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

kid” are easy to assume with this power,
but more specifi c roles like “chief resident
of neurosurgery” or “ultra-hip Goth scene
queen” require a great deal more effort to
enact. Likewise, the features of a vampire
using this power become generalized as well,
to the point of being essentially unrecognizable
to those that know her. She retains the
impression of any notable beauty or ugliness
she might possess, but her overall appearance
becomes so thoroughly generic that a
positive identifi cation is impossible.
This new role is projected so strongly that
targets actively try to accept the vampire’s
identity so long as it doesn’t contradict any
hard facts they know. For example, if the
vampire using a “doctor” role is confronted
by a veteran hospital security guard, the
guard won’t believe it if the vampire tells him
has worked there for years (since the guard
knows otherwise), but he will be naturally
inclined to buy the disguise if the vampire
tells him that he is a new resident or a
visiting physician. Likewise, a vampire who
assumes a “gang member” role and runs into
a local set won’t be able to convince them
he’s a member of their particular crew, but
he’d probably be able to pass himself off as
a member from another crew.
Indeed, the suggestion created by this
power is actually strong enough that it
allows the the vampire to use some small
props to reinforce her identity — for example,
if she’s impersonating a police offi cer
and a mortal asks to see her identifi cation,
assuming the power is used successfully he
would look at her regular driver’s license
and see a police badge, because that’s what
he’s expecting to see. However, the prop
used must be at least roughly similar to what
the target is expecting — it doesn’t conjure
a fake badge out of thin air, for example,
nor would it allow the vampire to hold up
a small stuffed animal and claim it was a
police badge. Likewise, a vampire could
pass off a replica or toy gun as the real thing
while impersonating a police offi cer, but
not a banana or a stick.
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