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[]
[1]
- The Eyes of the Serpent: Immobilize someone with your gaze
- Enchanting Gaze: Gain an alluring feature that can draw people to the vampire
- [2]
- 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
- [3]
- 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
- [4]
- 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
- [5]
- 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[]
- [6]
- 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)
- [7]
- 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
- [8]
- 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
- [9]
- 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
- [10]
- 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[]
- ↑ DAV: Players Guide to Low Clans, p. 156
- ↑ VTM: Anarch, p. 185
- ↑ VTM: Cults of the Blood Gods, p. 85-86
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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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