Loresheets

Loresheets are a special Background Advantage that connects your character directly into the exciting metaplot of Vampire: The Masquerade. Whether a character is a “Veteran of the Sect War” with the Sabbat or a Descendant of the famed Ventrue Elder Hardestadt, purchasing a Loresheet provides a character a dash of special flavor and interesting mechanics that reflect their background. It is up to the Storyteller to determine which Loresheets are available for use in a chronicle, as not all of them will be appropriate for every chronicle.

Loresheets provide mechanical bonuses and serve as good hints to the Storyteller about the kinds of stories the player is interested in for their character. Storytellers are encouraged to use a character’s Loresheet as a story hook. Perhaps a Sect War Veteran knows something important about the mysterious NPC that entered the city, or a Descendant of Hardestadt may be approached by someone who hates Hardestadt’s murderer as much as the player character does.

From the available Loresheets, each character may select one Loresheet and purchase dots in it at a cost of 3xp per dot. Each Loresheet has a one-dot, a two-dot, and a three-dot benefit available for purchase. Characters must purchase each level of the Loresheet separately. Characters are normally limited to one Loresheet, but may purchase a second Loresheet relating to membership in a Bloodline or Cult. See "Additional Loresheets" in the Enemies of the Night SRD for more information.

For example, if a player wants to purchase the one-dot, two-dot, and three-dot Loresheet benefit, they must pay 3xp for the one-dot benefit, 6xp more for the two-dot benefit, and 9xp more for the three-dot benefit, for a total of 18xp to purchase all three benefits. These three benefits do not need to be purchased in order, and characters do not need to buy all of them. 

As with any other Advantage, Loresheet dots may be purchased with the initial seven dots of free Backgrounds.