Potence V5

Potence

Known to Clans

Brujah, Lasombra and Nosferatu

Nicknames

Hulking, Blood's Might, Percutio

Type

Physical

Blood Resonance

Choleric

Potence

Masquerade Threat

Medium to high. Lesser exercises of the Discipline might be passed off as “hysterical strength,” but once pavement cracks and buildings start to crumble that explanation loses what little credibility it had.

About Potence

There is a popular saying among the members of Clan Brujah: “You only underestimate our strength once.” Potence is vitae-fueled strength above and beyond other vampires’ capabilities. More powerful than any performance-enhancing drug, more unnatural than the physique of any bulging bodybuilder, Potence is the Beast let loose through the fists, feet, limbs, and raw bodily power of a vampire. The Discipline is used for more than just hitting things, though it is certainly good for this task. It is the vampire’s ability to force their body into actions impossible for mortals to replicate. Potence trumps the other Disciplines in sheer incongruity – an elderly-looking Nosferatu strikes harder than a mortal heavyweight boxer or a Brujah Embraced as a child can decapitate a target with one blow.

Powers

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  • Lethal Body: The Kindred can cause serious physical damage to a mortal, capable of tearing skin and breaking bone.
  • Soaring Leap: The Kindred can leap higher and further.

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  • Prowess: The Kindred gains an overall increase in strength.

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  • Brutal Feed: The Kindred is given such strength in feeding as to be able to completely exsanguinate a mortal human within a matter of seconds.
  • Spark of Rage: A combination of both Potence and Presence, the Kindred can incite anger or even frenzy in any onlookers.
  • Uncanny Grip: The Kindred is able to grip onto nearly any surface, and climb and hang unsupported from walls and ceilings.

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  • Draught of Might: The Kindred's blood can serve as a strength potion to anyone who drinks of it; friend or foe alike.

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  • Earthshock: The Kindred can slam their fist or foot into the ground to cause a forceful shockwave to knock their adversaries prone.
  • Fist of Caine: The Kindred's bare hands are capable of causing devastating or lethal injuries to both mortals and other Kindred alike.