Wits

From Masq
Category: Attributes
Reference: Vampire: the Masquerade (Revised edition/WW2300), page 119.


The Wits Attribute measures the character's ability to think on her feet and react quickly to a certain situation. It also reflects a character's general cleverness. Characters with low Wits scores are thick and mentally lethargic, or maybe gullible and unsophisticated. By contrast, characters with high Wits Attributes almost always have a plan immediately and adapt to their surroundings with striking expedience. Characters with high Wits also manage to keep their cool in stressful situations.


• Poor: Pull my finger.
•• Average: You know when to bet or fold in poker.
••• Good: You are seldom surprised or left speechless.
•••• Exceptional: You're one of the people who make others think, "Ooh, I should have said..." the next day.
••••• Outstanding: You think and respond almost more quickly than you can act.


Example Specialties: Getting the Jump on Others, Snappy Patter, Changes in Strategy, Ambushes