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himself. Paranoid Kindred often turn obsessive
compulsive as well and adopt complex
feeding precautions to prevent their enemies
from “tainting their blood supply.” They also
parse every question or comment for hidden
motives and meanings. Suspicion extends
even to progeny and thralls subjected to
Vinculums. (Maybe they’re only pretending
to be loyal!)
Effect: A paranoid character has diffi culty
with all social interactions because of her
refl exive suspicion of everyone. A character
who suffers from paranoia automatically
suffers a -2 penalty on Social draws. The
character is distrustful and wary of everyone,
even close friends and family. The slightest
hint of suspicious behavior is enough to provoke
a Resolve + Composure draw to retain
control (made at a -2 penalty). A failed draw
indicates that your character fl ees or attacks
an offender. Additionally, among Kindred,
the slightest hint that someone might be an
enemy can provoke a frenzy check, with the
number of successes required set by how
threatening the trigger event seems. A casual
remark that seems to show someone knows
a bit about the character’s activities might
require only one success to avoid frenzy.
Finding an intruder in his haven would
almost certainly require fi ve.
Power Fetish Obsession (mild only):
Although Kindred value their supernatural
powers, their Disciplines and Vitae expenditures
remind them of their undead state.
Some Kindred project their powers onto an
object, so they don’t have to take responsibility
for them. Other Kindred develop the
“power fetish” delusion as a stronger form
of good-luck superstition. Whatever the
reason, the character believes she cannot use
her supernatural powers without the help
of a special object. In folklore, for instance,
the Swiss vampire called the Alp became
powerless without its hat. A character with
this derangement might believe that she
cannot use her undead powers without the
dress she wore when she was Embraced, her
lucky bracelet or some other article.