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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[]

  1. Head to Gallery Noir.
  2. There is a guard in front of the Gallery. To get past him, either:
    1. Dementate him. (Malkavian only)
    2. Dominate him. (Ventrue and Tremere only)
    3. Persuade him.
    4. Seduce him. (Female fledgling only)
    5. Go to the parking lot behind the Gallery, remove the iron bars and enter through the back entrance. (Requires a strength of two.)
    6. Kill him.
  3. Slash the paintings in chronological order.
    1. Caine slays Abel
    2. Caine is cursed by God
    3. Caine meets Lilith
    4. Caine spurns Lilith
  4. Kill the summoned Blood Guardian. (Experience Rewarded (Icon) 3 EXP)
  5. Optionally, steal the Charity Box. ($250, and a Humanity Lost (Icon) Humanity Loss, (+) unless Jeanette said what it's really for.)
  6. 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 Masquerade Violation (Icon) 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

Blood Guardian materializes in the center of the room.

Once this is done, a hostile Blood Guardian will spawn. Kill him (Experience Rewarded (Icon) 3 EXP) and choose whether or not to steal the charity box. Doing so will grant $250 and a Humanity Lost (Icon) Humanity Loss, (+) unless Jeanette explained what it's really for. Head back to The Asylum.

Quest Log[]

Log Entry
  • Quest Log Updated (Icon) Update: Upon receiving quest:
Jeanette has asked you to go to Gallery Noir in Santa Monica and slash the paintings inside. And steal the charity box, would you?
  • Quest Log Updated (Icon) Update: Upon completion:
You slashed the paintings in the gallery for Jeanette, possibly making some kind of statement in the process.
  • Quest Complete (Icon) Quest Complete

Items[]

  • $250

Notes[]

  • Refraining from killing anyone to enter the Gallery awards a bonus Experience Rewarded (Icon) 1 EXP. (plus patch only)
  • Slashing the wrong painting will trigger the message Botch 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[]

Navigation[]

Quests
Main Quests Jyhad for BeginnersWherefore Art Thou, Mercurio?Surf's UpExplosive BeginningThe Ghost Haunts at MidnightSlashterpieceBad BloodSibling RivalryElizabethan RendezvousCalling Dr. GroutPatron of the Ancient ArtsThe Epic of the Ankaran SarcophagusDead ExSnuff Is EnoughGoing the Way of KingsI Spy BarabusKikinappedOriginal GangsterDragon's TailCome Into My ParlorItalian DinnerSociety for the Preservation of ProfessorsHell at the Hallowbrook HotelThe Enemy of My EnemyOut for BloodMing Must Die!Royal Flush
Side Quests The Regent's RiddleCarnival of DeathThe Pain of Being MercurioDrug TripTrick or TreatmentDaydream BelieverThinned BloodReplanting a LilyThe Hunted HunterA Bounty for the HunterJumpin' the BailBloody MessSpiritual ReleaseMudd HuntMissing DataTraffikA Plague for the AngelsFun With PestilenceAttention WhoreMore Fun With PestilenceNecromanticA ConfessionAnd Her Name Was VenusVenucideOccultish PersonalityNight at the LibraryAsh to AshesHot Stripper Assassin Action!B-Rated WriterHunters HuntingYou Only Die Once a NightPimpin' for RomeroA Dish Best Served ColdGargoyle Removal ServiceA Tangled WebModel CitizenCover GirlPoster SessionGone Fishin'Eye Gouge HellBad Luck FarmerThe Hitman ImpasseDirty Dishes
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