Vampire

Undead creatures of the night, cursed with an insatiable hunger. Vampires are one of the most populous supernatural creatures in the 7th Age. Known for their immortality and their endless machinations, they find themselves well suited to a life at Unseelie Court. With the powers granted to them by their bloodlines, they spend immortality in an eternal struggle for power.

See Faith & Fire, Laws of the Night (Camarilla / Sabbat), and Clanbooks for rules.

Changes

The Black Sun does not harm vampires in any fashion. Vampires still do need to rest roughly 8 hours/day, but do not have the same hindrance of daylight under the Black Sun as they once did. However in Haven, a Shard of Helios orbits the center spire, causing them sunlight damage. Vampires still need to consume blood to survive. The blood of humans work best, however pure humans are exceedingly rare in the 7th Age. The blood of other supernaturals can sustain them, but each has side effects. There is no more Masquerade. Humans now know that monsters rule the world. As such Humanity is no longer a viable path for Vampires as humans have been proven weak and no better than cattle in the 7th Age. Every vampire must choose a path of enlightenment other than Humanity at character creation.

Trait Caps

The Generation chart follows new trait caps below. Vampires begin at 12th Generation, and cannot reduce it below 6th Generation. Willpower purchases are always 3xp, whether it is from character creation or through gameplay.

Generation Traits Ability/Backgrounds Willpower
(Start / Max)
Blood
(Pool / per turn)
13 13 5 2 / 6 10/1
12 13 5 2 / 8 11/1
11 13 5 4 / 8 12/1
10 13 5 4 / 10 13/1
9 13 5 6 / 10 14/2
8 14 5 6 / 12 15/3
7 16 6 7 / 14 20/5
6 18 7 8 / 16 25/6
5 20 8 9 / 18 30/8
4 or Path Enlightened 25 9 10 / 20 50/10

Path Ratings

In Faith & Fire, Path Rating is on a 5-point scale. We use the tabletop 10-point scale for Paths. As a result, your starting Path Rating is determined by adding (as opposed to averaging) your Conscience/Conviction and Self-Control/Instinct Traits.

Disciplines

Blood Magic

Vampires receive a free ritual equal to the level of Blood Magic path they learn each time they purchase a Blood Magic path level.

  • Koldunic Sorcery - All paths are out of clan costs
  • Rune Magic - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Setite Sorcery - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Thaumaturgy - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Assamite Sorcery - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Wanga - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Necromancy - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Mortis - First path is in clan cost, the rest are out of clan costs
  • Dark Thaumaturgy - First path is at standard in-clan cost, but must still have a teacher. Any further paths are at out of clan costs.

Chimerstry

Fae within a mile of any use of Chimerstry can sense it. They must engage in a Kenning challenge (Mental) vs. the Chimerstry user. a tie allows the Fae to know the general vicinity in which Chimerstry was used. Winning the challenge allows the Fae to pinpoint where it was used, who used it, and the ability to interact with the Chimera and effect it, if they are present for it, or have line of effect to it. A Fae can then spend a Glamour and win in a Mental Challenge against the controller of the Chimerstry to take control of it.

Permanence: Permanence is intended to function ONLY for Ignis Fatuus and Fata Morgana, not for higher levels of Chimerstry. This is the case for the tabletop books (Vampire the Masquerade (Revised), p. 154; V20, p. 145), but was omitted from the LARP books. We are treating this as an oversight and Permanence will function only for illusions created with the first two Basic levels of Chimerstry.

Fortitude

Is needed in order to soak aggravated damage.  You cannot be “Tough” enough to take aggravated damage in a defensive challenge if you do not have Fortitude.

Obtenebration

Functions like a path of magic, namely Abyss Mysticism. One may have the option to learn Abyssal Rituals if they have the appropriate levels in Obtenebration.

Arms of the Abyss: One may not have more Arms of the Abyss at any time than points they have remaining in the Occult Ability. We use Obtenebration out of "Faith and Fire."

Temporis

Extra actions fall in line with Celerity actions. The expenditure to get extra actions with this discipline is the same as per the rules outlined in the MET books, except there is no chance of failure or taking damage from activating it, it simply works by spending the appropriate amount of Stamina related traits to activate. The actions happen in the same sequence as Celerity now. Extra actions resolve at the end of the round. Using other Disciplines in Temporis causes 1 level of lethal damage per action (this includes Fortitude and Potence). One may not possess levels in both Celerity and Temporis.

Combo Disciplines

Always ask a storyteller first. You must have a story reason to look for them and enough Lore to know of them, and must find out about them through research or potent blood. See a Storyteller to determine if a combination discipline is available to you through a Mentor or to decipher what steps you must take to gain access to one. This document contains several published Combo Disciplines which the Storytellers will use as reference.

Changes and Clarifications to Clans

Kiasyd - Disciplines are now Mytherceria, Necromancy, and Obtenebration. Dominate is no longer "in clan"

Salubri - Warrior (Auspex, Fortitude, Valeran) and Healer (Auspex, Fortitude, Obeah)

Tzimisce - (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude, and Koldunic Sorcery) There is no Old or New clan anymore and Koldunic Sorcery is accessible by any Tzimisce at out of clan costs.

Most of the clans are available. However, certain clans are no longer playable in the 7th Age due to story that has occurred. Here is the list of rare or restricted clans which may only be played with storyteller approval

  • Baali 
  • Caitiff, Panders, and Thin Bloods
  • Cappadocian
  • Giovanni
  • Harbinger of Skulls
  • Lamia
  • Malkavian 
  • Ravnos
  • Samedi

The following clans will not be approved under any circumstances

  • * Antitribu - No Longer Exist
  • Blood Brothers - No Longer Exist
  • Children of Osiris - No Longer Exist
  • Nagarajah - No Longer Exist