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Backgrounds and Virtues must be purchased now. If they The terror the players will feel will be all the more real
because now they not only identify with their character,
have a well-paying job at a tanning salon, make them
purchase the Resources Background. It will not matter that but everyone's character. Not only that, but the character
after they are Embraced they will effectively lose this must now conquer what most people never truly confront.
Themselves. Do not attempt to play this alternate style of
Background. They are creating themselves, not Vampire
wanna-bes. roleplay if you do not wish to confront some of your
deepest, darkest fears.
Virtues are something that the players may do in private.
How much Self-Control, Courage or Conscience someone
My God What Have I Done!?
possesses is personal. Virtues tend to be very private, and if
the player really is intent on being honest about how he Most players will become Vampires unwillingly. To become
views himself, he may not wish this information to be immortal might sound fine at first, but it is doubtful that
common knowledge. As a Storyteller you should respect any of your players will welcome the sacrifices that must be
this and not pressure anyone to make their Virtues public. made after they have been Embraced. They must now
separate from those they love and care for to join the
society of the Damned.
Step Six: Humanity and Willpower
The consequences for not separating from the mortal
Yet another subject which m ight be touchy is your players'
Humanity and Willpower. The best way to determine world could be grave. Not just for the player, but those
around her. At any time the Beast could rear its head and
Humanity is to examine the Hierarchy of Sins (page 130 in
demand to be appeased. Only when they have gazed into
Vampire) and decide at what point the sins really start to
disturb them. We do not assume to rate all of these sins as the shock-filled eyes of their bloodless young child will
they finally realize what it is that they have wrought on
more heinous than one another; this method is simply
used for the ease of game play. those they love. The truth shall be unavoidable; they have
become the hunters of men, monsters of legend, drinkers
Willpower is really not as personal as Humanity, but is
of blood. Beasts in every sense of the word.
nonetheless important. Try and make the best guess at how
Coming to grips with their new existence shall be the least
much Willpower you possess by comparing yourself to the
Willpower chart on page 109 of Vampire. Choose the word of their problems. Thrust into a world of intrigue,
which best describes your Willpower and work towards deception and bitter rivalries, the Troupe will be hard-
pressed to simply survive. Then again, what's the rush?
this number.
Now they have an eternity, right?
Step Seven: Smoothing Out The Edges
The Sound of Music: Songs for
After coming this far creating themselves in Vampire, the
players will have undoubtedly learned more about
a Gothic-Punk World
themselves, as well as about others within the troupe.
by Rob Hatch
Allow no one to spend freebie points until after the Prelude
has ended. This will simulate the drastic change from a
Did you keep a watch for the dead man's wind
"common" mortal to one of the Kindred.
Did you see the woman with the comb in her hand
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Wailing away on the wall on the strand Police Truck (Dead Kennedys) - Wanna get your Anarchs
good and mad and ready to stake and bake the Prince, the
As you danced to the Turkish song of the damned
Primogen, the Elders, the Inquisition, the Lupines and the
- The Pogues, Turkish Song of the Damned
Methuselahs behind the whole mess? If this song doesn't
motivate your Troupe to get up and kick some Fifth-
The world of Vampire is a Gothic-Punk milieu, and it is
Generation butt, they really are walking dead. From Fresh
crucial to evoke that mood of looming shadows, spired
Fruit for Rotting Vegetables.
buildings overlooking grungy streets, and ominous
foreboding. In doing this, music is essential, but the music
Lucretia My Reflection (Sisters of Mercy) - If your city
must be appropriate to the game atmosphere. Whatever
has a dance club catering to Anarchs, this one'll be playing
one may think of Van Halen or Tom Petty, they are not
inside. Every 15 minutes. The throbbing dance beat
particularly effective in creating the proper atmosphere for
screams night life and easy blood while also conveying the
Vampire (though if they work for you, more power to you).
ultimately mechanical and meaningless aspects of the
whole scene. For all I know, Andrew Eldritch is a Vampire
The following songs are either Gothic, Punk or both, and I
- he sure looks like one. From Floodland, an all-around
have found them useful as background music and
great album for this genre.
inspiration. Although you may well have entirely different
tastes in music, if you feel the urge, give a couple of these
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division) - A poignant,
songs a
dirgey cry of desperation and need, this song is both
beautiful and depressing, and makes good background
listen. They may well assist you in creating that delicate
music for failed relationships a nd the like, such as when a
mood of isolation, inner struggle and bleakness necessary
Kindred's mortal lover discovers her true nature. From
to a Vampire Chronicle.
Substance.
She's Lost Control (Joy Division) - the classic Gothic-
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (Holst) - From Holst's
Punk song from one of the darkest albums (Unknown
symphony The Planets, very few pieces of music are as
Pleasures) in modern music history, this song is ideal
shockingly gloomy as this. With this slow, crawling
when the player faces frenzy, particularly frenzy from one
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