Clash of Wills - Revision history

West at 15:45, 31 March 2017

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		+	==Mage==
		+	If no [[Resistance]] is listed for a spell or effect, then Clash of Wills will be used.
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		+	===Mage Armor===
		+	[[Mage Armor]] includes [[Dodge]] effects which allow for Clash of Wills.
		+	* The Armored Mage will use their Potency/Activation roll.
		+	* The target will use any supernatural trait ([[Blood Potency]], [[Gnosis]], [[Wyrd]], etc) plus [[Resolve]].
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		+	==Vampire==
	Although [[Auspex]] is a potent [[Discipline]], especially at high levels of mastery, a given Kindred’s execution of it is not always flawless. Other supernatural powers and abilities can cloud or contest the power of [[Auspex]], the most common of these being [[Obfuscate]] — the direct opposite of [[Auspex]], in many ways.		Although [[Auspex]] is a potent [[Discipline]], especially at high levels of mastery, a given Kindred’s execution of it is not always flawless. Other supernatural powers and abilities can cloud or contest the power of [[Auspex]], the most common of these being [[Obfuscate]] — the direct opposite of [[Auspex]], in many ways.

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-	==~~House Rule~~==	+	===Obfuscate===
-	~~Whoever has activated a power will use their activation roll rather than re-rolling.~~	+
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	When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).		When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).

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West at 01:43, 26 January 2017

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	==House Rule==		==House Rule==
		+	Whoever has activated a power will use their activation roll rather than re-rolling.
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	When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).		When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).

Matrixchild at 22:29, 23 August 2016

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	When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).		When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).

-	In reverse, when someone attempts to use Auspex on someone with Obfuscate the resist action is done (whether that's an Automatic or Contested Resistence) AND the one with Obfuscate rolls [[Pool::Resolve]] + [[Pool::Stealth Skill\|Stealth]] + [[Obfuscate]] to pierce through the Auspex and hide from it. Resistance is entirely separate from Clash of Wills, so both take place at the same time. If the Clash of Wills roll exceeds the Auspex activation roll (see below), then nothing is learned by the one with Auspex.	+	In reverse, when someone attempts to use Auspex on someone with Obfuscate the resist action is done (whether that's an Automatic or Contested Resistence) AND the one with Obfuscate rolls [[Pool::Resolve]] + [[Pool::Stealth Skill\|Stealth]] + [[Obfuscate]] to pierce through the Auspex and hide from it. Resistance is entirely separate from Clash of Wills, so both take place at the same time. If the Obfuscate Clash of Wills roll exceeds, the Auspex activation roll (see below), then nothing is learned by the one with Auspex. A tie on the part of the one using Obfuscate means the Auspex user wins the Clash of Wills.

	*Please note that Edge of Darkness '''always''' considers the '''[[Obfuscate]]''' user as the initator/attacker. Whomever is distorting reality will always be considered the "attacker" in mental contests.		*Please note that Edge of Darkness '''always''' considers the '''[[Obfuscate]]''' user as the initator/attacker. Whomever is distorting reality will always be considered the "attacker" in mental contests.

Matrixchild at 22:22, 23 August 2016

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	==House Rule==		==House Rule==
-	Please note that Edge of Darkness '''always''' considers the '''[[Obfuscate]]''' user as the initator/attacker. Whomever is distorting reality will always be considered the "attacker" in mental contests.	+	When someone is already Obfuscated and a Clash of Wills happens, the successes achieved in the activation roll fulfill the roll stated above. In effect, the [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill\|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] roll contesting the Obfuscation must at least tie with the activation roll of the Obfuscation (see below).
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		+	In reverse, when someone attempts to use Auspex on someone with Obfuscate the resist action is done (whether that's an Automatic or Contested Resistence) AND the one with Obfuscate rolls [[Pool::Resolve]] + [[Pool::Stealth Skill\|Stealth]] + [[Obfuscate]] to pierce through the Auspex and hide from it. Resistance is entirely separate from Clash of Wills, so both take place at the same time. If the Clash of Wills roll exceeds the Auspex activation roll (see below), then nothing is learned by the one with Auspex.
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		+	*Please note that Edge of Darkness '''always''' considers the '''[[Obfuscate]]''' user as the initator/attacker. Whomever is distorting reality will always be considered the "attacker" in mental contests.


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Although [[Auspex]] is a potent [[Discipline]], especially at high levels of mastery, a given Kindred’s execution of it is not always flawless. Other supernatural powers and abilities can cloud or contest the power of [[Auspex]], the most common of these being [[Obfuscate]] — the direct opposite of [[Auspex]], in many ways.

The heart of any [[Auspex]]-versus-[[Obfuscate]] contest is a clash of mighty wills, for both powers stem from and rely upon the power of the Kindred mind. When a character with [[Auspex]] uses his acute senses to see through another’s [[Obfuscate]], make a contested roll of [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] versus [[Pool::Resolve]] + [[Pool::Stealth Skill|Stealth]] + [[Obfuscate]]. Whoever accumulates the most successes wins the battle of wills. Ties go to the defender. Most of the time, ties result in the Obfuscated character remaining hidden (as the [[Auspex]]-user is the initiator), but not always. In the event that a vampire uses Obfuscate right in front of a Kindred with [[Auspex]], the hiding character is the challenger, as it is he who tries to hide in plain sight.

Obfuscate is not the only supernatural ability with the potential to foil the clarity of [[Auspex]]. For example, a character using the Twilight Projection power might be seen by a character using the Heightened Senses power. The general rule of thumb is to apply the same system, but in regard to whatever mechanic is used: [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Investigation Skill|Investigation]] + [[Auspex]] is still rolled for the perceiving character, and [[Pool::Resolve]] + an appropriate Skill + the Discipline in question is rolled for the defender.

==House Rule==
Please note that Edge of Darkness '''always''' considers the '''[[Obfuscate]]''' user as the initator/attacker. Whomever is distorting reality will always be considered the "attacker" in mental contests.

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