunger, regardless of animal size. This act can never remove the final Hunger die. In
addition, consuming one's famulus increases the vampire’s Attribute most associated with that animal
(as determined by the Storyteller) by two dots. Consuming a cat might raise Dexterity or Composure;
consuming a dog might raise Charisma or Resolve. Storytellers may vary the reward from famulus
consumption: draining an owl might raise the Attribute in any perception pool by two dots, or in pools
involving wise decision making. The bonus lasts until the vampire’s next feeding or until their Hunger
reaches 5.
quell the beast By locking eyes with a target, the vampire cows their inner Beast into temporary
slumber. Mortals affected thus become apathetic, unable to take any actions other than to stay alive,
while vampires’ bestial urges temporarily abate, for better or worse.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Animalism vs Stamina + Resolve

■ System: Roll Charisma + Animalism vs Stamina + Resolve. A win against a mortal target incapacitates
them for that scene, instilling severe lethargy. They act only to preserve themselves, not against the user
or anyone else. A win against a vampire prevents the target from performing Blood Surges. While their
Beast is quelled, vampires do not score messy criticals. Against vampires, this power lasts a turn plus a
number of turns equal to the win margin on the contest. A critical win against a vampire target
also ends their frenzy.
■ Duration: One scene, or a number of turns equal to the test margin plus one.
unliving hive
■ Amalgam: Obfuscate 2
Most often seen amongst the Nosferatu, this unnerving power allows the user to extend their animal
influence to swarms of insects such as flies or roaches. Certain vampires even go so far as to adopt
swarms as famuli, giving them a permanent home within the folds and orifices of their malformed flesh.
■ System: This power extends all powers previously restricted to vertebrates to insect swarms, treating
a swarm as a single creature. The vampire can bind the swarm as a famulus, and some even give it the
ability to nest inside the cavities of their body. This hides the swarm from sight while allowing it to nurse
the minute amounts of Blood needed to sustain it indefinitely. While nested, the swarm is undetectable
by anything less than X-rays. Swarms do little damage in combat. They have Health 5 and a pool of 8 dice
to resist attacks. Swarms take Superficial damage from Brawl; flame and insecticide cause Aggravated
damage. Vampires can use swarms for spying, as distractions (resulting in a two-dice penalty on any roll
for a single swarmed individual), or to intimidate mortals (add between one and three dice to
Intimidation pools, depending on the type of insect and the victim’s phobias). Players and Storytellers
can doubtlessly come up with even more creative uses of this power.
Level 4
subsume the spirit The vampire can completely transfer its mind into the body of an animal. They
can control the animal and use its senses freely, even during the day should they manage to stay awake.
While doing this, the vampire’s body lies immobile as if in torpor.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check. Free if used on famulus.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Animalism
■ System: Make a Manipulation + Animalism test; Difficulty 4. On a win, the vampire can inhabit the
animal’s body for one scene. On a critical win, the vampire can inhabit the animal indefinitely. Extending
this possession into the daylight hours requires the vampire to stay awake (p. 219); seeing the
sun requires a test for fear frenzy though the sunlight does not damage the animal being ridden. The
user remains oblivious to their original body, but harm to it pulls them out of the trance and releases
the animal. Death of the possessed animal also ends the trance, and the vampire takes a point of
Aggravated Willpower damage from the shock.
■ Duration: A scene / indefinitely (see above)
Level 5
animal dominion The power the vampire holds over beasts is now great enough to command flocks and
packs as if they were extensions of their own body. At a gesture, animals lay down their lives by the
dozens, even hundreds, to appease their master.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Animalism
■ System: Chose a type of animal and make a Charisma + Animalism roll with a Difficulty depending on
the nature of the animals and the order given. Getting a flock of crows to disperse and look for a specific
individual (given some means of identifying their target) is relatively easy (Difficulty 3), but getting a
pack of dogs to give their lives in a suicidal attack on another vampire is more of a challenge (Difficulty
5). The power does not allow the user to summon animals, but compels those already present to obey.
The vampire can command the animals to return after completing their task, if they have means to do
so.
■ Duration: A single scene or until the directive is fulfilled, whichever is shortest.
drawing out the beast The vampire can project their Beast at the moment of terror or fury frenzy,
transferring it into a nearby subject, either mortal or vampire. That person immediately experiences the
frenzy instead, going on a merciless rampage or fleeing in terror depending on the trigger.
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Animalism vs Composure + Resolve
■ System: Instead of the Willpower roll to resist a terror or fury frenzy, roll Wits + Animalism vs
Composure + Resolve of the target. If the user fails, they enter frenzy as though they had failed the
Willpower roll. On a win, the target experiences that frenzy instead of the user. Later stimuli can still
provoke frenzy in the user, but they can use this power as long as they can make Rouse Checks and
further targets remain available. This power cannot transfer a hunger frenzy.
■ Duration: Frenzy duration (see p. 220)
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bond famulus When Blood Bonding an animal, the vampire can make it a famulus, forming a mental

link with it and facilitating the use of other Animalism powers. While this power alone does not allow two-
way communication with the animal, it can follow simple verbal instructions such as “stay” and “come
here." It attacks in defense of itself and its master but cannot otherwise be persuaded to fight something it
would not normally attack.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Animal Ken
■ Cost: The animal must be fed the user’s Blood on three separate nights, each of which requires a
Rouse Check by the user. The amount of Blood needed to sustain the ghoulstate of the animal after this
is negligible. Players starting with this power have completed this process and can chose a famulus for
free.
■ System: Without the use of Feral Whispers, below, giving commands to the animal requires a Charisma

+ Animal Ken roll (Difficulty 2); increase Difficulty for more complex orders. A vampire can only have
one famulus, but can get a new one if the current one dies. A vampire can use Feral Whispers (Animalism
2) and Subsume the Spirit (Animalism 4) on their famulus for free.
■ Duration: Only death releases a famulus once bound. As long as it receives vampire Blood on a
regular basis, the famulus does not age.
sense the beast The vampire can sense the Beast present in mortals, vampires, and other supernaturals,
gaining a sense of their nature, hunger, and hostility.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Animalism vs Composure + Subterfuge
■ System: Roll Resolve + Animalism vs Composure + Subterfuge. A win allows the user to sense the
level of hostility in a target (whether the person is prepared to do harm or even determined to cause
it) and determine whether they harbor a supernatural Beast, marking them as a vampire or werewolf. On
a win, a critical gives the user information on the exact type of creature, as well as their Hunger or Rage
level. This power can be used both actively and passively, warning the user of aggressive intent in their
immediate vicinity.
Level 2
feral whispers The vampire can commune with the beasts of the wild and the city. Feral Whispers allows
two-way communication with animals. A cat might not be interested in debating Matisse’s use of color but
happily discusses the lack of prey around the brownstone building across the street. Depending on the
vampire’s skill, they can even persuade animals to perform services; like humans, animals seldom agree
to things that go against their nature or endanger them. Vampires can also use Feral Whispers to
summon a chosen type of animal (see Animalism limitations above) but the animals must be present to
answer. Nothing prevents a vampire trying to summon an orca in Central Park, but success seems
unlikely. Summoned animals listen to the summoner, but scatter or attack if endangered.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Animalism, Charisma + Animalism
■ Cost: One Rouse Check per type of animal chosen for the scene. Allows one summoning and
unlimited communication. Free when used on famulus.
■ System: Simple communication requires no dice pool test. Persuading an animal to perform a

service requires a Manipulation + Animalism roll; the Difficulty depends on the task required. Having a
bird keep an eye out for anyone entering the park at night is Difficulty 3, while ordering any animal
to defend a place with their lives is Difficulty 6. Summoning animals uses a Charisma + Animalism
roll; Difficulty depends on the scarcity of the animals summoned. The number of animals summoned
depend on the margin on the test; a critical win summons most, if not all, animals of the type in the area.

Level 3
animal succulence The vampire can slake additional Hunger by feeding on animals. In addition, the
vampire can consume its famulus, gaining nourishment far beyond what would be gained from an
animal of similar stature and absorbing a sliver of its primary trait.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: Feeding from animals slakes 1 additional Hunger, and the vampire counts their Blood Potency
as two levels lower in regards to penalties to slaking Hunger from animal blood. Consuming one's
famulus slakes 4 Hunger, regardless of animal size. This act can never remove the final Hunger die. In
addition, consuming one's famulus increases the vampire’s Attribute most associated with that animal
(as determined by the Storyteller) by two dots. Consuming a cat might raise Dexterity or Composure;
consuming a dog might raise Charisma or Resolve. Storytellers may vary the reward from famulus
consumption: draining an owl might raise the Attribute in any perception pool by two dots, or in pools
involving wise decision making. The bonus lasts until the vampire’s next feeding or until their Hunger
reaches 5.
quell the beast By locking eyes with a target, the vampire cows their inner Beast into temporary
slumber. Mortals affected thus become apathetic, unable to take any actions other than to stay alive,
while vampires’ bestial urges temporarily abate, for better or worse.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Animalism vs Stamina + Resolve
■ System: Roll Charisma + Animalism vs Stamina + Resolve. A win against a mortal target incapacitates
them for that scene, instilling severe lethargy. They act only to preserve themselves, not against the user
or anyone else. A win against a vampire prevents the target from performing Blood Surges. While their
Beast is quelled, vampires do not score messy criticals. Against vampires, this power lasts a turn plus a
number of turns equal to the win margin on the contest. A critical win against a vampire target
also ends their frenzy.
■ Duration: One scene, or a number of turns equal to the test margin plus one.
unliving hive
Most often seen amongst the Nosferatu, this unnerving power allows the user to extend their animal
influence to swarms of insects such as flies or roaches. Certain vampires even go so far as to adopt
swarms as famuli, giving them a permanent home within the folds and orifices of their malformed flesh.
■ System: This power extends all powers previously restricted to vertebrates to insect swarms, treating
a swarm as a single creature. The vampire can bind the swarm as a famulus, and some even give it the
ability to nest inside the cavities of their body. This hides the swarm from sight while allowing it to nurse
the minute amounts of Blood needed to sustain it indefinitely. While nested, the swarm is undetectable
by anything less than X-rays. Swarms do little damage in combat. They have Health 5 and a pool of 8 dice
to resist attacks. Swarms take Superficial damage from Brawl; flame and insecticide cause Aggravated
damage. Vampires can use swarms for spying, as distractions (resulting in a two-dice penalty on any roll
for a single swarmed individual), or to intimidate mortals (add between one and three dice to
Intimidation pools, depending on the type of insect and the victim’s phobias). Players and Storytellers
can doubtlessly come up with even more creative uses of this power.
Level 4
subsume the spirit The vampire can completely transfer its mind into the body of an animal. They
can control the animal and use its senses freely, even during the day should they manage to stay awake.
While doing this, the vampire’s body lies immobile as if in torpor.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check. Free if used on famulus.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Animalism
■ System: Make a Manipulation + Animalism test; Difficulty 4. On a win, the vampire can inhabit the
animal’s body for one scene. On a critical win, the vampire can inhabit the animal indefinitely. Extending
this possession into the daylight hours requires the vampire to stay awake (p. 219); seeing the
sun requires a test for fear frenzy though the sunlight does not damage the animal being ridden. The
user remains oblivious to their original body, but harm to it pulls them out of the trance and releases
the animal. Death of the possessed animal also ends the trance, and the vampire takes a point of
Aggravated Willpower damage from the shock.
■ Duration: A scene / indefinitely (see above)
Level 5
animal dominion The power the vampire holds over beasts is now great enough to command flocks and
packs as if they were extensions of their own body. At a gesture, animals lay down their lives by the
dozens, even hundreds, to appease their master.
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Animalism
■ System: Chose a type of animal and make a Charisma + Animalism roll with a Difficulty depending on
the nature of the animals and the order given. Getting a flock of crows to disperse and look for a specific
individual (given some means of identifying their target) is relatively easy (Difficulty 3), but getting a
pack of dogs to give their lives in a suicidal attack on another vampire is more of a challenge (Difficulty
5). The power does not allow the user to summon animals, but compels those already present to obey.
The vampire can command the animals to return after completing their task, if they have means to do
so.
■ Duration: A single scene or until the directive is fulfilled, whichever is shortest.
drawing out the beast The vampire can project their Beast at the moment of terror or fury frenzy,
transferring it into a nearby subject, either mortal or vampire. That person immediately experiences the
frenzy instead, going on a merciless rampage or fleeing in terror depending on the trigger.
■ Dice Pools: Wits + Animalism vs Composure + Resolve
■ System: Instead of the Willpower roll to resist a terror or fury frenzy, roll Wits + Animalism vs
Composure + Resolve of the target. If the user fails, they enter frenzy as though they had failed the
Willpower roll. On a win, the target experiences that frenzy instead of the user. Later stimuli can still
provoke frenzy in the user, but they can use this power as long as they can make Rouse Checks and
further targets remain available. This power cannot transfer a hunger frenzy.
■ Duration: Frenzy duration (see p. 220)
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cat’s grace The vampire gains a balance and grace equal to and surpassing world-class trapeze artists.
They can walk and even run across ledges and wires effortlessly and can keep their balance on the
slimmest of supports
. ■ Cost: Free
■ System: The user automatically passes any Dexterity- or Athletics-based roll needed to keep their
balance. Note that this power does not allow them to balance on support that cannot take their weight.
rapid reflexes While their bodies still can’t defy the laws of nature, vampires with this power perceive
events instantly and can react to them with superhuman alacrity. They can observe incoming
projectiles to the extent that they can attempt to dodge arrows and even bullets without available cover.
■ Cost: Free
■ System: With this power, vampires suffer no penalty to their defense pools for lack of cover against
Firearms attacks. They can also take a minor action (see p. 298) worth up to two dice per turn, such as
readying or reloading a weapon, for free.
Level 2
fleetness Their mastery of Celerity now allows the vampire to move and react with dizzying speed.
■ System: Add the Celerity rating to user's dice pool for non-combat Dexterity tests. Once per turn
the user may also do this when defending with Dexterity + Athletics.
Level 3
blink The vampire swiftly closes in on a foe, engaging or escaping in the blink of an eye. To an

unprepared observer the user almost appears to teleport, a rush of wind the only sign of their passing.
■ Dice Pools: Dexterity + Athletics, or as needed
■ System: The vampire moves in a straight line toward a target, covering any distance under 50
meters while still having enough time to perform an action, such as an attack, during the turn. If the terrain
is in any way hazardous, the character needs to make a Dexterity + Athletics roll to avoid stumbling and
coming to a halt on the way. The Storyteller may call for other contests as desired, especially if the
vampire races a distant foe to an object or an action. Vampires engaging a foe with this power act as if
already engaged when the turn begins.
EXAMPLE: Seo-Hee has Blink, facing an FBI agent 40 meters across hazardous terrain with his Glock 17
out. She wants to get inside the shooter’s arc before he can fire. She rolls Dexterity + Athletics vs. the G-
man’s Dexterity + Firearms. On a win, she can make a Brawl or Melee attack before the Fed can fire. If
the agent wins, he can get a shot off at the vampire first, and then she can make a Brawl or Melee attack.
Traversal With blurring speed the vampire can run or climb along any surface, including vertical and even
liquid mediums. While Traversal does not grant insect-like supernatural traction, running up or along walls
present little problem. Walking on water remains impossible, but the vampire can run on water for a
limited distance given a run-up.
■ Dice Pools: Dexterity + Athletics
■ System: Make a Dexterity + Athletics roll with a Difficulty of 3 (inclined surface with traction) to 6 (slick
vertical surface, open water), depending on the surface and angle. Each point of margin gets the vampire
further up or out; a margin of 0 gets to a close target, a margin of 1 to one farther than that, and so forth.
The Storyteller should inform the player beforehand if a target is too distant to even attempt Traversal; as
a rule of thumb, anything over water farther than 60 meters (or more than 30 stories up a building)
probably exceeds this power’s range.
Level 4
draught of elegance The Blood of the vampire becomes saturated with the power of Celerity, conveying a
part of that power to anyone who drinks of it. While this is also a first step towards a Blood Bond, already
bound thralls or servants have little use for such worries, and even non-bound allies might decide to brave
a sip for the sake of temporary power.
■ System: Drinking a Rouse Checks worth of Blood directly from the user gifts the drinker with temporary
Celerity equal to half the Celerity dots (rounded down) of the donor. The drinker gains the same non-
Amalgam powers as the donor’s, up to that level.
unerring aim
■ Amalgam: Auspex 2
The world around them slowing to a crawl, the vampire can aim and throw or fire any weapon at a target
as if the target were stationary.
■ System: Use before making a ranged attack. The target makes no roll to dodge or defend; make the
attack at Difficulty 1. An opponent possessing Celerity 5 can nullify this power by making their own Rouse
Check, defending at the same speed.
■ Duration: A single attack
Level 5
lightning strike Faster than the eye can follow, the vampire can strike with fist or melee weapon at such
speed that the opponent is unable to defend or take evasive action.
■ System: Use before making a Brawl or Melee attack. The opponent makes no roll to dodge or defend;
make the attack at
Difficulty 1. An opponent possessing Celerity 5 can nullify this power by making their own Rouse Check,
defending at the same speed.
■ Duration: A single attack
split second The speed at which the vampire moves catches up with their supercharged perception,
allowing them to react to events around them at a moment’s notice. Ambushers find their prey already
standing behind them, and favors asked are completed before the words leave the supplicants mouth.
■ System: The player can supersede the Storyteller’s narration of events, within reason. They can choose
to have their character move through a door before it closes, circumvent an ambush after it has been
triggered, roll out of the way of an explosion, and so forth. The action taken must be reasonable and
should not take more than a few seconds in real time. The Storyteller decides what Skills, if any, need to
be checked to successfully accomplish an action begun using this power.
■ Duration: Roughly one action, as determined by the Storyteller.

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cloud memory By uttering the phrase “Forget!” the user can make the Dominated victim forget the
current moment as well as the last few minutes, enough to mask a superficial feeding or a chance
meeting. No new memories are formed and if pressed the victim realizes they have a few minutes
missing.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Dominate vs Wits + Resolve
■ System: No roll is required against an unprepared mortal victim. Clouding the memory of

a resisting victim or another vampire requires a Charisma + Dominate vs Wits + Resolve roll.
■ Duration: Indefinitely
compel With eye contact, the vampire can issue the victim a single-action command, no longer than a
short sentence, to be obeyed to the letter. It must be possible to complete the command in a single
turn. The Storyteller decides whether to interpret ambiguous commands in an unexpected or unfavorable
way; alternatively, the command simply confuses the victim and fails.
■ Cost: Free
■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve
■ System: No roll is required against an unprepared mortal victim. Commanding a resisting victim, a

victim the vampire has previously Dominated in the same scene, or another vampire requires a contest
of Charisma + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve. Commands that go against the victim’s nature also
require such a contest.
■ Duration: No more than a single scene
Level 2
mesmerize The vampire can issue complex commands to a victim, as long as they have the
subject’s gaze and relative quiet in which to issue instructions. The instructions must be carried out
immediately to the victim’s best ability, and must not contain any conditional actions (“...if you see Henry,
give him the document”), as this would require the victim to exercise cognition.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve
■ System: No roll is required against an unprepared mortal victim. Commanding a resisting victim or

another vampire requires a contest of Manipulation + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve. Commands
that go against the victim’s nature also require such a contest.
■ Duration: Until the command is carried out or the scene ends, whichever comes first.
dementation
This subtle power requires nothing more than casual conversation, as the vampire’s insidious influence
hides between the lines and inflections employed. The victim finds themselves increasingly agitated as
their inner demons bubble to the surface, eventually drowning out all rhyme and reason.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check per scene

■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Dominate vs Composure + Intelligence
■ System: After engaging in conversation with a victim, the user can activate this power. For the duration
of the scene, the user may attack a single individual each turn in a Manipulation + Dominate vs
Composure + Intelligence conflict, causing Superficial damage to Willpower. A mortal who becomes
Impaired by this power experiences a nervous breakdown or psychotic break, the shape and nature of
which depends on their personality (and perhaps their blood Resonance). A vampire that becomes
Impaired by this power must immediately succumb to a Compulsion, as chosen by the power’s user. If the
user wants to affect multiple victims, they need to make a separate Rouse Check for each one.
■ Duration: One Scene.

Level 3
the forgetful mind The vampire can rewrite whole swathes of the victim’s memories, as long as they can
keep the victim’s gaze and full, uninterrupted attention. The vampire verbally describes the victim’s new
memories, which the victim then accepts as their own. This power does not allow the user to investigate
the victim’s true memories; it more resembles blindly painting over the old canvas.
■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve
■ System: The user rolls a contest of Manipulation + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve. Each point of
margin allows the user to add or remove an additional memory. The victim recalls the edits
vaguely, foggy ideations that can fall apart under close questioning. A critical win creates a flawless
imprint, as real as any true memory.
submerged directive When using Mesmerize, the vampire can now implant a posthypnotic suggestion,
allowing the command to remain dormant until a specific stimulus occurs. This trigger can be anything
from a specific date, to a person (“When you meet Roland, tell him these words”), to hearing a specific
phrase. The Submerged Directive never expires; people can conceivably walk around with an order
buried in their mind for years. The user can only embed one suggestion per victim.
■ System: As Mesmerize, though the Storyteller might want to make any rolls in secret. There’s no way
of knowing if the submerged suggestion works until the conditions are met.
Level 4
rationalize The vampire’s victims now believe that anything they do under the influence of
Dominate was a result of their own free will, and defend their actions, however absurd. Long-term
exposure to this power can lead to severe mental trauma in the victim.
■ System: If pressed on their belief, the victim can make a Wits+Awareness test (Difficulty 5). A win
makes them question their own statement, and possibly their sanity.
Level 5
mass manipulation The vampire can now command entire gatherings of mortals, and in some cases even
groups of vampires. The vampire can use this power both to issue instructions and to manipulate
memories.
■ Cost: One Rouse Check in addition to the cost of the power amplified
■ System: The vampire can amplify any of their other powers to affect a group of people, mortal or
vampire, at once. All of the victims need to see the eyes of the user. The user makes any needed roll
against the strongest opponent in the group.
■ Duration: As per power amplified
terminal decree No longer hampered by the selfpreservation instincts of their victims, the vampire can
now issue commands that directly lead to the harm or death of the victim. Mortals can be made to blow
their brains out, jump from rooftops, or swallow poison. Vampires can, with a bit of effort, be made to
walk into fire or sunlight.
■ Cost: No additional Hunger cost, but the Humanity cost is potentially severe
■ System: Terminal commands now must be resisted (see individual powers regarding rolls involved),
rather than failing automatically.

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Banu Haqim Rituals

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Generally, the Discipline offers no protection against machine surveillance

Presence affects the emotions of those subject to it, not the minds.

Presence power effects do not stack,

Wards can only cover a space about a meter across:

On a critical win, damage for this Ward is three points of Aggravated damage.

“power level” always refers to the level of Alchemy

successes effect of the mixture

2 Power weak, fluky, or late in happening

4 Power works as intended

6 Power increased in effect Some

Generally, the Discipline offers no protection against machine surveillance

Presence affects the emotions of those subject to it, not the minds.

Presence power effects do not stack,

Wards can only cover a space about a meter across:

Ward lasts until the warded object is physically destroyed or broken;

On a critical win, damage for this Ward is three points of Aggravated damage.

“power level” always refers to the level of Alchemy

successes effect of the mixture

2 Power weak, fluky, or late in happening

4 Power works as intended

6 Power increased in effect Some

Banu Haqim Rituals

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■ Activation Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Alchemy vs Strength + Athletics

■ Duration: One turn unless held (see above).

■ Activation Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Duration: One scene or until voluntarily ended.

■ Duration: Permanent until performed again.

■ Activation Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Dice Pools: Wits + Alchemy vs Stamina + Survival

defractionate This formula results in a homeopathic elixir. When added to

■ Activation Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Dice Pools: Strength + Alchemy vs Strength+Athletics (if resisted)

■ Duration: One scene

Banu Haqim Rituals

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■ Cost: One or more Rouse Checks

■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Blood Sorcery

■ Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Dice Pools: Intelligence + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Composure

■ Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Blood Sorcery

■ Duration: One scene or one night

■ Cost: One or more Rouse Checks

■ Dice Pools: Strength + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Occult or Fortitude

■ Duration: The poison remains potent for one scene

■ Cost: One Rouse Check

■ Dice Pools: Wits + Blood Sorcery vs Wits + Occult

■ Duration: One feeding

■ Cost: One or more Rouse Checks

■ Dice Pools: Strength + Blood Sorcery vs Stamina + Occult or Fortitude

■ Duration: The poison remains potent for one scene

■ Dice Pools: Resolve + Blood Sorcery vs Composure + Occult or Fortitude

■ Duration: One turn