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Descendant of Vasantasena

Vasantasena’s legacy favors freedom from enforced allegiance, recognition of Blood Bonds, and survival amid upheaval.

Overview

Choose benefits that fit your history and agree their people, places, and obligations with the Storyteller. Each benefit below is a separate purchase.

Details

Eligibility
Malkavian characters with the appropriate lineage.
Purchasing benefits
Buy each benefit separately at its listed dot cost. Higher-dot purchases do not include lower-dot benefits.

Benefits

1 · Agent of Chaos

Once per session, reroll one die without spending Willpower during an exceptionally chaotic or unpredictable situation.

Earlier tiers
Not required

2 · Hear My Words

Once per story, people who pause to hear your counsel during chaos may reroll one later test pool during the same situation.

Earlier tiers
Not required

3 · Scent the Bond

Once per story, Resolve + Awareness at Difficulty 4 lets you identify a vampire’s Blood Bond by scent and recognize the corresponding scent on the other participant.

Earlier tiers
Not required

4 · Destroy the Bond

Once per story, drink a mouthful of a thrall’s vitae and endure a frenzy to remove the Blood Bond imposed on them.

Earlier tiers
Not required

5 · Sabbat Becomes Camarilla

Once per story, isolate a vampire and use specialized perfumes while challenging their sect beliefs. Roll Intelligence or Charisma + Insight once per three nights as an extended test; accumulate twice the subject’s Willpower in successes to deprogram those beliefs.

Earlier tiers
Not required

Feature

Learning
Independent tiers

Loresheet

Subject
Malkavian

References

Vampire: The Masquerade Corebook · p. 399 (PDF p. 401)
Descendant of Vasantasena · Verified: identity, eligibility, five separately purchased benefits, costs and limitations
VTM Wiki: Loresheets · Open source ↗
Corebook Loresheets; identity and eligibility · Verified: identity, eligibility, five separately purchased benefits, costs and limitations