Step Eight: Choose Merits and Flaws
Step Eight: Choose Merits and Flaws
Merits
Merits are special abilities or advantages that are rare or unique in the general vampire population. Each merit has a specific cost associated with it. You may purchase up to 7 points of merits; this maximum of 7 merit points includes any merits purchased earlier in the creation process (such as uncommon clans, rare clans, or bloodline merits). Your character can never have more than 7 points of merits across all categories.
Clan and Bloodline Merits:
If you choose to portray an uncommon or rare clan, or if you choose to portray a member of a specific bloodline, you must buy the associated merit. Bloodline merits are unique, you cannot be a member of more than one bloodline.
Flaws
Flaws are liabilities or disadvantages that pose challenges to a character’s nightly existence. Flaws can provide player characters with added depth and personality, making them unique.
Each flaw has a specific value associated with it. When you choose a flaw, add the flaw’s value to your initial XP. If you acquire a flaw after character creation, add the flaw’s value to your earned XP, up to a total of 7. You may take as many flaws as you like, but you can only gain 7 XP from taking flaws. Flaws taken in excess of 7 do not reward the player with additional XP.
For more information, please see here: Merits and Flaws
