- Amalgam: Protean 1
The eyes of the vampire turn into slitted, serpentlike orbs able to freeze a mortal meeting the vampire’s gaze in place. The user can even mesmerize other vampires with this power, though the effect is short-lived and likely to rouse the victim’s ire.
- Cost: Free
- Dice Pools: Charisma + Presence vs. Wits + Composure
- System: By catching the eye of a mortal (Vampire: The Masquerade, p. 255) the vampire can immobilize a victim, keeping them frozen in place as long as they themselves maintain eye contact. The effect can only be maintained on a single victim at a time, and ends if they suffer damage or are forcibly removed. The victim is still capable of speech, though not shouting.
In order to paralyze a vampire in the same way, the user must win a contest of Charisma + Presence vs. Wits + Composure. The vampire victim can escape paralysis on any turn after the first by spending a point of Willpower.
- Duration: Until eye contact is broken or the scene ends.