Status
You have something of a reputation and standing (earned or unearned) within a specified local community of Kindred, probably Camarilla or Anarch. Status among Camarilla society derives as often from your sire’s status and the respect due your particular bloodline as it does from personal achievement. High Status among Anarchs theoretically depends on the character’s contributions, but more often to their degree of connection (by Blood or coterie) to the current Baron or other ruler. Status in one sect does not transfer to the other. By and large, Status held in another city effectively reduces by one dot; an Influential (•••) vampire in Cartagena is only Respected (••) in Buenos Aires. The Storyteller may occasionally call on you to add your Status to a dice pool along with a Social Trait, especially for first meetings and court happenings. In other cases, the Storyteller may allow you to substitute your Status for a Social Trait – but other vampires may notice that you’re skating by on Status, instead of properly using the Etiquette Skill, for example. Caitiff characters begin with the Suspect Flaw and may not purchase positive Status during character creation.
Status
| • | Known: A properly introduced, welcomed neonate, seen as an up-and-comer. |
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| • • | Respected: You have responsibilities now, an average ancilla. |
| • • • | Influential: You hold authority over part of the group, an average elder. |
| • • • • | Powerful: You hold office in the group, such as Sheriff, Harpy, or Scourge. |
| • • • • • | Luminary: You sit at the table of power in the group, a respected member of the Primogen |