Vampire V5 Roll resolution cheat sheet
A 1-page summary of how to resolve rolls. At-the-table reference for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.
Vampire: The Masquerade V5 resolves everything with d10 dice pools: Attribute + Skill, count 6+ as successes, paired 10s as criticals.
Core mechanic
- Pool
- Attribute + Skill (typically 2-10 dice)
- Success
- Each die showing 6+ = 1 success
- Critical
- Two 10s = 4 successes (not 2)
- Difficulty
- Number of successes needed (usually 1-5)
At-the-table steps
- Storyteller names Attribute + Skill and sets difficulty.
- Build pool, replacing dice with Hunger dice equal to current Hunger.
- Roll and count successes (6+).
- Check for criticals (paired 10s) and Hunger outcomes (messy critical, bestial failure).
Willpower rerolls
- Spend 1 Willpower to reroll up to 3 regular (non-Hunger) dice.
- Hunger dice can never be rerolled.
- Willpower is a limited resource; track it carefully.
Common mistakes
- Critical pairs give 4 successes total, not 2: the pair replaces the individual counts.
- Hunger dice are set by current Hunger, not chosen: always replace the last dice in the pool.
- Difficulty is the number of successes needed, not a target number per die.