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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shalimar" data-source="post: 895060" data-attributes="member: 9600">Says who?  It can be a very effective combat power.  A hunter comes at me, avoiding my eyes so I can't dominate him, I hit him with Awe so he thinks he is my friend, he wants to make me happy, he stops attacking me.  It means when I ram my potence enhanced little fist through his skull, he didn't see it coming, it is a surprise round.BTW, there is no such thing as a combat power.  There are only powers, some take longer to use, some are faster, but there is no actual set of powers listed as combat powers.  Some just are effective in combat.  Potence is on in all situations adding to your strength, it just so happens it adds to the damage of your attacks because of the extra strength.  Celerity lets you move 2 times as fast as a human, or more, it can be used in all situations, its a handicap of the player if all they use it for is a fight.As far as resisting the effects of Awe, well, you have to know you are under the effects, you don't just know that you are under the effects, the emotions would seem natural.  There is a limit on background Reap, just as there is a limit on theory if you can't put it into practice.  Nikolai does not have prescence, so he cannot fully understand it, he does not truly know it.  Think about it this way.  Vychtorya has the discipline at 2 or more dots so she is very much familiar with it.  She was unable to realize she was being affected, and needed Carricks aid to break it.  Nathan, an Elder with over 200 years of existance, years that he had to learn and familiarize himself prescence.  He has it at at least 4 or more dots.  It took him awhile to realize that I affected him.  now flip it the other way.  How long would it take a newly created neonate without the power to realize he is being affected? Who said even footing?  If he hit you with Awe, then he would be getting a surprise round.  You being under the effects think he is your friend it will surprise you when he attacks, hence either a surprise round, or he is acting first and gets his actions first anyway.</blockquote>

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