Dauntless Spirit
Nightmare •, Resilience •
Once the Carthians developed Devotions to help resist the lordly scepter of Dominate and the allure of Majesty, it seemed only sensible to find something that worked on the fearsome effects of Nightmare.
Effect
While a character is protected by Dauntless Spirit, attempts to use Nightmare against him are hindered by the character’s own mastery of Nightmare. If the roll is contested, the defender with Dauntless Spirit gets to add his rating in Nightmare to his attempts to resist.
Example: Dirk has Nightmare • and has activated Dauntless Spirit. A bullying elder wants to kill Dirk off with Mortal Fear. The pool is usually the elder’s Presence + Intimidation + Nightmare – Composure. Since Dirk is protected by his Devotion, however, the elder rolls Presence + Intimidation + Nightmare – (Composure + Dirk’s Nightmare).
Dauntless Spirit protects against contested rolls as well as uncontested rolls.
Example: Dirk has Nightmare • and has activated Dauntless Spirit. A bullying elder wants to kill Dirk off with Mortal Fear. The pool is usually the elder’s Presence + Intimidation + Nightmare – Composure. Since Dirk is protected by his Devotion, however, the elder rolls Presence + Intimidation + Nightmare – (Composure + Dirk’s Nightmare).
Dauntless Spirit protects against contested rolls as well as uncontested rolls.
Material Components
Cost: 1 Willpower per scene
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Resolve + Composure + Resilience
Related Discipline
Nightmare •, Resilience •