To collect the data below, I started with a "stock" Brujah character, which starts with this character sheet:
Strength 2 | Charisma 1 | Perception 1 |
Dexterity 1 | Manipulation 1 | Intelligence 1 |
Stamina 2 | Appearance 1 | Wits 2 |
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Brawl 1 | Firearms 1 | Computer 0 |
Dodge 1 | Melee 1 | Finance 1 |
Intimidation 1 | Security 0 | Investigation 0 |
Subterfuge 0 | Stealth 0 | Scholarship 0 |
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Celerity 1 | Potence 2 | Presence 1 |
Then, I played the game normally, completing every possible side quest for the maximum number of XP. I turned off the autolevel feature until I saved up a few XP, took off my armor, and dropped any occult items that affect the character's stats (like the Fae Charm), then flipped the autolevel feature on and off and made a note of the changes made to the character sheet. Here's the autolevel scheme for Brujah characters:
Purchased | XP Cost | XP Spent |
Brawl 2 | 3 | 3 |
Presence 2 | 5 | 8 |
Potence 3 | 10 | 18 |
Brawl 3 | 6 | 24 |
Melee 2 | 3 | 27 |
Dexterity 2 | 4 | 31 |
Firearms 2 | 3 | 34 |
Strength 3 | 8 | 42 |
Presence 3 | 10 | 52 |
Celerity 2 | 5 | 57 |
Celerity 3 | 10 | 67 |
Dexterity 3 | 8 | 75 |
Potence 4 | 15 | 90 |
Intimidation 2 | 3 | 93 |
Dodge 2 | 3 | 96 |
Stamina 3 | 8 | 104 |
Potence 5 | 20 | 124 |
Strength 4 | 12 | 136 |
Melee 3 | 6 | 142 |
Firearms 3 | 6 | 148 |
Brawl 4 | 9 | 157 |
Melee 4 | 9 | 166 |
Dexterity 4 | 12 | 178 |
Celerity 4 | 15 | 193 |
Brawl 5 | 12 | 205 |
Firearms 4 | 9 | 214 |
Intimidation 3 | 6 | 220 |
Strength 5 | 16 | 236*** |
Presence 4 | 15 | 251 |
Stamina 4 | 12 | 263 |
Intimidation 4 | 9 | 272 |
Presence 5 | 20 | 292 |
Celerity 5 | 20 | 312 |
Melee 5 | 12 | 324 |
Perception 2 | 4 | 328 |
Firearms 5 | 12 | 340 |
Intimidation 5 | 12 | 352 |
***NOTE: Even if you finish every sidequest, you will not be able to get past this point on the autolevel scheme. However, you should have a few XP left for customization. If you follow the advice below, you might even be able to buy Presence 4... I don't know for sure. I'd have to replay the game as a Brujah again to find out.
Here's the advice: Leave the autolevel feature turned off at first. Do NOT buy Brawl 2 or Brawl 3 yet. Spend your first 6 XP to buy two dots in Scholarship so you can read a few books. With your next 3 XP, buy a dot in Security.
The reason for doing this is to make it easier to complete the "Hot Stripper Assassin Action!" quest. With a dot in Security, and with the help of the Blood Boost discipline, you will be able to pick the lock on the ATM in the Sin Bin and steal the $150 from it, so that the last customer will leave as soon as he runs out of money.
Next, go ahead and buy Presence 2, Potence 3, Melee 2, and Dexterity 2 as you get the points. (If you complete all the sidequests in Santa Monica, you can buy all of these before you go Downtown.) Read a book to learn Firearms 2. When you finally get Downtown, immediately pay a visit to Nines to learn Brawl 2, then turn autolevel on.
If you learn as much as you can from books and NPCs, your character sheet will look something like this before your final encounter with the prince, not including any modifiers for armor or occult items. This sheet DOES reflect:
- One free dot in Dodge, learned from a book.
- One free dot in Stealth, learned from a book.
- One free dot in Computer, learned from a book.
- One free dot in Firearms, learned from a book.
- One free dot in Firearms, taught by Romero.
- One free dot in Brawl, taught by Nines.
Strength 5 | Charisma 1 | Perception 1 |
Dexterity 4 | Manipulation 1 | Intelligence 1 |
Stamina 3 | Appearance 1 | Wits 2 |
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Brawl 5 | Firearms 4 | Computer 1 |
Dodge 2 | Melee 4 | Finance 1 |
Intimidation 3 | Security 1 | Investigation 0 |
Subterfuge 0 | Stealth 1 | Scholarship 2 |
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Celerity 4 | Potence 5 | Presence 3 |
ANALYSIS: Remember the old Superman quote, "Leaps tall buildings with a single bound?" Well, this character doesn't NEED to. With Strength 5 and Potence 5, he just picks them up and walks under them. With the combination of Celerity, Potence, and the high Brawl skill, I've seen this character "air juggle" a poor security guard against the wall and inflict about 180 points of damage before the body hit the ground.
His major weakness is that his skill with Ranged weapons develops slowly because of his poor Perception, and unlike Brawl and Melee, Blood Boost doesn't help you with guns. He also has very poor social skills other than intimidation and a little persuasion. When it comes to completing quests that require stealth or picking locks, bring extra blood packs because you can expect to use Blood Boost regularly.
Autolevel information provided by Marcus Spears.