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Refusing to pay attention to the vampire, rather than fl eeing, can allow a mortal to resist
the spell for a turn, but the power resumes effect if the mortal remains in the Kindred’s
vicinity. Vampires resist Majesty in much the same way (by spending a Willpower point),
but Blood Potency is added to Composure draws made for them. In addition, vampires of
higher Blood Potency than the character invoking Majesty are able to resist his power for
the entire scene with the expenditure of one Willpower point and a successful Composure
+ Blood Potency draw.
Fortunately, by and large the Kindred who choose to develop their Majesty abilities are
those who recognize that one achieves more with honey than with vinegar. Those who swear
by Majesty often fi nd Dominate, seen as “the fl ip side of Majesty,” to be both boorish and
crass, and they would swear to calling upon it only in times of dire need.
• AWE
This power makes the user seem exponentially more charismatic and magnetic than he
normally is. The force of his personality issues forth in waves, drawing people to him like
moths to a fl ame. Perhaps the greatest use for Awe is its ability to facilitate public speaking or
debate. Whatever the vampire says, people are likely to lend serious credence to his position
and views, and even the staunchest opponents gladly hear him out. Awe can often turn the
tide in a tense negotiation, tipping the scales from “potentially” to “defi nitely.”
As with other Majesty powers, Awe ceases to be useful when more pressing matters come
to the fore. Personal safety always takes precedence, and any serious commotion pulls even
the most rapt listener from his reverie of attention. Those subjected to the character’s stature
likely remember how good they felt around him, and tailor future reactions accordingly.
Cost: —
Test Pool: Presence + Expression + Majesty
Action: Instant
Roleplaying: To properly indicate this power’s use, the player should announce “Awe” at
the beginning of a speech or scene where she intends to use this power, and quickly count
the number of targets. Any nearby onlooker is a potential target.
Targets of Awe should pay attention to the user, listen closely to what he says and laugh
at his jokes for the duration of the conversation in which Awe was successfully used against
them. For the rest of the night, they should pay some special attention to the Kindred but
need not fawn over him.
Draw Results
Failure: The character’s supernatural charisma fails to take hold. The Kindred may not
target these subjects with Awe again until the next scene.
Success: The character succeeds in dazzling his intended audience with his overwhelming
charisma. For the rest of the night, any social tests he engages in with the Awed subject gain
a bonus equal to the number of successes drawn to activate the power. This bonus applies
only to mundane social tests — say to intimidate, seduce or persuade the target. Disciplines
and other supernatural abilities that use Social traits in their test pools gain no benefi t from
Awe. Once successfully Awed, a target is immune to further attempts from the same Kindred
for the rest of the evening.
The user must Awe whoever is present (see the modifi ers table, below). He cannot single
out an individual subject in a crowd, but must simply “turn on the charm” for all. If a
crowd of observers includes persons who are immune to the Kindred’s use of Awe, these
people still count toward the size of the crowd (for purposes of the modifi ers). The power
simply has no effect on them.
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