All it takes is a glance, and the vampire can magnify one of his victim’s fears to truly horrifying levels. If she knows what sort of things her victim fears, she can choose to enhance that fear specifically; otherwise she inspires an unguided terror that flares up in the victim’s heart without her knowing precisely what he’s afraid of. Whatever the case, the victim flees immediately.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Dice Pool: Presence + Empathy + Nightmare vs. Composure + Blood Potency
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: Something goes wrong. Though the victim sees visions of his fear made manifest, he stares them down. He regains a point of Willpower.
Failure: The victim’s fear troubles him, but he doesn’t flee.
Success: The victim gains the Frightened Condition (p. 303). If the vampire activates Dread Presence, she can designate herself as the source of the victim’s fear.
Exceptional Success: The vampire gains a vision of precisely what the victim is so afraid of. While this has no mechanical advantage, it gives her something else to exploit.