Blood Potency 1

Key facts

Level

1

Overview

Blood Potency 1 is where nearly every player character begins. This system sets starting Blood Potency at 1 unless the chronicle says otherwise, and its age table puts anyone dead five years or less here. You are a true vampire with access to Disciplines, a working Blood Surge, and a clan bane that has started to bite. It is also the most flexible rating you will ever have. Animals still feed you, so an inconvenient night has an ugly but workable answer. Kindred society reads you as a fledgling, which means low expectations, low protection, and the freedom that comes with nobody thinking you matter yet.

How it works

Blood Surge Bonus: +1 die Mend Amount: 1 Superficial damage per Rouse Check Power Bonus: None Feeding Penalty: None; animal blood still works Bane Severity: 1 Discipline Max: 5 Starting Point: This system's rules set new characters at Blood Potency 1 and cap Disciplines at 2 dots at creation

Tips and playstyle

Who Has This: Fledglings, most player characters at session one, anyone dead five years or less by this system's age table Advantages: Full access to Disciplines, the widest feeding options of any true vampire, and a bane at its mildest Disadvantages: One die of Blood Surge, one point of mending per Rouse Check, and no Discipline power bonus at all, so you win fights with tactics rather than raw Blood

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