Forget about the pages of rules and the handfuls of dice. Close the book, turn out the lights, and tell me a story about dark desires and relentless hunger. Tell me about a vampire: about her talents and her weaknesses, and you tell me what kind of challenges she faces, what rewards or perils come her way.
-- Vampire: the Masquerade (Revised)
-- Vampire: the Masquerade (Revised)
Since we're all new here: let's do what used to be not the done thing at all, when I was a lad. Tell me about your characters! Open your hatch and disgorge that nourishing vampire tea.
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Date: 2018-12-16 09:03 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2018-12-17 06:22 am (UTC)From:On the subject of Tremere: I 100% agree with you. The way I've always seen it, you can teach Hermetic symbols, ritual preparation, and Latin vocabulary. What you *can't* teach is intelligence, ambition, drive, or loyalty. Get someone with the right personality, and you can indoctrinate them into the rest. Especially since not all Tremere are straight thaumaturgists anyway, anymore than all Giovanni are straight necromancers.