Dementation

Dementation is a vampiric Discipline widely known as the hallmark of the Malkavians. It primarily deals with inflicting madness upon others.

The Malkavians are the only clan to possess a natural affinity for this Discipline. In the Dark Ages setting all Malkavians have Dementation, while in early editions of Masquerade it was only available to Antitribu. In the Revised edition it returned for all Malkavians, replacing Dominate for Camarilla members of the clan. This change was an in-game event, a "block" created by six Malkavian Methuselahs via the Madness Network to make the clan more palatable to the Camarilla, and removed again in 1997 as the Final Nights drew closer, the Camarilla Malkavians blaming the Discipline's reappearance on "infection" from the antitribu. This phenomenal trick is sometimes known as "the great prank."[1]

Caitiff may take Dementation, though as with other clan exclusive Disciplines this is subject to approval by the Storyteller.

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Official Abilities

Included below are the official powers described in supplements for Vampire: The Masquerade and Dark Ages: Vampire. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.

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Standard Powers

  • • [2]
    • Passion: One emotion that is already present in a victim is heighened or suppressed.
    • Incubus Passion: One emotion that is already present in a victim is heighened to an extreme level.
  • •• [3]
    • The Haunting: Inflict maddening visions upon a victim.
    • Haunt the Soul: As per The Haunting.
  • ••• (3) [4]
    • Eyes of Chaos (Modern Nights): Gain insight into a person, puzzle or seemingly random pattern.
    • Eyes of Chaos (Dark Ages): Glimpse an obscure, hard to understand vision of the future.
  • •••• (4) [5]
    • Voice of Madness: Provoke irrational, extreme fear or anger in a victim.
    • Silence the Sane Mind: Suppress part of the victim's mind, with a variety of effects.
  • ••••• (5) [6]
    • Total Insanity: Temporarily inflict total, gibbering madness (five derangements) on a victim.
    • Howling Lunacy: As per Total Insanity.
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Advanced Powers

  • ••••• • (6) [7]
    • Luna's Embrace: Twist a victim's personality into a copy of the vampire's own.
    • Lingering Malaise: Inflict a permanent derangement upon the victim.
    • Shattered Mirror: As per Luna's Embrace.
    • Babble: Communicate over a great distance via the Madness Network (also Auspex ••••• •).
    • The Call: Invoke "the Call", a summons via the Network to all local Malkavians to gather for a meeting (also Auspex ••••• •••).
    • Kiss of the Moon: Inflict two related derangements upong a victim, permanently.
  • ••••• •• (7) [8]
    • Delayed Delerium: Implant a madness that will take hold of the victim at a later date.
    • Restructure: Rewrite a victim's personality (change their Nature).
    • Childmind: A "psychic lobotomy" which reduces the victim to a childlike state.
    • Sleep of Reason: Create physical manifestations of the "hobgoblins" in a victim's mind.
  • ••••• ••• (8) [9]
    • Prison of the Mind: Trap a victim in a delusory state, his mind active while his body becomes catatonic.
    • Personal Scourge: Turn a victim's mind against himself, psychically inflicting severe physical harm.
    • Deny: The Malkavian denies the existence of an object; it ceases to exist for him in every way.
  • ••••• •••• (9) [10]
    • Lunatic Eruption: Invoke a mad frenzy in all sentient creatures within a large area (e.g. an entire city).
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References

^  Level 1

Passion Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 155
Incubus Passion Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 183

^  Level 2

The Haunting Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 155
Haunt the Soul Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 184

^  Level 3

Eyes of Chaos Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 155
Eyes of Chaos Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 184

^  Level 4

Voice of Madness Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 156
Silence of the Sane Mind Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 185

^  Level 5

Total Insanity Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 156
Howling Lunacy Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 185

^  Level 6

Luna's Embrace Dark Ages Companion Pg. 82
Lingering Malaise Guide to the Sabbat Revised Edition Pg. 104
Shattered Mirror Guide to the Sabbat Revised Edition Pg. 104
Babble Clanbook: Malkavian Revised Pg. 60
The Call Clanbook: Malkavian Revised Pg. 60
Babble Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 185

^  Level 7

Delayed Delirium Dark Ages Companion Pg. 82
Restructure Guide to the Sabbat Revised Edition Pg. 105
Childmind Clanbook: Malkavian Revised Pg. 62
Sleep of Reason Clanbook: Malkavian Revised Pg. 63

^  Level 8

Prison of the Mind Dark Ages Companion Pg. 82
Personal Scourge Guide to the Sabbat Revised Edition Pg. 105
Deny Clanbook: Malkavian Revised Pg. 64

^  Level 9

Lunatic Eruption Guide to the Sabbat Revised Edition Pg. 105

^  Level 10

Plot Device Gehenna Pg. 182


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