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 CONTENTS
I n t r od u ct i on - Th e Path of Lil l ith
H u m an i t y an d M or al i t y - Th e Path of M etam or ph osis
- Th e Path of Nigh t
- Th e Sabbat an d th e Path s of - Th e Path of Par adox
En l igh ten m en t - Th e Path of Typh on
Con v i ct i on s L or esh eet s
Tou ch st on es - Th e Path of Cain e
Al t er n at i v es Tou ch st on es - Th e Path of Cath ar i
- An im al s - Th e Path of Death an d th e Sou l
- Th e Dead - Th e Path of th e Fer al H ear t
- Gh ou l s - Th e Path of H on ou r abl e Accor d
- Objects - Th e Path of Power an d In n er
- Ritae Voice
- Vam pir es - Th e Path of M etam or ph osis

Beast M ar k s Ap p en d i x - Con v i ct i on s an d Ten et s

f or t h e Di scer n i n g Sabbat
- An im al In stin ct
- Con viction s of Steel - Loyal ists
- Discon n ect - M oder ates
- Dim in ish in g Retu r n s - Th e Statu s Qu o
- Fixation - Th e Or th odoxy
- Th e Need to Feed - Ul tr a Con ser vatives
- Ter r itor ial - Th e Sabbat In qu isition
- Sadistic - Th e Bl ack H an d
- Th e Rel u ctan t Jyh adist
Dam agi n g Tou ch st on es
- Bol sh evik An ar ch ist
H u m an i t y Rev i si t ed - Th e Secr et Keeper s
Th e Pat h s of En l i gh t en m en t an d - Th e Dar k Ages
Th e Road s - Con viction s

- Th e Path of Cain e
- Th e Path of Cath ar i
- Th e Path of Death an d th e Sou l
- Th e Path of th e Fer al H ear t
- Th e Path of H on ou r abl e Accor d
- Th e Path of Power an d In n er
Voice
- Th e Path of Bl ood

Intr oduction
Mor ality has been a centr al concept to Vampire the
Masquer ade from the ver y fir st edition.
Throughout its histor y there have been many
alter native belief systems that player s have
exper imented with; from Roads and Paths, to the
newer concepts of Convictions and Touchstones.
This book will cover :
- ?Humanity?for immoral vampires
- Alternative types of Touchstones
- The Paths of Enlightenment
- Loresheets for the Paths
- Example Tenets and Convictions
The ver y concept of Humanity has been dr astically
changed in 5th edition so that it can now easily
encompass all systems of belief, r ather than just
more stereotypically humane ones - the title has
car r ied over, but the implications of what it means
has shifted.
Here I want to not only explore what exists already,
but offer an alter native option for those that want
to expand the centr al concept of Touchstones. In
here, you will find details and r ules for r unning
with alter natives to mor tals as Touchstones- not
only how you could use them, but also damage
them.
Finally, it addresses how the Sabbat and other
follower s of inhuman Paths have been impacted by
this change. Just because Humanity now represents
your control over the Beast, doesn?t mean that
groups will not have attempted to for malise ways of
existing and r ules to maintain that balance. Many
of the Paths and Roads are detailed, including
example Convictions, Touchstone preferences and
Loresheets to reflect their unique per spectives.
Humanity and Mor ality
Humanity as a ter m is often associated with the
Camar illa and other moder n or philosophical
Kindred. The moder n usage of that ter m and the
Camar illa?s str ict adherence of its ways stretches
all the way back to the for mation of the great sect,
it was then that they officially adopted it as a
method to help them blend in with the Kine and
work towards becoming cultur al myth. The Sabbat
would not accept this attitude, seeing it as a denial
of what they were. Instead they moved for ward
with their own ver sions of mor ality, the so called
?Paths of Enlightenment?.
But really, what is Humanity? What differ s between
an Anarch, Camar illa and Sabbat vampire? Does
?Humanity?really exist or is it just a constr uct to help
the vampire r ace make sense of their situation? For
the nascent Camar illa, humanity as a ter m was a way
to separ ate themselves from some of the more
bestial, violent and vampire centr ic beliefs that had
dominated culture for many centur ies. By acting
human, and focusing on the mor tals as much as
possible, they found it easier to hide among them,
easier to feed on them and easier to avoid suspicion.
It?s not so much that it made them more mor al, but
that by reminding their member s to focus their
attention on the biggest threat to their existence,
they stood a better chance of hiding from them and
keeping their nature under wr aps. Philosopher s
among the vampires had long recognised that while
follower s of these Roads were just as resilient to the
Beast, they exhibited behaviour s that marked them
out as something else far more often, and far earlier
than those who looked to the Kine.
Some vampires find the ter m ?Humanity?misleading
or even insulting; they feel they are above humanity
or have moved beyond it. There are many other
ter ms that are used - Morality, Control, Ego, the Path,
strength of self, - but ultimately they?re all talking
about the same thing - how strong are they against
the Beast
Humanity as a scale is less about how mor al or good
you are, even for those who look str ictly to mor tals
for conviction. In reality it is more accur ately a
metr ic about how strong your resolve is against the
Beast. How much of You remains? How hard do you
cling to what separ ates you from your hunger ? Is it
the vampire that is in control of their functions,
reactions and emotions or is it the Beast in the
dominant position? Humanity is the measure that
defines how much of the predator is visible to their
prey. Lower humanity vampires suffer greatly from
this as they lack the skills and ability to hide what
they are from those they would feed upon, often
dr iving them to more bestial methods of cover up as
subtlety becomes impossible, and ultimately
reinforces the ur ges of the Beast.
Convictions
At the hear t of any conver sation about vampir ic
mor als are the Convictions. Convictions allow the
vampire to retain a sense of their higher self when
the Beast calls. Whether this Conviction is
objectively good, bad, mor al or immor al is
ir relevant, even if the Beast agrees with the
behaviour and enjoys it, the impor tant distinction
is that the decision and justification came from a
place of strength and pur pose, and not the
animalistic impulses of the Beast.
But how does a vampire behave after the loss of a
Touchstone? Does this Conviction just disappear
and change the per sonality of the Kindred? While
in cer tain tr aumatic cases this might be the case,
for the most par t these beliefs and behaviour s
per sist beyond the death of the Touchstone.
However without the backing and suppor t that the
Touchstone provided these convictions don?t offer
enough protection against the r avages of the Beast.
Like all the other aspects of the vampires?
per sonality, these become just become quirks
r ather than a surefire defense against the slide
towards degener ation.
Touchstones
Touchstones are cr itical to stable vampire life.
Without these reminder s of what they stand for,
kindred find themselves falling more and more
into the thr all of the Beast. The impor tance of each
Touchstone is to reinforce a value the vampire
believes in. Without the Touchstone the vampire
would still behave in the same manner, they would
still believe the same things, however the big
difference is that without a concrete reminder of
what it means and why it?s impor tant, the Beast has
a fir mer gr ip on them. The living embodiment of
their conviction allows them greater for titude
against the r avages of the Beast. If that Touchstone
were to be destroyed, the only change would be
their mor al shield is gone. The vampire is alone
with the Beast with nothing to protect them.
For most vampires, the best and easiest
Touchstone is a mor tal. Not only are they plentiful,
but this var iety means there will usually be one that
can embody any belief that a Kindred could
conceivably have. No matter what they might
per sonally think of the Kine, they are a ready
resource. Alter natives exist but they?re not the
natur al or intuitive choice for many as they require
a bit more work to come across and develop. Many
vampires don?t even think to work on different
types of attachment.
There are many within the Sabbat that would see
mor tals as just bloodbags, a resource to be used
The Sabbat and The
Paths of Enlightenment
It was in 1666 t hat a group of Cainit es convened just
out side of Basel t o codify what became known as t he
Pat hs of Enlight enment . Knowing what t hey had been
t hrough and t hat t he remnant s of t he Sabbat were
t eet ering on a precipice, t he upper echelons
underst ood t hat drast ic act ion was needed t o secure
t heir survival. A part of t his fut ure was t he Pat hs of
Enlight enment .
At t he Black Monast ery, sevent een vampires came
t oget her t o formally det ail a set of moralit ies t hat
had exist ed in ot her shapes for millennia. Many of
t hese ancient Roads fell t o t he wayside, but ot hers
were modernised, st ripped of t he fat and made lean
for t he hungry vampires of t he Sabbat . These new
pat hs became sacrosanct , what were once loose
affirmat ions of belief became polit ical and religious
fact ions. Many fought and died t rying t o capt ure t he
heart and soul of t he Sabbat , but from t hese
sacrifices was born somet hing great . The Pat hs were
far from humane, but t hey cowed t he Beast . They
ensured t hat when properly adhered t o and when a
Cainit e gave t hemselves fully t o t he Pat h, t hat
st abilit y and st rengt h was possible. By at t uning t heir
needs t o aspect s t hey felt more in t une wit h t he
Beast t hey managed t o rise above it . These pat hs st ill
allowed each Cainit e t o resist t he Beast , t o cont rol
how t hey were perceived by t heir prey, but every
gain of flexibilit y in one area meant more rigid
rules in anot her.
and abused as they see fit. How can such callous
individuals consider a mor tal as a Touchstone?
When the Sect as a whole advocates distancing at
best and outr ight murder at wor st for the Kine, how
do they reconcile the need to have a mor tal in their
lives? The answer is complex and var ies from
Cainite to Cainite and while some vampires adopt
str ict Paths of Enlightenment and put some of their
focus onto non human Touchstones, the major ity of
Sabbat still use mor tals. The difference comes more
from how they inter act with them. The Sabbat sees
less instances of respect or ador ation in that
relationship, and more cases or monitor ing from
afar, of abusive or twisted relationships. While this
happens within all sects, the relationships the
Sabbat foster tend to be more negative than
positive. While an Anarch might respect a Police
officer for how they uphold the law, a follower of
the Path on Honour able Accord might despise a
cr iminal for the exact same conviction. The
conviction of ?Take pleasure in ever y aspect of life?
could be lear ned from getting close to a par ty
animal, or from a Pr iest that denies themselves
these same pleasures. While they might not realise
the process is the same, the Sabbat use mor tal
Touchstones just as much as their more Humanity
focused enemies.
Alter native Touchstones
While mor tals make up the bulk of Touchstones,
there are those that have tur ned away from them.
For some this is purely instinctual and natur al to
them, a conclusion they have reached natur ally and
that may not be immediately apparent even to
them. For other s, this is a pr acticed and deliber ate
action, one that they have probably taken under
guidance. There are many long tr aditions of
codified mor ality among the Kindred, and other s
that are smaller in scale, shared only between Sire
and Childe. However a Kindred reaches this
conclusion, the result is the same. For each
non- mor tal Touchstone they have, they take on a
Beast Mark. This Beast Mark is lost when the
Conviction is lost.
Animals
For some people, animals are a per fect reflection of
the human condition, in them they see attr ibutes
and tr aits they admire, often humanising them in
the process. While this behaviour is always filtered
through an animal?s temper ament, it has been
common to see this reflected throughout histor y and
Legend. A vampire that chooses an animal for their
touchstone can be on shaky ground due to their
lifespan, but these creatures are predictable,
stubbor n and loyal in ways few mor tals are.
The Dead
Favoured by the Hecata and the cold follower s of the
Path of Death and the Soul, The Dead have been a
Touchstone mainstay for many centur ies - in some
cases liter ally! Here, the wor ship of death becomes
reverential and per sonal. For some, the Dead are
exactly that - the cor pses of mor tals. For more
advanced Necromancer s, they may even look to the
Shadowlands and the Wr aiths for mor al for titude.
Ghouls
For most situations a Ghoul is just a mor tal - but
with a little extr a. While it?s r are for a vampire to
ghoul their Touchstone due to the way it impacts
and cor r upts them, it is not unheard of -
desper ation and the best intentions have a lot to
answer for ! The big r isk is that it has the potential to
war p what they represent to the vampire, and how
that conviction filter s through. However there are of
cour se cer tainly situations where that
representation still holds fir m or even strengthens.
Objects
One of the r arer choices of Touchstone, and even
then more common among the ver y ancient that
have grown accustomed to the fleeting lives of the
Kine. Here a vampire chooses an object,
or ganisation or location that holds real significance
for them and that can become the sum of their
feelings and emotions.
Ritae
Many of the more or ganised Paths and Roads have
built up r ites and pr actices that treat the belief
system more like a religion. For other s, the
repetition and pr ior itisation of cer tain actions
gives them pur pose. Groups such as the Sabbat
have complex r itae that all within the Sect indulge
to build unity and encour age a sense of community.
Whilst there are many individual options here, the
result is the same - dedicated adherence to a r ite
can give the vampire the conviction they need to
get through the night.
Vampires
While many tr y to replicate the ways of mor tals,
there are some that reject that way and look to
their peer s for leader ship. Gaining guidance and
mor al backbone from a fellow vampire is r isky and
can lead to a quick descent to the Beast if not
followed r igorously, but provides an other wise
robust Touchstone in all other ways.
Beast Mar ks
Beast Marks are gained whenever a vampire takes
on a non- mor tal Touchstone, with one mark
gained for each of these alter native Touchstones
taken. A player can choose any of the Beast Marks
they want for each Touchstone, with some being
appropr iate to be taken multiple times (such as
Disconnect), however once a mark is chosen, it
remains until the Touchstone is destroyed. Cer tain
paths or Touchstone types lend themselves more
towards par ticular marks, but there are no set
restr ictions on how these manifest for an individual.
Ultimately this should be a discussion between the
Player and the Stor yteller.
Animal Instinct
Sometimes the Beast manifests itself in a ver y liter al
way. By ignor ing the human they were, they accept
their animal instincts and appease the Beast. They
must always Ride the Wave of Frenzy. Resisting it
gr ants a Stain.
Convictions of Steel
Many Paths, as well as those that have made the leap
away from mor tals find that the method they use to
stave off the descent requires utter inflexibility and
adherence to their code - even the smallest misstep
can cause them to question their beliefs. In these
situations, going against a Conviction always gr ants
a stain in the same way that breaking a Chronicle
Tenet would. If stains are already given in this
situation, the Beast Mark increases that amount by
One.
Disconnect
Whilst the Beast is kept at bay by the str ict r ules put
in place by the vampire to distr act it, the result of
this is a Disconnect from what makes them act as
human. With their behaviour modelled on
something other than human, they star t to lose that
spark of vitality that humans can sense, minutiae of
human behaviour that are often taken for gr anted
fall to the wayside. These small aspects accumulate
and bely their undead nature, each missing blink
and untaken breath another nail in the coffin. For
each non mor tal Touchstone they possess,
decrease the functional humanity r ating by one.
Example: Ethan has Humanity of 6, allowing him to
fake sexual intercourse and just about keep down
food. However he later adopts an alternative
Touchstone and chooses Disconnect as his Beast Mark.
Whilst his humanity rating stays at 6 for the purposes
of Stains, degeneration and impairment, his
functional rating with regards to dealing with mortals
and how it reacts to certain stimuli is treated as if he
had a score of 5. He now suffers a one- die penalty on
rolls to interact with mortals or to create art. Sexual
intercourse can be faked, but made at a two- die
penalty instead of one.
Diminishing Returns
In the same way that modelling behaviour on
something other than a mor tal can give a
disconnect towards humans, occasionally this
manifests in a different way; by affecting the way
their abilities inter act with the kine. A player with
this Beast Mark detr acts one success from rolls that
use any of the Social Skills when used against all
mor tals or vampires with Humanity 8 or above.
This does not affect Intimidation rolls, or other
areas where your inhumanity might be a benefit to
you at the Stor yteller s discretion.
Fixation
All Vampires feel an unnatur ally strong attachment
to their touchstones, but these vampires take it to
the next level. The object of their fixation r arely if
ever leaves their sight, as they tr ust no one but
themselves to keep it safe - even if being with them
actually puts it in har m's way, they either fail to see
that, or are too scared to be without it. Player s with
this Beast Mark must make Fur y Frenzy rolls at
difficulty three when they tr y to separ ate from it, or
if other s go so far as to even touch or mock it.
The Need To Feed
Either because of a deeper connection to the Beast,
an unwillingness to r isk extreme hunger or a value
they have dr iven into themselves through intense
lessons, the vampire feels the pangs of hunger and
the lust for blood that much earlier than their
contempor ar ies. The smell or taste of blood now
tr igger s Hunger Frenzies at Hunger three r ather
than four.
Territorial
Dr iven from a ver y similar place as Fixation, the
vampire?s instincts hone in on a location - a place of
safety and secur ity for them. This is often the haven,
but that is often too small for the needs of the Beast
and as such will consistently expand to cover other
areas the Kindred feels ?belong?to them - hunting
grounds, domain, sections of the wilder ness they
patrol. When they are aware of other vampires
enter ing their ter r itor y, they must make Fur y Frenzy
rolls at difficulty two. This does not tr igger for
member s of the vampire?s coter ie or pack, but does
for other s, even if they are specifically invited.
Sadistic
By tur ning away from mor tals and latching onto
what it tr uly means to be a vampire, the follower
star ts to for get what pain feels like, or else gives the
Beast freer reign to indulge itself. This shows itself
in sadistic ur ges. If the Player accidentally har ms or
kills a mor tal, they gain the Har m Compulsion - this
can only be tar geted against living or unliving
creatures.
Damaging Touchstones
Touchstones are fr agile things, a mental constr uct of
each individual vampire, each representing
something unique to them. Even if two Kindred
share a Touchstone, there?s nothing to say it
occupies the same place in their cold, dead hear ts.
Damaging and destroying touchstones takes many
for ms; the most obvious being liter al, physical
damage and destr uction. There are only so many
times this can realistically be done over the cour se
of any chronicle before it becomes repetitive or
unbelievable - and fr ankly if it is done too much
you?ll just end up with dead Touchstones! Thankfully
this is far from the only way to inflict damage upon
them, and in fact isn?t even the most common for
most Touchstones - they can be fr agile in more ways
than one...
The most impor tant thing for any Touchstone is
what they represent to the vampire, and why they
represent it. This core pr inciple is what is behind
ever y Touchstone and empower s it. If they star t to
move away from what they represent in the eyes of
the vampire, or this belief is shaken from what the
vampire expects, then damage has occured. If they
cease to embody the Conviction, then it is
effectively dead, even if the mor tal is alive and well.
Because of this, many Kindred go through
elabor ate schemes to keep their favoured mor tals
from spir itual and emotional growth - when they
change and move on they r isk damaging the
vampires?sense of self. It is not uncommon for
vampires to hur t or put their touchstones in wor se
positions in life, just so that they still ser ve the
cor rect pur pose. That waitress working minimum
wage, that you look up to for her hard work in the
face of adver sity? Well, when her lotter y number s
come up that ticket better disappear before she
cashes it in! The wealthy cancer patient showing
you that death comes for all suddenly star ts to
make a full recover y? Perhaps something needs to
happen to slow that down a little! The tr aumatised
and vengeful teenager whose family you murdered
immediately after your embr ace, the one that
reminds you that the guilty must be punished
suddenly finds God and moves on from her pain
and anger ? Perhaps they need to have their
worldview readjusted!
All of these are examples of how mor tal
Touchstones might become damaged without any
physical tr auma. However how does this apply to a
cor pse? Or a building? Or jumping over a bonfire?
Many of these aren?t going to change their mind, or
mature and move on from something. The idea of
physically damaging a Ritae or killing a building are
laughable, and of cour se, ideas are bulletproof. So
with this in mind, how do char acter s with
alter native touchstones get stains from them?
Where is the r isk? The cr iter ia is the same
(damaging or destr uction), however below are
some suggestions for how this might be
represented with each type of Touchstone.
Animals
Animals are living things, so car r y many of the same
r isks as a mor tal does, with the added disadvantage
that they have shor ter lifespans in gener al and aren?t
always as hardy. A big source of tor ment is the
constant fear that animals feel around the undead -
when your Touchstone is constantly war y of you,
then it can affect how strong you feel your
connection is. In addition to this, the aspect that is
often respected by the vampire is either based on
their wild nature, or how they have been tamed and
domesticated. To maintain contact and control, as
well as to combat the natur al trepidation
engendered by the Kindred, a vampire tends to
br ing out the opposing behaviour in these beasts -
domesticated creatures often exhibit wilder
tendencies, and wild creatures are often cowed by
the super ior predator.
The Dead
Vampires are themselves walking cor pses, and they
have a lot in common with their tr uly dead
compatr iots - unsur pr isingly a lot of this doesn't
help them mix with the masses, instead giving a
colder, more detached viewpoint. Damaging that
which is dead already is a difficult task, however
kindred with dead beings as Touchstones will
always have a respect for the dead, even if they don?t
shy away from killing. Har ming (or in extreme,
fixated cases, even touching) a cor pse will be
considered Stain wor thy. But how do you change the
behaviour or belief of the dead? For those with a
cer tain level of talent, they might tie themselves to a
wr aith. Wr aith?s themselves have a fr agile
relationship with reality, always one step away from
being taken over by their darker ur ges. A wr aith
consumed by Oblivion?s shadow almost cer tainly
goes against what they represent. For those with the
physical dead, there is always the danger or rot and
decay, as well as the circumstances around that
cor pse changing - perhaps they are laid peacefully
to rest, or their distr aught family that had searched
for their loved one finally passing on themselves. It
could even be that the wr aith of the body or a loved
one retur ns to tor ment the owner and show them
how death isn?t what they thought it was. All that is
required is for that Conviction to be shaken.
Ghouls giant bureaucr acy, and even though the sale made
millions, the tr ue value has now been lost. Even if a
Ghouls and mor tals are ver y much alike and share
company maintains its identity. There are times
many of the same weaknesses and issues. While a
when they come under the media spotlight- it
Ghoul will recover quicker from damage and health
doesn?t take a big mistake to cause a PR disaster and
issues, and is functionally immor tal as long as
per manently damage the br and and what it
they?re kept fed with Kindred blood, it still means
represents.
they?re far from bulletproof. Ghouls often are kept
closer to the Kindred - both physically and Even small objects are not immune to this. Many
psychologically - as they?re brought into their inner kindred that place value on smaller items become
circle and have the Masquer ade shattered. obsessed with them, and don?t tr ust them to be out
Consider ing the amount of gr udges held between of their sight. Physical objects can and will get
one Vampire and another, the shelf life of one of physical wear and tear, and unlike humans will not
these ser vants can end up being shor ter than if heal natur ally. How many times can you repair
they weren?t immor tal. something before it is not what you or iginally
valued? Would you even tr ust another to fix it on
The other issues faced when using ghouls as
your behalf ? These objects are not just vulner able to
touchstones is what effect the blood has on them
wear and tear of cour se - the Vampire that wear s the
and what they represent. Does the newfound power
family heirloom brooch to Elysium all the time will
go to their head? How do they fit in with the other
feel especially vulner able when it?s dated style is
ser vants in the Vampire's thr all and how are they
openly mocked. What will the vampire do when the
treated? If the blood bond is invoked (and r are is
car they?ve owned since their early mor tal year s gets
the kindred who decides to break the Masquer ade
marked and tar geted by the Second Inquisition?
and not lock it down with a Bond) how does the
That Smith Corona typewr iter still just about works,
slavish devotion impact them? For a lot of kindred,
but how long can you keep using it with all the
the act of ghouling and bonding a Touchstone is
pressure and mocking from the younger Kindred?
enough to break that connection entirely, meaning
Can any vampire tr uly get away with car r ying
that Ghouls tend to represent subser vient
around a valued sword with them in this day and
convictions or else r isk being tar nished by the ver y
age?
thing meant to keep them safe.

Objects Ritae
Rites, Mantr as, Meditation, Routines - there are
On the sur face of things, one might be for given to
many things done by kindred that when done r ight
think that an object, building or or ganisation might
and with regular ity can reinforce an aspect of the
be the most robust of the touchstones, that the
vampire enough to give them the strength of
physical and solid nature of them lends them a
conviction to make it through the night. For a
dur ability that soft human flesh sorely lacks.
pr actice like this to be tr uly effective however, it
However there are still many ways in which these
needs to be almost religious in it?s behaviour, simply
objects can change their pur pose and nature, as
repeating the same task or paying lip ser vice isn?t
well as being physically destroyed. A Vampire that
sufficient to stave off the Beast. While it?s nigh
grew up in the impover ished docks area of East
impossible to physically damage or kill a Rite, the
London and valued the Dockhouses they worked in
locations it is per for med in can be, as can the tools
as a mor tal, would str uggle with the level of
that are used, For a Rite to be effective it needs that
gentr ification that has happened in the last 40
consistency, even the smallest of changes can be
year s - a building that was a derelict slum is now
enough to cause their conviction to waver. Now of
pr ime real estate wor th millions. That bar they
cour se in most situations, this repetitive and reliable
frequented in a bustling metropolis has now gone
nature is what makes it a Rite, if it were more casual
out of business as the City center has shifted.
it wouldn?t have achieved that hallowed place in the
With cor por ations and or ganisations, it's quite fir st place.
nor mal for them to grow, change and get bought
Var iation will cause an upset, maybe not ever y time,
out. What once star ted as a small and dynamic
but with the per fect stor m of changes it can be
inter net star t up, has now become a small cog in a
enough. Perhaps a new Rite master or some new twisted and made bestial by the influence of the
attendees do it slightly differently or use different Beast. For those that admire the vampire and
objects to lead the Rite? While a Stor yteller might respect what they represent, witnessing these
deem that this isn?t enough in and of itself, your failures can be the push that the Beast needs to
frenzied reaction to what you see as a gross gr ant Stains and dr ag you down as well.
disrespect causes it to fail or makes you per sona
non gr ata at future r ites. Perhaps a significant
change in your circumstances makes you unable to
per for m the r ite. Without you being able to renew
your dedication to the source, your convictions will
eventually falter. The call to ar ms that has dr iven
many Sabbat to their Gehenna War has left many
recr uits behind, and with diminishing volumes of
Pack Pr iests being able to per for m their r itae, the
remainder find themselves either banding together
or falling to the Beast.

Vampires
Immor tal, dur able and unchanging, the vampire
would seem to be the ideal Touchstone in many
ways, and amongst the monstrous member s of the
Sabbat they are exceedingly common. It is however
this frequency that has dr iven many member s of
the Sword of Caine to Wassail, the unreliable
nature of the Cainites constantly calling their
convictions into question.
Tr uly damaging or killing a vampire is no mean
feat, and many will see the bar just that little bit
higher for any physical affliction - after all, what
does a gunshot matter when it can be healed in
seconds and is as troublesome as a scr atch? The
real danger in using vampires as your mor al centre
is that they themselves are on such weak ground.
When another vampire falter s in their own
mor ality and the Beast encroaches on them, this
has a knock on effect on all that look up to them.
While they might be set in their ways and inflexible
with their opinions, they?re also subject to the
manipulations and machinations of other
vampires. With the vampire r ace being inherently
political, it?s only a matter of time before someone
puts you in a situation before you have to betr ay
someone or something, and the betr ayal of an ideal
comes ver y easily to the childer of Caine, and
doubly so when it?s not even your ideal, but one
placed upon you by an outsider.
Finally, the Beast itself will inevitably rear its head,
whether this is as a full blown Frenzy, or the death
from a thousand cuts that is Hunger, it?s only a
matter of time before a once innocent action is

Humanity
Revisited
Humanity as wr itten in the
core book cleaves ver y close to
more humane mor als - an
almost Victor ian sense of good
behaviour. However as stated
both in core and here, it?s more
than just ?being good?with
plenty of var iations on what
would typically be descr ibed as
mor al. Follower s of paths, and
even other less classically nice
vampires are quite capable of
achieving high scores in
Humanity with the r ight
adherence to their Convictions.
The tighter their control, the
fur ther away from the Beast
they are and the better they are
able to blend in amongst their
prey. These kindred would
consider themselves mor al at
high scores, although upon
what they?ve based that
conclusion might scare some
people.
Humanity 10
Vampires with the level of
control required to attain
Humanity 10 are extremely
r are and almost unheard of. At
this level the line between dead
and undead has gone beyond
blur red, with the vampire able
to pass quite comfor tably
among their prey, only the twin
cur ses of fire and sun holding
fir m. At this score, vampires
lead a life ver y much in tune
with their convictions , r arely
deviating from their own ethics
and pr inciples regardless of
how monstrous they could
appear to other s. Stor ies of
states such as Golconda, Azhi
Dahaka and other mythical
attainments are said to require
this level of acceptance or
separ ation from the Beast.
Humanity 10 vampires can
appear human in other
regards:
- - Blush of Life is not
necessar y, because you appear
as a pale mor tal in good health.
- - You heal Super ficial damage
as a mor tal, in addition to
vampir ic mending.
- - You can taste, eat, and
digest food as if human.
- - You can stay awake dur ing
the day as if human, though
you do not lose your nor mal
need for sleep.
- - The r ate of sunlight damage
you take is halved.
Humanity 9
At Humanity 9 vampires
appear almost completely
human in most of the
impor tant ways. To have
achieved this level, the vampire
will cleave incredibly close to
their Convictions, even going
so far as to avoid situations that
might put them at r isk of
breaking them. They will often
maintain a ver y binar y,
inflexible attitude to their own
convictions and how they are
inter preted. For some vampires
this involves stepping back
from Kindred society. For
other s it involves reshaping it
in their own image. Either way,
their pr incipals guide almost
ever y aspect of their unlife:
- You can taste, eat, and digest
- Blush of Life is not necessar y
r are or r aw meat, and many
because you appear ill, but not
liquids.
dead.
- You heal Super ficial damage - You can r ise from day- sleep
as a mor tal, in addition to up to an hour before sunset if
vampir ic mending. you wish and likewise stay
awake an hour after dawn.

Humanity 8
In passing, vampires at this
score can easily get away with
being mistaken for mor tal and
it?s not unheard of for younger
licks to still enjoy the feelings
of being human. Other
vampires have mastered the
balance between man and
Beast sufficiently that they can
pass comfor tably among their
prey with little r isk. At this
score, your convictions play a
huge par t in your unlife, but
they might not be the all
consuming force required to
ascend higher.
Humanity 8 vampires can
appear human in other
regards:
- You can roll two dice for the
Rouse Check to use Blush of
Life and take the highest result.
- Blush of Life allows you to
have sexual intercour se and
perhaps even enjoy it.
- Blush of Life allows you to
digest and taste wine.
- You can r ise from day- sleep
up to an hour before sunset if
you wish.
Humanity 7
Humanity 7 is the aver age
score for a star ting vampire,
and indicates a good level of
separ ation between who you
are and what you've become.
They can pass well enough for
human, but some effor t is
required to do so fully. In
gener al, vampires with this
score will be well aware of
their own feelings of mor ality
and where they dr aw the line,
and are usually quite good at
sticking to it, although some
mor al fr ailty is common as
they break their convictions if
they have to. The star t of their
beliefs being flexible has
begun.
Rules for Humanity 7 vampires
are much the same as those for
other Kindred:
- You must make a Rouse
Check to use Blush of Life.
- You cannot have sexual
intercour se per se, but you can
fake it by winning a Dexter ity +
Char isma test if you wish
(Difficulty equals your
par tner ?s Composure or Wits).
- Unless using Blush of Life,
food and dr ink makes you
vomit; make a Composure +
Stamina test (Difficulty 3) to be
able to get outside or to a
bathroom fir st.
Humanity 6
At this stage, it?s less that they
accept being a vampire, and
more that they don?t even think
to notice some of the small
concessions they?re allowing
more and more often. They?re
OK with not being per fect and
making mistakes against their
beliefs, but they still recognise
that it?s impor tant to have
convictions and still tr y to stick
with them when they can, it?s
just that expediency becomes
more noticeable.
Rules for this level of Humanity
work as the previous r ating
unless other wise noted, as the
human mask becomes more
difficult to wear :
- You cannot have sexual
intercour se per se, but you can
fake it by winning a Dexter ity +
Char isma test if you wish,
made at a one- die penalty to
your pool (Difficulty equals
your par tner ?s Composure or
Wits).
- Even when using Blush of
Life, you need to make a
Composure + Stamina test
(Difficulty 3) to be able to keep
food and dr ink down for an
hour.
Humanity 5
The halfway mark is where many Kindred and
Cainites stabilise, and most vampires that sur vive
long enough will quite comfor tably stay here for a
long time. Gener ally if you?re at this score, you?ve
broken enough of your own r ules to know what you
can get away with, and what is tr uly impor tant to
you. Sure, you?re willing to go against your self if
the reward is big enough, and if that means a little
emotional tr auma here and there - well, that?s a
pr ice you can afford. Mor tals and other s have really
star ted to fall to the bottom of your list of
pr ior ities, and the selfishness of the Beast has
really star ted to shine through. At this point you're
not always sure if you?ve made the decision, or the
Beast did it for you. It?s r are that you care.
Rules for this level of Humanity work as the
previous r ating unless other wise noted:
- - You suffer a one- die penalty on rolls to inter act
with humans. This penalty applies to most Social
dice pools (including tests for inter acting with
Touchstones), especially Insight and Per suade, but
not to ter r ifying Intimidation, inhuman Subter fuge
(Seduction), or to any test to hunt or kill a human.
This penalty also applies to creating ar t or other
humanities; for example, Kindred prose markedly
wor sens and becomes more flor id as they
degener ate.
- - Even with Blush of Life, you cannot have sexual
intercour se per se, but you can fake it by winning a
Dexter ity + Char isma test if you wish, made at a
two- die penalty to your pool (Difficulty equals your
par tner ?s Composure or Wits).
Humanity 4
Anything that isn?t about you or your needs and
wants has faded into the background. You regularly
break your own convictions and have likely lost one
or two by now. The Beast is ever present and you?ve
stopped noticing when it forces your hand - it's not
that you lack the cognizance to do so, but more that
you just don?t care.
Rules for this level of Humanity work as the
previous r ating unless other wise noted:
- - You suffer a two- dice penalty on rolls to inter act
with humans.
- - You can no longer keep food and dr ink down,
even with Blush of Life.
Humanity 3
At this score you?re just about clinging on to your
own convictions - you know they?re there and might
pay lip ser vice to them, but fr ankly there are more
impor tant things in unlife: You. Feeding becomes a
huge pr ior ity and the needs of the Beast outstr ip
your own in all but the most extreme situations. This
is gener ally the last point at which what you aspire
to be is visible to outsider s.
You genuinely look monstrous, even under the most
flatter ing light.
Rules for this level of Humanity work as the previous
r ating unless other wise noted:
- - You suffer a four- dice penalty on rolls to inter act
with humans, as above.
- - You can no longer per for m or even fake sexual
intercour se, even with Blush of Life.
Humanity 2
?Fuck ?em? is your gener al attitude. You?ve ceased to
care about anything that doesn?t immediately benefit
you, and not only do you not notice when the Beast
ur ges you to commit breaches of your own mor ality,
you actively enjoy it and wouldn?t care even if it was
pointed out to you.
By now, ever y human and most Kindred recoil from
your presence.
Rules for this level of Humanity work as the previous
r ating unless other wise noted:
- - You suffer a six- dice penalty on rolls to inter act
with humans, as above. (The penalty becomes four
dice with Blush of Life.)
Humanity 1
One step away from Wassail. While a lot is required
to shift the mor al compass of one so close to the
Beast, at this stage it?s likely you actively seek out
tr ansgressions. The Beast knows it is close, and you
subconsciously want to join it.
Rules for this level of Humanity work as the previous
r ating unless other wise noted.
 sur face level differences, they remain similar
The Paths of Enlightenment enough at their core.
and The Roads The convictions listed below are aspects and
Imagine being told that all your natur al instincts teachings that underline each belief system.
were wrong - that ever ything you believed about Follower s often develop Convictions of their own
your self and how you were You, was just a way to that closely align with these concepts.
fail quicker. Imagine if by being your self and
following the attitudes that you?d always kept, that
you were opening your self up to the Beast. If you
keep doing the same thing over and over again,
then you?re dooming your self to being er ased by
this r avening force. This is the attitude taken by the
follower s of the var ious Paths of Enlightenment.
It?s not enough to tr y to be mor al, or tr y to be
your self. To tr uly r ise above the Beast you need to
stand for something, you need to embr ace your
vampir ic condition and all the changes it br ings.
The Beast will not be tr icked into believing you?re
still human, but it can be under stood, it?s ur ges
incor por ated into your existence and then put to
good use. This is how the follower s of paths work,
they looked at aspects of the Beast and built upon
that foundation - each creating a set of r ules and
edicts that they could adhere to. Str ict cells of
almost religious fer vour were developed to teach
these convictions, each path requir ing their new
follower s to dedicate themselves body and soul to
this new way of unlife,
The Paths themselves were for mally codified back
in 1666 at the Black Monaster y, however their
histor y stretches much fur ther back than that.
There have been alter native belief systems present
within the vampire r ace for many centur ies, Path of Caine
stretching back as far as any kindred can
remember. Many of these Roads died out when the Nickname: Noddists
Camar illa forbade their pr actice among its Origins and Followers of the Way
member s, their str ict secular attitude affecting
As some of the foremost scholar s of Cainite histor y,
many aspects of unlife. Some of them continued to
the Path of Caine has long been a cor ner stone of the
be pr acticed by cer tain Clans in the background,
Sabbat with it?s teachings influencing much of the
but other s were taken apar t and rebuilt by the
Sect?s outlook and behaviour- it?s not for nothing
Sabbat. The medieval Via Peccati (or Road of Sin )
that one of the most common names for the Sabbat
evolved into the Path of Cathar i. The Road of
is The Sword of Caine! By rejecting the
Chivalr y directly inspired the Path of Honour able
Antediluvians and all they stand for, the Sabbat
Accord. The changes r anged from subtle to
looked to Caine as an inspir ation and father figure
dr amatic, but at their core they often retained the
for the Sect. By looking to the stor ies in the book of
same fundamental message. Some of the or igin
Nod, they saw histor y repeating itself - just as the
Roads differ enough from the Paths they inspired
third gener ation rose up to destroy their sires and
to still retain a sense of their own identity. Other s,
betr ayed Caine, so too would the Sabbat r ise up and
such as The Road of Bones and the Path of Death
destroy their elder s. For the Sabbat though, their
and the Soul, would see their member s fight over
actions would honour the Dark Father, they would
the perceived differences, but shor t of a few
ser ve him in the lead up to Gehenna. Just as Caine
would retur n to judge his wayward progeny, the
Sabbat would do so in his name. This per spective
both influenced the growth of the path, but also
allowed the newly emboldened Path follower s to
feed new teachings back into the Sect - thus
creating a feedback loop that continues to this day
and is a significant contr ibuting factor to the
cr usades of the Gehenna War.
The Church of Caine and the Path of Caine have
much in common, with each faction having
influenced the other over the year s. Some
member s have switched from one side to another,
while other s have battled each other to tr uly decide
which group is tr uly ?r ight?. While they share
cer tain beliefs, they are also divided by a number of
other attr ibutes. Ultimately the prevalence of Caine
wor ship in the Sabbat has hindered the growth of
the Church - they became guilty by association.
In the days of the Anarch Revolt, significant groups
of Banu Haqim joined the roving sabbats of
Anarchs in order to hunt, kill and diabler ise the
elder s of the age. Dr iven by their own need to judge
the r ace of Caine - as well as the teachings of their
own founder - these Banu Haqim ended up shar ing
the basics of their Road of Blood - sometimes
willingly, often by osmosis. After the revolt was
cr ushed however most of these vampires retur ned
to Alamut - chastened by the blood cur se of the
Tremere. Those that stayed and fought on adapted
what they knew, but repur posed it under Caine -
the submission of those that followed Haqim
bur ned too br ightly for them to continue the
respect they had for their Antediluvian. In time,
what star ted off as a twisted ver sion of a vampire
religion, evolved into its own thing. Caine had tr uly
retur ned.
The aspect of the Beast that this Path follows is the
constant thir st for Blood. This is the essence of the
Beast, and it obsesses over it in ever y way it can. The
need to consume the essence of life dr ives it for ward
and has come to define the vampire.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
Noddists have a close affinity for other vampires and
this shows in their choice of Touchstones. Mor tals
with a love of histor y or a fer vent devotion to a
religion also see a presence, although they r arely
have more than one - Ghouls are more common
alter natives. Finally Ritae are popular, especially the
Vaulder ie as blood is impor tant to the Path.
Disconnection is a common Beast mark as the
Noddists have little need for human inter action.
Their fascination with blood and aver sion to the
Beast leads to the Need to Feed being prevalent too.
Finally, Noddists have tur ned far away from what
made them Mor tal, and these Convictions need to be
as strong as steel to stand up to the pressure.
Convictions
- Giving in to extremes leads to the Beast gaining
power over you.
- Do whatever you can to fight the Beast
- Search for and protect the hidden lore of Caine
regardless of the r isk. Without him, we are nothing.
- It is your pur pose in life to explore your vampir ic
condition
- Reclaim the blood of the unwor thy in the name of
Caine.
- You?re not human, do not pretend to be.
- Don?t needlessly bother the Kine, they are prey, not
confidantes.
Path of Cathar i
Nicknames: Albigensians, Cathars
Origins and Followers of the Way
Many people that have ear ned the embr ace
eventually come to the conclusion that they are
cur sed and creatures of Sin. For some this
realisation spur s them on to attempt greater
things, it forces them to confront the dark things
they now have to do and attempt to r ise above
them. For other s it dr aws them fur ther down that
path of Sin and evil. These vampires have long
existed, believing themselves agents of the Devil or
other, similar agents, and most will continue to
hold this mentality until they move past it, prosper
or fall in some way. What the creator s and
follower s of the Path of Cathar i did was tr uly
embr ace this attitude. If God has cur sed them to be
monster s, then let them be Monster s! Just because
you?re damned doesn?t mean you can?t enjoy it. The
Cathar i revel in their evil natures, and tr uly
embr ace the damned nature of the vampire.
The Path was inspired by two major sources, the
fir st was the medieval Road of Sin, or Via Peccati.
touchstones, but it?s not hard to find one hell bent
This set of beliefs espoused that vampires were
on decadence or religiously opposed to it. Other
beholden to the Devil, and should act in his
vampires are influential to them, as they seek to
interests - ter r ifying and br utalising mor tals. The
embr ace all it means to be a Cainite. Being heavily
second was the Albigensian cr usade against the
influenced by Chr istian dogma, Ritae often feature
Cathar s in 1209. The Cathar s believed in a dualistic
highly in their preferences.
approach to the soul- the Ear thly realm was
mater ialistic, cor r upt and sinful, while the Spir it Sadism is a common reaction to the pr actices of the
realm was pure and good. As immor tal vampires, Albigensians, as are Disconnects or Diminishing
they are forever tr apped in the ear thly, sinful Retur ns. The path follower s are often socially
realm. If that is their lot, they should rejoice and minded and accept and even rejoice in the hor ror
exploit that! Their realm is that of sin and they can elicit from mor tals. Seeing ver y little need
decadence and they intend to sample ever y delight for restr aint, they often embr ace their Animal
on offer - God has confined them to this realm for Instincts.
a reason after all! The Cathar i aim to be Convictions
consummate vampires and embr ace all the
- Don?t fight your tr ue nature as an evil creature.
tr appings of being one. When they die, they will
pass on to heaven as well, just like all spir its, but - Enjoy and indulge in all the mater ial world has to
for now they are happy to reign in Hell. offer.
The aspect of the Beast that this Path cleaves to is - Ensure you promote vice and depr avity in other s.
pleasure. The Beast is self centred and obsessed The world should be enjoyed by all.
with it?s own gr atification, and left to its own
- Spread the cur se of Caine freely to those with the
devices will seek out the few things that satiate it.
passion to indulge in it. Evil should be shared.
Path follower s are in tune to this whim and indulge
freely in these behaviour s to satiate the Beast. - All is cor r upt, expect and plan for betr ayal

Touchstones and Beast Marks - Don?t wor r y about retur ning mor tal?s to the cycle
of rebir th - death and suffer ing are tempor ar y.
The Cathar i don?t often lean heavily on mor tal

Path of Death and the Soul
Nickname: Necronomists
Origins and Followers of the Way
Var iations of this path have existed for millenia,
with the vampires of the Hecata following a ver sion
of this called the Road of Bones. While there are
differences between them and how they study
death, the fundamentals are similar enough to use
this as a base for non Sabbat follower s as well. The
Path was clearly influenced by what came before it,
and was brought over to the Sabbat by those that
worked closely with the ancient Cappadocians.
Many think that some par ticularly fiendish
Tzimisce were responsible for this, however many
Malkavians and Toreador are also enamoured by
the lessons impar ted by this path. There is beauty
and knowledge in death, and many seek to
capitalise on that.
Follower s are typically morbid and studious. The
Path teaches patience and dispassionate reflection,
with this attitude being per vasive among the
follower s and influencing all they touch. They are
not all Mor ticians and Under taker s however, and
there are many that look to the joy in death and the
ceremonies that sur round that taboo. With the
Sabbat having a sizable population in Souther n
Amer ica, a number of their pr actices and attitudes
to death from this culture have been picked up and
r an with. When the Harbinger s of Skulls were
present in the Sabbat, they showed the
Necronomists that Oblivion could be used for so
much more than reaching into the darkness, and a
number of their Ceremonies live on in the detached
follower s of the Path.
The aspect of the Beast that this Path colludes with
is Death. The Beast was spawned dur ing that time in
the embr ace when the body was tr uly dead. At this
point the soul touched the Abyss and the Beast was
bor n. It continues to have a fascination with its
bir thplace.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
It should come as little sur pr ise that the
Necromomisr s often have the Dead as Touchstones,
however mor tals are often common - one can?t
study death or the soul properly without being able
to obser ve all the states after all! Locations often
become impor tant to them as well - perhaps a gr ave
they were bur ied in, or the place they died will long
linger in their mind and remind them of what could
have been.
Just as the dead being touchstones is unsur pr ising,
so should the prevalence of them suffer ing a
Disconnect to humanity be equally unsur pr ising.
Fixations are also common, as is the need to be
ter r itor ial- especially in places they feel are the
ter r itor y of the tr uly Dead.
Convictions
- Do not pass up the oppor tunity to study Death.
- Approach ever ything from a r ational per spective,
the Beast is ir r ational.
- The Soul is immor tal. Death is just a state change.
- Ensure you tur n your r ational and analytical mind
on your self, only by under standing all can you better
under stand the Soul
- Emotions are valid for explor ation but not to
indulge in.
- You might not see or under stand the plan, but
ever ything follows it?s tr ue fate.
 Feed as positive change - no need to get too hungr y
Path of The Fer al Hear t if one wants to have all the tools to sur vive the night.
Nicknames: Beasts, Ferals The most common Beast Mark is of cour se Animal
instinct, the constant mingling with Beasts tends to
Origins and Followers of the Way
r ub off on them.
The or igins of this path have existed for as long as
Convictions
any vampire can remember, making it potentially
the oldest belief system among the Cainites. It - Above all: Sur vive.
star ted when early vampires tr ied to under stand - Don?t deny the Beast its due.
the Beast, tr ied to work with it r ather than against
it and most impor tantly, when they realised the - The Hunt is the focus of your life, not politics or
untapped power that it held. The early results were the vices of other s.
ver y much intuitive and instinctual and this set the - You and your Beast are one. Accept that.
tone for what was to come. By tapping into the
- Don?t be afr aid of br utality. Life is shor t and hard,
bestial instincts that ever y vampire shared, they
just be sure to not lose your self.
found themselves able to resist it?s wor st ur ges and
most impor tantly, the ur ges that would have - Show no mercy, but don?t play with your food. Kill
other wise claimed their ver y souls. for necessity, not pleasure.
Unlike the Camar illa, the Sabbat has a long and - All things must exist as they are created, fit within
stor ied histor y with nomadic packs. This path has a your designated place in the the natur al order
great following among them due to their deep
- Master your fear s, Use your higher functions to
connection to the wilds and the common
assist the Beast in its own failings.
per sonalities that are attr acted to both. It sees
follower s within cities too as vampires attempt to - Once you establish your Pack, stay with them
get back to their roots, and even with the moder n whatever. Loyalty is key.
pr imitive movement. They feel a deep connection
with their Beasts, and unlike many Paths, don?t
tend to fight against it or treat it as the enemy - it
becomes a case of ?You scr atch my back, I won?t
stab you in your s?.
The aspect of the Beast that this Path was inspired
by is the Bestial instinct. There is a good reason
why vampires call it the Beast, and this is because it
feels closer to the fer al creatures that occupy the
world. To deny what you are is to deny what you
could be.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
If any Path was tailor made to use animals as
touchstones then it was this one. Many mor tals also
suppor t their worldview - sur vivalists, hunter s and
hardcore athletes have all stood for a conviction
with the Fer als. It is not uncommon for the Fer als
to adopt a Location as a Touchstone as well.
Diminishing Retur ns is more common than a
Disconnect - the beasts can often emulate the
living, but simply don?t care if they put them off.
Many can become quite Ter r itor ial as well, often
attaching this to what they see as their own pr ivate
hunting preser ve. As they are often ver y in tune
with their own Beasts, they often see the Need to

Path of Honour able Accor d
Nicknames: Knights, Patriots, Canonici
Origins and Followers of the Way
The fir st of two Paths that the Sabbat adopted to be
inspired by the medieval Road of Kings, this one
taking a cue from the chivalrous codes of the time.
Unlike a lot of the mor al codes that were
repur posed by the Sabbat, this one required
significant changes to make it fit in with the culture
they were promoting. It went from one of the more
humane belief systems of the middle ages to a
pillar of the hyper- violent Sabbat. They did this by
changing the axis it span upon - r ather than
protecting the weak, it became about protecting
the sect. Your honour was still tied to something
bigger than you, and the Sabbat ensured that above
ever ything else, that the Sabbat came fir st. This
core conceit has made it a common belief system to
preach to the newly conver ted, but also held the
sect together when it was at its most fr agile.
Follower s of the Path come from all clans and many
walks of life giving it a ver y diver se member ship -
and a ver y diver se opinion on where their honour
should lie! The factions within the Sabbat all have
Knights within their r anks, meaning that even in
smaller cities conflict between member s will exist
as each fight for their cause with honour. That isn?t
to suggest that it?s all about conflict for this path, in
fact the Knights are often behind br inging two
dispar ate groups together and healing the r ifts -
after all the secur ity and longevity of the Sabbat is
at the root of this path and what it stands for.
Follower s are often some of the most fer vent
believer s in it?s cause, and see that under neath all
the animosity, that it is something wor th fighting
for.
The aspect of the Beast that this Path works on is
it?s pack mentality. The Beast can fear, under stand
and respect greater power, but then work as par t of
a team to br ing down the greater prey.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
Mor tals and other vampires make up the major ity
of Touchstones for the Patr iots. If they can
recognise an honour able thread r unning through
them, or if they can remind them how to not
behave then they are the per fect foil for them.
Being as they?re so ver y tied to the Sabbat, they also
put a lot of focus on Ritae to help them - they view
these r ituals as great unifying forces that bond the
groups together.
The Knights are highly pr incipled and are str ict with
their inter pretation of honour, as such Convictions
of Steel is the most common Beast Mark by a long
way. As they put such an emphasis on their Cainite
brethren, they often develop a Disconnect with
Humanity as a whole.
Convictions
- Keep your word above all else
- Cowardice is for the weak, face your fear s
- Always put your duty fir st
- Treat other s as they deser ve to be treated. Respect
those of value and cr ush the dishonour able.
- Never leave a debt unpaid.
- Your coter ie, your sect and your leader are your
world. Suppor t them in all things as long as they act
with honour.
Path of Power and Inner Voice
Nickname: Unifiers
Origins and Followers of the Way
This path was the fir st to be codified for the Sabbat,
and became something of a template that the other s
would follow. Spur red on by the success of its
founder Lord Marcus, other paths were developed.
This was the other of two Paths that was spawned
from what was once the Road of Kings, This Path
focused on the accumulation of power for its own
sake, and less as a responsibility or a duty. It was
based on a ser ies of texts wr itten by Marcus called
the Shadow Maximes, and it?s or iginal intent was to
br ing some order to the Sabbat as well as nur ture a
political faction that could directly counter the
Camar illa.
Many saw the paths of Power and Inner Voice and
Honour able Accord as reflecting the differences
between how the Lasombr a and Ventr ue see and use
Power, but the reality is far more different than that.
Sure, there is r uthlessness baked into the core of the
teachings, and the idea is less about leading and
more about taking what you deser ve, but this
assumes that each clan immediately fits the
stereotype. Any Cainite with a lust for power and a
disdain for those not able or willing to get it for
themselves makes for a good tar get for the Path, and
ever y clan has dedicated member s. To newer
member s it resembles a cult of means, a case of
?Follow these steps, and success will follow you?.
Under standably, this is a ver y enticing proposition
for the neonates, who often know strength when
they see it.
The aspect of the Beast that this Path follows is the
selfishness inherent to it. The par t that wants it all,
and wants it just for itself. As most vampires
become more self centered the more they
degener ate, the Unifier s nur ture this tr ait early on
so the Beast doesn?t need to enforce it.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
Mor tals are common touchstones for the Unifier s -
there are so many examples of those that would do
anything for power, but objects and or ganisations
are common too. Finally, it?s quite common for the
Path follower s to have Mentor s, or even to become
a Mawla to other s. These vampires make good
tar gets for Touchstones as well.
Common Beast marks include Diminishing Retur ns
and Disconnect - they have little need for mor tals
unless they can give them something so fail to see
them as much other than a resource. Fixation sees
a fair representation as well - some Cainites see
their Power tied to an object and can become quite
super stitious about it.
Convictions
- Failure is never an option.
- Rewards should always ser ve a pur pose.
- Use ever ything at your disposal to retain control.
- Showing weakness is admitting to being weak.
- Emotion is a tool. Don?t feel guilt for exploiting it
if it br ings you reward.
- Those above you should be respected only until
the point they fail, then they should be replaced.
Road of Blood
Nicknames: Dervishes, Assassins
Origins and Followers of the Way
More than any of the other systems of belief, the
Road of Blood is tr uly a religion with a long and
illustr ious histor y. The Road is pr acticed solely by
the Banu Haqim, and since the schism the clan
suffered from, now almost entirely by loyalist
member s of the clan and the cult known as the
Web of Knives. This Road has existed in some for m
since the early days of the Clan and was based on
the teachings of Haqim and the role he saw his
childer filling - that of judges and executioner s of
the Cainite r ace. It was blood that created each
vampire, and blood that dr ives them on to whatever
deeds they commit.. The Banu Haqim would use that
same blood as a method of punishment, becoming
the fir st group to for mally adopt the Amar anth as a
religious sacr ament.
Few outside the Banu Haqim get to know the
follower s of the Road of Blood well, and in recent
year s, devout member s have become decidedly
lethal to be around. The Road has evolved a lot over
the year s however, and in the past was a lot more
open to mixing with other vampires. Earlier ver sions
leaned as much on the teachings of the Prophet as
they did on Haqim, but the r ise of Ur- Shulgi rooted
out any aspect of Islam from the Road, tur ning them
forever towards his bloody vision of the future.
In the same vein as the Path of Caine which was
inspired by the or iginal Banu Haqim joining the
Sabbat, the aspect of the Beast that this Road works
on is the thir st for Blood. This is the dr iving force of
all that it is, and it obsesses over it in ever y way it
can.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
The vampires that follow the Road of Blood share
much in common with the Noddists, and these
vampires will pr imar ily look to the other s of their
Clan as a mor al example. Mor tals are r are, but far
more common with the younger adherents -
although these are typically kept as a close secret as
the higher ups would see this as a point of weakness.
Finally, many Der vishes have an object or location
that is impor tant to them. Many also wor ship the
Web of Knives - the cult that spawned the Path of
Blood and is r un by the merciless Ur- Shulgi
The Need to Feed is ver y prevalent among the
follower s - year s of listening to the blood sing in
their veins makes them acutely aware of its call,
and they often don?t care that it dr ives them to
Diabler ie even more so than the aver age Banu
Haqim. Fixations are common, as is Sadism - the
Path of Blood is a violent path, and this shows.
Convictions
- Obey the teachings of Haqim and his her ald - Ur
Shulgi
- Only the r ace of Khayinn are your s to be judged,
leave the mor tals to judge themselves.
- The best blood to satisfy the Beast is that of
vampires, indulge it.
- Resist the r avages of the Beast, it is not your ally.
- Any knowledge that will assist in the destr uction
of the descendants Khayyin is of value to the loyal
Banu Haqim
- Feel no sor row for reclaiming the blood of other s
for the glor y of Haqim. Judge them har shly.
Path of Lilith
Nicknames: Lilins, Bahari
Origins and Followers of the Way
Considered a heretical path by the Caine
wor shipping member s of the Sabbat, the Bahar i
have nonetheless flour ished. Growing from a Sabbat
sub- cult, to a religion that has spread far and wide -
it has even gone so far as to have lar ge groups of
cultists within the histor ically secular Camar illa!
The or igins of this religion of cour se stretch much
fur ther back than either of these two sects, having
its genesis far back in prehistor y dur ing the early
days of the Methuselahs. Lilith and Caine have a
twisted and inter twined histor y together and it was
only a matter of time before the children of Caine
found out about the other side of their histor y. While
the flow of vampires flocking to her banner was slow
at fir st, it eventually became a flood.
One of the distinguishing features of the path is that
it has follower s from all walks of unlife? and life.
There are easily as many mor tals that follow these
tenets as there are vampires, but ultimately it's the
vampires that benefit the most from the stability
that Lilith br ings to their unlifes. Follower s know the
cleansing power of pain, as well as the pain of
betr ayal, but now they use that pain to fuel their
r age and lend strength to their endeavour s. Often
stereotyped as anti patr iarchal feminists, the fact is
they are so much more than this. Lilith?s r age is
aimed at a system that stretches back as far as
histor y itself, against a god that cast her aside when
she wouldn't submit. Many of the cultists are people
that feel the same way, they would bur n the system
down and build something better from its ashes. If
they get a little bur ned on the way, well that?s even
better.
The aspect of the Beast that this Road builds upon is
Pain. The Beast exists in a state of pain per manently,
the hunger that plagues it constantly needling away
at it. Not only does the pain remind it of what it is,
but that it wishes to share this pain with other s.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
While all Paths utilise mor tals as Touchstones, it?s
fair to say that none actively encour age the pr actice,
with many outr ight disagreeing with their place in
the world of the vampire. The Lilins are a marked
exception to this r ule, not only enjoying the
company of mor tals, but even having mor tal
follower s of Lilith. Other vampires also feature
prominently, as do objects or locations - the garden
of a Bahar i is tr uly a sacred place to them. .
Beast Marks are slightly r arer among the Lilins due
to the prolifer ation of mor tal Touchstones,
however when they do manifest, it tends to show
up as Sadism over and above all other s. As pain is a
huge par t of following the path, sometimes it?s hard
to tell if an individual member has this mark, or is
just being devout. Fixations and Ter r itor iality also
come up as well - especially if another Kindred
steps foot in the garden of a Bahar i uninvited...
Convictions
- Pain is the ultimate teacher.
- Pain and Love are equal par tner s, share them
with all who would lear n the ways of Lilith.
- Creation is a gift.
- Always cor rect the false myths of Caine when you
hear them
- Your garden is a display of your devotion,
cultivate and protect it.
- Only kill in sacr ifice to Lilith.
- Never suffer alone, share your pain with your
fellow Bahar i.
Road of Metamor phosis
Nickname: Metamor phosists
Origins and Followers of the Way
One of the few Roads that was r umoured to have
been founded by an Antediluvian, the Road of
Metamor phosis is noticeable for how little it has
changed over all that time despite what it espouses
at its core. It has per severed because of how
per sonal it makes this much needed change, with
member s r arely shar ing their progress or
successes with other s, and member s jealously
hoarding their knowledge like Dr agons hoard gold.
There has been a steady progression of follower s
throughout histor y, each str iving to reach the
pinnacle and achieve Metamor phosis - or Azhi
Dahaka as they refer to it. This state is the end game,
the point where they can tr uly be said to have r isen
above the Beast and overcome their own limitations.
This path is lar gely unheard of outside of the
Tzimisce, with the clan using their signature body
cr afting power s as a stepping stone to achieving
enlightenment. There is a shar p divide between the
Old Clan br anch of Metamor phosists and the Fiends
of the Sabbat; while each seeks Azhi Dahaka via
constant change, the Fiends have veered more
toward body hor ror and alien monstrosities - or at
least that is what the Old Clan would tell you. Many
follower s of this path str ive to include change in all
aspects of their unlifes, not just the physical. Subtle
but continuous change is the base requirement of
this path. They str ive for per fection in the aspects
they can control, and seek to control that which they
can?t per fect.
The aspect of the Beast that this Road evolved from
is Change. The Beast wishes to change all to be like
it, it wants to remove the impediments to it?s
domination by changing the vampires viewpoint to
its own, as well as that of ever ything else that would
stand in its way.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
There is a possible shared evolution with the Road of
Metamor phosis as the old Road of Bones. Both look
to the state change between life and death, but the
Metamor phosists don?t stop there. As such, the Dead
are a good reminder that path follower s lean on to
remind them of what change can do to you. Mor tals
and animals are common too - the tr uly enlightened
among the Path sometimes not noting the difference
between the groups. Finally, as there are a lar ge
number of the Old Clan following this Path,
Locations and Objects feature often as well.
Fixation is the most Common Beast Mark among the
Metamor phostists - they change they so desper ately
seek in themselves is countered by a need to keep
this one thing unchanged and static. Disconnection
is common as well - they see themselves so far
above mor tals that they just fail to care about what
they?ve lost. For the same reasons, Sadistic is
another common mark - as they have moved beyond
pain, so too should other s,
Convictions
- Existence cover s many stages, study them all.
- Mor tals are at best the lar val stage from which tr ue
Cainites might emer ge. Do not concer n your self
with them.
- The knowledge you?ve gained is your own. Other s
should work for their own enlightenment.
- The Beast is a par t of you, let it out to play, but
also restr ain it. Tr ue under standing comes from
exper ience.
- Embr ace change in any way you can. Don?t be
afr aid to alter your self, your environment or
other s.
- The desires of other s are not of impor tance, focus
on your own enlightenment r ather than allowing
other s to dr ag you down.
Road of Night
Nicknames: Nihilists, Shalimites
Origins and Followers of the Way
The vampire r ace is no str anger to despair or the
ur ge to tear ever ything down. Those that follow the
Road of Night have exter nalised this feeling and
used it as the basis of a holy mission. This Road
shares a lot of underlying ideas with the Cathar i -
both revel in their monstrousness and feel no guilt
over tor menting other s and shar ing their pain,
both also feel the need to act this way is an act
ordained by God. The difference lies in their
ultimate goal - where the Cathar i embr ace and
enjoy their role as tor mentor s and seek to r ule over
the Hell they?ve created, the Nihilists don?t care,
there?s is a hollow and unemotional per spective.
Rather than r uling in Hell, they seek the utter
destr uction of ever ything, a retur n to the void that
spawned creation.
The Road of Night has a number of potential
or igins as well as a number of var iations on its
mor als. Some say the Road or iginated in the early
days of the Catholic Church and the idea of Sin,
other s state that it was der ived from ancient
Lasombr a cults such as the Angellis Ater, or even
from before that. While the Lasombr a are the clan
almost exclusively associated with the Road, other s
have picked up the nihilistic beliefs as well, the most
infamous example being the Finnish Sorceress
Louhi. Whatever stor y or mor al implications they
cling to, the Nihilists have a common goal - r uining
and destroying the lives of all with only the end of all
in mind. In recent nights a var iation on the Path of
Night has sur faced - the Cult of Shalim. While there
are many similar ities in outlook, the Shalimites are
far more cold and unfeeling. Theres?is a belief
divorced from Catholic guilt and concepts of sin. It
matter s not what you have done or what you would
do - all will end. The follower s of Shalim just want to
br ing it for ward.
The aspect of the Beast that this Road spr ings from
is Nihilism. The Beast wants more than anything to
retur n to the state from which it came, but also to
br ing ever ything else with it as well.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
Mor tals and the Dead make up the major ity of
Touchstones within the Nihilists - the for mer as
they represent what they seek to tar get, the latter as
they make a good reminder of what awaits them at
the end of their jour ney - the peace of non
existence, or perhaps even a tor ment taken too far -
Death only holds value as a lesson and shouldn?t be
dealt out with abandon. Locations often hold value
to the Path follower s, and they?re dr awn to places of
great suffer ing and destr uction. Other s seek out
places that represent what they seek to end and
fixate on places of great joy and creation.
As the Nihilists seek to destroy and r uin all they
touch, it?s not uncommon for mor tals to detect this
attitude, with Disconnect and Diminishing Retur ns
seeing representation. Due to their pr actices and
predilections, Sadism often shows up as well -
although as with the Bahar i, it's often difficult to see
whether this is dr iven by the Beast or just natur al to
them anyway.
Convictions
- You are cor r upt. Share that pain with all.
- Test ever yone, hor ror will destroy the weak and
temper the strong.
- Darkness exists within ever yone, dr aw it out so
that they may share as well.
- All sensations are to be exper ienced, indulge in
ever ything you want to.
- Only gr ant death when it has meaning. The dead
do not suffer.
- God has abandoned you, your place in existence
is as a monster and tor mentor to the Kine..
Road of Par adox
Nickname: Rakshasa
Origins and Followers of the Way
This Road has had almost as many var iants as it has
had member s, with different br anches of the
Ravnos clan inter preting it in different ways. This
has given the impression to outsider s that whilst
follower s have stated they did what they did in
accordance with their divine mandate, many have
felt that they just did what they wanted and used
this as an excuse. Perhaps this was the case for
some of them, but this road has a histor y as r ich as
any other. The Ravnos and their founder were
separ ated from the major ity of vampire culture for
many, many centur ies, and when the two groups
finally met again, the Elder s of the clan declared a
holy war against those they saw encroaching on
their ter r itor y. They leaned heavily on any
advantage they could muster, eventually
weaponising their signature ability - a power they
refer red to as Chimer str y. Not only would they
ensure outsider s met their preordained fate, but
they would ensure reality helped them reach their
destiny as well.
In the moder n age follower s of the Road are almost
non- existent. The Clan exper ienced a worldwide
pur ge at the tur n of the millenium that almost
wiped them out. Rumour s of a resur gence from a
few elder s abound, but the few vampires with any
real under standing of the Road repor t that the
mor als that dr ive it have changed. New follower s
have tur ned inward and focused on their own
remnants, intent on removing any and all of their
old histor y. If the Ravnos are to continue, they need
a clean slate. To sur vive, they need to destroy all
they were. This par adox is at the hear t of the Road.
The aspect of the Beast that this Road spr ung from is
Chaos. While this path has many methods and
precepts, it thr ives on wrong footing other s, on
adding that chaotic element to each par t of
existence.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
The Rakshasa keep a var ied bunch of links to their
higher selves, with no two following the same
patter n. The Ravnos have always valued community
(as well as a healthy dose of ador ation) so mor tals
and ghouls are quite common - their hardiness
allows them to keep up with the vampires as they
roam. Animals feature for the same reasons, and
cer tain animals are valued highly for what they
represent - their mercur ial spir it being considered
for tuitous to the follower s of this Road. Finally,
or ganisations and objects are common for some
member s of this Road - especially when they
consider specific communities as an or ganisation.
It is r are to see either Disconnect or Diminishing
Retur ns as Beast Marks for the follower s of this
Road - many of them value social inter action too
much. Fixations often occur, with the Ravnos
becoming obsessed with cer tain things and
subcultures. They often exper ience the Need to Feed
as well, their r avenous nature getting the better of
them.
Convictions
- Other vampires have no inherent value and can be
removed freely.
- Ever yone has a destiny, help them fulfill it.
- Ever yone owes a debt to existence, debts are
meant to be repaid.
- All reality is a lie, you should use those same lies to
get what you want.
- You define your own reality.
- Change what par ts of reality displease you.
- Those that ser ve the Antediluvians deser ve to be
shown the er ror of their ways..

Road of Typhon
Nicknames: Theophidians, Typhonists
Origins and Followers of the Way
Less of a belief system and more of a full on
religion, the Road of Typhon is thought of as a
direct counter par t to the other Roads mainly by
outsider s - those that follow this Road see nothing
out of the ordinar y. For them, the only thing that
has changed is the wool has finally been pulled
from their eyes and they can finally see how much
better things could be.
This Road is tightly inter twined with the Church of
Set and by extension the Ministr y. However unlike
other Roads that are associated pr imar ily with a
specific Clan, the Road of Typhon has follower s
from all the 13 clans, and even many mor tal
follower s too. The mercy of Set is open to all that
see his tr ue way. Through him and his
Hierophants, you can see the tr ue way of the world
and escape the machinations of the Aeons.
The aspect of the Beast that this Road was built
upon is it?s Insidiousness. The most common
displays of the Beast are far from subtle, but many
vampires for get the small changes it br ings to
them, even if they avoid cer tain behaviour s
knowing the Beast might r ise and asser t control.
Touchstones and Beast Marks
The Typhonists often r un or par ticipate in lar ge
cults of wor ship to Set, each filled with mor tals,
ghouls and other vampires and with each of these
filling the space of the Touchstone in var ying
degrees. Rites and locations also feature among the
types of common Touchstones as the Temples of Set
are holy places to them, Consider ing the histor ical
ties between Set and many different animals, they
feature ver y r arely as Touchstones.
By far the most common Beast Mark among the
Theophidians is Disconnect, their acceptance of the
vampir ic nature and wor ship of a deity of chaos and
evil has this effect on them. Fixations also spr ing up
with frequency, although those afflicted by this often
keep it quiet due to the potential implications within
the faith. Finally there is a war r ior aligned subset of
the faith, for them Animal Instincts are common as
they r arely feel the need to hold back their r age.
Convictions
- Any infor mation on the resur rection of Set should
be pur sued.
- Ser ve the Hierophants and their directions.
- Educate other s in the ways of Sets gr ace and do
what you can to br ing them into the fold.
- Resist the Beast and it?s whims
- Secrecy is par amount, do what it takes to maintain
it.
 LORESHEET

PAT H OF CAI NE
T
he Path of Caine is truly monstrous by mortal
standards, aspiring to be more like the
legendary first murderer than anything
remotely human. For the Noddists,
everything they learned while a mortal is largely
ignored, with all their focus on becoming a supreme
example of a vampire, and specifically by taking
inspiration from the qualities they see in Caine. The
Curses that each of the Angels leveled at him shaped
the entire vampire race, and Noddists seek to rise
above these curses, but also embrace them where
they can be treated as strengths. More than
anything, they seek to exploit the inherent power in
the blood of every Cainite, and if others aren?t
willing to use that, the Noddist will use it for them.

- Studious: The Noddists study the
Book of Nod and other sacred texts
religiously, with many scraps of text
and incomplete translations
circulating at any one time. Sifting
truth from fiction can be a full time
job, but nonetheless is a passion
project for the followers. You gain a
bonus dice to any roll that involves
your knowledge of Noddist lore.
This might be occult studies,
academic interpretation of vampiric
law, proper behaviour among other
Noddists or even a particularly
impassioned reading of the texts.
-- Pack Priest: The Pack Priest is
one of the fundamental elements of
the Sabbat, every grouping of
Cainites having one to link them
directly to the cause of the Sect.
Without them the sect would look
markedly different, and likely would
have fallen apart many centuries
ago. As conductors and architects
of the many Auctoritus and Ignobilis
Ritae, they are relied upon to
perform sacred duties that many
path followers rely on. Of course not
all Priests are Noddists, but their
devotion to Caine makes them
common occupiers of this post. Due
to this respected position, you gain
a sect Status of two as well as
knowing to perform many if not all of
the Ritae. Many of the remaining
Sabbat would pay dearly for dealt it. Note, the damage returned
someone to help them remain strong does not negate the damage the
against the Beast. vampire receives, and all damage
reflected back is of the same type
--- Blood of Caine: Path followers and is of the initial damage value
seek to emulate Caine in all they do, (before halving, Fortitude etc.)
striving to be like the first murderer
with each action. His power is ----- Reclaim in His Name:
legendary and his will is strong. By Diablerie is rampant within the
defying God and standing firm Sabbat, and the Noddists are a
against his demands, he rejected driving force behind that. They
redemption and lived to carve out believe in getting as close to Caine
his own existence free from the in every way possible. Thickening
influence of others. As his blood the blood is crucial to this teaching,
thinned from one Generation to the and while they won?t diablerise any
next, the ability to enforce control and all vampires they find, those
over those weaker became more that could bring them closer to the
prominent. Those that emulate Dark Father are highly prized.
Caine have learned that Generation
Whenever a follower commits
is not always the limiting factor it is Diablerie on a vampire with more
for others. Followers can ignore their
potent or lower Generation blood,
Generation when resisting against they do not take the automatic loss
Dominate and can always spend a
to Humanity.
Willpower to ignore it.
---- The Sevenfold Curse: The
Book of Nod says that when God
cursed Caine, he ensured it that he
was truly immortal - those that would
attempt to harm him would receive
the pain back sevenfold. For the
Noddists, they?ve seen a little of the
truth of that story - although perhaps
not to the same strength as Caine.
Once per Story, the Cainite can deal
the damage they sustain from a
single attack back on the one that
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PAT H OF CAT HARI

H eaven exists in the eyes of the Cathari, but it is
reserved for the pure and those free of Sin, If
Heaven exists, then so too must Hell, but
instead of being where the damned go after
death, it is in fact the material world. Vampires,
trapped as they are in their mortal shells are truly
damned - they will forever live in Hell. The Cathari
understand this and have decided to embrace their
damnation, reigning in a Hell of their own making.
They embrace the dark spirituality inherent to the
Albigensian belief structure. Path members
concentrate on their connection to sin and the
material world. They focus on becoming the
consummate vampire, really relishing what they have
become and moving on with no regrets.
As the ultimate creatures of the material world, they
see their roles as tempters and devils, gods and
monsters. With each new sin they uncover, they feel
their connection to the world deepen and their
resilience to the Beast grow stronger.

- Fatal Attraction: The Cathari are everything in their presence- as

often highly physical creatures, and
while they can?t always indulge in
the physical side of a seduction, that
doesn?t stop them using those
techniques to get the blood they so
desperately crave. Players gain the
Looks Merit: Beautiful when they
take this level. If they already
possess this then it is automatically
upgraded to Stunning. If they
subsequently fail a seduction
attempt against a mortal target, they
gain the equivalent of the Obvious
Predator flaw against that target
from that moment on.
-- Living the High Life: The path
teaches its adherents that they are
creatures of the material world, and
that they should enjoy everything
that this world has to offer. Anything
less than a life of luxury and
decadence is a betrayal of all the
Albigensians stand for. Players gain
three dots in Resources as well as
the Haven merit: Luxurious,
however if their resources rating
ever drops below two, they gain a
stain.
--- Enjoy The Small Things:
Followers often like to luxuriate in
an environment, taking in all the
small details and really relishing
creatures of the material world they
find themselves attuned to it in a
way few others are. Players receive
two bonus dice to both Awareness
and Insight rolls, however any failure
counts as a Bestial Failure instead
as their mind warps and corrupts the
input they receive.
---- Despicably Me: The
Albigensians know that they are
ultimately evil and corrupt, so much
so that they actively embrace that
attitude - gleefully destroying
relationships and lives with equal
abandon. It?s rare to find a level that
they won?t stoop to as all manner of
vices and crimes are considered
central to following the path. Even
with that broad amount of leeway
governing their actions, there are
times when something is beyond the
pale for even the most devout
Cathari. Maybe the act is just too
vile, maybe it?s a necessary act of
kindness that goes against
everything they stand for. Whatever
the situation, a follower with this
ability has learned how to
figuratively bury their head in the
sand in those situations. Once per
story, the player can ignore all Stains
gained from a single action at the
cost of gaining one aggravated
Willpower.
----- The Dual Spirit: The Cathari
style themselves as pure evil.
Unconcerned with the morals of
others, they wish to indulge in every
vice and depravity - if the mortal
world is truly Hell, then they are
gods of this realm and should act
accordingly! They each recognise
that the realm of the spiritual exists
however, and that mortals are
especially attuned to it as this is
central to their teachings. Not
wanting to miss out or alarm their
prey, certain Cathars have learned
how to tap into this spiritual side and
use it to their advantage. Once per
Story, the vampire can appear
totally good and uncorrupt - as if
their Humanity was at 10 and they
had no Beast Marks. Note that the
Humanity score doesn?t change, just
how they appear to mortals. This
condition lasts the rest of the night
and is ended when the vampire
chooses to, or if they gain a stain. In
addition, their aura will temporarily
change to reflect their uncorrupt
nature - although will still mark them
as a vampire. This experience can
be quite enlightening to the Cainite,
with some embracing the
experience, and others being
traumatised by it.
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PAT H OF DEAT H AND T HE SOUL

W hether it?s the brutal followers of the Sabbat

and their Path of Death and the Soul, or the
morbid Hecata and the original Road of
Bones, there are many vampires in the world
with a close connection with death and the afterlife.
Perhaps it?s a hangover from the brief time that was
spent in the shadowlands when they were truly dead,
perhaps it?s a desire to explore what they have become
or perhaps it reveals a deep seated fear of what is in
store for them should their immortality come to a
premature end. Whatever drives a vampire to
interfere with the dead and corrupt its place in life
certainly breeds results and a strong barrier against
the Beast.
Followers often concentrate on chaining the Beast
down deep within themselves, just as the dead feel no
pain, fear or rage, so too should they follow this
example - the Beast wins when the higher mind loses.

- Introspection: The followers of
this path are notoriously distant and
reserved compared to some of their
hotter headed sect mates. Spending
so much time with the dead and
contemplating the soul allows them
plenty of time to self reflect and
ponder their own nature - especially
as working with the dead still carries
a certain taboo even among the
vampires. This combination of
situations has given the followers a
certain strength of will and the ability
to pull themselves back together
just a little faster than others do.
When recovering superficial
Willpower between sessions, you
recover one more than you
otherwise would.
-- Dead Calm: It?s common for
other vampires to think of the
Necronomists as cold and detached
even by vampire standards, and
while many paths preach resisting
the rage of the Beast, the members
of the Path of Death and the Soul
require a level of detachment and
calm to progress in their studies. All
vampires feel the blood rise up in
them and try to escape in a fit of
wild rage, but the vampire that has
mastered Dead Calm has a defense
against Frenzy that others do not.
Whenever the vampire has killed a
mortal that night, they feel an icy
calm descend on them, and an
inner peace that is rare for their
kind. For the rest of that night, Fury
Frenzy rolls are made at a difficulty
one less than usual.
--- Cleave the Soul: Whilst many
Necronomists attempt to learn the
deathly arts of Oblivion, many find
themselves able to use their own
understanding to perform impressive
acts of Necromancy even without
access to that discipline. You have
learnt one such capability and can
briefly rip a mortal?s soul from their
body. By feeding a target a rouse
checks worth of the vampire?s vitae and
Bergamot that has been ritually
prepared that night (1 hour preparation
time), they can tear the soul from the
body. The new wraith is psychically
linked to its body, but not forced to
remain in the vicinity and can otherwise
travel freely. The vampire responsible
can see and communicate fully with the
ghost, as can others with the
appropriate Disciplines. If the body is
destroyed before the soul returns, the
soul becomes a Spectre. This state
lasts until the following sunset, or the
vampire returns them to their body.
Needless to say, this is highly traumatic
for mortals that aren?t expecting it. This
ability can be used once per story.
---- Hunger of the Dead: When a
vampire feeds from and kills a mortal
they experience a euphoria and calm
that is incomparable to any other
experience. The constant gnawing they
feel as the Beast rumbles away with
hunger is so commonplace to them that
they often forget what existence was
like without it. When a vampire
experiences this lack of hunger, all too
often the experience is very short lived
- a human life for a few hours of peace
is not always a worthy trade! The
vampires on this path know how they
can extend this feeling - while they?re
not afraid of a few more bodies, many
still recognise that killing can easily
draw unwanted attention. When you
have killed a mortal by feeding from
them, your Hunger is reduced to Zero
as usual. For the rest of that night,
you roll an additional dice for each
Rouse check you make while still at
Hunger Zero - once you fail the check
and your hunger increases you lose
this benefit. This ability can only be
used once per story.
----- Death and the Soul: Those on
this Path know that death is inevitable
and not something to be feared,
indeed many followers take great
comfort in this fact and surround
themselves with grisly reminders of
death. Certain followers can take this
attitude and use it to actively lift their
spirits, taking grim comfort in the grip
death has over all, and then taking a
grip on that others' soul. By taking a
mortal and ritually killing them just as
they rest for daysleep, a Necronomist
can boost their spirit and gain a
temporary ally at the same time. Once
per Story they can kill a mortal to
reclaim a single point of Aggravated
Willpower, as well as remove any
Compulsions that they are currently
afflicted by - the killing calms and
rejuvenates their soul. The death can
be achieved however they like, but it
must be slow enough that the victim is
alive when the vampire goes down to
rest, and dead before they awaken.
The two bodies must also be in
contact when the death occurs. This
shocking death also creates a
Wraith that is bound to the vampire
as it's sole fetter - and despite the
rage it feels is predisposed to serve.
The wraith itself then proceeds to
rapidly deteriorate before being
consumed by the void and utterly
destroyed. Treat this wraith in the
same way as you would an ally with
a reliability of --- due to them being
very much bound to you. Example
statistics for spectres can be found
in Vampire: The Masquerade, p. 377
or within Cults of the Blood Gods.
The newly created wraith only lasts
3 nights however before it vanishes
into the abyss. Occasionally these
wraiths return as spectres - ghosts
hell bent on destruction and full of
rage. Storytellers should keep this in
mind if it is felt this ability is overly
used. Thankfully a Necromancer of
this level should be more than
capable of dealing with a rogue
spectre once in a while...
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PAT H OF T HE FERAL HEART

M
ore than anything else, the Beast
dictates the existence of each and
every vampire. Others deluded
themselves into thinking they?ve
risen above it or escaped its clutches - the Ferals
know this is all idiocy. There is no escape from
what you truly are - at best you?re delaying the
inevitable. Denial can?t ever work - the only way
is acceptance. A symbiotic relationship with the
Beast is not only possible, but benefits everyone,
the adherents to this Path are unliving proof
that the Beast grants significant power to those
that feed it and play by its rules. Those that fear
the Beast are naive. Fear is for the weak, and the
Ferals are far from weak.

- Wherever I Lay My Hat: The
Ferals often roam, considering the
whole world their Haven. It?s not
uncommon for them to sleep wild,
finding makeshift havens in the
wilderness or other random
locations. Whenever they sleep in
the wild, or in a location that is not
their primary Haven, they receive
the equivalents of the Postern and
Security System haven merits. They
must have an existing Haven to
benefit from this.
-- Blood from a Stone:
Sometimes you just get caught out,
stuck in the wilderness with not
enough blood to get you through the
night. You?ve learned from your
mistakes, as well as picked up a few
ways to make things last, or tricks to
help with your hunger when in these
situations. Once per story when
resting in the wilderness, you can
automatically succeed in your
Rouse check to awaken for the
night.
--- Survival of the Fittest: The
urge to survive against any and all
odds is one of the driving forces of
the Path, and yet they?re often put
into life or death situations. Being
possessed of feral instincts and no
strangers to violence, they don?t shy
away from physical altercations,
meaning that eventually they?ll tussle
with the wrong opponent. If and
when they ever experience enough
damage to drive them into Torpor,
rather than needing to wait for a
period of time as per their humanity,
they can make a roll of their
Humanity (Difficulty 2) to raise
themselves immediately from Torpor
as a last ditch option. This can only
be done once per Torpor and can be
rolled only on night that they fell into
that Torpor- but they can choose
when so as to avoid any immediate
danger. After that window has
passed, normal Torpor rules apply.
If they do manage to awaken
themselves, a single Aggravated
damage is downgraded to
Superficial.
---- Feed the Beast: The Ferals
pride themselves on the symbiotic
relationship they share with the
Beast, feeling that they give just
enough slack on the leash to placate
it. In return they expect a similar
exchange of power and freedom. In
some situations where they feed the
Beast, it rewards the vampire in
kind. For every Stain in the
vampire?s Humanity tracker, they
gain a bonus dice to all physical dice
pools as well as not suffering the
impairment if they have more Stains
than spare boxes. This does not
remove the need to take aggravated
Willpower damage when Stains
exceed boxes, just the impairment.
----- Unstoppable Frenzy: All
vampires know that the Beast is a
powerful and potent foe, the
constant presence of it in every
action they take makes that
abundantly clear. The real power of
the Beast is released whenever the
vampire frenzies, it?s raw
aggression and anger making an
almost unstoppable force of nature.
The Ferals are more tightly attuned
to their beasts than most and have
fully capitalised on this close
relationship to really tap into the full
potential of the Beast. When in
Frenzy, these vampires become
even more of an unstoppable threat
than usual. When entering Fury or
Fear Frenzy you gain the full
benefits of a Blood Surge to the first
offensive roll made each turn. This
does not cost a Rouse check, but
no other blood surges can be made
for other uses until the Frenzy ends.
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PAT H OF HONOURABL E ACCORD

M
ake no mistake - the followers of this path
have a very distinct idea of what honour
exactly means, and it rarely means well
for those outside the Sabbat. By enforcing
a rigid code of honour, the Knights have created a
prison to house the Beast. This approach has not
only been largely successful but has granted them a
respected and key position within the Sword of
Caine. Advisers and soldiers, leaders and crusaders:
the shape of the Sabbat would be unrecognisable if it
weren?t for the work of these dedicated Cainites -
some say it wouldn?t even exist without the Patriots
to hold the ramshackle elements together! Whatever
piece they play in the game, whether they are King
or Pawn, they fight with absolute honour, willing to
sacrifice themselves for what they stand for.

- Voice of Reason: The world that
vampires live in is exceedingly
dangerous, more often than not a
Cainite meets their end due to a
careless word or listening to the
wrong advice, rather than ending up
on the wrong side of a Hunter?s
crossbow. Over time vampires are
forced to learn who they can and
can?t trust to give them good advice.
The Knights have a strict and well
known code of honour that they
adhere to, which isn?t a guarantee
that their code aligns with yours, but
is a damned site better than how
other Cainites are likely to treat you.
You?re one of the trusted ones, and
you?ve a reputation for being a
straight shooter. Because of this you
gain a two dice bonus to persuasion
rolls when you are telling the truth
and acting according to your honour.
This only applies within your Sect
due to your respected position.
-- Trusted Pair of Hands: You?re
very much a known quantity to the
vampires in your city, and they know
they can rely on you for impartial
judgement, or for a task to be carried
out as requested. You?ve risen above
the rank and file Knights to become
almost a pillar of your faith and an
example that many look to. You gain
Status of One with all other followers
of the Path, as well as Status of Two
within the overall Sabbat. However
your position relies on your
honourable position - if you are ever
caught acting dishonourably, then
you will lose this status until you can
regain their trust.
--- Battle without Honour or
Humanity: Uncontrolled rage and
reckless cowardice are the enemies
of honour. When your actions aren?t
your own, how can you possibly be
expected to maintain such a strict
moral standard.? Many a Knight has
eventually fallen to the Beast due to
the savage nature of the Sabbat and
the commonplace nature of Frenzy
within its ranks, their moral position
becoming untenable against such
savagery. It is at times such as this
when practical vampires realise that
a little give and take is needed to
see them through the night. By
willingly sacrificing a part of
themselves, they absolve
themselves of future hurt. When the
Player fails a Fury or Fear Frenzy
roll, they can choose to
automatically gain a single Stain,
however they won?t gain any more
Stains during that Frenzy regardless
of what acts they perform.
---- Honour Guard: Due to your
incredible moral fortitude, you?re
able to battle many hardships that
would destroy a lesser vampire.
There are times when a vampire is
called upon to do the right thing,
despite how much it might infringe
upon their own personal beliefs. The
good of the many outweighs the
needs of the few after all! When
acting for the good of the Sabbat
and working under direct orders, the
patriot may lean upon their sense of
duty as a crutch against the ravages
or the Beast. Once per Story, a
follower may undertake a task and
gain no Stains from any single
scene. As long as the task is
undertaken with honour and fulfils
the needs of their Sect, then the
vampire can allow the edicts of the
path to see them through.
----- Restraint of the Gods: All it
takes to break your sworn word is
for one badly timed Frenzy - some
badly chosen words or a hunger left
unchecked at the wrong time can
bring it all crashing down. The
Knights have learnt this from bitter
experience and over the years have
developed and shared a technique
between their members to help
them to only unleash their Frenzy
when ready and against a more
acceptable target. Once per Story
you can resist a Frenzy with no roll
required, keeping absolutely calm
and unflustered when others are
losing their heads - sometimes
literally! This type of restraint
doesn?t come without a cost
however, as the Beast will have it?s
due. Before you rest for the day, you
will have to unleash your Beast in a
Fury Frenzy - the Beast will not
abate it?s frenzy until a living target
is utterly destroyed. If you fail to
release the Beast before day sleep,
you will awaken in a Fury
Frenzy.The world that vampires live
in is exceedingly dangerous, more
often than not a Cainite meets their
end due to a careless word or
listening to the wrong advice, rather
than ending up on the wrong side of
a Hunter?s crossbow. Over time
vampires are forced to learn who
they can and can?t trust to give them
good advice. The Knights have a
strict and well known code of honour
that they adhere to, which isn?t a
guarantee that their code aligns with
yours, but is a damned site better
than how other Cainites are likely to
treat you. You?re one of the trusted
ones, and you?ve a reputation for
being a straight shooter. Because of
this you gain a two dice bonus to
persuasion rolls when you are
telling the truth and acting according
to your honour. This only applies
within your Sect due to your
respected position.
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PAT H OF POW ER AND I NNER VOI CE

I
t is well known that the Sabbat rose out of the
ashes of the first Anarch revolt. Outgunned and
outmaneuvered by the Camarilla the Anarchs
finally conceded defeat at the small English
village of Thorns. The ones that resisted became the
earliest True Sabbat. Full of passion and aggression,
the early members of the Sect lacked the political
clout that the Camarilla wielded so expertly. This
gap is what birthed the Path of Power and Inner
Voice. That gap is what created what is possibly the
most ruthless pursuers of power the world has ever
known.
Followers are dedicated to achieving dominance in
any way possible. Power has many sides and the
unified seek mastery of them all. Each follower
closely monitors their sect mates for signs of
weakness - who knows what circumstances will allow
them their next power grab?

- The Power of Self Belief: One of
the first lessons imparted by the
Priests that preach the path is that
of self belief. Without a will of steel,
it?s unlikely that a vampire would
progress very far with this particular
brand of morality. The many Wights
that have been produced in the
Sabbat are a testament to how
many have tried and failed
miserably. When a follower spends
Willpower on a Willpower reroll, they
reclaim the spent point should they
get two or more successes on the
Willpower dice.
-- Chains of Power: You don?t find
yourself on this Path without a
healthy appreciation for the finer
points of power, and those without
something to show for their labours
are often the subject of ridicule by
other followers. Thankfully you?ve
amassed quite the power base that
you can boast to your peers about.
You gain Three dots to allocate
between Resources, Influence and
Sect Status. If you ever lose these
dots without replacing them in some
other arena however, you will be run
through the wringer by the other
path followers.
--- Insidious Influence: The path
to true power means greasing a lot
of palms and knowing the right
people. Even the most self sufficient
Cainite will reach out to others when
they need to get something done
that is bigger than them. You and the
other Unifiers have built up a
network and series of favours that
can be used and shared with ease
and frequency - a case of ?You
scratch my back and I?ll scratch
yours?. Because of this you find it
easier to get things done, even
when it?s not in your realm of
expertise. You gain Three Dots to
invest in Influence, however you
also gain easy access to that used
by your peers. If you require
influence in an arena that isn?t your
own, the Storyteller may deem
someone else in the city can plug
you into theirs temporarily. As long
as you don?t impact their power
base, they will be OK to share, but
others may come asking for the
same usage back from you.
---- Inner Voice: The Path
preaches the accumulation of power
as the single most important aspect
of the vampire?s existence, and this
aspect is very well known even by
outsiders. What most outsiders
forget though, is that this path also
mandates followers have a will as
strong as iron. The confidence to
push through adversity and assert
your vision on external forces that
would thwart your ambition is
paramount. For many vampires
however, the impediment to their
success isn?t just others, it?s
themselves - or rather it?s their
Beast. Unifiers sometimes exhibit
the will to overcome even this force
of nature. Once per story, the Player
can include not only their normal
dice, but also any Hunger dice in a
Willpower reroll.
----- Absolute Power Corrupts
Absolutely: There are plenty of
ways that vampires can show off
their power, and many different
spheres of influence that they will
have gotten their hands on given
enough time to accumulate them.
Whatever amount of temporal
power they?ve accrued for
themselves, there eventually comes
a time when nothing but a raw
display of might will do. The risk
might be drastic, but those in a
position of weakness often take
desperate acts to give them a
chance of coming out on top. By
spending a full night in quiet
meditation, they can awaken the
next evening with real power
coursing through their veins. For the
rest of that night, they can treat their
Blood Potency as if it were at the
maximum for their Generation.
Upon awakening the night after
however, they feel weak and
drained. For the next week they
treat their Blood Potency as if it
were at it?s Generational minimum.
If the vampire was already at their
Generational minimum before
enacting this power, their Blood
Potency drops by one. Note: this
can lower your Blood Potency to the
equivalent of Zero. If this happens
players do not get access to Thin
Blood Alchemy as you?re not really
a thin blood, just labouring under
similar conditions. The process
pleases the Beast and it uses the
opportunity to gain a portion of the
user's soul. In addition to the above
cost, the player takes a Stain.
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PAT H OF METAMORPHOSI S
M
any of the Clans have the gift of Protean
-both the Gangrel and the Ministry have
mastery over their own forms, but the
Tzimisce - the so called Old Clan - are the
only ones that continuously claim dominion over all
forms: both their own and others. That attitude is
what birthed the Road of Metamorphosis, and the
Tzimisce's claim of the potential for transcendence.
The Road asks for constant change. All that matters
is the perfection of what you are, and evolution from
what you were. How you achieve that is irrelevant,
but the goal is ever present. This attitude has granted
surprising strength and resistance against the Beast,
as well as some followers having claimed to have
broken through to a deeper level of understanding
and enlightenment- the fabled Azhi Dahaka.
Metamorphosists may be insular and unwilling to
share, but their will to evolve beyond vampirism is
unbreakable.

- Many Faces: Many
Metamorphosists alter and change
their faces and physical forms as
often as some people change their
wardrobe. While it can be easy for
many of the Old Clan to make these
adjustments to their faces by using
their Cainite gifts, sometimes they
don?t have the real world capabilities
to give that new identity a full
background. For you, this change
goes beyond skin deep. If you
create a face, you want it to have a
whole life attached to it. You gain
Two points in the Mask advantage
as well as Cobbler, allowing you to
ensure full identities for your
creations. However, due to the effort
and emotional investment you go
through, when one of your identities
is lost or compromised, you must
immediately make a Fury Frenzy
roll.
-- Secret Identity: While some
Cainites shed identities often and
then never return, others have a few
that they hold onto, a pattern they
follow and a body that feels familiar
and comfortable to them. The edicts
of the path teach them that they
must move on and evolve, but that
doesn?t preclude one from
sometimes benefiting from practice -
as long as you don?t stay in that one
form forever. You are one such
vampire with a specific, practiced
form, one that through sheer force of
will alone you can adopt. By
spending three turns in full
concentration, the Player can
change into this new form. This form
has to be human in appearance, but
can otherwise look however they
want. All attributes and capabilities
are the same as usual, and the
effects of looks merits and flaws
remain - although they can be uglier
if they prefer. In all other respects
they look and feel totally different.
This disguise is physically flawless
but they do only have one form that
they can use this capability for.
Clothes and other accessories of
course do not change - just the
flesh. Vampires can of course revert
back to their original form with just
as much effort when coming back
from this identity. The storyteller
might judge that persistent or
extended use of this power is
enough to grant a Stain, but context
and Convictions should be taken
into account.
--- In Two Minds: Most vampires
are very much single minded in how
they approach their unlives, they
have a focus that drives them and
gives them the will to keep going.
For those that follow the Path of
Metamorphosis, a more fluid
approach is required to help them
stave off the stagnation they
perceive in the rest of their kind.
This ability allows the vampire to
select a second Ambition that they
can work towards. Both Ambitions
have the same effect when it comes
to healing willpower damage and
function otherwise normally.
---- Feng Shui: There is a
common misconception that
metamorphosis is purely about
physical change. While this gets a
lot of attention, there is so much
more to following the path than this.
Change has to emerge everywhere:
physically, spiritually, mentally,
socially and even your immediate
surroundings. Followers are well
known for making small
modifications to whatever they
come into contact with, looking to
find the perfect shape, form or
layout for whatever it is. While this
can appear random and confusing
to outsiders, for the Metamorphosist
however, it all makes perfect sense.
You are one such vampire that has
applied these principles to their own
haven, making it comforting and
peaceful for you. Others however
really struggle with it as it is
optimised purely for your own
benefit. You receive a two dice
bonus to all Skill rolls when in your
own haven, whereas anyone
without deep familiarity of the space
receives the same as a penalty.
----- Azhi Dahaka: The Old Clan
talk about a state the Eldest aspired
to - Azhi Dahaka. This state of
enlightenment could be considered
a direct counterpoint to what Saulot
preached about the fabled state of
Golconda. While that condition
claimed to offer the opportunity to
rise above the Beast, many
vampires looked at this with horror -
what would cause you to want to
give this up? Why would you
possibly want to become mortal
again when immortality is so
rewarding? Surely if you can master
your Beast to that level, there must
be more options available to an
aspiring vampire? Azhi Dahaka is
one possible answer to that
question, and the Metamorphosists
may have unlocked it within their
blood.
They say that the blood is the life,
and for you this has now become
even more true. By expanding your
understanding of the vampiric
condition, you?ve found a way to
distill your very essence into your
blood, encoding your entire memory,
power and soul into each cell so that
what you are permeates all you are.
If you die, you can choose to
resurrect yourself from any mortal
that you have both shared blood
with and have fed from. When you
resurrect you maintain all your stats,
powers, clan and Generation - in
fact the only change is that your
Blood Potency reduces by one and
you now physically resemble your
victim. If you are unable to reduce
your Potency below your
generational minimum, then you are
unable to resurrect yourself. While
you may experience an
uncomfortable period of adjustment,
the experience is otherwise
untraumatic - for the vampire that is.
The process takes a small amount
of time for the victim - roughly one
day. Once the vampire has died
they more or less immediately fall ill
as if afflicted by a virus, with their
condition worsening over the course
of that day. Death comes when
night finally falls, shortly followed by
them returning to life but possessed
by the soul of the vampire. This has
no impact if the vampire is
diablerised, as their Soul is fully
consumed and cannot travel to a
new host.

Appendix:
Con vict ion s an d Ten et s f or
t h e Discer n in g Sabbat
Ever y chronicle is unique and
fits its own par ticular theme -
whether it is all about seeking
Golconda, the tr ials of being a
Thin Blood or the old classic of
str uggling to be humane - the
Tenets are there to set the tone.
But whether you want to
exper iment with the Sabbat, play
in a histor ical setting where
mor als were different or just cut
loose a bit, you?ll want to end up
with Tenets that add some r isk
and give you something to work
against.
Below are some example
Chronicle Tenets. Some are
grouped together with some of
the factions of the Sabbat, some
are more free floating, all are
usable in any group. Don?t feel
obliged to keep them as they are,
pick whichever ones take your
interest, tweak them, mix them
up and pick and choose the ones
that inspire you and that will
provide a challenge for your
char acter s.
Loyalists:
The loyalists represent the far
left of the Sabbat political
spectr um. They follow in the
footsteps of the Anarch Revolt
that refused to be held down or
controlled by anyone but
themselves. Many of the
nomadic packs fall into this
faction, but plenty of other
Cainite do as well. They believe
fully in the cause of the Sabbat,
but freedom comes fir st.
- Freedom is your s by
r ight - Let no one
impose r ules on you
- Take responsibility for
your own actions
- Never sur render
Moder ates:
The Moder ates represent the
centre left position in the
Sabbat. They have a lot in
common with the Loyalists,
but they are more focused on
tear ing down the needless
r ules that they feel have
par alysed the Sect. To an
outsider, the Moder ates are
anything but moder ate, but
such is the fr actious nature of
the Sect. They are tr ue to
themselves and the spir it of
what they see from the or iginal
Anarch Revolt.
- Never create needless
complication
- Stay tr ue to your
per sonal convictions
- Do not deser t the
Sabbat
The Status Quo:
The tr ue centre and indeed
hear tland of the Sabbat, it would
be dismissive to say they?re afr aid
to br ing the Sect to its tr ue
mission, but there are more
member s of this group opposed to
the Gehenna War than in other
factions due to their enjoyment of
the Sabbat lifestyle. They make up
the bulk of the Sect and live for the
camar ader ie and attitude the
Cainites have created.
- Suppor t the Sabbat in all
things
- You are a Cainite, not Kine
- Ensure the secrets of the
Sabbat don?t get discovered
by their enemies
The Or thodoxy:
The Or thodox are veer ing to the
r ight, but have taken the spir itual
path. Many of the tr uly
enlightened of the Path follower s
eventually get to this point when
their religion takes a preeminent
position in their existence - it?s
hard to not put it in front of all
other things when you're that
invested. For the or thodox Sabbat,
the pur suit of spir itual progression
has over taken other pr ior ities, but
many of the paths preach war and
destr uction.
- Resist any attempt at
secular ism
- Pur sue your path at all
costs
- Follow the divine mission
of the Sabbat
Ultr a- Conser vatives:
The opposing side of the
Loyalists, the Ultr a
Conser vatives exist at the far
r ight of the Sabbat spectr um.
Freedom is a goal, but it cannot
exist as long as the Antediluvians
and their pawns exist. Gehenna
is real and it must be fought with
ever y fiber of their being, no
matter what the cost.
- Fight any and all signs of
the Antediluvians and
their pawns
- Keep the Sabbat strong
and ready for war
- Never ignore an
oppor tunity to
under stand Gehenna
The Reluctant Jyhadist
The Sabbat has gone to war,
finally taking up ar ms in a
meaningful way and launching
themselves on a cr usade against
the Antediluvians and their
pawns. There are some in the
Sect that believe in a number of
the ideals, but aren?t willing to
throw their unlives away just
yet? These ones have remained
behind, maybe to guard
ter r itor y, maybe out of fear but
for whatever reason they?re
alone against the world now.
- War is not a game and
weapons are not toys.
- Make no waves or make
messes you can't clean
up.
- Heed not the call -
Gehenna is a fool's
dream; reject it.
The Sabbat Inquisition:
With a sect dedicated to
freedom and per sonal power,
as well as a healthy dose of
violence and sadism thrown in,
it was only a matter of time
before other power s took
notice. The Inquisition oper ate
like secret police of the sect
and aim to destroy any hint of
infer nal taint, they attempt to
route out this threat to the
fabr ic of the Sect and to ensure
that freedom wasn?t acquired
at any cost.
- Fight infer nal power
wherever it exists
- Never suffer a Heretic
to live
- Never deal with the
Devil
Bolshevik Anar chist
Freedom means different
things to different vampires -
for some it is the ability to kill
and embr ace as they please, for
plenty it is about roaming
wherever the sunset leads
them. For other s, freedom is
about more than themselves
and is tr uly a socialist dream.
Common among both the
Sabbat and the Anarchs, these
Tenets take on a ver y 20th
centur y view of freedom.
- Never accept author ity
as given.
- The weak are those who
deser ve to be strong.
Help the weak reach
their potential and
usur p the strong.
- Money is cor r uption.
Never own anything
without a utilitar ian
use.
The Black Hand:
A Sect within a sect, the Black
hand oper ate as the elite soldier s
of the Sabbat. When a war needs to
be fought and won with finesse,
silence and speed, the Black Hand
are the ones you call on fir st.
Exper t infiltr ator s and war r ior s,
the Black Hand are the best of the
best, or the wor st of the wor st of
the wor st - depending on which
side you?re on.
- Never back down from a
fight
- Obey your super ior s
without question
- Keep the Secrets of your
Sect
Secr et Keeper s
Rumour has it there are a few sects
and sub sects that infiltr ate
mainstream vampire society,
whether this is the fabled Inconnu,
the whispered about Tal?mahe?Ra
or some religious cult oper ating
from the darkness, there are
always those for whom secrecy is
par amount. The keeping and
accumulation of secrets is a genre
in and of itself.
- Keep your secrets hidden.
Without your secrets, you
are exposed and feeble, as
well as wor thless.
- Discover other s secrets.
Passing on an oppor tunity
to gain knowledge or an
advantage makes you weak
and anger s the beast.
- Don't kill, maim or
other wise mangle those
who are useful to you. A
subject must be studied
and his secrets must be
found before he becomes
expendable.
Dar k Ages
The human r ace has come a long
way in the last thousand or so
year s, with changes in culture,
religion, health and longevity all
influencing how many look at
mor als. Those on the shar p end
have always cared for life, but
pr ior ities dr iven by other areas
have also changed. The time
per iod also lends itself to
prophesies, visions and fighting
against the dying light - no one
is going to convince the Tremere
to save the Salubr i after all...
- Always uphold your oaths
Convictions
- Be tr ue to your her itage,
religion and people
- Do not fight fate
Additional Tenets:
- Never make a decision
without knowing the
consequences.
- You are not a Beast
- Like all monster s, keep
your self hidden - be the
Spider, not the Wolf.
- Proper ty is theft
- Never enslave or be a
slave
- Never refuse the
rebellion
- Uphold your convictions
- Honour your histor y
- Do not kill or tor ture for
pleasure.
- Do not doubt reality
- Always treat someone
according to their r ank.
Your super ior s are owed
their due respect, and
your underlings need to
be put in place.
- Always uphold the laws abilities, and only of the
of your society. Your latter are you cer tain.
judgement must be just - Never suffer because of
and unclouded. another ?s mistakes
- Only tr ust in tools you can
rely on.
- Death is but a tool, the
dead but a resource.
- The family comes fir st.
- Ar t demands excellence
and sacr ifice
- Take what you want and do
what you wish. Never abide
by the wishes of another
unless it benefits you.
- The weak are those who
deser ve to be strong. Help
the weak reach their
potential and usur p the
- Destroy bureaucr acy
strong.
wherever it appear s
- Being pure isn't about
- There is no god but me
achieving enlightenment,
- Those that mess with
it's about being the lesser
me and mine deser ve
evils. Cor r upt other s until
what they get
you are Pure.
- The pack/coter ie comes
- Do not suffer a fool to live
fir st
- Anything wor th knowing is
- Never reveal your
something wor th
secrets
sacr ificing for
- Always uphold the laws
that of my sect
- Never tur n down the
oppor tunity to develop
your self
- The destr uction of the
Camar illa is wor th any
pr ice
- The Kine are nothing
but food
- Do not pur sue violence
for amusement.
- It is better to be feared
than to be loved, if you
can't be both.
- Love depends on
another 's whims, fear
depends on your own