VTMB2 skill calculator

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1		VTMB2 Ability Calculator		SKILL CALCULATOR																	VTMB2 Skill calculator Version 1.1 - updated 20/11/25 Created by teh_stev3/captain obvious/Obvious Updated Abilities to also reflect when they REMOVE resonance All images taken from either paradox wiki or created by myself/chatgpt- this spreadsheet is not-for-profit and given freely to the community for their use - please just give credit where you can.
2					Total Spent					Total (to unlock everything)						Still needed (to unlock everything)
3				AP	1					187						186
4				San.	0					3050						3050
5				Mel.	0					2650						2650
6				Chol.	0					4300						4300
7	T		FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT CLANS/ABILITY CAN BE FOUND ON OFFICIAL SOURCES: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/clans https://vtm.paradoxwikis.com/VTM:BL2_Playable_clans
8			BANU HAQIM																		Unlocking and Purchasing Abilities In Clan: Spend Ability Points to UNLOCK, they're all already awakened (AP is gained by gaining experience and levelling up - 1000xp per level up) Cross Clan: 1. First you must have purchased the equivalent ability from your own tree - so you can only unlock a Mastery for another clan if you already have your own. 2. Second, you must ""AWAKEN"" the ability by going to the Clan Trainer and giving them an amount of Blood resonance for that ability. 3. You must then spend AP to ""UNLOCK"" the ability from your own tree. (You get a discount of 50% on AP cost if the ability is of an affinity that your clan possesses) PERKS Clan perk = end of skilltree. Cross-clan: You can purchase a Perk if you awaken all of a clans abilities with blood resonance AND have purchase at least one ability from that clan (as well as your own Clan perk)
9		Cost in AP (clan - aff. - cross)			CELERITY						BLOOD SORCERY						OBFUSCATE
10	C	CLAN		Brujah			Tremere			Banu Haqim			Ventrue			Lasombra			Toreador
11	AF	Affinities
12	N	Clan Perk (3 - n/a - 6)	Spark of Rage			Blood of Potency			Unseen Passage			Resilience			Stygian Shroud			Fleetness
14	S
15	D		Feed-Effect on kill †			More blood on feed †			Crawling quickly †			More health on feed			I'm eating, no touch.†			Relocate Recharge
16	AS
17	N	Mastery (4 - 6 - 12)	Earthshock			Blood Salvo			Unseen Aura			Mass Manipulation			Enter Oblivion			Blurred Momentum
19	S																				Info Key
20	D		Big Smash			Bleed of Knives †			Turn invisible †			Spreads Affects †			Shadowrealm †			Dodge all †			†	Note to explain more (click to see the note)
21	AS																				(▬)	Cannot recover these blood pips while ability is active (CoB breaks this rule)
22	pip	blood pips🩸	▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬			(▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬)			▬ ▬ ▬ ▬			(▬ ▬ ▬ ▬)			(▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬)			it	Written in italics = my own short-hand comment on what the ability does.
23	BR	950 Res total per ability	0	300	650	650	0	300	300	650	0	650	0	300	0	650	300	0	300	650	Ability Key
24	N	Affect (3 - 3 - 6)	Taunt			Cauldron of Blood			Mute			Cloud Memory			Glimpse of Oblivion			Beckon			Ability Key
26	S																					Enables Feeding/Execution (stuns them/hides you)
27	D		Fight me.†			Hot Blood Soup †			Shut up.			Mind-wipe.			Fear me.			Come hither. †				Deals damage/can be Lethal
28	AS												❓									Self-Buff
29	pip	blood pips🩸	▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬				Disarms
30	BR	550 Res total per ability	400	150	0	400	0	150	150	400	0	0	150	400	0	150	400	400	150	0		Gives resonance of this type
31	N	Relocate (2 - 4 - 8)	Charge			Recall			Split Second			Possession			Shadow Step			Blink
33	S
34	D		Run and grab			1. Place, 2. Return †			Time stop †			Remote Control †			Teleport behind †			Teleport to place †			❓	CLEARS resonance from targets when used
35	AS												❓								Affinities
36	pip	blood pips🩸	▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			(▬ ▬)			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬			▬				Celerity	Toreador, Brujah, Banu Haqim
37	BR	350 Res total per ability.	0	100	250	250	100	0	100	0	250	0	100	250	0	250	100	0	100	250		Potence	Brujah, Lasombra
38	N	Strike (1† - 5 - 10)	Lightning Strike			Blood Curse			Bladed Hand			Terminal Decree			Arms of Ahriman			Entrancing Kiss				Presence	Toreador, Brujah, Ventrue
40	S																					Blood Sorcery	Tremere, Banu Haqim
41	D		Punch many times. †			Primed detonation. †			Off with their heads. †			Kill yo'self †			Lock in place †			Turn enemy to ally †				Dominate	Tremere, Ventrue, Lasombra
42	AS																			❓		Obfuscate	Banu Haqim
43	pip	blood pips🩸	▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬ ▬			▬ ▬				Oblivion	Lasombra
44	BR	150 Res total per ability	50	0	100	100	50	0	100	50	0	0	50	100	100	50	0	50	0	100	STATUS
45	N	Clan Passive (free† + unique)	Brutality			Corrosive Touch			Silence of Death			Flesh of Marble			Shadow Cloak			Cat’s Grace				Unavailable	in clan: unlock earlier ability, cross-clan: unlock ability on the row.
47	R	Clan Passive (free† + unique)	On feed: Hit harder			On feed: Melt bodies			On feed: No noise			On feed: Resist pain			On feed: Hard to see			On feed: Move faster				out of clan ability	You'll spend full price in AP for this, as it lacks affinity.
48	BR	Blood Resonance																				Error	Your build isn't legal for some reason.
49	C	CLAN		Brujah			Tremere			Banu Haqim			Ventrue			Lasombra			Toreador		Resource Key
50	BR	Totals (for clan)	450	550	1000	1400	150	450	650	1100	250	650	300	1050	100	1100	800	450	550	1000		Sanguine	Colour...
51	BR	Totals (cross-clan)	3250	3200	3550	2300	3600	4100	3050	2650	4300	3050	3450	3500	3600	2650	3750	3250	3200	3550		Melancholic	...Depicting....
52	BR	Blood Resonance		Choleric		Summary: AP: 1 San: 0 Mel: 0 Cho: 0										Melancholic			Sanguine			Choleric	....Resonance
53	BR*	Total (all CLANS)†	4550												3750			3700				Phlegmatic	(Fabien only)
54	BR*	Total (all playthroughs)†	22750												18750			18500				Ability points	Not a blood resonance but I wanted an icon - it's Phyres mark turned chibi.
55		Ability costs by Clan	202			198			187			210			200			208