{"id":"vampire/power/sabbat_rite/games-of-instinct","type":"power","system":"sabbat_rite","line":"vampire","name":"Games of Instinct","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":516,"folio":508}],"entries":["The vampires of {@sect The Sabbat|V20|the Sabbat} engage in numerous sanctioned “games,” adjudicated by their Pack Priests to maintain their predatory edge. These games take","various forms, and different packs practice different styles — everything from parodies of children’s games or sports to completely unique vampiric tests of skill can be made into a Game of Instinct. The only commonality between the games is that the priest presides over them, consecrating them as righteous exercises. Here are some common examples:","• Cowboys and Indians/Cops and Robbers: The object of Cowboys and Indians is to capture or incapacitate (but not kill) as many members of the other side as possible. Because of vampires’ innate resistance to damage, this is easier said than done, and bullets aplenty fly during these games. The team that knocks the other out of commission is the winner."],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"v20-sabbat-ritae"},"level":null,"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/sabbat_rite/games-of-instinct","html":"/records/vampire/power/sabbat_rite/games-of-instinct","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/sabbat_rite/games-of-instinct/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":516,"folio":516,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Games of Instinct","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"The vampires of the Sabbat engage in numerous sanctioned “games,” adjudicated by their Pack Priests to maintain their predatory edge. These games take various forms, and different packs practice different styles —","tags":[],"children":[]}}