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The wielder of this fearsome power","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/restructure","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Restructure","title":"Restructure","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/dementation","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"The elder with this fearsome power has the ability to twist his victims’ psyches at their most basic levels, warping their very beings. The subject of Restructure retains her memories, but her outlook on life changes","sources":"V20"}]}}