Survival (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)
Skills
Definition
Survival covers wilderness skills including tracking, navigation, shelter-building, and finding sustenance. For vampires, this skill helps them operate outside urban environments and track prey through natural terrain. Gangrel are particularly known for their Survival abilities, able to endure in the wilderness where other Kindred would struggle. Survival also helps find emergency shelter before dawn.
How it works
**Common Rolls**:
- Wits + Survival: Tracking, finding shelter
- Stamina + Survival: Enduring harsh conditions
- Intelligence + Survival: Navigation, reading weather
**Specialties**: Tracking, Navigation, Shelter, Hunting, Urban Survival, Specific Terrain
Tips
**Character Concepts**: Outdoorsman, tracker, park ranger, hunter, nomad.
**Synergies**: Animalism complements Survival for wilderness operation. Essential for Gangrel characters.
Frequently asked questions
Can Survival help find blood in the wilderness?
Yes! Survival can help track animals for feeding. Combined with Animalism, a vampire can thrive far from human population.