History TabletopGame / VampireTheRequiem

** Macellarius and Noctoku feeding habits are this trope. Noctoku, at least, can absorb blood through their skin. Macellarius are just so disgusting and gluttonous they tend to slop their food all over themselves.

* CannibalClan - The Oberloch bloodline seem to be based on the CannibalClan types you see in horror movies like the ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', but are actually derived from the [[DeepSouth redneck]] thing. A truer cannibal clan would be the Noctoku, who feed on other vampires exclusively, or the Macellarius, who do that occasionally, but really emphasize the family unit.

* {{Plaguemaster}}: The Morbus Bloodline, whose unique Discipline lets them create and manipulate diseases. Subverted in that they HAVE to spread illnesses because they can only feed from the diseased. Many Morbus try to avoid spreading illness unintentionally, however, by feeding only off of people with one specific illness. Otherwise, they present major threats to the {{Masquerade}} and someone may come along to [[ShootTheDog shoot the plague dog.]]
** The Anvari and Brothers of Ypres Bloodlines sit somewhere between here and PoisonousPerson; both Bloodlines have Disciplines that allow them to taint peoples' blood (with opiates and a poison similar to mustard gas, respectively), and both have the same trait as the Morbus that they can only feed on blood that has been polluted. The Brothers are more diverse in their tastes, though; they tend to prefer chemical poisoning victims, but disease and radiation and other contaminants are all valid flavors for them.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Explicitly called out upon in the corebook. The Kindred share a number of traits with pop-culture "gothick" vampires and with mythological ones, but they're different enough that anyone relying on pop-culture is most likely to end up dead if they try hunting one. They can't stand sunlight (though the ones with a stronger grasp on their Humanity can handle it better than the more monstrous ones, in 2e), they hate fire (though, again, 2e Kindred with Resilience can actually downgrade this, too), but garlic, running water and religious symbols all mean diddly squat to them. For the most part. They have a vast variety of supernatural powers, and though they can technically learn all of them given time, they normally start with only a small selection -- SuperStrength, SuperSpeed and CharmPerson, for example. They have euphoric bites and can transform humans into love-addled, mind-controlled slaves called "ghouls" by feeding people their blood. Also, the older they are, the more stringent their dietary restrictions.

* CastFromExperiencePoints: A few of the most powerful Theban Sorcery spells cost Willpower Points; once cast, the stat ''itself'' goes down. Characters can spend XP to buy it back up to the previous level, but until then they're essentially less able to expend mental and emotional energy. Interestingly, creating a new vampire requires the exact same expenditure on part of the vampire's sire. The setting details some sires who mass embrace too many, too quickly, and become emotional wrecks unable to hold themselves together.

** Diablerie is this by way of MonstrousCannibalism - the act of draining another vampire dry during topor and ''devouring their [[YourSoulIsMine soul]]''. While it comes with drawbacks, and is considered a MoralEventHorizon in polite Kindred society, the benefits include an immediate upgrade to the diablerist's blood potency, [[MegaManning and the ability to gain one dot in any skill or discipline that the fallen vampire knew more about than his killer (which can allow diablerists to learn disciplines from outside their clan)]].

* RedRightHand: All of vampire Clan Nosferatu, albeit less so than in Vampire: The Masquerade.

* TotalPartyKill: This can happen very easily early on if several members of a coterie blow their Predator's Taint roll when first being introduced to their covenant members.

* UnEqualRites

* JokeCharacter: The Players, a bloodline with so many drawbacks and weaknesses that they ''scare'' other vampires - nothing can be that weak without some dark surprises, can it? (They're largely a [[AffectionateParody winking poke]] at ''Vampire'' fanboys.)

** There's also "The Other," from the VampireTheRequiem Storyteller's Guide, which can optionally replace the Beast, and is a bit like the PoisonousFriend within.

** The first example Ventrue in their clanbook is an upstart, arrogant entitled brat with the surname [=LaCroix=] and unorthodox methods that ruffle his superiors. An expy [[VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines Sebastian LaCroix]], really.

* CrystalDragonJesus: The ''Lancea Sanctum'', a group of vampires that follow the teachings of Longinus, the legionnaire that they believe stabbed [[{{Jesus}} the actual Jesus from the Bible]] with his spear, as some kind of dark vampire messiah.

'''The Clans:''' A Clan is basically a blood family which is determined by the Sire. Instead of the previous game's thirteen (and then some) clans, clans being the most distinctive (and easily litigated) feature of White Wolf's system, it was whittled down to [[FiveBadBand five "archetype" Clans]], but each one of them has tons of [[PrestigeClass Bloodlines]] that adds a few more [[OurVampiresAreDifferent variations]].

** All Kindred share the same common weaknesses, but each clan has a unique new weakness and each Bloodline (a sub-group of a clan) has an extra one. Some are more traditional than others; the Zelani, an offshoot of the Daeva, can't enter homes uninvited (mainly due to the horrible crimes inflicted on their progenitor by her sire during a home invasion).
** ''Wicked Dead'' offers up a number of non-Kindred vampires ranging from the Mnemovores, who feed on memories, to the Jiang Shi, the fabled "[[ChineseVampire hopping corpses]]" of China, to the various breeds of Aswang and the Penanggalan (a female "vampire" who exists as a normal woman in the day, but whose head and entrails fly away at night to suck blood, favoring pregnant women and [[EatsBabies small children]] for its victims).
** And the Ordo Dracul are working on making themselves ''more'' different, getting rid of or lessening those certain weaknesses in particular.
** ''Chronicler's Guide'', a book written to give suggestions and ideas to {{Game Master}}s to create games, is the embodiment of this trope: There is a section that deals with making the vampires clanless, with suggestions of how to create new vampiric features and weaknesses. Another section suggests making the Beast into the calculative, manipulative Other and discusses the possible implications for the chronicle. Last but not least, there's a section dedicated to revamp the whole system to make vampires the utter debased monsters they are.
** ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead'' introduces Larvae, Kindred who were only partially Embraced (Embracing vampire spent a Willpower Point instead of a Willpower Dot), resulting in a feral, mindless creature that is more a blood-drinking zombie than a vampire. They can become true vampires in turn, however.
** In 2e, Kindred can be Embraced post-humously (if they had Vitae in their bodies when they died as humans) or even spontaneously if a vampire simply drinks a human dry (or if a ghoul dies). The former become normal Kindred, the latter become creatures called Revenants, which are weaker, more feral vampires who cannot Blood Bond, Embrace or Ghoul unless they manage to become true Kindred.

* ShoutOut: Newer books contain references to popular websites and memes like ImageBoards, LiveJournal, WebOriginal/LOLCats, and Website/YouTube. The dhampir chapter of ''Wicked Dead'' was a goldmine in particular.

* {{Badass}}: Lots of characters can become it, but a special mention goes to [[BoisterousBruiser Count]] [[NamesTheSame Dracula]], a seven-foot, bald, tattooed biker Gangrel who despite only having a Blood Potency of 3 (making him in theory 100 years of age, though he acts ''considerably'' younger) has hellish combat skills, excellent Disciplines that many listed Elders would be proud of, who despite how insanely violent he can be is still quite intelligent and learned.

* '''Mekhet:''' The Shadows are naturally discreet, mysterious and somewhat strange. They are associated with darkness, but that darkness has many interpretations which allows them to exercise any role they want, anything from social butterflies to assassins. Due to their shadowy nature [[KillItWithFire the effects of the sun are much harsher on them]], and each Mekhet bears a unique supernatural bane. Their Disciplines are: ''[[PsychicPowers Auspex]]'', [[SuperSpeed Celerity]] and [[{{Invisibility}} Obfuscation]].

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The Strix's GlamourFailure when they're doing the DemonicPossession gig. They're [[OminousOwl owls]], owl eyes flash in light...etc. Unfortunately, they're DangerouslyGenreSavvy enough to know this, and more social members of the race can make non-possessed people do that, too.

* CrapsackWorld - ''Especially'' for humans.
** "Especially?" No, thank you, I'm perfectly fine with being a blood doll as opposed to having to deal with a society entirely composed of {{Manipulative Bastard}}s and an EnemyWithin, thank you very much.
** [[TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil Some humans take issue with this state of affairs]] and have developed potent tools towards that end-such as a device that essentially makes a vampire's unique metabolism self-destruct in rather graphic fashion.

** The Dead Wolves bloodline from Shadows of Mexico are [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken wolf-blooded]] who just so happen to have been Embraced before the First Change. Sort of. So I guess BigScrewedUpFamily as well? Their bloodline discipline references the mechanics for the various moons and their related skills in Werewolf as well.

** Horrifically, Belial gets similar treatment. Dracula, too.
*** Not entirely true with Dracula. He's not the MessianicArchetype to the Ordo Dracul, he's just a really smart guy they all want to emulate. It's a bit more like modern physicists idolizing Einstein or Maxwell, or rock musicians looking up to the Beatles.

** The Ordo Dracul is a subversion because they don't even really care about vampire politics, much less the affairs of mortals, so long as they're allowed to study in peace.
** The Carthians are a subversion because they're not really all that ancient- they only date back to the Enlightenment, which makes them practically neonates compared to the other Covenants.

* CityOfAdventure - New Orleans

** The art for the Moroi bloodline from the Ordo Dracul sourcebook is clearly meant to be [[{{Blade}} Jared Nomak]].

** In KindredOfTheEast, Malaysia was a [[WretchedHive lawless, dangerous place]] ruled by the Golden Court of the Penangallan Queens. In this game, they're [[{{Expy}} exactly the same]], even down to the title. The only difference is they now work for the largely European Invictus. Another reference to the Kuei-jin is the elevation of larvae. Awfully similar to what that game did for chih-mei.

** ''Wicked Dead'' offers up a number of non-Kindred vampires ranging from the Mnemovores, who feed on memories, to the Jiang Shi, the fabled "[[ChineseVampire hopping corpses]]".

** The Resilience Discipline further augments a vampire's ability to tank damage. In 2e, it even protects a vampire from ''fire'' and any Bane damage.