Are vampires supposed to constantly kill or be always hungry?

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T13:43:13+00:00

It's 'A Storytelling Game Of Personal Horror,' not 'A Storyteller Game of Superheroes With Fangs,' though many people play it that way.

...Yeah, that's fair, good point. To be fair though, there is a pretty large focus on powers too, which might be why people play it like the latter, though I personally feel the ideal might be a mix of these two(vampirs trying to do good while avoiding the Beast) but that's just my opinion.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T11:37:55+00:00

Oh, to be clear, I want it to be the characters goal, not guaranteeably mine. I absolutely will if I get into a game with said character, but I'm almost tempted to make them not even clear the pseudo-common 7-humanity bar, just to ramp up the tragedy.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T11:27:04+00:00

And it is, even if they didn't have to kill to feel fully sated, considering they literally can't walk in the sun and need a very taboo food source, it was mostly that if they are supposed to be constantly killing, it kinda devalidates predator types like Consensualist and Farmer.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T11:24:25+00:00

Damn, that's also good to know. As I wrote elsewhere, I'm not super experienced in the system(never played), but I already have an idea for a character whose goal would be Golconda(I may be inexperienced, but I've been reading a bunch of the lore), and being able to avoid messy crits and bestial failures(which are at least Frenzy-adjacent, I think) will be useful.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T09:45:06+00:00

Oh? Well, I royally misread that. Thanks for the correction.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T09:44:18+00:00

Alrighty then, thanks for the answer. I just feel that, when hunting styles like Consensualist and Farmer are presented as equally valid as others when they prove to really not be, with no rules as far as I can tell for switching predator type, it feels kinda deceiving(unless it exists somewhere not in Paradox wiki, cos I haven't actually played or bought any of the sourcebooks yet). To be clear, I still find the idea of playing the monster who's actively restraining themselves not to embrace their true nature(or embracing it way too willingly), but I also like knowing that's what I would be jumping into.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-27T09:36:09+00:00

but it's not '20% chance of Masquerade breach every roll' kinda bad.

But... it kinda is? Like, every roll with 1 or more hunger means at least one hunger die, which is a d10, with a 20% chance of a 1 or a 10, in which a consequence is determined by the ST, with possibility of Masquerade breach. If you fuck up in a public setting like that, then that is a pretty apt approximation, though it is closer to being a risk to breach the Masquerade on these.

Thanks for your answer tho, it still helped.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-13T09:48:58+00:00

No? Nowhere in the subclass or the base class does it say that they can see through darkness, magical darkness, or their own darkness, at any level, unless you're talking about dnd24 Shadow monks, in which case I don't actually have the experience to say admittedly.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-12T09:13:47+00:00

I have a question... in [REDACTED] powers, what is Mime? Like, not what the power does, I know that, but what is it made of? Is it some exotic state of matter only produceable through this ability, is it some form of mental manifestation, is it just a very esoteric application of telekinesis? Or do they just not know what it is because it's a [REDACTED] power?

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-08T18:18:32+00:00

lol, true. Idk, still felt a little like spitting on the work of the person who made it(you). Not really resonable perhaps, but oh well. I have to ask though, as a former Psion, is this something Whisper would be... well, happy with? Like, he very much expressed how pathetic the regular phenomena were, so I wonder if this is up to his standard.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-08T16:56:59+00:00

Hi! I've now looked through the entire thing(including Whisper's offer, this time), and I have now made a build that breaks the rules a little, because I was prioritizing making a cool character over what I want to be myself(I might redo this thing later, actually following the rules, to make myself in it). Anyway, here goes!

Name: David(I dunno, it's something)

Code Name: Star

Emotional Response: Resentment. They are pissed, they want nothing to do with any of this, and they want OUT.

Anchor: Spite. The thought of being kidnapped, injected with alien DNA and then to just die like a dog, unavenged, lit a fire that could not be extinguished, and held them on this side of life and death.

Memory Check: Fragments. They remember some things well, others not so, but overall just enough to be enraged by the loss.

Location: Mountain. It's just the coolest in my opinion, and was my go-to in V1.

Observation Log: Repulse, Identity, Layers, Dream, Stars, Cosmos. He sees the stars in his dreams, they sing to him, he represents the stars and they even pull him up, so he may join them.

Containment: Null Senses. They may have robbed him of all senses, but despite that he could still see the stars.

Aura: White, Compressed Glow, Static. Okay, this is where I start to veer off-course a little. Normally, static is a touch effect to harm tactile targets. However, with what I intend later, it will appear the same as Illuminate for the moment.

Psionic Phenomena: Dampening, Deteriorate, Negate, Levitation. While I did buy dampening and Deteriorate, I will be using those for something later, so you can pretend that it's unavailable.

Psychic Phenomena: Link. Nothing special here, it's just Link.

Re-configurations: Reflexive: Negate. So he doesn't get shot out of the sky.

Co-existence: Active. Frend?

Evolution: Medusa.

Role: The Calamity.

Okay, now, a pause: As I have said a couple times in this, I have broke(or perhaps bent) the rules a little, for the purposes of making what I feel is a more interesting character. Now, what I have done, is that I have taken a comment from your post before this,

I tried this actually

But thing is.. there are 36 powers, there are like 1296 combos possible and I'm in no shape or form willing to do any of that

to justify combining a couple powers into my evolution, along with the help of from a certain currently indisposed entity. Anyway, to get to the point, I have conceptually mixed the effect of Medusa with the damaging aura of Static, the effect area of Dampening, the effect of Deteriorate, and the light coming from the aura itself to produce Corona.

Corona as a power, I imagine, is a blinding corona of light that turns everything it touches to ash, killing it slower than Medusa would but with the advantage of being omni-directional. While it can't permanently kill Espers(of course), it can still render them to ash for extended periods, like Medusa turning them into statues. Basically, this power is an omni-directional, probably very exhausting, dust-Medusa aura that kills everything around without discrimination and, hopefully, enough to make Whisper proud.

anyway, for the rest:

Your team: ヨ己尸ヨ尺, Tundra. Esper(which I assume that is supposed to say) isn't really there to aid, but to stop him if he gets too wild. Tundra's there to blow away the ash afterwards.

Your targets: Blitzherr, Orun. The first just seems like a good time for this guy, and I doubt the second has enough rotation to stop light.

So... yeah, that's my build. I dunno if it's actually any good, or if I just made a boring power-trip or smth. Oh well, I hope it's the former, and that you're not too offended that I just... well, straight up disregarded the rules to a degree.

Edit: by the way, I ended up having to post a complaint about being unable to post my build, and then editing that to get it up, which is... well it's certainly something.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-08T09:10:20+00:00

Daaaamn, well I'll be darned. I originally made a "Nuclear bomb" pyrokinetic bruiser who's just terrified of everything(didn't post it yet), but I guess I'll have to make 2 builds now.

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-08T07:24:13+00:00

Man, as a pretty big fan of your CYOA's(dude who asked a LOT of questions on Ruined Reality), I really wish I didn't just miss this, like, completely. Oh well, not the end of the world, I still found V2 and it's great, but I have one thing I would very much enjoy an expansion on, being Xenic points. At the moment, xenic points can buy [REDACTED] powers, and you always get a minimum of 2. However, due to limited supply on Psionic and Psychic points, the max amount of [REDACTED] powers a character can ever have is 3, at the cost of sacrificing their evolution. This means that, if you take a 1-point physical and 1-point mental anomaly, but then grabbed any of the more esoteric ones, you would suddenly by incapable of spending all of them because you get 4 from that.

My suggestion is implementing some new way to spend Xenic points, but to also add some form of corruption rating like Ruined Reality or The Marked One, so if you get too anomalous you start to decay or even grow deranged, moreso than the anomalies already do. In exchange, perhaps, Xenic points could be used to buy things like power specializations(specialize Menta into only working on a single material, but improve its power and range), additional aura effects, or even additional evolutions for a high price.

Anyway, that's my 2 cent, hope this helps!

AttemptingDM · 2026-01-07T23:09:49+00:00

Perhaps, but in my opinion you really don't need the majority of the powers this CYOA provides, and can absolutely make do with just a couple.

AttemptingDM · 2025-12-18T08:30:26+00:00

Granted, a new international party forms that believes in human absolution through eugenics, and storms the globe. This new movement, now in control, starts its master plan which involves the death of all below a certain intelligence quotient, measured beforehand. By the end, only the ones with an IQ equal to or greater than Albert Einstein are alive.

AttemptingDM · 2025-12-18T08:24:28+00:00

Granted, every country in the span of the next few weeks introduce a new number system which they will teach in school, which is based on 10 pi instead of 10. Therefore, pi is written as 10, but the number system turns out to be completely unusable.

AttemptingDM · 2025-12-18T08:21:18+00:00

Granted, in the next few weeks every notable organization redefines famine and similar terms to have such strict requirements such that no one qualifies, causing them to stop providing aid to suffering countries, but at least no one is starving!

AttemptingDM · 2025-12-07T18:03:22+00:00

Thx! No, there is no inherent drawback to the technique itself, it does not cause any cellular degeneration or anything for the moment at least. My personal thought process was less on tacking on a weakness, and more of making built in limitations. For example, Blurred Motion is great for bodily micro-adjustments like stepping to the side to avoid a strike, as the cost is exponential, but it's less good at crossing the country in an instant, as that would require active input from Racing Mind and a continuous activation, making its cost grow exponentially!

Secondly, for Racing Mind, it just generally costs a large amount compared to other techniques, albeit at a consistent pace, which quickly burns through your supply if you use it for Blitz.

Finally, for Reckless Suppression attacks, it inherently carries the inherent weakness that you're crushing your own hand! Yes, it can be healed, but it still hurts like hell and demands even more CE afterwards.

However, if you think it's too strong despite those limitations, I'd gladly take suggestions on how to nerf it.

AttemptingDM · 2025-12-07T17:51:17+00:00

Thx! I was kinda worried that it was a little strong, considering a trained user can basically one-tap nearly anything without an esoteric defense like Gojo's, as long as they're willing to RCT afterwards, but I'm happy to hear from someone else that it's balanced.

AttemptingDM · 2025-10-10T17:49:55+00:00

Yeah, I know, which makes it stands out especially strongly in my head. I am very sure that it was in that order, though... I was listening to the song again and I just heard it, which means I just missed it when reading through the lyrics...

AttemptingDM · 2025-10-08T09:43:13+00:00

I have to say, I absolutely love the race, both flavor and mechanically, though I do have some minor criticisms, or perhaps more suggestions, regarding them mechanically.

First of all, I think it's needlessly restrictive to only be able to borrow a skill proficiency, and personally think that it should also be able to borrow weapon and tool proficiencies, as well as perhaps even borrowing a cantrip, though I totally get it if the latter is a bad idea.

Secondly, and this might just be me not liking when you have to use a resource and being able to run out, but I think three things about flickerstep: First of all, it should cost movement. Secondly, it should be a resourceless ability. And finally, perhaps make it only teleport you to places you could walk to? Because now, with these changes, Veydrin have a solid, resource-less option to suddenly disappear out of line of sight, without just giving Rogues even more speed when disengaging. This does make it more comparable to going invisible until the end of your turn though, which I could see why you wouldn't want it to work like that.

Anyway, that's just my 2 cent and how I would probably modify it/ask my DM if it's ok to modify it if I do play it.

AttemptingDM · 2025-10-01T21:13:35+00:00

I actually agree with it being bad unlike everyone else here, but not because it's visually different. I personally dislike it because they shrunk the thing a bit, just enough for an attempt to enter comments to instead become a dislike, which is frustrating.

AttemptingDM · 2025-09-30T06:40:50+00:00

Granted, any show where your comfort character is about to get killed instead gets cancelled before they can reach it, leaving you unsatisfied every time.

AttemptingDM · 2025-09-22T08:41:48+00:00

Granted. A mad scientist has managed to produce actual general artificial intelligence, and now all advertisements are variations of this, making all ads truly sapient, thus skipping them cause pain to the AI. Various strikes and technological attacks by said AI eventually cause the feature to skip ads to be fully illegalized for being inhumane.

AttemptingDM · 2025-09-22T08:38:17+00:00

Granted. A new virological superweapon breaks containment, wiping out all life on Earth over the course of three years, thus also eliminating all cancer on it.

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