Alternate Diablerie
This condenses the first set of rolls into a single one, and prevents the loss of a narratively important diablerie due to failure, changing it so that you cannot kill a vampire by failing to draw out their soul. The Humanity risk is removed besides the auto-loss and changed to Aggravated Willpower damage. Rewards are now based solely on the Victim and only affects Blood Potency and Generation.
New Rules
Diablerie may be performed on a vampire at Hunger 5, usually in torpor or restrained. With a Strength + Resolve roll at Difficulty 3, the prospective Diablerist draws out the hearts blood of the Vampire and consumes it. On a failure, the victim slips into Hunger Torpor.
Once the spark is consumed, the victim slips into Final Death, the Diablerist and the Victim fight a battle of Humanity + Blood Potency against Resolve + Blood Potency. Neither side can use Willpower to reroll. On a success, the Diablerist consumes the victim without issue, on a failure, the Diablerist takes Aggravated Willpower damage equal to the margin. If the Willpower Tracker is filled with Aggravated in this way, the Diablerist becomes possessed by their Victim. In either case, the Vampire:
- Loses 1 point of Humanity
- If the Victim had a greater Blood Potency, gain Blood Potency dots equal to half of the difference in Blood Potency, rounded up, minimum of 1.
- If the Victim had a lower Generation, lower their Generation equal to half of the difference in Generation, rounded up, minimum of 1.
- Gain one dot in the Victim’s highest Disciplines that was greater than the Diablerist’s.
- The Diablerist gains black veins on their Aura, persisting for a year, or for years equal to the increase in generation.
Calculator Google Sheet & possible results
Optional Rules
- If the victim wasn’t of low Generation or high Blood Potency, the Storyteller may offer Diablerie Flaws (Gehenna War, p. 45) as a Win at a Cost to avoid possession.
- If using a system that allows changing discipline powers, only give Discipline powers known by the Victim and allow changing any of the Vampire's current powers to one known by the victim.
Credits
Author: Zandsk
Other Credits: The V5 Discord
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