{"id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","type":"power","system":"discipline","line":"vampire","name":"Serpentis","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":217,"folio":209}],"entries":["Serpentis is believed to be the legacy of Set himself, a gift to his children. {@clan The Followers of Set|LotC} are very careful to guard this Discipline’s secrets, only teaching the art to those who they deem worthy. Most vampires fear the Setites because of the powers of Serpentis and its connection to snakes and reptiles; this Discipline can evoke a primordial fear in others, particularly those who recall the tale of Eden."],"powers":["vampire/power/discipline_power/cobra-fangs","vampire/power/discipline_power/divine-image","vampire/power/discipline_power/heart-thief","vampire/power/discipline_power/the-eyes-of-the-serpent","vampire/power/discipline_power/the-form-of-the-cobra","vampire/power/discipline_power/the-heart-of-darkness","vampire/power/discipline_power/the-skin-of-the-adder","vampire/power/discipline_power/the-tongue-of-the-asp"],"_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/serpentis","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/serpentis/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":217,"folio":217,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Serpentis","props":[["Sources","V20 p217"]],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Serpentis is believed to be the legacy of Set himself, a gift to his children. The Followers of Set are very careful to guard this Discipline’s secrets, only teaching the art to those who they deem worthy.","tags":[],"children":[{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/the-eyes-of-the-serpent","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"The Eyes of the Serpent","title":"The Eyes of the Serpent","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","level":1,"category":null,"summary":"This power grants the vampire the legendary hypnotic gaze of the serpent. The Kindred’s eyes become gold with large black irises, and mortals in the character’s vicinity find themselves strangely attracted to him. 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System: The vampire spends one blood point and one Willpower point. Her","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/the-form-of-the-cobra","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"The Form of the Cobra","title":"The Form of the Cobra","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","level":4,"category":null,"summary":"The Cainite may change his form into that of a huge black cobra. The serpent weighs as much as the vampire’s human form, stretches over 10 feet or three meters long, and is about 20 inches (50 cm) around. The Form of","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/the-heart-of-darkness","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"The Heart of Darkness","title":"The Heart of Darkness","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"A Kindred with mastery of Serpentis may pull her heart from her body. She can even use this ability on other Cainites, although this requires several hours of gruesome surgery. This power can only be invoked during a","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/cobra-fangs","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Cobra Fangs","title":"Cobra Fangs","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"A character using Form of the Cobra gains a venomous bite along with his serpentine form. Unfortunately, huge black cobras tend to make people run away as fast as they can. This Serpentis power enables a vampire to gain","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/divine-image","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Divine Image","title":"Divine Image","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","level":7,"category":null,"summary":"Many of the low-Generation Setite elders no longer need the illusions of Obfuscate to appear as a god. Through this Serpentis power, a vampire can physically metamorphose into the form of a god. Male Kindred generally","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/heart-thief","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Heart Thief","title":"Heart Thief","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/serpentis","level":8,"category":null,"summary":"The Serpentis power Heart of Darkness normally takes hours to perform upon other vampires, and only works at the dark of the moon. Some elders, however, can pull the heart from another vampire’s chest with a quick","sources":"V20"}]}}