Merits And Flaws
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Merits
Physical Merits
| Merit Name | Point Value | Short Description | Page Reference | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Sense | 1 | -2 difficulty to perception rolls pertaining to a specific sense. | P 479 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Acute Senses | 3 | -2 difficutly for all perception rolls | P 35 BoS | Everyone |
| Alcohol/Drug Tolerance | 1 or 2 | Can make Stamina rolls to shake off effects of intoxication | P 35 BoS | Everyone |
| Ambidextrous | 1 | Self explanatory | P 480 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Bruiser | 1 | Others find it harder to intimidate you | P 480 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Catlike Balance | 1 | Lowers difficulties of balance-related rolls | P 480 V20 core | Everyone |
| Daredevil | 3 | Adds benefits to your rolls when you do something ballsy | P 480 V20 core | Everyone |
| Enchanting Feature | 2 | Standout feature about you that's so good you get benefits | P 36 BoS | Everyone |
| Enchanting Voice | 2 | Standout voice, benefits rolls involving use of the voice | P 480 V20 core | Everyone |
| Friendly Face | 1 | Amiable, social based rolls with strangers are easier on a first meeting | P 480 V20 core | Everyone |
| Huge Size | 4 | You're yuge, you get an extra health box | P 480 V20 core | Everyone |
| Hyperflexible | 1 | Self-explanatory, reduces difficulties | P 36, BoS | Everyone |
| Insensible To Pain | 5 | Pain don't hurt | P 38, BoS | Everyone |
| Noble Blood | 1 | Well isn't your family tree special! You can get dice benefits if you're dealing with snooty peeps | P 36, BoS | Everyone |
| Physically Impressive | 2 | You are one imposing sumbitch | P 37, BoS | Everyone |
| Poker Face | 2 | Nothing rattles you. Nothing. | P 38, BoS | Everyone |
| Blush of Health | 2 | Vampire | ||
| Cloak Of The Seasons | 3 | Verbena | ||
| Early Riser | 1 | Vampire | ||
| Eat Food | 1 | Vampire | ||
| Efficient Digestion | 3 | Vampire | ||
| Hypersensitivity | 3 | Everyone | ||
| Immunity | 2 | Mage | ||
| Too Tough To Die | 5 | Mage |
Mental Merits
| Name | Point Value | Short Description | Page Reference | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistically Gifted | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Berserker / Stress Atavism | 4 | Mage | ||
| Calm Heart | 3 | Vampire | ||
| Code of Honor | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Coldly Logical | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Common Sense | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Computer Aptitude | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Concentration | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Eidetic Memory | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Hyperfocus | 3 | Everyone | ||
| Inner Strength | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Introspection | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Iron Will | 3 | Everyone | ||
| Jack-of-All-Trades | 3 | Everyone | ||
| Judge's Wisdom | 4 | Mage | ||
| Language | 1 to 5 | Everyone | ||
| Lightning Calculator | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Light Sleeper | 2 | Vampire | ||
| Mechanical Aptitude | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Natural Linguist | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Scientific Mystic / Techgnosi | 3 | Mage | ||
| Self-Confident | 5 | Everyone | ||
| Strength of Psyche | 2 | Human | ||
| Time Sense | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Useful Knowledge | 1 | Everyone |
Social Merits
| Merit Name | Point Value | Short Description | Page Reference | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Magnetism | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Bullyboy | 2 | Vampire | ||
| Confidence | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Dark Triad | 3 | Everyone | ||
| Elysium Regular | 1 | Vampire | ||
| Family Support | 3 | Mage | ||
| Family Support | 1 | Mage | ||
| Family Support | 2 | Mage | ||
| Favor | 2 | Mage | ||
| Favor | 1 | Mage | ||
| Favor | 3 | Mage | ||
| Folk Hero | 3 | Mage | ||
| Former Ghoul | 1 | Vampire | ||
| Friend of the Underground | 3 | Vampire | ||
| Groomed for Embrace | 5 | Ghoul | ||
| Harmless | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Honored Lineage | 2 | Verbena | ||
| Local Hero | 3 | Everyone | ||
| Loyalty | 1 | Mage | ||
| Major Boon | 4 | Vampire | ||
| Master of Red Tape | 4 | Everyone | ||
| Minor Boon | 2 | Vampire | ||
| Mourner's Chant | 3 | Mage | ||
| Natural Leader | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Open Road | 2 | Vampire | ||
| Perfect Liar | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Pitiable | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Prestige | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Prestigious Mentor | 1 | Mage | ||
| Prestigious Sire | 1 | Vampire | ||
| Protege | 1 | Vampire | ||
| Regal Bearing | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Rep | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Rising Star | 3 | Mage | ||
| Sabbat Survivor | 1 | Everyone | ||
| Sanctity | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Scholar of Enemies | 2 | Vampire | ||
| Scholar of Others | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Secret Code Language | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Sect Enmity | 1 | Mage | ||
| Socially Networked | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Subculture Insider | 2 | Everyone | ||
| Trivial Boon | 1 | Vampire | ||
| True Love | 4 | Everyone | ||
| Unobtrusive | 1 | Everyone |
Supernatural Merits
Flaws
Physical Flaws
| Name | Point Values | Short Description | Read More | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addiction | -1 | You are addicted to an act or substance, from caffeine to cocaine. | P 39 BoS | Everyone |
| Addiction | -3 | You are a vampire addicted to a substance and must have it in your victims' blood | P 482 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Bad Sight | -1, -3 | You can't see too hot. You may need glasses. | p 481 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Blind | -6 | You can't see at all. | P 484 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Deaf | -4 | P 483 V20 Core | You can't hear. | Everyone |
| Deformity | -3 | You have a profound physical deformity. | P 482 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Degeneration | -3, -6, or -9 | Your body is falling apart. | P 41 BoS | Mage |
| Disease Carrier | -4 | You're a harbinger of plague | P 483 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Disfigured | -2 | P 482 V20 Core | You have a deformity. It ain't pretty. | Everyone |
| Dulled Bite | -2 | Your teeth aren't sharp enough to hunt like the cool vampires. | P 492 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Easily Intoxicated | -2 | You're a teetotaler. | P 40 BoS | Everyone |
| Fifteenth Generation | -4 | You're a 15th Generation vampire. | P 481-482 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Flesh of the Corpse | -5 | You're quite literally an ambulatory corpse. Gross. | P 483 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Fourteenth Generation | -2 | You're a 14th Generation vampire. | P 471 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Glowing Eyes | -3 | Self explanatory. Wear some ski goggles. | P 482 V20 Core. | Vampire |
| Hard of Hearing | -1 | Wha? | P 480 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Horrific | -5 | You make people throw up in their mouth at least. | P 41 BoS | Everyone |
| Infectious Bite | -2 | You've got nasty-ass komodo dragon mouth. | P 481 V20 Core | Vampire |
| Lame | -3 | You can't walk well. | P 482 V20 Core | Everyone |
| Lazy | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Light Sensitive | -2, -4, -6 | Ghoul | ||
| Mayfly Curse | -5, -10 | Mage | ||
| Medicated | -1, -3, -5 | Everyone | ||
| Monstrous | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Mute | -4 | Everyone | ||
| One Eye | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Open Wound | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Permanent Fangs | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Permanent Wound | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Profiled Appearance | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Repulsive Feature | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Short | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Slow Healing | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Smell of the Grave | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Teetotaler | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Thin Blood | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Twitch | -1 | Everyone |
Mental Flaws
| Name | Point value | Description | Page Reference | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent-Minded | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Amnesia | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Anachronism | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Attention Deficit Disorder | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Berserker / Stress Atavism | -4 | Mage | ||
| Bigot | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Bound | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Chronic Depression | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Compulsion | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Conspicuous Consumption | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Curiosity | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Deep Sleeper | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Extreme Kink | -3, -5 | Everyone | ||
| Flashbacks | -3, -6 | Mage, Vampire | ||
| Guilt Wracked | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Hatred | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Hero Worship | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Icy | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Impatient | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Intemperate | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Lifesaver | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Lunacy | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Mental Lock | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Nightmares | -1 | Everyone | ||
| OCPD | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Overconfident | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Phobia | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Prey Exclusion | -1 | Vampire | ||
| PTSD | -2, -3, -4, -5 | Everyone | ||
| Rose-Colored Glasses | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Short Fuse | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Shy | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Soft Hearted | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Speech Impediment | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Stereotype | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Territorial | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Thirst for Innocence | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Uncontrollable | -5 | Brujah | ||
| Unconvinced | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Vanilla | -1 | Everyone | ||
| Vengeful | -2 | Everyone | ||
| Victim of the Masquerade | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Weak Willed | -3 | Everyone | ||
| Whimsy | -1 | Everyone |
Social Flaws
| Name | Point Value | Short Description | Page Reference | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botched Presentation | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Catspaw | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Construct | -2 | Mage | ||
| Coward Of King's County | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Diabolical Mentor | -2 | Mage | ||
| Diabolic Sire | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Disgrace to the Blood | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Failure | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Former Prince | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Hunted | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Hunted Like A Dog | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Incomplete Understanding | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Infamous Sire | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Insane / Infamous Mentor | -1 | Mage | ||
| Insane Sire | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Laughingstock | -5 | Vampire | ||
| Major Boon | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Masquerade Breaker | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Minor Boon | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Narc | -3 | Vampire | ||
| New Kid | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Obvious Predator | -2 | Brujah | ||
| Outcast | -1 | Assamite | ||
| Pawn To A Paw | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Probationary Sect Member | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Recruitment Target | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Resentful Sire | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Rival House | -1 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Rival Sires | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Rogue | -4 | Mage | ||
| Rotten Liar | -3 | Mage | ||
| Special Responsibility | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Sympathizer | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Trivial Boon | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Twisted Apprenticeship | -1 | Mage | ||
| Witch-Hunted | -4 | Mage |
Supernatural Flaws
| Name | Point Value | Short Description | Page Reference | Available To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anachronism | -1, -3 | Mage | ||
| Ancestral Soil Dependence | -2 | Tzimisce | ||
| Anosmia | -2 | Nosferatu | ||
| Aura of the Typhon | -5 | Undead | ||
| Beacon of the Unholy | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Beast Within | -5 | Mage | ||
| Bedeviled | -6 | Mage | ||
| Bestial | -3 | Nosferatu | ||
| Bizarre Hunger | -1 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Blood-Hungry Soul | -2, -3, -5 | Mage | ||
| Blood Magick | -5 | Mage | ||
| Bound to the Clan | -3 | Tremere | ||
| Branded | -5 | Mage | ||
| Branded | -3 | Mage | ||
| Brittle Body | -2, -4 | Vampire | ||
| Broken Antitribu | -3 | Assamite | ||
| Bulimia | -4 | Clanless | ||
| Can't Cross Running Water | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Cast No Reflection | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Cast No Shadow / Reflection | -1, -2 | Mage | ||
| Chandala | -1 | Ravnos | ||
| Cloistered | -2 | Tremere | ||
| Cold Breeze | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Contagious | -5 | Nosferatu | ||
| Count Von Count | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Crucial Component | -1 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Dead Inside | -4 | Malkavian | ||
| Deathsight | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Death's Reflection | -3 | Lasombra | ||
| Devil's Mark | -1 | Mage | ||
| Echoes | -1 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Eerie Presence | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Enemy Brood | -3 | Nosferatu | ||
| Faceless | -3 | Tzimisce | ||
| Faithless | -5 | Mage | ||
| Fangless | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Faulty Enhancements | -2 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Flawed Reality | -2 | Ravnos | ||
| Forked Tongue | -2 | Follower of Set | ||
| Foul Blood | -1 | Nosferatu | ||
| Gremlin | -1 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Grip of the Damned | -4 | Vampire | ||
| Heartless | -4 | Follower of Set | ||
| Ignorance | -2 | Clanless | ||
| Inbred | -1 to -5 | Giovanni | ||
| Incoherent | -5 | Nosferatu | ||
| Infectious | -3 | Malkavian | ||
| Infertile Vitae | -3, -5 | Vampire | ||
| Insubordinate | -3 | Lasombra | ||
| Invite Me In | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Jinx / Infernal Contraption | -2, -4, -6, -8, -10 | Mage | ||
| Light Sensitive | -5 | Vampire | ||
| Lightweight | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Locked Vidare | -1 | Mage | ||
| Lord of the Flies | -2 | Vampire | ||
| Lost Svadharma | -3 | Ravnos | ||
| Mage Blood | -5 | Tremere | ||
| Mortal Flashbacks | -5 | Vampire | ||
| Multiple Curses | -3 | Assamite | ||
| Oathbreaker | -2 | Ravnos | ||
| Outcast | -2 | Assamite | ||
| Overstimulated | -3 | Malkavian | ||
| Paper Trail | -2 | Malkavian | ||
| Paralyzed by Drowning | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Parasitic Infestation | -2 | Nosferatu | ||
| Permanent Paradox Flaw | -2, -4, -6 | Mage | ||
| Permanent Third Eye | -2, -4 | Salubri | ||
| Phylactery | -7 | Mage | ||
| Primal Marks | -3 | Mage | ||
| Private Life | -3 | Toreador | ||
| Prone to Quiet | -4, -5 | Mage | ||
| Putrescent | -4 | Nosferatu | ||
| Rat in a Cage | -2 | Gangrel | ||
| Repelled by Crosses | -3 | Vampire | ||
| Repulsed by Garlic | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Repulsed by Hawthorn | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Repulsed by Holly | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Repulsed by Oak | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Repulsed by Roses | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Scales | -1 to -3 | Follower of Set | ||
| Shadow Scarred | -3 | Cappadocian | ||
| Shadow Walker | -6 | Giovanni | ||
| Stench | -1 | Nosferatu | ||
| Stigmata | -2, -4 | Malkavian | ||
| Strangeness | -1 | Mage | ||
| Taint of Corruption | -7 | Mage | ||
| Thaumaturgically Inept | -5 | Tremere | ||
| Throwback | -1 to -5 | Mage | ||
| Throwback | -5 | Mage | ||
| Throwback | -4 | Mage | ||
| Throwback | -1 | Mage | ||
| Throwback | -3 | Mage | ||
| Tortured Artist | -1 | Toreador | ||
| Touch of Frost | -1 | Vampire | ||
| Unblinking | -1 | Tzimisce | ||
| Uncommon Vitae Preference | -2 | Ventrue | ||
| Uncontrollable Night Sight | -2 | Lasombra | ||
| Unproven | -3 | Lasombra | ||
| Unsanctioned Embrace | -2 | Harbinger of Skulls | ||
| Unsettling Effect | -1, -3 | Human | ||
| Venomous Bite | -2 | Follower of Set | ||
| Vulnerable to Silver | -2 | Vampire |
