••••• Shackle the Soul
At the ultimate expression of Xinyao, the Xiao finally learns to shield herself completely from emotional impulse — but only by stealing the capacity for self-control from another. The result may protect the Xiao, but it strips her victim bare, leaving him ravaged by the vampire’s emotional storm.
Effect
Dramatic Failure: The Xiao fails to activate the power and immediately enters a frustration-induced frenzy directed at a random target. The frenzy requires three successes to be overcome. The intended victim of the power is rendered immune to all uses of Xinyao until the following sunrise.
Failure: The character loses or ties the contested roll. The target is unaffected.
Success: The character wins the contested roll. For the remainder of the scene, any emotional impulse the character would normally feel affects the target instead. All Social-based powers and Abilities are deflected to the victim (although the Xiao cannot circumvent passive powers such as Sovereignty). Any social provocation to frenzy likewise bypasses the vampire and affects the victim instead. Hunger frenzies and fear frenzies provoked by fire, sunlight or other physical sources are not affected.
Mortals who experience the fury of the Xiao’s Beast are traumatized by the experience, and may gain a derangement if the Storyteller deems it appropriate.
The power immediately ceases its effect if the Xiao and the victim lose sight of one another.
Exceptional Success: The character wins the contested roll by five or more successes. The effects last for the remainder of the scene, whether or not line of sight is maintained. Furthermore, the victim will rationalize the effect, believing that his response to the Xiao’s experiences is logical and reasonable.
Failure: The character loses or ties the contested roll. The target is unaffected.
Success: The character wins the contested roll. For the remainder of the scene, any emotional impulse the character would normally feel affects the target instead. All Social-based powers and Abilities are deflected to the victim (although the Xiao cannot circumvent passive powers such as Sovereignty). Any social provocation to frenzy likewise bypasses the vampire and affects the victim instead. Hunger frenzies and fear frenzies provoked by fire, sunlight or other physical sources are not affected.
Mortals who experience the fury of the Xiao’s Beast are traumatized by the experience, and may gain a derangement if the Storyteller deems it appropriate.
The power immediately ceases its effect if the Xiao and the victim lose sight of one another.
Exceptional Success: The character wins the contested roll by five or more successes. The effects last for the remainder of the scene, whether or not line of sight is maintained. Furthermore, the victim will rationalize the effect, believing that his response to the Xiao’s experiences is logical and reasonable.
Material Components
Cost: 1 Willpower
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Presence + Expression + Xinyao versus target’s Composure + Blood Potency
Related Discipline
Effect Casting Time
Contested; resistance is reflexive
Level
5
Applied Restriction
A given target can be subjected to this power only once per night, no matter how many Kindred attempt to use the power.