All characters must be approved by the staff prior to play. Below are our character creation rules.
The Character Sheet
Our character sheet is a TXT file that you should modify and change to fit your character. Please download the character sheet, create your character then send it as TXT file attachment to approvals@sanguinus.org. Please use only a TXT attachment - not a DOC, RTF or any other type of file.
Templates
Our character creation system is not very different from the one found in the core Vampire rulebook. But we do use a template system, to give us a believable mix of shovelheads, True Sabbat and veteran characters. Your first character will be made with the shovelhead template, but once you have played for a little while, we will approve a True Sabbat character, though shovelheads can still become True Sabbat in game. There are very few Veteran slots available, and should be offered to you by a storyteller.
Templates specify your starting spreads of attributes, abilities, backgrounds, etc. And they also give you a handful of no-cost abilities, backgrounds and lores. For instance, we assume your character's sire was not a complete moron, and give shovelheads a single dot in Sabbat Lore, Clan Lore and Cainite Lore.
Guidelines
Please consult our guidelines from what we expect from characters submitted to us. These are non-negoitable requirements, and coming to us wanting something which violates them is an easy way to make the staff irritated.
Rarity
Various character traits are labeled as Common, Uncommon, Rare and Banned.
- Common: This trait will most likely be approved, so feel free to make a character with this without consulting the staff first. However, approval is never guaranteed.
- Uncommon: Please consult a Storyteller before making a character with this attribute. Stipulations and restrictions may apply, and the staff prefers to consult with players before they try to make this type of character. For various reasons, this type of character may simply not be approved at this time or for certain players.
- Rare: Approval of this trait is unlikely, and you must consult with an Storyteller who must consult with other staff members before it can be approved. Do not get your heart set on any trait so labeled.
- Banned: NPCs only, if they exist at all.
Anything marked with an asterisk (*) may be limited to population restraints, so please check before making a character with any such trait to see if simply too many are around to consider allowing another.
Please keep in mind that this is a 2nd Edition setting, so many things simply do not exist, e.g. Harbingers of Skulls.
Joining a Pack
Once you have made a character, you must get into a pack. You can either be embraced in-character, the preferred option, or join immediately upon entering the city. Packless characters will be summarily executed by the staff after a certain grace period.