Bloodlinebook

A Sourcebook for: Vampire – The Masquerade

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Index

Introduction Page 4
The Blood Broters Clan Page 5
Charakter Creation

Blood Brother Disciplines Page 7

Sanguinus

Genealogy of the Blood Brothers Page 9

Famous Blood Brothers Page 10
Mark, Bishop of Torrance

Character Sheet Page 12

 Blood Brothers
The Sabbat continually seeks new ways to
overthrow the Camarilla, and many of their
efforts involve the creation of Vampiric
shock troops. The Sabbat is also renowned
for its creative uses of the Blood Bond.
Recently, a conclave of Sabbat Tremere
and Tzimisces gathered in a certain
unnamed stronghold in Eastern Europe for
a bizarre experiment. Their devilish plan:
to refine the Blood Bond to new heights,
thus creating a pack of Vampiric warriors
who would for all practical purposes think
and act as one. With the Tremere using
their Blood magic and the Tzimisces
employing their flesh-altering powers, they
would create an army of invincible
servants.
Conceived and created in crumbling Old
World castles and chantries by the newly
vanished Tremere antitribu and a few
twisted Tzimisce sorcerers, the Blood
Brothers are an artificially engineered
bloodline of shock troops and servitors.
The Blood Brothers are the dubiously
successful result of extensive experiments
in blood bonding, intended to create a cell
of servants that thought and acted as one.
A band of captured Caitiffs provided the
first test subjects. And the second. And so
on. Finally, after a number of grotesque
failures, a pack of fanatically loyal
soldiers, with their own unique abilities
related to their bond, crouched before
them. This was the origin of the Sabbat's
special weapon, the bloodline known
ironically as the Blood Brothers.
To some degree, the Blood Brothers are a
hive mind, sharing the same conscious
thoughts and experiencing their
surroundings vicariously through other
members of their individual “chapters,”
known as circles. This link allows them to
work effectively apart from each other.
The bloodline excels at coordinated
combat missions and espionage, provided
no one realizes what they are (which, due
to their rarity and the difficulty of their
creation, is unlikely).
They practice an unusual, disturbing
Discipline that allows them to “loan” their
limbs to one another, heal their compatriots
and even capitalize on their shared minds.
Blood Brothers commonly form exclusive
packs, in which they undergo Tzimisce
fleshcrafting to make themselves look
exactly alike, the better to unsettle their
foes. The bloodline is notorious for its lack
of personal drive, which makes its
members ideal servants; no master needs to
fear the Blood Brothers’ fangs at his throat.
Unfortunately, the bloodline has very little
creativity, and it usually lacks the ability to
outmaneuver opponents or outthink them,
which is a flaw common to any enforced
conformity. This is not to say the Brothers
are dull-witted or slow; rather, they do not
possess much self-awareness.
Few outside the Sabbat have come in
contact with the Blood Brothers, and fewer
still have escaped to tell about it. Indeed,
not many Sabbat have dealt with the
Frankensteins, or even know about them.
Blood Brothers have become increasingly
uncommon in the modern nights, mostly
due to the fact that the Tremere antitribu
no longer exist to create new ones, while
the existing Blood Brothers have typical
Sabbat rates of Final Death.
Blood Brothers cannot Embrace (a fail-safe
put in place by clever experimenters who
had no desire to repeat the Gargoyle
fiasco), yet they are vampires in every
other respect, including the ability to create
ghouls.
 Character Creation
Nickname: Frankensteins
Appearance: Barring a few scars here and
there, Blood Brothers look exactly like
other members of their circle. Most shave
their bodies completely before the
Embrace, ensuring an eternity of
hairlessness, though this is not always the
case. Additionally, many Blood Brothers
tattoo numbers or other symbols on their
bodies before their Embrace (often on the
base of the neck, but sometimes on their
stomachs or ankles), which identify which
circle they belong to and in what capacity.
Blood Brothers most often dress in styles
similar to that of the skinhead culture,
wearing T-shirts, jeans, military-surplus
boots and braces or suspenders. They
cultivate their image for an air of obvious,
but not ostentatious, menace.
Haven: Blood Brothers most frequently
stay in what ever haven their master or
patron keeps for them, which may even be
part of the master’s own. Blood Brothers
always stay with each other in communal
havens. Some critics speculate that the
undead mind of the Blood Brother is
incapable of coping with situations of
prolonged absence from other members of
his circle, but the a few notable individual
vampires of the bloodline have proven able
to adapt to this eventuality.
Background: The Blood Brother’s
background ceases to have relevance after
his Embrace. Vampires of this bloodline
become devoted entirely to their circle and
sect, and all other concerns vanish.
Tzimisce (and Tremere antitribu, in the
past) usually select mortal families, gangs
or other extant groups from which to create
Blood Brothers, capitalizing on the
conformity and camaderie therein. Female
members are exceedingly rare, but at least
one has been reputably reported.
Character Creation: Blood Brothers have
uncomplicated, martial concepts, but these
often matter little to the vampire in
question. Most are simple vampires, with
similar Natures and Demeanors. Physical
Attributes are almost always primary, as
are Skills. All Blood Brothers in a circle
must begin the game with the same
Generation. The bloodline pursues few
other Backgrounds other than Mentor and
Resources. Few Blood Brothers have the
iniatiative or contacts to learn Disciplines
outside those the bloodline develops
normally. Blood Brothers tend to uphold
Humanity, often because they don’t know
any differently, through these scores often
drop quite low before too long.
Clan Disciplines: Foritude, Potence,
Sanguinus
Weaknesses: Blood Brothers may not
Embrace they must be created via
Thaumaturgy or sorcerous rituals. Should a
Blood Brother attempt to Embrace a
mortal, that mortal simply dies, robbed of
all her blood. The Frankensteins also feel
each other’s pain. If one takes damage,
every Blood Brother of the circle suffers
the same wound penalty for the next turn.
Only the greatest wound penalty applies--if
two are wounded, all members of the circle
(including the wounded one) suffer the
largest penalty. This effect is not
cumulative, though all members may feel
wound penalties for multiple rounds
(assuming one of the number suffers
damage every turn).
Organization: For most Blood Brothers,
unlife begins and ends with the circle,
which consists of three to seven members.
They may attend other Sabbat functions,
but their master or patron dictates most of
their purpose. Blood Brothers feel no
inherent allegiance to other circles, above
and beyond that of duty to the Sabbat. The
bloodline treats others with cold deference,
and its members seem somewhat reluctant
to let outsiders know much about it.
Perhaps their ends are best served in
secrecy.
Quote: You are not supposed to be here.
We will show you the way out; one piece
at a time, if needs be.
 Blood Brother Disciplines
- Sanguinus -
• Brother's Blood
By spending a blood point, any Blood
Brother can heal a wound level of anyone
in his circle without actually having to
allow the target to drink his blood. This
can be done at a distance, but only one
level can be healed in a turn.
•• Borrow Organs
The donor and recipient must each spend a
blood point and the donor must
concentrate. The next round, one of the
donor's exterior organs-eyes, arms, ears,
legs, whatever-will vanish from the donor
and reappear on the recipient's body,
allowing for increased senses, extra dice
for multiple attacks, or anything else
appropriate. Internal organs-the brain, the
heart, etc.-cannot be donated, nor can
Disciplines be given away. Only the donor
must have this power for it to be used.
••• Coordinate Attacks
By spending a blood point each, all the
Brothers in the circle can enter into a group
mind link, allowing them to function as
one entity. This allows them to share
perceptions, tactics and even knowledge
for as long as they maintain the bond.
There are several aspects to this power:
Powers such as Dominate, etc. attack
against the highest Willpower of the entire
circle, and must score one additional
success for every member of the circle. If
the power succeeds anyway, a mental
'circuit breaker' activates, severing the
targeted Brother from the link, so only she
is Dominated, etc.
A dice pool of one extra die per person is
set up; any of the Brothers can draw on this
pool per round, although each die used by
an individual subtracts from the total in the
pool for that round (i.e., if there are five
Brothers in the circle, there are five total
extra dice available in the pool per round,
not five per Vampire per round).
Surprise attacks, etc. almost never work
while in the bond; assume that if ANY of
the Brothers could see an attack coming,
all in the circle will know. Otherwise,
reduce all Perception difficulties by three.
By staying out of combat and
concentrating, a Brother can give an
Ability to another. Thus, a wounded
Brother with Brawl 5 could rest while at
the same time concentrating on her circle-
mate who is fighting with Brawl 2; while
the other Brother is concentrating, the
Vampire in combat fights with Brawl 5.
Any other logical advantages of being
linked, such as tactical advantages and the
like, may be given to the circle. Group
acrobatics, etc. are quite common.
A Brother does not have to have Sanguinus
at this level to enter into the bond as long
as someone in his circle does. However, if
the does not have at least a three
Sanguinus, then he will be subordinate in
the link to others of his circle. He will
subtract one from all advantages listed (if
five dice are available in a pool, the
character could only use a maximum of
four, Perception difficulties reduced by
only two, etc.); the Brothers who control
the bond are going to divert all the most
useful sensory information to themselves.
Additionally, because the character is not
attuned to the level of interaction involved,
he loses one die in his own pool to
compensate for the competing sensory
input.
•••• Concentrate Generation
With this power, the Blood Brother may
draw upon the vitae of her circle to
increase her own generation. She may take
one generation level from each member of
her circle to add to her own. The 'donating'
Brother must be willing or this power fails.
Additionally, the donating Blood Brother
effectively becomes one generation
younger. If this would take the Blood
Brother below 13th generation, she can
only spend a Blood Point every other turn
and can only have nine blood points in her
pool. The generation can be given back
later.
••••• Coagulate Entity
With this grotesque power, all the Blood
Brothers may unite, physically as well as
mentally. All the Brothers spend three
Karmel,
Kally
of the Hollywood
Sabbat Circle
blood points and join hands, spending a
round in concentration. On the next round,
they will meld together into a composite
entity, an enormous blob of flesh, entrails
and stringy muscle tissue covered in eyes
and mouths. The Generation of the creature
will be that of the earliest Generation,
reduced by one for every Brother who
forms the entity. The creature will have a
Strength, Stamina and Perception equal to
the highest rating in the circle, +1 for ever
member, and all other attributes will be
equal to those of the Blood Brother with
the highest rating. All physical actions will
receive one extra die in their dice pool for
every Blood Brother in the circle, usually
used to take multiple actions (extra limbs,
extra fangs, etc.). Only one Brother in the
circle needs to have the discipline at this
level, but any Brothers who don't have
Level 5 will be automatically subordinated
to the will of the Brothers who do possess
Level 5 while in this form.
Karla,
and Katya
 Genealogy of the Blood Brothers
This is the list of 16 known Blood Brothers. They are a Sabbat Bloodline and were an
experiment by the Tzimisce, the original Blood Brothers were of 8th generation.

Ancillae
Angelo <8> (1948:1966) He is the First Blood Brother. He is the 13th of the Red List.

Neonates
Jerry <8> Sire of Terry, Barry, Larry and Harry.
Terry <9> Progeny of Jerry.
Barry <9> Progeny of Jerry.
Larry <9> Progeny of Jerry.
Harry <9> (+) Progeny of Jerry.

Karmel <8> Hollywood Sabbat Circle, Sire of Kally and Katya

Karla <8> Hollywood Sabbat Circle, Sire of Kally and Katya
Kally <9> Hollywood Sabbat Circle, Progeny of Karmel and Karla
Katya <10> Hollywood Sabbat Circle, Progeny of Karmel and Karla

Mark <9> Sire of Jack, Truman, Karl and Ilse

Jack <10> Progeny of Mark
Truman <10> Progeny of Mark
Karl <10> Progeny of Mark
Ilse <10> Progeny of Mark

Tom <11>
Famous Blood Brothers