Vampire: The masquerade

The mark of a successful vampire is that violence is a hobby, not an obligation.

Hell, after years of living in the nightlife of major cities I know some maniacs who would probably do it for free.

Photo source is this cosplay from several years ago on Reddit.

Edit: Changed the caption slightly to a version I like a bit better.

Source is Nosferatu by Arvid Volz.

One thing that became clear before I cross-posted - This meme is not medical advice. If you get a tick bite get it checked out ASAP because of potential Lyme disease.

Explanation - In Vampire: The Masquerade, the Malkavians are a clan of Vampires that are blessed with great insight, but are mad to the last. They supernaturally see patterns where nobody else could, both true and nonsensical. They make great conspiracy theorists.

Once the microwave stops beeping, does your Malkavian friend insist you go to the forest clearing at midnight because:

"The pop-pop-pop of popcorn is just like pop-pop-pop of gunfire and I always loved a midnight snack when camping as a mortal, so let's go set anambush at midnight in that forest clearing. Trust me!"

Or:

Malkavian conspiracy theorist hears popcorn popping. They need to go to bed.

Artist's page with monsters for different conditions. Really spoke to the Malkav in me, this artistic view of them. Should be obvious why I picked this one as an example. 😉

Has anyone tried to use the hunger dice mechanics with v20 or earlier?

First is clan Gangrel, they have finger claws and are unnaturally durable. Fiercely independent.

Second is clan Nosferatu, as sneaky as they are ugly. Great spies, and generally are monsters mostly on the outside.

Third is clan Tzimisce, who can craft the flesh of themselves and others. Their earned reputation for inhuman cruelty lends them the moniker "Fiends" in a world of bloodsucking monsters.

Fourth is clan Tremere, universally reviled blood mages. Wretches.

Unlike the ancient Cappadocians, the Clan of Death, we now understand when to cut and run.

Context: Cappadocus, progenitor of the Necromancer vampires once summoned all his progeny to a mountain to submit to a test. His childer who were illiterate, who never built a church, who didn't believe in heaven, who didn't seek to answer death were all interred within the mountain to starve for eternity.

Context: With each generation, the curse gets weaker and weaker, until Thinbloods too weak to sire appear. They need to cook meth to use Vampire powers instead of just using them. Wretches.

Merry Christmas to the soon-to-be ash!