Slashterpiece is a quest available in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
Acquisition[]
This quest will be initiated while doing the Explosive Beginning, The Ghost Haunts at Midnight, and Spiritual Release quests, as all three are related. Go to the Asylum after acquiring the necklace for Therese and speak to Jeanette.
Walkthrough[]
Brief[]
- Head to Gallery Noir.
- There is a guard in front of the Gallery. To get past him, either:
- Slash the paintings in chronological order.
- Kill the summoned Blood Guardian. (
3 EXP) - Optionally, steal the Charity Box. ($250, and a Humanity Loss, (+) unless Jeanette said what it's really for.)
- Head back to The Asylum.
Detailed[]
Once finished speaking to Jeanette (and agreed or disagreed to destroy the paintings), leave The Asylum and head back to Main Street. The Gallery Noir is directly across from the Santa Monica Suites. If the fledgling refused to destroy the paintings for Jeanette, then there will be two cop cars and a handful of police officers outside. Talking with the lead officer determines that the crime still happened.
Otherwise, a security guard stands in front. To gain entrance, do one of the following:
- Dementate or Dominate the guard into opening the door.
- Persuade him into going to The Asylum, dropping the key to the front door of the gallery.
- Seduce him, (if female), feed on him, and take his keys. This only requires a seduction feat of two.
- Sneak inside the parking lot and rip the two bars near the backdoor of the gallery out of place so you can crawl through the opening. The lock has a difficulty of 1.
- With a low Humanity score, one can always fight their way into the gallery by killing the guard. However, this runs the risk of being hunted by the police or violating the Masquerade by openly using vampiric powers.
Once inside, slash the paintings in chronological order. Each portrait shows a part of Caine's legacy.
- Caine slays Abel
- Caine is cursed by God
- Caine meets Lilith
- Caine spurns Lilith.
Blood Guardian materializes in the center of the room.
Once this is done, a hostile Blood Guardian will spawn. Kill him (
3 EXP) and choose whether or not to steal the charity box. Doing so will grant $250 and a 
Humanity Loss, (+) unless Jeanette explained what it's really for. Head back to The Asylum.
Quest Log[]
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Items[]
- $250
Notes[]
- Refraining from killing anyone to enter the Gallery awards a bonus 1 EXP. (plus patch only)
- Slashing the wrong painting will trigger the message Botch to appear at the top of the screen.
- The Blood Guardian can actually be stealth-killed. This can be done by crouching first then slashing the last painting in the order from behind. During the cutscene, the player will walk into the position. Accept a little bit further than the usual spot due to their starting point being behind the painting, and the game will recognize the player state as hiding despite standing up. After the cutscene ends, the player will immediately be crouching down and out of the Blood Guardian's sight. From there, the player can then skim around the room to the back of the Blood Guardian and their success largely depends on stealth stat.
- As the rear entrance requires only a Lockpicking skill of 1, it is possible to enter the gallery before receiving the mission, although there is no cash box to take and the canvases are blank at that point. The player doesn't need to pick the lock again later, however.
- After completing the mission, returning to the gallery the fledgling will find it blocked off by police cars. An officer can be spoken to, who will talk about the break-in and prevents entry through the front door. The back-door access remains available, however.
Gallery[]
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