Why do something oneself if others can do so instead?.
Sloth: Sloth is laziness and lack of gumption. Gothic virtues and vices list movie#
Possessed By: Corporate Executives, Movie Stars, Street Thugs. Other Names: Arrogance, Ego Complex, Vanity. Willpower Gained When: The character exerts his or her own wants (not needs) over others at some potential risk to his or herself. Pride: Pride is self-confidence gone awry and morphed into a tumor, a cancerous lesion that boils and bubbles over into something greater.Possessed By: Movie Producers, Politicians, Rock Stars. Other Names: Lasciviousness, Impetuousness, Impatience. Willpower Gained When: The character satisfies his or her passion or lust in a way that victimizes another person. It need not be sexual humans are afflicted with many desires beyond that of the flesh, though it may encompass that as well.
Possessed By: CEO's, Stock Brokers, Lawyers. Willpower Gained When: Something is acquired at the expense of another. They want and they want and they will never be sated.
Greed: Much like Envy, Greed is the epitome of desire. Possessed By: Celebrities, Junkies, Thieves. Other Names: Addictive Personality, Conspicuous Consumer, Epicurean. Willpower Gained When: The character indulges in his or her addictions or excesses at risk of harm to his or herself or a loved one. It may not necessarily be indulging in food, but indulging in drugs, drink.excesses of any kind. Possessed By: Celebrities, Executives, Politicians. Other Names: Covetousness, Jealousy, Paranoia. Willpower Gained When: The character steals from a rival, or thwarts a rival in some way. Envy means one desires that which others have. Possessed By: Clergy, Police Officers, Social Workers. Other Names: Chastity, Even-Temperament, Frugality. 
Willpower Gained When: The character resists urges to indulge in any sort of excess behavior whatsoever. It is never wise to indulge in one extreme or the other.
Temperance: Temperance is moderation and balance in all things. Possessed By: Businessmen, Doctors, Priests, Scientists. Willpower Gained When: The character refuses to take a course of action even if by doing that action, the character would benefit significantly. It is the ability to see through foolish courses of action and choose one that might be better-suited in the long run. Prudence: Prudence is wisdom and restraint. Possessed By: Critics, Judges, Parents, Role-Models. Willpower Gained When: The character does The Right Thing™ regardless of how it may set that character back. The cost is negligible justice must be given for those who cannot acquire it themselves. Justice: The innocent must be protected and atrocities and cruelties must be punished. Possessed By: Anti-Globalization Activists, Entrepreneurs, Martyrs, Visionaries. Other Names: Dreamer, Optimist, Utopian. Willpower Gained When: The character refuses to allow others give in to despair and horror. This is at the heart of all those who hold the Virtue of Hope. No matter how horrid things are, there will be a dawn to crash through the tearing darkness. Hope: No matter what happens, it may be overcome. Other Names: Courage, Integrity, Mettle, Stoicism. Willpower Gained When: The character is able to withstand pressure to sway from a chosen course or diverge from long-held ideals. Every gain, every long-held belief or ability or skill is absolutely useless unless it is tested to the very extremes. Fortitude: Fortitude is possessed by those who wish to temper themselves in a crucible of fire. Possessed By: Detectives, Philosophers, Scientists, Priests, True Believers. Other Names: Belief, Conviction, Humility, Loyalty. Willpower Gained When: A character is able to forge meaning out of chaos and instability. It offers a much-needed rock in a selfish, chaotic world, and can often give a person a feeling of stability as the sands crumble beneath that person's feet. Possessed By: Philanthropists, Saints, Soup-Kitchen Workers. Willpower Gained When: The character risks him or herself to help another in spite of any losses that may be suffered. 
It is altruism in its purest form, and rarely found in people that walk the streets of modern times. Charity: Charity is generosity, sharing, giving instead of receiving.
Fulfilling a Virtue replenishes ALL willpower spent in a scene fulfilling a Vice replenishes a single point of willpower spent in a scene. They show the duality of morality, and give a character something to strive for as well as a tempting place to fall. Virtues and Vices are held by every single denizen of the World of Darkness.
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