{"id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","type":"power","system":"discipline","line":"vampire","name":"Presence","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":201,"folio":193}],"entries":["Presence is the Discipline of emotional manipulation. Vampires with this power can inspire passionate fervor or unreasoning terror in mortals and Kindred alike. In addition, unlike most Disciplines, some of Presence’s powers can be used on entire crowds at one time. Presence can transcend race, religion, gender, class, and (most importantly) supernatural nature. As such, this subtle power is one of the most useful Disciplines a vampire can possess.","Anyone can resist Presence for one scene by spending a Willpower point and succeeding on a Willpower roll (difficulty 8), but the affected individual must keep spending points until he is no longer in the presence of the vampire (or, in the case of Summon, until the effect wears off). Vampires three or more Generations lower than the wielder need only spend a single Willpower to ignore the Presence for an entire night and need not roll Willpower to do so.","The major drawback of Presence is that it controls only the emotions. It causes others to feel a certain way toward the vampire, but does not give her outright control over them. While people weigh strongly the orders that the vampire declares, their minds are still their own. Suicidal or ridiculous directives don’t sound any more sensible just because the person giving them is unusually fascinating. Still, inspired eloquence or significant wealth used in combination with this Discipline can enable the vampire to urge others along a desired course.","{@clan The Brujah|LotC}, {@clan Followers of Set|V20}, {@clan Toreador|V20}, and {@clan Ventrue|V20} Clans are all adept in this Discipline. {@clan The Ventrue|LotC} are arguably the most skilled with its application, however, due to their ability to use Presence and {@npc Dominate|V20} in efficient combination."],"powers":["vampire/power/discipline_power/awe","vampire/power/discipline_power/cooperation","vampire/power/discipline_power/dread-gaze","vampire/power/discipline_power/entrancement","vampire/power/discipline_power/ironclad-command","vampire/power/discipline_power/love","vampire/power/discipline_power/majesty","vampire/power/discipline_power/paralyzing-glance","vampire/power/discipline_power/pulse-of-the-city","vampire/power/discipline_power/spark-of-rage","vampire/power/discipline_power/summon"],"_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/presence","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline/presence","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/presence/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":201,"folio":201,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Presence","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Presence is the Discipline of emotional manipulation. Vampires with this power can inspire passionate fervor or unreasoning terror in mortals and Kindred alike. In addition, unlike most Disciplines, some of Presence’s","tags":[],"children":[{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/awe","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Awe","title":"Awe","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":1,"category":null,"summary":"Those near the vampire suddenly desire to be closer to her and become receptive to her point of view. Awe is extremely useful for mass communication. It matters little what is said — the hearts of those affected lean","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/dread-gaze","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Dread Gaze","title":"Dread Gaze","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":2,"category":null,"summary":"While all Kindred can frighten others by physically revealing their true vampiric natures — baring claws and fangs, glaring with malevolence, hissing loudly with malice — this power focuses these elements to insanely","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/entrancement","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Entrancement","title":"Entrancement","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":3,"category":null,"summary":"This power bends others’ emotions, making them the vampire’s willing servants. Due to what these individuals see as true and enduring devotion, they heed the vampire’s every desire. Since this is done willingly, instead","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/summon","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Summon","title":"Summon","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":4,"category":null,"summary":"This impressive power enables the vampire to call to herself any person whom she has ever met. This call can go to anyone, mortal or supernatural, across any distance within the physical world. The subject of the","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/majesty","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Majesty","title":"Majesty","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"At this stage, the vampire can augment her supernatural mien a thousandfold. The attractive become paralyzingly beautiful; the homely become hideously twisted. Majesty inspires universal respect, devotion, fear — or all","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/love","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Love","title":"Love","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"The blood bond is one of the most powerful tools in an elder’s inventory. However, more and more childer are aware of how to avoid being bound, so alternatives are needed. The Presence power called Love is one such","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/paralyzing-glance","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Paralyzing Glance","title":"Paralyzing Glance","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"Some elders have honed their mastery of Dread Gaze to such a degree that they are said to be able to paralyze with a look. The power‘s name is something of a misnomer, as victims of this power are not precisely","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/spark-of-rage","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Spark of Rage","title":"Spark of Rage","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"A vampire possessing this power can shorten tempers and bring old grudges and irritations to the boiling point with a minimum of effort. Spark of Rage causes disagreements and fights, and can even send other vampires","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/cooperation","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Cooperation","title":"Cooperation","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"Any elder knows that Kindred are the most difficult beings in existence to force to work together. Peaceful coexistence is not a common tenet of vampiric society. With that in mind, this power can be used to nudge those","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/ironclad-command","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Ironclad Command","title":"Ironclad Command","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":8,"category":null,"summary":"Any individual can normally resist the powers of Presence for a brief time through an effort of will. Some elder Toreador and Ventrue have developed such force of personality that their powers of Presence cannot be","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/pulse-of-the-city","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Pulse of the City","title":"Pulse of the City","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/presence","level":9,"category":null,"summary":"A vampire who has developed her Presence to this terrifying degree can control the emotional climate of the entire region around her, up to the size of a large city. This power is always in effect on a low level,","sources":"V20"}]}}