Vampire: The Masquerade is a role playing game where players join one of several clans of vampires in the modern day. The clans war with each other in secret under a rule called The Masquerade. Mortals aren’t allowed to find out vampires are real; if they do, they are often turned or killed and the vampire who let The Masquerade slip is severely punished.
Players must also fight against losing their characters losing Humanity for doing the terrible things vampires need to do to survive. Striking a balance between these two sides of the vampire coin is key to many stories in the game. Complicating matters is the condition of Frenzy, where vampires lose control from hunger or fear and tear apart their carefully assembled lives sometimes literally
