The game invokes two other unique penalties and rewards for certain behaviors in the game's non-quest (i.e. This encourages the player to complete quests in creative ways and significantly increases the game's replay value. Experience points are awarded solely for completing quests, no matter how many creatures the player eliminates in the process (though the quest objective often involves killing). Unlike most role-playing video games, the experience needed to increase stats and skills is not awarded for killing enemies. The most notable gameplay differences are experienced by those who play as Malkavian (due to their insanity, dialogue options are often non sequiturs, making it difficult to conduct conversations and negotiations Malkavians also encounter numerous bizarre moments during gameplay, such as television sets and stop signs speaking to them) and Nosferatu (who, in order to avoid Masquerade violations, are prohibited from speaking to humans and who do not have access to any gameplay options involving seduction). Differences range from different dialogue options becoming available to certain quests becoming available or unavailable. How the player interacts with the game world varies depending upon which clan the player character belongs to. melee and ranged weapons exist in equal numbers, although only in the later stages of the game. A multitude of items, weapons, and skill books can be found or purchased to make the player character even more powerful. The player character increases in power dramatically during the course of the game through the expenditure of earned experience points on attributes, skills, and vampire abilities called "Disciplines". For example, the ability to move silently and avoid being detected is heavily influenced by the character's Dexterity and Stealth ratings however, if the player does not stay in the shadows while sneaking past enemies, the character can still be detected.
The player character's ability to overcome obstacles is in many cases a mixture of player and character abilities, with character stats determining the effectiveness of actions, and player abilities determining whether or not the actions succeed.
Bloodlines is a role-playing game with the choice between first person and third-person perspectives.
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