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awake. Any injuries infl icted on the animal also affect the vampire’s body. If the animal dies
while the vampire is still present, the Kindred falls into torpor immediately. (Some believe
that the soul attempts to fi nd its way back to its own body during this time.) If the Kindred’s
physical form is destroyed, his psyche remains trapped in the animal until he fi nally fails to
remain awake, at which point his spirit is lost to oblivion and is unrecoverable. The vampire
is unaware to damage being done to his body while his spirit is inside the animal.
It is possible, though uncommon, for a vampire to neglect his physical body long enough
for it to starve into torpor while he’s “out.” If a vampire’s dormant body slips or is forced
into torpor, the vampire’s spirit automatically returns to its body.
••••• LEASHING THE BEAST
The vampire’s connection with the Beast is so powerful that she can manipulate not only
the lesser creatures around her, but her own Beast and that of other Kindred.
This is not overt control, as with Obedience or the Dominate Discipline. Rather, the Kindred
learns to rouse the Beast’s instincts, inspiring it — and thus the vampire within whom
it lurks — to behave in a certain manner. Of course, communing with the Beast is dangerous
even under the best of circumstances, and a few unfortunate Kindred have been destroyed
by their own failed attempts to manipulate others’ Beasts.
The subject must be a vampire and must be within the character’s line of sight. (If the
character makes herself the subject, she need not be able to see, so she can do so even in
complete darkness or when otherwise blinded.) The player must decide to invoke a rage frenzy
or Rötschreck, or to alleviate either of them. While not required, many Kindred fi nd it helpful
to speak to their target as well, either urging them to give in to their animal instincts or talk
them down from their feral state, as desired.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Test Pool: Manipulation + Empathy + Animalism versus Composure + Blood Potency (to
affect another); Manipulation + Empathy + Animalism (to affect oneself)
Action: Instant (to affect oneself) or Contested; resistance is refl exive (to affect another)
Draw Results
Failure: The character fails the instant action, or loses or ties the contested action and
the power fails.
Success: The instant action inspires or calms rage frenzy or Rötschreck in the character
herself. Or, the character gets the most successes and manipulates another’s Beast. Frenzy or
Rötschreck rules apply as normal for the remainder of the scene if either is induced.
AUSPEX
This potent Discipline grants a character superlative sensory capabilities. At the lowest levels,
it sharpens a Kindred’s mundane senses. As one progresses in mastery, entirely new avenues
of insight open up before the user. Ultimately, this is the Discipline of gleaning information,
whether that data comes from sights and smells, from auras and patterns of energy or
directly from the mind of another creature. In addition, Auspex can be used to pierce the
veil of powers that cloud, dissemble and deceive (see the “Clash of Wills” sidebar). Indeed,
precious little can be kept secret from a true master of Auspex.
Once in a while, this uncanny Discipline provides extrasensory and even precognitive visitations.
Such premonitions might come as quick fl ashes of imagery, overwhelming feelings of
empathy or even as an ominous sense of foreboding. The Kindred has absolutely no control over
these insights, but he can learn to interpret their signifi cance given time and experience.
Such potent sensitivity can have its drawbacks, however. When a vampire actively uses any
power of Auspex save the fi fth (Twilight Projection), he runs the risk of his delicate senses
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