This Discipline involves influencing the very thoughts and actions of others through the vampire's own force
of will. Use of Dominate requires that the Kindred capture his victim's eye; as such, it may be used against only one subject
at a time. The extent of this control depends on the particular power being applied. While truly potent, Dominate powers can
be exacting to perform. Commands must be issued verbally; after all, direct mind-to-mind contact is the purview of Auspex.
Still, some simple orders may be made with signs.
Level 1:Command the Wearied Mind
With eye contact, the vampire may give a one-word command
to a target. This command may only be one word, but it may be used with slight emphasis in a sentence, to hide it. This command
is obeyed instantly, unless it is ambiguous, in which case temporary confusion ensues.
Level 2: Mesmerize
The vampire can give commands to a target, which may be as simple
or detailed as desired. Eye contact must be maintained throughout the command, but is not necessary once the command has been
given.
Level 3: The Forgetful Mind
With eye contact, the vampire can alter her target’s
memories.
Level 4: Conditioning
The vampire may add to the number of successes she has accumulated
in someone she is dominating. Once she has accumulated a number of successes from five to ten times her victim’s Self-control,
the victim will act as if dominated even in the vampire’s absence. Such a victim will continue to obey the vampire,
even when not dominated, and the difficulty for all other vampires to try to dominate her is increased by two.
Level 5: Possession
With continuous eye contact, the vampire may possess a mortal, but
goes into torpor in so doing.
Level 6: Loyalty
Those on whom the vampire has used the Dominate discipline are considered
to have five extra dots in Willpower, when resisting other users of the Dominate discipline.
Level 6: Obedience
The vampire may use any Dominate power without eye contact. Touching
their skin, or even clothing, is sufficient.
Level 6: Rationalize
The vampire can make a victim of Dominate believe that she is acting of her own
accord.
Level 7: Mob Rule
The vampire may dominate more that one victim. Eye contact is only
required for the first target.
Level 7: Repression of the Obvious
The vampire can learn what thought, emotion, or urge is being most
rigorously repressed. Three successes cause the victim to blurt out the thought being repressed.
Level 8: Far Mastery
The vampire may use any Dominate power on any victim whose location
she knows, even at a distance.
Level 9: Best Intentions
The vampire can make a victim act in her interests, without
further command, and the victim will automatically know what constitutes the vampire’s interests.
Level 10: Puppet Master
The vampire can make the victim act as if she was the vampire.
This includes all the details of Best Intentions.
