The setting of World of Darkness is not about cool vampire action, but about what it means to be a 'monster,' and why you should hide that fact from mortals. You can't just go around gulping your favourite juice, and doing your voodoo thing left and right, though. The fuel for all these things, of course, will be blood blood that you gather from willing or unwilling victims. Yup, it comes as no surprise that being 'cursed' with vampirism lets you do all sorts of cool stuff - and its more than just being able to run faster, hit stronger, or take a beating and recover afterwards.Ī 'kindred' holds the power of Disciplines abilities or spells that can buff your innate skills, transform you into a ferocious beast, summon spectral predators, turn you invisible, create mass hallucinations, and many more. You see, rather than just having vampires play the role of the enemy, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines lets you be such a creature of the night yourself.
One slightly more passionate love bite later, as well as a pretty rude awakening, and the protagonist will feel a strong urge to drink a few pints of blood. Glasses have been emptied, panties and bras are on the floor, and the playful couple that's doing all the smooching has even brought a pair of handcuffs to play with.
