World of Darkness 5th Edition (Paradox) Vampire the Masquerade 5e Character Sheet: Walter Wyman

Cloak of Shadows Standing perfectly still, the user blends into the surroundings. As long as they have some kind of cover, make no sound, and don’t move, only mechanical or supernatural means can detect them. ■ Cost: Free ■ System: Follow the general rules for Obfuscate. The effect lasts until the user moves or they are detected by other means. ■ Duration: One scene

Awe Anyone in the presence of the vampire finds their attention inexplicably drawn to them. Those listening to the vampire speak might suddenly agree on subjects where they once held different viewpoints. While this power doesn’t cause rapt infatuation, it is still strong enough to sway the minds of most mortals. ■ Cost: Free ■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Presence vs Composure + Intelligence ■ System: Add the Presence rating to any Skill roll involving Persuasion or Performance as well as to other Charisma related rolls, at the Storyteller’s discretion. Anyone aware that they’re being affected can try to resist with a contest of Composure + Intelligence vs the user’s Manipulation + Presence. On a win, the target can resist the effects for one scene; a critical win makes the target immune for the entire night. Once the power wears off, victims revert to their previous opinions. ■ Duration: One scene or until intentionally ended

Ashes to Ashes Destroying evidence of feeding is a common necessity among vampires who leave screaming, resisting vessels, especially when those same vessels end up dead. This power enables a vampire to destroy a corpse — fresh or long dead — by introducing their vitae to its body. This power does not work on vampires, but does work on animated cadavers. Cost: One Rouse Check Dice Pools: Stamina + Oblivion vs. Stamina + Medicine or Fortitude System: The vampire makes a Rouse Check to expend vitae, and introduces the vitae to the corpse. Unless the corpse is animated, the body disintegrates over three turns with no test necessary. If it is, the user rolls a contest of Stamina + Oblivion vs Stamina + Medicine (Corpses with Fortitude may resist with Stamina + Fortitude). If the user wins, the animated corpse dissolves in five turns, minus the margin (minimum one, and disintegrating corpses suffer physical Impairment). On a critical win, the corpse disintegrates immediately. On a total failure, the corpse putrefies but does not disintegrate, and is subsequently immune to this power from any user. Duration: Variable (see Difficulty effects)

Compel With eye contact, the vampire can issue the victim a single-action command, no longer than a short sentence, to be obeyed to the letter. It must be possible to complete the command in a single turn. The Storyteller decides whether to interpret ambiguous commands in an unexpected or unfavorable way; alternatively, the command simply confuses the victim and fails. ■ Cost: Free ■ Dice Pools: Charisma + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve ■ System: No roll is required against an unprepared mortal victim. Commanding a resisting victim, a victim the vampire has previously Dominated in the same scene, or another vampire requires a contest of Charisma + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve. Commands that go against the victim’s nature also require such a contest. ■ Duration: No more than a single scene Slavish Devotion Amalgam: Presence 1 Those already under the mental dominion of the vampire find their minds strengthened against interference from other Kindred. Cost: No additional cost System: Any attempt to mentally coerce a character already under the influence of the vampire’s Dominate has its Difficulty increased by two, or suffers a four-dice penalty in contests. The Difficulty cannot rise above 7. Duration: Passive   Mesmerize The vampire can issue complex commands to a victim, as long as they have the subject’s gaze and relative quiet in which to issue instructions. The instructions must be carried out immediately to the victim’s best ability, and must not contain any conditional actions (“...if you see Henry, give him the document”), as this would require the victim to exercise cognition. ■ Cost: One Rouse Check ■ Dice Pools: Manipulation + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve ■ System: No roll is required against an unprepared mortal victim. Commanding a resisting victim or another vampire requires a contest of Manipulation + Dominate vs Intelligence + Resolve. Commands that go against the victim’s nature also require such a contest. ■ Duration: Until the command is carried out or the scene ends, whichever comes first.

The Gift of False Life Through use of this Ceremony, a vampire can raise a corpse or group of corpses to perform simple, single or repetitive tasks. Requires Ashes to Ashes

Lethal Body Using this power, the user is capable of causing horrendous damage to mortals, tearing skin and breaking bones with bare fingers. ■ Cost: Free ■ System: The user’s unarmed attacks can now do Aggravated Health damage to mortals, if desired. They also ignore one level of armor per Potence level of the user. ■ Duration: Passive