The weak want to agree with her even if the strong-willed resist, they soon find themselves outnumbered. It matters little what is said - the hearts of those affected lean toward the vampireвЂ™s opinion. Awe is extremely useful for mass communication. Those near the vampire suddenly desire to be closer to her and become receptive to her point of view. The Ventrue are arguably the most skilled with its application, however, due to their ability to use Presence and Dominate in efficient combination.

The Brujah, Followers of Set, Toreador, and Ventrue Clans are all adept in this Discipline.

Still, inspired eloquence or significant wealth used in combination with this Discipline can enable the vampire to urge others along a desired course. Suicidal or ridiculous directives donвЂ™t sound any more sensible just because the person giving them is unusually fascinating. While people weigh strongly the orders that the vampire declares, their minds are still their own. It causes others to feel a certain way toward the vampire, but does not give her outright control over them. The major drawback of Presence is that it controls only the emotions. Vampires three or more Generations lower than the wielder need only spend a single Willpower to ignore the Presence for an entire night and need not roll Willpower to do so. As such, this subtle power is one of the most useful Disciplines a vampire can possess.ДЄnyone can resist Presence for one scene by spending a Willpower point and succeeding on a Willpower roll (difficulty 8), but the affected individual must keep spending points until he is no longer in the presence of the vampire (or, in the case of Summon, until the effect wears off). Presence can transcend race, religion, gender, class, and (most importantly) supernatural nature. In addition, unlike most Disciplines, some of PresenceвЂ™s powers can be used on entire crowds at one time. Vampires with this power can inspire passionate fervor or unreasoning terror in mortals and Kindred alike. Presence is the Discipline of emotional manipulation.

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