***Virtues***

Virtues are very important to Vampire characters, for they provide the moral backbone for the characters and determine how readily they resist the temptations of the Beast. A character’s emotional responses are very closely tied to her Virtues; these Traits define how well the character resists frenzy and how keenly she feels remorse. Virtues are essential in resisting the urges of the Beast and the Hunger, and most vampires lose point in their Virtues as they grow older and more callous. A Vampire character has three Virtues. Conscience govern a character’s sense of right and wrong, while Self-Conrrol deter mines how readily she maintains her composure and contain her Hunger. Courage measures the character’s gumption and ability to withstand the proximity of fire, sunlight and other things that vampires dread.

Every character starts out with one dot in each Virtue, and the player may then distribute seven additional dots among the Virtues as she sees fit. These Virtues play instrumental roles in determining a character’s starting Humanity and Willpower levels, so be careful how you spend the points.