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The difficulty for both rolls is 7, and the character with the most successes wins. If the two ratings are equal, both characters make a resisted roll of Perception + Awareness (Auspex user) against Manipulation + Subterfuge (Obfuscate user). Conversely, if the target’s Obfuscate outranks her Auspex, he remains undiscovered.

Obfuscate: When a vampire tries to use her heightened perceptions to notice a Kindred hidden with Obfuscate, she detects the subject’s presence if her Auspex rating is higher than his Obfuscate, and she succeeds at a Perception + Awareness roll (difficulty equals 7 minus the number of dots by which her Auspex exceeds his Obfuscate).

Note: “Normal sight” includes regular, non-Auspex use of the Awareness skill. Among its many uses, Auspex can detect the presence of a supernatural being who is hidden from normal sight (a vampire using Obfuscate, for example, or a ghost) or pierce illusions created by the Discipline of Chimerstry. While the Malkavians and Toreador are more prone to these kinds of distractions, the Tremere and Tzimisce aren’t immune.ĭots in Perception are very useful for using Auspex powers, as more successes help the character gain more sensory information.Īuspex enables Kindred to perceive many things beyond the limits of lesser senses. Failure overwhelms the character’s senses, making her oblivious to her surroundings for a turn or two.

Sudden or dynamic events can disorient an Auspex-using character unless her player makes a Willpower roll to block them out (difficulty of at least 4, although the more potent the source of distraction, the higher the difficulty). Her increased sensory sensitivity can cause her to be drawn in by beautiful things or stunned by loud noises or pungent smells. However, a vampire with Auspex needs to be careful. Auspex can also pierce through mental illusions such as those created by Obfuscate. She starts with the capacity to heighten her natural senses significantly, but as she grows in power, she can perceive psychic auras and read the thoughts of another being. Auspex gives the vampire uncanny sensory abilities.