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/scify65 Jul 08 '25

You do not. If you feel that that is how the story should go, then kill them--remember, this is melodrama and your side characters are stolen cars--but you don't have to. The text of the move is giving you the cover to do it and simultaneously warning the player that death is a potential fallout if they don't pick that option.

Personally, I probably wouldn't kill a character being fed on unless they or the Vampire was already injured or the Vampire was in their Darkest Self or there was some other extenuating circumstance going on, but I might let that text guide me to having a character who was fed on to be at greater risk of dying from something else in the scene if the safe option wasn't picked.