{"id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","type":"power","system":"discipline","line":"vampire","name":"Auspex","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":142,"folio":134}],"entries":["Auspex gives the vampire uncanny sensory abilities. She starts with the capacity to heighten her natural senses significantly, but as she grows in power, she can perceive psychic auras and read the thoughts of another being. Auspex can also pierce through mental illusions such as those created by {@npc Obfuscate|V20} — see the sidebar “Seeing the Unseen” on p. 142 for more.","However, a vampire with Auspex needs to be careful. Her increased sensory sensitivity can cause her to be drawn in by beautiful things or stunned by loud noises or pungent smells. Sudden or dynamic events can disorient an Auspex-using character unless her player makes a Willpower roll to block them out (difficulty of at least 4, although the more potent the source of distraction, the higher the difficulty). Failure overwhelms","the character’s senses, making her oblivious to her surroundings for a turn or two. While {@clan The Malkavians|LotC|the Malkavians} and {@clan Toreador|V20} are more prone to these kinds of distractions, {@clan The Tremere|LotC|the Tremere} and {@clan Tzimisce|V20} aren’t immune.","Dots in {@attribute Perception|V20} are very useful for using Auspex powers, as more successes help the character gain more sensory information.","### • Heightened Senses This power increases the acuity of all of the vampire’s senses, effectively doubling the clarity and range of sight, hearing, and smell. While her senses of taste and touch extend no farther than normal, they likewise become far more distinct; the vampire could taste the hint of liquor in a victim’s blood or feel the give of the board concealing a hollow space in the floor. The Kindred may magnify her senses at will, sustaining this heightened focus for as long as she desires. At the Storyteller’s option, this may make hunting easier."],"powers":["vampire/power/discipline_power/aura-perception","vampire/power/discipline_power/clairvoyance","vampire/power/discipline_power/false-slumber","vampire/power/discipline_power/heightened-senses","vampire/power/discipline_power/karmic-sight","vampire/power/discipline_power/mirror-reflex","vampire/power/discipline_power/prediction","vampire/power/discipline_power/psychic-assault","vampire/power/discipline_power/psychic-projection","vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathic-communication","vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathy","vampire/power/discipline_power/the-spirits-touch"],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"section_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-15","job":"v20-disciplines"},"level":null,"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/auspex","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline/auspex","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/auspex/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":142,"folio":142,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Auspex","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Auspex gives the vampire uncanny sensory abilities. She starts with the capacity to heighten her natural senses significantly, but as she grows in power, she can perceive psychic auras and read the thoughts of another","tags":[],"children":[{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/heightened-senses","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Heightened Senses","title":"Heightened Senses","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":1,"category":null,"summary":"This power increases the acuity of all of the vampire’s senses, effectively doubling the clarity and range of sight, hearing, and smell. While her senses of taste and touch extend no farther than normal, they likewise","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/aura-perception","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Aura Perception","title":"Aura Perception","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":2,"category":null,"summary":"Using this power, the vampire can perceive the psychic “auras” that radiate from mortals and supernatural beings alike. These halos comprise a shifting series of colors that take practice to discern with clarity. Even","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/the-spirits-touch","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"The Spirit’s Touch","title":"The Spirit’s Touch","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":3,"category":null,"summary":"When someone handles an object for any length of time, he leaves a psychic impression on the item. A vampire with this level of Auspex can “read” these sensations, learning who handled the object, when he last held it,","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathy","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Telepathy","title":"Telepathy","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":4,"category":null,"summary":"The vampire projects a portion of her consciousness into a nearby mortal’s mind, creating a mental link through which she can communicate wordlessly or even read the target’s deepest thoughts. The Kindred “hears” in her","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/psychic-projection","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Psychic Projection","title":"Psychic Projection","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"The Kindred with this awesome ability projects her senses out of her physical shell, stepping from her body as an entity of pure thought. The vampire’s astral form is immune to physical damage or fatigue, and can “fly”","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/clairvoyance","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Clairvoyance","title":"Clairvoyance","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"By using Clairvoyance, a vampire can perceive distant events without using Psychic Projection. By concentrating on a familiar person, place, or object, a character can observe the subject’s immediate vicinity while","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/prediction","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Prediction","title":"Prediction","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"Some people are capable of finishing their friends’ sentences. Elder vampires with Prediction sometimes Auspex Rating No. of Targets Approximate Range Auspex 6 3 subjects 500 miles/800 kilometers Auspex 7 Perception","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathic-communication","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Telepathic Communication","title":"Telepathic Communication","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"Telepathy (p. 137) allows a character to pick up only the surface thoughts of other individuals, and to speak to one at a time. With Telepathic Communication, a character can form a more powerful link between his mind","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/karmic-sight","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Karmic Sight","title":"Karmic Sight","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"The power of Aura Perception (Auspex 2) allows a vampire to take a brief glimpse at the soul of a subject. This power takes Aura Perception several steps forward, allowing a vampire who has mastered Auspex 2 to probe","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/mirror-reflex","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Mirror Reflex","title":"Mirror Reflex","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"This power was developed by a Toreador elder who made a fearsome reputation through her fencing prowess, acting as a hired champion in dozens of Ventrue duels. Mirror Reflex is similar to Prediction in that it is in","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/psychic-assault","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Psychic Assault","title":"Psychic Assault","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":8,"category":null,"summary":"Psychic Assault is nothing less than a direct mind-to-mind attack which uses the sheer force of an elder’s will to overpower his target. Victims of Psychic Assault show little outward sign of the attack, save for","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/false-slumber","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"False Slumber","title":"False Slumber","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":9,"category":null,"summary":"Possibly the source of many Malkavians’ conviction that their sire is alive and well on the astral plane, this power allows a Methuselah‘s spirit to leave his body while in torpor. While seemingly asleep, the vampire is","sources":"V20"}]}}