A lot of that post centered around mechanics of the PnP game. Unless you are familiar with the rules it is goobly gook. It doesn't resemble the mechanics of any other games, except the other games from the same publisher, of which there are many.
That is correct.
I apologize if I went overboard guys. I just wanted to explain, in terms of the game that Rebirth is pretty much lifted from inspirationally, how the MC actually could pretty effectively paste Marcius. Which he could do, all within the pen and paper rules. If we were to put it in terms of say Bloodlines 1 it would be almost exactly the same, with the MC exceeding the max values allowed for most if not all of the social and combat abilities. Possibly mental as well, though he is no mental giant.
If Bloodlines 2 is ever finished, and they follow the rules, it will be set in the 5th edition rule set, which is a very very watered down version compared to most of what I referenced which was the second edition. Most vampires in the time of Bloodlines 2 and the other visual novels are extremely high generation, some as high as 16, which may as well be a ghoul. They actually are weaker than legitimate ghouls as they rely on Thin Blood Alchemy for their powers. The goal in the new edition is to find some legit vampires to commit diablerie on. Anyhow
To put it very clearly, the MC will start off actually more powerful than most of the vampires he encounters.
Think about Interview with a Vampire by Ann Rice... granted she is in love with herself and with Lestat, but his sire Magnus had never sired another vampire and was actually as close as her books get to having a Tremere. Magnus used sorcery to entrap and use a captured vampire to become a vampire. Eventually he got tired of living, and passed his blood gifts to Lestat, and then I think he jumped in a fire.
Lestat is very powerful due to how powerful his sire was, and the fact that his sire had not diluted his vitae by siring a lot of childer, meant Lestat got it all. While that doesn't translate over 100%, it is close enough. The MC is the first child in centuries if not thousands of years for Calisto, and he is of a lower generation than any vampire around him with the possible exception of Fabian and of course his Sire.
Marcius, unless he figures out who the MC's sire is, and what that means, is basically going to walk into a wood chipper completely unaware of why he is lying on the floor dead before he could spend a blood point, if he picks a fight with the MC or Sharon, as the MC will no doubt step up, especially if you developed his Prowess.
There is a lot of merit in age of a vampire over generation, if you are talking the more common vampires of 8-13th generation. Once you cross that 7th gen barrier, vampires ramp up very quickly, and by the 5th generation you are looking at something that has well over 100 freebie points more of powers and abilities than an 8th generation vampire. Calisto could have 750-1000 points more, and Artemis would be off the scale.
The good news for most of the vampires, is that vampires love to humiliate and dominate their foes much more than simply kill them. This is why Sharon is alive still after her initial attack in the woods (in my humble opinion).
Anyhow, I will try and keep the mechanics out of most of my discussions in the future!
Peace
