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

nightmare
Gloom, disquiet and uncertainty creeps into the hearts of people around the vampire.
Anyone within three steps per Willpower dot that the vampire possesses can be affected. One
contested draw may be made refl exively to represent a crowd of prospective victims — probably
mortals — based on the highest Composure among them. Players’ characters and important
Narrator characters should always test to resist this power individually.
Draw Results
Failure: Successes drawn for the subject exceed or tie those drawn for the vampire. The
subject feels no ill effects.
Success: The most successes are drawn for the vampire using Dread. See the following for
results.
The atmosphere of fear persists either as long as the vampire concentrates on it or until
the end of the scene, whichever comes fi rst. If the vampire does anything else drastic such as
attacking someone, performing a dodge maneuver or activating another Discipline, the effects
of Dread cease. Record the number of successes drawn for the vampire when this power is
activated, and compare it to any drawn for newcomers to the power’s area of effect.
Those who lose the contested draw suffer a -2 penalty on all actions out of an inexplicable
rising panic. Nor can they spend Willpower to gain the standard +3 bonus on any draws, or
+2 to any Resistance traits. (Willpower can be spent to activate capabilities or powers that
require it, however.)
Dread cannot be used selectively on some people surrounding the user, and not on others.
Its effects are all or nothing. Nor can it be used more than once on any subject in a single
scene. The vampire must be visible and within line of sight to affect others with Dread.
••• EYE OF THE BEAST
The terrifying nature of the Beast is a horrifi c reminder of the fundamental predator-prey dichotomy
of existence. Shown the Beast, another being is reduced to the most primal of instincts,
forgoing all reason and cunning in the face of primeval horror. The vampire makes eye contact
with a subject and reveals the inner core of the Kindred’s being. The Beast looks hungrily upon the
subject and invokes a reaction appropriate to that person’s nature. Direct eye contact is required
between vampire and target; looking at someone over a satellite transmission does not apply.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Test Pool: Presence + Empathy + Nightmare versus subject’s Composure + Blood Potency
(The Nosferatu clan weakness does not apply to the Discipline user’s draw.)
Action: Contested; resistance is refl exive
Roleplaying: Eye contact
Draw Results
Failure: Successes drawn for the subject exceed or tie those drawn for the vampire. The
onlooker is taken aback, but no effect is triggered.
Success: The most successes are drawn for the vampire against a mortal. The victim is
paralyzed with fear, incapable of moving or taking any action. If the victim is attacked or
targeted with offensive Disciplines, his Defense applies that turn and he may act normally
in the next turn and thereafter, but he must dedicate all his efforts to escaping the vampire’s
proximity. Therefore, he doesn’t take time to attack anyone unless doing so is necessary to
escaping. Unmolested, a mortal remains paralyzed as long as the vampire remains in his
presence. If the spell is broken with an attack, the victim spends the remainder of the scene
trying to fl ee the creature.
Alternatively, the most successes are drawn for the character against another vampire or
another supernatural being that is capable of frenzy. The victim must fl ee the vampire for
the remainder of the scene as per the frenzy rules (see p. 253). Another vampire is subject to
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