Welcome to the Vampire TTRPG Framework (JLDN Generational Versioning Schema: 2608.67.1-bs).
This repository contains the master ruleset specification, generation-specific TODO task dataset, and root project-wide roadmap dataset for the system-agnostic, multi-genre Vampire TTRPG Framework.
- Author: Jeff Langdon (JL Design Network)
- Ruleset Version:
2608.67.1-bs(Official Beta Supported)
- 📖 Knowledge Base Wiki Index: Complete documentation navigator and mechanics overview.
- 🏗️ Ruleset Architecture: 8-Chapter topology, Blood Economy system, and supplement map.
- 🛠️ Game Master Usage Guide: Setting adaptation and PDF book compilation pipelines.
- 🗺️ Strategic Roadmap: Multi-generational development horizons.
- 📄 Generation 2608 Ruleset Document:
docs/2608/vampire.md - 📚 Terminology & Glossary:
docs/2608/terminology.md - 📝 Master Framework Changelog:
CHANGELOG.md
- 🔮 Bloodline Magic Compendium: Tier 1–3 blood rituals, incantation action economy, coven circle chants, and sacrificial upkeep.
- 🏛️ Coven Law Court Protocols & Legal Code: Judicial tribunal trials, evidence admissibility, Sanctioned Termination decrees, and Sanctioned Release Dispensations.
- 🗡️ Equipment & UV Arsenal Handbook: Vampire hunter UV laser rifles, flashbangs, thermal FLIR masking suits, and Synth-Vitae plasma packs.
- 📕 Compiled Rulebooks & HTML/PDF Publications:
books/2608/(Staged internally in.books/2608/during development; published upon official release).
- System-Agnostic Architecture: Adaptable to modern urban fantasy, dark fantasy, sci-fi, and horror settings.
- Dynamic Age Tiers: Distinct mechanics for Neonates (<500 yrs), Elders (500–1,199 yrs), and Ancients (1,200+ yrs).
- Formal Action Economy: Structured turn architecture (Main Action, Movement/Minor Action, Sustained Upkeep, Off-Turn Reaction) with Age-Tiered Blood Reserve Expenditure Caps.
- Vampiric Physiology & Banes: Sunlight Disintegration Progression, Native Soil Dependency, The Bleed, and Decapitation Brain Torpor rules.
- Extensive Powers Engine: Innate, Activated, Sustained, and Master Composite powers across Behavioral and Supernatural disciplines.
- Social & Coven Governance: Coven Laws (Shroud, Haven Sanctuary, Sanguine Tithe, Tabula Rasa, Sanguine Justice), Chronicler Synchronized Network, and Blood Archives.
| Version | Release Date | Lifecycle Stage | Key Milestone / Mechanical Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
2608.67.1-bs |
2026-08-18 | Beta Supported |
Orange Team Legacy Modernization, in-repo docs wiki & GitHub governance |
2608.67.0-bs |
2026-08-17 | Beta Supported |
Full Tri-Color Audit Complete (🟡 Logic, 🔴 Adversarial, ⚪ Forensic) & GitHub Security Suite |
2608.66.0-bs |
2026-08-15 | Beta Supported |
Master Power Pick-3, Thermomancy Inversion & Bloodline Alignment Defense |
2608.65.0-bs |
2026-08-13 | Beta Supported |
Feeding (Outbound Vitae Bestowal) Codification & Taxonomy Integration |
2608.64.0-bs |
2026-08-13 | Beta Supported |
Source of Truth 8-Chapter Hierarchy Restructure & Supplement Terminology Integration |
👉 For full historical release notes across all versions, see the complete CHANGELOG.md.
We welcome community feedback, balance errata, and new modular supplement submissions! Please review our Contribution Guidelines (.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on submission pathways, Markdown formatting standards, and pull request workflows.
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Designed and maintained by Jeff Langdon / JL Design Network. See LICENSE.md for licensing terms. All rights reserved.