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Low Clan

This loresheet reflects exclusion by Kindred who claim higher standing, and the solidarity or resistance that can develop in response. Eligibility follows local clan politics.

Overview

Choose benefits that fit your history and agree their people, places, and obligations with the Storyteller. Each benefit below is a separate purchase.

Details

Eligibility
A clan treated as Low in the domain. Gangrel, Malkavian, and Nosferatu commonly qualify; local traditions may also include Brujah or Tremere.
Purchasing benefits
Buy each benefit separately at its listed dot cost. Higher-dot purchases do not include lower-dot benefits.

Benefits

1 · Thick Hide

Once per story, ignore verbal provocations for one scene without a test. This benefit does not increase Health.

Earlier tiers
Not required

2 · Cursed with Pride

Once per story, gain one automatic success on a roll when making your clan Bane part of the action.

Earlier tiers
Not required

3 · Uncanny Kinship

Allocate three dots among Mawla or Status involving other Low Clans in the domain.

Earlier tiers
Not required

4 · Trade Among Equals

Select a Discipline associated with one Low Clan and purchase its dots at in-clan XP costs.

Earlier tiers
Not required

5 · Criticality Incident

Add one die to Project pools that undermine local High Clans. Once per chronicle, sacrifice up to ten of your Background dots to overthrow the same number of High Clan Kindred in a coup.

Earlier tiers
Not required

Feature

Learning
Independent tiers

References

Vampire: The Masquerade Corebook · p. 401 (PDF p. 403)
Low Clan · Verified: identity, eligibility, five separately purchased benefits, costs and limitations
VTM Wiki: Loresheets · Open source ↗
Corebook Loresheets; identity and eligibility · Verified: identity, eligibility, five separately purchased benefits, costs and limitations