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roll contested by the hunter’s Wits + Stealth + Benediction.
This roll is reflexive for both parties. If the hunter rolls more TRUE SIGHT AND OTHER

successes, he remains undetected. If the observer rolls more WORLD OF DARKNESS
WORLD OF DARKNESS
successes, he pierces the veil and the effect is ended for all
characters in the vicinity. GAMES
The hunter may spend a second point of Willpower at any
For those who have access to the
time to expand the effect to include a number of willing allies
more in-depth rules for monsters
up to his Benediction rating. These allies must be mortal.
found in Vampire: The Masquerade, Vampire: The Masquerade,
Suggested Modifi ers
Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage:
Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage:
Situation
Modifier
Modifier Situation

World
The Awakening,
The Awakening, and other World
+5 Benediction is performed on of Darkness game lines, the True
+5
Benediction is performed on
of Darkness
October 24th (feast day of
October 24th (feast day of Sight of St. Abel pierces the
St. Raphael, patron saint vampiric Masquerade, werewolves’
St. Raphael, patron saint
of shepherds).
of shepherds).
Lunacy, and the Quiescence Curse
True Sight of St. Abel of the mages.
The servants of Satan take many guises and hide behind veils
of shadow and deception. Vampires’ images blur and shift, hiding image clearly, even if that image is on a three-week-old
their depredations from the eyes of the modern world. Witnesses video recording.
to the ravages of werewolves and to the foul blasphemies of witch- Finally, any creatures (ghosts, demons, spirits) existing in the
es are afflicted with the demons of madness and soon forget what non-corporeal state of Twilight become visible as gauzy shadows.

they saw. By calling upon St. Abel, the patron saint of the blind, That said, this ritual provides no benefit against active

the Malleus Maleficarum pierces the protections the Devil gives powers of deception or stealth (such as the Lurker in Dark-
his servants and grants the hunters the gift of true sight. ness Dread Power), only those innate traits that protect the
Cost: 1 Willpower. monsters from discovery.
Action: Extended; each roll represents one turn of prayer Example: Brother Justin has invoked the blessing of St. Abel
and supplication. in preparation for battle with a pair of shapeshifting hellhounds. The
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Benediction. beasts are expecting his coming, and as he bursts into their lair, one
Roll Results has already taken the form of a hulking wolf the size of a horse.
Dramatic Failure: The hunter fails to entreat the saint Brother Justin rolls his Resolve + 3 (the number of successes allocat-
with humility and righteousness in his heart; every character ed to the Benediction) and rolls two successes. He is untouched by

who would have received the benefits of the ritual is instead the moon-madness that comes from seeing such a demon in its true
struck blind for the remainder of the scene (The World of form, and moves to attack. Unfortunately, he has no idea the beast’s
Darkness Rulebook, p. 166). fellow has employed one of its demonic powers to render it hidden to
Failure: No progress is made toward calling down the mortal eyes, and is coming up behind him with a knife...
Benediction. Suggested Modifi ers
Success: The hunter makes progress toward invoking the Modifier Situation
Modifier
Situation
saint’s power. +5 Benediction invoked on Au-
Benediction
invoked on Au-
+5
Exceptional Success: Extraordinary progress is made. gust 5th.
gust 5th.
Successes on the extended action must be allocated amongst
all the recipients of the ritual’s blessing. The number of blessed Vade Retro Satana
must be determined at the outset of the action, but the hunter The rites of exorcism exist in many forms across many
need not specify the exact target number of successes. He may of the world’s religions. The Catholic Church continues to
make a total number of rolls equal to his Morality, and must assign train exorcists in the art, though they try to keep that fact
one success minimum to each intended target. quiet. The current form favored by the Church is detailed in
For the remainder of the scene, the players of all those the Roman Ritual and made famous by films like The Exorcist.

blessed may roll Resolve + (successes allocated). Success in- The Malleus Maleficarum uses that form of the rite, but gen-

dicates that the hunters can see monsters for what they are: if erally prefers this archaic, medieval formula attributed to St.
he sees a vampire, he knows it is one of the spiteful dead. If he Benedict. It claims that the rite has a greater power than that
sees a werewolf, even in its human state, he senses the feral of the Roman Ritual, and in any case, it resonates with the
and protean nature of the thing. order’s preference for the trappings of the medieval Church.
In addition, any normal monstrous masking effects Cost: None
fail (a vampire’s reflection or image appears crystal clear, Action: Extended and contested; each roll represents

the sight of a werewolf inspires no terror or amnesia, and five minutes of repeating the Vade Retro Satana; or contested
the vulgar magic of a warlock is plain to his eyes). The (see below).
effects do function even on recorded media; a hunter ben- Dice Pool: Resolve + Composure + Benediction.
efiting from the True Sight of St. Abel will see a vampire’s
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