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Vampire: The Masquerade

5th Edition
Personal horror and political intrigue in the World of Darkness
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HorrorModern
Social IntrigueFaction PlayUrban FantasyCorruptionDramaCharacter-DrivenResource ManagementSuperpowersSocial CombatLore-Heavy
Third-Party Publishing
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese

Best For

Groups who want campaigns about vampire coteries balancing political ambition, predatory hunger, and relationships with the humans they still care about.

Core Mechanic

Roll attribute plus skill in d10s, counting 6+ as successes against a difficulty. Paired 10s add extra successes. Hunger replaces ordinary dice in most pools: a winning critical containing a Hunger 10 becomes messy, while a failed test containing a Hunger 1 becomes a bestial failure.

Diced10 dice pool
System FamilyStoryteller
PublisherRenegade Game Studios
Year2018
ComplexityHow much there is to learn
High

Counting successes provides a consistent core for physical and social conflicts. Hunger links supernatural power use to feeding pressure. Humanity turns moral compromise and threatened human relationships into lasting mechanical consequences. Learning how these pressures interact with character abilities and social resources requires sustained study.

AvailabilityHow you get the rules
  • Free to tryQuickstartA free starter you can actually play
  • Get it nowSold newIn print or as a legal PDF
RunnabilityWhat the book gives you to run it
  • ✓IndexFind any rule by page number
  • ✓GM guidanceA chapter on how to run the game
  • ✓Examples of playRules shown in action at the table
  • ✓Quick referenceCheat sheet or summary tables
  • ✓Cross-referencesRules point to each other by page

5 of 5 book tools found in the core book

Highlights

Using supernatural powers can increase Hunger, making the next hunt harder to postpone. Convictions and human Touchstones make moral compromise carry consequences beyond winning the immediate conflict. Coteries share hunting territories and social assets, giving political ambitions a foothold in the city.

Considerations

Messy criticals and bestial failures can put predation or compulsions into scenes where players hoped to stay in control. Character creation requires choices across clans, powers, feeding habits, advantages, and human ties. Establishing the chronicle’s relationships and boundaries for mature themes takes group preparation even when using a published city.

Creator information

Third-Party Publishing

Commercial publishing allowed
RouteCommunity content program
Commercial useAllowed with conditions
LicenseCommunity Content Agreement for the Storytellers Vault
What it covers

Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition supplements published through Storytellers Vault.

Requires the agreement, prescribed legal text, and Vault logo. Authors receive 50% royalties. Standalone core books, new print files, and generative AI content are excluded.

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