Blood Economy

Blood Pool by Generation

Generation	Max Trait	BP Max	BP / Turn
3rd	10	100	10
4th	9	50	8
5th	8	40	6
6th	7	30	5
7th	7	20	4
8th	6	15	3
9th	5	14	2
10th	5	13	1
11th	5	12	1
12th	5	11	1
13th+	5	10	1

Max Trait applies to Attributes and Discipline ratings. BP/Turn governs healing, physical enhancement, and Discipline fuel per action.

Nightly Cost

Waking from day sleep costs 1 BP. Deducted at the start of each night. Days elapsed between scenes = BP deducted before play begins.

Spending Blood

All uses of blood draw from the BP/Turn allotment (max 1 for 10th gen):

Heal: 1 BP = 1 Bashing or Lethal health level (requires rest, 1/turn max).
Boost physical trait: 1 BP = +1 Str, Dex, or Sta for the scene. Can exceed Gen max by +1 freely; above that: boost lasts 3 turns only.
Fuel Disciplines: varies by power (most cost 1 BP).
Appear human: spend (8 − Humanity) BP for one scene. Free at Humanity 8+.
Create/maintain a ghoul: 1 BP/month minimum.

Vessel Blood Pools

Vessel	Approximate Blood Pool
Vampire	10+ (varies by Generation)
Werewolf	20
Average human	10
Child	5
Cow	5
Dog	2
Cat	1
Bird	½
Bat or rat	¼

Taking blood from vessels: A vampire draws up to 3 blood points per turn from a vessel. Taking 20% of a mortal’s blood (2 points) is relatively safe. 50% requires hospitalization. 100% kills them.

Animal blood: Animal blood satisfies the hunger mechanically but provides no emotional resonance.

Elder vitae: The blood of lower-Generation vampires may be worth 2+ blood points per actual point consumed — the concentration is significantly higher.

Feeding

Procedure

Determine method — choose an appropriate dice pool based on the hunting approach (see Hunting & Feeding).
Hunt roll — dice pool by method, difficulty by area.

Area	Hunt Diff
Slum / Skid Row	4
Lower class residential	5
Downtown / commercial	6
Warehouse / industrial	6
Suburb / upscale	7

Yield:

Feeding depth	BP gained	Risk
Safe draw (20%)	2 BP	No harm to vessel
Hospital (50%)	5 BP	Weakness, possible hospitalization
Draining (100%)	10 BP	Vessel dies

Average human = 10 BP total.

The Kiss — mortal vessels experience ecstasy during feeding; they stop resisting. Lick wounds to seal them (no visible marks).

Ventrue Feeding Restriction

Each Ventrue may feed only from one specific narrow category of mortal, determined at character creation (permanent). Blood from any vessel outside this category provides zero nourishment and is immediately vomited. Vampiric blood is exempt.

Intoxication

Every 2 BP drawn from a drunk or drugged mortal = approximately 1 drink or dose effect on the vampire. This affects dice pools accordingly.

Self-Control Cap

SC is capped by current BP. If BP = 2, max SC dice on any Frenzy resistance roll = 2, regardless of permanent rating. This is one of the primary mechanical pressures created by blood loss.

Example: A vampire with Self-Control 4 but only 2 BP rolls only 2 dice for frenzy resistance.