Derech Chaim

Derech Chaim (the Path of Life) is one of the Paths of the Road of Heaven in Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages. Cainites who were Jewish in life may choose to follow the Path of Life. They believe that Hashem created vampires along with the rest of the world, and thus the laws of the Torah still apply to them and provide a way of control the Beast.

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The Path of the Prophet

 * Score ||Minimum Wrongdoing ||Rationale
 * 10 ||Failing to maintain a state of ritual purity ||And ye shall be holy men unto me.
 * 9 ||Unnecessary contact with non-Jews ||The people must be protected.
 * 8 ||Failing to find a rabbinical authority to make rulings for you, and obey those rulings ||In whatever place there is a profanation of God’s name, they do not show respect to their rabbi.
 * 7 ||Failing to obey the laws and customs of the local Jewish community ||The spiritual needs of the individual can only be met through community.
 * 6 ||Failing to maintain a connection to a local Jewish community ||Jews cannot exist in isolation.
 * 5 ||Drinking impermissible blood ||For the life of the flesh is in the blood.
 * 4 ||Worshipping idols ||Hear, O Israel, God is One.
 * 3 ||Committing sexual violence ||It is worse to wrong a fellow person than it is to wrong God.
 * 2 ||Murder ||Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.
 * 1 ||Endangering the Jewish community ||You shall not stand by the blood of your fellow.
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 * 5 ||Drinking impermissible blood ||For the life of the flesh is in the blood.
 * 4 ||Worshipping idols ||Hear, O Israel, God is One.
 * 3 ||Committing sexual violence ||It is worse to wrong a fellow person than it is to wrong God.
 * 2 ||Murder ||Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.
 * 1 ||Endangering the Jewish community ||You shall not stand by the blood of your fellow.
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 * 2 ||Murder ||Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.
 * 1 ||Endangering the Jewish community ||You shall not stand by the blood of your fellow.
 * }
 * 1 ||Endangering the Jewish community ||You shall not stand by the blood of your fellow.
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