There’s even a specific term, “fishmalk”, referring to the sort Malkavian whose player interprets the clan insanity as wackiness, as a kind of comic relief, as the sort of person who would talk lovingly to a dead fish - or perhaps hit you in the face with it and run away giggling. The Malkavian NPC, clearly playing some kind of clout game.Įven in the tabletop game, the clan is the subject of some debate. Paradox are talking more about the Malks in a Twitch stream later today, 17:00 UK time, but we have an NPC image and teaser video embedded below. While projecting, you can sometimes overwhelm NPC senses with the power of your big sexy brain. Levelled, Auspex provides Psychic Projection, letting you scout around in astral form (whilst also using Aura Sense). Malkavians can also use Auspex, which allows you to use Aura Sense to see NPCs through walls, mark individuals and read their weaknesses. Levelled up, it can become Beserk, which makes the target attack anything nearby, or, failing something to attack, the air. “With the Malkavians it's basically about sowing chaos.”ĭementation’s first effect is Haunt, which basically makes people run away. Dementation not only has dialogue implications, but of course it's got combat applications, but not in the way that the Brujah might where it's just very much direct damage,” Mitsoda said. “The Malkavians, I think first and foremost, they're all about dementation. If you’re thinking of joining the Malkavians, then you’ll get two shiny new abilities, neither of which are Masquerade violations.
The Malks are the fifth full clan that will be in Bloodlines 2 from launch, the others being Brujah, Venture, Toreador and Tremere. The Malkavians’ thing is, insert scare quotes, insanity.Ī moment to talk shop first. Each Clan has a thing: Toreador are flouncy art appreciators who feel closer to humanity the Ventrue are, basically, the man (as in damn the man, eat the rich). Like a family tree, but more direct and kind of yuckier. Every vampire belongs to a Clan that was started by a very ancient vampire thousands of years ago, so every subsequent member of that Clan has, sort of, a bit of that original vampire in them. If you’re not already a Vampire: The Masquerade fan, or indeed a Bloodlines fan, let me give you some context, because you need to know why the Malk is a hot little potato. “I actually wish we had started with Malks," said Brian Mitsoda, "Because honestly the number one thing I think people ask is, 'Are malkavians in the game?'” I had a chat with Mitsoda, narrative lead on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and lead designer on the original Bloodlines, for the new Clan reveal.
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