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of submitting to the Kiss. Few modifi ers apply to hunger frenzies, and loss of control is less
likely once a character has imbibed blood. See the foregoing for the defi nition of “hungry”
and “starving” for vampires.
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3.7 — WASSAIL TRIGGERS
Trigger Event Successes to Resist
Sight or smell of blood (when hungry) 2 successes
First taste of blood (when hungry) 3 successes
Sight or smell of blood (when starving) 4 successes
First taste of blood (when starving) 5 successes
Situation Modifi er to Draw
Has tasted vampire blood before -1
Hungry -1
Starving -2
Addicted to vampire blood -2
FEAR FRENZIES
In some ways, the undead have less to fear than mortals do. Vampires are hard to kill, and
they can hope to make up for any minor loss, given time. Injuries are also more likely to anger
a Kindred than frighten him.
Sunlight and fi re, however, provoke a soul-deep terror among the Kindred. The Beast knows
that these forces can cause its destruction. It instinctively fl ees sunlight and fi re in a blind
panic. While in Rötschreck, a vampire wants to do nothing but run away and hide, and she
lashes out at anyone in her way. If a character cannot escape the cause of her fear frenzy, she
might gain a derangement from such sublime terror.
Exposure to small amounts of sunlight or fi re, at a safe distance or under the character’s
control, hardly ever provokes Rötschreck. Nor does a TV or movie image of a sunny day rouse
her Beast… much. If someone jabs a lit cigarette at the character or a fl ashbulb goes off in her
face, however, it might be a different matter.
Nothing about a character’s personality has much effect on resisting Rötschreck. It’s the
quantity of fi re or sunlight, or the degree of control, that makes resisting a fear frenzy more
or less diffi cult.
3.8 — FEAR FRENZY TRIGGERS
Trigger Event Successes to Resist
Lighting a cigarette 1 success
Sight of a torch 2 successes
Flashbulb in the face 3 successes
Bonfi re 4 successes
Burning building 5 successes
Obscured sunlight 7 successes
Direct sunlight 10 successes
Situation Modifi er to Draw
Fire/sunlight at a safe distance +2
Surprised by fi re/light -1
Surrounded by fi re/light, but not immediately harmed -1
Burned by fi re/sunlight -3