Quests

Adapted from the Quest rules, BNS Eratta P.99

The Quest System is a system used to gauge the difficulty of some kinds of tasks that may be performed over time.

These are rough guidelines, exact numbers are determined at narrator discretion.

Requirements are things the player needs to succeed, such as: Downtime actions Resource/influence actions Influence specialties Specific powers, skills, backgrounds Specific items

Simple Quests

Difficulty	Time	DTs / Requirements	Scenes	Examples
1	15 minutes	0-1	0	Traveling to the other side of the island Feeding during game while having Herd or Haven Location Retrieving an item from your haven Performing a mundane task, like buying a Slurpee
2	30 minutes	0-2	0	Feeding during game without Herd or Haven Location Buying a more complex or restricted item, like drugs or weapons Ally performing a small favor
3	1 hour	0-3	0-1	Researching something during game Investigating a location on your part of the island
4	2-3 hours	0-4	0-1	Investigating a location in a different part of the island
5	Entire session	0-5	0-1	Investigating something in another plane of existence or in a very obscure location Repairing a minor breach of the masquerade

Possible Consequences:

• Gain up to the Difficulty in Beast Traits
• Lose up to the Difficulty in blood or willpower
• Gain a temporary derangement
• Temporary expenditure of Backgrounds
• Losing access to a single piece of equipment
• Taking up to the difficulty in Normal damage

Complex Quests

Difficulty	Time	DTs / Requirements	Scenes	Examples
1	Less than a week	1-2	0-1	Buying off a 1-point flaw Rooting out a group of low-level ghouls or mortals Researching info about another vampire’s history Taking an off-island excursion at 50% risk of being caught Maintaining an alternate identity Repairing a minor breach of the masquerade Patrolling your clan’s territory or a communal area Performing acts to remove mild to moderate censure, such as Warned
2	1 week	1-3	0-1	Buying off a 2-point flaw Investigating another clan’s territory without permission Rooting out a single low-level vampire NPC Taking an off-island excursion island without being caught Researching a common occult ritual Repairing a breach of the masquerade with 1-2 witnesses
3	2 weeks / 1 DT cycle	2-4	0-2	Buying off a 3-point flaw Researching a new or unusual occult ritual Hunting down an NPC in your area Repairing a breach of the masquerade with 2-4 witnesses Rooting out a group of mid-level ghouls or mortals, or low-level vampires Getting trivial boons from local NPCs
4	3 weeks	3-5	1-2	Repairing a masquerade breach with 3-5 witnesses Rooting out one or two Garou or Fera from your territory Contacting other supernaturals
5	3 weeks / 2 DT cycles	4-6	1-3	Rooting out a group of skilled hunters or mid-level vampires Repairing a breach of the masquerade with a group of witnesses Getting trivial boons from off-island NPCs Acquiring a useful Rare or magical item Performing acts to remove moderate censure, such as Disgraced or Boonbreaker

Possible Consequences (+ lower consequences):

• Lose 1-2 points of Morality
• Gain a temporary flaw
• Temporarily lose access to a merit or background
• Temporary reduction of Willpower or blood maximum
• Temporary expenditure of Backgrounds
• Losing access to permanent stock locations
• Taking up to the difficulty in Aggravated damage

Epic Quests

Difficulty	Time	DTs / Requirements	Scenes	Examples
1	1 month	2+	1+	Buying off a 4-point flaw Exploring a location far off-island Get information about an important off-island NPC Investigating another clan’s territory without permission
2	2 months	4+	1+	Buying off a 5-point flaw Gaining a minor boon from an off-island vampire NPC of your sect, such as a Prince Rooting out a group of NPC vampires, or a small pack of garou or fera Performing acts to remove serious censure, such as Forsaken
3	3 months	6+	2+	Clearing an enemy group out of their territory Acquiring a powerful magical item Gaining a minor boon from a powerful or influential vampire of your sect
4	4 months	8+	2+	Unearthing deeply-guarded secrets Hiding from powerful enemies
5	5 months	10+	3+	Significant and very lofty goals

Possible Consequences (+ lower consequences):

• Losing any number of Morality points
• Gain a permanent flaw
• Permanently lose access to a merit or background
• Permanent reduction of Willpower or blood maximum
• Permanent expenditure of Backgrounds
• Losing access to stock locations and/or equipment
• Damage up to and including character death