Vampire the Requiem

A Genesys Rules Conversion

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Contents
Introduction 1
Part One - New Rules for Genesys 2
Strain 2
Blood Healing 2
Blood Potency 2
Frenzy 2
Bestial Nature 3
Touchstones, Masks, Dirges and Banes 5
Blood Bond 5
Torpor 6
Diablerie 6
Blush of Life 6
Part Two - Character Creation 7
Daeva 7
Gangrel 8
Mekhet 8
Nosferatu 9
Ventrue 9
Ghouls 10
Bloodlines 11
Part Three - Skills and Merits 13
Merits 14
Part Four - Disciplines 15
Animalism 15
Auspex 16
Celerity 16
Dominate 17
Majesty 18
Nightmare 18
Obfuscate 19
Protean 20
Stalwart 21
Vigor 21
Part Five - Devotions 22
Animalism Devotions 22
Auspex Devotions 23
Dementation Devotions 24
Nightmare Devotions 24
Obfuscate Devotions 25
Obtenebration Devotions 25
Stalwart Devotions 26
Part Six - Blood Sorceries 27
Crúac Rites 28
Theban Sorcery 30
Vicissitude 32
Thaumaturgy 34
Part Seven - Equipment 36
Part Eight - Bestiary 37

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Introduction
This book provides all the rules needed to run games of
Vampire the Requiem in the Genesys Roleplaying sys-
tem produced by Fantasy Flight Games. This book isn’t a
standalone product and makes frequent referrals to the
Genesys core rulebook, without that you will find very
little within the following pages makes sense.

I don’t own Vampire the Requiem or Genesys, each is

owned by their respective companies, this is purely a fans
work.

What is Vampire the Requiem?

You are likely familiar in some form or another with the
concept of a Vampire. The Immortal fiends of the night
that need to feed on Blood to survive. You’ve likely slain
them with a band of Adventurers in a castle while the
Kingdom was imperilled. Vampire the Requiem takes
those Vampires and moves them to the modern day.
Vampires are just as real, but now they live in cities like
London, Los Angeles or Rome. For these Vampires, or
Kindred as they refer to themselves, Undeath and Im-
mortality come at a price. Rarely will you find a Kindred
enjoying their awesome powers, for their Immortal Soul
is now forfeit and an overwhelming need to hunt and kill
haunt their every moment.

Vampire the Requiem takes a far grittier approach to

killing and harming others than a traditional RPG where
killing the enemy is often the first and most effective
solution. Thematically and mechanically, the game dwells
on death, physical, mental and emotional trauma while
mixing it with sex and drugs. It’s all edgy by intent, and
so I apologise now, all edge hereon in is an attempt to be
thematically appropriate.

I won’t offer a list of inspirational media for themes. You

can use any modern day media, be it a crime TV series or
a Thriller film and add Vampires. The harder part I always
found with Requiem, was an Aesthetic. We’ve all been
conditioned for many years to think Vampires probably
wear a cloak, are necromancers and have a small village
nearby that are fanatically loyal out of fear. That isn’t nec-
essarily the case this time round. Your Vampires now can
be corporate businessmen in suits, angry biker-dudes in a
bar or weird librarians trying to lure you into the forbid-
den section.

To that end, I‘d advise becoming familiar with films like

John Wick, where a fantastical society seems to co-exist
with our regular world, all bound together by strange
notions of honour and mutual respect.

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Part One - New Rules for Genesys
Requiem and Genesys are very different games, both in
design philosophy and how they play. Bringing Requi-
em to Genesys has not been a One for One conversion.
Where appropriate I condensed certain Requiem rules for
Genesys, and expanded the scope of Genesys rules to fit
Requiem. These new rules and applications for said rules
are as follows.
Strain
Strain in Genesys functions as a pseudo special-bar. You
can dip into it to perform special feats that set the PCs
apart from everyone else. In this Conversion, I am folding
Vampiric Vitae into Strain. That is to say, if you decide to
spend ‘Vitae’ to cast a Discipline, it will cost you Strain.
If you feed off a mortal, you will recover Strain. Vampires
cannot be knocked unconscious by any means, and reach-
ing their Strain Threshold will surely lead to Frenzy, cov-
ered later. Feeding from a Mortal is a Brawn+Brawl check.
You recover 1 Strain per success on any Brawn+Brawl
check opposed by Resilience. Each Success causes the
Target to suffer either 1 Wound or 1 Strain. Should their
Strain threshold be filled, upgrade Strain suffered to
Wounds. You cannot fill the targets wound threshold and
then inflict Strain. Regardless of circumstance, feeding off
a person is a Physical act. Once a Person is bitten, they
succumb to the euphoric sensation of being fed upon. A
ddd Discipline check is required to break free of this
stupor. Feeding in Combat adds bb to the Feed check.
Strain cannot be recovered by passing a Cool or Disci-
pline check at the end of a combat encounter. Sleep does
not recover Strain either, it can only be recovered through
use of Talents or feeding. All pre-existing means of spend-
ing Strain, for second manoeuvres and activating Talents
still apply. The overlap of Strain and Vitae may seem con-
fusing, but it was the most intuitive and logical means of
applying such a system that felt thematically appropriate
and blended with existing systems.
Blood Healing
All Kindred have access to the powers of the Blood, or
Vitae as they call it. The most evident and direct display of
this power is their ability to reknit broken flesh and bone
to heal wounds. All Kindred can suffer 1 Strain to heal 1
wound as an Incidental.
Blood Potency
Blood Potency has been condensed from 1 - 10 ranking
system to a more thematic 1-3 ranking instead. In doing
this, I hope to keep the difference between ranks of Blood
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Potency mechanically interesting and not just a case of
increasing the number of dice you roll.
Blood Potency advances naturally as Kindred age. All
Kindred start as Fledgelings, and after 100 years of exis-
tence will advance to become Ancilla. Ancilla can exist for
200 years before their Blood thickens and they become an
Elder. These changes occur as naturally as possible, no
rolls need to be made to advance your Blood Potency,
it should develop in tandem with your character as the
centuries pass.
Fledgeling
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your Character can perform the “Blood Healing” In-
cidental. For each rank of your current Blood Potency
talent, your character can perform one Discipline Talent
during each of their turns. Each rank of Blood Potency in-
creases your strain threshold by 1. You can suffer 2 Strain
to upgrade 1 die for your next roll.
Ancilla
Your character must have been a Fledgeling to benefit from
this talent
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You may select 3 Discipline Powers currently known
within tier 1, 2 and 3. Reduce the Strain Cost of these
Discipline powers by 1.
Elder
Your character must have been Ancillae to benefit from this
talent
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Further reduce the Strain Cost of all tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 Dis-
cipline Powers by 1. This will make your 3 selected powers
from Blood Potency 2, cost 2 less Strain. This can make
these abilities free to cast.
Frenzy
All Kindred hold within them a ferocious Beast. An echo
of primal rage, of what it is to be the Hunter, the apex
predator. This savage nature boils close to the surface in
every Kindred, and a moment of weakness, or supreme
recklessness can bring it to the surface. When this hap-
pens, a Kindred is said to enter a Frenzy. An animalistic
state, finding little difference between friend and foe and
with no regard for love or law. Frenzied Kindred are un-
controllable, and extremely dangerous for being so.
A Frenzy check is a Discipline check, much as a Fear
check is also a Discipline check. There is no set
difficulty on a Frenzy check. Instead, the difficulty scales
with suffered Strain and lost Wounds. Every Quar-
ter, rounded up, of Strain suffered towards your Strain
Threshold adds 1 difficulty to a Frenzy check. Every
Quarter, rounded up, of your Wound Threshold filled,
upgrades the difficulty of your Frenzy Check by 1. A
Vampire can attempt to deliberately Frenzy at any time by
rolling a ddd Frenzy check. Success triggers the Frenzy
in this case, instead of Failures.
A Frenzy check can be called for under many circum-
stances. Examples include;
An attack takes you below half of your Wound Threshold
You are on fire
You are in close proximity of fire
You are exposed to Sunlight
A Direct, specific threat is made against you.
There are a few examples that hopefully convey the type of
scenario that you could expect to roll a Frenzy check in.
A Kindred enters a Frenzy when they fail a Frenzy check.
While Frenzied, you decide what the Beast wants. Does it
seek to fight, or to flee? Being injured, or simply being in
a fight can be enough to bring forth the Beast, who will
surely attempt to assert his dominance over the combat-
ants with utmost savagery. But when confronted with
Fire or Sunlight, the Beast may seek to flee. You will take
any possible action to complete this goal. While Frenzied,
upgrade all Brawn and Agility rolls twice, and reduce your
Intellect and Willpower by 1. Unarmed attacks deal +2
damage and have a Crit Rating of 2.
You leave your Frenzied state when your Wound Thresh-
old is filled, or your Strain Threshold is emptied. You re-
cover 1 Strain at the end of each round. Allied Social Rolls
can force you to recover Strain, with a difficulty equal to
the Frenzied Vampires current Strain. Should a Vampires
Strain be in excess of 5, the check is considered ‘impossi-
ble’ (pg. 18 Genesys). Each success on this roll recovers 1
Strain in the target. A Touchstone NPC adds 2 Boost dice
to any such Social Roll.
Bestial Nature
Not all people are born Monsters, but unlife twists many
into one. Vampires have a special trait, Bestial Nature,
to reflect this. It tracks how well a Kindred retains their
self control against the predations and temptations of the
Beast.
Bestial Nature is related to a Vampires Mask and Dirge.
Since no Vampire is truly Human anymore, they must
endeavour to maintain a level of control and composure
over their desires and emotions. Without this, they will
swiftly find their eternal nights consumed by the Beasts
desires, and what’s the point in Eternity if you’re not in
control? A Vampire being true to the Beast within refers
to their Dirge. Their selfishness, cruelty or greed are the
aspect through which they relate to the Beast. Though the
Beast embodies all Vices, each Kindred finds a particular
lens through which they view their own Beast. This is
their Dirge.
A Kindred’s Mask is their idealised state of being. They
have the Beast on a short-leash, and live their nights
as they desire. They are not enslaved by their Vampiric
needs. They feed when and where they desire and are slow
to anger. In fiction, you could make a case for Dracula
or Lestat being examples of a Kindred embodying their
Mask. Their control and principles define them, not their
uncontrollable impulses. Neither are nice characters, and
they do not have to be. A Mask is not a single aspect as
a Dirge is, but rather the idealised characters Kindred.
Perhaps the Nosferatu does not feel ashamed of their
appearance, or the Ventrue simply see’s themselves as a
monarch-figure. Actions taken towards this ideal state of
being reinforce the Kindreds Mask.
1 represents the Mask Absolute. Your every action and
thought are dedicated to emulating that ideal state of exis-
tence. You don’t have to be a nice person, but you do have
to justify your actions. Immediate, instinctive actions can
fracture the Mask if you’re not careful. You may choose
to use the Blush of Life You may downgrade 1 die when
resisting Frenzy.
2 is said to be Humane. Many Kindred unable to fully
commit to maintaining their Mask will linger here. They
lack the control to don their Mask for an extended period
of time, and instead live as they once did as Mortals. They
try to resist their Bestial Nature and subscribe to their
pre-embrace ideologies and beliefs.
3 on Bestial Nature is to be Balanced, equally impulsive
and restrained. Many Kindred fall into this category, but
few remain long. Being Balanced requires a constant effort
to maintain, as the Beast clamours to be let in, while you
knowingly engage in actions that feed it.
4 on Bestial Nature points to a Callous vampire. Though
not fully in the Beasts thrall, they do whatever they feel
is necessary to ensure their continued existence with the
safety of others playing second fiddle. They add 1 setback
die to any positive interactions with mortals.
Finally, a 5 represents your Dirge Dominant. You care
little for the thoughts and wellbeing of those about you.
You are selfish and craven, little more than a puppet of the
Beast. Your flesh is taut and thin and your eyes are black
orbs. You upgrade the difficulty of any positive social in-
teraction with mortals once, upgrade 1 die when resisting
Frenzy and downgrade 1 die when activating Frenzy.
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 As players go through sessions, they will undertake
actions that can alter their Bestial Nature. These actions
fall loosely under two broad categories, Measured and Im-
pulsive actions. Measured Actions are deliberate, planned
and considered. Impulsive actions are just that, instinctive
and immediate actions with little-forethought given to
the consequences of such an action. While pages of text
could be written giving guidelines and examples of what a
measured or impulsive action comprises of, both the GM
and player should have enough common sense to make
an easy decision of what an action falls under. Not every
action warrants being quantified however. Since these ‘ac-
tions’ are important moments that can chart a Characters
growth and developement, you shouldn’t include things
like “smiled at someone at the traffic lights” or “snapped
at a waiter” as actions that warrant being added. Try to
restrain it to narrative moments that have some value or
merit, or you’ll always be the Vampire who became Dirge
Dominant after shouting at a Cyclist, and nobody wants
that to be their legacy. Frenzying under any circumstance
is always an Impulsive action.
These actions are tallied up throughout each session. You
might use a scrap piece of paper and two columns, or you
may stack coins or some other metric of measurement.
As long as you can easily consult the list and see how
many Mask and Dirge actions you have taken this session,
you’re good to go.
At the end of each session, each player at the table rolls
1d10. This is referred to as a Control roll. They first add
a number equal to the total Impulsive actions committed
that session. They then subtract a number equal to the
total number of Measured actions committed that ses-
sion. This final number indicates their developement as
a character. a result of 1-4 inclines a character towards
their Mask, and 6-10 towards their Dirge. 5 represents
an unchanged nature. Should a character reach 10 before
subtracting any results from their Mask, they automatical-
ly incline towards their Dirge.
A Kindred must achieve two consecutive identical results
to alter their Bestial Nature. Two Mask results across two
sessions will lower a characters Bestial Nature for exam-
ple. In order to reach the Mask Adorned, a player must
achieve three consecutive results after reaching Humane.
A Character can raise their Bestial Nature above 5, after
an additional two sessions of impulsive action. However,
advancing beyond Dirge Dominant turns the Kindred
into a Draugr. An utterly feral slave of the Beast, the Kin-
dred becomes an NPC and is utterly incapable of commu-
nication. They are lost to the Beast and a threat to all.
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Altering your Nature
The means through which a character can alter their
nature are currently vague and imprecise. As a personal
note, I can understand the inherent frustration here. But
codifying what makes an action impulsive or measured
would take far too long and be unproductive as after a
point, there would be a lot of repitition.
For simplicities sake, you can decide if an action is Mea-
sured or Impulsive by these criteria;
How quickly do you act?
Even a few seconds of hesitation can make the difference.
Is your first instinct to grab a bit of scaffolding and beat
the man to death, or do you quickly assess the situation
and realise that this man cannot be left alive, and act on
that?
What do you do?
The Beast is a feral animal, it has no care for niceties
or formalities, nor restraint. When you act impulsively,
you exercise as much force as you can to deal with the
problem at hand. This might be the best or only way to
deal with certain situations sometimes, while other times
caution and restraint are the best course of action.
Hopefully, this two-step procedure will help you to
understand the line of thought necessary to quickly judge
whether an action is Impulsive or Measured. The inten-
tion of this is never to cause an argument over whether
an argument is measured or impulsive. In many cases, a
single action isn’t enough to condemn or elevate a Vam-
pire either. Each action is but one step on the long journey
all Vampires walk, and largely inconsequential as a result.
As a Kindred, your ethics and principles will surely
change over the years, and your Mask may shift accord-
ingly, as can your Dirge. Ideally, this should only happen
over a a few years, and can form a character arc in and of
itself.
Touchstones, Masks, Dirges
and Banes
A Touchstone is a reminder of a Kindred’s mortal life.
It may be a Spouse, family member, child or peer. Their
continued existence helps to ground Kindred, they
represent some positive belief or aspect of the Vampire
that they respect or admire. A Touchstone cannot ever
be involved in Kindred operations, or be aware of your
Vampiric nature. They must remain pure and unsullied.
As Vampires age, their original Touchstones may well die
naturally. They are encouraged to find another, though
they will likely not have as much emotional significance as
their first Touchstone. When a Kindred acts in accordance
with their Touchstones beliefs, they add a Boost die to any
associated actions. Without a Touchstone to guide them,
Kindred tend to rapidly succumb to the Beast.
A Touchstone is not entirely necessary for a Kindred to
function. Few Kindred are so pathetic as to need to spend
their every night dogging their Touchstones steps while
feeling sorry for themselves. But there are two constants
in any Kindreds life, the need for Blood and the passage of
Time. Rare is the Vampire that does not occasionally de-
sire to be a part of something that isn’t money-laundering,
ritual sacrifice, turf war or general depravity. A Touch-
stone embodies this. You do not need to interact person-
ally with your Touchstone, simply observing their contin-
ued existence and embodiment of your and their values
can be enough. You should spend some time doing this
however, a passing glance isn’t enough, but you shouldn’t
spend all night watching your great-grandson pull the
night-shift as a traffic cop either. Should a Touchstone
cease to embody the virtues the Kindred values, either
by leaving the city, changing career, remarrying or dying
for example, the Touchstone is lost. They no longer hold
any special significance to the Kindred, and emotionally
devastate the Kindred accordingly.
A Kindred who has recently lost their Touchstone is hurt
and emotionally vulnerable. They are prone to Frenzying
for a month after their loss, upgrading 1 die in any check
to resist Frenzy during this time.
While a Kindred is without a Touchstone, they automati-
cally add +1 to the end of session Control Roll.
When a Kindred is instrumental in the destruction of
their Touchstone, either by endangering them, getting
them killed, killing them, or forcing them to change in
some way that compromises their convictions, they suffer
a Bane. This Bane should be related to the Touchstone in
some way.
A Mask is any Kindred’s ideal self. The Vampire they’d
like to be someday and the qualities or station they’d
embody and hold. A Roll made in absolute pursuit of this
state of being is eligible to have a Boost die added to its
dice pool, though this should only be done sparsely to
highlight the signifigance the Mask holds to the Kindred.
A Mask can be outlined in a few words, such as Mentor,
Philanthropist or Honourable.
A Dirge is the underside of any Kindred. Kindred are
rarely selfless beings, and in the dark nights from now to
eternity, they have to watch their own backs first and fore-
most. A Kindred’s Dirge is how the Beast permeates their
nights. A Dirge can be outlined in a word or two such as
Glutton, Covetor or Sadist.
Vampires have many crippling weaknesses. From the
Sun, to Fire to Silver to more nuanced things like religious
iconography or the sound of bells. These are collectively
referred to as ‘Banes’. This is a Supernatural Weakness that
presents a severe obstacle when encountered. These can
include: weakness to ringing bells, being unable to cross a
threshold uninvited, Spider webs, having to count beads
or coins, being unable to cross a river. The nature of each
flaw has roots in folk tales and superstition, and should
not always simply inflict damage.
Sunlight deals 6 Damage a turn with Vicious 2 and Burn
3. Silver Weapons always have a Critical rating of 2 against
Vampires. All Bane damage is not reduced by Soak. Vam-
pires rightly fear a Stake to the Heart. A targeted ddd
Brawn + Melee-Light is required to drive a Stake into the
Kindred’s heart. Once impaled, a Vampire is immediately
paralysed. An Impossible ddddd Resilience Check
can allow the Vampire to remove the Stake while Para-
lysed, but typically it is best left to an assistant or ally.
Kindred are repelled by daylight. Though nothing pre-
vents a Vampire from spending its days hidden away from
the sunlight, they are lethargic and find their minds and
bodies numbed while the Sun shines. All Kindred add
bb to any rolls made during Daytime.
Blood Bond
Vampiric Vitae is addictive. Mortals who sup on a Kin-
dred experience a high unlike any other, and there is little
they won’t do for another taste. Unfortunately, Kindred
are not immune to the allure of their own blood. Feeding
on another Vampire carries the risk of addiction. In a per-
versely erotic display of symbiosis, Kindred can feed on
oneanothers blood and become wholly devoted to their
‘partner’. Tasting Vampiric Vitae can addle ones mind, you
crave another taste. During the next 5 days, you might
add b to dice pools at critical moments, or when acting
against the one who feeds you. Continued feeding com-
pounds the problem until it is almost impossible to escape
your crippling addiction.
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Torpor
Torpor is the sleep of the dead. A Kindred can sleep for
days, weeks or years on end and be none the wiser for
what transpires around them. A Vampire in Torpor has
no awareness of what occurs about them, and cannot use
Disciplines or interact with the world. Kindred cannot
be awoken from Torpor by conventional means, though
inflicting damage upon the body will awaken one. This is
rarely a good idea. Though a Kindred will awaken with 1
wound, they will also have suffered their Strain Threshold
- 4 in Strain. This, compounded with imminent danger,
can provoke a lethal Frenzy that is almost impossible to
resist.
Due to their incapacitation, the world about the tKindred
can have changed a great deal. This can be particularly
distressing in some cases, and is best relayed to the Vam-
pire from as far away as possible.
A Vampire can enter Torpor one of two ways. The first is
to choose to do so. The Kindred determines how long they
will sleep, and they do so. They cannot be awoken early
without damage being inflicted upon the body. While
in Torpor, a Vampires Blood naturally thins. This means
their Blood Potency reduces. For every 50 years a Vampire
sleeps, their Blood Potency is reduced by 1 rank. This can
be beneficial as it can allow a Vampire to feed on mortals
again.
A Vampire can be forced into Torpor also, referred to as
an Involuntary Torpor. A Critical Hit suffered after a Kin-
dred has reached their Wound Threshold forces a ddd
Resilience Check. Failure forces the Kindred to enter
Torpor immediately. Success means the Kindred does not
enter Torpor this turn. Note the result of the critical hit,
and use the 10’s digit (7 of 74 for example). Multiply this
by a timeframe detailed below, to determine how long you
sleep.
Bestial Nature and Timespans
1 - Mask Dominant 2 Years
2 - Humane 1 Year
3 - Balanced 6 Months
4 - Callous 1 Month
5 - Dirge Dominant 1 Week
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Diablerie
Diableria is the utter destruction of another Kindreds
very soul. Feeding upon another Kindred is a risky
enough activity for some, but the shadow of Diablerie
hangs heavy over such an act. It is the act of exsanguinat-
ing a fellow Vampire, draining their Vitae and consuming
what remains of their Soul in the process. Such an act
stains ones own Soul in the process, and the evidence is
all-but impossible to conceal. The list of culprits for the
exsanguination of a Kindred typically begins and ends
with Diablerists, and the presence of such a criminal can
whip any Kindred society into a Witch-Hunting frenzy as
everyone acts to preserve their own well-being and their
own immortal soul. A Diablerist is painfully obvious to
anyone with any level of Auspex, it clings to their essence
for a century before it can be washed away.
Diablerie allows a Kindred to artificially boost their own
Blood Potency. By diablerising a number of Kindred equal
to the next tier of Blood Potency (2 or 3 respectively), a
Kindred can increase their Blood Potency 1 tier, with all
the attached benefits. Such an act is supremely risky, as
very few Kindred will willingly allow themselves to be fed
from, especially an Elder (let alone 3 consecutive Elders),
especially if it’s known a Diablerist is active within the city.
Diablerie occurs when a Vampire feeds from another
Vampire. As usual, Strain is inflicted upon the target and
recovered. When the targets strain threshold is reached,
wounds are inflicted instead. When their wound threshold
is reached, you begin to inflict critical hits. Roll a d100 for
your initial hit, and then continue. Since feeding techni-
cally does not deal damage, you just additively increase
your Critical Hit rolls. When the target reaches 150+, they
are killed and Diablerised.
Blush of Life
Kindred are not alive, and their bodies reflect this. Though
they do not change, they do not look any more alive for
their efforts. Their flesh is cold and hard and their skin is
the complexion of chalk. They cannot eat or drink as mor-
tals do, as their digestive systems are atrophied and they
do not breathe. Kindred may suffer points of Strain to
regain the appearance of living. They effectively gain the
cosmetic appearance of being mortal, they can temporari-
ly eat and drink, and their cheeks will flush on command,
their lungs expand and contract as though breathing and
their flesh is warm to the touch. They are still undead and
do not function as mortals do in any way, they are still not
breathing, they just appear to be doing so. Mask Domi-
nant Kindred may exhibit the Blush of Life for 1 Strain,
such is their self-control. A Humane, Balanced or Callous
Kindred must expend 2 Strain to display the Blush of Life,
a Dirge Dominant Kindred cannot use Blush of Life.
Part Two - Character Creation
Vampire the Requiem has many different types of Vam-
pire, all of which can be connected to popular pop-culture
aspects of Vampires over the years. These are referred to
as Clans, and form a loose collective familial group for
many Kindred, though fraternity need not be friendly.
Each Clan is represented by an Archetype, playing upon
each Clans archetypal strengths and weaknesses. Below
you will find a fast and loose guide on what Archetype
best represents the Vampire you want to play.
Seductive and sensual Vampires are best represented
by the Daeva. They live for the moment, and now they
have an eternity to experience the world. So what if a few
hearts and minds are broken along the way?
Primal, Savage and Animalistic. The Gangrel are the Clan
most in-touch with their Beasts. Rumored to be the oldest
Vampire clan in existence, its members are hardened sur-
vivors and toe the line between civilized and feral a little
too closely for the liking of some.
Unseen Scholars of the Supernatural, the Mekhet Clan
are the shadowed backdrop of the mysteries of the world.
They are driven to discover and uncover, to plumb the
depths of the enigma of the Blood and other curses.
Tightly knit, hideous to behold and in every crevice. The
Nosferatu are repugnant, the Vampire Kiss has twisted
their bodies in horrific ways. The Nosferatu are surely
the most familial Archetype, finding acceptance amongst
other outcasts. The Horrors they inflict upon others have
no equal.
Someone has to run the Aristocracy of the Night. The
Ventrue know this to be their burden. Emboldened with
authority, purpose and an attitude befitting, a Ventrue is a
natural leader. But do they act on behalf of the communi-
ties they represent, or is such power abused for their own
ends?
From these outlines, hopefully you can find something
that appeals to you. Archetypes are of course, just that.
Not all Daeva are seductive, but all Nosferatu are ugly.
Whispers amongst the courts of the night tell of other
Clans, from distant lands and even times long gone by.
All Clans suffer a unique Bane, an additional curse of the
Blood individual to each Clan.
All Kindred gain an additional 30 XP to spend after start-
ing Experience is spent. This 30 XP must be spent on Tal-
ents, it is advised that you use it to purchase Disciplines.
Daeva
The Artisans of the Night. The Daeva are passionate in all
things, driven by their Blood they relish the power they
now hold over others. They exploit others and take what
they want. It may not hold the same allure to them tomor-
row and they will discard it and move on. There’s always
another person to break, and something to take.
2 2 2 2 1 3
• Starting Wound Threshold: 9 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 11 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 100
• Starting Skills: A Daeva starts with one rank in Charm
during Character Creation. They obtain this before XP is
spent and may not increase Charm above 2 during Char-
acter Creation.
• Effortless Seduction: Once per Session, your character
may spend a Story Point before rolling a skill check. The
number of Strain-per-success of the next skill check the
Daeva rolls is doubled against an opposed NPC.
• Clan Disciplines: Celerity, Majesty, Vigor
• Clan Bane – Addictive
Daeva lead flighty lives, seldom remaining in one place
for long or letting one thing hold their focus, and for good
reason. Should a Daeva feed off the same person within
a 5 day period, they will become obsessed with them.
Their thoughts are unfocussed unless in the vicinity of
this person, and they may take reckless actions to hasten
their return. During the next 5 days, you might add b
to dice pools at critical moments to reflect this. Contin-
uously feeding from this person increases the severity of
this condition, until it is almost impossible to escape your
crippling addiction.
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Gangrel
The Beast that talks. The Gangrel are lean survivalists.
When Man fought to survive, the rule was kill or be killed.
When Man reared Cattle to the Slaughter, the rule was
that Man was at the top of the food chain. The Gangrel
keep these rules practiced. It’s a tough world out there,
and the Gangrel will be the kings of its ashes.
3 2 1 2 2 2
• Starting Wound Threshold: 11 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 90
• Born Survivor: A Gangrel starts with one rank in either
Athletics, Streetwise or Survival during Character Cre-
ation. They obtain this before XP is spent and may not
increase any skill above 2 during Character Creation.
• Close to the Surface: Gangrel may delay the negative
effects of Frenzy upon entering a Frenzy. They upgrade
all Brawn and Agility rolls twice, deal +2 damage while
unarmed and have a crit rating of 2. They do not lose con-
trol, suffer Intellect or Willpower loss, or recover 1 Strain
per turn for a number of turns equal to their Willpower.
While Close to the Surface is active, a Gangrel may at-
tempt Discipline Rolls to recover Strain, and Allied Social
Rolls against him to recover Strain are Average Difficulty.
• Clan Disciplines: Animalism, Protean, Resilience
• Clan Bane – Feral
You and your beast are thick as thieves. When it whispers
to you, it roars. You upgrade the difficulty of any Frenzy
check once, or remove 1 difficulty die when triggering
your own Frenzy.
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Mekhet
The Shadows that see all. The Mekhet are silent observers,
seeing more than anyone could ever know. Secrets and
knowledge are what drives these specters through the
long nights. Some may be content simply to know, and
consider learning their end goal. Mekhet will apply their
knowledge, and what they know can ruin your life. Their
curiosity brings them many places and across many paths.
But you’ve nothing to fear, unless you have something
they want.
2 3 2 2 2 2
• Starting Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 75
• Shadowed Inclination: A Mekhet starts with one rank in
Stealth during Character Creation. They obtain this before
XP is spent and may not increase Stealth above 2 during
Character Creation.
• Supernatural Shade: Once per session, your character
may spend a Story Point as an out-of-turn Incidental to
perform a Maneuver.
• Clan Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Obfuscate
• Clan Bane - Tenebrous
All Mekhet suffer Undeath in quiet, isolated solitude.
Their minds wander the darkest parts of the world, and
they are closer to all that is wrong with it as a result. All
Mekhet start play with a Bane, but no attached immunity
to an action.
Nosferatu
Your nightmare, walking and talking. The Nosferatu are
hideous to behold, warped flesh and twisted skeletons,
perhaps it reflects their ugly souls? They lurk in every
shadow, terrifying in their strength and unrelenting as the
horror follows you home, skulking and festering in your
mind. You’ll never sleep soundly again, and three weeks
later they’ll watch as you’re carted away to an Asylum.
2 2 2 3 2 1
• Starting Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 100
• Threatening: A Nosferatu starts with one rank in Coer-
cion during Character Creation. They obtain this before
XP is spent and may not increase Coercion above 2
during Character Creation.
• Loathsome: Nosferatu add 1 Boost Die to all Coercion
checks, and to any Social Check with other Nosferatu.
They b to any Charm, Deception, Leadership or Negotia-
tion Roll made against any non-Nosferatu.
• Clan Disciplines: Nightmare, Obfuscate, Vigor
• Clan Bane – Repulsive
The Nosferatu are doomed to an eternity of rejection and
fear. Upgrade the difficulty of every positive Social Inter-
action with any Mortal.
Ventrue
Lords of the Night. The Ventrue have proven over the
centuries that they alone are capable of leading Kindred
through the nights. With iron conviction and absolute
authority, the Ventrue steer their people to safety and
prosperity. And all they ask in return is your unquestion-
ing loyalty and obedience. It’s not an unreasonable deal, or
so they claim.
1 2 2 2 3 2
• Starting Wound Threshold: 9 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 12 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 90
• Natural Leader: A Ventrue starts with one rank in De-
ception or Leadership during Character Creation. They
obtain this before XP is spent and may not increase either
skill above 2 during Character Creation.
• Arrogant: Ventrue inflict one additional Strain on oppo-
nents in Social checks after your roll is resolved.
• Clan Disciplines: Animalism, Dominate, Resilience
• Clan Bane – Self-assured
Ventrue are born to rule. They act in their own best inter-
ests and no-one can convince them to act otherwise. The
Ventrue do not take any Boost Die from acting in accor-
dance with their Touchstones beliefs.
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Ghouls
A Ghoul is a Mortal imbued with Vampiric Vitae. As
vitae empowers kindred, so to does enhance mortals. Any
mortal is eligible to be turned into a Ghoul, though such
a process is not permenant and must be renewed a month
after the mortal is made into a Ghoul. A Ghoul is still fully
mortal, they retain all of their faculties but suffer from a
Blood Bond with their master. Vitae is addictive, and the
power it offers a mortal is arguably moreso. Be wary of
your Ghouls, treat them with care and they will serve you
faithfully for years to come. Spurn their needs, and they
may turn to another master to satiate their addiction.
The act of turning a mortal into a Ghoul is relatively sim-
ple. A mortal must be fed a portion of a vampires own vi-
tae, and the decision conciously made to turn this human
into a ghoul. A Story Point must be spent at this point.
Almost immediately, the Ghoul will feel the benefits of the
Vitae, they will feel empowered and revitalised.
their master or their kin, they desperately need their hit
of Vitae to stay off their accelerated aging and impotent
physicality. This dark path can end with Vampire Hunt-
ers being informed of your location, in exchange for a
promised dose of your Vitae, or your Ghoul may even go
public in search of a new Master. Again, treat your Ghoul
with care.
These rules ought to allow a player to play as Ghoul if
they so desire, but their presence may upset the game dy-
namic as by their nature, Ghouls are less than Nocturnal
beings. Their benefits are being able to enact their masters
will in daylight hours, and a majority Vampire table may
not be thrilled at the prospect of a sessions-worth of day-
light escapades while they slumber until the next night.
Ghouls are typically best treated at NPCs. Ghouls cannot
be Touchstones.

A Ghoul gains access to two tier 1 Disciplines that their

master possesses. If their master has no Disciplines, the
Ghoul does not gain any. A Ghoul gains access to the
Blood Healing action, but must spend 2 Strain to recover
1 Wound instead. They may also suffer 3 Strain to upgrade
1 die in their next roll. A Ghoul does not suffer most mor-
tal illnesses or diseases, nor do they age while energised
by Vitae. Should the Vitae fade from their system and not
be renewed, their body and mind will swiftly accelerate
to match their current age, as will any notably aggressive
diseases (a common cold or ache will not swell after being
kept at bay for 6 years for example, but cancers or skeletal
deformations will quickly make up for lost time). A Ghoul
doesn’t gain any benefit from being fed multiple times per
month, beyond enhancing the effects of their Blood Bond
with you.

A Ghoul is Blood Bonded with their Master as a part of

the process of becoming a Ghoul. They feel a supernatu-
ral compassion for their master, a sense of completeness
when at their side, and their own concerns or desires
seem petty when compared to their Masters own. This
perverse submissiveness will continue as long as a Ghoul
is constantly fed Vitae, and will intensify if fed too fre-
quently until they begin to smother their master with
their need and desire, unable to understand why their
feelings aren’t being reciprocated.

A slighted Ghoul, one denied their fix of Vitae is a

dangerous prospect. They know about Vampires, they’ve
likely attended Elysium at some point or another, and they
where you sleep at night, or perhaps where other Kindred
do. An unfed Ghoul is dangerous for all Kindred, as any-
one might be awakened to find their wrists being slit and
its contents syringed into a desperate, addiction-wracked
Ghoul. While a Ghoul’s first intention is seldom to harm
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Bloodlines
All Kindread share a familial bond, languishing in
Undeath, some long-lost connection to the first Vampire
or whomever cursed their ancestors. Though Clans and
politics divide them, Kindred are one large family, within
which many more exist. Over the years, Kindreds Blood
can change and alter. Attracting supernatural miasma and
spreading its curse to fresh childé. These are some of the
ways that Bloodlines are formed. A Bloodline is an off-
shoot of the Kindred curse, sometimes inextricably bound
to a specific clan, manifesting unique attributes within its
members.
A Bloodline is a tier 1 Talent that cannot be bought with
XP, and requires the GMs permission to use. A Kindred
may only be a member of one Bloodline at a time, and
a Vampire seldom leaves their existing Bloodline, and
in many cases it is impossible to do so for a number of
reasons (loyalty, a binding curse, incurable symptoms and
the threat of assassination being a few). Being a member
of a Bloodline can grant certain advantages and disad-
vantages unique to that Bloodline, a player shouldn’t feel
pressured to join a Bloodline, but joining one can change
how their character developes. Certain Bloodlines might
even grant a skill rank, or access to unique Disciplines or
Devotions. While Disciplines are not unique to Blood-
lines, a tutor must be found and few Bloodlines will ofree-
ly give away their unique powers.
Lasombra
Your character must be a member of the Mekhet or Ventrue
clan to benefit from this talent.
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Born of darkness, with a history blacker than their soul,
the Lasombra Bloodline casts a long shadow with few
members. Adhering to notions of fealty, fiefdom and loy-
alty centuries old, a Lasombra is a Lord of the Night. Very
few are chosen to join this Bloodline, so high is their cal-
ibre of membership. With a history steeped in incestuous
murder, diablerie and marraige, few Lasombra publicly
advertise their allegiance, what need have the servants to
know after all? All Lasombra cast no reflection whatso-
ever, the most common way to identify one. Whether it
be on a car bonnet, a body of water or a mirror, they are
entirely absent.
All Lasombra have a unique handle on Darkness itself.
Beyond the pitiful tricks of Obfuscate, Lasombra can coax
an inky blackness forth from shadow under their control.
Whether this is a projection of the Lasombra’s own soul,
or simple manipulation of the absence of light is a matter
of debate. A Lasombra can see through shadows they cre-
ate, and have access to the Obtenebration Discipline.
Malkavian
Your character can be a member of any clan and benefit
from this talent.
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Malkavians are a unique Bloodline. Their sense of family
is a curse unlike any other, as it manifests uniquely in
each of its members. Each Malkavian is afflicted with an
insurmountable insanity that fractures their outlook for
every night thereafter. Many consider them dangerous
for this, while few believe there is value in their whimsi-
cal ramblings. There is no limit on the insanity that can
plague a Malkavian, it can be a clinical form of insanity,
or the hyperacuity of senses that many aren’t even aware
they possess. They may have a fear of the open sky or
believe in some impeding disaster that only they are aware
of and can impede, or they may believe themselves to be
an avatar for some concept that only they are aware of.
All Malkavians are afflicted with a disease, passed from
sire to childé, and through the use of their Dementation
devotion.
Malkavians are afflicted with a spiritual malaise, known
as Malkavia. This is the cause of each Malkavian’s sudden
insanity, and its mere mention can send a court into an
overwhelming panic of self-preservation. Malkavians
share a fraternal bond that no other Clan or Bloodline can
truly appreciate or replicate. Each Malkavian is entirely
sympathetic of one-anothers condition, meaning that
many Malkavians will stick together in familial units to
support one-another. Occassionally, their insanities will
find a common cause and the family will act upon it with
a logic and method terrifying to others. Malkavians do
not see their condition as a curse, believing that they are
instead upon the path to transcending the human condi-
tion in some way or another. Some may believe that each
Malkavian is some facet of this perfect being, and seek to
unify the Bloodline. Malkavian’s have been known to have
moments of utter clarity granted by their condition, see-
ing and experiencing things unknown to others, be they
visions of the future or knowledge they couldn’t possibly
have obtained by themselves. Scholars of the Malkavian
condition hypothesise that some sympathetic link exists
between Malkavians, akin to some imprecise form of te-
lepathy, through which Malkavians unknowingly project
their thoughts and insanities, unknowing of who may be
listening.
Many Malkavians seek to educate their Kindred peers,
broadening their horizons in ways that only the Malkavi-
an can truly appreciate. The given consensus is that these
‘pranks’ are performed on persons whose minds are too
‘closed’ by a Malkavians standards. All Malkavian’s have
immediate access to the ‘Total Insanity’ devotion, and
suffer no setbacks or upgrades in difficulty for casting its
powers.
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Tremere
Your character must be a member the Gangrel, Daeva,
Mekhet or Ventrue clan to benefit from this talent.
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
The Tremere have always existed, but not as they do now.
Once, they were something else entirely, neither human
nor vampire. These forefathers made a bargain, becoming
the Kindred of the modern night. However, all Bargains
are made with a price to be paid, and the Tremere are now
being called to pay up. These mysterious origins put the
Tremere in a peculiar spot in Kindred society, distrusted
by all but with power and means available only to them,
it seems natural that they woudl share a kinship with the
Nosferatu, but they are reviled by the Haunts. Perhaps the
Nosferatu know something of the Tremere’s origins, or the
masters of fear see something to fear in the Tremere?

Clan Tremere has developed a unique school of Blood

Sorcery, called Thaumaturgy. Highly flexible, and entirely
exclusive to Clan Tremere, they share secrets amongst
themselves of its uses in cultic havens known as ‘Chan-
tries’. These havens are exclusive to the Tremere, those
who enter uninvited or unwelcome are never heard from
again. Each city may have a singular chantry, in which the
Tremere of the city convene frequently to plot, scheme
and practise their sorceries. Those outside the bloodline
talk of a central Tremere authority, that all of the clan
answer to, rumor states them to be based in Italy.

Clan Tremere is strictly organised in a rigid heirarchy

known as “The Pyramid”, they are by far the most organ-
ised of all Kindred lineages. Each Tremere knows their
place and their entitlements, which breeds a healthy
paranoia as others seek to climb the Pyramid and take
their place.

Being born of singularly unique means, the Tremere

suffer a peculiar bane. They require a greater amount
of Blood to sustain themselves than any other Kindred.
A Tremere Vampire must inflict two points of Strain or
Damage to recover 1 Strain.

Tremere alone have access to the ritual magic skill “Thau-

maturgy”, any other clan obtaining access to it could be
reason enough for political assassination or outright civil
war.

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Part Three - Skills and Merits
Vampire the Requiem uses many similar skills to Genesys.
As such, I’ve seen no need to implement many new skills.
However, certain specifications of the Knowledge skill
may prove applicable on a case by case basis. A Cam-
paign featuring tomb-raiding Kindred plundering ancient
Vampire coffins might benefit from Knowledge (Histo-
ry), while a more political game may make distinctions
between Political allegiances and require Knowledge
(Politics).
New Magical Skills are included, replacing Arcane, Di-
vine and Primal from Genesys. Few of these Magic skills
are intended for use in combat, instead they are intended
to be utilised as Rituals. The skills are outlined below.
Crúac
Presence + Cruac
Crúac is a perverse art older than recorded History. It is
an ancient practise of Blood Sorcery, granted to the chil-
dren of a Crone in a time lost to time, or so legends say.
Crúac speaks to the Beast directly through the medium it
understands clearest, Blood. A Rite invoking such power
is crude, carnal, pagan and wild.
You should use this skill if:
• Your character seeks to induce Frenzy in a target
• Your character wants to grant themselves claws
• Your character wants to defend their heart from
stakes
• Your character wants to augment their senses
Theban Sorcery
Willpower + Theban
The Ritual Discipline of a religious coven of Kindred,
legends say an Angel named ‘Amoniel’ led the cult into a
cavern deep beneath Thebes in Egypt. There, they discov-
ered the means to deliver their vengeance and judgement
upon their foes. A Theban Rite is ritualistic, disciplined
and demands physical sacrifice.
You should use this skill if:
• Your character seeks to deprive a target of their senses
• Your character seeks to inflict stigmata on a target
• Your character seeks to bless an item
• Your character seeks to learn of a targets guilt
Vicissitude
Intelligence + Vicissitude
Perverse in the extreme, the art of Vicissitude is illegal
worldwide and its practicioners put to Final Death. Such
is the power of Vicissitude in the wrong hands, that this
necessary. It is the power to warp flesh and bone, to twist
a man into something other than himself, and at the
whims of its master. A Rite of Vicissitude is precise, sterile
and grotesque.
You should use this skill if:
• Your character seeks to alter their or another persons
appearance
• Your character seeks to craft a sword out of a femur
• Your character wants to craft a sentinel golem made
of meat
• Your character wishes to regrow a targets limb, or
force them to grow an additional limb
Thaumaturgy
Intelligence + Thaumaturgy
The secret sorcery of the Tremere Bloodline. Able to
alter blood, mind and body its power is rightfully feared.
Carefully studied, and constantly broadening its horizons,
its practicioners are ambitious above all else. Thaumatur-
gy is unique in that it can partially replicate many of the
effects of the other ritual schools of magic, however the
risk entailed in any Thaumaturgic rite is far higher. Rites
of Thaumaturgy are precise, monitored and scientific.
You should use this skill if:
• You wish to break an item
• You wish to replace a targets blood with water or acid
• You wish to animate an immobile object to serve you
• You wish to alter the weather
• You wish to conjure fire
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Merits
Merits in Vampire the Requiem, and World of Darkness
as a whole, represent abstract physical and social prac-
tices and rewards. You can buy the respect of your peers
with XP, and cannot own a property until you spend XP
to do so. Many physical merits within VtR already exist
under different names as Talents within Genesys, while
others quantify actions that you can already spend advan-
tage to achieve. A few unique ones exist however, and will
be detailed below.

Kindred Duelling
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: -
Once per round, after making a successful Melee attack
against a Vampire opponent, you can choose to embed
your weapon in your Opponent. You lose the Weapon
until you retrieve it, but while impaled, the Vampire
cannot spend Vitae to use the Blood Healing incidental.
Removing the weapon requires a Manoeuvre for the
attacker, or a full action for the impaled Kindred.

Daywalker
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Difficulty: -
Though the Sun holds much fear from you, Daylight
does not. Your mind is as sharp as can be, a rival or
Hunter hoping to catch you weakened in the day will be
sorely surprised. Remove one b from any roll made due
to being active in daylight hours.

Feeding Agression
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Difficulty: -
When feeding in a combat situation, remove one b
from any roll made to feed on an individual.

Ritualist
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Difficulty: -
You downgrade 1 difficulty die in any Ritual dice roll.

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Part Four - Disciplines
All Vampires are gifted with an inherent ability, they
Raise the Familiar
Your character must have purchased Feral Whispers to
are able to use the power of their blood to bolster their
benefit from this talent
bodies and warp the minds of others. Each Clan has
Tier: 2
access to unique Disciplines, schools of blood-magic that
Activation: Active (Action)
are fostered and developed by respective clans. Majesty
Ranked: No
for example, is the domain of the Daeva, who utilize it in
Difficulty: d
their ongoing quest for new sensations and experiences.
You Feed an Animal your Blood, empowering it for a
That isn’t to say that a Vampire cannot learn an out-of-
number of nights equal to your successes rolled. The Ani-
clan Discipline, but it must be taught by someone who
mal increases its Brawn or Agility by 1 and is loyal for as
already knows it.
long as it exists. You can lengthen its life-span by feeding
it more blood, but its Brawn or Agility will not increase
Disciplines function as iterative, ranked Talents. Each use
any more.
of a Discipline costs 2 Strain, suffered after the Disci-
pline Roll is fully resolved, unless it is marked as Passive,
in which case it is free. Certain Passive Talents have an
Summon the Hunt
Your character must have purchased Raise the Familiar to
activated component detailed within the Talent, activating
benefit from this talent
these aspects costs 2 Strain. Passive Talents do not require
Tier: 3
Discipline Rolls to activate, unless an active component is
Activation: Active (Action)
present. Higher ranks of Disciplines do not replace exist-
Ranked: No
ing Ranks, you have access to any unlocked Disciplines.
Difficulty: dd
If a Discipline states a Strain cost, use that instead of the
You may summon creatures of a specific type of animal.
default 2 strain, but still resolve its effects after casting.
By calling in their voice (howling, shrilling etc), you sum-
All Disciplines that affect a target require the target to be
mon all Animals within earshot of a matching species.
within Medium range of the caster. If a vocal or visual
component is involved, the target must be able to hear or
see the caster. Feral Infection
Your character must have purchased Summon the Hunt to
benefit from this talent
Animalism Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Presence + Animalism Ranked: No
The Beast feels a certain kinship with Animals. This Disci- Difficulty: Opposed Discipline
pline exploits that, asserting you as the Apex Predator. Concentration: Yes
Upon a successful roll, your target is driven into a Frenzy.
Feral Whispers If they are Mortal, upgrade Brawn rolls once and do not
Tier: 1 upgrade unarmed damage or its Crit rating. Unless you
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre) concentrate to sustain the Frenzy, the target will revert to
Ranked: No normal after 1 turn.
Difficulty: -
Concentration: Yes Lord of the Land
Upon a Successful Animalism Roll, you may converse Your character must have purchased Feral Infection to ben-
with present Animals. You can give simple instructions efit from this talent
and commands, and Animals will do their best to carry Tier: 5
out those commands for the rest of the night. Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd
You mark territory with your blood. This can require
multiple casts of the power as dictated by the GM. Once
a territory is defined, you become aware of any intruders
within it (attempts to hide with Obfuscate are opposed by
an Animalism roll), and an Opposed Discipline check is
required for anyone to enter. Everyone inside your territo-
ry knows that it belongs to you.

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Auspex Twilight Projection
Your character must have purchased Lay Open the Mind to
Cunning + Auspex benefit from this talent
The Beast is an unknowable predator, catching the scent Tier: 5
of prey wherever they are. Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dddd
Beasts Hackles Your Spirit leaves your body and travels the Unquiet
Tier: 1
Realms, where Spirits dwell. No Physical Barrier impedes
Activation: Active (Incidental)
you, but your body must be kept within a number of miles
Ranked: No
equal to your Willpower. While in this state, you may
Difficulty: -
cast other Auspex powers from your Spirits location, but
Concentration: Yes
you cannot physically interact with the world about you.
You reveal an emotive weakness within present company.
While your Spirit is outside of your body, you may inter-
This weakness is based on a feeling and is not entirely
act with Spirits. Your body is helpless while this power is
quantifiable, nor does it clearly identify the person unless
active.
you have knowledge that coincides.

Uncanny Perception Celerity

Your character must have purchased Beasts Hackles to
benefit from this talent By empowering their own body with Vitae, a Vampire can
Tier: 2 move faster than the eye can see.
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Nimble
Concentration: Yes Tier: 1
You are able to ascertain specific weaknesses and fears of Activation: Passive
a specific person. Ranked: No
Difficulty: -
After performing 1 move manoeuvre, gain 1 Defence for
The Spirit’s Touch every additional move manoeuvre, capped by your Celeri-
Your character must have purchased Uncanny Perception to ty rank, until the beginning of your next turn.
benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action) Quicken
Ranked: No Your character must have purchased Nimble to benefit from
Difficulty: dd this talent
Concentration: Yes Tier: 2
You are able to determine the past of an item or place. Activation: Active (Incidental)
These don’t necessarily identify persons, but perhaps how Ranked: No
they interacted with the item. A Gun may have been fired Difficulty: -
in anger, or a Room may have seen horrendous torture. Once per turn, suffer 2 Strain to make an additional
manoeuvre. This can be in excess of the 2 manoeuvre per
turn limitation.
Lay Open the Mind
Your character must have purchased The Spirit’s Touch to
benefit from this talent Hasten
Tier: 4 Your character must have purchased Quicken to benefit
Activation: Active (Action) from this talent
Ranked: No Tier: 3
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Activation: Active (Incidental)
Concentration: Yes Ranked: No
You are able to read the Victims mind and relive their Difficulty: -
Memories as they recall them. You may utilise Advantage Once per turn, suffer 2 Strain to make an additional
and Triumph to influence the memories recovered. manoeuvre. This can be in excess of the 2 manoeuvre per
turn limitation.

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Quickening Entombed Command
Your character must have purchased Hasten to benefit from Your character must have purchased Iron Edict to benefit
this talent from this talent
Tier: 4 Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental) Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Difficulty: - Difficulty: Opposed Discipline
Suffer 2 Strain to make an out-of-turn manoeuvre. You implant a subconscious command, of any complexity,
in your victims mind. They will carry out this command
whenever your criteria are met, within the next month.
Celerity
Your character must have purchased Quickening to benefit
from this talent The Lying Mind
Tier: 5 Your character must have purchased Entombed Command
Activation: Active (Incidental) to benefit from this talent
Ranked: No Tier: 4
Difficulty: - Activation: Active (Action)
Suffer 2 Strain to make an out-of-turn Action. Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline
You may alter, remove and create new memories of any
Dominate scale within your victim. For example, you may force
your Victim to believe they are married, change where
Presence + Dominate they live, change their job or their name. The Victim will
The Strong are meant to rule, and the Weak should fear act according to their new memories and beliefs, though
them. By any means necessary. being made aware that these memories are false may offer
a chance for them to discover the truth.
Mesmerise
Tier: 1 Possession
Activation: Action (Manoeuvre) Your character must have purchased The Lying Mind to
Ranked: No benefit from this talent
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Tier: 5
Issue simple commands to your victim. If their safety is Activation: Active (Action)
directly threatened, they can roll a dd Discipline check Ranked: No
to break free of your control. They will follow your com- Difficulty: Opposed Discipline
mand until the end of the night. You utterly possess the Victims mind and body. Your
body is helpless while possessing another. Your new body
Iron Edict changes its Brawn and Agility stats to match the host, all
Your character must have purchased Mesmerise to benefit other stats are unchanged. Though the host body shows
from this talent no signs of possession, people may notice your different
Tier: 2 mannerisms. You can travel in the day while possessing
Activation: Active (Action) a body. You may possess a body once per week, for a
Ranked: No number of nights equal to a. You may cast Disciplines
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline normally while possessing a body, but once you leave it
You may issue in-depth and specific commands to your will suffer the consequences of any superhuman feats such
victim. They will carry out these commands for a number as lifting a car or suffering grievous damage
of nights equal to your Dominate rank.

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Majesty The Bargain
Your character must have purchased Siren Song to benefit
Presence + Majesty from this talent
With the power you wield, and the promises you make, Tier: 5
who wouldn’t worship the ground you walk on? Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd
Awe A classic Faustian bargain. You offer a mortal three nights
Tier: 1
of incredible power, after which they become your thrall
Activation: Passive
forever. The bargain must be accepted willingly, meaning
Ranked: No
you cannot Dominate someone into accepting the terms.
Difficulty: -
The Victim sups on your blood, and for three nights up-
Upgrade your Charm and Deception rolls once.
grades their Brawn and Agility rolls twice, and gains ac-
cess to 2 ranks of either Celerity or Majesty that they cast
Confidant using their own dice pool. After three nights, the target
Your character must have purchased Awe to benefit from becomes your willing servant for as long as they live.
this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental) Nightmare
Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Cool Willpower + Nightmare
You inspire a fierce loyalty in anyone you charm. They The Beast thrives on the hunt. And a Terrified Victim
add 1 Boost Die to any skill check they make as a result of tastes all the sweeter.
your Charming request.
Dread Presence
Green Eyes Tier: 1
Your character must have purchased Confidant to benefit Activation: Passive
from this talent Ranked: No
Tier: 3 Difficulty: -
Activation: Active (Incidental) Concentration: Yes
Ranked: No Upgrade your Coercion rolls once. You may suffer two
Difficulty: Opposed Cool Strain to conjure minor illusions that unsettle a number of
So enthralled with you is your victim, that you can do people equal to your Nightmare Rank.
almost anything and they won’t resist. Downgrade the
difficulty of any opposed roll against them by 1. Face of the Beast
Your character must have purchased Dread Presence to
Siren Song benefit from this talent
Your character must have purchased Green Eyes to benefit Tier: 2
from this talent Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Tier: 4 Ranked: No
Activation: Active (Action) Difficulty: Opposed Discipline
Ranked: No You may not know why this person fears you, why your
Difficulty: dddd presence makes them wail and scream. Or maybe you do.
Your Siren Song allures the weak of mind. With a few Maintaining eye contact, you watch as they scream and
warbled words or a sway of your hips, all eyes turn to you. writhe. Your use of this power is treated as the target mak-
Inflict a number of Strain equal to the number of Success- ing an opposed Fear check with the difficulty being equal
es on your Discipline roll on a number of people equal to to your Nightmare dice pool. Every success is a failure for
double your Presence. them, and every advantage a disadvantage and vice versa.
These results can generate Trauma.

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The Grand Delusion Touch of Shadow
Your character must have purchased Dread Presence to Your character must have purchased Face in the Crowd to
benefit from this talent benefit from this talent
Tier: 3 Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action) Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Difficulty: d
You can snap minds like cutting strings on a puppet. You may apply the effects of Obfuscate to another person,
With this power, you alter the targets perceptions of animal or object. The size of the object or animal cannot
reality through every sense. You do not control the victim exceed a Silhouette equal to half your rank in Obfuscate,
however, and they may react in un-predictable ways. Use rounded up. This effect lasts until detected or the scene
the examples for dice resolution on pg. 244 of the Genesys ends, or the caster chooses to end it.
Corebook for examples.
Cloak of Night
Waking Nightmare Your character must have purchased Touch of Shadow to
Your character must have purchased The Grand Delusion to benefit from this talent
benefit from this talent Tier: 3
Tier: 4 Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre) Ranked: No
Ranked: No Difficulty: dd
Difficulty: dddd You become truly invisible. Nobody can see you, and
Concentration: Yes cameras will not pick you up nor register interference
You conjure illusions that seem real, affecting a number of from your presence. You still make incidental signs of
people equal to double your Nightmare rank. Everybody your presence, such as footprints and footsteps. This effect
affected experiences the same illusion. lasts until detected or the scene ends, or the caster choos-
es to end it.
Mortal Terror
Your character must have purchased Waking Nightmare to The Familiar Stranger
benefit from this talent Your character must have purchased Cloak of Night to ben-
Tier: 5 efit from this talent
Activation: Active (Incidental) Tier: 4
Ranked: No Activation: Active (Incidental)
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Ranked: No
Concentration: Yes Difficulty: ddd
Dying from fright isn’t a fairytale. For every success you You can alter others perceptions of an object or person.
generate on this roll, the target suffers one wound. Soak This power can make other people see you as a close
and Defence are not applied. friend, or view a bear-trap as a doormat. This effect lasts
until detected or the scene ends, or the caster chooses to
end it.
Obfuscate
Cunning + Obfuscate Oubliette
You are a Wolf in Sheep’s clothing. They will not know you Your character must have purchased The Familiar Stranger-
are there until it is too late. to benefit from this talent
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action)
Face in the Crowd Ranked: No
Tier: 1 Difficulty: dddd
Activation: Passive You mark territory with your blood. This can require
Ranked: No multiple casts of the power as dictated by the GM. Once
Difficulty: - a territory is defined, intruders may freely enter. But a Dif-
At your will, you fade from peoples perceptions. You are ficulty 3 Discipline check is required for the Intruder to
still there, but you’re just a face in the crowd. Unless you make any progress within the territory or escape, as you
act extremely out-of-the-ordinary, say by firing a gun, warp their perceptions and they become utterly lost in the
people will struggle to recall your presence. simplest of spaces.

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Protean
Brawn + Protean
An Apex Predator uses every tool in its arsenal to hunt.
Unmarked Grave
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: -
You may freely merge with a body of natural soil. You may
sleep here during the day and suffer no consequences.
Disturbing the soil will reveal your body.
Predatory Aspect
Your character must have purchased Unmarked Grave to
benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd
You adopt Bestial facets. You may upgrade either Brawn
or Agility rolls twice, or accomplish feats physically
impossible for a human such as growing a tail, climbing
sheer walls or manifesting Vestigial wings that allow you
to glide. These manifestations last until the end of the
scene, and persist while frenzying. You may cast this pow-
er up to three times and choose multiple benefits, but they
do not stack. Aspects included might grant you:
• Aquatic -enabling you to swim faster underwater
• Claws or Fangs - grant your unarmed attacks Pierce 2
• Extra Senses - Abnormal senses such as echolocation,
tremor sense or simply heightened existing senses.
These upgrade 1 die for any Perception or Vigilance
checks you make.
• Wings - These can allow you to glide for a distance as
though you were flying, but you cannot ascend.
• Prehensile Tail - This can function as an extra arm,
though it lacks a hand and cannot be used for fine
tasks like firing a gun or operating a computer.
• Quadripedel - By altering the length of your arms and
legs, you can run on all fours, increasing your speed
and allowing you to jump further.
• Wall crawling - Perhaps you grow hundreds of tiny in-
sect legs, claws on your feet or barbed hairs. Whatever
it is, you can freely move across walls and ceilings.
This ability lasts until the end of an encounter or until the
end of a scene.
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Beasts Skin
Your character must have purchased Predatory Aspect to
benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd
You alter your form to resemble that of an Animal you
have fully consumed. You may retain as many Animal
forms as you have levels in Protean. Upgrade or Down-
grade any Brawn or Agility rolls twice while this power is
active to better resemble your chosen form. You cannot
communicate verbally while in an animal form, but may
cast Disciplines as normal. You can pass for an Animal of
the species you are shape-shifted into, but other Animals
can sense your true form.
Unnatural Aspect
Your character must have purchased Predatory Aspect to
benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd
Your body can twist in truly horrific ways. Its manifesta-
tions are at best tangently related to the Animal Kingdom,
but resemble something from a body horror film more.
These last until the end of the scene.You may grow wings
that fully enable flight, additional limbs, extra heads or
sensory organs, or any other conceivable growth with an
appropriate mechanical benefit. Aspects you might mani-
fest include:
• Talons - Granting Pierce 2 or Vicious 1
• Extra limbs - These might allow you to move faster,
weild additional weapons or stabilise you
• Gelatinous flesh - Warping your bones into flexible
cartilage and your flesh into a rubbery subtsnace,
you can twist and contort your body horrifically, or
squeeze through tiny cracks.
• Wings - Grant yourself the power of flight.
You may not change your silhouette. Manifesting this
power may cause a Fear check. This ability lasts until the
end of an encounter or until the end of a scene.
Primeval Miasma
Your character must have purchased Unnatural Aspect to
benefit from this talent
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd
You disperse into a cloud of smoke. You can freely move
while in this state, and are visible as a localised cloud. You
are immune to conventional weapon-damage, but are still
flammable and suffer from Banes. Upgrade any attack
rolls twice against enemies within your cloud. You can
pass through any non-airtight materials while in this state.
Stalwart On Celerity and Vigor
Brawn + Stalwart Celerity and Vigor are physical Disciplines. They purely
Vampires don’t die easily. augment the body of the Kindred and do not influence
those about them in any way. Their applications as listed
here are combat-centric, but they can also be used Nar-
Resistant ratively to make Athletics checks, cover vast distances
Tier: 1
quickly, punch holes in concrete walls and throw tractors.
Activation: Active (Incidental)
This will provide some guidelines on how these Disci-
Ranked: No
plines can be used Narratively. The capabilities of each
Difficulty: -
Discipline are intentionally vague to begin with. Celerity
Add b to any Resilience check made.
does not accelerate a specific amount or allow you to
maintain a target speed, and Vigor does not enable you
Implacable to cultivate an ideal muscle mass. You move fast enough
Your character must have purchased Stalwart to benefit that it is noticably harder to hit you while moving than
from this talent it would be to hit a regular person, and you are strong
Tier: 2 enough to lift a person above your head because they are
Activation: Passive silhouette 1, and because it’s cool that you’re that strong.
Ranked: Yes Both Celerity and Vigor can be used in narrative time,
Difficulty: - in ways that adheres to the core theme of the power but
Gain 1 Soak. Soak granted by Implacable counts against differs from its mechanical implementation as written ear-
Banes. lier. Celerity is about unnatural bursts of speed, and Vigor
is unnatural physical strength. You may make a
dd Athletics check to utilise these Disciplines narrative-
Vigor ly. After your roll, you suffer 2 Strain for each tier ‘utilised’.
This can be reduced as an Ancilla or Elder as usual. This
Brawn + Vigor can mean an Elder may have 3 ‘free’ Narrative uses of
Kindred are inhuman and inhumanly strong to boot. Celerity or Vigor, which can be suitably terrifying. You
may utilise the “Deus Ex Machina” aspect of spending a
Story point to point towards an excessive use of Celerity
Vigor or Vigor, while suffering no negative repurcussions.
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Celerity is an obscene burst of speed that is, by its very
Ranked: No
nature, unsustainable. In a combat situation, its distance
Difficulty: -
covered is reduced slightly (to complay with range bands)
Upgrade your Brawl and Athletics checks once. You may
to represent the Vampires focus on the combat situation
also lift and throw objects with a Silhouette equal to half
at hand. A Celerity enhanced move (for clarity, a move is
your Vigor, rounded up.
per point of an ability utilised) covers 25 metres a second.
A Vampire with ‘Celerity’ can use their level 5 Talent to
Vigorous make an additional move and not just make an Action.
Your character must have purchased Vigor to benefit from This only applies to narrative scenarios and not structured
this talent combat. You can move a number of seconds equal to your
Tier: 2 rank in Celerity without stopping, though you spend the
Activation: Active (Incidental) appropriate Strain-cost after resolving an Athletics check
Ranked: Yes to activate Celerity.
Difficulty: -
Add a per rank of Vigor to the result of any Brawl or Vigor can be utilised as part of an Athletics check using
Athletics check. These Advantage can be spent to activate the same guidelines as above (2 strain per level used).
qualities like Knockdown, Disorient, Stun or Sunder. The This enhanced Strength is not limited to your arms and
advantages needed to activate these is been reduced from shoulders. Vigors strength limitations are inherent in the
2 to 1. Silhouette of an objet being supported, lifted or thrown.
After making an Athletics check, you may choose to uti-
lise the Flight rules to jump a distance either horizontally
or vertically with your GMs approval. For the purposes of
this, your landing will be controlled and you will not suf-
fer any fall damage unless your landing suddenly becomes
uncontrolled.
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Part Five - Devotions
Devotions are a deeper, spontaeneous and instinctive
understanding of a Kindred’s own Disciplines. They are
a rarity, for they blur the lines between the Discipline
schools and as allow their practicioner a great deal of
power. Those few Kindred who have developed a Devo-
tion of their own keep it a secret, displaying their power
or passing on such knowledge when it best suits them.
Devotions are tiered talents similar to Disciplines, but
with far stricter pre-requisites. Devotions are intentionally
hard to obtain for the power they allow. Each Devotion
uses its own, unique dice pool that may differ from its
parent Disciplines. However, for convenience, all Devo-
tions have been ordered into their dominant Discipline
groupe for ease of reading.
Animalism Devotions
Undying Familiar
Your character must have purchased Raise the Familiar and
Implacable to benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dddPresence + Animalism
Undying Familiar allows a deceased animal to be re-
awakened to serve the Vampire. The Animal will awaken,
upgrade either it’s Brawn or Agility once, and be utterly
loyal to you. The servant lasts a number of weeks equal to
successes generated on your Devotion roll, this can be ex-
tended by repeating the Devotion but you cannot reapply
your Brawn or Agility upgrade.
Reason’s Salon
Your character must have purchased Feral Infection to ben-
efit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Willpower + Animalism
A Adept of Animalism can goad and coax the Beast forth.
A Master can suppress the Beast entirely. A Kindred with
this Discipline can mark a territory with his blood, re-
quiring multiple rolls as determined by the GM. Track the
successes generated on these rolls and note the highest.
For a number of nights equal to the Vampires Animalism
ranking, any Kindred rolling a Frenzy check downgrade
the difficulty of any test by a number equal to the success-
es generated on your Devotion roll.
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Subsume the lesser Beast
Your character must have purchased Summon the Hunt
and Iron Edict to benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Presence + Animalism
You possess the body of any predatory animal. Your body
is helpless while in this state. Alter your Brawn and Agility
to match the host Animal. You may still cast Disciplines in
this state. The effect lasts until the end of the night or until
cancelled.
Vermintide
Your character must have purchased Summon the Hunt
and Vigorous to benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Presence + Animalism
You summon all manner of Vermin and small animals to
a location with the intention of feeding. Every creature in
the neighbourhood will swarm over living things, dead
meat and every loose item and consume them entirely.
This is a plague of biblical proportions to any onlookers,
should they be outside of the designated area. Anyone or
thing within the area suffers damage equal to your Ani-
malism, for a number
Riot
Your character must have purchased Feral Infection and
Siren Song to benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddddd Presence + Animalism
Everyone with a lower Willpower + Presence die pool
than the Kindred using the Devotion, within a half mile
or a city block, descends into a bloody rage. They will
destroy anything within immediate proximity and attack
anyone they see. Use of this Devotion is considered a
Heinous act.
Auspex Devotions
Quicken Sight
Your character must have purchased Beasts Hackles and
Quicken to benefit from this talent
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Cunning + Auspex
Concentration: Yes
When activated, Quicken Sight lasts for a turn. The Kin-
dred can examine the details on fast-moving items and
respond to things outside the normal human spectrum.
She can read multiple pages of text in seconds and can
take the Aim Manoeuvre once per round as an Incidental.
Gargoyle’s Vigil
Your character must have purchased 1 rank in Implacable
and Beasts Hackles to benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Cunning + Auspex
After taking 5 minutes to observe their immediate vicin-
ity, a Kindred with this Discipline becomes utterly aware
of their surrounding area. This extends to any area that
could reasonably be considered an extension of their cur-
rent position. You have full use of all Auspex powers while
immobile. After 5 minutes, you are completely aware of
everybody within proximity, as well as those hiding. You
add bb on your initiative and first combat roll against
any Intruders. You may suffer an additional Strain to use
this Devotion while sleeping.
Shatter the Shroud
Your character must have purchased Uncanny Perception
and Vigor to benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Cunning + Auspex
You immediately shatter any concealing powers at play
in your vicinity. This immediately cancels any Obfuscate
Disciplines in effect, or any other supernatural means of
concealing, and reveals the user.
Shared Sight
Your character must have purchased Lay Open the Mind
and Mesmerise to benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Cunning + Auspex
While dominating a target, you may elect to grant your
victim a measure of your second sight. Though less
effective and unrefined, it can open a mind and broaden
horizons. You may grant the victim a number of ranks
in Auspex equal to your successes, though they may not
exceed your own ranks in Auspex.
Dominate Devotions
Conditioning
Your character must have purchased The Lying Mind to
benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action) (over a week)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Willpower + Dominate
Over a period of weeks, you cripple your victims sense
of self. Endlessly repeating mundane tasks, responding
to strict commands and general degredation. You down-
grade two difficulty die on any test made against your
victim.
Chain of Command
Your character must have purchased Vigor and Entombed
Command to benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Willpower + Dominate
An evolution of Entombed Command, this devotion
allows a victim of Entombed Command to be granted one
use of Iron Edict, to be used on a target specified at an
allocated time. This roll uses the Kindreds Dominate Roll.
Summoning
Your character must have purchased The Lying Mind and
Siren Song to benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Presence + Dominate
You call out for your Servant over any distance (though
the difficulty may be altered if you you are on a seperate
continent), and they will endeavour to come to your side
as quickly as possible, by whatever means they deem nec-
essary. They will travel for one day and one night before
the compulsion leaves them.
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Dementation Devotions
Willpower + Dementation
Madness isn’t a state of being, it’s a fresh perspective.
Unless your character is clinically insane or Malkavian,
upgrade the difficulty of any Dementation power twice.
Total Insanity
Your character must have purchased Awe and Dread Pres-
ence to benefit from this talent
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Willpower + Dementation
Everyone is a little crazy, and you know how to coax it
from anybody. After holding a targets undivided attention
for one full round, you allow this madness to fully con-
sume the target. The GM chooses the manner of derange-
ments the target suffers, with the number of Advantages
dictating the severity or duration of the effects. The effects
can vary from a week to a year, as can the severity of these
insanities. tt can be spent to permenantly infect the
targets mind with Malkavia if the target is kindred, or
permenant insanity if mortal.
Majesty Devotions
Wet Dream
Your character must have purchased Confidant and Face of
the Beast to benefit from this talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Cunning + Majesty
The next time the Victim sleeps, their dreams are plagued
by perversely erotic scenarios. This can leave the target
feeling guilty, disgusted or excited. They may also mur-
mur names in their sleep that may implicate them in some
wrongdoing.
Nightmare Devotions
Hint of Fear
Your character must have purchased Quicken and Face of
the Beast to benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Willpower + Nightmare
Face of the Beast typically requires extended eye-contact
with the victim. Hint of Fear removes this requirement, a
mere catch of someones gaze is enough to transmit your
supernatural terror.

Cross Contamination Touch of Deprivation

Your character must have purchased Awe and Dread Pres-
Your character must have purchased Waking Nightmare
ence to benefit from this talent
and Iron Edict to benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Cunning + Majesty
Difficulty: ddd Willpower + Nightmare
By blending the elation of Majesty with the unsettling
Upon touching a victim, you may prevent the target from
nature of Nightmare, Kindred throw emotions into a flux.
using one of their five senses for the rest of the scene. This
Everyone in immediate proximity adds a b to any Social
cannot deny a Kindred their ability to use Auspex.
checks made until the end of the encounter.

Cult of Personality Sun’s Brutal Dreamscape

Your character must have purchased Oubliette and Impla-
Your character must have purchased Siren Song and 3 ranks
cable to benefit from this talent
of Vigor to benefit from this talent
Tier: 5
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Ranked: No
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Willpower + Nightmare
Difficulty: Opposed Discipline Presence + Majesty
You may afflict a sleeping target with the same fear of sun-
An overpowering presence flows from you, washing over
light and fire that plagues all Kindred. You must be able to
and drowning others sense of self. A number of people
touch the victim to cast this spell. For a number of nights
equal to your ranks in Majesty immediately become
equal to your successes, the Victim is utterly petrified of
subservient to you, falling in line and worshipping the
the Sun and Fire. They will suffer any damage that you
ground you walk upon. Each Victim acts as though they
also suffer from Sunlight and Fire.
have been affected by Green Eyes.

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Obfuscate Devotions
Enchantment
Your character must have purchased Siren Song and Touch
of Shadow to benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Cunning + Obfuscate
By guiding the euphoric feeling of Majesty along subtler
channels, a you can force a single victim to lavish their
affection, loyalty and devotion upon a person or place.
Wraith’s Presence
Your character must have purchased Cloak of Night and
Dread Presence to benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Willpower + Obfuscate
You summon an illusion of yourself. The Illusion will not
move unless you concentrate to animate it, though it will
appear to make natural movements such as breathing and
mild fidgeting.
Obtenebration Devotions
Presence + Obtenebration
Power over Darkness itself, what more could any Kindred
desire?
Shadow Play
Your character must have purchased Touch of Shadow, to
benefit from this talent
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Difficulty: -
You may freely manipulate exisitng shadows. You may
move and combine existing shadows, these shadows re-
main intangiable but are cold to touch. Cloaking yourself
or others in Shadow can provide b to Stealth rolls, or aid
in Coercion rolls. Opponents harrassed by Shadows might
be eligible to suffer b to any relevant checks. Mortals
who are unconcious in areas of controlled shadow will
suffer 1 Strain per turn, converting into wounds when
their threshold is filled, as they begin to asphyxiate. These
shadows may also call for Fear checks if used appropriate-
ly.

Cloak the Gathering Arms of the Abyss

Your character must have purchased Shadow Play to benefit
Your character must have purchased Oubliette benefit from
from this talent
this talent
Tier: 4
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Manoeuvre)
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Willpower + Obfuscate
Difficulty: dddd Cunning + Obfuscate
Exercising deliberate control over the shadows, you are
This devotion allows you to spread the effects of Touch of
able to create prehensile tentacles that emerge from patch-
Shadow and Cloak of Night to 5 people in close proximity.
es of shadow. These can grasp, restrain and constrict foes.
Casting this power summons 2 Tentacles in relative prox-
imity to you. Additional Strain may be expended after
casting, summoning 1 Tentacle per Strain. These Tentacles
function as a Minion Group with the statline below.
2 3 1 1 1 1

2 4 0 1
Skills (Group only): Brawl
Talents: None
Abilities: None
Equipment: Tentacle (Brawl, Damage 2, Range; engaged,
Ensnare, Knockdown)
Tentacles function on their own turn in the initiative
roster, but are under the control of the Vampire that sum-
moned them, this does not require any leadership check
or actions to be made.

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Protean Devotions
Foul Grave
Your character must have purchased Unmarked Grave and
Dread Presence to benefit from this talent
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Presence + Nightmare
While interred in your Unmarked Grave, you maintain
a level of alertness that ensures you know if any Mortal or
Kindred is in your immediate vicinity. You may choose
to exude a Dread Presence that will ward away all but the
most intrepid mortals, however its presence may alert
Kindred to your unmarked grave.
Force of Nature
Your character must have purchased Unnatural Aspect,
3 ranks of Implacable and Vigorous to benefit from this
talent
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dddd Brawn + Protean
Force of Nature enhances the power of Unnatural As-
pect, allowing you to fluidly alter your body at a moments
notice. Upon activating Force of Nature, you gain as many
forms and aspects from Predatory Aspect, Beast’s Skin
and Unnatural Aspect as you wish without suffering ad-
ditional Strain. The efffects of this Devotion lasts until the
end of the encounter. Use of Force of Nature will appro-
priately call for Fear Checks.
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Stalwart Devotions
Body of Will
Your character must have purchased Vigor and 3 ranks in
Stalwartto benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: dd Brawn + Resilience
For one turn per a , a Kindred may freely activate as
many levels in Vigor as they have ranks, for each damage
blocked by Soak.
Juggernaut’s Gait
Your character must have purchased Implacable 4 and Vig-
orours 3 to benefit from this talent
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: - -
A Devotion of singular power, a Kindred can temporarily
render themselves immune to harm. Their blood flows
from their flesh and coats their body to defend them.
Even the strongest Kindred struggles to maintain this
state for more than a few seconds, but while they do they
are a veritable god.
This Devotion costs 4 Strain to activate and requires no
roll. At the beginning of each turn, the Kindred suffers an
additional 4 Strain. Until they cancel the Ability or cannot
afford to maintain it, the Kindred is utterly immune to all
damage. This ability persits when a Kindred Frenzies.
Stalwart Servant
Your character must have purchased Entombed Command
and Stalwart to benefit from this talent
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Difficulty: ddd Brawn + Stalwart
Your servants drink of your blood, granting existing
benefits from doing so, as well as one rank of Resilience
that they can activate of their own volition. This persists
for one night.
Part Six - Blood Sorceries
Kindred across the world utilise their Disciplines. They
are intuitive, simple abilities whose power lies in their
utilisation rather than immediate effect. A Kindred who
has mastered their Disciplines is a worthy opponent for
anyone. But above them are Sorcerors of Blood. Ritualists
and Occultists who call upon the power behind the Blood,
the Beast itself, or higher powers yet.
Blood Sorcery comes in different schools, and are em-
ployed by using the various Blood Magic skills. Crúac,
Theban, Vicissitude and Thaumaturgy. Each school of
Blood Magic has its own respective benefits and draw-
backs, as per the Genesys Corebook Magic lists, but very
few of them can be utilised to directly attack a target in
a combat encounter. Blood Sorcery is a far more ritual-
istic affair, demanding preparation, sacrifice and time to
successfully utilise.
Crúac is the power of the Beast. With it, a Vampire can
influence the Beast in other Kindred as well as their own.
Theban Miracles are the result of piety and faith. Its
origins lost in time, it has become revered and a matter
of rote and repitition without understanding as a con-
sequence. While Crúac demands a certain flexibility in
order to satiate the Beast, Theban rituals can fail entirely
for no discernible reason.
Vicissitude is a Sorcery drenched in blood. Scholars have
noted its base similarity with the Protean Discipline, of
altering flesh and bone, much to the displeasure of those
who utilise Protean. A Vicissitude Ritual demands medi-
cal precision, a vivid imagination and patience.
Thaumaturgy is the secret sorcery of the Tremere Blood-
line. Incredibly versatile but lethal when it fails, the
Bloodline heavily scrutinises its own practicioners for
weakness. A Ritual demands concentration, strict adher-
ance to procedure and a paradoxical gift of intuitiveness.
Casting a Ritual
Casting a Ritual is not something undertaken lightly.
Kindred dabble in powers beyond their own, and hope
that nothing goes wrong. Rituals typically have a num-
ber of Kindred and Acolytes involved in the casting, the
exception being Vicissitude. These additional ritualists are
there to lend their power to the Ritual Lead, who is fully
engaged in the casting of the Ritual. If sacrifices need to
be made and chants echoed, these additional ritualists
must be ready, lest the Ritual fail and a worse fate befall all
than any captive present.
Casting a Ritual is a process that follows a number of
steps, these are the same for each school of Blood Sorcery,
with variants therein.
Step 1 -Decide effect
Rituals can accomplish a wide variety of things. Each
school of Blood Sorcery aligns itself with different themes
and focusses, and there is little overlap between the three.
Decide the ideal result of the Ritual, be it causing a spon-
taeneous frenzy in an individual miles away, inflicting
Stigmata upon an individual or blending flesh as an artist
does paint. These effects are not set-in stone, but set a
precedent for what can be accomplished with set difficul-
ties. Each effect has an attached Difficulty and, a default
number of failures equal to double the Targets most
relevant Attribute (Brawn or Agility for a curse affecting
the body, Intelligence or Cunning for curses affecting the
mind etc). Should your Ritual not be targetting a person,
instead set the default number of failures to a multiple of 5
depending on the scope and scale of the Ritual.
Step 2 - Make Preparations
Rituals are not easy to cast. Mechanically, this is shown
with the pre-existant failures and high difficulty for each
roll. Preparations allow these obstacles to be diminished
somewhat. You can increase the time taken to cast the
Ritual to give you more opportunities to roll your magic
skill rolls for example, or offering up items in sacrifice
may downgrade the difficulty.
Step 3 - Roll the dice
Finally, it is time to begin the Ritual. These Rolls cannot
be improved by any means other than Story Point expen-
diture. All preparation made directly affects the Difficulty
of the Ritual, not you the Caster. You decide prior to the
first roll how many skill checks you will make, with each
check representing approximately 15 minutes. Within the
timeframe of the Ritual, you make a number of rolls with
which you must attain a number of successes exceeding
the failures imposed by the target of the Ritual. Each Dice
Roll forces you to suffer 2 Strain after it is resolved.
Step 4 - Resolve the dice
The Ritual has succeeded or failed. You will know instinc-
tively if you have succeeded or failed, but no details.
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Crúac Rites
Crúac is the purest means of communicating with the
Beast. You will make your offering and hope it is enough,
then the Beast will wreak its havoc as it is desires. Such
rituals have simple effects, but all the more devastating for
their lack of grace. Crúac influences the Blood of Kindred,
any other effects it has are secondary . You can expect to
accomplish results thematically similar to those in the
table below, with matching difficulties.

The range of these Rituals is set at a geographical mile

from the Ritual to the Target. This is an unavoidable limit
of Crúac, the target must be near enough for their Vitae to
be manipulated to achieve the desired results. A target of
a Ritual is aware upon the Rituals initiation that they are
being targetted by a malefic force, though they may not
know its precise nature or location.

Augments such as granting yourself claws or elongated

fangs can grant you Pierce, Knockdown or Vicious on
your unarmed attacks. Multiple traits upgrade the diffi-
culty once per trait, as does upgrading traits.

When attempting to inflict Strain or Frenzy upon a target,

each uncancelled success ontop of the required successes
for the Ritual is converted into Strain that the target suf-
fers immediately. When inflicting damage upon a target,
you may retain each Triumph gained in casting to inflict a
Critical Hit at the end of casting, assuming the Ritual suc-
ceeds. You do not inflict direct damage by casting a Ritual,
only Critical Hits.

Preparations for a Crúac ritual are as base as the Ritual

itself. The Beast must be coaxed forth with displays of vi-
olence, sex and fear. Offerings of blood are always appre-
ciated, as are wanton displays of lust. But these are easily
obtained and the Beast knows this. Displays such as these
involving fewer than four people downgrade the difficulty
of each roll once. Widespread displays of these, with mul-
tiple partners copulating, scarring and bleeding onean-
other can go even further in downgrading the difficulty.
Daubing Blood in archaic and perverse symbols about
the Ritual Site can also work to downgrade the difficulty.
Human Sacrifice also works wonders, by itself, downgra-
din the difficulty twice. The Beast is also sympathetic to
Rituals conducted in areas with a bloody history, these
can downgrade the difficult, with the amount varying on
the infamy of the site itself.
Effect Difficulty
Minor self augment such as claws, warding your heart from being staked, poisoning your own ccc
blood or improving your senses
Temporary non-lethal but debilitating effects on a specific target, such as a loss of sesnses, paraly- cccc
sis, inability to use Vitae or penalties to specific skill checks
Inflicting potentially fatal damage or intentional Frenzy on a specific target ccccc

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Spending Advantage and Triumph on Crúac Rites
Spending a and t on Crúac rites
Cost Result Options
a or t Increase the duration of any self-augments by an hour per Success.
aa or t Convert aa into s
aaa or Gain a glimpse of your targets current reaction
t
t Reduce the time taken for your current roll, inflict a critical hit on the target at the end of the Ritual
tt For a number of weeks equal to your blood potency, the target suffers an additional Strain each time
they would suffer Strain. Other effects lasting months equal to Blood Potency.

Spending Disadvantage and Despair on Crúac Rites

Spending h and d on Crúac rites
Cost Result Options
h or d For the next roll, upgrade one difficulty die
hh or d Suffer 1 Strain
hhh or Double the time taken for the current turn.
d The Arrogance of the Beast makes your location known to your Target.
d The Beast roars in displeasure, all participants in the Ritual suffer 2 Strain.
dd The Beast lashes out at you, causing 1 Critical Injury

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Theban Sorcery The more intensive Miracles are able to inflict testing
Theban Sorcery is a jealously guarded secret by those wounds upon a target, causing damage and strain as
who know it. These enlightened few are a dwindling appropriate. Successes translate 1 for 1 into Wounds or
number, adherents of Christian Faith that styles them as Strain suffered that cannot be healed or recovered while
the testers of others faith. The weak must be tested and the Miracle endures. These Miracles are used to test the
culled as appropriate, and all are held accountable before conviction and faith of Kindred, rather than kill. Those
the Lord almighty. Their rituals are biblically themed, cen- found wanting will surely be culled later however.
tered on notions of temptation, guilt and punishment.
Theban Sorcery may not be used to kill. God will aid his
Theban Sorcery refers to its rituals as ‘Miracles’, the acolytes in finding the weak, but they must prove their
embodiment of their Faith. Their Miracles do not have devotion in drawing blood. Using Theban Sorcery to kill
a specified range, but are instead bolstered by their own immediately cancels the Ritual and forces the Caster to
convictions and presence. A Theban Miracle may be suffer an appropriate judgement such as Stigmata until
channelled through other churches to strike targets im- they have redeemed themselves. The Caster loses access
possibly far away, if their faith and conviction are strong to either 4 Strain, 4 wounds or two of either, in addition
enough. All Miracles affect a single person, who is imme- to suffering an additional 2 Strain for rolling a Ritual skill
diately aware of their impending judgement as soon as the check. You may regain these lost Wounds or Strain only
Miracle begins, though they know not where the Miracle by atonement, determined by your GM.
is being cast. There is no mistaking the hands of a Theban
Acolyte behind such a Miracle though, for few others Preparations for Theban Mircales are suitably religious in
could inspire such holy dread in a Vampire. nature. Congregations may be assembled, hymn or prayer
sang and due reverence displayed. Conducting your Mira-
Minor Miracles allow a Kindred to weild their conviction cle in a sacred place will surely aid your cause as well.
and faith as weapons and their piety to serve as a shield.
A Blessed weapon by default adds Burn 1 to its qualities.
Blessed Armour grants Defensive 1. Adding additional
ranks of Burn or Defensive to an itam adds c to the diffi-
culty of each roll. A Kindred schooled in Theban Sorcery
do not gain Strain or test for Frenzy when encountering
Fire added as a quality by a Miracle to any weapon, but
it burns as much as regular fire. The pre-existant failures
for blessing an item is 6. You may also store Vitae, drawn
from any Kindred present, in a Reliquary, this inflicts
Strain per Vitae taken, but restores the same amount
when imbibed. This Vitae will keep indefinitely and can-
not go stale.

Miracles to pass judgement on another use the targets

Willpower, doubled as the base failure attached, instead of
an appropriate attribute. Theban Miracles may be main-
tained, entrusting another to continue to cast the Miracle
to sustain its effect. This may only be done once the Ritual
has successfuly been completed. Skill checks are still
made, but successes are not counted, Strain is inflicted for
each roll as usual. Any roll without a success, or any roll
with a Despair immediately causes the Miracle to end.

Effect Difficulty
Minor augments, blessing weapons or armour, temporarily upgrading skills to find ccc
heretics, storing Vitae
Passing Judgement on others, inflicting Stigmata,deafness, muteness, eternal thirst etc, cccc
preventing lying
Biblical deeds (not Trumpets of Jericho), transmuting water into blood and vice versa, ccccc
items into snakes

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Spending Advantage and Triumph on Theban Miracles
Spending a and t on Theban Miracles
Cost Result Options
a or t Increase the duration of any of your self-augments or blessed items by an hour per success.
aa or t Convert aa into s
Any Blessed Item you create cannot be knocked from your hands or person
aaa or Gain a glimpse of your targets current reaction
t Your conviction emboldens you, you add b to your next roll.
t The Miracle will extend for a night after it finishes casting
tt Inflict a Mental Trauma on the target of Severity 2

Spending Disadvantage and Despair on Theban Miracles

Spending h and d on Theban Miracles
Cost Result Options
h or d For the next roll, upgrade one difficulty die
hh or d Suffer 1 Strain

hhh or Double the time taken for the current turn.

d
d Reduce the time taken for your current roll, inflict a critical hit on the target at the end of the Ritual
dd Tempting Gods wrath, you instead suffer the Ritual Effect.

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Vicissitude
Vicissitude is a foul art, unanimously reviled and out-
lawed worldwide. The power it grants its user is paid for
in agony inflicted upon others. Its grotesque means make
mens flesh run like hot-wax and bones as malleable as
clay. A practicioner of Vicissitude is a friend to none, and
everyone could be the next one to fall under their knife.
Vicissitude Rituals are referred to as ‘Surgeries’, an apt
name. These surgeries involve two people. The Surgeon
and the victim, who is present for the surgery. Surgeries
may be conducted anywhere, but it is beneficial for the
Surgeon to work in privacy, with access to their tools and
raw materials for grafts, or to supplement blood loss in
the victim. The Victim of the ritual is present, and all too
aware of what is transpiring.
The Minor Surgery is capable of feats such as cosmetic
surgery, or altering a victims physical attributes for a time.
Physical Attributes must be changed 1 for 1, so removing
1 Agility can grant 1 Brawn. Victims with 0 in an attribute
least 1 in either Attribute after the Surgery will die within
a day unless they are supplied Vitae. Raw materials may
be used to supplement muscle mass to grant additional
Brawn, but materials must be extensively refined to grant
Agility. These alterations are treated as wounds, though
damage is not inflicted (at least not if the Surgery suc-
ceeds). The alterations remain for as long as it would take
the character to naturally heal the wound, after which
any alterations made will begin to come apart in a painful
fashion. These can inflict wounds of their own accord, as
well as Strain, determined by the extent of the alteration
and the GMs whim. Kindred can remove alterations by
using the Blood Healing action to heal to their wound
threshold.
More extensive surgeries can correct illnesses and disease
and restore lost limbs or functionality. They can also carry
out flesh-grafts and create tools from flesh and bone, these
replicate mechanical tools,with moving elements func-
tionally replaced by muscles and tendon. Within these
limits, a Surgeon can create syringes, hidden compart-
ments, melee weapons, crude ballistic weapons and hid-
den compartments within the body. These use equipment
profiles identical to their source and are in no way better
or worse than their manufactered versions.
You may also implant concealed alterations that will man-
Effect
Cosmetic surgery on yourself or another, reassigning physical attributes, creating sim-
ple tools
Curing illness and disease, restoring lost functionality or limbs, creating advanced
tools, flesh grafts
Extensive flesh grafts, altering silhouette, granting skill levels
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ifest at a time of your choosing. There is no limit as to the
nature of these alterations, however you can only manifest
alterations using the flesh the victim has on them. These
alterations will revert in a number of days equal to the
victims wound threshold. Alterations at this level are far
more severe, and having them undone is likely enough
to kill the victim, especially if limbs are suddenly lost or
deadly illnesses flare up again, or their can-opener fingers
begin to reform.
At the height of Vicissitude, a Surgeon can twist a man
into something utterly inhumane and otherworldly. They
may manifest aspects of ‘Unnatural Aspect’ (Protean 4)
and maintain them as long as the Surgeon can maintain
them. In truly grotesque cases, you can alter your victims
silhouette by 1 either way. You may craft elegant solutions
that function to improve your victims skill ranks in cer-
tain areas. These skill levels are limited to Athletics, Brawl,
Perception, Resilience and Stealth. Your grafts will be-
come more complex and grotesque as you plumb unheard
of depths of pain and perversion.
All alterations are subject only to the amount of flesh the
Surgeon has to work with. More flesh can be grafted to a
victim, and Vitae infused to ensure the graft keeps (at a
week per vitae). For each additional alteration, the Sur-
geon may infuse his Vitae, ensuring that a specific alter-
ation remains for another week. More alterations require
more Vitae to keep functional.
Vicissitude is a traumatic ordeal for any victim, willing or
not. Undergoing any procedure forces the victim to take a
dddd fear check, these can inflict Trauma’s. For major
NPCs or unfortunate PCs consider roleplaying these
Traumas. For nameless NPC victims, they are incurably
insane and lose any capacity for higher thought, they are
utterly subservient to the Surgeons will. The Surgeon is
able to cast Vicissitude on themselves without necessating
a fear check. They know they’re in the best hands after-all.
Preparations for Vicissitude Surgeries are different from
those before a Crúac Rite or a Theban Miracle. The
Surgeon works with only their own skill and the materi-
als available to them. They downgrade a number of dice
equal to their rank in Medicine. You may attempt addi-
tional alterations in each surgery, though these must be
planned prior. Each additional alteration adds 2 to the
number of pre-existant failures, and adds 1 c to all diffi-
culty rolls. You still suffer 2 Strain after each roll.
Difficulty
ccc
cccc
ccccc
Spending Advantage and Triumph on Vicissitude Surgeries
Spending a and t on Vicissitude Surgeries
Cost Result Options
a or t Grant your target a boost action on their next roll as your servant.
aa or t You make an Alteration permenant.
You choose precisely when an Alteration starts to unravel.
aaa or Convert aaa into s. You may remotely trigger a concealed Alteration at any time.
t
t Increase the potency of an Alteration for free
tt Every one of your Alterations reaches new heights of effectiveness and potency.

Spending Disadvantage and Despair on Vicissitude Surgeries

Spending h and d on Vicissitude Surgeries
Cost Result Options
h or d A minor complication doubles the time of your current roll
hh or d Suffer 1 Strain
Your Alteration isn’t as effective as you’d planned, add b to any roll utilising that Alteration
hhh or You utilise too much of your Raw Resources, your Victim adds bb to any rolls using a chosen Attri-
d bute.
d Unplanned Alterations and complications arise in your Victim that hamper its effectiveness.
dd One of your Alterations atrophies, upgrading the difficulty of any roll using that Alteration once.

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Thaumaturgy
Thaumaturgy is the secret school of Blood Magic known
only to the Tremere Bloodline. It grants practicioners
power over blood, mind and a wide array of seemingly
random effects that leave onlookers balking at the poten-
tial of the school.
Thaumaturgic Rituals are only eligible to be cast in a
Chantry, as they are best equipped to host their specific
needs. Rituals are led by a primary caster and supported
by additional Neonates. The target or effect of a ritual
must be within the same city as the chantry.
Minor Rituals are capable of feats such as forcibly ex-
pending the blood of a target in a manner of the casters
choosing, identifying the owner of blood samples, hasten-
ing the decay of an inanimate object, conjuring candle-
light or hastening the growth of plants. These are incred-
ibly varied opportunities, especially compared to other
Ritual skills. Though seldom combat oriented conjuring
Fire upon a target location can definitely be used to inflict
a manner of damage upon a person or number of people
without the casters presence. Hastening the decay of an
inanimate object can be treated as a Sunder attack (deal-
ing no damage) on an inorganic target (such as a vehicle
or weapon). Conjuring Fire is a more questionable use of
Thaumaturgy, especially given a Vampires relationship
with Fire. Blood samples are the root of any blood-manip-
ulation with Thaumaturgy. A sample of the targets blood
must be obtained to further manipulate it. This blood
sample will never expire and can always be used to locate
its host and inflict misery and agony upon them. Every
uncancelled success on a test to manipulate a targets
blood can be spent to utilise 1 Strain of the targets strain
threshold. This strain cannot be destroyed, it must be used
in some way, you cannot activate the targets disciplines or
your own by proxy.
More extensive Rituals might allow a Thaumaturge to
summon prepared items out of thin air, animate inani-
mate objects, increase the casters blood potency tempo-
rarily, manipulate water or warp the weather.
Effect
Blood identification, host location, blood expenditure, conjuring rating 3
fire, small flora growth, decay of inanimate objects
Summoning prepared items, animating objects, increasing the casters blood
potency, manipulating the water or weather, conjuring Rating 3 Fire
Animating Golems, conjuring greater fires, harming an individual, altering
the weather or manipulating greater bodies of water, conjuring Rating 7 Fire
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These Rituals are far more extensive and versatile in their
effects. By preparing an item during the ritual, a Kindred
may summon that item to their hand at a later date after
expending a point of Strain per encumberance of the
item. Inanimate objects may also be animated and giv-
en a sembelance of life. This ‘puppet’ is clearly not alive,
instead responding to pre-set commands and directives
and unable to think for itself. A puppet lasts a number of
nights equal to uncancelled successes, and has a profile
determined by the GM. Increasing Blood Potency is a
highly scrutinised Ritual, as it can easily allow a Caster to
reach above their position in the Pyramid. You must ex-
pend tt in a ritual to increase your Blood Potency, and
the ritual’s sole purpose must be to increase your Blood
Potency. A Kindred may also manipulate a small body of
water, either conversing with it similar to ‘Feral Whispers’,
or guiding water to trap someone or flow in a slightly
different direction. The weather may also be altered, sum-
moning heavy clouds from seemingly nowhere or a light
rain in the middle of summer.
The height of Thaumaturgy is a horror few have beheld,
and mercifully so. At this level, living Golems of stone
or wood may be animated and bought to life, infer-
no’s summoned from nowhere, bodies dehydrated in a
second, withered away before ones eyes or their blood
replaced with water, noxious acid or fire. The elements
are a Thaumaturges plaything at the height of their power,
mighty storms or blizzards sweeping in to engulf a city at
a moments notice, Rivers temporarily flowing another di-
rection, or a small rain-cloud following a person for weeks
on end. A Golem will remain animated for a number of
weeks equal to uncancelled successes, though this can be
boosted to a set time by adding c for each year you want
the Golem to remain. A Golem is not intelligent. Manip-
ulating a body of water can never be performed on a large
body of water such as a reservoir or larger. If the water is
moving, add cc to each roll. The scale of these powers
is very important to the overall difficulty of the ritual dice
roll.
Preparations for a Thaumaturgic Ritual are heavily ritu-
alised. Great pains are taken to adhere to tradition and
written example, crowds of Neonates are assembled to
assist and lend their blood to the Ritual and Elders of the
Bloodline Oversee.
Difficulty
ccc
cccc
ccccc+
Spending Advantage and Triumph on Thaumatury Rituals
Spending a and t on Thaumaturgy Rituals
Cost Result Options
a or t -
aa or t Increase the beneficial aspect of your roll by an hour.
Reduce the casting time of a roll.
aaa or Add b to your next roll.
t
t Recover 1 Strain.
tt The beneficial aspect of your ritual lasts an additional night.
Maintain plausible deniability about your clans involvement in the rituals result.
Slightly alter public perceptions of the effects of your Ritual (if appropriate), a freak blizzard could be
explained by global warming, or it could be a biblical epidemic for example.

Spending Disadvantage and Despair on Thaumaturgy Rituals

Spending h and d on Thaumaturgy Rituals
Cost Result Options
h or d Suffer 1 Strain.
A minor Complication triples the time of your roll.
hh or d Suffer 3 wounds as the Ritual lashes back.
hhh or Add an additional c to any further rolls as your poor-casting inadvertently kills an attending Neonate.
d
d You leave a calling card, clearly marking your Chantry as responsible for the results of your Ritual.
Suffer the effects of the Ritual as though you were the target.
dd The effects of the Ritual manifest uncontrollably, centred upon you and affecting everyone within the
Chantry.

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Part Seven - Equipment
The world of Vampire the Requiem is almost identical to
our own. It is a Heightened Reality, one where Vampires
court oneanother in restaurants after hours, and Spirits
and Ghosts linger out of sight. There is as much variety in
tools and equipment as we have in the real world, with a
great majority of items readily available to order via the
Internet.

Players however, tend to focus on weapons when they

think of tools and equipment. The majority of Equipment
that exists will use ‘The right tool for the job’. That is to
say, the tool makes the task possible. Communicating
with allies miles away on a mobile phone wouldn’t be
possible without said phone, a building could not be
scaled without climbing gear and a car allows you to travel
further than you would be able to on foot. Many of these
obstacles can be overcome with clever use of Vampiric
Disciplines and Devotions however. For any skill test
made possible by the use of an item, you do not upgrade
your dice pool in any way, since the tools purpose is to
make such a test possible.

Other items might improve your die pool however. Using

a map when navigating is a good example. You can still
navigate without the map, but the map might grant b to a
navigation roll while using said map.

When it comes to weapons, modern Kindred are more

than willing to use Firearms. They are somewhat less
effective against other Kindred than they are against Mor-
tals however. Vampires cannot bleed out like a Mortal can,
so any damage taken from a Gun is seldom a long-lasting
concern. That said, bullets still hurt and they are far more
efficient and direct than many sorcerous alternatives. You
can freely draw from any of the Weapons presented on Pg.
166 of the Genesys Corebook for modern day weaponry.
If your game is set in the past, you can draw from the
Fantasy Weapons listings on Pg. 144. Armour can like-
wise be drawn from the modern or fantasy armour lists as
relevant.

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Part Eight - Bestiary
Vampires are not the only creatures that haunt the Night. Transform - Werewolves are Mortals. As Mortals, they
If blood-sucking fiends exist, then surely they cannot be have a different set of characteristics of your choosing,
alone after all. And lo and behold, they are not. Not every though they will share the same skills. The Mortal will
Vampire game needs to include Werewolves, the Strix or transform whether they choose to or not every full moon,
Vampire Hunters but they’re iconic enough that their but they can trigger the Transformation themselves with a
dd Discipline check and suffering 2 Strain.
inclusion below is a necessary inclusion to this conver- Vulnerable - Against Werewolves, Silver weapons (includ-
sion. Vampire isn’t intended to be a combat-centric game, ing bullets and arrows) have a Critical Rating of 2.
so the majority of the profiles in the following chapter Equipment - Fangs and Claws (Brawl, Damage 6, Critical
will be for Nemesis and Rival tier enemies with attatched 3,Range (Engaged), Pierce 3 Vicious 3 Knockdown
personalities, and focus less on faceless Minions to rip and
tear through.
Werewolf (Nemesis)
As much Monsters as the Kindred, Werewolves roam
the untamed wilds beyond urban cities. While Vampires
conceal themselves as a Wolf in Sheeps clothing, the
Werewolf knows his place and has no need for disguise or
subtlety. All Werewolves are mortal humans, infected by
some spiritual malaise. Perhaps their ancestors pledged
loyalty to some Totemic God centuries prior, or the Full
Moon calls to them in the strangest manner. Or it’s just
bad luck. A Werewolf has bitten them, and now they run
with the Pack when the mood takes them, or the Moon
beckons. Werewolves are inhumanly strong and ferocious,
moreso than any Kindred, even one in the depths of the
Beasts embrace. A Werewolf is the physical incarnation of
a Vampires worst nightmares. A mountain of fangs, claws
and muscle, unrelenting in its fury and singular in its
hatred of Vampire-kind. You’d best hope he’s alone.

Brawn Agility Int Cun Will Pres

5 3 3 4 3 2
Soak WT ST Def
6 25 14 2/1

Skills: Athletics 3 cccdd, Cool 2 cc,

Coordination 1 cdd, Discipline 2 ccd,
Perception 4 cccc, Resilience 3 cccdd,
Stealth 2 ccd, Survival 3 cccd,
Vigilance 3 ccc, Brawl 4 ccccd
Talents: Adversary 2, Coordinated Assault 2
Abilities:
Werewolf Bite - A Werewolf bite is infectious in the ex-
treme. A Werewolf may spend Triumph on its attack rolls
to attempt to turn a Mortal into a Werewolf. Vampires
are immune to this bite. A dddd Resilience check
is required to resist contracting Lycanthropy. If a Mortal
contracts Lycanthropy, at the next full-moon they turn
into a Werewolf and use this profile.

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Strix (Nemesis)
The Strix are the black mirrors of Kindred. Black shadows
and distant relatives of Kindred from millennia past, the
Strix are shadows that were never Human. In their natural
state, a Strix is an owl-like mass of smoke and shadow.
Capable of draining life itself without a need for Blood,
the Strix see Kindred as pretenders shackled to Humanity
and hate them for it. They hate them for their weakness,
for their need of Blood, and for having a life the Strix
never knew.
Brawn Agility Int Cun Will Pres
1 1 4 4 4 2
Soak WT ST Def
4 20 18 2/2
Skills: Cool 2 ccd, Discipline 3 cccd,
Perception 3 cccd, Resilience 1 cdd,
Stealth 1 cddd, Vigilance 3 cccd,
Brawl 1 cd
Talents: Adversary 2, Swift, Scathing Tirade
Abilities:
Shadow - A Strix has no solid body. Mundane attacks
cannot harm it. Strix are impeded by Banes, though Silver
has no effect upon them. Strix can pass through most sur-
faces as long as there they are not environmentally sealed,
tough the time taken can vary between surfaces.
Possession - The Strix may possess bodies, including
Kindred and corpses. This requires an Opposed Disci-
pline check as an Action. The Strix absolutely possesses
the body and their host has no memory of what transpires
during their possession. This possession is effective until
the next Sunrise. While in a body, Strix use the Hosts
Brawn and Agility stats instead of their own. They may
use any Disciplines known to the Kindred they possess.
The Strix may leave its host body at any time. Should the
host body be killed or knocked unconscious, the Strix
is unaffected and returns to its regular stat-profile with
wounds and strain intact.
Solid Shadow - Flip a story point, until the end of the en-
counter, the Strix can make Brawl attacks with its shadow
claws. (Melee, Damage 5, Critical 3, Range (Engaged),
Pierce 4)
Shadow Sorceror - Strix may use 75XP’s worth of Vampiric
Disciplines, ignoring the needs of the Talent pyramid.
Life Thief - Strix do not need Blood to sustain themselves,
instead draining the essence of life directly from their
victims. Strix can drain life from an engaged target with a
Willpower + Discipline roll opposed by Resilience. Each
success restores 1 wound to the Strix and inflicts 1 wound
on the target.
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Vampire Hunter (Nemesis)
For as long as Kindred have existed, they have hunted
mortals and fed upon them. But now and then, mankind
fights back, producing someone of iron convicition, dis-
cipline and skill. Though still mortal, they are as cunning
and devious as any Vampire, and utterly dedicated to their
destruction. Many young Kindred might laugh to think a
mortal could threaten them so, they aren’t laughing when
they awaken to find their house burning down around
them and a Hunter on their lawn with a shotgun.
Brawn Agility Int Cun Will Pres
3 3 3 4 3 2
Soak WT ST Def
3 14 14 0/0
Skills: Charm 2 cc, Coerction 3 ccc,
Cool 2 cc, Deception 2 ccd,
Skullduggery 3 cccd, Stealth 3 ccc,
Streetwise 2 ccd,
Ranged (Light) 1 cdd, Ranged (Heavy) 2 ccd,
Melee (Light) 3 cccd, Melee (Heavy) 2 ccd
Talents - Adversary 2, Hamstring Shot, Kindred Duelling
Equipment - Flamethrower (Ranged (Heavy) Damage 7,
Crit 3 Range (Medium), Burn 4, Blast 5, Vicious 2)
Shotgun (Ranged (Heavy), Damage 8, Crit 3, Ranged
(Short), Blast 4, Knockdown, Vicious 2)
Silenced Pistol (Ranged (Light), Damage 5, Crit 4, Range
(Short))
Stake (Melee (Light), Damage +1, Crit 3, Range (Engaged)
Axe (Melee (Light), Damage +3, Crit 3, Range (Engaged),
Vicious 1)
Various cantrips, vials of holy water, Garlic, Religious
Iconography, Beads, burner mobile phones.
Government Officer - Rival
The Aristocracy of the Night is all too entwined with mor-
tal beuraucracy. Whether Police Officers are on a first-
name basis with Kindred, or the Distric Attorney recieves
a payment each month to not process certain reports, the
Kindreds machinations are as deeply entwined in Mortal
affairs as can be. If using this profile for corrupt Police
Officers, consider adding a level or two in Ranged (Light)
and Melee or Brawl.
Bodyguard - Rival
Security is the name of the game these days. Money and
paper trails can be bought, windows can be reinforced
and krav maga classes can be attended every Saturday
evening. But there’s no substitute for a big, tough bloke
following you about closer than your own shadow. They’re
hard to buy, and after that harder to be bought. Whether
they’re ex-military or the produce of some strange esoter-
ic lifestyle in the Tibetan mountains, it’s in everyone’s best
interests to not cross the Bodyguard.

Brawn Agility Int Cun Will Pres Brawn Agility Int Cun Will Pres
2 2 3 3 1 2 4 2 2 3 3 2
Soak WT Def Soak WT Def
3 14 0/0 3 14 1/0

Skills: Charm 1 cd, Cool 1 cd, Deception 2 ccd,
Knowledge 1 cdd, Negotiation 2 cc
Talents: -
Abilities:
Red Tape - When operating in an appropriate circum-
stance (as a police officer in their area of influence for
example) upgrade the difficulty of any opposed check
made against the target in an appropriate context (a Police
Officer would not upgrade their difficulty when discuss-
ing finances for example).
Equipment - Various incriminating documents, multiple
mobile phones.
Skills: Athletics 1 cddd, Coercion 1 cdd,
Perception 2 ccd, Vigilance 3 ccc,
Brawl 1 cddd, Melee (Light) 2 ccdd,
Ranged (Light) 2 cc
Talents: -
Abilities:
Bodyguard - Suffer 2 Strain to make an out-of-turn inci-
dental move to intercept an attack aimed at an ally.
Equipment - Silenced Pistol (Ranged (Light), Damage 5,
Crit 4, Range (Short))
Brass Knuckles (Brawl, Damage +1, Crit 4, Range (En-
gaged), Disorient 3)

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A huge thank you to everyone who helped me out.
This Project was borne of passion, but largely directionless. I want to thank the Genesys Discord in particular for put-
ting up with questions, and then letting me steal the provided solutions.
Special thanks to: C_Beck, Murlocrates, Dougsanf, Tom Cruise and the many others who’ve helped me over the months
whose names I’ve unfortunately forgotten. Thanks also to Connor for helping me see the trees for the forest.

I’ll continue to update this document to fix rules issues, typos and formatting errors. Any future updates will likely be
supplementary, such as additional Clans, Bloodlines, Rituals or Enemies.

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