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[Andres]

Fishmalks:

• Subrace, template from Blood Drinkers

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Fishmalk is a somewhat derogatory nickname given to a specific kind Malkavian vampires in Vampire: the Masquerade. While the "correctly played" Malkavian only has a comparatively minor mental illness, can separate the prophecies and reliably inform their allies of them, and obfuscates insanity to make their enemies underestimate them, a Fishmalk acts completely off wheels all the time.

Blood-Drinkers aren't vampires. The only thing Blood-Drinkers have in common with vampires is they drink blood, they don't age, and they can make more of their kind by drinking people's blood.

[Kilojoule Proton]

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OK. Challenge: Define vampires according to you as detailed-ly as possible in 3 minutes of continuous writing, ignoring Ersatz rules for the purpose of this challenge.

I get the feeling that it's like the blind men and the elephant except with several elephants and a rhino.

[Stirk]

Blood-Drinkers aren't vampires. The only thing Blood-Drinkers have in common with vampires is they drink blood, they don't age, and they can make more of their kind by drinking people's blood.

That...is about the only definition of "Vampire" that is pretty much consistent in any work.

Have fun on your trip KJP!

[IcyTea31]

Blood-Drinkers aren't vampires. The only thing Blood-Drinkers have in common with vampires is they drink blood, they don't age, and they can make more of their kind by drinking people's blood.

And that is how VtM practically defines vampires, minus special traits from the bloodline, which are included in the price check. There are some details, but trying to intermix these game systems would go badly.

[Kilojoule Proton]

Stirk: Thanks!
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For something with so many drawbacks already (a reverse common sense upgrade being among them), the Ersatz rule will be ignored.
Fishmalks: 2E base

[Andres]

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OK. Challenge: Define vampires according to you as detailed-ly as possible in 3 minutes of continuous writing, ignoring Ersatz rules for the purpose of this challenge.

I get the feeling that it's like the blind men and the elephant except with several elephants and a rhino.

Sunlight does something and drinking blood is beneficial in some way. Of course, that's not how my vampires will be like because I don't want to spoil it but that's about it.

Does adding arbitrary weakness drop the Essence cost of something? Would Blood-Drinkers be cheaper if I made them allergic to sunlight, for example?

Blood-Drinkers aren't vampires. The only thing Blood-Drinkers have in common with vampires is they drink blood, they don't age, and they can make more of their kind by drinking people's blood.

That...is about the only definition of "Vampire" that is pretty much consistent in any work.

Except the original Dracula. In the book, Dracula aged. Drinking blood made him de-age.

[Kilojoule Proton]

Arbitrary weaknesses and their relative severities do decrease prices. Since we're generally using intuitive prices, this may have a greater effect than before assuming I know myself well enough.

[DreamerGhost]

Why exactly Neron failed to calm Golems?

[Kilojoule Proton]

I'd guess stranger minds.

[IcyTea31]

I haven't posted IC for a while, here's one to keep me marked as active.

[Rolepgeek]

Arbitrary weaknesses and their relative severities do decrease prices. Since we're generally using intuitive prices, this may have a greater effect than before assuming I know myself well enough.

What about dependencies?

[Andres]

Arbitrary weaknesses and their relative severities do decrease prices. Since we're generally using intuitive prices, this may have a greater effect than before assuming I know myself well enough.

What about dependencies?

A dependency would be a form of weakness, wouldn't it?

[Rolepgeek]

Arbitrary weaknesses and their relative severities do decrease prices. Since we're generally using intuitive prices, this may have a greater effect than before assuming I know myself well enough.

What about dependencies?

A dependency would be a form of weakness, wouldn't it?

Well, I'm thinking along the lines of 'gains strength from X' and when X isn't there, they don't really have powers. Like if they can only use their magic when the moon's out or something.

[Andres]

Arbitrary weaknesses and their relative severities do decrease prices. Since we're generally using intuitive prices, this may have a greater effect than before assuming I know myself well enough.

What about dependencies?

A dependency would be a form of weakness, wouldn't it?

Well, I'm thinking along the lines of 'gains strength from X' and when X isn't there, they don't really have powers. Like if they can only use their magic when the moon's out or something.

That would be a weakness but maybe the price of such a weakness varies depending on the energy-level of the power source and its availability. For example, having the prices for having either the moon or the sun as power sources would be the same. On the one hand, the sun emits a lot of energy on its own, thus decreasing the cost, but the moon is out for less time than the sun which would also decrease the cost.
On the flipside, a power source that simply boosts a person's power would actually cost Essence. The upside is that it would be cheaper to have a power source providing the boost instead of simply giving them a permanent power boost.

[Vgray]

Anyone like the idea of a Fire god also associated with hearth/home/family for when Azem dies/retires? How much of their role is already filled by Darruth?

Although, the more I think about it, and the more I look at blood magic, they could also be a more general god of love or something. And oaths.

I've strayed away from Fire and the Hearth now haven't I?