Weaknesses Sunlight is deadly to the Kindred; at most, they can tolerate only a few seconds of exposure. A wooden stake through the heart is not deadly but will immobilize them until removed. Also, within each Kindred is the Beast—the carnal, predatory drive which seeks to satisfy its base urge to survive. The Beast can be provoked through anger, mortal threats, hunger, or bloodlust. When provoked, the Beast is capable of taking over the Kindred's conscious mind, forcing them into a frenzied state where they take violent actions that they perhaps otherwise would not. One of the major themes of Vampire is a character's battle to hold onto their humanity in the face of their own violent, predatory nature. This is summed up in the adage, "A Beast I Am, Lest a Beast I Become". The Kindred may enter a deathlike sleep called torpor, caused by near-fatal injuries, loss of blood, or ennui. In-game, the level of the Cainite's humanity determines how long they sleep for. Kindred cannot die of old age, but they can die. Fire, sunlight, decapitation, supernatural powers, or succumbing to a clan weakness can cause Kindred to reach what is referred to as Final Death.
Weaknesses Sunlight is deadly to the Kindred; at most they can tolerate only a few seconds of exposure A wooden stake through the heart is not deadly but will immobilize them until removed Also within each Kindred is the Beast—the carnal predatory drive which seeks to satisfy its base urge to survive The Beast can be provoked through anger mortal threats hunger or bloodlust When provoked the Beast is capable of taking over the Kindred's conscious mind forcing them into a frenzied state where they take violent actions that they perhaps otherwise would not One of the major themes of Vampire is a character's battle to hold onto their humanity in the face of their own violent predatory nature This is summed up in the adage "A Beast I Am Lest a Beast I Become" The Kindred may enter a deathlike sleep called torpor caused by near-fatal injuries loss of blood or ennui In-game the level of the Cainite's humanity determines how long they sleep for Kindred cannot die of old age but they can die Fire sunlight decapitation supernatural powers or succumbing to a clan weakness can cause Kindred to reach what is referred to as Final Death