Is There Even Any EXP?

[GrandMajora]

Watching a let's play series of this game. The guy's on Night 3 out of 7, and hasn't upgraded any of his disciplines since he started.

Considering the disciplines went up to 5 dots, I would presume there was some way to level them up by now.

Also, isn't Kali supposed to have been embraced a couple years ago? Maybe 2 and a half, if I remember right? That should be enough time to get more than just the basics under her belt.

[Anvos]

No, but you can pick up a 3rd dot near the final days.

Though when you look at some character sheets in V5 it really isn't that rare for a first decade kindred to only have 1 dot 3, and the story makes it clear this was really the first time Kali had to stand on her own two feet, rather than have her sire's gang to back her up.

Also keep in mind the average fresh neonate generally can't min-max like a PC. Let alone a Ravanos in V5 who have to dump effort into multiple havens or at least streetwise or money making for hotels so they don't burn.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Anvos:

No, but you can pick up a 3rd dot near the final days.

Though when you look at some character sheets in V5 it really isn't that rare for a first decade kindred to only have 1 dot 3, and the story makes it clear this was really the first time Kali had to stand on her own two feet, rather than have her sire's gang to back her up.

Also keep in mind the average fresh neonate generally can't min-max like a PC. Let alone a Ravanos in V5 who have to dump effort into multiple havens or at least streetwise or money making for hotels so they don't burn.

It was my understanding that neonates are supposed to go through an 'education' process where they are properly trained by their sires, before they are allowed to operate on their own.

And in the case of some clans, this process can be a very long time, such as the Giovanni requiring a 50 year grooming period, before they even consider giving you the embrace.

[Anvos]

Ravanos weren't one of those clans even before the Week of Nightmares put them in barely better than Salubri populations, with elders to guide them and hold a clan culture together a rarity.

Also refer to Kali is like 2 in kindred years and her sire's tutelage was how she could be useful to the gang, which was mostly exploiting her mortal skills.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Anvos:

Ravanos weren't one of those clans even before the Week of Nightmares put them in barely better than Salubri populations, with elders to guide them and hold a clan culture together a rarity.

Also refer to Kali is like 2 in kindred years and her sire's tutelage was how she could be useful to the gang, which was mostly exploiting her mortal skills.

True enough, I guess.

Just looking at it from the point of view of other games in the setting, where they have a sense of character progression.

[Anvos]

I'd say gaining a level 3 discipline in less than a week is rather decent progression.