It's possible to hunt for fresh mortals, but this can be a crapshoot at the best of times. Having quick access to blood can be an unlife saver in a game where a few unlucky dice rolls can send a Kindred from refined to ravenous beast. Herd - One of the best picks for a Ventrue player. The player should hope that they aren't in the Haven when trouble comes knocking. All it takes is for the Second Inquisition to learn of its existence and those points the player spent will soon become smoldering ashes. The problem with a Haven is that it can easily be lost. A grandiose manor might attract too much attention, but a Haven with an armory, a security system, or guards to protect the Kindred during the day can serve a lot of useful functions. Haven - A lot of Storytellers will assume that the player has some kind of safe place to sleep during the day, but a Haven can be enhanced by spending points. (Note that Ventrue characters cannot take this merit). This gives the player way more options for feeding and is extremely useful for the traveling Kindred who doesn't know where their next meal is coming from. Iron Gullet allows the Kindred to gain sustenance from blood that other vampires would find unpalatable, such as from a corpse. The three-point Iron Gullet merit, however, is one of the best in the game. Unbondable will prevent the player from being enslaved to the blood of others, but if they don't want to spend points on a four-point merit, they could invest a point into Bond Resistance and gradually improve it over time by spending experience points.įeeding - Feeding flaws are a major detriment to a Kindred (as the Ventrue will tell you). Related: Vampire: The Masquerade Guide - What Should Your Story Be About?īonding - This merit is more important in Camarilla campaigns, where older Kindred will often try to force people into Blood Bonds in order to exert a measure of control over them. The player gets to choose these aspects themselves during character creation, yet some are more useful than others when it comes to surviving the modern nights. A young Kindred could be forced to sleep in dumpsters, as they can't get a job and pay rent, which would also influence how they act when around their peers. There are people who are born into wealthy families or are connected to powerful individuals and this would shape their personality.

A Vampire: The Masquerade character needs to have attributes and skills, both of which determine their physical and mental capabilities, but there is more to someone than their talents.

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