Stutter

Typically, interruption is considered gauche. Sometimes it’s necessary. With this Devotion, the Nosferatu is able to interrupt conversation without outing himself. A simple glance and the subject halts mid-sentence. Her mind subconsciously associates the line of discussion with abhorrent, frightening things she can’t put to words, preventing her from speaking about it. She doesn’t need to meet eye contact with the Nosferatu—the Nosferatu simply needs to be able to see her when she is speaking about the topic in question.

Cost: 1 Vitae
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Intimidation + Nightmare versus the subject’s Composure + Blood Potency. (The Nosferatu clan weakness does not apply to the Discipline user’s roll.)
Action: Contested, resistance is reflexive

If the roll is successful and the user’s player rolls more successes than the subject’s, the subject immediately ceases her line of thought. She receives a very brief glimpse of horrors untold; nothing sticks in her conscious memory, but the dreadful sensation lasts for the remainder of the scene. If the subject attempts to speak about the topic, she can do so for a single turn by spending a point of Willpower and succeeding in a reflexive Composure roll.