{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/dependence","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Dependence","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":231,"folio":223}],"entries":["Many former pawns of Clan {@clan Tremere|V20} 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 vampire’s mastery of Dependence. The final power of {@discipline The Path of Corruption|V20|the Path of Corruption} enables the vampire to tie her victim’s soul to her own, engendering feelings of lethargy and helplessness when the victim is not in her presence or acting to further her desires.","System: The character engages the target in conversation. The player rolls normally. The victim rolls Self-Control/Instinct (difficulty equals the number of successes scored by the caster + 3). Failure means that the victim’s psyche has been subtly bonded to that of the thaumaturge for one night per success rolled by the caster.","A bonded victim is no less likely to attack his con-troller, and feels no particular positive emotions toward her. However, he is psychologically addicted to her presence, and suffers a one-die penalty to all rolls when he is not around her or performing tasks for her.","Additionally, he is much less resistant to her commands, and his dice pools are halved when he attempts to resist her {@npc Dominate|V20}, {@npc Presence|V20} (or other mental or emotional control powers), or mundane Social rolls. Finally, he is unable to regain Willpower when he is not in the thaumaturge’s presence."],"parent":"vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","level":5,"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"section_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-15","job":"v20-disciplines"},"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline_power/dependence","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline_power/dependence","parent":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/the-path-of-corruption","children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline_power/dependence/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":231,"folio":231,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Dependence","props":[["Discipline","The Path of Corruption"]],"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","tags":[],"children":[]}}