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

2.12 — TOUCH OF SHADOW MODIFIERS
obfuscate
Modifi er Situation
+2 A tiny item, one easily concealed in the palm of a hand.
+1 An item that can be hidden in a pants pocket.
— An item that can be squeezed into a pants pocket or easily
hidden in a jacket pocket.
-1 An item that can only barely be squeezed into a large jacket
pocket.
-2 An item that can be concealed under a jacket without too
obvious a bulge.
-3 An item too large to be naturally hidden, but still small enough
to be carried .
-4 An item as large as the vampire herself or just a bit bigger,
such as a motorcycle or a door.
-5 An item bigger than the vampire herself, such as a car or large
shipping crate, but smaller than fi ve times the vampire’s Size.
A NOTE ON HIDDEN OBJECTS
Touch of Shadow can provoke some pretty bizarre arguments in a live-action game
session. Should it become a question, troupe members should remember that it does
not make anything invisible in the sense of becoming transparent. Using Touch of
Shadow on a door does not mean that people will walk into it thinking the doorway
is open, nor do they imagine they can see into the room beyond. Rather, it makes
things easy to overlook. A door that has Touch of Shadow used on it doesn’t literally
vanish, people just fail to notice it. Likewise, using Touch of Shadow on a coat and
then wearing the coat doesn’t conceal what else you’re wearing or carrying, nor does
it render you invisible by proxy.
•• MASK OF TRANQUILITY
The Kindred masters the art of hiding himself to such a degree that he may subvert some
of the stains that undeath leaves upon his soul. A vampire who knows this power can mask
his Kindred nature from onlookers, leaving them without the impression that the Predator’s
Taint infl icts.
Cost: —
Test Pool: Wits + Stealth + Obfuscate. This power can be activated as an Instant Action at
no cost at any point and is considered “always on” until sunrise or until the character enters
torpor. A character with this power does not trigger the Predator’s Taint (see p. 237). Therefore,
the character doesn’t appear as a vampire to other Kindred who see him. Kindred who can
discern auras fail to register the vampire as undead; his aura is no different from a mortal’s
(the colors are not pale like a normal Kindred’s). This too can be pierced with Auspex, as
usual. Note that this power doesn’t render the user immune to the Predator’s Taint himself,
he merely doesn’t cause the reaction in others. Diablerie stains can’t be hidden in this manner:
the vampire merely appears to have a mortal aura with streaks in it that are remarkably
close to those left by diablerie or a similar vile act.
The character may turn off this power if he wishes, but such is an all-or-nothing proposition.
He may not turn off certain aspects of this power and keep others active. Note also that
uses of Auspex may call this power into question — see the “Clash of Wills” sidebar on p. 159
for details. In those cases, the Auspex user – while performing the test for Aura Perception
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