Presence

Presence is the Discipline of supernatural charisma, the power to enthrall, seduce, or terrify with a glance. It lets Kindred bend emotions as easily as Dominate bends thoughts, weaving love, loyalty, or fear without a word.

Favored by Toreador, Ventrue, and Brujah, Presence makes predators into idols, tyrants into kings, and monsters into gods.

Narrative Uses

• Captivate a mortal crowd during a nightclub performance.

• Turn a rival’s allies against them with a word of charm.

• Radiate dread so strong that mortals scatter in panic.

• Hold the attention of an Elysium salon without saying a word.

• Bind a ghoul or lover into unshakable devotion.

Presence is the most Masquerade-friendly Discipline: mortals explain it away as charisma, charm, or stagecraft. Only the wise suspect supernatural influence.

Powers by Dot Rating

• ● (Awe):

  Project irresistible charm. Mortals and Kindred alike are drawn in, more inclined to favor you.

• ●● (Dread Gaze):

  Instill terror with a look. Victims recoil, flee, or freeze.

• ●●● (Entrancement):

  Fascinate and bind a victim’s loyalty with supernatural attraction.

• ●●●● (Summon):

  Call to a chosen target across any distance; they will come as swiftly as they can.

• ●●●●● (Majesty):

  Radiate overwhelming presence — awe, dread, worship. Crowds kneel, rivals tremble, and even Kindred hesitate to act against you.

Themes

• Presence is power through emotion, not force.

• Toreador wield it as art, weaving salons into worship.

• Ventrue use it as authority, brooking no disobedience.

• Brujah twist it into rabble-rousing, turning crowds into mobs.

• Elders become terrifying icons — adored or feared, never ignored.

Presence reminds every Kindred that monsters don’t always bare fangs — sometimes they simply smile, and the world bends.