Etiher you are the head of this institution, or you have mastered its leader. You begin play with absolute control over one mortal institution of your choice. Institutional Control ( Vampire: The Dark Ages - ) If you want this you need to let an ST know before purchasing it, and give us time to come up with a suitable item for you. You are free to make suggestions, but the final choice of item (as well as how many points it is worth) lies with the Storyteller. The Storyteller should create something suitable. Special Gift ( Vampire: The Dark Ages - )įor some reason, your sire gave you a valuable gift after your Embrace. Players who purchase the nobility are considered to have a phantom status when dealing with nobles of a lesser level than them as well as with non-noble characters. In the Dark Medieval world, they represent great power, but require an equally great amount of work to maintain. Higher titles should be given to players only at the Storyteller's discretion. With 2 points, you could be a baronet, and with 3 you might be a minor baron. One point of this Merit translates roughly as a minor title with little prestige (a knight, say). You are presumed to be landless unless you purchase the Resources Background. Consequently, the advantages of nobility are open to you. You possessed mortal title before your Embrace and have somehow managed to pass yourself as alive. People with level 2 gain a contact from the church and level 3 gain a phantom status 'church rank'. The level one version of this merit allows players with it to purchase the third level of church influence at creation, this third level of influence is not free and must be purchased at creation. Higher rank (abbess, bishop, and so on) should only be allowed with the Storyteller's permission (and even higher cost) - these ranks carry a great amount of influence, and a grave level of responsibility. Three points means a local friar or ranking monk. One point of this Merit might mean you are a summoner or deacon 2 a monk, nun, or pardoner. You can influence local politics to some extent, and locals respect you as a representative of God. You were part of the Church in life, and somehow maintain the illusion that you still live, thereby still possessing some of the advantages of church rank.

Church Rank ( Vampire: The Dark Ages - )

This list is not complete, however has a list of several merits and flaws that I have been asked about.

Vtm merits and flaws list