Includes tips on characters and storylines for storytellers Develop your character, understand the World of Darkness, and play today! Vampire lore has intrigued ordinary mortals for centuries. Sink your teeth into this book and find out how to slip into their mysterious, mystical world! Create the vampire of your dreams (or nightmares), choose attributes, skills, and advantages, understand the characteristics of each clan, enter the World of Darkness -- and throw away the garlic. Discover how to * Calculate your character's advantages and Blood Potency * Set the mood for the game * Select a clan and a covenant for your character * Explore sources of inspiration * Master the art of storytelling

Includes tips on characters and storylines for storytellersDevelop your character, understand the World of Darkness, and playtoday!
Vampire lore has intrigued ordinary mortals for centuries. Sinkyour teeth into this book and find out how to slip into theirmysterious, mystical world! Create the vampire of your dreams (ornightmares), choose attributes, skills, and advantages, understandthe characteristics of each clan, enter the World of Darkness --and throw away the garlic.
Discover how to
* Calculate your character's advantages and Blood Potency
* Set the mood for the game
* Select a clan and a covenant for your character
* Explore sources of inspiration
* Master the art of storytelling

Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing Vampire: The Requiem 5
Chapter 1: Preparing to Play Vampire: The Requiem 7
Chapter 2: Creating a Character 19
Chapter 3: Playing the Game 25
Part II: Choosing a Clan 45
Chapter 4: Starting Out as a Daeva 47
Chapter 5: Playing Clan Gangrel 55
Chapter 6: Beginning as a Mekhet 63
Chapter 7: Stepping Out as a Nosferatu 69
Chapter 8: Becoming Clan Ventrue 77
Part III: Creating Your Own Vampire 85
Chapter 9: Imagining Your Character 87
Chapter 10: Picking Your Character's Attributes 101
Chapter 11: Selecting Your Character's Skills 113
Chapter 12: Choosing Your Character's Disciplines 135
Chapter 13: Determining Your Character's Advantages 153
Chapter 14: Identifying Your Character's Merits 167
Part IV: Stepping into the Night 179
Chapter 15: Entering the World of the Undead 181
Chapter 16: Rising to the Long Night 187
Chapter 17: Exploring the Kindred Covenants 195
Part V: Mastering the Art of Storytelling 211
Chapter 18: Setting the Stage 213
Chapter 19: Crafting Stories 221
Chapter 20: Introducing Antagonists 229
Chapter 21: Gaining Experience 249
Part VI: The Part of Tens 257
Chapter 22: Ten Best Ways to Defeat a Vampire 259
Chapter 23: Ten Best Haven Locations 263
Chapter 24: Ten Best Foes of Vampires 267
Chapter 25: Ten Best Blood Magic Spells 271
Chapter 26: Ten Best Vampire Game Books 275
Part VII: Appendix 279
Appendix 281
Character Sheet 291
Index 293