New Backgrounds

Age
You have survived for many, many years as a vampire. You have seen much of the ever-changing, never-changing dance of politics and pain that forms the worlds of both Kindred and kine alike. This Background does not necessar- ily reflect your actual age, however. Instead, it reflects the number of years you have been conscious throughout your long existence. If you have fallen into torpor, time passes you by, as does the experience and knowledge you could have gained by participating in the events of that period. Players are free to determine how many times their characters have fallen into torpor, and for how long each time. This enables players to create characters born in truly ancient times.

Every dot in this Background comes with a number of freebie points to use in character creation, but also costs Humanity. This can be repurchased, but elders must spend five freebies per extra dot of Humanity. Amounts given reflect cumulative totals. Note that each dot in Age grants slightly less of an experience advantage then the one before (reflected in freebie points), reflecting the difficulty an elder has in gaining new Abilities as she becomes more and more set in her ways. Additionally, the older a vampire is, the harder it is for her to learn new Traits. This is reflected in the optional system on character development below. Storytell- ers have the final say in deciding how old characters in their chronicles may be, and should feel free to limit elders to one or two dots in this Background.

* 51-200 years active: +30 freebie points, -1 Humanity
** 201-350 years active: +55 freebie points, -2 Humanity
*** 351-500 years active: + 75 freebie points, -3 Humanity
**** 501-750years active: +90 freebie points, -4 Humanity
**** 751-1,000 years active: + 100 freebie points, -5 Humanity