Animal

Key facts

Emotion

Instinct

Overview

Animal blood carries instinct rather than emotion, so it has no resonance a vampire can use. A deer, a stray dog, or a bled pig will fill you without giving you anything else: no Discipline bonus, no dyscrasia, and nothing to build a hunting strategy around beyond finding a large enough animal. It also stops working. This system ties feeding to Blood Potency, and animal blood is already less nourishing at Blood Potency 2 and provides nothing at all from Blood Potency 3 onward. Farmers who swore never to touch a human find that promise expiring on a schedule they do not control, which is exactly the tragedy the predator type is built around.

How it works

Emotion: Instinct only, with no human emotional content Discipline Bonus: None at any Blood Potency Feeding Penalty: Fine at Blood Potency 0 and 1, less nourishing at Blood Potency 2, and worthless from Blood Potency 3 up Sources: Large mammals give the most usable blood; livestock, strays, and hunted game are the practical options, while small animals barely register

Tips and playstyle

Best For: Fledglings at Blood Potency 1, Farmer predators, characters protecting a high Humanity, and anyone caught in an emergency with no vessel nearby Limitations: No resonance benefit at any age, a window that closes as your Blood Potency rises, and open contempt from Kindred who consider it beneath the Blood Planning Ahead: A Farmer character should have an answer ready for the night their Blood Potency hits 3, because the rules will force the question

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