Fortitude

Name:	Fortitude
Pronunciation:	FÔR-də-t(y)o͞od
Clans:	Gangrel, Ravnos, Ventrue
Bloodlines:	Akunanse, Blood Brothers, Cappadocians, Daughters of Cacophony, Gargoyles, Harbingers of Skulls, Impundulu, Ishtarri, Kinyonyi, Lamia Mla Watu, Nkulu Zao, Salubri, Samedi

Fortitude is a Discipline that grants Kindred unearthly toughness, even to the point of resisting fire and sunlight.

OverviewEdit

Fortitude grants the Cainite the ability to resist all kinds of damage, however it fulfills its part of God's curse in that it bred arrogance and overconfidence. Sometimes, Cainite masters of Fortitude become convinced of their own indestructibility to the point that they disregard even mortal danger, as their survival instincts slowly atrophy.^[1]

Normally Fortitude does not need to be activated, and each dot is added to all soak rolls. Even Risen wraiths may also acquire this Discipline with the right training.

Like Auspex, Fortitude is particularly common among the vampiric bloodlines.

Official AbilitiesEdit

There are no individual powers for Fortitude until level 6. At that point characters may choose to gain additional Fortitude soak dice or learn a unique power. Included below are the official powers described in supplements for Vampire: The Masquerade and Dark Ages: Vampire. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.

Advanced PowersEdit

• ^[1]
  • Personal Armor: Weapons that hit you may break
  • Sensory Shield: Protect your mind from sensory overload and suffer less wound penalties
  • Stand Against All Foes: Cannot be moved from your spot by any force
  • Alabastard: Ignore damage penalties

• ^[2]
  • Armor of Kings: Weapons that hit you may break, doing no damage
  • Curse the Laurel: Slowly move stakes from your heart
  • Resilient Mind: Your mind sheds derangements and animalistic quirks while becoming resistant to mind-altering powers
  • Shared Strength: Grant your supernatural resilience to another

• ^[3]
  • Adamantine: Weapons that hit you may break, doing no damage
  • Eternal Vigilance: Remain awake during the day almost at full strength
  • King of the Mountain: Take no actions but fully blocking attacks, breaking weapons that you stop
  • Repair the Undead Flesh: Heal aggravated damage without need of rest
  • Armored Flesh: Suffer no damage outside of combat, and block attacks with your bare hands.

• ^[4]
  • Arm of Prometheus: Make one of your limbs completely indestructible for 10 minutes

• ^[5]
  • Plot Device

Gallery Edit

Fortitude VTES card. Art by Ron Spencer

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VTES CardsEdit

6 Dots

Armor of Vitality. Art by Eric Lofgren

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7 Dots

Bestow Vigor. Art by Imaginary Friends Studios

Resilient Mind. Art by Matthew Mitchell

Shared Strength. Art by Newel Anderson

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8 Dots

King of the Mountain. Art by Brian LeBlanc

Repair the Undead Flesh. Art by Efrem Palacios

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References Edit

^  Levels 1-5

^  Level 6

^  Level 7

^  Level 8

^  Level 9

^  Level 10