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

chapter one: society of the damned ghouls
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age of ghouldom, but rather, suspends his aging from the point at which it has caught up
with him. A ghoul deprived of Vitae who has outlived a normal mortal lifetime rapidly ages
and dies as time catches up with him after having been cheated for so long.
STORYTELLER’S OPTION: GHOUL DERANGEMENT
At the Storyteller’s option a ghoul who falls behind on his monthly Vitae
requirement might gain a temporary derangement. This derangement should be mild.
Alternatively, if the character already has a mild derangement, the Storyteller may
upgrade it temporarily to the severe form. This temporary derangement or temporary
exacerbation of an existing derangement ends goes away when the ghoul procures
his necessary Vitae.
We include this as an option because the ghoul might already be functioning under
the mind-altering effects of a Vinculum and possibly blood addiction as well. If you
as Storyteller choose to make the debilitating effects of blood withdrawal even more
horrifying for ghouls, use this system.
If a ghoul doesn’t have any Vitae in her system, she doesn’t suddenly cease to be a ghoul.
Rather, the transition back to the mortal state begins only when the mortal comes due for
her monthly sustenance. In other words, if a ghoul misses her monthly feeding and has no
vampiric Vitae in her system, she’s no longer a ghoul. She loses all powers associated with
being a ghoul and begins aging. If she later acquires more Kindred Vitae, she resumes being
a ghoul, but this does not reverse any aging effects that might have occurred in the interim.
Ghouls who go through this “wayward” state do not forget any Disciplines they might have
known. Without Vitae to employ them, however, those powers are useless — even those
Disciplines that have no Vitae costs associated with them. Once the ghoul loses that state,
supernatural powers are no longer available to her.
Note that once a mortal has become a ghoul and lapsed from that state, becoming a ghoul
once more does not bestow another a free Discipline dot on the mortal. This rush of power
only occurs the fi rst time a mortal is ghouled. Being ghouled again at a later date simply allows
him to once again access any Disciplines he might have learned in the past.
ABILITIES AND POWERS
Once the ghoul imbibes Vitae, he may use it in several ways similar to a vampire. One primary
difference, however, is that the ghoul does not eliminate any quantity of his own blood
when he expends Vitae. Similarly, when a ghoul consumes Vitae, that Vitae does not add to
or replace his own blood. “Vitae” in a ghoul is merely the lingering cursed power transferred
from the vampire. A ghoul with seven Health dots still has seven dots after taking one Kindred
Vitae — the Vitae does not add Health dots to him, nor does it add any volume to the ghoul’s
own quantity of blood. A ghoul is still a mortal, and Vitae he consumes goes into his stomach
as does anything else he drinks. A ghoul calling upon Vitae uses the power inherent in it,
not the mass of liquid itself (which is eventually digested and otherwise eliminated). When
using Vitae, a ghoul’s player may spend only one per turn. A ghoul may have a total number
of Vitae in his system equal to his Stamina. If the ghoul’s Stamina drops for any reason and
would leave a surplus, that extra Vitae is lost immediately. Examples of such situations include
becoming sick or ending a scene in which the ghoul had activated Resilience.
Upon becoming a ghoul, the individual immediately gains a single dot in a physical Discipline
(Celerity, Resilience or Vigor). Which Discipline manifests depends on the clan or
bloodline of the vampire who creates the ghoul. If that clan or bloodline has two physical
Disciplines, the sire — not the ghoul — chooses which Discipline to impart. For example,