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- | [[Vampire House Rules|Back to House rules]]\\ | + | | [[house_rules|BACK TO ALL HOUSE RULES]] |
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====== Ghouls ====== | ====== Ghouls ====== | ||
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**Mechanics**\\ | **Mechanics**\\ | ||
- | Mechanically speaking, the Retainers background covers the number of Ghouls any given PC may have, to a total of 5, or, alternatively, | + | Mechanically speaking, the Retainers background covers the number of Ghouls any given PC may have, to a total of 5, or, alternatively, |
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+ | The rules for this are as follows: | ||
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+ | A Player Character must spend the first dot of the Retainers background on a Ghoul itself; whether this is animal or human is at the discretion of the PC.\\ | ||
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+ | Any subsequent dots in the Retainers background may be used to do one of the following, they may either:\\ | ||
+ | * Invest another dot(s) of the background into an existing Ghoul (each additional dot invested will add 10 Freebie Points to that Ghoul).\\ | ||
+ | * Add an additional Ghoul to their retinue (at the normal cost of 1 dot).\\ | ||
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+ | **Building Human Ghouls**\\ | ||
+ | Now, these mechanics are all well and good, but at this point, you may be asking yourself how exactly to build a Ghoul for your PC. The good news is, it’s as easy as building a regular character...the bad news is that it’s just as mentally taxing, especially when it comes to those freebies.\\ | ||
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+ | The Character Creation process for a Mortal Ghoul begins in the Ghouls and Revenants V20 book or the V20 Core book, and will walk you through all the necessary steps for creating your Ghoul Retainers. | ||
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+ | * Ghouls may never have more than 3 dots in any one Background (ex. a limit of Resources 3). This rule is to ensure that NPCs never outstrip the potential of what a PC can accomplish during the course of play.\\ | ||
+ | * Ghouls may never acquire, nor purchase over time, the Majordomo or Retainers backgrounds.\\ | ||
+ | * Ghouls may never have more than 10 Freebie Points invested into Backgrounds at the moment of creation.\\ | ||
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+ | **Building Animal Ghouls**\\ | ||
+ | The following mechanics do not differ in any great amount from those previous, however they do concern themselves with a far different calibre of servant; that of the eponymous raven, or perhaps wolf...or maybe even panther, that your Kindred decided to call ally in their nighttime activities - or perhaps even daytime ones, as well.\\ | ||
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+ | The Character Creation process for an Animal Ghoul starts just as it would for a Mortal Ghoul, using the details listed in the Ghouls and Revenants or Core book - however, there are a few key differences that should be pointed out:\\ | ||
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+ | * Animal ghouls, for obvious reasons, may never purchase “Social” Backgrounds; | ||
+ | * Animal ghouls, ostensibly, are not going to be as smart as the average human - however, that is obviously subject to change as the nature of being a Ghoul enhances much of what a living creature is naturally capable. | ||
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+ | **Contingencies**\\ | ||
+ | This all said, there is one very important thing to keep in mind when you are creating, and further running your Ghouls. | ||
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+ | Additionally, | ||
- | The rules for this are as follows: | + | ====== Retainers that are not Ghouled ====== |
+ | Mortals that are Retainers and not ghouled follow the same requirements that Human ghouls do with a couple exceptions:\\ | ||
+ | * They do not have disciplines | ||
+ | * They do not possess a blood pool | ||
- | 1) A Player Character must spend the first dot of the Retainers background on a Ghoul itself; whether this is animal or human is at the discretion of the PC. | + | In the Event of turning |
- | 2) Any subsequent dots in the Retainers background may be used to do one of the following, they may either: | ||
- | Invest another dot(s) of the background into an existing Ghoul (each additional dot invested will add 10 Freebie Points to that Ghoul). | ||
- | Add an additional Ghoul to their retinue (at the normal cost of 1 dot). |