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Rötschreck, for example. In this case, if successes drawn for the subject tie those drawn for the
character, the subject simply frenzies for the remainder of the turn without fl eeing, attacking
anyone near him. That might include the user of Eye of the Beast. Fleeing vampires are capable
of using mundane and supernatural means of defense, such as Obfuscate or Sovereignty.
•••• SHATTER THE MIND
No description can be given to this level of Nightmare mastery other than inhumane brutality.
And yet, the power is horribly insidious for affecting only a victim’s mind, leaving the
body untouched. The vampire confronts a subject with her greatest fear, driving her mad.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Test Pool: Manipulation + 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: Target must roleplay suffering intense personal fears, as well as the behavior
required by a new or more severe derangement.
Draw Results
Failure: Successes drawn for the subject exceed or tie those drawn for the vampire. There
is no effect.
Success: The most successes are drawn for the user of the power. The victim loses her next
action (aside from refl exive actions) as she reels from the vision with which she is confronted.
Her Defense still applies, but she cannot perform a dodge maneuver. All other actions for the
remainder of the scene incur a –1 penalty, and she loses one Willpower point. The victim is
subject to a mild derangement (see the Mind’s Eye Theatre rulebook, p. 110) for a number
of weeks equal to the successes drawn for the Discipline user. If the victim already has a mild
derangement, the Storyteller can upgrade it to a severe one for the power’s duration.
The Storyteller decides what the derangement is, based on the subject’s worst fear (related
in private). A subject afraid of losing control might manifest Hysteria, for example, while a
Kindred who fears being outmaneuvered by his enemies might display Paranoia. Note that
the user does not necessarily know what the subject’s worst fear actually is, unless the victim’s
speech or behavior somehow gives it away.
By use of this power, a vampire actually infl icts no physical harm upon the subject. He simply
awakens her thoughts to the most horrifi c thing that she can imagine befalling her, and her
subconscious mind proceeds from there. The victim imagines that a doomed fate befalls her,
regardless of how implausible or nonsensical it might be under the circumstances — drowning
while walking down a city street, for example. And yet, she imagines and is convinced that
the situation occurs all the same.
Once used successfully on a victim, Shatter the Mind cannot be applied against her again
for the rest of the night by anyone .
••••• MORTAL FEAR
At this point, the vampire is able to inspire fear as a weapon unto itself. A victim is so
thoroughly and intensely frightened by the vampire that he suffers physical damage. He ages
prematurely, his hair turns white and his heart stops temporarily — or permanently. Even other
vampires can be affected. They’re reminded of what fear meant back during their breathing
days, no matter how long ago those days might have been. The subject must be able to see
the vampire employing this power for it to take effect.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Test Pool: Presence + Intimidation + Nightmare – Composure (The Nosferatu clan weakness
does not apply to the Discipline user’s draw.)
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