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| + | * All general Path rules also apply to Roads. | ||
* For Paths and Roads not listed here, check the [http://www.pen-paper.net/indices/wod/paths.pdf Pen and Paper index]. | * For Paths and Roads not listed here, check the [http://www.pen-paper.net/indices/wod/paths.pdf Pen and Paper index]. | ||
* For Road auras, see '+rules road auras'. See also '+rules appearing human'. | * For Road auras, see '+rules road auras'. See also '+rules appearing human'. | ||
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* Path of Enlightenment cannot start with Path Rating above 5 (even if relevant virtues add up to more). | * Path of Enlightenment cannot start with Path Rating above 5 (even if relevant virtues add up to more). | ||
| − | Switching Paths post-chargen, per VtM 288 "Switching from Humanity to a Path": | + | Switching Paths post-chargen requires the following to start the shift, per VtM 288 "Switching from Humanity to a Path": |
* Takes at least one year (starting from when you request the switch; may be backdated at staff discretion, but no earlier than when you were approved). | * Takes at least one year (starting from when you request the switch; may be backdated at staff discretion, but no earlier than when you were approved). | ||
| − | * Path Rating must be at most 3. (You can handwave degeneration to this point.) | + | * Path Rating must be at most 3 by the end of the year long wait. (You can handwave degeneration to this point.) |
| − | * Virtues that would change must be down to 1. (You can handwave driving these down as well.) | + | * Virtues that would change must be down to 1 by the end of the year long wait. (You can handwave driving these down as well.) |
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| − | + | At the end of the year, Roll Willpower (can't spend Willpower for an auto-success): | |
| − | + | * Path Rating 3 -> diff 10 | |
| − | + | * Path Rating 2 -> diff 8 | |
| + | * Path Rating 1 -> diff 6 | ||
** 3+ succs -> switch to new path at Path Rating 2 | ** 3+ succs -> switch to new path at Path Rating 2 | ||
** 1-2 succs -> switch to new path at Path Rating 1 | ** 1-2 succs -> switch to new path at Path Rating 1 | ||
** Fail -> Path Rating drops by 1, must wait a month before trying again (or a year if you botched). | ** Fail -> Path Rating drops by 1, must wait a month before trying again (or a year if you botched). | ||
*** If your Path Rating drops to 0, you're force-retired. (The PC becomes a staff-run NPC, permanently lost to the Beast until it's killed.) | *** If your Path Rating drops to 0, you're force-retired. (The PC becomes a staff-run NPC, permanently lost to the Beast until it's killed.) | ||
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* Switching ''to'' Humanity, or from one Path of Enlightenment to another, follows the same approach. | * Switching ''to'' Humanity, or from one Path of Enlightenment to another, follows the same approach. | ||
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| Humanity || Via Humanitatis || Conscience || Self-Control || Breath, Community, Illumination, Vigor || Dark Ages: Vampire 104-105 | | Humanity || Via Humanitatis || Conscience || Self-Control || Breath, Community, Illumination, Vigor || Dark Ages: Vampire 104-105 | ||
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| − | | Kings || Via Regalis || Merchant, Tyrant, Vizier: Conviction <br /> Chivalry: Conscience || Self-Control || Chivalry, Merchant, Tyrant (Via Tyrannus), Vizier || Dark Ages: Vampire 106-107, Road of Kings 68-71 | + | | Kings || Via Regalis || Merchant, Tyrant, Vizier: Conviction <br /> Chivalry: Conscience || Self-Control || Chivalry, Merchant, Tyrant (Via Tyrannus), Vizier (Via Consuasor) || Dark Ages: Vampire 106-107, Road of Kings 68-71 |
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| Metamorphosis || Via Mutationis || Conviction || Instinct || Metamorphosis || Dark Ages: Vampire 99 | | Metamorphosis || Via Mutationis || Conviction || Instinct || Metamorphosis || Dark Ages: Vampire 99 | ||
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| Sin || Via Peccati || Conviction || Pleasure, Devil, Screams: Instinct <br /> Cruelty: Self-Control || Cruelty, Devil (Via Diabolis), Pleasure, Screams || Dark Ages: Vampire 108-109, Road of Sin 66-69 | | Sin || Via Peccati || Conviction || Pleasure, Devil, Screams: Instinct <br /> Cruelty: Self-Control || Cruelty, Devil (Via Diabolis), Pleasure, Screams || Dark Ages: Vampire 108-109, Road of Sin 66-69 | ||
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| + | | Slain || Via Einherjar || Conviction || Self-Control || || Wolves of the Sea 72 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Yasa || Via Yasaq || Conviction || Self-Control || || Wind from the East 75 | | Yasa || Via Yasaq || Conviction || Self-Control || || Wind from the East 75 | ||
Latest revision as of 19:05, 3 October 2024
- All general Path rules also apply to Roads.
- For Paths and Roads not listed here, check the Pen and Paper index.
- For Road auras, see '+rules road auras'. See also '+rules appearing human'.
General rules
Per VtM 287:
- Alternate virtues (Conviction, Instinct) start at 0 and must be raised to at least 1 (with baseline dots or freebies).
- Path of Enlightenment requires Willpower 5 or higher.
- Path of Enlightenment cannot start with Path Rating above 5 (even if relevant virtues add up to more).
Switching Paths post-chargen requires the following to start the shift, per VtM 288 "Switching from Humanity to a Path":
- Takes at least one year (starting from when you request the switch; may be backdated at staff discretion, but no earlier than when you were approved).
- Path Rating must be at most 3 by the end of the year long wait. (You can handwave degeneration to this point.)
- Virtues that would change must be down to 1 by the end of the year long wait. (You can handwave driving these down as well.)
At the end of the year, Roll Willpower (can't spend Willpower for an auto-success):
- Path Rating 3 -> diff 10
- Path Rating 2 -> diff 8
- Path Rating 1 -> diff 6
- 3+ succs -> switch to new path at Path Rating 2
- 1-2 succs -> switch to new path at Path Rating 1
- Fail -> Path Rating drops by 1, must wait a month before trying again (or a year if you botched).
- If your Path Rating drops to 0, you're force-retired. (The PC becomes a staff-run NPC, permanently lost to the Beast until it's killed.)
- Switching to Humanity, or from one Path of Enlightenment to another, follows the same approach.
Paths
| Path | Conscience or Conviction? | Self-Control or Instinct? | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Conviction | Self-Control | VtM 288-289 |
| Bones | Conviction | Self-Control | VtM 290 |
| Caine | Conviction | Instinct | Guide to the Sabbat 128-129 |
| Cathari | Conviction | Instinct | Guide to the Sabbat 130-131 |
| Death and the Soul | Conviction | Self-Control | Guide to the Sabbat 132-133 |
| Ecstasy | Conviction | Self-Control | Clanbook: Setites 34-35 |
| Evil Revelations | Conviction | Instinct | Guide to the Sabbat 135 |
| Feral Heart | Conviction | Instinct | Guide to the Sabbat 137-138 |
| Harmony | Conscience | Instinct | Sins of the Blood 35-36 |
| Humanity | Conscience | Self-Control | VtM 133-134 |
| Honorable Accord | Conscience | Self-Control | Guide to the Sabbat 139-140 |
| Lilith | Conviction | Instinct | Guide to the Sabbat 141-142 |
| Metamorphosis | Conviction | Instinct | VtM 292 |
| Night | Conviction | Instinct | VtM 291 |
| Orion | Conviction | Instinct | Chaining the Beast 74 |
| Paradox | Conviction | Self-Control | VtM 293 |
| Power and the Inner Voice | Conviction | Instinct | Guide to the Sabbat 144 |
| Redemption | Conscience | Self-Control | Chaining the Beast 86 |
| Righteous Night | Conviction | usually Self-Control | Clanbook: Lasombra 68 |
| Scorched Heart | Conviction | Self-Control | Sins of the Blood 30-32 |
| Self-Focus | Conviction | Instinct | Sins of the Blood 33-34 |
| Sutekh | Conviction | Self-Control | Clanbook: Followers of Set 42 |
| Tears | Conscience | Self-Control | VtDA 102 |
| Typhon | Conviction | Self-Control | VtM 294-295 |
| Warrior | Conviction | Self-Control | Clanbook: Setites 35 |
| Western Paradox | Conviction | Self-Control | VtM Players Guide 26 & Libellus Sanguinus 4 |
Roads
| Road | Latin name | Conscience or Conviction? | Self-Control or Instinct? | Paths | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss | Conviction | Self-Control | Players Guide to High Clans 176 | ||
| Beast | Via Bestiae | Conviction | Instinct | Grey Hunter, Nomad, Savage | Dark Ages: Vampire 100-101, Road of the Beast 68-71 |
| Blood | Via Sanguinis | Conviction | Self-Control | Righteousness | Dark Ages: Vampire 99 |
| Bones | Via Ossium | Conviction | Self-Control | Bones | Dark Ages: Vampire 99 |
| Heaven | Via Caeli | Penitence, Tears: Conscience Divinity, Retribution: Conviction |
Self-Control | Divinity, Penitence, Retribution, Tears | Dark Ages: Vampire 102-103, Road of Heaven 64-67 |
| Hive | Via Hyron | Conviction | Instinct | Hive | Chaining the Beast 102, Clanbook: Baali 43 |
| Humanity | Via Humanitatis | Conscience | Self-Control | Breath, Community, Illumination, Vigor | Dark Ages: Vampire 104-105 |
| Kings | Via Regalis | Merchant, Tyrant, Vizier: Conviction Chivalry: Conscience |
Self-Control | Chivalry, Merchant, Tyrant (Via Tyrannus), Vizier (Via Consuasor) | Dark Ages: Vampire 106-107, Road of Kings 68-71 |
| Metamorphosis | Via Mutationis | Conviction | Instinct | Metamorphosis | Dark Ages: Vampire 99 |
| Night | Via Noctis | Conviction | Instinct | Night, Righteous Night | Dark Ages: Vampire 99 |
| Paradox | Via Paradoxi | Conviction | Self-Control | Western Paradox, Eastern Paradox | Dark Ages: Vampire 99 |
| Serpent | Via Serpentis | Conviction | Instinct | Sutekh, Typhon | Dark Ages: Vampire 99 |
| Service | Via Servilis | Conviction | Instinct | House of Tremere 120-122 | |
| Sin | Via Peccati | Conviction | Pleasure, Devil, Screams: Instinct Cruelty: Self-Control |
Cruelty, Devil (Via Diabolis), Pleasure, Screams | Dark Ages: Vampire 108-109, Road of Sin 66-69 |
| Slain | Via Einherjar | Conviction | Self-Control | Wolves of the Sea 72 | |
| Yasa | Via Yasaq | Conviction | Self-Control | Wind from the East 75 |
