Influence

From Masq
Category: Backgrounds
Reference: Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised edition/WW2300), page 132.


You can get things done. Maybe you hold political office; maybe you use your wealth or prestige; maybe you've got supernatural means of persuasion, or know where the bodies are buried. Whatever your methods, if your Influence is high, you can sway or even control the paths of politics, progress, and process. This is particularly useful with regard to bureaucracy and law enforcement.

You may sometimes need to roll your Influence instead of an Ability, perhaps if you're trying to persuade a cop or someone at the DMV. Big changes are easier to push through locally than globally — it's easier to get the city to crack down on gang activity than to get the country to start a war.


x : None.
• : Moderately influential; a factor in city politics.
•• : Well-connected; a force in state politics.
••• : Position of influence; a factor in regional politics.
•••• : Broad personal power; a force in national politics.
••••• : Vastly influential; a factor in global politics.


Available to: All.