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Blood Potency

Compare Blood Surge, mending, Discipline benefits, feeding limits, and Bane Severity at each Blood Potency.

Blood Potency effects

Blood Potency benefits and feeding limits
Blood PotencyBlood Surge diceSuperficial mendingDiscipline bonusRouse reroll through levelBane SeverityFeeding
0+11+0None1No additional feeding penalty from Blood Potency.
1+21+012No additional feeding penalty from Blood Potency.
2+22+112Animal blood and stored blood reduce Hunger by half their usual amount.
3+32+123Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger.
4+33+223Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 1 less Hunger reduction.
5+43+234Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 1 less Hunger reduction. Going below Hunger 2 requires draining a human.
6+43+334Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 2 less Hunger reduction. Going below Hunger 2 requires draining a human.
7+53+344Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 2 less Hunger reduction. Going below Hunger 2 requires draining a human.
8+54+445Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 2 less Hunger reduction. Going below Hunger 3 requires draining a human.
9+64+456Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 2 less Hunger reduction. Going below Hunger 3 requires draining a human.
10+65+556Animal blood and stored blood cannot reduce Hunger. Each human provides 3 less Hunger reduction. Going below Hunger 3 requires draining a human.

Generation and Blood Potency

Generation 11

An 11th-generation vampire has a Blood Potency range of 1–4. Their generation establishes their place in the chain of sires, independently of their age.

Generation 3

The third generation is associated with the Antediluvians and the traditional origins of the vampire clans.

Generation 4

Vampires of generation 4 have a Blood Potency range of 5–10. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generation 5

Vampires of generation 5 have a Blood Potency range of 4–9. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generation 6

Vampires of generation 6 have a Blood Potency range of 3–8. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generation 7

Vampires of generation 7 have a Blood Potency range of 3–7. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generation 8

Vampires of generation 8 have a Blood Potency range of 2–6. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generation 9

Vampires of generation 9 have a Blood Potency range of 2–5. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generations 10–11

Vampires of generation 10–11 have a Blood Potency range of 1–4. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generations 1–2

The first generations belong to conflicting accounts of vampiric origins, including traditions concerning Caine and Lilith.

Generations 12–13

Vampires of generation 12–13 have a Blood Potency range of 1–3. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Generations 14–16

Vampires of generation 14–16 have a Blood Potency range of 0–0. Generation records descent through sires, not the vampire's age.

Rules

Blood Potency measures the strength of vitae within the limits imposed by Generation. Roughly a century of active existence can raise it by 1; around fifty years in torpor can lower it by 1. Neither change passes the generational minimum or maximum. Unusually intense experience can accelerate growth.

The Rouse reroll column identifies the highest Discipline level eligible for a reroll of a failed activation Rouse Check. Mending lists Superficial Health damage repaired per Rouse Check. Thin-bloods at Blood Potency 0 have additional rules of their own; Bane Severity applies only when they have an applicable bane.

References

VTM Wiki: Blood Potency · Open source ↗
Blood Potency 0–10; wiki cites Corebook pp. 215–217 and Companion p. 63 · Verified: name, reference mechanics, original explanation
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