{"id":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","type":"power","system":"discipline","line":"vampire","name":"The Path of Corruption","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":229,"folio":221}],"entries":["The origins of this path are hotly debated among those who are familiar with its intricacies. One theory holds that its secrets were taught to {@clan The Tremere|LotC|the Tremere} by demons and that use of it brings the practitioner dangerously close to the infernal powers. A second opinion has been advanced that the Path of Corruption is a holdover from the days when Clan {@clan Tremere|V20} was still mortal. The third theory, and the most disturbing to {@clan The Tremere|LotC|the Tremere}, is that the path originated with {@clan The Followers of Set|LotC|the Followers of Set}, and that knowledge of its workings was sold to {@clan The Tremere|LotC|the Tremere} for an unspecified price. This last rumor is vehemently denied by {@clan The Tremere|LotC|the Tremere}, which automatically makes it a favorite topic of discussion when the matter comes up.","The Path of Corruption is primarily a mentally and spiritually oriented path centered on influencing the psyches of other individuals. It can be used neither to issue commands like {@npc Dominate|V20} nor to change emotions in the moment like {@npc Presence|V20}. Rather, it produces a gradual and subtle twisting of the subject’s actions, morals, and thought processes. This path deals intimately with deception and dark desires, and those who work through it must understand the hidden places of the heart. Accordingly, no character may have a higher rating in the Path of Corruption than he has in {@ability Subterfuge|V20}."],"parent":"vampire/power/discipline/thaumaturgy","tags":["path"],"powers":["vampire/power/discipline_power/addiction","vampire/power/discipline_power/contradict","vampire/power/discipline_power/dependence","vampire/power/discipline_power/dissociate","vampire/power/discipline_power/subvert"],"_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/the-path-of-corruption","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","parent":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/thaumaturgy","children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":229,"folio":229,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"The Path of Corruption","props":[],"parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/thaumaturgy","level":null,"category":null,"summary":"The origins of this path are hotly debated among those who are familiar with its intricacies. One theory holds that its secrets were taught to the Tremere by demons and that use of it brings the practitioner dangerously","tags":["path"],"children":[{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/contradict","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Contradict","title":"Contradict","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","level":1,"category":null,"summary":"The vampire can interrupt a subject’s thought processes, forcing the victim to reverse his current course of action. An Archon may be caused to execute a prisoner she was about to exonerate and release; a mortal lover","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/subvert","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Subvert","title":"Subvert","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","level":2,"category":null,"summary":"This power follows the same principle as does Contradict, the release of a subject’s dark, self-destructive side. However, Subvert’s effects are longer-lasting than the momentary flare of Contradiction. Under the","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/dissociate","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Dissociate","title":"Dissociate","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","level":3,"category":null,"summary":"“Divide and conquer” is a maxim that is well-understood by the Tremere, and Dissociate is a powerful tool with which to divide the Clan’s enemies. This power is used to break the social ties of interpersonal","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/addiction","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Addiction","title":"Addiction","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","level":4,"category":null,"summary":"This power is a much stronger and more potentially damaging form of Subvert. Addiction creates just that in the victim. By simply exposing the target to a particular sensation, substance, or action, the caster creates a","sources":"V20"},{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/dependence","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Dependence","title":"Dependence","parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","level":5,"category":null,"summary":"Many former pawns of Clan Tremere claim to have felt a strange sensation similar to depression when not in the presence of their masters. This is usually attributed to the blood bond, but is sometimes the result of the","sources":"V20"}]}}