What's bred

in the bone
will out
in the flesh.
— Proverb
 Credits
Authors: Christopher Falco (Apollinaire, Burakumin, Nahualli,
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Annunaku, Galloi, Tianpàn Xiao, Zelani, Appendix Two)
Developer and Editor: Sam Young
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Note: Text of the Paranoid Condition is taken from Beast:
The Primordial.

Special Thanks
Misha “The Chosen” Handman, for his wonderful take on the
original Tianpàn Xiao, and for letting me kinda dunk on it.
Ariel “Stop Solving My Mysteries!” Young, actual Zelani.

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2 Bloodlines: The Resurrected

 bloodl i nes :
The Resurrected
Table of Contents
Introduction: Graverobbing 5 Tezcatl 14

Themes & Explanations 5 Sangiovanni 16

What This Book Is 5 Cattiveria 16
What This Book Isn’t 5 Septemi 17
How to Use This Book 5 Abjurism 17
Tianpàn Xiao 18
Bloodlines 6
Xinyao 18
Alucinor 7 Zelani 19
Insomnium 7
Serendipity 19
Annunaku 9
Appendix One: Kindred Necromancy 21
Tenure 9
Necromancy Systems 21
Apollinaire 11 Necromantic Rituals 21
The Eye of Ghede 11
Burakumin 12
Appendix Two: Quick Conversions 26
Vampire: The Requiem (1st Ed.) 26
Getsumei 12
Bloodlines: The Chosen 26
Galloi 13
Bloodlines: The Hidden 27
Taurobolium 13
Bloodlines: The Legendary 27
Nahualli 14

Table of Contents 3
 introduction
Graverobbing
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.
Sylvia Plath
Themes & Explanations
Twists and terrors. Mutations and malevolence. Bloodlines
are the curse of vampirism in all its gnarled glory, an element
Storytellers can call on to intrigue and frighten, and players can
use to add mystique (and power) to their characters.
However, since Vampire: The Requiem was first published in
2004, the design concerns of bloodlines have changed dramati-
cally. First edition bloodlines frequently came with proprietary
Disciplines, ones that were less potent than the standard set
but more useful in specific situations. Their weaknesses also
relied on now-obsolete systems like Flaws and Derangements,
or static, arbitrary modifiers.
With Second Edition, more emphasis is placed on adding
utility to existing powers with Devotions and Merits, rather
than adding new Disciplines whole cloth, and the structure of
weaknesses has changed to that of banes, which often scale with
Humanity and other aspects of the Kindred curse.
What This Book Is
What follows is a Second Edition update of ten First Edition
bloodlines. It’s also something of an homage to the early days
of Vampire. The choice of bloodlines converted here range
from fan favorites to the whims of the authors, but they all tell
stories of the weird and wicked ways Kindred evolve. We hope
you use them in that spirit.
What This Book Isn’t
While you’ll find some snippets of flavor text and lore
here and there, this supplement isn’t a replacement for the
published histories of these bloodlines. Some of the systems
here probably (likely) contradict published story elements, but
nothing fundamental.
How to Use This Book
The bulk of this supplement contains conversion systems for
the following bloodlines:
• Alucinor (Mekhet), originally published in Bloodlines: The
Hidden
• Annunaku (Gangrel), originally published in Invictus
• Apollinaire (Ventrue), originally published in Ancient
Bloodlines
• Burakumin (Nosferatu), originally published in Vampire:
The Requiem First Edition
• Galloi (Nosferatu), originally published in Bloodlines: The
Legendary
• Nahualli (Ventrue), originally published in Bloodlines: The
Hidden
• Sangiovanni (Mekhet), originally published in Bloodlines:
The Chosen
• Septemi (Daeva), originally published in Ancient Bloodlines
• Tianpàn Xiao (Daeva), originally published in Bloodlines:
The Chosen
• Zelani (Daeva), originally published in Carthians
Appendix One: Kindred Necromancy presents a universal
system for Necromancy that can substitute for numerous First
Edition Disciplines with deathly themes.
Appendix Two: Quick Conversions provides fast and dirty
updates to a selection of First Edition bloodlines that don’t
require as much overhaul, but that also don’t quite fit in with
the new system.
Throughout this supplement, we include alternate Favored
Attributes for each bloodline as an optional rule. These only
apply at character creation and do not increase Attributes fur-
ther if a character joins a bloodline in play.
Introduction 5
Bloodlines
 Alucinor
The ones you dream of
For a complete history of the Alucinor, see Bloodlines: The
Hidden, p. 12.
Parent Clan: Mekhet
Nicknames: Sandmen, Morpheans
Bloodline Bane (The Dreamstruck Curse): Alucinor
have trouble distinguishing the waking and sleeping worlds.
Like other Mekhet, they suffer the banes of vampirism more
severely, but whenever a Sandman suffers or triggers her per-
sonal bane (garlic, holy symbols, crossroads, etc.) or a breaking
point, the Storyteller can inject a piece of delusion into the
character’s experiences at some point later in the chapter.
This can be an overheard snatch of conversation that isn’t
real, or a brief glimpse of an event that may or may not have
really happened.
Favored Attributes: As with parent clan
Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Nightmare, Obfuscate
Alucinor gain the Dream Visions Merit on induction into
the bloodline. If a character already has it, the Experience spent
is refunded instead.
Insomnium
The Sandmen are past masters at dream diving. With a
suite of Devotions they call Insomnium, the Alucinor can
study dreams and tailor nightmares. Dreams of the Many is
the foundation of Insomnium, and Alucinor must purchase
it before accessing the rest of these abilities. Insomnium
does work on Kindred, but only if the Alucinor uses a power
during the day.
In addition, Alucinor with Insomnium Devotions are Lucid
Dreamers per Changeling: The Lost Second Edition, but only
for the purposes of defending their dreams from outsiders (i.e.,
they may not manipulate their own dreams otherwise). Use the
Dream Form traits on p. 216 of Changeling. The Devotions
below might also allow an Alucinor to access the oneiromancy
rules in Changeling.
“You didn’t dream me, sweetling,
I’ve always been here.”
Dreams of the Many
(Auspex ••)
The signature ability of the Alucinor. With this Devotion, the
vampire becomes attuned to the white noise of the collective
unconscious. Simply by closing her eyes, she can pluck fleeting
glimpses of a victim’s dreams and gain insight.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: None or 1 Willpower (optional)
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant
Once a night, the vampire can sift through the dreamscape
and study a sleeper within her city. If the victim is a supernat-
ural being with mental defenses, a Clash of Wills occurs. The
vampire learns his full name and she can ask a question about
the victim with Uncanny Perception. The Alucinor also has a
rough idea of where her victim is resting, and if she meets him,
she can immediately identify him.
If the vampire spends a Willpower at activation, she gains
the Informed Condition (Chronicles of Darkness, p. 289) with
regard to the victim’s dreams and desires.
Sifting through the dreamscape takes only a few minutes, but
the vampire is insensate for that time, and loses all Defense. She
also cannot use this Devotion on the same character ever again.
Blissful Sleep
(Auspex ••)
The vampire ensures her victim’s sleep is incredibly restful,
opening his mind to the collective unconscious.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Requirement: The vampire is studying the victim with
Dreams of the Many
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
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 Duration: Nights equal to Blood Potency
The victim gains the Dream Visions Merit. He does not
need to roll to use this ability; it automatically succeeds once
per night. The vampire can learn the question and answer
to this vision by studying her victim again with Dreams of
the Many, or with Lay Open the Mind. If the victim hasn’t
experienced a vision already, the vampire can trigger one by
spending a Vitae in his presence, and can ask the question
on his behalf.
Chain the Enslumbered Mind
(Nightmare ••)
The vampire turns her victim’s anxiety dreams to sinister
ends.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 2 Vitae
Requirement: The vampire is studying the victim with
Dreams of the Many.
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Intimidation + Nightmare vs.
Composure + Blood Potency
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The vampire not only fails to alter the
victim’s dreams, she experiences hallucinations for the rest of
the night, suffering a –3 to all Perception rolls.
Failure: The vampire does not alter her victim’s dreams.
Success: The vampire gives her victim a vivid nightmare
about a person or group of her choosing; he takes the Paranoid
Condition (below). The source of his paranoia can be anything
the vampire likes: a local cult, a celebrity, or even a rival in the
All Night Society. The vampire adds her Nightmare dots to
any roll to use this fear against her victim, but only as long as
the Condition lasts.
Exceptional Success: The victim suffers the Paranoid
Condition for a week per Blood Potency.
Lucid Dreaming
(Nightmare ••)
The vampire makes herself the star of her victim’s dreams.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Requirement: The vampire is studying the victim with
Dreams of the Many.
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Expression + Nightmare vs.
Composure + Supernatural Tolerance
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The Alucinor sets off her bloodline bane.
Failure: The vampire fails to create a dream.
8 Alucinor
Success: The vampire creates a dream with himself as the
main subject, but the victim won’t recall it except as a hazy
memory unless she encounters him in real life. If the dream was
positive, she gains the Swooning Condition toward the vampire.
If negative, she gains Scarred. As long as the Condition lasts,
the vampire exceptionally succeeds her Auspex and Nightmare
rolls against the subject with three successes. If the Condition
expires before the vampire meets his victim, nothing happens.
Exceptional Success: The victim also gains the Spooked
Condition with the vampire as the object of her interest.
Travails of Morpheus
(Nightmare ••)
The vampire implants nightmares to blackmail her sleeping
victims.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 2 Vitae
Requirement: The vampire is studying the victim with
Dreams of the Many.
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Empathy + Nightmare vs.
Composure + Blood Potency
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive
Duration: Nights equal to Blood Potency
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The Alucinor sets off her bloodline bane.
Failure: The vampire fails to create a nightmare.
Success: The vampire gives her victim a recurring nightmare
with hidden significance. The meaning must be simple and
cannot be an imperative, though it need not be true: You will
die soon counts, but not You must kill yourself. The victim takes
the Lethargic Condition at the beginning of each day this
Devotion lasts, tormented by his dream.
The solution to this fear counts as soft leverage in Social
maneuvering. If the victim accepts the vampire’s answer, he
gains the Leveraged Condition as Lethargic resolves, for the
Alucinor now knows his darkest dreams. Social maneuvering
then continues as usual.
Exceptional Success: The vampire’s Impression level is one
higher than usual.
PARANOID
You’re certain someone or something is out to get you.
Remove one die from all Composure-based dice pools, and
choose one thing to fixate on as a sign of these forces (a turn
of phrase, a color, a particular business or government entity,
etc.) Anyone you associate with that sign is regarded as a threat.
This Condition lasts for nights equal to the Blood Potency of
the vampire who inflicted it.
Resolution: Find conclusive proof that no one is out to get you
or expose the conspiracy.
 Annunaku
The ones you can’t escape
For a complete history of the Annunaku, see Invictus, p. 159.
Parent Clan: Gangrel
Nicknames: Landlords, Barons
Bloodline Bane (The Feudal Curse): The Landlords are tied
to their domains and vassals. Upon joining the bloodline, an
Annunaku replaces his default Touchstone with some aspect
of his household (the land, the servants, etc.). If the vampire
experiences a breaking point outside the presence of this
Touchstone, treat all his Touchstones as attaching two dots
higher than usual.
Favored Attributes: Resolve or Stamina
Disciplines: Animalism, Auspex, Protean, Resilience
Annunaku gain a dot of Safe Place and a dot of Haven upon
entry into the bloodline. If the vampire uses a Tenure Devotion
in this Haven, the duration of its effects double, if applicable.
Tenure
The Annunaku have developed many ways to protect their terri-
tory. Sometimes they present these methods as a Discipline called
Tenure, but in truth their abilities are merely a group of similarly
themed Devotions. Indeed, the following list is not exhaustive.
Unlike many abilities associated with bloodlines, any vampire
can learn these powers, though the Landlords take a dim view
of those who would “steal” their knowledge. However, rumor
has it that Annunaku in the First Estate will teach these abilities
to promising newcomers… for a price.
Home Ground
(Protean ••, Resilience ••)
Nothing can stop a predator if she knows the playing field.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 2 Vitae
Requirement: The vampire has rested the previous day an
Unmarked Grave, marked by the Vitae in the cost
“Rent’s due.”
Dice Pool: None
Action: None
Duration: Nights equal to Blood Potency
Once she rises for the evening from her grave, the vampire
gains the benefits of this Devotion. Within a mile of her resting
place, she adds her Protean dots to any situational modifier she
might take from the surrounding environment. This can add to a
bonus or offset a penalty. Even a thin patch of tall grass conceals
her, and a brittle piece of kindling can be a deadly weapon.
While she remains in the area, the vampire can spend a Vitae
to nullify the effect of an Environmental Tilt on herself for a turn.
Master of the Demesne
(Animalism •••••, Auspex •••)
An Annunaku’s domain is an extension of himself. His
Disciplines hold his lands together just as his blood sustains
his corpse.
This Devotion costs 4 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 3 additional Vitae when activating Lord of the Land
Requirement: The vampire has marked the area for the
purposes of Lord of the Land
Dice Pool: None
Action: None
Duration: As with Lord of the Land
As long as he remains within the bounds of his territory,
the vampire can extend any of his Disciplines throughout his
household, including his mortal servants. He can use Auspex
to spy on guests in their bedrooms, Majesty to direct their
attention to the décor, or Vigor when one of his bodyguards
throws a punch. To do this, the vampire takes advantage of the
awareness granted by Lord of the Land. He spends a Vitae and
focuses on the area or person for as long as it takes to activate
the effect, depending on the action type. For Disciplines such
as Auspex and Dominate, where eye contact and visuals are
important, the vampire must channel the effect through a ser-
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 vant or a thematically appropriate inanimate object — a statue
or a portrait, for example. Note that with physical Disciplines
the vampire can only lend active effects, not passive ones.
Watching the Bounds
(Auspex •, Protean •, Resilience •)
An Annunaku is aware of any violations of her domain or
her people.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 2 Vitae (and 1 Willpower, optional)
Requirement: The vampire has rested the previous day in
an Unmarked Grave, marked by the Vitae in the cost
Dice Pool: None
Action: None
Duration: Night
Once she rises for the evening from her grave, the vampire gains
the benefits of this Devotion. For the following 24 hours, any
activation of a supernatural power within a mile of her resting
place immediately comes to her attention, even in daysleep. If
the offending character is within the bounds of a Safe Place or
Haven in this area, the vampire can spend a Willpower to lash
out at the effect in an attempt to break it (even if this normally
wouldn’t apply), adding the highest rated component Discipline
of this Devotion as a bonus.
Whispers of the Chamber
(Auspex •••, Protean •)
The vampire communes with the land and seeds his tendrils
through it. The ground tells him things as easily as a servant.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 1 Vitae
10 Annunaku
Requirement: The vampire has rested the previous day in
an Unmarked Grave
Dice Pool: Wits + Investigation + Auspex (modifiers below)
Action: Instant
Duration: Night
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The vampire has the wrong information,
and doesn’t realize it.
Failure: The vampire has a vague sense of the target’s loca-
tion, but nothing useful.
Success: The vampire focuses on a target, whether an object
or a person. For the rest of the night, he knows the rough
direction and location of that subject if it lies within a radius of
(Blood Potency) miles around his resting place. If the target is
subject to Obfuscate, a Clash of Wills takes place. If the vampire
has studied the target with Auspex at any time within the last
week, he exceptionally succeeds on three successes instead of
five to use this Devotion.
Exceptional Success: The vampire knows the exact location
of the subject.
The vampire can only use this Devotion once a night.
Suggested Modifiers
+2 The target is well known or precisely definable,
such as “my car keys,” “a golden ring with two
square-cut diamonds,” “Jacob Fenster’s will,”
or “Loki”
— The target is fairly well known or definable,
such as car keys, a diamond ring, a will, or a
Mekhet vampire
–2 The target is in motion
–2 The target is a vaguely defined class, such as
jewelry, documents, or a ghoul
 Apollinaire
The ones who take your soul
For a complete history of the Apollinaire, see Ancient
Bloodlines, p. 63.
Parent Clan: Ventrue
Nickname: Gatekeepers
Bloodline Bane (The Curse of Ghede): The Eye of Ghede
(see below) replaces one of the Apollinaire’s eyes. In night-to-
night terms, this is mostly an annoyance: The vampire suffers a
–2 modifier on rolls where depth perception matters. However,
this sacrifice has hidden costs. If a spirit or ghost attempts
to possess her, the vampire’s Resolve + Composure + Blood
Potency pool is limited by her Humanity.
Favored Attributes: As with parent clan
Disciplines: Animalism, Dominate, Obfuscate, Resilience
The Eye of Ghede
Upon initiation into the bloodline, the new Apollinaire
receives the eye of Ghede — one of his mundane eyes is plucked
out, and in its place a swirling, white, misty orb is formed
from the magic of Ghede himself. With this eye in place, the
Gatekeeper can perceive the state of Twilight at any time, which
includes ghosts, chthonic entities, psychopomps, and ghostly
“You don’t belong here.”
structures, among other possibilities. In turn, entities in that state
can perceive and understand the Gatekeeper as well. The magic
of Ghede allows the Apollinaire to learn Kindred Necromancy
more easily (p. 21), a practice they refer to as Vodoun. Gatekeepers
roll Presence + Persuasion + Kindred Necromancy instead of the
usual dice pool, as they invite the loa into themselves to provide
their power rather than calling upon it directly. Apollinaire
rituals involve offerings to Ghede (or any other relevant loa who
might respond to a vampire’s invocation), and often make use of
some characteristic symbol or holy relic.
Gatekeepers learn the following rituals upon gaining an
appropriate rating in Necromancy, on top of the free one
automatically gained for having status in their bloodline. No
additional free ritual is gained at the first dot, as they receive
the Twilight-perceiving benefits of the Eye of Ghede instead.
• Soul Jar (••)
• Open Avernian Gateway (•••)
• Destroy Avernian Gateway (••••)
• Create Avernian Gateway (•••••)
On the night of Ghede’s Absence, Apollinaire gain a +3 on
all rolls to enact Kindred Necromancy rituals.
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 Burakumin
The ones you despise

For a complete history of the Burakumin, see Vampire: The

Requiem First Edition, p. 238. Getsumei
Parent Clan: Nosferatu The Burakumin connection to the dead is represented by
Nickname: The Unclean their bloodline gift of Getsumei. This allows Burakumin to learn
Kindred Necromancy innately (p. 21), requiring no teacher
Bloodline Bane (The Putrescent Curse): Burakumin suffer
nor any of the listed sacrifices, though they must still use the
from necrotic energy their line has absorbed over countless
listed material focus. Their rituals tend to involve aspects of
centuries. As such, they take on the appearance of a fresh
medieval Sōtō Zen, such as circumambulation of the target, an
corpse at low Blood Potency; as this trait increases, so too
idol, funeral pyres, or oration. However, simple concentration
does the appearance of death and rot. A Burakumin treats his
and focus over a long enough period can sometimes accom-
Humanity as if it were a number of dots lower equal to half
plish what they need. The Unclean roll Composure + Occult
his Blood Potency (round up) with regards to interacting with
+ Necromancy as their dice pool for Necromancy, and upon
mortals, though Touchstones who are aware of the vampire’s
gaining a new dot, earn an additional ritual for free, on top
true nature are not affected. This works in tandem with the
of the free one automatically gained for having Status in their
usual Nosferatu bane.
bloodline. Each dot has an associated ritual.
If this penalty would take the vampire’s effective Humanity
• Corpse Preservation (•)
below zero, his appearance is so rotted and mangled that walk-
ing within sniffing distance of the mortal populace is a breach • Eyes of the Deceased (••)
of the Masquerade. In addition, he can no longer benefit from
• Flesh-Born Servitor (•••)
the aesthetic aspects of the blush of life.
Favored Attributes: Composure or Resolve • Quicken Corpse (••••)
Disciplines: Nightmare, Obfuscate, Resilience, Vigor • Infuse Undead (•••••)

“Is it really my nature you find so unclean?”

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 Galloi
The ones
ones you
yousomething
long for
For a complete history of the Galloi, see Bloodlines: The
Legendary, p. 51.
Parent Clan: Nosferatu
Nicknames: Pretties, Cybelenes
Bloodline Bane (The Popular Curse): The Galloi are gor-
geous, but the price of being one of the beautiful people is steep.
Like other Nosferatu, the Pretties discomfit humans, but victims
of their frightful nature react differently than they do to typical
Haunts. Each time a Galloi dramatically fails a Social action
with a mortal, the subject gains the Obsession Condition related
to the vampire. This takes the form of violent fanaticism or a
feeling of unfair rejection. A truly inhumane Pretty can gain a
cult of stalkers, worshipping and loathing her in equal measure.
Favored Attributes: Composure or Presence
Disciplines: Majesty, Nightmare, Obfuscate, Vigor
Taurobolium
Cybele blesses the Galloi with a special blood bathing ritual,
a Crúac rite that allows the Pretties to implant a fragment of
their goddess’s divine mien into earthly forms.
In addition, Pretties gain the Striking Looks 2 on induction
into the bloodline. If a character already has that Merit, or the
‘‘The flesh isn’t weak — merely elastic.”
one-dot version, she is refunded any Experiences spent. Galloi
can also purchase Striking Looks (Advanced) from Beast: The
Primordial, p. 122.
Taurobolium (•••, Transmutation •••)
Target Successes: 7
Contested: by Stamina + Blood Potency (if unwilling)
This ritual requires the subject to bathe in the Vitae of a
Galloi (included in the sacrifice) along with perfumes and
oils sacred to Cybele. If successful, the subject transforms
into an ideal version of herself, nigh inhuman in her glory.
She gains the two-dot version of Striking Looks if she doesn’t
have it already, and exceptionally succeeds with three successes
instead of five on any rolls it applies to if she does. She also
ignores the first Door in all Social maneuvering actions,
regardless of the other person’s sexuality or taste. This effect
lasts a month.
However, Cybele’s favor demands constant service. Once
the effect of this ritual fades, the subject gains the Addicted
Condition and must bathe again or face the consequences of
withdrawal. Sliding into the Deprived Condition causes her
natural looks to degrade: Humans seem corpse-like or sickly,
while vampires become almost skeletal — and potentially a
breach of the Masquerade.
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 Nahualli
The ones you can’t survive
For a complete history of the Nahualli, see Bloodlines: The
Hidden, p. 78.
Parent Clan: Ventrue
Nickname: Jekylls
Bloodline Bane (The Tempting Curse): The Jekylls find it
difficult to resist the Beast’s desires due to their dual nature.
A Nahualli always suffers a persistent form of the Tempted
Condition. She always has at least a –1 penalty on frenzy resis-
tance, though the higher penalties can be reset by “resolving”
the higher penalty. This grants a Beat, but does not remove the
Condition. Nahualli also suffer their current Tempted penalty on
any breaking points caused by actions taken when not in frenzy.
Favored Attributes: Resolve or Strength
Disciplines: Animalism, Auspex, Dominate, Resilience
Tezcatl
Nahualli philosophy is bloody and extreme. Their method-
ology is unscientific and primal, but one might draw compari-
sons between the development of a Nahualli’s dual aspect and
the chrysalises of the Ordo Dracul, despite having a different
means of achieving it.
Because of this, the Jekyll’s bloodline gift of Tezcatl behaves
mechanically like a Mystery of the Dragon, although the means
of developing it revolve more around rituals and balancing
the line’s conflicted nature rather than the more methodical
ascendance Dragons prefer. The capabilities of Tezcatl are called
Aspects and Rituals rather than Coils and Scales. Treat this as
if it were the vampire’s primary Mystery.
The similar format does not allow members of the Ordo
Dracul to purchase Tezcatl, nor Nahualli to purchase Mysteries
of the Dragon, unless a character is both in the bloodline and
the covenant. In which case, the vampire can only have one
primary Mystery, whether her bloodline’s gift or a Coil.
“Separation is enlightenment.”
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Aspects of Tezcatl
Conciliation •
By suppressing the Beast’s fits, the Jekyll is better able to resist
the urges of other Kindred. In any scene where the vampire has
not lashed out with her Predatory Aura, she may choose “flight”
when confronted with another vampire’s (or any other super-
natural creature’s) without suffering the related Condition or
effect. Choosing this option entirely prevents her from lashing
out for the rest of the scene.
Life’s Reflection ••
While wearing the guise of the man, the Beast learns to wait
its turn. While using the blush of life, the Nahualli suffers no
penalties to rolls to interact with mortals due to low Humanity,
and she conceals her Predatory Aura from other Kindred.
Lashing out ends both effects until she spends another Vitae
to renew the blush.
Focus the Aspect •••
The Jekyll learns to focus on one aspect of her existence.
When she benefits from the blush of life, she can choose to
replace her Dirge with a Virtue that relates to her Mask for
the duration, gaining all the potential benefits. Doing so also
provides a temporary Touchstone at the Jekyll’s first open
spot: “The Man.”
Alternatively, the vampire can choose to focus on the Beast.
This lets her spend a Willpower to replace her Mask with a Vice
that reflects her Dirge for the remainder of the night. Doing so
means she cannot resist frenzy, but she gains the 8-again quality
to any roll to lash out or hunt, as well as adding half her Blood
Potency again (round up) to physical Attributes in frenzy.
The Smoking Mirror ••••
By giving into both aspects of Kindred nature, the Jekyll
learns to balance them. By spending a point of Willpower,
the Nahualli can enter frenzy, as if involuntarily. This lasts
for the rest of the scene and cannot end prematurely. If the
Beast manages to succeed at fulfilling whatever desire forms,
it becomes sated, and the vampire is not susceptible to invol-
untary frenzy for the rest of the night, no matter how potent a
trigger. She can still use Coil of the Wyrm to provoke a frenzy
if she wishes, however.
Complete Separation •••••
Not completed by the bloodline’s founder, but one of his
childer, this Aspect provides a sort of reversal of the one before.
By spending a Willpower when the Jekyll is about to frenzy,
she can put off that frenzy for a whole scene instead of one
turn. She can spend more Willpower to keep putting off, but
if there’s less than an hour before sunrise, the Beast breaks
through regardless.
Sample Rituals of Tezcatl
The following Rituals are just samples. Jekylls may build new
Rituals similar to the process of developing Scales, although
they rarely use Science for research rolls.
The Ritual of Flaying Men
Prerequisite Aspect: Life’s Reflection
Procedure: In the middle of the month (traditionally March,
but modern Kindred can perform it any time of the year), at
the beginning of the night, the ritualist captures a male victim
on his own, preferably one who could be loosely be considered
a warrior; a police officer counts, for instance. The victim is
then restrained and flayed alive, and the Jekyll can wear his
skin for the rest of the night. If the vampire falls to frenzy at
any point during the procedure, it fails.
Outcome: Both the vampire’s Blood Potency and Humanity
are considered one dot higher for the purpose of any passive
calculations (torpor, maximum Vitae, etc.) and dice pools. Her
normal ratings are used in the case of diablerie, the Embrace,
and any other permanent effect. This effect lasts for 72 hours
starting the night after the ritual was performed.
The Great Feast Day Rite
Prerequisite Aspect: Focus the Aspect
Procedure: The vampire forces a female captive into a stand-
ing position, holding her up as he beheads her. The body then
falls to the ground, and the ritualist pushes the corpse around,
covering as much area as possible with blood.
Outcome: The ritualist and up to one vampire per dot of the
ritualist’s Blood Potency standing within the covered area fill
their Vitae pools at a speed of one point per turn. This lasts for
a number of turns equal to the ritualist’s own maximum Vitae.
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 Sangiovanni
The ones who Haunt you
For a complete history of the Sangiovanni, see Bloodlines:
The Hidden, p. 78.
Parent Clan: Mekhet
Nicknames: Necromancers, Necrophiles (disrespectful)
Bloodline Bane (The Uncanny Curse): Mortal and Kindred
alike reject the Sangiovanni due to rumors of their “focus” on
death. While most Necromancers play this off as slander, in
truth it’s a passion that grips their entire family. While not
necessarily necrophiliacs, they do tend to dote on the bodies in
their care, dressing them, grooming them, and even speaking
to them as if they were misguided children. Due to this focus
on the dead, a Sangiovanni’s Humanity is considered one dot
lower than normal with regards to Social penalties with mortals,
as her obsession can be more or less “felt” by those who lack it.
Favored Attributes: Intelligence or Resolve
Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Dominate, Obfuscate
Cattiveria
The Sangiovanni practice an almost scientifically minded
form of magic called Cattiveria, combining a measure of occult
ritual with clinic appraisal and medical craft. This allows them
to inherently learn Kindred Necromancy (p. 21), although their
applications resemble the occult/scientific practices of the Ordo
Dracul more than more typical blood sorcery. Sangiovanni roll
Intelligence + Occult + Necromancy as their dice pool, though
Rites of Damnation
An alternate version of the Sangiovanni, using
an open ended version of Blood Sorcery, can also
be found in Blood Sorcery: Rites of Damnation,
available on Storytellers Vault.
they may replace Occult with Medicine for any ritual dealing
with corpses, and may replace listed sacrifices with more sci-
entific or medical equivalents where appropriate. For example,
a vampire might replace the sacrifice of Corpse Preservation
with embalming fluids such as formaldehyde.
In addition, Necromancers automatically learn the following
rituals upon gaining an appropriate rating in Necromancy, in
addition to the usual free ritual at those levels on top of the free
one automatically gained for having status in their bloodline.
• Appraise the Dead (•)
• Eyes of the Deceased (••)
• Corpse Repair (•••)
• Quicken Corpse (••••)
• Infuse Undead (•••••)

“Now we’ll always be together.”

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 Septemi
The ones you can’
can’t sway
For a complete history of the Septemi, see Ancient
Bloodlines, p. 89.
Parent Clan: Daeva
Nicknames: The Passionate, Maidens, Roaches (disrespectful)
Bloodline Bane (The Upright Curse): The Passionate are
driven by more human qualities than most Kindred. A Septemi
retains his mortal Virtue, but instead of gaining any benefit,
he loses a number of Willpower points equal to half of (10 –
Humanity), rounding up, whenever he resists opportunities to
fulfill it, to a minimum loss of 1.
Favored Attributes: Dexterity or Resolve
Disciplines: Abjurism, Celerity, Majesty, Vigor
Abjurism
The Passionate learn to channel the power of their blood not
only to protect themselves against supernatural powers, but
to extend their will outward, suppressing or even dissipating
existing magic. This is represented with a special Discipline
called Abjurism, which scales similarly to a Physical Discipline,
but is far more mystically focused.
Cost: None, or 1 Vitae per active effect
Dice Pool: None
Action: None (for persistent effects) or Instant (for active
effects)
Duration: Permanent (for persistent effects) or varied (for
active effects, see below)
Like a physical Discipline, Abjurism has both a persistent
benefit and a set of active effects.
Persistent: Abjurism adds a bonus equal to the Discipline’s
rating to any Resistance Attribute used to contest, resist, or
otherwise work against a supernatural power targeting the
vampire. If there is no resistance, it instead adds a penalty equal
“What is beautiful is not good,
and what is hideous is not evil.”
to Abjurism to the aggressor’s base dice pool. If the effect is
not rolled, then this Discipline does not protect against it. A
Septemi may reflexively “drop” this protection for the sake of
friendly abilities.
Active: The active effect of Abjurism works to undo super-
natural influence on the world. By spending Vitae, the vampire
can activate one of the following effects; this requires an instant
action, but multiple Vitae can be spent to use more than one
effect at once, or the same effect on multiple targets.
• Provoke a Clash of Wills against any supernatural effect
within the range of her perception. On a success, the effect is
suppressed for the duration (see below). The power’s duration
elapses normally while suppressed, and the effect is perma-
nently dispelled if suppression would outlast it. Otherwise,
it comes back into effect afterward, or if the victim chooses
to simply reactivate it. Magical items lose their effects for the
duration, but can never be entirely disenchanted without 5
dots in this Discipline.
• Provoke a Clash of Wills against a Manifestation Condition
or Embodiments (other than Shadow Form). The vampire
must have a rating in Abjurism high enough to suppress the
Condition’s duration; Possessed, for instance, lasts a scene,
requiring two dots, whereas Resonant could be wiped away
with one dot. Synthesis cannot be undone with this ability.
Discipline Dots Suppression Duration
1 One turn per Blood Potency
2 One scene
3 One chapter (or 1 day per
Blood Potency)
4 One story (or one month)
5 Permanent
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 Tianpàn Xiao
The ones you feel for
For a complete history of the Tianpàn Xiao, see Bloodlines:
The Chosen, p. 95.
Parent Clan: Daeva
Nickname: Sirens
Bloodline Bane (The Sensualist Curse): When the Sirens
feel, they really feel. Subject to a constant whirlwind of emotions,
they find it difficult to tamp down the Beast’s desires, especially
when they meet someone special. If a Xiao suffers from Bestial,
Competitive, or Wanton, her Humanity is considered two dots
lower than usual for the purposes of the Daeva clan bane. If she
only has two or fewer dots of Humanity, the pool is a chance die.
Favored Attributes: Manipulation or Presence
Disciplines: Celerity, Majesty, Nightmare, Vigor
Xinyao
In addition to accessing the following Merit, Tianpàn Xiao
take a free dot Touchstone, as their understanding of emotions
provides an easier rapport with humanity. This Touchstone must
be a mortal, not an object or a place. If the vampire already has the
maximum five dots of this Merit, he is refunded an Experience
instead, which he may only spend on a different kind of Social
Merit. This additional Touchstone is subject to Sanctity of Merits.
Xinyao (• to ••••)
Prerequisites: Tianpàn Xiao, Empathy •••
Effect: Your character hides her predatory nature with an
almost human command of emotions, and she can mystically
manipulate those same feelings in others.
Clear the Path (•): A Xiao’s understanding of feelings is
second to none among the Kindred. Your character takes no
Social penalty for low Humanity in actions with people expe-
“Let go.”
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riencing strong emotions (including those induced by Majesty
and Nightmare). If she has more than 8 dots of Humanity, she
doubles the bonus from that tier.
Stoke the Flames (••): The Xiao know just how to push
people’s buttons and trigger responses. If your character excep-
tionally succeeds a Social roll with a person experiencing a
strong emotion, she can choose to provoke an outburst, based
on whatever the victim is feeling at the moment. This loss of
control only lasts a turn, but it causes the Guilty Condition in
the victim from sheer embarrassment. Only making it up the
vampire can resolve the Condition.
Drawback: You can only use this technique on the same
victim once per week.
Sympathetic Call (•••): Others are attracted to a Xiao’s
emotional intensity. If your character spends a Willpower
in the midst a crowd, she can affect an emotional display
(an anguished sob, a heartfelt laugh, etc.) that will draw
onlookers. Anyone who chooses to respond to this display
and comfort or revel with your character regains a Willpower
point, and are considered to be emotionally resonant for other
techniques of Xinyao.
Drawback: You can only use this technique once per scene.
Guiding the Conflagration (••••): A Xiao knows how to
play to a crowd, how to direct the ebb and flow of emotion.
If your character is addressing a small group, roll Presence +
Empathy – highest Composure. The group must consist of 5
people or more, but no greater than roughly 10. On a success,
all victims subtract one die from their Composure pools for
the rest of the scene when interacting with your character, and
she succeeds with three successes instead of five on all Empathy
and Socialize rolls with them.
Drawback: On a failure, your character makes a fool of
herself, taking the Shaken Condition.
 Zelani
The ones you can’
can’t beat
For a complete history of the Zelani, see Carthians, p. 166.
Parent Clan: Daeva
Nicknames: Devils (as in, speak of the), Gladstones
Bloodline Bane (The Threshold Curse): Lorna’s blood
remembers the violence visited upon her family. Devils must
roll Humanity to enter a mortal’s home uninvited; failure
means they cannot enter under their own power for the rest
of the scene. If the vampire fails and is then forced to cross the
threshold, she automatically falls to frenzy, fleeing at all costs
and demolishing anything that gets in her way. This bane does
not apply to ghoul homes or spaces like apartment and hotel
hallways that only link individual residences. A Zelani cannot
compel an invitation using her mental or social Disciplines.
Favored Attributes: As with parent clan
Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Majesty, Vigor
In addition to accessing the following Devotions, all Zelani
gain the Intuition Merit. Mechanically, this is the equivalent
of Mekhet Dream Visions, but rather than prophetic signs, this
gift is a flash of synchronistic insight, such as the exact right
moment to enter a room.
Serendipity
The Zelani don’t think of their charmed deaths as having
anything to do with magic or blood. They simply submit to the
whims of Serendipity.
Perfect Timing
(Auspex ••)
The Devils always know when to talk and when to act, and
with this Devotion, a bon mot is blood simple.
This Devotion is free if the Zelani has the prerequisite
Auspex dots.
Cost: 1 Vitae (1 Willpower, optional)
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant
Duration: Scene
“What a coincidence!”
For the rest of the scene, the vampire adds her Auspex
dots to any mundane instant or reflexive action where good
timing is important. For example, making a clever remark at
the right moment would count, but not delivering a prepared
statement. In combat, instead apply this bonus to the vam-
pire’s Initiative modifier.
In addition, while Perfect Timing is active, the vampire
can spend a Willpower to upgrade the results of any instant
or reflexive action that benefits from the above bonus by a
step: a dramatic failure to a failure, a failure to a success, or a
success to an exceptional success. This does not apply to rolls
where the total number or successes matter, or to situations
like detachment rolls.
This Devotion cannot upgrade a self-inflicted dramatic failure.
Guided Steps
(Celerity ••)
The Zelani are envied for their serendipitous social lives, but
their skill in combat leads some Kindred to believe the Devils
see things before they happen.
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Duration: Turn
The vampire can substitute her total Initiative modifier for
her Defense for the rest of the turn, ignoring any reductions
from multiple attackers and benefiting from both the passive
effects of Perfect Timing and Celerity. If she spends her action
Dodging, reducing successes on an attack below zero causes
her opponent’s action to dramatically fail.
Prescience
(Celerity ••)
With this Devotion, a Devil can foresee the results of any
number of actions and reactions and plan accordingly.
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 This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Once per scene, the vampire’s player can re-roll a single
instant or reflexive action, taking the better outcome of the
two results. This can be any mundane action, resistance, or
supernatural effect. If Perfect Timing applies, she can spend
a Willpower to upgrade the result of a successful second roll
to an exceptional success.
However, if the results of both rolls are failures, the action
is treated a dramatic failure, as fate laughs at the vampire’s
attempts to manipulate it. The Zelani can still upgrade that
result to a normal failure with Perfect Timing (if applicable)
and then a failure to a success using Stars in Alignment
(below).
Stars in Alignment
(Majesty ••)
A Zelani can steal good fortune, robbing her victims of their
luck and using it for her own charming purposes.
The vampire must touch her victim to use this Devotion
(Vampire, p. 177).
This Devotion costs 2 Experiences to learn.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Wits + Larceny + Majesty vs. Composure + Blood
Potency
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive
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Alternate Serendipity
Clan Akhud stalks the night with similar powers
of foresight. If you prefer a more combat oriented
version of the Zelani — or a more ominous one
— replace Auspex or Celerity with Praestantia
(Thousand Years of Night, p. 29). Some say Lorna
diablerized a member of this lost clan after she
became a vampire, stealing their secrets for herself.
Others say the Zelani aren’t Serpents at all.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The vampire overdraws at the luck bank.
Her next exceptional success this chapter becomes a dramatic
failure, which she cannot avoid with Serendipity.
Failure: The victim resists his doom.
Success: The next rolled instant or reflexive action the victim
takes in the scene is an automatic failure. By sheer coincidence,
the Zelani gains the Steadfast Condition the moment this
happens. This Condition can be spent the usual way, or to call
on a sudden burst of player-defined good luck relevant to the
vampire’s circumstances and subject to Storyteller approval
(e.g., finding a piece of equipment, running into a person she
was looking for, etc.). The vampire cannot use this Devotion
again until she resolves Steadfast, and she only gains a Beat if
she uses it before the end of the scene.
Exceptional Success: The victim’s action dramatically fails.
 appendix one
Kindred Necromancy
Though surprisingly few Kindred realize it, their unliving
nature provides them with a mystical connection to the
deceased, whether rotting corpses, other vampires, ghosts, or
even the odd resonances of death itself. Perhaps this ignorance
makes sense from an emotional standpoint — few vampires
want to surround themselves with reminders of their true state.
However, it’s just as likely due to the difficulty of learning and
using such rites, given their relative obscurity, and in compari-
son to the broader utility of rituals taught by the Acolytes and
Sanctified. Still, whether through a knack provided by their
bloodline, or a mortal life spent practicing lesser magics, some
Kindred learn to manipulate necromantic energies.
Kindred Necromancy relies not on the power of the Beast or
Blood, but on the lingering death surrounding each and every
vampire. Necromancy is focused, demoralizing, and isolating,
reminding the vampire of his condition while simultaneously
drawing on its power.
Necromancy Systems
Any vampire can learn Necromancy so long as she meets
one of three conditions: a teacher, which limits her knowledge
to that of her mentor; a cultural connection to some form of
death magic from her mortal life, in which case she can develop
rituals suited to that tradition; or membership in a bloodline, in
which case she may learn it as easily as if it were a clan Discipline
(although she takes no cost break).
The deathly energy channeled by Necromancy has its down-
sides. It reminds Kindred of their dead state every time they use
a ritual, causing a breaking point in vampires with Humanity
7 or higher. In addition, this connection draws Kindred that
much closer to death when they are most vulnerable: Dots in
Necromancy add to a practitioner’s Blood Potency for the pur-
poses of determining time spent in torpor, to a maximum of 10.
Kindred Necromancy works like any other Ritual Disciplines
except where noted. Each dot costs four Experiences and grants
a free ritual. Additional rituals cost two Experiences each.
On a dramatic failure using this Discipline, necromancers suf-
fer the Spooked Condition due to their brush with uncontrolled,
otherworldly forces. On an exceptional success, they take the
Sated Condition, as the Beast is mildly quelled by the experience.
Dice Pool: Resolve + Occult + Kindred Necromancy; certain
bloodlines have different dice pools.
Cost: 1 Vitae, plus a material focus, which is kept after-
ward, or a sacrifice which is lost during the casting (listed
with each ritual).
Necromantic Rituals
Appraise the Dead (•)
Target Successes: 2
Material Focus: The corpse to be studied
This ritual allows the vampire to study the living details of a
corpse. She gains clinical information that a mortician might
find in an autopsy or from medical records, but unlike a medical
procedure, this ritual grants the information instantaneously. It
can be used on a corpse of any age, and it doesn’t require the
remains to be disturbed. For each level of Potency, the necro-
mancer gains one of the following:
• The corpse’s former name.
• The appearance of the corpse in life and the clinical
cause of death (for Kindred remains, this simply reads
“Exsanguination”, regardless of Final Death).
• Any foreign materials in the body.
• The likely cause of any wounds, scars or disfigurements on
the corpse.
• The exact date and time of death.
Each piece of information takes one turn to discern upon
the ritual’s completion.
Corpse Preservation (•)
Target Successes: 5
Sacrifice: Burning a small piece (such as the tip of a finger)
of another corpse.
The vampire provides a corpse with protection from rot and
general wear for one month per point of Potency. This does
not provide any additional protection against environmental
hazards, physical damage, or other sources of harm beyond that
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 of degradation due to time. This ritual also has no effect the
undead, but it does work on corpses animated through Kindred
Necromancy and other magics if such corpses are susceptible
to rotting over time.
Spiritual Sight (•)
Target Successes: 4
Sacrifice: A handful of grave dirt.
Upon completing this ritual, the vampire takes on the
spiritual senses of a ghost, and can perceive entities within
Twilight for the rest of the night. In the case of an entity
using a power to conceal itself, a Clash of Wills takes place;
this is the default assumption in the case of vampires using
Twilight Projection.
Corrosive Touch (••)
Target Successes: 4
Sacrifice: A mildly corrosive substance.
By casting this ritual, the necromancer can channel deathly
energy into an object, degrading its substance and weakening
it. The vampire touches the object within the next night and
spends a turn discharging the effect, which lowers its Durability
by the ritual’s Potency. In the case of armor, the general rating is
lowered by the same amount. By default, the maximum size of
an object affected by this ritual is 20, but this can be increased
by 10 for every additional target success.
Eyes of the Deceased (••)
Target Successes: 2
Sacrifice: Incense or another burnt offering.
By touching a cadaver, the necromancer can experience
the last moments of the subject’s life. With all five senses, she
experiences a number of turns before the subject’s death equal
to her Kindred Necromancy dots. She receives no additional
context for anything occurring beyond the subject’s perceptions.
Feeling the death of a subject can be a jarring experience,
especially in the case of a painful or otherwise uncomfortable
death, requiring a Resolve + Composure roll. On a failure, the
vampire suffers the Shaken Condition.
Soul Jar (••)
Target Successes: 5
Contested: by Resistance + Rank upon use
Material Focus: A jar or other sealable container of Size 1–2.
The necromancer creates a soul jar, a small container used
to trap ghosts and other ephemeral beings. The container lasts
until used, and can be safely stored for an indefinite period
of time. To use the jar, the vampire must open it in the pres-
ence of a ghost in Twilight. This triggers a contested action,
pitting the ritualist’s Potency as effective successes against a
Resistance + Rank roll. If the entity does not meet or exceed
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the ritual’s Potency, it is drawn into the object and trapped
for a number of hours equal to the vampire’s Necromancy
dots. At the end of that period, the vessel loses its magic and
the entity can escape. The ritual ends early if the container
is opened or broken.
Corpse Repair (•••)
Target Successes: 4
Sacrifice: A number of additional Vitae equal to half the
wounds healed (round up).
With this simple ritual, the vampire can heal or repair
damage in undead subjects, including creatures created
with Necromancy. With a corpse, one point of Structure
or Durability can be restored per point of Potency. With
animate dead (such as those created with Quicken Corpse,
below), one point of any damage can be restored per Potency.
Finally, on Kindred, one point of lethal or bashing damage
can be healed per Potency (start with the most severe). The
necromancer must be able to see or touch the subject for the
duration of the ritual. The sight of this effect is disturbing
and obviously magical; Vitae spent turns into an odd black
mist that some call it a form of ectoplasm, which oozes into
the subject’s undead flesh.
Flesh-Born Servitor (•••)
Target Successes: 7
Material Focus: The corpse of a small animal (Size 1 to 3).
By imbuing an animal’s corpse with deathly energy, the
vampire can animate a small servitor, capable of performing
basic tasks at its master’s behest. This creature has the same
traits as a living animal, but its Dexterity and Strength are
lowered by one, to a minimum of 1. The creature exists for
one month per Potency. Servitors can follow only very simple
commands, but do so without any hesitance, even if it means
assured destruction.
A creature animated this way cannot heal on its own, and
suffers one lethal damage after a number of days equal to its
Stamina, unless it is under the effects of Corpse Preservation
(see above). Casting this ritual on an already animated target
heals a number of damage of any kind equal to Potency, and
resets the duration.
Open Avernian Gateway (•••)
Target Successes: 5
Material Focus: The Avernian Gate to be opened.
Sacrifice: A chalice of mortal blood.
This ritual opens an Avernian Gateway without the proper
key. The necromancer must be able to see the gateway, and must
spill the sacrifice within a few feet of it. Upon completion, the
Underworld Gate Condition applies to the pre-existing gate-
way, and remains for a number of turns equal to the vampire’s
Necromancy dots. After that time, the gateway closes once again.

Create Fetter (••••)
Target Successes: 6 + (Fetter’s rating × 3)
Contested: by Resistance + Rank, if entity unwilling
Sacrifice: An additional point of Vitae for each dot of the
Fetter’s rating, and an iron chain.
Material Focus: An object created specifically to hold the
entity (requiring at least 10 successes on an extended Dexterity
+ Crafts roll).
This powerful ritual binds a ghost or another, similar entity
within a mile of the ritualist into a Fetter, a magical item that
allows the user to tap into the power of that being. Most ghosts
will never willingly enter one, but in some cases they may be
convinced so long as the caster promises to perform some
difficult or indefinite task: A deceased father might allow his
binding in exchange for a promise to watch over his family
until the last of them die off.
Once the entity is bound, willingly or not, the ritualist can
access a number of dots of its Influences (chosen upon casting)
equal to the Fetter’s rating. To use an Influence, roll Resolve +
Composure, minus the Fetter’s rating, with successes applied
as if by that Influence. The bound entity pays any cost in
Essence. The Fetter acts as an Anchor for the purpose of
Essence regeneration and Influence, if appropriate. Anyone
can use a Fetter created this way, although they must know
what they’re using to do so. With Storyteller permission, a
Fetter can instead be created as a Fetish (see Werewolf: The
Forsaken Second Edition), with its rating reflecting the
power it grants.
If the entity was unwilling, or becomes unwilling, at the
start of every new moon it may roll its Resistance + Rank
versus the Potency of the original ritual; if successes exceed
that Potency, it shifts into Twilight, and may escape to an
Anchor, the Underworld, or attempt to wreak revenge on
the necromancer.
Death of Concept (••••)
Target Successes: 12
Contested: by Resolve + Blood Potency
Sacrifice: A sympathetic link to the victim, such as a bit
DNA, an important possession, or a current line of sight to him.
This powerful curse must be enacted upon a subject within
3 miles of the ritualist. It destroys the concept of a single
“noun” within the victim’s mind, effectively making it impos-
sible for him to think about, understand, or communicate
ideas relating to it for the next month. The victim can still
perceive the noun, but he cannot make sense of it or register
it beyond immediate perception.
For example, if a ritualist removes the concept of “guns”
from her subject, that character still can see a gun and feel the
pain of a bullet, or even try to move out of a bullet’s way if he
has some supernatural means to do so, but he can’t then put
together that the gun is responsible for any injury. He can’t
even conceive that it may fire at him again, and likely can’t
make any logical leaps, such as realizing that it’s a good idea to
disarm his aggressor.
Destroy Avernian Gateway (••••)
Target Successes: 5
Material Focus: The Avernian Gate to be destroyed.
Sacrifice: An additional point of Vitae.
By performing this ritual within line of sight of an Avernian
Gateway, the vampire can utterly destroy it, preventing entities
from crossing into or out of the Underworld at that location.
Upon completion, the archway or doorway tends to symbol-
ically collapse (which may cause its own problems), and the
energy sustaining it dissipates. In the case of gateways created
by another necromancer or supernatural entity, a Clash of
Wills takes place.
Drain Understanding (••••)
Target Successes: 8
Contested: by Resolve + Blood Potency
Sacrifice: A dot of Humanity.
This ritual steals knowledge and experience from a victim
at the cost of the vampire’s Humanity. The necromancer must
place both hands firmly on her subject for the entire casting
(likely requiring a restrained or unconscious victim). If suc-
cessful, the ritual lowers a dot in a random Skill the victim
possesses at a higher rating than the ritualist; this transfers
that dot to the necromancer, but only as long as this wouldn’t
raise the Skill above her Blood Potency maximum. This is an
instantaneous change, and permanent. However, it can only
be used once per month on any given victim.
If the subject does not have any Skills at a higher rating than
the vampire, she can steal a Specialty instead. This spell has
no effect if the victim also has no Specialties the caster lacks.
Quicken Corpse (••••)
Target Successes: 8
Material Focus: An intact humanoid corpse.
The vampire touches a humanoid corpse and imbues it
with necromantic power, animating it and creating a mind-
less but obedient follower. This creation is effectively a “free”
Retainer with a rating equal to the rite’s Potency, with a
“field” mostly encompassing manual labor and basic forms
of violence. Zombies do not suffer wound penalties and can-
not heal damage naturally. Bashing, lethal and aggravated
wounds are marked normally, but a zombie never suffers
incapacitation — it just keeps going until its last Health box
is lost to aggravated damage. When a zombie’s rightmost
Health box is marked with bashing or lethal damage, no
roll is required to remain conscious.
Casting this ritual on an existing zombie can heal damage
to its body equal to Potency. If the target corpse is already
animated under another necromancer’s control, a Clash of
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 Wills takes place; if the vampire succeeds, he gains control
of the corpse.
This ritual ends after a lunar month, or whenever the zombie
is destroyed from suffering aggravated damage in its rightmost
health box.
Return to the Dust (••••)
Target Successes: 5
Contested: by Resolve + Blood Potency (if unwilling)
Material Focus: The remains of a vampire who has met
Final Death.
The necromancer places the soul of a deceased vampire back
into his remains. The subject’s face reforms in the dust, and can
hear and answer any questions posed to it. The necromancer
may ask one question per Potency, but can wait no more than
her Necromancy dots in turns between each question, or the
entity vanishes.
The subject must answer all questions to the best of its
knowledge; it has no awareness of what came after its death.
Create Avernian Gate (•••••)
Target Successes: 11
Sacrifice: Three additional points of Vitae, and at least a
drop of mortal blood.
Material Focus: An example of the Key, if applicable
(optional).
While lesser practitioners of Kindred Necromancy can open
an existing Avernian Gateway, this ritual allows the vampire
to create a whole new opening into the Underworld. The
ritual must be performed while touching the opening meant
to be formed into said gateway, and a mixture of Kindred
and mortal blood must be painted around the aperture. On
completion, a new Avernian Gateway forms. If the vampire
wishes, she may set a Key for the gateway; this must be
something she has on hand or can produce, or that fits the
current circumstances: the time of night, a particular phrase,
or a type of object. If no key is prepared or presented, one
will form on its own, though the ritualist will immediately
become aware of it.
Optionally, the new gateway can immediately gain the
Underworld Gate Condition, remaining open for a number
of turns equal to the vampire’s Necromancy dots. Otherwise,
it can be opened through the usual means.
The gateway remains for a number of months equal to
Potency, but this can be extended by casting this ritual on the
same spot again. The vampire only needs 5 successes to extend
duration by another number of months equal to Potency.
Cheat Final Death (•••••)
Target Successes: 8
Sacrifice: One point of Willpower, and a breaking point at
the caster’s current Humanity to enact the ritual’s protection.
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This ritual allows the vampire who casts it to “cheat” Final
Death. After casting the ritual, for the rest of the night the
necromancer can take an instant action and suffer a breaking
point (see above) to gain the ritual’s protection for an hour.
During this period, the vampire’s final Health box cannot be
filled with damage. Essentially, any damage is pushed to the
other end of the Health track (that is, it wraps around as if the
vampire had one less Health box).
At the end of the hour, if the vampire would have fallen to
torpor or met Final Death, she suffers an additional breaking
point at Humanity 5 or higher; the process of cheating death
makes the vampire’s own loss of mortality that much more
obvious.
Some vampires believe this ritual calls upon Ghede, the
Gatekeeper, asking for his protection. Others say it steals the
power of a loa or one of the legendary Chthonic Gods. Still
others think it simply cuts the Beast off from the concept of
death itself.
Infuse Undead (•••••)
Target Successes: 9
Sacrifice: Two additional Vitae, which must be spilled on
the ground as part of the casting.
The necromancer infuses an already animated corpse
(whether his own creation or that of another necromancer) with
a degree of consciousness. This provides it with a basic memory
of its life, the ability to communicate, and, in some cases, a
measure of the vampire’s own power. In the case of animated
animals and other inhuman corpses, the creature gains a degree
of cleverness appropriate to its type in life, allowing for more
complex commands.
The vampire can imbue the creature with Discipline dots
equal to per Potency (though she must have them herself), as
well as Vitae up to the corpse’s Resistance or Stamina. The
zombie can use this blood in the same manner as a ghoul.
In all cases, even with heightened intellect the being remains
supernaturally loyal to its creator, though it may hesitate if an
order would cause it harm. Like Quicken Corpse, this ritual
can be used to wrest control of an corpse animated by another
necromancer.
These changes last until the next sunrise, or until the corpse
is destroyed, whichever comes first.
Voodoo Doll (•••••)
Target Successes: 15
Contested: by Stamina + Blood Potency
Material Focus: A representative doll created with a sym-
pathetic tie to the victim (such as an important possession
or a sample of DNA), requiring 10 successes on an extended
Dexterity + Crafts roll.
This well-known ritual creates a Voodoo doll — or, more
accurately, a Vodoun doll — connected to a named target
within 5 miles of the area the ritual was cast in. For the next
month, nails pushed into various parts of the doll affect the
target as follows:
• Heart: If a vampire, the victim falls to torpor. Otherwise,
his effective Stamina becomes zero for the purpose of
all derived traits and rolls.
• Eye: The victim suffers the Blind Condition and/or Tilt.
• Ear: The victim suffers the Deafened Tilt, and is other-
wise unable to hear.
• Mouth: The victim suffers the Mute Condition.
• Head: The victim suffers a penalty equal to the ritual’s
Potency on all actions using Mental Attributes and Skills.
• Stomach: The victim becomes sick when trying to feed
or eat/drink, becoming unable to do so for the duration.
This also applies to methods of regaining energy by other
supernatural beings.
• Appendages: The victim suffers a penalty equal to the
ritual’s Potency on all actions using Physical Attributes
and Skills. Alternatively, apply the Arm or Leg Wrack
Tilts (one arm/leg).
Only one effect per night can be used on a single victim,
and each effect lasts an hour. The rite ends early if the vampire
removes the pin, but she cannot place it elsewhere until the
next night.
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 appendix two
Quick Conversions
The following is a list of brief updates for a selection of First
Edition bloodlines. This appendix only covers bloodlines
published in the three dedicated “Bloodlines” books (Hidden,
Legendary, and Chosen), as well as the original Vampire rule-
book, but you’ll notice we don’t include every lineage from those
supplements, with some appearing in this book’s sister volume,
Bloodlines: The Devoted. A few of the bloodlines below also
receive complete updates in other None More Dark supplements.
The bloodlines listed here are those where published material
can easily substitute the effect of First Edition–style powers, or
who have Disciplines that could be translated as Blood Sorcery.
To save space, if a bloodline’s unique powers included Merits
or Devotions, it’s left to the reader to determine whether to
replace them with published Second Edition material, or to
develop a full update.
Many of these conversions are suggestions rather than fully
realized mechanics, but all effort has been made to provide a
good starting point.
Vampire: The Requiem (1st Ed.)
Bruja (p. 235): Instead of a penalty, Bruja cannot spend
Willpower to delay frenzy set off by hunger, although they can
still attempt to ride the wave. Favored Attributes: As with
parent clan.
Malkovians (p. 241): Malkovians permanently gain the
Madness Condition (Chronicles of Darkness, p. 289).
Alternatively, if you want a more specific form of insanity,
instead give them the Delusional Condition, but change the
Condition’s Willpower expenditure to a Humanity roll. Favored
Attributes: Manipulation or Presence.
Morbus (p. 244): A Second Edition version of the Morbus
appears in the Dark Eras Companion (p. 94). If you want their
bane to conform with the Humanity-scaling design principle
used for later Second Edition bloodlines, limit the total amount
of Vitae a Morbus can take per night from uninfected mortals
by her Humanity dots. Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
Toreador (p. 246): Change the bane dice pool to Humanity
rather than Resolve + Composure; consider adding a scene-length
Condition or Tilt (e.g., Obsession or Insensate) to represent the
character’s rapture. Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
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Bloodlines: The Chosen
Duchagne (p. 36): The vampire cannot use the same dice pool
successively more times than half his Humanity dots, rounding
up. If he does, he suffers a cumulative –1 modifier. This applies
to successive rolls on extended actions and violence, but not
Disciplines or Devotions. Replace Licencieux with Dominate
or Nightmare, depending on how you feel these vampires
manipulate mortal senses. If you want a more robust effect,
Consider giving the Duchagne an inherent ability or Devotion
that whittles away Composure or Willpower points. Favored
Attributes: As with parent clan.
Noctuku (p. 46): The time it takes for the vampire to hold
off on eating flesh is (Humanity) weeks. Otherwise, the bane
works as written. Exchange Phagia with Protean or Resilience.
Noctuku can gain Vitae by eating flesh, doubling their effective
Blood Potency for the Feed move in a grapple if they spend a
Willpower to also devour the meat. Outside of combat, they
can gain Vitae equal to the Size of the fresh flesh they con-
sume, limited by the usual Blood Potency restrictions. Favored
Attributes: As with parent clan.
Rötgrafen (p. 56): If a Rötgrafen character has no attached
Touchstones, she loses the 10-again quality on all actions when
faced with the threat of fire, except for those that involve
fleeing. If a Sea King has no Touchstones at all, even the
sight or of flame or smell of smoke provokes frenzy; however,
she can still attempt to ride the wave. Favored Attributes:
Resolve or Strength.
Taifa (p. 75): Apply the penalty for not being in the pres-
ence of other vampires only to rolls to resist frenzy. Favored
Attributes: Composure or Manipulation.
California Xiao (p. 85): Mundane Empathy, Expression,
and Socialize rolls are limited by the Xiao’s Humanity before
applying the usual penalties for interacting with mortals.
Replace Kingjan with Dominate or Nightmare; some tiers of
Kingjian would make good Majesty Devotions, depending
on the choice of bloodline Discipline. Favored Attributes:
Manipulation or Resolve.
Yagnatia (p. 105): Unless a Yagnatia receives permission and
undergoes the proper rituals, it costs two dots of Humanity to
Embrace. Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
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Anvari (p. 20): The Daeva bane applies the first time an
Anvari drinks from a vessel unless the victim is drugged with
an opium-based narcotic. This does not apply to feeding from
ghouls or Kindred. Replace Nepenthe with Dominate. Consider
giving the Anvari a Dominate 3 Devotion that simulates drug
use in victims, inflicting an appropriate Condition or Tilt (e.g.,
Addicted or Drugged). Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
Gethsemani (p. 48): Change the dice pool to resist self-harm
from Resolve + Composure to Humanity. Replace Stigmatica
with Resilience. The individual abilities of Stigmatica might fit
better as Theban Sorcery rites; see Blood Sorcery: Sacraments
and Blasphemies for a guide to building rituals. A alternate
and slightly more complete update of the Gethsemani and
Stigmatica can be found in Bloodlines: The Devoted, p. 47.
Favored Attributes: Stamina or Strength.
Khaibit (p. 58): As with the Morbus, the Khaibit received
a Second Edition update on the Onyx Path Publishing blog
(here). If you want their bane to conform with later Second
Edition bloodlines, an Asp can resist being blinded with a
successful Humanity roll. Favored Attributes: Strength or Wits.
Nelapsi (p. 88): Nelapsi must spend Vitae equal to 10 –
Humanity divided by two, rounding up, to wake for the night
instead of the usual amount, to a minimum of one point. If they
choose not to, they gain an instance of the Tempted Condition.
Favored Attributes: Dexterity or Stamina.
Oberlochs (p. 96): This bloodline mostly works as written, but
if you want to scale their bane to Humanity like other bloodlines,
perhaps limit their Physical Attribute pools by Humanity after
they reach infirmity. Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
Qedeshah (p. 106): A Qedeshah can only inflict the Scarred
Condition when feeding from mortals unless she succeeds
on a Humanity roll. Replace Embrocation with Majesty. The
individual abilities of Embrocation might fit better as Crúac
rites; see Blood Sorcery: Sacraments and Blasphemies for a
guide to building rituals. Consider giving the Qedeshah an
inherent ability or Merit to heal others with Vitae, whether by
feeding it to them or applying it as a balm. Favored Attributes:
Intelligence or Presence.
Rakshasa (p. 116): Rakshasa gain the equivalent of the
Gangrel clan bane when it comes to frenzies provoked by hun-
ger. Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
Bloodlines: The Legendary
Bron (p. 10): A Second Edition version of the Bron appears
in Dark Eras 2 (p. 117). However, if you prefer bloodlines not to
have unique Disciplines, replace Crochan with Vigor, and treat
the effects listed on p. 119 as Crúac rites only the Hedge Knights
have access to; alternatively, just treat them as Dominate and
Resilience Devotions. Favored Attributes: Presence or Stamina.
Children of Judas (p. 38): If a Child of Judas refuses to feed
from a vessel experiencing her favored form of suffering, she
must resist hunger frenzy with a dice pool limited by Humanity.
Replace Despond with Dominate or Nightmare, depending
on how you feel these vampires should spread their miseries.
Favored Attributes: As with parent clan.
Gulikan (p. 64): Upon induction into this bloodline, char-
acters gain the equivalent of the Blood of the Unwilling bane
(Vampire, p. 108). However, rather than consenting victims,
a Bloodhound must feed from vessels anointed with her
favored scent. Replace Ortam with Auspex. Ortam itself can
be modified into Crúac rites or a complete Ritual Discipline;
see Blood Sorcery: Sacraments and Blasphemies for a guide
to building rituals. Favored Attributes: Manipulation or Wits
Kuufukuji (p. 78): Alter the penalty to their Vitae pool to
(10 – Humanity). Replace Shihai with Animalism or Dominate,
depending on how you feel these vampires should tame the
Beast. Protean might also make for a thematic choice. Consider
giving the Kuufukuji access to their own version of Coil of the
Wyrm, and/or unique Scales to help others control their Beasts.
Favored Attributes: Composure or Wits.
Mellisidae (p. 103): Mellisidae replace their Humanity 7
Touchstone with “The Hive.” On its own, this Touchstone
makes a poor replacement for the real human connec-
tions, and it only adds a die to detachment rolls. Multiple
Touchstones increase this bonus to +2 rather than +3. Keep
the bloodline’s ability to influence insects with Animalism,
as well as the penalty to use it on other creatures. Favored
Attributes: As with parent clan.
Players (p. 116): If a Player uses her Predatory Aura on a
mortal with a higher Integrity than his Humanity, any failure
becomes a dramatic failure. As a result, he can no longer affect
that mortal with mental or social Disciplines unless he puts
her under a blood bond. Favored Attributes: Manipulation
or Wits.
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