More on Ghouls
There are several books, which speak of the rules for making ghouls. Liber des Ghouls printed in 1997, the Laws of the Night printed in 1999 mentions ghouls on pages 20, and 255, and the Laws of the Hunt printed in 2002 reference free ghouls on page 153. Disciplines are covered in all three books, and have different costs in each book. Liber des Ghouls states the cost for learning disciplines is the same as a vampire learning out of clan disciplines. It also states to learn any discipline besides the physical disciplines a ghoul must by the "Learn Other Disciplines Merit" which is 3 traits and have a mentor. Laws of the Night States only that the cost is "one trait more than normal" and that they must have a mentor, and they can only learn basic physical disciplines. (Unless their mentor is of sufficient generation then they can learn higher physical disciplines.) Laws of the Hunt states that basic disciplines of the mentor"s clan can be taught to a ghoul at a cost of 6 experience points as long as they are taught. Intermediate disciplines cost 12 experience points, and your mentor must be 10th gen or lower, and advanced cost 18 experience points and your mentor must be 9th gen or lower. What a mess. All three books agree that ghouls cannot learn disciplines higher than advanced no matter their regent's generation. I hope my method of allowing characters to learn their regent's clan disciplines and the first two basic physical disciplines, without having to purchase the 'Learn Other Disciplines' merit evens things out. It is still a useful merit to take if you want your Nosferatu ghoul to have Auspex. I am also allowing the ghouls to get 10 freebie points. Liber des Ghouls allots none for ghouls, as does the Laws of the Night. The ability to learn intermediate and advanced disciplines is generally an "optional" rule, which I am allowing. Furthermore the cost for learning disciplines before the game, and after it starts with expreince should be differnt. I would normally be inclined to simply go with the latest edition book, but 6/12/18 is outragous for character creation. So I am comprimising and allowing 4/7/10 for mentor's clan and physical disciplines at character creation. |
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