Mind's Eye Theatre - Vampire The Requiem.pdf - RoseRed

dominate • majesty
Once the character has exceeded the victim’s Willpower in number of successes, she may take
control of his body. The character may take any actions she chooses, travel as far from her own
body as she wishes, and is unharmed by daylight while possessing the subject, but she must still
force herself to stay awake during the day (see Humanity on p. 264). The vampire may choose
to end the possession and return to her body at any time, regardless of distance. This occurs
automatically if the vampire fails to remain awake. Any injuries infl icted on the subject also affect
the vampire’s body although Kindred can’t be incapacitated through damage to a body they are
possessing.. If the subject dies while the vampire is still present, the Kindred falls into torpor immediately.
(Some believe the soul attempts to fi nd its way back to its own body during this time.)
If the Kindred’s physical form is destroyed, she remains trapped in the mortal body until she
fi nally fails to remain awake, at which point her psyche is lost to oblivion and is unrecoverable. Any
attempt to “re-Embrace” a vampire’s spirit trapped in a host body results only in Final Death.
When fi nally freed of vampiric possession, some mortals recover almost immediately,
while others lie comatose or suffer trauma-induced psychoses for days or even weeks before
recovering.
Because a vampire experiences everything her physical body does — tasting food, soaking up
the sun — many become addicted to the sensations and spend more time possessing mortals
than inhabiting their own bodies. It is possible, though uncommon, for a vampire to neglect
her physical body long enough for it to starve into torpor while she’s “out.” If a vampire’s dormant
body slips or is forced into torpor, the vampire’s spirit automatically returns to its body.
No Disciplines or Sorcery — whether the host’s or Possessor’s — can be used in Possession; the
vampire takes over the host body completely, only retaining her own mental Attributes and
mental Merits in addition to her Mental and Social Skills. The host body retains all other traits
as well as any Merits that the Possessor also has himself, i.e. if the Dominate user is Ambidextrous,
then a possessed Ambidextrous ghoul will retain that Merit while Possessed.
MAJESTY
One of the most legendary powers of the undead is the ability to attract, sway and control
the emotions of others, especially those of mortals. Majesty is perhaps the most versatile of
Disciplines, for its potential uses and applications are both varied and multitudinous. The
more savvy the practitioner is, the more use he can get out of each of the Discipline’s powers.
Unlike some other Disciplines, Majesty can be used on entire crowds of targets simultaneously,
making it even more potent — in the right hands. The only requirement for use of most
Majesty powers is that any potential targets see the character. Eye contact is not required, nor
is the ability to hear the character (though it certainly doesn’t hurt).
The downside to Majesty, such as is it is, is that its subjects retain their free will. Unlike
victims of Dominate, who follow the commands of the Kindred nearly mindlessly, those
acting under Majesty are simply emotionally predisposed to do whatever the power (or its
user) suggests. While retention of personality makes victims more useful in the long run, it
also means they require more care in handling than targets of Dominate. An abused victim
of Majesty certainly subverts or represses what his emotions suggest in order to behave in
the most appropriate manner. Meanwhile, subjects treated well might be persuaded to act
against even their own interests.
Any mortal can resist Majesty for one turn if a Willpower point is spent and a successful
Composure draw is made (though the Willpower point does not add the +3 bonus to the
draw). This draw is refl exive. If the draw fails, the Willpower point is lost and the target
remains under the effects of the power(s). If the draw is successful, the mortal probably
spends his turn of “freedom” fl eeing the vampire’s proximity, lest he continue to be affected.
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