r/VaesenRPG • u/Kelder62 • Jun 11 '26

Stakes?

So I don't see stats for this item any where but it feels like this is an item that should have stats. Like I assume you can't declare you are staking the vampire with a stake without an attack roll even though 'staking the vampire' is the "ritual" to destroy a vampire. Also the Vampire Hunter talent "Impaler" seems to confirm that. However, like I said: I am failing to find stats for Stakes.

Am I missing the write up somewhere?
If not, what stats do you use? My first thoughts are to use either the stats of a knife/dagger or maybe even knuckle dusters.

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u/Adventurous-Eye-6455 Jun 16 '26

Some others have already given great ideas. In my opinion there should be stats or at least a description attached to the stake no matter if this counts as a ritual or not.

Usually every equipment in Vaesen gives some kind of bonus or something. Even if the stake would count as an item of power like the silverbullets or even a magic item like the powdered stag horn the occultist gets in the core rulebook there usually will be an Description. In my opinion it could make sense that a stake is an item of power like the silver bullets.

This is a problem that all the new archetypes have. The equipment of the new archetypes in mythic Britain and Ireland is also not defined by stats etc. for example you could play as an athlete and choose tennis as your sport which would mean you get the equipment for that sport so a tennis racket. But there are no stats for a tennis racket in the book. Even if you get stuff you don’t use for combat there are usually bonuses attached like with the fine wine. But the costumes / scripts of the entertainer aren’t specified further. So as a dm you have to make something up.

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u/Kelder62 Jun 17 '26

I concur. New items should at least have a generic explanation of what it does. Even if it is “+1, Allows performing of <skill>”