Trained Scent
2 point merit
You have an uncanny ability to smell blood that appeals to you or repulses you, even while it flows in the veins of your unsuspecting prey. This Merit only benefits Ventrue and other vampires with discerning hunger, such as through the Flaws Prey Exclusion (Dark Ages: Vampire p. 305) or Selective Thirst (see p. 205). Sensing blood you feel strongly about requires a reflexive Perception + Alertness roll (difficulty 6), and you must actually be close enough to breathe the target’s scent — usually within three yards. Picking a single target out of a crowd may require a second Wits + Alertness roll at a difficulty determined by the Storyteller.
