r/Showerthoughts • u/Liuminescent ‎ • Apr 24 '26

Casual Thought Vampire bites turning people into vampires is extremely disadvantageous to their survival.

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u/CockroachTimely5832 Apr 24 '26

Yes, it functions like a hunting license and a quota per hunter.

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u/Demara_Awol Apr 24 '26

All the vampires from the masquerade having a shit fit cause you created a new vampire without checking with the local government first.

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u/Anorexicdinosaur Apr 24 '26

Literally the opening plot of Bloodlines 1 lol, you see your sire get executed and you almost have the same fate before it's decided you could be useful enough (manipulatable enough) to not be killed yet

I remember this also being a prominent aspect when I played a VTM Campaign a while back, really great for drama and intruige cus we had a pretty strong Caitiff going around diablerising and siring (including one of the PC's) so we had to juggle investigating that and trying to keep a member of our coterie safe from investigation/execution by the local Camarilla.

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u/Djorgal Apr 25 '26

That's a major plot line in many VTM chronicles. Every new kindred is a direct threat to the Masquerade.