••• The Wave Is the Man
When a Kindred with this power “rides the wave” of frenzy, she has much more control over her actions and appearance than normal. She may appear as calm as she wishes, and take actions that require thought and deliberate decision, including the use of Disciplines such as Dominate. The benefits of being in frenzy still apply, however: the vampire ignores wound penalties, gets a bonus die to all physical dice pools and gets a bonus to resist attempts at mental domination.
From the outside, it is almost impossible to determine that the vampire is in frenzy. Supernatural abilities such as Auspex can do so by examining the vampire’s aura, but to mundane observation she appears no different from normal. While the Kindred may choose to behave in a wild manner, she need not, and virtually all Sotoha choose to remain icily calm even while they frenzy.
However, she is still in frenzy, and observers may be able to deduce that from her behavior. The frenzying kindred has an absolute focus on the target of her frenzy. She can do nothing that she does not judge to be the fastest and most effective way to achieve her end. As the frenzy was invoked voluntarily, the vampire no doubt has an end in mind.
While the frenzying vampire cannot do anything she does not judge to be the fastest and most effective means to her end, that does not mean she should spend a long time contemplating options. On the contrary, she must decide quickly from among the options that come immediately to mind. If two seem equally effective, she is free to choose either, as long as she chooses quickly. In certain cases, the fastest and most effective way to achieve an end might require lots of careful planning, which is fine. However, the Kindred cannot be distracted from those plans.
If the frenzy lasts a long time, the vampire may take reasonable precautions when she sleeps and feeds, as long as they do not distract from her target. The same applies to any other needs that she has for survival, since the vampire’s survival is generally essential to achieving the end of a frenzy.
If the Kindred is a Sotoha, the frenzy does not subside automatically when it has reached its end. She must gain a success on a Resolve + Composure roll to end it, as normal.
Fujita Carlos, a Sotoha vampire in Buenos Aires, is rumored to have been in frenzy for over 30 years. His lord, Fujita Juanita, was killed through the machinations of the local Prince and Primogen, and Carlos has been waging an obsessive vendetta against them ever since. While this is not unusual for the Sotoha, Carlos has appeared to shrug off the worst wounds and has seemed almost immune to fear frenzies, leading knowledgeable Kindred to suspect that he has been “riding the wave” all this time. Carlos has sworn not to take another lord until he has avenged Juanita, making him a true ronin.
From the outside, it is almost impossible to determine that the vampire is in frenzy. Supernatural abilities such as Auspex can do so by examining the vampire’s aura, but to mundane observation she appears no different from normal. While the Kindred may choose to behave in a wild manner, she need not, and virtually all Sotoha choose to remain icily calm even while they frenzy.
However, she is still in frenzy, and observers may be able to deduce that from her behavior. The frenzying kindred has an absolute focus on the target of her frenzy. She can do nothing that she does not judge to be the fastest and most effective way to achieve her end. As the frenzy was invoked voluntarily, the vampire no doubt has an end in mind.
While the frenzying vampire cannot do anything she does not judge to be the fastest and most effective means to her end, that does not mean she should spend a long time contemplating options. On the contrary, she must decide quickly from among the options that come immediately to mind. If two seem equally effective, she is free to choose either, as long as she chooses quickly. In certain cases, the fastest and most effective way to achieve an end might require lots of careful planning, which is fine. However, the Kindred cannot be distracted from those plans.
If the frenzy lasts a long time, the vampire may take reasonable precautions when she sleeps and feeds, as long as they do not distract from her target. The same applies to any other needs that she has for survival, since the vampire’s survival is generally essential to achieving the end of a frenzy.
If the Kindred is a Sotoha, the frenzy does not subside automatically when it has reached its end. She must gain a success on a Resolve + Composure roll to end it, as normal.
Fujita Carlos, a Sotoha vampire in Buenos Aires, is rumored to have been in frenzy for over 30 years. His lord, Fujita Juanita, was killed through the machinations of the local Prince and Primogen, and Carlos has been waging an obsessive vendetta against them ever since. While this is not unusual for the Sotoha, Carlos has appeared to shrug off the worst wounds and has seemed almost immune to fear frenzies, leading knowledgeable Kindred to suspect that he has been “riding the wave” all this time. Carlos has sworn not to take another lord until he has avenged Juanita, making him a true ronin.
Material Components
Cost: —
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll. It automatically affects any voluntary frenzy that the vampire enters.
Related Discipline
Effect Casting Time
Reflexive
Level
3