Cheat sheet
Character creation (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)
A checklist you can run during creation.
Quick blocks
Creation order (from system.json)
- Choose concept, clan, predatorType, sire, chronicle, generation (usually 13th).
- Distribute Attributes: 7/5/3 across Mental/Social/Physical (any order). Max 4 per Attribute at creation.
- Distribute Skills: 11/7/4 across Mental/Social/Physical (any order). Max 4 per Skill at creation.
- Assign 3 Discipline dots among clan Disciplines (max 2 in any at creation).
- Choose backgrounds, merits, and flaws. Distribute 7 dots among backgrounds.
- Choose 1–3 Convictions and 1–3 Touchstones tied to those Convictions.
- Set derived traits: Health, Willpower, Humanity, and Blood Potency.
Creation limits
attributeCapAtCreation
4
skillCapAtCreation
4
disciplineCapAtCreation
2
backgroundsPool
7
startingDisciplineDots
3
startingHumanity
7
startingBloodPotency
1