••••• •• Scourging the Instinct

Used by elder firebrands of nights long past, this power is a bit too dangerous to see much modern usage. The Kindred stands before his assembled followers and whips them into a righteous frenzy using the power of his personality and the force of his charisma. Those who heed his call succumb to the rages of the Beast that dwells deep in all of them, hopefully placing it on a short leash that allows them some control over their fury.

System

The player rolls Charisma + Leadership (difficulty 7). If he is successful, those who hear him speak his words of revolution allow their Beasts to rise to the fore. Those affected are considered to be “riding the wave” of frenzy (see “Instinct” on Morality) regardless of whether they have Instinct or Self-Control as their Virtue.

The number of successes scored on the roll indicate how many Kindred are swayed by the revolutionary fervor.

• 1 success One person
• 2 successes Two people
• 3 successes Six people
• 4 successes 20 people
• 5 successes Everyone in the Kindred’s immediate vicinity (an auditorium filled with people; a gathered mob)