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

– indicates that she wishes to use her Auspex versus Obfuscate successes to test for Mask of
Tranquility. The Clash of Wills test is then run as normal.
Action: N/A
••• CLOAK OF NIGHT
An essential expression of the Kindred’s secretive nature, Cloak of Night allows a vampire
to literally fade from sight, becoming completely invisible to observers. Though it’s easiest to
invoke the capability out of sight, Cloak of Night is so potent that it allows the vampire to
vanish even under direct observation.
The actual process of fading away is subtle, but its effect on witnesses might not be. Mortals
are likely to panic and fl ee the area, or to fi nd some way to justify what they’ve witnessed,
even if it means constructing new memories of the event. (“I glanced away for a moment,
but when I looked back, I think I saw him leave through that back door.”) Some especially
weak-willed mortals might simply forget the vampire was ever present at all.
Kindred, of course, tend to be less strongly impacted than mortals, though even an experienced
and knowledgeable vampire might fi nd the experience somewhat startling. Attacking
an individual from behind using the invisibility bestowed by such Obfuscate powers usually
requires the defender to test for surprise. Attacks from the front or the sides are less susceptible
to require a surprise test.
Cost: —
Test Pool: Intelligence + Stealth + Obfuscate
Action: Instant
Roleplaying: Cloaked characters should employ the standard “Invisibility” gesture from
the Mind’s Eye Theatre rulebook: arms crossed over the chest, thumbs touching either side
of the neck.
Draw Results
Failure: The character does not vanish at all, and knows it.
Success: The character vanishes from sight. Mortal witnesses reconstruct the scene in their
memory to justify the character’s disappearance if successes achieved on the invocation draw
exceed their Willpower dots.
Successful use of Cloak of Night renders the character invisible until and unless he does
something to draw attention (launching an attack, smashing a window, shouting a warning),
in which case the cloak drops.
Hiding oneself with this power even accounts for a character inadvertently revealing
himself through other means. A vampire doesn’t accidentally bump into bystanders, as they
subconsciously move out of his way. No one hears when he steps on a squeaky fl oorboard
unless they have somehow already pierced his Obfuscate.
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2.13 — CLOAK OF NIGHT MODIFIERS
Modifi er Situation
+1 Character is by himself when he activates the power.
— Character vanishes before a single witness.
-1 Each witness after the fi rst present when a character invokes
the power.
•••• THE FAMILIAR STRANGER
This power preys on the natural tendency of the mind to quickly categorize people based
on very few superfi cial details, allowing the Kindred to project a powerful subconscious suggestion
that makes everyone he meets believe they are looking at a member of a profession
or social group of the vampire’s choice. Vaguely defi ned identities such as “doctor” or “club