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Thus spake "Hermann" <hr_hesse@yahoo.com>, Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:59:46 GMT,
Anno Domini:
>> I got Bloodlines. I believe I will only play through it twice. The
>> first time, I would like to play as a brawler -- strong and brutish.
>
>Brujah, or possibly Gangrel.
>
>> The second time through, I would like to play the most diplomatic,
>> stealthy character possible.
>
>As far as clans go, you can't be both diplomatic (Tremere, Toreador,
>Ventrue) and stealthy (Nosferatu, Malkavian). I consider the stealth skill
>to be crucial to most characters regardless of class anyway.
>
>> Can anyone suggest the best clans for this? Possibly even some pointers
>> on character creation would be nice, although I don't mind flailing
>> around a little and learning for myself. But I would like to avoid the
>> most moronic mistakes, if possible.
>
>The second game, you can toy with the more unique classes like Nosferatu or
>Malkavian. By then you should have picked up a pretty good feel of the
>classes, but for the first game, I'd skip the fighter option and go with
>Toreador. Very social and diplomatic, but with fighting skills almost equal
>to that of Brujah (namely the Celery discipline). Whether you want to play
>stealthy or not, you'll need combat skills.
>
>If you want a more flexible start, you can use the (unsupported and somewhat
>buggy) character histories. Start the game with the '-console' option,
>active the console with '~', and use the command 'vchar_edit_histories 1'.
>After 20 clicks or so, the game will boot you, but it seems to work fine
>once you're past character creation.
>
>As a Toreador, you might want to avoid the 3 points in Social skills.
>
>Some advice:
>
>- Skills and stats get increasingly more expensive from the 2nd level. If
>possible, invest 3 points in the same skill/stat during character creation,
>and save yourself some XP later on.
>
>- Always play through the tutorial, even if you already finished it, since
>you get extra XP for it.
>
>- Focus on one fighting skill (unarmed, melee or ranged). If you went for
>Toreador, melee is good choice.
>
>- Useless skills/stats include Inspection, Haggle, Intimidate and
>Seduction/Appearance.
>
>- Useful skills include Lockpicking, Research, Persuation and Hacking.
>
>- Throughout game you'll encounter books which can permanently increase your
>skills. However, they won't give an increase if the skill is already high
>enough. If you want to min/max, consult a walkthrough on the issue:
>http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/vampire_tmb.txt
>
>- Explore everything, especially later in the game. Some items are well
>hidden. If you want to make sure you get everything, see above walkthrough.
>These particular guides are put first in that walkthrough, minimizing
>spoilers.
>
>- Always finish the sidequests first, before you progress through the main
>quest. Some things need to be done in a very specific order. Save the game a
>frequent intervals, rather than just using quicksave.
>
>- There are a few smaller areas in the game. Once you finish the smaller
>ones, you can _never_ go back, so make sure you got everything you came for.
So playing a Malkavian first up is a bad idea? I've only just started, so no
major drama, but I really did like the goth schoolgirl look >;-)
--
No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again.
Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit?
I feel like the maid; "I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes!"
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