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A APPENDIX ONE:MORALITY AND THE VIGIL
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tion — the average human (at Morality 7) commits such “sins” boarding. The hunter is clearly the victim, and has commit-
on a fairly regular basis, and to violate them, even when spurred ted no Morality breech himself, and yet this torturous initia-
by the Vigil’s promptings, is just not a consequential enough act tion might well be justification for a Morality Code change.

to differentiate a hunter from a non-hunter mortal. Should it make sense to the Storyteller, the normal rule about
Generally speaking, sins against Morality 7 and 8 also fail Trigger Points being directly related to Morality sins might be
to be significant enough to act as Trigger Points, but circum- waived in this type of circumstance.

stances sometimes contribute a particularly meaningful situa-
tion that might allow for these acts to have enough import to Examples
serve as a catalyst for a Morality Code change. Below, a handful of quick examples of how a hunter
Below that? It’s anyone’s game. A hunter may find him- might shift the Code, and why.

self able to morally justify stealing a vehicle in pursuit of a • V iolet Pigeon, a a a local l hunter belonging to a a a ragtag
belonging
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local
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belonging
iolet
local
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Pigeon
ragtag
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Pigeon,
h
l
hunter
hunter

fleeing creature, burning down a warehouse that acts as home “neighborhood watch” cell (tier one), has long recognized
has
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to some wriggling nest of otherworldly parasites, or taking the that eq ipment and other necessities are hard to come by
h
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to
and
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other
other
d
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hard
qp
that equipment and other necessities are hard to come by
that
that
equipment
equipment
d
life of any who dares support the cancerous networks of the when t they already spend so much on g g gear , , rent, , foo df for
h
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already
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families
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their
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have
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can act as a Trigger Point. f family, he put a bullet in the roof of his mouth. This was a
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put
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Trigger Points and sin of f“ “Petty theft (shoplifting) )” with a a a new sin of f“ “Failure
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with
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(
of
theft
Petty

sin of “Petty theft (shoplifting)” with a new sin of “Failure
sin
theft
of
P
sin
i
sin
f
l
Petty
i
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sin
of
with
h
new
of
new
h
Degeneration Rolls to share resources with cellmates.” Now, she can steal…but
with
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with
to
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with
cellmates.
to
but
cellmates
cellmates.
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,
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can
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steal…but
steal…but
steal
share
share
share
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can
resources
resources
resources
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Trigger Points sometimes (but not always) come at a time whatever she does better be disseminated d amongst those
better
b
whatever she does better be disseminated amongst those
whatever
whatever
those
those
be
b
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be
h
does
d
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disseminated
amongst
disseminated
better
does
amongst
she
she
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when the hunter has violated his current Morality Code, times cell members who need it .
who
it
it
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members
m
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need
be
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n
cell
cell members who need it..
b
ce
when players would normally roll a degeneration roll (see p.
• Duncan Scarborough belongs to the local Ashwood Ab-
91–92 of the World of Darkness Rulebook). If Emma had
bey chapter. He’s a bit new at this, and still feels a great deal
been at a Morality rating of 4 or higher, the situation in the
of guilt over what they do. One night, he’s sharing blood
example above would normally require her player to make a
with a vampire — the Kiss feels so utterly sublime, after all
degeneration roll. Her player (using the optional Code rules)
— but just when he’s in the throes of ecstasy, the vampire
decides to use this circumstance as a Trigger Point instead.
drops the façade. The bloodsucker tries to blackmail him,
While a Trigger Point does not cause a character to move
says he’ll tell Duncan’s family just what their esteemed son
to a lower moral state, costs still accompany the choice: so-
has been up to. Duncan freaks, attacks the vampire and, by
cial penalties when dealing with normal humans and Tells
some sick luck, destroys the thing by taking its head. The
(see below for the negative ramifications of Morality Code

Storyteller allows this as a Trigger Point: instead of having
changes).
to roll for degeneration with this being a Morality 4 sin (im-
At the Storyteller’s behest, some Trigger Points needn’t
passioned crime), Duncan’s player subtly changes the sin
be tied to degeneration rolls. If Emma had been at a Morality
to only count toward humans. The language, fi nely altered,
rating of 3 when she made the decision to risk serious injury
now reads Morality 4, “Impassioned crime (manslaughter)
or death to the bystander in order to kill the warlock, the “sin”

against humans.” Over time, Duncan may find that the

would have been insufficient to normally require her player to
Code shifts further, and that all the sins only “count” when
roll for degeneration. However, since it was clearly a violation
they’re performed against normal, everyday human beings.
of a sin on the Morality scale (although one to which Emma
(Or, alternatively, the Storyteller may allow Duncan’s play-
had already inured herself), the Storyteller could still have
er to change them all in one fell swoop, but this, of course,
allowed the situation to become a Trigger Point, if Emma’s
necessitates taking a number of Social penalties and hunter-

player so desired. Because they do represent a significant de-
specific Tell derangements…unless the Storyteller lets him

viation from humanity’s mainstream mores, players should
get away with just one.)
avoid layering Trigger Point after Trigger Point upon a hunter
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gets
like
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them: as much as they’d like to be stealthy and subtle like
as
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and
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and
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to
t
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k
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at
Point. T
,
Point
P i
p
TTrotsky can at the
approval,
p
Storyteller
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that sin with a new one. Since the good agent is so patriotic,
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