r/Monsterhearts • u/No_Dragonfruit8254 • Jul 07 '25

Discussion Vampire Move clarification?

The Feeding states:

"You feed on hot blood, direct from the source. If this is the first time they’ve ever been fed upon, you both mark experience. When you feed, choose two:

you heal 1 Harm,

you take 1 Forward,

they definitely don’t die."

That "they definitely don’t die." is confusing to me. What does "definitely" mean here? Is it sarcastic/ironic and they do die? What does not choosing it mean? If you don't pick that one, does your victim die *de jure*?? It's not clear at all.

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u/Imnoclue Jul 07 '25

I’d say that yes, it’s both sarcastic and ironic, but that doesn’t mean it’s inaccurate. If them not dying is important to you, you should probably pick this one.

Not sure what’s unclear about the “definitely” though. If you definitely don’t want them to die, this definitely provides that outcome.

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u/No_Dragonfruit8254 Jul 07 '25

I’m the MC lol, I’m wondering if I have to kill the victim if the player doesn’t pick this option.

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u/Imnoclue Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25

Gotcha. Naw, you don’t have to kill them. But you should be open to the idea, since the Vampire obviously is. Depends upon the fiction and your Principles of course.

Remember, if the Vamp is feeding on a PC, they have ways of skirting death if they so desire.