Vampire

New World of Darkness

A cursed denizen of the night who feeds on blood.

Vampires are immortal denizens of the night. Once human, they were cursed with an unquenchable thirst for blood and forever bound to their inner beast.

New and Changed Tags

@clan

Optional Value required

The vampire’s supernatural lineage

Each clan is a coherent lineage of vampires. Similar to a family, members of a clan share similar powers and weaknesses.

Subtags

These tags can appear immediately after @clan and will be associated with that tag instance’s value.

@bloodline

Optional Value required

A smaller group of vampires within a clan

A bloodline confers new powers and weaknesses on its members. Joining one is optional.

@covenant

Optional Value required

A political or religious organization of vampires

Covenants work toward a shared purpose or idealogy. Their members are usually vampires, but can sometimes include ghouls and even mortals. Certain covenants also allow access to unique disciplines.

@sire

Optional Value required

Name of the vampire who turned this character into another vampire

Creating another vampire is called the Embrace. Sometimes vampiric lineage is a really big deal. Other times, it’s just nice to know who’s been fangin’ around.