Mind's Eye Theatre - Vampire The Requiem.pdf - RoseRed

example of character creation • traits • blood potency
Regardless, she looks forward to the dramatic potential inherent in staving off such a decline.
Maggie is eager and inquisitive regarding her new powers, and she revels in her role as a priestess
to her fellow Acolytes. As for costuming and makeup, Alyson decides that Maggie has raven hair
like herself, with several Celtic designs tattooed on her arms and back from her breathing days.
She also tends to wear jewelry with a similar theme, though never anything gaudy or kitschy.
Maggie’s everyday wardrobe is quite casual and utilitarian, but her ritual garb is impressive, consisting
of fl owing black and silver dresses embroidered with Celtic symbols and a luxurious hooded
mantle trimmed with black feathers. That last item will be particularly fun to design and make,
and Alyson looks forward to costume shopping for Maggie in the near future.
Peter hands Alyson a player survey to see what she’s looking for in a chronicle (see Mind’s
Eye Theatre, p. 264). Alyson fi lls it out in the following fashion: Action/Adventure 7,
Politics/Intrigue 9, Mystery/Suspense 8, Personal Subplots 4 and Supernatural Elements 8.
Explanations for most of these interests are immediately evident in her concept as detailed
so far — Maggie is interested in building her “church,” is fascinated by the mysteries and the
supernatural, and doesn’t have much time for her mortal ties these days. Maggie isn’t a very
physically oriented character, however, so Peter asks why Action/Adventure is rated so high.
Alyson explains that she’s hoping events will force Maggie to “toughen up” a bit physically,
which she’s looking to use as a way of exploring Maggie’s feral side.
And that’s it. Alyson takes a fi nal look over her character sheet to make sure everything is
exactly the way she wants it and informs Peter of her fi nal decisions. Once Peter looks it over
and approves what he sees, Maggie is ready to be thrust into the chaotic World of Darkness.
Traits
After the Embrace, vampires gain unique traits that separate them from their mortal lives.
While many of them represent internal, physical changes that mark the loss of life and the
start of the Requiem, social conditions after the Embrace also cause changes in behavior,
marking more external adaptations to the night.
NEW ADVANTAGE: BLOOD POTENCY
Although the Kindred each call upon the Blood in different ways, not all wield the same levels
of power. Blood Potency determines the degree of power the Blood bestows upon a vampire.
Having more dots of Blood Potency allows characters to learn more advanced Disciplines and
to develop their traits to superhuman levels. Further, vampires with more dots in this advantage
can hold more Vitae within their bodies, as it is more potent and concentrated. In short, the
higher a character’s Blood Potency is, the greater her vampiric potential becomes.
All newly Embraced vampires start at Blood Potency 1, regardless of their sire’s potency, with
nowhere to go but up. Two dots of Blood Potency can be purchased during character creation as
a Merit (at three Merit-equivalent points per dot), but after play begins, it can be increased only by
experience, diablerie or age. The purchase of additional Blood Potency at character creation needs
to be rationalized before play begins. Perhaps the character engaged in diablerie or had already
spent many years as a vampire before the start of the chronicle. Players who want their characters
to start with more dots of Blood Potency must thoroughly explain what in their character’s history
justifi es the additional dots and have it approved by the Storyteller before play begins.
As Blood Potency increases, feeding requirements become more stringent. Only blood of
potency a certain degree lower than a character’s can provide sustenance (see the accompa-
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