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Vampire: The Masquerade

Storyteller Reference Screen — 5th Edition

The Dice System

Assemble a pool of d10s. At Hunger 1–5, the lowest dice in the pool are replaced by Hunger dice (tracked differently). Roll all dice, count successes.

Success: any die showing 6 or higher
Critical: two Normal dice both showing 10 → +1 extra success
Bestial Failure: zero successes and a Hunger die shows 1
Messy Critical: succeeds and a Hunger die shows 10

Success Levels

Successes	Level	Effect
0	Failure	Task fails; Bestial Failure if Hunger die = 1
1	Marginal	Barely accomplished; complications likely
2–3	Standard	Task completed competently
4+	Exceptional	Excellent result; bonus narrative effect
+1	Critical	Two normal 10s: +1 extra success (stackable)

Difficulty & Opposed Tests

Standard difficulty: 2 successes required
Opposed test: both sides roll; higher net successes wins
Ties: attacker/active character wins
Rouse Check: roll 1d10 — result of 1 = gain 1 Hunger (max 5)

Willpower

Spend 1 Willpower: reroll up to 3 normal (non-Hunger) dice
Cannot reroll Hunger dice with Willpower
Damage to Willpower reduces active dice pool by that amount
Superficial WP damage from mental strain; Aggravated WP from severe trauma

Humanity Track

Ranges 0–10, neonates start at 7. Humanity measures moral connection to mortal life.

Stains accrue from violating Chronicle Tenets or failing Touchstones
Remorse test at session end: pool = 10 minus current Humanity (dice). Roll; any success removes all stains
Degeneration: fail Remorse with stains → Humanity drops by 1
At Humanity 0: permanent Wassail — the vampire becomes an NPC monster

Derived Statistics

Stat	Calculation	Notes
Health	3 + Stamina	Superficial or Aggravated tracks
Willpower	Resolve + Composure	Spend to reroll 3 normal dice
Humanity	7 (neonate start)	Chronicle Tenets define stains
Blood Potency	1 (neonate start)	Increases with age / Elder status
Initiative	Dexterity + Wits	Highest acts first; ties = simultaneous

Hunger Dice

Hunger is tracked from 0 (satiated) to 5 (on the edge of frenzy). The lowest dice in any pool become Hunger dice equal to current Hunger rating.

Hunger	Hunger Dice in Pool	State
0	0 Hunger dice	Satiated
1	1 Hunger die	Peckish
2	2 Hunger dice	Hungry
3	3 Hunger dice	Ravenous
4	4 Hunger dice	Starving
5	5 Hunger dice	Frenzy Risk

Rouse Checks

Roll 1d10. On a 1, gain 1 Hunger. Cannot exceed Hunger 5.

Rouse Checks are required for:

Waking at night (rise from daysleep)
Activating most Discipline powers
Healing Aggravated damage (1 Rouse per point)
Using Blush of Life (appear mortal)

Hunger Frenzy Triggers

Trigger	Hunger Required	Diff
Smell of blood	Hunger 3+	3
Starving / Torpor risk	Hunger 5	4+
Provoked / attacked	Any	Varies
Witnessing feeding	Hunger 2+	2

Frenzy resist: Composure + Resolve vs difficulty. Fail = Beast takes over.

Feeding & Hunger Reduction

Vessel / Method	Hunger Reduced	Humanity Risk
Willing mortal	2	None
Unwilling mortal	1	Stain (non-consensual)
Animal (standard)	1	None (standard Predator)
Bagged / stored blood	1	None (no Resonance)
Dying / near-dead mortal	1 max	Stain risk (killing)
Vampire Vitae (1 Rouse)	1	Blood Bond risk

Resonance Table

Resonance is the emotional flavour of a vessel's blood. It may temporarily boost Disciplines.

Humour	Vessel Mood	Disciplines Boosted
Choleric	Angry, violent, aggressive	Celerity, Potence, Presence
Melancholic	Sad, depressed, brooding	Auspex, Dominate, Obtenebration
Phlegmatic	Calm, rational, stoic	Auspex, Dominate, Fortitude
Sanguine	Happy, romantic, passionate	Blood Sorcery, Presence, Majesty
Dyscrasia	Rare pure resonance	Temporary Discipline rating boost

Satiety Threshold by Blood Potency

Blood Potency	Hunger Reduced (mortal)	Notes
1	2 per feeding	Neonate standard
2	2 per feeding	—
3	1 per feeding	Needs 2 drinks to reduce by 2
4–5	1 per feeding	Animals reduce by 0 (no benefit)
6+	Varies	May need high-Humanity or Kindred Vitae

Quick-reference cards for the 10 standard Disciplines. ✦ = requires Rouse Check

Animalism Manipulation + Animal Ken

Commune with and dominate beasts; draw the Beast of others

● Bond Famulus — bind an animal as a familiar; communicate with it mentally
● Sense the Beast — detect Hunger, Rage, or predatory nature in any being
●● Feral Whispers ✦ — speak with and command animals
●● Atavism ✦ — provoke the Beast in others (frenzy risk)
●●● Quell the Beast ✦ — suppress a mortal's fear or a vampire's Hunger frenzy
●●● Unlivable Underness ✦ — command a horde of animals

Auspex Intelligence + Awareness

ESP, danger sense, aura perception, psychic projection

● Heightened Senses — expand all senses to supernatural levels; danger sense
● Sense the Unseen — detect obfuscated beings, spirits, supernatural presence
●● Premonition ✦ — receive visions of danger, clues or past events
●● Aura Reading ✦ — read emotions, Clan, and supernatural status from aura
●●● Spirit's Touch ✦ — psychometry; read impressions from objects or places
●●● Telepathy ✦ — read surface thoughts; broadcast to mind

Blood Sorcery Intelligence + Occult

Blood magic; the Tremere art of bending Vitae to will

● Corrosive Vitae ✦ — spit/apply blood that dissolves organic or inorganic matter
● A Taste for Blood — taste a vessel and read blood properties, Hunger, Generation
●● Extinguish Vitae ✦ — suppress Discipline use or force Rouse Checks in a target
●● Blood of Potency ✦ — temporarily raise Blood Potency by 1 for a scene
●●● Scorpion's Touch ✦ — transmute blood into a paralysing toxin
●●● Herd Sorcery (Ritual) — learn and cast Rituals (separate ritual list)

Celerity Dexterity + Athletics

Supernatural speed; move faster than mortal eyes can track

● Cat's Grace — perfect balance; never lose footing, always land safely
● Rapid Reflexes — add extra minor action per turn; dodge at no penalty
●● Fleetness ✦ — add Celerity rating to Dexterity for athletics or combat
●● Blink ✦ — short-range teleport-speed dash; appear behind opponent
●●● Traversal ✦ — move across any surface (walls, ceilings) at full speed
●●● Weaving ✦ — dodge all incoming attacks for one turn

Dominate Manipulation + Intimidation

Absolute mental command; rewrite memory and will

● Cloud Memory — make a target forget the last few minutes of interaction
● Compel ✦ — issue a single-word or short command; immediate compliance
●● Mesmerize ✦ — plant complex instructions or commands that persist
●● Forgetful Mind ✦ — read and rewrite specific memories in depth
●●● Submerged Directive ✦ — plant a deeply hidden trigger command
●●● Rationalize — target rationalises away evidence of vampire interference

Fortitude Stamina + Survival

Supernatural resilience; endure damage that would destroy others

● Resilience — add Fortitude rating to Health track; extra boxes
● Unswayable Mind — add Fortitude to pools resisting mental Disciplines
●● Toughness ✦ — downgrade Aggravated damage to Superficial for the scene
●● Defy Bane ✦ — temporarily ignore Clan Bane effects
●●● Fortify the Inner Facade ✦ — resist all supernatural fear and pain
●●● Flesh of Marble ✦ — reduce all physical damage by Fortitude rating

Obfuscate Wits + Stealth

Invisibility, disguise, and misdirection of mortal and vampire senses

● Cloak of Shadows — become invisible while motionless; minds slide past
● Silence of Death — muffle all sounds the vampire makes
●● Unseen Passage ✦ — remain invisible while moving slowly
●● Chimerstry ✦ — create minor illusory sensory effects
●●● Mask of a Thousand Faces ✦ — alter perceived appearance at will
●●● Ghost in the Machine ✦ — avoid being captured by cameras or recording

Potence Strength + Athletics

Supernatural physical strength; strike with devastating force

● Lethal Body — unarmed attacks deal Aggravated damage to mortals
● Soaring Leap — jump extraordinary distances horizontally or vertically
●● Prowess ✦ — add Potence rating to Strength for all physical rolls
●● Brutal Feed ✦ — feed rapidly by force; reduces Hunger but risks Humanity stain
●●● Uncanny Grip ✦ — cling to any surface while grappling with crushing force
●●● Earthshock ✦ — strike ground to send shockwave; area knockdown

Presence Charisma + Persuasion

Awe, emotional domination, supernatural charisma

● Awe — inspire attraction, trust, or fascination; social rolls enhanced
● Daunt — exude menace; mortals become reluctant to approach or attack
●● Lingering Kiss ✦ — feeding becomes pleasurable; target may seek it again
●● Dread Gaze ✦ — terrify a target; they flee or are paralysed with fear
●●● Entrancement ✦ — create obsessive devotion; target becomes long-term ally/thrall
●●● Summon ✦ — compel a known person to come to you immediately

Protean Wits + Survival

Shapeshifting; merge with earth; assume animal or mist form

● Eyes of the Beast — see perfectly in complete darkness; eyes glow red
● Weight of the Feather — control personal mass; fall without harm
●● Feral Weapons ✦ — grow claws or fangs dealing Aggravated damage
●● Earth Meld ✦ — sink into natural ground to hide; daytime sanctuary
●●● Shapechange ✦ — assume a specific animal form (wolf, bat)
●●● Metamorphosis ✦ — take on mist or other elemental forms

Combat Sequence

Initiative: Dexterity + Wits — highest total acts first
Declare action type (Simple, Extended, or Conflicted)
Attack roll vs defender roll (or static difficulty)
Apply damage (Superficial or Aggravated)
Check for Frenzy if Hunger is high

Attack Pools

Attack Type	Dice Pool	Defend With
Unarmed / Brawl	Strength + Brawl	Dexterity + Athletics (dodge) or Strength + Brawl (clinch)
Melee weapon	Strength + Melee	Dexterity + Athletics or Dexterity + Melee (parry)
Ranged firearm	Dexterity + Firearms	Dexterity + Athletics (dodge; cover)
Throwing / archery	Dexterity + Athletics	Dexterity + Athletics

Net successes (attacker minus defender) = Superficial damage dealt. Minimum 1 on a hit.

Superficial vs Aggravated Damage

Damage Type	Mortals	Vampires
Superficial	Full damage taken	Halved (round up)
Aggravated	Full damage taken	Never halved

Aggravated sources: fire, sunlight, staking through the heart, certain Disciplines

Healing

Damage	Vampire	Mortal
Superficial	1 Rouse Check = heal all Superficial	1 per day (natural only)
Aggravated	1 Rouse Check per point	1 per week (natural only)

Staking

A vampire that takes 3 Aggravated damage to the chest from a wooden stake is staked. Effects:

Enters a Torpor-like paralysis
Remains fully conscious and aware
Cannot move or use Disciplines
Continues to gain Hunger each night
Removal of stake ends effect immediately

Sunlight Damage

Exposure	Damage / Turn
Dawn / Dusk (indirect light)	1 Aggravated
Daytime (indirect / shade)	2 Aggravated
Daytime (direct sunlight)	3 Aggravated

Ministry Clan bane: all sunlight damage doubled. Ravnos also suffer additional vulnerability.

Fire Damage

Fire Source	Damage / Turn
Candle / lighter flame	1 Aggravated
Torch / burning brand	2 Aggravated
Bonfire / burning room	3 Aggravated
Inferno / burning building	4 Aggravated

Frenzy in Combat

Hunger Frenzy: Beast seeks blood; character attacks nearest vessel
Rage Frenzy: triggered by humiliation, provocation, or Brujah Bane; uncontrolled violence
Terror Frenzy (Rotschreck): fire or sunlight may trigger flight instinct
Resist roll: Composure + Resolve vs difficulty; failure = Beast controls character
While in Frenzy: immune to social Disciplines, ignore Willpower costs, Humanity does not generate Stains for Frenzy actions

Clan Quick Reference

Banu Haqim

DisciplinesBlood Sorcery, Celerity, Obfuscate

BaneAddiction to Kindred Vitae — Rouse Checks when drinking vampire blood; Blood Bonds form more easily

CompulsionJudgment: must punish a transgression they witness this scene

Brujah

DisciplinesCelerity, Potence, Presence

BaneShort Fuse — all Frenzy difficulties raised by 2; Rage Frenzy triggered more easily

CompulsionRebellion: must resist or defy an order or authority figure in the scene

Gangrel

DisciplinesAnimalism, Fortitude, Protean

BaneAnimal Features — gain 1 animal feature per Frenzy (permanent until Humanity session test success)

CompulsionFeral Impulses: revert to animal instincts; language and reason become difficult

Hecata

DisciplinesAuspex, Fortitude, Oblivion

BanePainful Bonds — cannot create Blood Bonds; must take Aggravated damage to feed from non-willing vessels

CompulsionMorbidity: obsess over death and dying; other goals become secondary

Lasombra

DisciplinesDominate, Obtenebration, Potence

BaneNo Reflection — cast no reflection or shadow; technology glitches; may stain Humanity when Obtenebration distresses mortals

CompulsionRuthlessness: must succeed at a task at any cost; retreat is not an option

Malkavian

DisciplinesAuspex, Dominate, Obfuscate

BaneDerangement — persistent mental condition that warps perception; worsens under stress

CompulsionDelusion: follow a false belief as though it were fact for the scene

Ministry

DisciplinesObfuscate, Presence, Protean

BaneFire Vulnerability — take extra Aggravated from fire; sunlight also deals extra Aggravated

CompulsionTransgression: must tempt someone to break their personal or moral code

Nosferatu

DisciplinesAnimalism, Obfuscate, Potence

BaneHideous Appearance — cannot use Blush of Life for social scenes without Mask of a Thousand Faces; always Ugly 5

CompulsionCryptophilia: must extract a secret from someone before the scene ends

Ravnos

DisciplinesAnimalism, Obfuscate, Presence

BaneSun Vulnerability — sunlight damage doubled; Hunger Frenzy risk during daylight even while sleeping

CompulsionPhantom: must create an illusion, perform a theft, or undertake an elaborate deception

Salubri

DisciplinesAuspex, Dominate, Fortitude

BaneThird Eye — a third eye opens on forehead when using Disciplines; frightens mortals and reveals vampiric nature

CompulsionAffective Empathy: must aid or comfort any wounded or suffering person in sight

Toreador

DisciplinesAuspex, Celerity, Presence

BaneAesthetic Fixation — when encountering beauty (art, music, person) must succeed Composure + Resolve vs diff 3 or become Entranced and unable to act

CompulsionObsession: fixate entirely on an aesthetic stimulus; all other goals fail

Tremere

DisciplinesAuspex, Blood Sorcery, Dominate

BanePyramid Bond — Tremere only Blood Bond with other Tremere of higher status; weakened version with others

CompulsionPerfection: must find and correct a flaw, error, or imperfection before acting on other goals

Tzimisce

DisciplinesAnimalism, Dominate, Protean

BaneGrave Soil — must sleep with at least 1 cubic foot of native soil; without it take 1 Aggravated to Willpower per night

CompulsionCovetousness: must claim and hold a person, place, or possession as theirs; will not willingly relinquish it

Ventrue

DisciplinesDominate, Fortitude, Presence

BaneSelective Feeder — can only feed from a specific type of mortal (determined at Embrace); blood from others provides 0 nourishment

CompulsionArrogance: must demand respect and recognition; cannot accept being treated as inferior

Predator Types

Alley Cat
+Celerity dot; Brawl & Streetwise specs; feed from homeless/runaways

Bagger
+Blood Sorcery dot; Larceny & Science specs; steal blood bags

Blood Leech
+Potence dot; Brawl spec; feed from other vampires (stain risk)

Cleaver
+Dominate dot; Insight spec; feed from family/close circle

Consensualist
+Auspex dot; Medicine spec; feed only from willing; Humanity bonus

Extortionist
+Dominate dot; Intimidation & Larceny specs; threaten for access

Farmer
+Animalism dot; Animal Ken spec; feed from animals only

Graverobber
+Fortitude dot; Medicine & Occult specs; feed from the dying

Osiris
+Blood Sorcery or Presence dot; Occult & Performance specs; cult following

Sandman
+Auspex dot; Medicine & Stealth specs; feed from sleeping victims

Siren
+Presence dot; Persuasion & Subterfuge specs; seduce and feed

Coterie Types

Hunting Party
Focus: feeding and territory control. Complementary Predator types

Power Cell
Focus: political influence. Each member holds a domain or faction role

Nomads
Focus: travel and avoiding entanglement. No fixed domain

Heist
Focus: a specific goal or job. Temporary alliance with clear objective

Entourage
Focus: one powerful Kindred and their followers/servants

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