V5 Rules Errata 2.
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Chapter 2
The Hunt (p. 44):
Change “Lars gets only two successes, so Sandra
spends a couple of hours calling people with exactly
zero to show for it (the Storyteller set the difficulty
to four).” to “The Storyteller set the difficulty to four.
Lars gets only two successes, so Sandra spends a couple
of hours calling people with exactly zero to show for
it.”
Chapter 3
Endings and Beginnings (p. 57):
Change “no Kindred of 13th generation or lower is
welcome in the Camarilla.” to “no Kindred of 14th
generation or lower is welcome in the Camarilla.”
Blood Bond (p. 58):
Change “a mystical power relationship between two
individual vampires, where one has partaken of the
other’s Blood thrice; accepting Blood from a vampire
is an acknowledgment of their mastery.” to “a mystical
power relationship between two individual vampires,
or a vampire and a mortal, where one has partaken of
the other’s Blood thrice; accepting Blood from a vam-
pire is an acknowledgment of their mastery.”
Prince (p. 57):
Change “The term can refer to a Kindred of either
sex.” to “The term is gender neutral.”
Chapter 4
Nosferatu Bane (p. 85):
Change “Revolting Flaw” to “Repulsive Flaw”.
Change “In addition, any attempt to disguise
themselves as human incur a penalty” to “In
addition, any attempt to disguise themselves as
non-deformed incur a penalty”.
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Added “Most Nosferatu do not breach the Mas-
querade by just being seen. They are perceived by
mortals to be grotesque and often terrifying, but
not supernaturally so.”
Chapter 5
Opposition (p. 119, first bullet point):
Change “Decide on a Difficulty according to the table
above” to “Decide on a Difficulty according to the
table below.”
Chapter 6
Set You Attributes (p. 144):
Change “Then pick four Attributes at three dots, and
three Attributes at two dots.” to “Then pick three
Attributes at three dots, and four Attributes at two
dots.”
Choose a Loresheet (p. 151):
Added “At Storyteller discretion, players may pur-
chase dots in additional Loresheets during gameplay.”
Farmer (p. 177):
Change “Gain the Feeding Flaw: (••) Vegan.” to “Gain
the Feeding Flaw: (••) Farmer.”
Feeding (p. 181):
Change “Flaw: (••) Vegan.” to “Flaw: (••) Farmer.”.
Folkloric Bane (p. 182):
Change “Two-point folkloric banes include:” to “a
coven of elder Mawali would be a four-dot Mawla
group”.
Mawla (p. 192):
Change “a character might be a two-dot Bond Junkie
with Short Bond” to “a character might be a Bond
Junkie with Short Bond”.
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Mawla (p. 192):
Change “a coven of elder Mawali would be a three-dot
Mawla group” to “a coven of elder Mawali would be a
four-dot Mawla group”.
Status (p. 194):
Change “Notorious” to “Suspect”.
Chapter 7
Bite Attacks (p. 213):
Updated section: “Vampires can use their fangs as
weapons during a Brawl-based attack. To attempt a
bite attack, the players must declare their intention
to bite before rolling their dice. They can do so in two
ways: either by succeeding in a grapple contest (p. 301)
or directly with a Strength + Brawl called shot with a
1-success penalty. Unless part of a grapple, bite attacks
are easier to defend against and harder to target on
exposed flesh.
A win on the roll lodges the attacker’s fangs into their
victim, treating the foe as grappled and dealing them
exactly two Aggravated Health damage despite the
margin of success or the damage modifier. The bitten
foe can escape through a contest of Strength + Brawl
as per the rules of grappling, whereas the attacker
may continue biting without the called shot penalty
to their Bite Attack pool. Feeding does one point of
Aggravated Health damage to mortals per turn as well
as slake 1 Hunger for the feeder. Against a vampire
target, a feeding attack increases the target’s Hunger
(as per Feeding from Other Vampires, above), instead.
Other creatures are also capable of Bite Attacks, but
only Vampires deal Aggravated Health damage”.
Stakes (p. 221):
Added “In circumstances where time and disturbance
is not a factor, no roll is required to stake an incapac-
itated or sleeping vampire, at the Storyteller’s discre-
tion.”
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Ghouls (p. 234):
Change “A mortal who drinks a vampire’s Blood be-
comes something both more and less than human, for
a time. Derisively called a ghoul by western vampires
the mortal gains a smidgeon of the power of a true
vampire.” to “A mortal or animal who drinks a vam-
pire’s Blood becomes something both more and less
than what they are, for a time. Derisively called a ghoul
by western vampires the imbiber gains a smidgeon of
the power of a true vampire.”.
Change “The effects are temporary, however, and if
weaned off vampire Blood, the mortal deteriorates
rapidly, as the years catch up with their halted aging.”
to “The effects are temporary, however, and if weaned
off vampire Blood, the imbiber deteriorates rapidly, as
the years catch up with their halted aging.”.
Change “A Rouse Check’s worth of vitae bestows
the following benefits to a mortal for approximate-
ly a month: The mortal gains the first dot in their
master’s highest-rated discipline, along with a single
level 1 power possessed by the vampire.” to “A Rouse
Check’s worth of vitae bestows the following benefits
to a mortal or animal for approximately a month: The
master grants the mortal the first dot from one of the
disciplines the master knows, along with a single level
1 power possessed by the vampire.”.
Effects of Diablerie (p. 241):
Change “They persist for a year, or if the diablerist’s
generation was lower than their prey’s, they persist
for a number of years equal to the original difference
in generation” to “They persist for a year, or if the
diablerist’s generation was higher than their prey’s,
they persist for a number of years equal to the original
difference in generation”.
Change “They must then roll a contest of Humanity
+ their own Blood Potency vs. the victim’s Resolve
+ Blood Potency. Every success gives the diablerist 5
experience points to immediately spend on increasing
Blood Potency (to a maximum up to the victim’s Blood
Potency) or on disciplines known by the victim.”
to “They must then roll a
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contest of Humanity + their own Blood Potency vs. the
victim’s Resolve + Blood Potency. Even if the diablerist
fails this contest to assert control, every success rolled
on the Humanity + Blood Potency roll gives them 5
experience points to immediately spend on increasing
Blood Potency (to a maximum up to the victim’s Blood
Potency) or on disciplines known by the victim.”.
Damaging or Destroying Touchstones (p. 240):
Change “Of course, any Storyteller worth their salt
creates story and drama that puts pressure on the
player to decide between harming their Touchstone
and achieving some vampiric goal.” to “Of course, any
Storyteller worth their salt creates story and drama
that puts pressure on the player to decide between
preserving their Touchstone and achieving some vam-
piric goal.”.
Humanity Table (p. 241):
“Humanity 7” appears twice. Second instance from top
should read “Humanity 5”.
Losing the Last Drop (p. 241):
Change “All their Attributes and scores increase to
5 for that scene;” to “All their Physical Attributes
increase to 5 for that scene;”
Chapter 8
Using Powers (p. 244):
Added “Add the bonus from Blood Potency and
Intense Temperament (p. 228) only to the user’s dice
pools that directly benefit from Disciplines adding
dice or that use the Discipline as one of the Traits of
the roll. If multiple Disciplines enhance the same roll,
such as Eyes of the Beast (Protean 1) and Daunt (Pres-
ence 1), only add the bonus once.”.
Sense the Beast (p. 245):
Change “On a win, a critical gives the user informa-
tion on the exact type of creature, as well as their
Hunger or Rage level” to “On a win, a critical gives
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the user information on the exact type of creature
(for example, a werewolf), as well as their Hunger (or
equivalent) level, and their Resonance.”
Auspex (p. 249):
Add “Level 3” header prior to Scry the Soul.
Prowess (p. 264):
Change “When activated, add the Potence rating of
the user to their unarmed damage value as well as
to feats of Strength.” to “When activated, add the
Potence rating of the user to their unarmed damage
value as well as to feats of Strength, and add half their
Potence rating (round up) to their Melee damage.”.
Brutal Feed (p. 264):
Change “In combat, Brutal Feed comes immediately
after a successful Brawl attack using fangs.” to “The
victim first takes bite damage, followed by a number
of automatically successful feeding actions up to the
user’s Potence rating. Against vampires, the number of
feeding actions is halved (round down).”
Change “Armor does not protect against Brutal Feed,
as the wounds are, or at least begin as, mainly inter-
nal.” to “Of course, Armor may protect from the bite
itself, as normal.”
Fist of Caine (p. 266):
Change “Duration: One turn” to “Duration: One
scene”.
Lingering Kis (p. 267):
Change “Mortals fed upon by the user become ad-
dicted to the Kiss” to “Victims fed upon by the user
become addicted to the Kiss”.
Change “Mortals often become anemic, self-harm, or
even die from this addiction, but vampires find it a
useful power for cultivating a herd.” to “Mortals often
become anemic, self-harm, or even die from this ad-
diction, but vampires find it a useful power for culti-
vating a herd and empowering their favored associates.
Addicting other vampires
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is also possible, with the caveat that obsessed vampires
demanding to be fed from quickly lead to the user
becoming Blood Bound.”.
Change “System: The vampire can choose to use this
power or not during each feeding. The user adds dice
equal to their Presence to any subsequent Charisma
Attribute-assisted pool against the bitten subject. A
mortal fed upon with this power can make a Will-
power test (Difficulty equals the user’s Presence) every
week to resist the effects. Winning this test for three
consecutive weeks breaks the effect, as does a single
critical win.” to “System: The vampire can choose to
use this power or not during each feeding. The victim
gains a bonus equal to half the user’s Presence (round
up) to one category of dice pools (Physical, Social,
or Mental) chosen by the user. This benefit lasts for
a number of nights equal to the user’s Presence and
is renewed to full duration if used again during the
period. Once the benefit fades, withdrawal strikes
and all actions not spent working toward acquiring
a new fix receive a penalty equal to the initial bonus,
including trying to resist whatever the user asks of the
addict. A victim fed upon with this power can make a
Willpower test (Difficulty equals the user’s Presence)
every week to resist the effects.”.
Feral Weapons (p. 270):
Change “When activated, the vampire adds a +2
modifier to their Brawl damage, and causes Aggra-
vated Health damage to mortals. Superficial damage
inflicted from Feral Weapons is not halved.” to “When
activated, the vampire’s natural weapon of choice
becomes a light piercing Brawl weapon with a +2 mod-
ifier to damage. Vampiric Bite Attacks still only deal
two points of Aggravated damage despite the number
of successes, but do not suffer the called shot penal-
ty. Superficial damage inflicted by the user’s natural
weapons is not halved while Feral Weapons is active.”.
Mist Form (p. 271):
Added “Level 5” header prior to Mist Form.
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Characteristics (p. 272):
Added “The Ghouls of Blood Sorcerers or Thin-bloods
drinking from Sanguine temperaments gain tem-
porary access to the Discipline powers, but not to
Rituals.”.
Profane Hieros Gamos (p. 285):
The power was entirely rewritten, and re-categorized
as level 3.
Updated Text:
“To the Alchemist, rebirth and renewal are not locked
behind the ritual of sacred union between two oppo-
sites. Through the power of their mercurial vitae the
Alchemist can help shape a human body to match the
mental self-image or desired shape held by the con-
sciousness within it.
With the help of rare reagents the Alchemist can even
defy one of the fundamental curses of the vampiric
condition by altering the unchanging state to which
the undead revert to in their day sleep. This specific
formula can be imbibed by mortals or vampires other
than the Alchemist, after their ritual purification and
deep meditation on their own idealized, or desired,
form.
This knowledge makes the expertise of the Alche-
mist a valuable and desired commodity even to those
Kindred who loathe their very existence. Duskborn
openly offering services like these are more likely to be
coerced to work or kidnapped than paid handsomely.
■ Ingredients: The alchemist’s Blood, melancholic and
phlegmatic human blood, entheogenic substances.
■ Activation Cost: One Rouse Check or One point of
Aggravated Health damage for mortals.
■ Dice Pools: Stamina + Resolve
■ System: Whoever imbibes the formula mixed with a
Rouse Check worth of
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their own blood instantly falls into a catatonic fever
dream until the following night, the depths of their
psyche plumbed for their personal idealized form, or
a form strongly desired. The effects of Profane Hieros
Gamos are limited to the external morphology of the
human form, the body refusing transformations too
outlandish and fantastical to be without the wondrous
spectrum of human anatomy.
The imbiber makes a Stamina + Resolve roll against a
difficulty of 8 minus the successes on the distillation
roll. If the imbiber is a vampire, they add their Bane
Severity to the difficulty of the check.
On a win, the transformation process is successful and
their physical body molds to the desired shape. A crit-
ical win can grant and remove Merits and Flaws of the
Looks category, though like all Advantages they need
to be paid for with Experience points (p. 180). A messy
critical or a bestial failure might cause a new Flaw to
manifest, ranging from Repulsive, Obvious Predator,
Stigmata or even Organovore as the Beast interferes
with the transformation.
Not even the blood of the Duskborn can spare the
Nosferatu from their Bane, the process incorporating
the clan’s hideous affliction despite the user’s mental
image.
Duration: Permanent until performed again.
Thin-Blood Alchemy (p. 287):
Change “(5 – 3 = 2)” to “(5 – 2 = 3)”
Chapter 9
Cover Table (p. 302)
Removed the last two rows titled “Very Hard” and
“Nearly Impossible”. (Table should end with “Murder
Hole”.)
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Predator Pool (p. 302)
Change “Headhunter” to “Blood Leech”
Chapter 11
Competence Assumption (p. 352):
Change “In a game makes sense to assume that the
characters (...)” to “In a game about emotions and rela-
tionships, it makes sense to assume that the characters
(...)”
Church and State (p. 361 & 363):
Change “BOPE” to “BOES”
Mortals (p. 370):
Change “The exception to this rule comes where their
Secondary Attributes and profession or role-specific
challenges come into play, such as a cop’s aim being
higher than their typical physical pool, or an inquisi-
tor’s perception of danger.” to “The exception to this
rule comes where their Secondary Attributes and pro-
fession or role-specific challenges come into play, such
as a cop’s aim or an inquisitor’s perception of danger
being higher than their typical physical pool.”
Sacrifice the Children (p. 382):
Change “Resolve + Humanity + Blood Potency” to
“Humanity + Blood Potency”
Additional Material: Loresheets, Appendix
I: Standard Feats, Appendix II: Projects,
Appendix III: Advice for Considerate Play
Added additional material that was previously
PDF-only bonus text. The Loresheets added are (in
order of appearance): Descendant of Tyler, Descendant
of Zelios, Descendant of Vasantasena, High Clan, Low
Clan, Ambrus Maropis, Carmelita Neillson, Fiorenza
Savona, Descendant of Karl Schrekt, Descendant of
Xaviar.