Bloodlust

Presence 8

The Cainite uses her beguiling charm and preternatural leadership skills to inspire her troops to do battle for her. This power instils its targets with unshakable confidence. The victims obey the commands of their vampiric master, even to the death. The enraged horde will attack superior forces, charge mounted cavalry, and enter into suicidal battle. Those affected will do whatever is necessary to win the night.

The Brujah perfected this technique, although too late to prevent the sack of Carthage. Still, the noble Ventrue fear the repercussions of this newfound power. Under its influence, peasant armies have overthrown castles and common mobs have defeated armed guards.

System: After the vampire assembles her troops and rouses them for battle, the player must successfully roll Appearance + leadership (difficulty 7). Those influenced by this power ignore Health Level penalties up to Crippled. Also, mortals under the influence of this ability automatically pass any Courage rolls. Once a mortal reaches Crippled, she can no longer fight, and collapses. The number of successes indicates the number of mortals affected.

Successes	Number Affected
1 success	2 mortals
2	6 mortals
3	10 mortals
4	20 mortals
5	Everyone who can see the character