28 XP
Characters who learn this Devotion are usually desperate and greedy enough to break into another vampire’s mind to take the memory they need, regardless of the consequences this action may entail. This Devotion can be performed quietly, without the subject knowing his mind is even being invaded (such as when the subject is sleeping) or it can be a brutal rape of the victim’s mind.If the subject is awake, she may become aware of someone attempting to infiltrate her mind. The player must make a contested roll of Wits + Intimidation + Auspex versus the target’s Composure + Blood Potency. If the character wins, the target is unaware of the intrusion. If the target is the victor, however, she is better able to resist the vampire’s intrusion (see below).
Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Wits + Persuasion + Auspex – subject’s Resolve (if subject is unaware) or vs. Resolve + Composure (if subject is aware)
Action: Instant (contested if subject is aware of the mental intrusion)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The subject retains the memory, and any derangements the subject may have transfer to the character for the remainder of the evening. Further, the subject is aware of the intrusion and who the intruder is.
Failure: The subject retains the memory. If the subject was unaware, she remains so.
Success: The vampire extracts the target memory. She knows and feels what the subject experiences when recalling it. If the target was aware of the invasion, she can spend a Willpower point to retain the memory (it is thus “copied,” rather than “stolen”).
Exceptional Success: The subject’s memory is taken from her. She will never be able to recall having the memory as her own, whether or not she was aware of the Devotion’s use. An aware subject still realizes that her mind was violated, but doesn’t know (and never will) exactly how.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier — Situation
+2 — Power is turned on a vampire with whom the user has a blood tie (Vampire: The Requiem, p. 162)
-3 — Subject is aware of the mental intrusion