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

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Draw Results
Failure: The sovereign character loses the contested draw in which the attackers gets more
successes than her; attacks, Discipline uses or criticisms proceed without penalty, but the
attacker feels the weight of his action in every movement.
Success: The sovereign character wins or ties the contested draw , and the assault cannot be
carried out this for as long as the would-be attacker is in her presence . A subsequent attempt
calls for another contested draw.
Note that a contested draw must be made every time someone wishes to make a new attack,
use a Discipline or criticize the vampire who uses Sovereignty .
The power applies against physical attacks as well as intended uses of Disciplines that could
harm or affect the reigning vampire negatively. Intentions to speak an ill word about or at
the sovereign vampire invoke the same contested draw. If the effort fails, the would-be critic
cannot bring himself to say what he wishes to.
If the presiding vampire responds to aggression by physically attacking back, he breaks his
Sovereignty with respect to that subject alone. Use of a Discipline in a damaging or negative
way against a would-be aggressor also breaks the spell against that individual alone. All other
would-be combatants, Discipline users or naysayers must continue to overcome the reigning
vampire’s power if they wish to turn aggressor. If the Sovereign vampire launches an attack
with the obvious intent to kill (such as wielding large weapons, using claws or deadly magic,
or taking a paralyzed victim away with the apparent intent to destroy), close allies of the victim
may come to his aid defensively, but not in a manner that could severely injure, incapacitate
or kill the Sovereignty user.
The sovereign vampire does not break his spell over a subject by disparaging him publicly.
2.11 — SOVEREIGNTY MODIFIERS
Modifi er Situation
+3 The challenger is a thrall to the sovereign Kindred, under a
full Vinculum to her.
+2 Power affects a vampire with whom the user has a blood tie
(see p. 228).
+2 The challenger is under the second stage of a partial Vinculum
to the sovereign Kindred.
+1 The challenger is affected by the fi rst stage of a partial Vinculum
to the sovereign Kindred.
— The challenger seeks to attack the sovereign Kindred.
NIGHTMARE
There’s no question that one of the foremost powers of legendary vampires is the ability to
strike fear in the hearts of mortal men. Also born of mortal existence, other now-supernatural
beings are susceptible. Fear is a fact of existence that transcends any origins.
Vampires who delve into the dark side of their being — often exploring the Beast or what it
means to be monstrous — invest in the Discipline of Nightmare. They learn to bare that which
is terrifying or unholy about their spirits, manifesting their inhumanity in their appearance
or letting unfortunate onlookers peer deep into the creatures’ depraved souls. The results
can take a jaded individual aback or subject an unsuspecting victim to a fatal physiological
reaction (to literally be frightened to death).
Practitioners of Nightmare explore this route to power for different reasons. One vampire
might exult in his inhuman nature and enjoy lording over lessers. The Discipline offers im-
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