Vampire: the Middle Kingdom - MrGone's Character Sheets

Sunlight
The Ten Thousand Demons are a little less susceptible to the effects of the sun's rays than Kin-jin (save for those with strong
concentrations of Yin in their systems), but paradoxically suffer far more serious effects when the sun's effects do kick in. Rather than
burning in the sun's rays, Cathayans rot drastically, losing flesh and muscle tissue to decomposition; this is aggravated damage. Every
Health box of sunlight damage causes a -1 penalty to all die pools involving a Physical or Social Attribute (to a minimum of one die)
and destroys a point of Yin Chi; these effects are cumulative – three lost Health means a -3 penalty to rolls and three lost Yin. Each
point of sunlight damage healed heals the Attribute penalties associated with that damage. These penalties only applies to aggravated
damage; lethal damage taken from sunlight (as per Iron Mountain's effects) doesn't impose any effect beyond Health loss.
A Kuei-jin can withstand exposure to sunlight for a number of minutes equal to his Stamina with no ill effects beyond the
inability to spend Yin Chi; however, for each point by which his Yin Chi exceeds his Yang Chi, subtract one minute from this grace
period. (Remember the character is precluded from spending Yin Chi while in the sun, so he can't elect to bleed off Yin to tolerate the
sun longer.) This time limit is cumulative, and “resets” every twenty-four hours; a vampire with a total of two minutes of safe sun
exposure can spend a minute outside at dawn, then safely come out at noon for another minute.
Kuei-jin have fewer defenses against sunlight, with Iron Mountain the only Discipline that offers any protection. Imbalanced
characters follow special rules, however. A permanently Yang-Imbalanced vampire can tolerate sunlight for ten minutes per dot of
Stamina. At the other extreme, every time a Yin-Imbalanced Cathayan takes damage from sunlight immediately upon exposure, and the
associated Social roll penalties become permanent (maximum -3) as he grows to resemble a rotting, walking corpse.
Intensity
Faint or filtered sunlight: dawn, dusk, through storm cloud cover, through shutters
Weak or reduced sunlight: through cloud cover, through window, reflected in mirror
Direct sunlight: open sky
Exposure
Little of body exposed: business suit, jogging suit, kimono
Some of body exposed: short-sleeved shirt with jeans, long sleeveless gown
Much or (God forbid!) all of body exposed: shorts and tee, bathing suit, sun dress
Health Points/Turn
1
2
3
Adjusted Damage
+0
+1
+2
Staking
Staking a vampire requires a sharp, penetrating object at least six inches long, made of the appropriate material (metal for a
Yang-Balanced target, and wood for a Cathayan attuned to Yin). The attacker must target the heart with a ranged or Weaponry attack,
which requires an attack roll at a -4 penalty, and inflict at least three points of damage to the foe to stake him. A staked vampire is
immediately immobilized, has her Chi reservoirs frozen (and thus unable to spend Chi in any manner), and is placed in a state of
suspended animation until such time the obstruction is removed. Unlike the Little Death, the vampire's soul remains within the body
and doesn't hover near the body in the Mirror Lands. Balanced vampires are immune to staking by any material.
Slumber, Little Death and Final Death
Slumber
Kuei-jin normally slumber during the day, though they can enter this state whenever they want to during the night. During
this time, they appear as nothing more remarkable than ordinary corpses, showing no sign of activity or unlife. This is both a benefit
and a problem: while few mortals that happen upon a resting vampire feel compelled to mutilate corpses, bodies tend to attract attention
from authorities. Also, slumbering vampires are helpless against those that attack them, at least until they rouse (see below). Smart
Wan Kuei employ mortal servants and spirits as guardians, though this may not be an option if they are forced to sleep away from their
havens. While entering slumber is voluntary, requires no Chi expenditure and can be sustained indefinitely (from one night to a
century), rising from slumber requires more effort: a point of Chi must be spent to rise the next night (see Black Cycling and Scarlet
Cycling under the descriptions of the Chi Virtues, pgs. 6-7 of this document).
Waking and Staying Active During the Day: Hungry Demons are hard to rouse during the day; if the vampire is disturbed,
the player rolls [Wits + Stamina] to rouse, and spends a point of Chi to animate if the roll is successful; it take four turns for a Hungry
Demon to fully rise from her torpid state, minus one turn for every success on the aforementioned roll (four or more successes allows
the creature to rise immediately). If the subject was attacked while slumbering, the vampire gains a +2 bonus on the roll to rouse
herself. While awake during the day, the vampire's dice pools are limited to his Yang, Hun or Dharma rating – whichever trait is
higher – while attempting any action.
Little Death
When a Kuei-jin is reduced to zero Health by lethal damage, and doesn't suffer Final Death from lack of Chi, he enters Little
Death. This state is like slumber in that the vampire appears to be a corpse, but is entirely helpless and can't rouse itself until it is
healed. The Kuei-jin's dual soul leaves the body, and floats impotently near the body in the Yin World. It's up to the quasi-spirit to
spend the Chi to reanimate the body (use normal healing rules), which may involve gaining Chi from other sources (like ghosts) if it