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A vampire wants to embrace a ghoul (which is, of course, blood-bonded to the vampire).

Once the embrace takes place, what happens?

  • The new childe is still fully blood-bonded to his new sire?
  • The new childe is simply 1/3 blood-bonded to his new sire?
  • Aside the blood sympathy, there is no initial blood bond between the two?
  • Something else?

I'm interested by viewpoints, as well as references (books, pages, etc.)

(I never found those answers in the new WoD rulebooks)

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On page 64 of The Blood, it's stated that one of the four potential ways to break the vinculum is for one of the two parties involved to die. During the process of the Embrace, the ghoul does die, and is brought back through the power of the sire's vitae and willpower. It follows, then, that the old vinculum breaks at that moment.

In all references to the Vinculum I've found, no exceptions are made for the drink of vitae needed to trigger the Embrace. Thus, a neonate vampire begins with a one-step Bond to his or her sire.

Ghouls, page 87, "Embracing Your Ghoul"

Finally, once the ghoul is Embraced, he retains any blood addiction and Vinculums he possessed as a ghoul.

If I were running the game, I'd rule as I did in the struck text, but the book is explicit.

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it's 'Vinculum' – Adriano Varoli Piazza Jan 6 '11 at 16:17
So it is. Fixed. – Jadasc Jan 6 '11 at 16:28
I quote The Blood, p64: "Final Death of either Kindred involved in the Vinculum". But I guess it could be extended to the death of mortals, and your remark about dying in the process of the Embrace is a sound one. – paercebal Jan 6 '11 at 21:36
So: another source. – Jadasc Jan 6 '11 at 22:08
Thanks for the definitive answer. – paercebal Jan 8 '11 at 4:28
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