Blood Resonance

Blood Resonance is a system introduced in Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.

Basic Mechanics

Blood Resonance can increase Disciplines. It is also important for Thin-Blood Alchemy recipes.

Resonance is categorized into five basic types, which is set by a target's emotional state. These types are associated with the medieval conception of Humorism, where four fluids were said to govern the human body, and an imbalance in the humors was responsible for illness.

Humors
Resonance	Element	Jungian Function	Humor/Hormone	Emotions	Effect
Animal	--	--	--	--	Animalism, Protean
Choleric	Fire	Feeling	"Yellow bile," adrenaline	Angry, violent, bullying, passionate, envious	Celerity, Potence BH: Increases Melee damage
Melancholic	Earth	Thinking	"Black bile," thyroid	Sad, scared, intellectual, depressed, grounded	Fortitude, Obfuscate BH: Reduces cooldown of Clan power
Phlegmatic	Water	Intuition	"Phlegm," pituitary	Lazy, apathetic, calm, controlling, sentimental	Auspex, Dominate BH: Reduces cooldown of Archetype power
Sanguine	Air	Sensation	"Blood," testosterone/estrogen	Horny, happy, addicted, active, flighty, enthusiastic	Blood sorcery, Presence BH: Increases health regeneration

Additionally, resonance comes in temperaments, which can be well-balanced, fleeting, intense, or acute. An acute resonance is self-sustaining, an effect called "Dyscrasia" adopted from Hippocrates.

Well-balanced temperament brings no closer advantages.
Fleeting temperament brings no direct advantages, but can be used for Thin-Blood Alchemy
Intense temperament increases a Discipline corresponding to the resonance type.
Acute temperament has the same effect as intense but gives the drinker additional bonuses.

A complete lack of resonance whatsoever increases Oblivion.

All effects last until the vampire has her next drink, or reaches Hunger 5.

Trivia

The resonance types are based on medieval humorism, and the classical elements (Animal notwithstanding).

References

VTM: 5th Edition Corebook, p. 226-231
VTM: Bloodhunt

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