•• Indiscretion
A variant of the Majesty power of Revelation, this application of Perfidy causes a vampire to betray, through words only, an individual she is (otherwise) loyal to. She reveals every secret she knows about that individual, including that individual’s fears, hopes, failures, plans and any other intimate knowledge she has of that individual. The character simply mentions that individual’s name in the course of conversation, activates this power and listens along as the subject casually proceeds to rattle off everything that comes to mind about that individual. For her part, the subject of this power feels relieved and enthusiastic about sharing this information, and the more loyal she is (or has been otherwise) to the individual whose secrets she’s sharing, the more eager she is to unburden herself of these secrets. Only after the power has been used will the subject realize the enormity of what she’s done.
Effect
Dramatic Failure: The character’s clumsy attempt to draw secrets from the subject is blatantly obvious and offensive. The subject senses exactly what the Ravager was trying to do, refuses to talk to the character any more that evening and likely reports the attempt to the individual the character wanted her to betray.
Failure: The character loses or ties the contested roll. She gains no information, but she may try again.
Success: The vampire wins the contested roll by getting the greater number of successes, and the subject betrays the object of the character’s inquiry by rattling off every secret the person in question has ever shared with her (or even hinted at).
Exceptional Success: The character wins the contested roll with five or more successes. The subject betrays every secret that she knows regarding the object of questioning, beginning with the most damning. Not only does she reveal the betrayed individual’s every secret in painful, unflinching detail, but she engages in lengthy speculation of the most damning sort about why the betrayed individual might have done (or might be attempting to do) certain things.
Failure: The character loses or ties the contested roll. She gains no information, but she may try again.
Success: The vampire wins the contested roll by getting the greater number of successes, and the subject betrays the object of the character’s inquiry by rattling off every secret the person in question has ever shared with her (or even hinted at).
Exceptional Success: The character wins the contested roll with five or more successes. The subject betrays every secret that she knows regarding the object of questioning, beginning with the most damning. Not only does she reveal the betrayed individual’s every secret in painful, unflinching detail, but she engages in lengthy speculation of the most damning sort about why the betrayed individual might have done (or might be attempting to do) certain things.
Material Components
Cost: 1 Vitae
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Socialize + Perfidy versus subject’s Composure + Blood Potency
Related Discipline
Effect Casting Time
Contested; resistance is reflexive.
Level
2
Applied Restriction
Modifier | Situation
+3 | The subject is already under the influence of Entrancement.
+2 | The subject is already under the influence of Awe.
+2 | The power is turned on a vampire with whom the user has a blood tie (see Vampire: The Requiem, p. 162).
–1 | There are others around within earshot.
–3 | The individual to be betrayed is in line of sight to the subject.
+3 | The subject is already under the influence of Entrancement.
+2 | The subject is already under the influence of Awe.
+2 | The power is turned on a vampire with whom the user has a blood tie (see Vampire: The Requiem, p. 162).
–1 | There are others around within earshot.
–3 | The individual to be betrayed is in line of sight to the subject.