Step 1: Inspiration
Choose a Clan.
Choose a Nature and a Demeanor.
Choose a Morality Path.

Step 2: Attributes
Choose Attribute Traits. You must prioritize them, placing 7 Traits in your primary, 5 Traits in your secondary, and 3 Traits in your tertiary. You may also choose up to 5 negative traits.

Step 3: Advantages
Choose Ability traits. You have 5 points to spend on Abilities.
Choose Disciplines, selecting them from the Disciplines listed for your clan. Vampires begin with 3 Basic Disciplines.
Choose Backgrounds. You have 5 points to spend on Backgrounds.

Step 4: Last Touches
Assign Blood Traits.
Assign Willpower Traits.
Assign Virtue Traits.
Assign Morality Traits.
(Optional) Choose Negative Traits and Flaws.
(Optional) Choose a Derangement.
Spend Free Traits.
 

Brujah: Ideological revolutionaries and rebels, the Rabble serve their causes with passion.
Disciplines: Celerity, Potence, Presence
Advantage: One free trait in Political, University, or Street influence, as well as the associated ability trait (Politics, Academics, or Streetwise).
Disadvantage: Easily prone to violence and frenzy.

Gangrel: No city holds sway over the Outlanders, who wander the wilderness and survive as vampiric predators among animals.
Disciplines: Animalism, Fortitude, Protean
Advantage: Free level of ability in Animal Ken or Survival.
Disadvantage: Gain an animalistic feature whenever you frenzy.

Malkavian: The deranged Lunatics claim a fractured insight into the workings of reality.
Disciplines: Auspex, Dementation, Obfuscate
Advantage: One free ability level of Awareness.
Disadvantage: Start with a Derangement, which you can never cure.

Nosferatu: The hideous curse of blood warps the physical visage of each of the Sewer Rats, but others respect and fear their mastery of hidden byways and secret-gathering. 
Disciplines: Animalism, Obfuscate, Potence
Advantage: One free ability level of Stealth and another free ability level of Survival.
Disadvantage: You're ugly. You can't buy the Alluring, Gorgeous, or Seductive Attribute traits, and you start out with the negative Social Traits Repugnant x3.

Toreador: Protectors of culture and promoters of art make up the Degenerates, but they also include sycophants and pleasure-seekers in their ranks. 
Disciplines: Auspex, Celerity, Presence
Advantage: Free Academics, Crafts, Performance, or Subterfuge abilities (one trait each of any two, or two traits of one).
Disadvantage: Easily mesmerized by beauty.

Tremere: Ruthless and insular, the warlocks and their potent blood magic are untrusted, but grudgingly respected. 
Disciplines: Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy (Path of Blood)
Advantage: One free Occult ability and one free Occult influence.
Disadvantage: One step Blood-Bound to the rest of the Clan.

Ventrue: Rulers of board room and battlefield, the Blue Bloods lead other Kindred as their right and responsibility. 
Disciplines: Dominate, Fortitude, Presence
Advantage: A free trait of the Resources Background, and one free trait of Finance, High Society, or Political influence.
Disadvantage: Must choose a feeding restriction: a type of victim you can only feed from (such as virgins, the elderly, or animals).

Caitiff: Those with no clan: the outcasts and the dishonored. 
Disciplines: Any (Except Thaumaturgy and restricted Clan disciplines)

Physical Traits Agile Brawny Brutal Dexterous Enduring Energetic Ferocious Graceful Lithe Nimble Quick Resilient Robust Rugged Stalwart Steady Tenacious Tireless Tough Vigorous Wiry Strength, Dexterity, Stamina, Miscellaneous	Social Traits Alluring Beguiling Charismatic Charming Commanding Dignified Diplomatic Elegant Eloquent Empathetic Expressive Friendly Genial Gorgeous Ingratiating Intimidating Magnetic Persuasive Seductive Witty Charisma, Manipulation, Appearance, Miscellaneous	Mental Traits Alert Attentive Clever Creative Cunning Dedicated Determined Discerning Disciplined Insightful Intuitive Knowledgeable Observant Patient Rational Reflective Shrewd Vigilant Wily Wise Perception, Intelligence, Wits, Miscellaneous
Negative Physical Traits Clumsy Cowardly Decrepit Delicate Docile Flabby Lame Lethargic Puny Sickly	Negative Social Traits Bestial Callous Condescending Dull Feral Naive Obnoxious Repugnant Shy Tactless Untrustworthy	Negative Mental Traits Forgetful Gullible Ignorant Impatient Oblivious Predictable Shortsighted Submissive Violent Witless

You have seven traits to split among the three Virtues.
Each trait can have no fewer than one dot and no more than five dots.

Conscience
Self-Control
Courage

A character may only have up to 5 points each in Flaws and Merits, subject to Storyteller approval. 
With Storyteller approval, a character may spend an additional 2 freebie points to buy a 7 point merit.