Drive

Key facts

Category

physical

Overview

Drive is not knowing how to operate a car, which any modern character can do without a roll. It is control when control is hard: a chase through wet streets, a handbrake turn in a garage, keeping a van upright while somebody in the back is on fire. The dice only come out when failure has a consequence. For Kindred, the vehicle is often the plan. It is how you cross a city fast enough to beat sunrise, how you move a body, and how you leave a domain where you are no longer welcome. Every coterie eventually discovers that a competent driver is more useful than another set of fangs, usually about ten minutes after something goes wrong.

How it works

Common Rolls:

• Dexterity + Drive: High-speed maneuvers, chases
• Wits + Drive: Reaction to sudden obstacles
• Composure + Drive: Maintaining control under stress Vehicle Types: A specialty covers a class of vehicle, so a motorcycle courier does not automatically handle a box truck. Storytellers often apply a penalty for unfamiliar vehicles. Specialties: Motorcycles, Performance Cars, Heavy Vehicles, Pursuit, Evasion, Stunt Driving

Tips and playstyle

Character Concepts: Getaway driver, courier, long-haul trucker, racer, chauffeur to an elder who never learned to drive. Synergies: Celerity sharpens reaction rolls, Wits carries most chase checks, and Streetwise tells you which alleys connect. Pair it with Larceny for a character who both steals and drives the car.

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