Character Creation & House Addenda V4 [Update in Progress]

Vitae & Willpower
Vitae and willpower are the sources of power for kindred in the Requiem setting. Gaining vitae in Requiem requires feeding challenges, while Willpower relies on clear lines of time and story to refresh. In this forum game the rules of Vitae and Willpower will be modified a bit to provide a clear picture and balanced use of both elements.

• Kindred automatically start with 3 Vitae that will be present in all scenes they enter.
- Rule: This Vitae Pool is always with the character normally, resetting every scene.
- Rule: This amount can be raised or lowered through consequences or merits.

• Kindred may gain Vitae by accomplishing the following tasks or events.
- Event: Completing a Crimson Vision Entries
- Task: Completing a Feeding Challenge
- Task: 1 Vitae per Possession of every 2 ‘Haven’ dots
- Task: 1 Vitae per Possession of every 1 ‘Herd’ dot
- Event: Possessing Powers that provide blood and using them.

• Kindred may lose Vitae from their pool from the following events or consequences.
- Event: Negative Story Outcome or Result
- Task: Being victim to a power that drains Vitae
- Task: Healing Wounds Out-of-Scene

• Willpower is mostly unchanged from the core material, with exception to regaining.
- Rule: Gaining Willpower through vice or virtue must be approved from ST.
- Rule: At the start of each month, all characters regain willpower.

• Willpower does not reset with every scene like Vitae.
- Rules: Acts of Vice or Virtue must be performed in an Open IC Thread.
- Important: Regaining Willpower only carries over to NEW scenes.
- Important: Willpower regains do not effect other scenes the character is already in.

Crimson Vision & Feeding Challenges
Feeding challenges and Crimson Visions will be common place for characters who get into conflict and need to heal or expend blood in permanent ways. The point of a Crimson Vision is to provide players with room to explore their character internally. Feeding Challenges are the ‘Last Resort’ option and ‘Emergency Exit’ for kindred who are in dire need of blood.

• Any player may write a one, or more, paragraph Crimson Vision that details feeding.
- Important: The 1st Crimson Vision of each month gives 2 Vitae
- Important: The 2nd Crimson Vision of each month gives 1 Vitae
- Rule: Crimson Visions detailing heinous sins may result in Degeneration Checks

• Kindred are allowed to feed on NPCs or PCs during Game Scenes.
- Important: This may result in challenges and combat or consequences.
- Rule: Diablerlie is currently allowed in game.

• Feeding Challenges will be handled over Privately or over Out-of-Character threads.
- Important: These will result in challenges and may have In-Character effects.

Damage, Healing, Torpor, & Death
Conflict happens and is a powerful tool for dynamic story telling, and a consequence of conflict is commonly combat. In this forum game where multiple scenes are occurring, the rules need to be modified a bit to provide a clear picture and balanced use of both damage and death.

• Healing times are fluid in Middlewhere and dependent on your vitae expenditure.

• Aggravated damage may NOT be healed in the scene it was caused.
- Rule: Powers that allow for such healing to occur.

• Healing may be done ‘In-Scene’ or ‘Out-Of-Scene’.
- Important: If out of scene, please read ‘Vitae & Willpower’ sections.

• ‘Damage Stacking’ leading to Death, or Torpor, will be on a case-by-case basis.
- Important: ‘Damage stacking’ is when a character takes damage from two or more scenes they are in at the same time.

• Torpor currently operates as indicated in the book with few differences.

• Death is an active danger on this forum but will be regulated to ensure its meaningful.
- Important: Every death will be looked at carefully, including motivation and purpose.
- Rule: Torpor will occasionally replace Death in some combats and story events.