Stalwart Heart

Majesty •, Resilience •

Vampire the Requiem - Covenant - Carthians

No one likes being played for a chump, and this is doubly true of those who are in the habit of playing others for chumps. The Discipline of Majesty is a magnificent chumping tool. It was inevitable that some Daeva would try and turn its powers inward, to maintain emotional integrity, instead of using Majesty to erode the integrity of others.

Effect

While a character is protected by Stalwart Heart, attempts to use Majesty on her are hindered by the character’s own mastery of Majesty. If the roll is contested, the defender with Stalwart Heart gets to add her rating in Majesty to his attempts to resist.
Example: Natalie has Majesty ••• and has activated Immutable Heart. A nosy spy attempts to draw her out with Revelation. The contested pool is the spy’s Manipulation + Persuasion + Majesty. Usually, Natalie would resist with Composure + Blood Potency, but Stalwart Heart allows her to roll Resolve + Blood Potency + Majesty.
Stalwart Heart protects even when there’s no active roll. With Awe, for example, the user’s Presence + Expression + Majesty roll needs to get more successes than the target’s Composure. If the target is protected by Stalwart Heart, the persuader needs to exceed Composure + Majesty.

Material Components

Cost: 1 Willpower per scene

Gestures & Ritual

Dice Pool: Resolve + Composure + Resilience

Related Discipline

Majesty •, Resilience •

This power costs eight experience points to learn.