He was an eastern Ravnos *cough*

+Nyrufa Do you even Malkavian? :P

***** Dude, don't insult their music. They'll put a curse on you!

Ya can't trust any of the other clans, the only ones you can trust are Brujah

A Bronhom classic!

@Rudolph 1. easy explanation is that the sire embraced an outsider for some reason then was destroyed before teaching of the culture 2. technically yes (depending on storyteller approval) but more expensive for non-clan as usual, and good luck finding a Ravnos willing to teach it

2. what is the highest level a non-ravnos can advance without clan guidance?

I don't remember there being a specific rule but want to say non-clan is limited to 5 dots (rather than 10 for in-clan and generic), but I could be thinking of something else. As for clan guidance, I was always under the impression that once you know the basics of a Discipline, further advancement is gained innately or by personal research. Again, with most Storytellers, you had better have an extensive backstory or story progression for the reason your character has access to another clan's special Discipline, even as a Caitiff/Pander. Many of these special Disciplines are closely tied to the different physiology and weakness of a clan, such as Malkavian Dementation and their Derangements. One might even go as far as requiring the character to take on an additional Weakness specific to that clan, like someone learning Dementation would gain a Derangement (and as a possible counterbalance might gain extra character creation points for taking it as another Flaw, within normal limits).

7 years ago... have you played it now?

If the auspex is higer, ok. If not, illusions will stil affect them.

@sean, idk re: Fortitude being worst, the unique ability to soak some aggravated damage kinda trumps effectively just adding more dots of strength with Potence alone (granted that does have synergy with other things like Claws, so you may have me there)

You clearly underestimate the value of animalism. Just having animalism makes you acceptable to animals unlike any other undead. Above that, being able to communicate telepathically with them gives you access to a communication/spying network the "high born" clans often don't even realize exists. Animalism also gives you more understanding and control over that thing that all Caineites fear, the beast. Such power is invaluable especially in the final nights when one frenzy at the wrong time has ,at the very least, the potential to have you marked for execution or, at its greatest, completely shatter the fragile mask all immortals must maintain if we hope to survive these most dangerous of times.