VTM V5: Diablerie Rules

diablerie rules and conduct

An act reviled by most vampires claiming any form of civility or fearing righteous destruction, diablerie involves drinking another vampire dry, ingesting not only their Blood but their very essence. Vampires with a religious bent speak of consuming the victim’s very soul, and those who can sense auras can clearly see the stains afflicting the perpetrator. Committing Diablerie to begin with, the would-be diablerist must generally immobilize their target. (Voluntary sacrifice to diablerie is rare, but not unknown in the twisted opera that is the Jyhad.) Heavy chains, a stake, torpor, or many partners holding the victim down have all worked in the past. Then, the diablerist must drink the victim’s Blood, a feeding similar to most others except, given the viscosity of vitae, it usually requires an entire scene to accomplish fully. Partners may help consume the victim, but only one drinker can attempt to gain the target’s power in full diablerie.



After committing the act, the Diablerist gains the disciplines of the victim, but at a severe cost. Any Vampire with Blood Potency 1 can see the stains emitting from the Kindred in question, and if word escapes about the act being comitted, the Camarilla will more often than not sanction a blood hunt on the Diablerist. Whilst gaining great amounts of power, the Diablerist begins to descend into the deepest depths of the beast, and their humanity is forfeit to their viscious acts, akin to Caine.



In order to encourage actual roleplay over a "competitive" sense to the roleplay, Diablerie has to now hold a strong in character significance. This means diablerie may be subject to void if the source-material as to why the diablerie is performed is seen as weak. Simple reasons such as "I diableriezed him after a few fights, he was my enemy" may not be subject to approval. /HOWEVER/ explaining through IC or forum posts as to why this character has such a hate for Robert and goes into detail, then the diablerie might be approved. Diablerie will work by a case by case basis and the guidelines to it will be loose. This is subject to change upon seeing how this system will work within roleplay itself.