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* RefugeInAudacity: Nosferatu and Malkavian take solace in this with the former's BDSM outfits and the latter's rather colorful cloth options. [[FridgeBrilliance It's not like a mortal would believe someone telling tales about a monstrous looking creature with a BDSM outfit appearing out of blue and sucking someone's blood dry, or a shirtless man in a white fur coat and a stupid looking hat charging at someone with a fire-axe.]]

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* RefugeInAudacity: Nosferatu and Malkavian take solace in this with the former's BDSM outfits and the latter's rather colorful cloth options. [[FridgeBrilliance [[invoked]][[FridgeBrilliance It's not like a mortal would believe someone telling tales about a monstrous looking creature with a BDSM outfit appearing out of blue and sucking someone's blood dry, or a shirtless man in a white fur coat and a stupid looking hat charging at someone with a fire-axe.]]



** It's worth noting that this line could just as easily be from a DeadpanSnarker Ventrue, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation but it is left ambiguous either way]].

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** It's worth noting that this line could just as easily be from a DeadpanSnarker Ventrue, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation [[invoked]][[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation but it is left ambiguous either way]].



* ScaryBlackMan: If Brujah and male.

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* ScaryBlackMan: If The male Brujah and male.PC.



* A Nosferatu also gets a few chances, especially when talking to Blood Dolls in nightclubs.

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* ** A Nosferatu also gets a few chances, especially when talking to Blood Dolls in nightclubs.



UnderestimatingBadassery: A ''very'' frequent mistake of the PC's human enemies, who more often than not mistake them as a foolish random in need of a lesson only to find out far too late that they're dealing with a superhuman monster. Inevitable CurbstompBattle ensues.

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* UnderestimatingBadassery: A ''very'' frequent mistake of the PC's human enemies, who more often than not mistake them as a foolish random in need of a lesson only to find out far too late that they're dealing with a superhuman monster. Inevitable CurbstompBattle CurbStompBattle ensues.



* VagueAge: The Mandarin mentions that they appear to be somewhere in their 20's, but the game leaves it to the player to decide their exact age.

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* VagueAge: The Mandarin mentions that they appear to be somewhere in their 20's, 20s, but the game leaves it to the player to decide their exact age.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The Malkavian protagonist definitely doesn't live in quite the same reality as everyone else. They will get into a shouting match with roadsigns, give everyone they encounter weird-sounding nicknames and hear the news reports on TV use the phrase "You were like 'Pow! Pow' and they were like "Oh, you [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes wascally wabbit!]]" when reporting on a shoot-out you were involved with. That said, the Malkavian also has strange insights, into people, places and events, past, present and future, but always wrap it in so much metaphor, analogy and outright rambling it's usually impossible to understand before what they are referring to until you see it happen.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:RichInDollarsPoorInSense: As noted above, the Ventrue player can easily act like a stereotypical stuck-up snob. But this trope comes in rather hilariously at the end. [[spoiler: After riding with the Cabbie for hours, listening to his cryptic comments about Kindred society and how disappointed he's been with them, it's fairly obvious the Cabbie is actually Caine, father of all Kindred.]] Then again, the Ventrue can completely miss the message on the way out right before the final level.
--> '''Ventrue Fledgling''': Here's ten bucks. Get yourself a new air freshener. Bye.
** It's worth noting that this line could just as easily be from a DeadpanSnarker Ventrue, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation but it is left ambiguous either way]].
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* OneManArmy: Any clan become this as the game goes on, and it's almost required to progress through the final levels.

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* OneManArmy: Any clan can become this as the game goes on, on with the right upgrades, and it's almost required to progress through the final levels.
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* TheStealthExpert: An option for several missions, especially for clans with Obfuscate.

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* OneManArmy: Any clan become this as the game goes on, and it's almost required to progress through the final levels.


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* TheStealthExpert: An option for several missions, especially for clans with Obfuscate.
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* BodyHorror: A Nosferatu fledgling, natch. Notably, them female Nosferatu seems to have turned out even ''worse'' than the male.

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* BodyHorror: A Nosferatu fledgling, natch. Notably, them the female Nosferatu seems to have turned out even ''worse'' than the male.
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* BodyHorror: A Nosferatu fledgling, natch. Notably, them female Nosferatu seems to have turned out even ''worse'' than the male.
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* CombatPragmatist: Can be played as one, especially with a clan which has Obfuscate. Nosferatu can engage in lots of sneak attacks and hit-and-run tactics with heavy meleé weapons. Malkavians can cast Dementation while still invisible, causing enemies to kill eacheck other or judt drop dead, [[MoreDakka then break out the guns.]]

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* CombatPragmatist: Can be played as one, especially with a clan which has Obfuscate. Nosferatu can engage in lots of sneak attacks and hit-and-run tactics with heavy meleé weapons. Malkavians can cast Dementation while still invisible, causing enemies to kill eacheck other each other, or judt cause them to drop dead, [[MoreDakka then break out dead on the guns.]]spot.
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* AxCrazy: An option if you play a Malkavian or character with low Humanity; the latter can actually make non-AxCrazy dialogue options unavailable. Bonus points if they [[AnAxeToGrind literally use the fire axe in combat]]

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* AxCrazy: An option if you play a Malkavian or character with low Humanity; the latter can actually make non-AxCrazy dialogue options unavailable. Bonus points if they [[AnAxeToGrind literally use the fire axe in combat]]fights.]]

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* AnAxeToGrind: One of the best meleé weapons in the early-to-mid game is a fire axe, which will probably get a lot of use by most fledgelings.



* AxCrazy: An option if you play a Malkavian or character with low Humanity; the latter can actually make non-AxCrazy dialogue options unavailable.

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* AxCrazy: An option if you play a Malkavian or character with low Humanity; the latter can actually make non-AxCrazy dialogue options unavailable. Bonus points if they [[AnAxeToGrind literally use the fire axe in combat]]



* CombatPragmatist: Can be played as one, especially with a clan which has Obfuscate. Nosferatu can emgage in lots of sneak attacks and hit-and-run tactics with heavy melee weapons. Malkavians can cast Dementation while still invisible, causing enemies to kill eacheck other or judt drop dead, [[MoreDakka then break out the guns.]]

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* CombatPragmatist: Can be played as one, especially with a clan which has Obfuscate. Nosferatu can emgage engage in lots of sneak attacks and hit-and-run tactics with heavy melee meleé weapons. Malkavians can cast Dementation while still invisible, causing enemies to kill eacheck other or judt drop dead, [[MoreDakka then break out the guns.]]
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* GlassCannon: A meleé-focused Nosferatu becomes this thanks to their disciplines. They have Potence and the last level of Obfuscate will ''triple'' that damage, [[OneHitKill destroying most normal enemies easily.]] But despite that, they lack adefensive discipline besides invisibility, making it harder to tank or dodge damage compared to other clans.

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* GlassCannon: A meleé-focused Nosferatu becomes this thanks to their disciplines. They have Potence and the last level of Obfuscate will ''triple'' that damage, [[OneHitKill destroying most normal enemies easily.in one blow.]] But despite that, they lack adefensive a defensive discipline besides invisibility, making it harder to tank or dodge damage compared to other clans.
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* FragileSpeedster: Toreador can be played this way, since they have [[SuperSpeed Celerity]] and not much in the way of strength-boosting or direct defensive power. There's even a history which enforces that approach.


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* TheJuggernaut: Either of the clans with Fortitude who max it out can shrug off bullets, blades and even bombs without much trouble.


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** A Gangrel with maxed out stats can learn Celerity from Beckett. While it's limited to only the first three levels, it's still enough to make them this.


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* MightyGlacier: A Gangrel PC with maxed out Fortitude and Protean becomes a virtually indestructable monster that can kill almost anyone in two-or-three hits. But they walk slower than most humans, and lack a proper ranged attack without points in Animalism, since the War Form can't use guns.
** Learning [[SuperSpeed Celerity]] from Beckett can upgrade the Gangrel to full LightningBruiser status, though.
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* CombatPragmatist: Can be played as one, especially with a clan which has Obfuscate. Nosferatu can emgage in lots of sneak attacks and hit-and-run tactics with heavy melee weapons. Malkavians can cast Dementation while still invisible, causing enemies to kill eacheck other or judt drop dead, [[MoreDakka then break out the guns.]]


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* GlassCannon: A meleé-focused Nosferatu becomes this thanks to their disciplines. They have Potence and the last level of Obfuscate will ''triple'' that damage, [[OneHitKill destroying most normal enemies easily.]] But despite that, they lack adefensive discipline besides invisibility, making it harder to tank or dodge damage compared to other clans.

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* UnderestimatingBadassery: A ''very'' frequent mistake of the PC's human enemies, who more often than not mistake them as a foolish random in need of a lesson only to find out far too late that they're dealing with a superhuman monster. Inevitable CurbstompBattle ensues.

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* A Nosferatu also gets a few chances, especially when talking to Blood Dolls in nightclubs.
--> '''Nosferatu PC''': "But I have a heart! [[AndShowIttoYou Wanna see it?"]]
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* NightmareFace: Nosferatu players are ugly enough to cause this reaction with some characters. Such as when Chunk nearly upchucks his lunch on first seeing them and Simon Milligan (who's already scared out of his mind) losing the ability to do anything more than scream. Most notably, a Nosferatu can [[UpToEleven literally cause the woman behind the counter at the diner to have a heart attack.]]

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* {{Troll}}: Most clans have this as an occasional option, depending on which clan's being played. One notable example is said by the Toreador PC to former-model turned Nosferatu, Imalia.

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* {{Troll}}: Most clans have this Available as an occasional option, sometimes depending on which clan's being played.clan. One notable example is said by the Toreador PC to former-model turned Nosferatu, Imalia.



'''Imalia:''' Tawni Sessions is a wannabe face-girl with no talent and cabby little knees. Did you know she got Model of the Year? Before I got here, she would have had a hard time making the catalogue for 'Jacque Penney'.\\

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'''Imalia:''' Tawni Sessions is a wannabe face-girl with no talent and cabby scabby little knees. Did you know she got Model of the Year? Before I got here, she would have had a hard time making the catalogue for 'Jacque Penney'.\\


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** Another example comes when the player first meets Simon Milligan in the AbandonedHospital. When he starts raving about something chasing him, a non-Nosferatu can reply:
--> "Look out, it's right behind you!"
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: You can make fun of other people based on their clans, looks, conditions and more. For example, you can make a ''Hentai joke'' to the very animesque Yukie.
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* MagikarpPower: Especially Tremere, who are quite weak at first with a limit to their physical stats, but when you build up their Diciplines (Thaumaturgy in particular), they're a force to be reconed with.

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* MagikarpPower: Especially Tremere, who are quite weak at first with a limit to their physical stats, but when you build up their Diciplines Disciplines (Thaumaturgy in particular), they're a force to be reconed with.



* TheMole: You can be this for the Anarchs by acting as a Camarilla spy and periodically reporting all of [=LaCroix=]'s dirty laundry to Jack and Damsel. You can also do the same against Strauss by ratting him out to Issac about the Gargoyle, however it's more rewarding to be his SecretKeeper and get twice the reward for dealing with it.

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* TheMole: You can be this for the Anarchs by acting as a Camarilla spy and periodically reporting all of [=LaCroix=]'s dirty laundry to Jack and Damsel. You can also do the same against Strauss by ratting him out to Issac Isaac about the Gargoyle, however it's more rewarding to be his SecretKeeper and get twice the reward for dealing with it.

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* TheMole: You can be this for the Anarchs by acting as a Camarilla spy and periodically reporting all of [=LaCroix=]'s dirty laundry to Jack and Damsel. You can also do the same against Strauss by ratting him out to Issac about the Gargoyle, however it's more rewarding to be his SecretKeeper and get twice the reward for dealing with it.



* ReverseMole: You can be this for the Anarchs by acting as a Camarilla spy and periodically reporting all of [=LaCroix=]'s dirty laundry to Jack and Damsel. You can also do the same against Strauss by ratting him out to Issac about the Gargoyle, however it's more rewarding to be his SecretKeeper and get twice the reward for dealing with it.
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* MagikarpPower: Especially Tremere, who are quite weak at first with a limit to their physical stats, but when you build up their Diciplines (Thaumaturgy in particular), they're a force to be reconed with.
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* IWasQuiteTheLooker: What little you can see of the Nosferatu PC before his/her Embrace, male or female, suggests that s/he was quite attractive in life. Seeking out an attractive or vain individual is pretty standard behavior for Nosferatu looking to sire.

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* IWasQuiteTheLooker: What little you can see of the Nosferatu PC before his/her Embrace, male or female, suggests that s/he was quite attractive in life. Seeking out an attractive or and/or vain individual is pretty standard behavior for Nosferatu looking to sire.
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* HairDecorations: The Female Tremere has a small ribbon that blends well with her hair, to the point of barely being visible.
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* HairDecorations: The Female Tremere has a small ribbon that blends well with her hair, to the point of barely being visible.
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-->'''Malkavian PC:''' Give you a massive chest wound? My pleasure!
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* DefectorFromDecadence: You start out press-ganged into the AncientConspiracy of the Camarilla and [=LaCroix=] eventually shows you the rewards of toeing the party line, especially if you're not Tremere or Nosferatu.[[note]]If you're on good terms with him and not from those Clans, he gives you a rather nice condo.[[/note]] You can just as easily tell him where to shove his petty favours.

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* DefectorFromDecadence: You start out press-ganged into the AncientConspiracy of the Camarilla and [=LaCroix=] eventually shows you the rewards of toeing the party line, especially if you're not Tremere or Nosferatu.[[note]]If you're on good terms with him and not from those Clans, he gives you a rather nice condo. There Tremere and Nosferatu PC's will get special accommodations from Maximilian and Gary respectively instead.[[/note]] You can just as easily tell him where to shove his petty favours.
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''''PC:''' ''(possible response)'' I had my moments.

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''''PC:''' '''PC:''' ''(possible response)'' I had my moments.

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-->'''Jack:''' Not exactly an angel in life, were ya?

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-->'''Jack:''' Not exactly an angel in life, were ya?ya?\\
''''PC:''' ''(possible response)'' I had my moments.
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* BareYourMidriff: The female Brujah, Malkavian, Toreador [[FanDisservice and Nosferatu]] all start the game wearing outfits like this. The female Gangrel's second outfit has a barely-visible crop top underneath her jacket.
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* NightmareFetishist: A low-humanity PC will be more drawn to the darker perversions. For instance, when speaking to the last surviving member of the [[SnuffFilm Death Mask Productions]] film crew, they'll refer to their movies as "pretty cool stuff".

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