MONTH OF DARKNESS

Character Creating a character is one

Development
of the most exciting and
yet challenging parts of

Questions
roleplaying games! Whether
you’re creating your very
first or your hundredth
Vampire: The Masquerade
Think about your first victim as a
Kindred: who were they, and how
character, it can be helpful to
did it happen? Did your sire or ask yourself some questions
another vampire show you what to that can aid you in defining
do? Or did the idea to feed from a your character’s personality
mortal come to you naturally after traits. Here are some
animals or bagged blood became prompts to get you started!
unpalatable? Was your first victim
someone you knew before your
embrace, or a random stranger The newest member of your
who turned the wrong dark corner coterie has begun discreetly
one night? sharing vitae with the other
While evading hunters you become
vampires in your clique, feeding
trapped inside a big box home store
from one another when they
after hours, and you suspect your
Would you see a city-wide think nobody is looking. They
pursuers are searching the maze
blackout as an opportunity or an seem earnest enough, but what
of furniture and bedding for you.
obstacle? What would you get up do you say when they approach
Will you try and turn the tables on
to if all the lights in town were you about sharing blood with
your enemies or make your escape?
out? Would you use this as an them as well? Do you refuse them
Will you find some time to do
opportunity to let the Beast run out of hand, or do you have some
some afterhours “shopping” on your
free? Maybe break into a location ground rules or pre-conditions
way out? Or is survival your only
that’s usually too secure to access? for this kind of intimacy between
concern in this situation?
Settle an old score? Kindred? Perhaps you insist on
being transparent with the rest
of the coterie about this new
While hunting you stumble upon relationship, but what would you
You crash a Halloween party a place near your haven that do if they demanded that you to
looking for easy prey. What kind reminds you of your mortal life. keep it a secret?
of costume do you wear? Do you Is this place of remembrance an
try to fit in just long enough to get amusement park? A shopping
a quick bite, or will you try have mall? An office park? A small
some fun while you’re there? If you family home? What about this
bring another Kindred from your place draws you in? And will you
coterie, would you coordinate safeguard this place, see it pulled
your efforts and/or your costumes? down, or simply leave it behind?
What would you do if you spotted If you did return here, would it be
another costumed Kindred to hunt, to find new pawns, or to
hunting at the same party? seek out a new touchstone?

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