Saturday, July 5, 2025

VtM 5e: PC Generator

 Recently got into a short-series VtM 5e game, and have been interested to see how it differs from the Revised edition game I have played and run (PC generator here). As sometimes helps me come to grips with a system, here is a character generator for a VtM PC. A few notes:

  • This randomizes what is normally a fully free-chosen process, so you should feel free to modify and reallocate as you wish.
  • To make characters more reliably playable, I ensured the attribute related to their predation style was always a 3, and I put a limit on the number of less useful skills like Craft and Performance a character can have. It will be 1-3, depending on their skill allocation.
  • Except for a couple predation type flaws, it should be impossible for a character to have a redundant merit or flaw, whether duplicated or redundant with their clan type. However, the generator does allow merits and flaws that contradict each other. I recommend trying to creatively interpret them before simply re-allocating them.
  • The convictions are pretty whitebread; you should iterate on them.
  • There's a couple surprises in here. I hope you like them : 3