Teeth¸ Turf & Truth
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An integrated feeding¸ territory and masquerade tracking system for for Vampire: The Requiem 2nd Edition LARP. Can be used in any other VtM or VtR setting with trivial changes. Some references are to setting specific entities¸ and can be easily ignored. Take what you like¸ ignore the rest¸ and season to taste.
Blood and Feeding
As written in Vampire the Requiem 2nd Edition¸ feeding can be done one of two ways. Subtly¸ or Aggressively. These two things have different¸ distinct mechanics. For the purposes of our blood system¸ all PCs are assumed to use predominately the "subtle” method of feeding as a baseline.
Subtle feeding is minimum risk and is Masquerade friendly. The drawback¸ is that it takes time to do. Vampires spend hours upon hours most nights of the week hunting in this way. Social skills are paramount when feeding here. The vampire is convincing¸ one way or another¸ a mortal to submit to their kiss. Once the fangs are in¸ the kiss and a quick lick of the wound takes care of the rest.
Aggressive feeding¸ is quick and dirty. It is inherently violent¸ and puts The Masquerade at risk. All you need to do is grab someone and bite. This bite wound does considerable damage to the victim¸ and cannot be "licked away” like a subtle feed. When you feed aggressively¸ you feed fast¸ but it hurts the masquerade¸ and may come at a cost of morality.
Feeding Grounds (aka Domain¸ Territory)
A feeding ground can apply anywhere. It does not have to be granted by a ruling body. If you can strike out on your own¸ establish a domain and enforce its borders? Then more power to you.
The Masquerade:
The Masquerade will be measured by a rating of 1-100. This is both and in character and out of character mechanic. The 1-100 scale works in blocks of 20¸ like a fire danger sign.
The fewer Masquerade points exist¸ the more fragile and tenuous the Masquerade has become.
Each rating has different mechanical effect that apply to all vampires.