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Serpentis is the trademark Discipline of the Followers of Set clan. It primarily provides shapechanging abilities, though it also encompasses corruption and other characteristics associated with snakes.

Overview[]

Serpentis has a near religious significance to the Clan, although Kindred scientists presume a relation to the shape-shifting powers of Protean. The Setites consider it a gift from their dark god and almost never share it with other vampires, although on occasion it is heard the use of a blood boon has allowed others to achieve this dark gift.

Mastery of Serpentis brings a Setite closer to Set and some advanced users come to disregard their human form, preferring the forms Serpentis can bestow and reacting aggressive to suggestions that they abandon it.[1]

Certain powers allow the Setite to remove either their own hearts or another Cainite, and other organs as well. A Cainite without a heart is immune to staking and diablerie. A Cainite with all of their organs removed grows a scaly shroud that is nearly indestructible, that can only be removed by feeding the vampire their organs. However if someone else gains access to the vampire's organs, they can eat the organ to gain one blood point and anyone who stakes the heart has the same effect as staking the vampire. Any vampire who drinks from the heart needs to only drink through two blood points before they can diablerize the vampire, and rolls difficulty 7 instead of 9 for related Strength rolls.

Official Abilities[]

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.

Powers[]

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    • The Eyes of the Serpent: Immobilize someone with your gaze
    • Enchanting Gaze: Gain an alluring feature that can draw people to the vampire
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    • The Tongue of the Asp: Grow a extended tongue that serves as a weapon
    • Typhonic Maw: Extend the jaws up to the chest, as well as growing pointed teeth and a forked tongue
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    • Mummify: Go into a torpor-like state and be nearly indestructible
    • Skin of the Adder: Grow hardened monstrous skin that protects you
    • Serpent's Flesh: The vampire becomes more flexible and her skin toughens
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    • The Form of the Cobra: Transform into a large venomous snake
    • Typhonic Avatar: Assume the form of the "Typhonic Beast", either as an animal or as a human-animal hybrid
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    • Cheat the Scale of Anubis: Remove your heart, making you immune to staking, or remove all your organs and become nearly indestructible
    • The Heart of Darkness: Remove your heart from your body, making you immune to staking
    • Mother of Monsters: Spawn monsters from your own flesh that act as your servants

Advanced Powers[]

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    • Aspect of the God: Assume one of Set's visages
    • Breathe the Sandstorm: Exhale a scorching blast of sand
    • Breath of the Basilisk: Exhale a poisoning and corrosive mist
    • Cobra Fangs: Grow the venomous fangs of the cobra without having to transform
    • Obsession: Fill someone with lust for an object or condition
    • Ophidian Infestation: Consume someone from the inside by snakes
    • Temptation: Tempt someone into committing evil actions
    • Typhonic Beast: Transform into the Typhonic Animal (also possible as a Combination Discipline)
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    • Divine Image: Take on the physical and mental strengths of a deity
    • Form of the Storm: Transform your body into wind and clouds, battering your surroundings
    • Phobia: Make someone irrationally afraid of something
    • Seed of Corruption: Slowly erode someone's morals and raise suppressed desires to the surface
    • Set's Curse: Transform someone's body and mind into a snake that acts as your servant
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    • Apep's Semblance: Transform into a large snake-human hybrid
    • Body of the Great Lord Set: Take on a form and powers comparable to Set's
    • Cerberus's Fury: Grow two additional heads that can see wraiths
    • Corruption: Make someone addicted to sadistic acts
    • Heart Thief: Rip another vampire's heart from their body
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    • Form of Corruption: Create an object that makes people addicted to sadistic acts
    • Godhead: Assume a form comparable to one of the divine forms of the Aeons
    • Pact with Ra: Walk in the sun without harm for one day
    • Shadow of Apep: Become a nearly indestructible giant snake of pure darkness
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    • Mark of Damnation: Make someone so hideous they will be attacked by anyone who sees them
    • Plot Device

Version Differences[]

In the Fifth Edition of Vampire, Serpentis' transformation powers are fully subsumed by Protean, but the ability Eyes of the Serpent is an Amalgam power of Presence 1 with Protean 1[2], and the ability The Heart of Darkness is a Protean 5 amalgam with Fortitude 2.[3]

Gallery[]

VTES Cards[]

References[]

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^  Level 1

The Eyes of the Serpent The Players Guide Pg. 123
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 141
Vampire: The Dark Ages Pg. 163
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 176
Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 210
The Eyes of the Serpent Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 209
Enchanted Gaze Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 252

^  Level 2

The Tongue of the Serpent The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 141
The Tongue of the Asp Vampire: The Dark Ages Pg. 163
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 177
Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 210
The Tongue of the Asp Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 209
Typhonic Maw Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 252

^  Level 3

Mummify The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 141
Bitumenous Flesh Vampire: The Dark Ages Pg. 163
Skin of the Adder Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 177
Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 210
The Skin of the Adder Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 210
Serpent's Flesh Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 252

^  Level 4

Form of the Serpent The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 141
The Form of the Cobra Vampire: The Dark Ages Pg. 163
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 177
Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 211
The Form of the Cobra Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 210
Typhonic Avatar Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 252

^  Level 5

The Heart of Darkness The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 141
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition Pg. 178
Cheat Thoth's Scales Vampire: The Dark Ages Pg. 163
Cheat the Scale of Anubis Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 211
The Heart of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 210
Mother of Monsters Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 253

^  Level 6

Obsession The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 142
Laws of Elysium Pg. 71
Temptation The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 142
Laws of Elysium Pg. 71
Breath of the Basilisk Vampire: The Dark Ages Pg. 163
Ophidian Infestation Dark Ages Companion Pg. 91
Cobra Fangs Clanbook: Followers of Set Revised Pg. 66
Breathe the Sandstorm Dark Ages: Vampire Rulebook Pg. 212
Aspect of the God Players Guide to Low Clans Pg. 156
Typhonic Beast Clanbook: Followers of Set Revised Pg. 69
Cobra Fangs Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 211
Echidna's Venom Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 254

^  Level 7

Phobia The Players Guide Pg. 124
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 142
Set's Curse Dark Ages Companion Pg. 91
Divine Image Clanbook: Followers of Set Revised Pg. 66
Seed of Corruption Players Guide to Low Clans Pg. 157
Divine Image Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 211
Form of the Storm Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 254

^  Level 8

Corruption The Players Guide Pg. 125
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 143
Apep's Semblance Dark Ages Companion Pg. 92
Heart Thief Clanbook: Followers of Set Revised Pg. 67
Body of the Great Lord Set Players Guide to Low Clans Pg. 158
Heart Thief Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 211
Cerberus's Fury Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 254

^  Level 9

Form of Corruption The Players Guide Pg. 125
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 143
Shadow of Apep Clanbook: Followers of Set Revised Pg. 67
Pact with Ra Players Guide to Low Clans Pg. 158
Shadow of Apep Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Pg. 212
Godhead Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 254

^  Level 10

Mark of Damnation The Players Guide Pg. 125
The Vampire Players Guide Second Edition Pg. 143
Plot Device Gehenna Pg. 182


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