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The phrase except after feeding appears on B262 as an asterisk notes for two of the three Supernatural Features that a Vampire has.

No Body Heat and Pallor do not apply "after feeding" through it's not clear for how long a period afterword. The three features (including No Reflection which has no asterisk) are priced at -16

B157 defines No Reflection as being -10. This implies the other two are worth -6.

There are notes for how the other two (normally -5 and -10 totalling -15) get to that:

  • -5 points if you can gain the flush of life temporarily
  • -1 point if you can gain warmth temporarily

Both summaries include the example "after feeding, for a vampire"

In the case of Pallor, this would be a -50% mitigator

In the case of No Body Heat, this would be a -80% mitigator.

Ways to look at those mitigators via Reciprocal Advantages with limitations would be:

  • "Not Pallor -50%"
  • "Body Heat -20%"

Both might be seen as having B115 Trigger.

B132 Draining (Human Blood; Illegal) [-10]; classifies this as "common" which is a -20% for triggers, and a 50% increase to the limitation makes that -30%. Clearly the "minute pricing" is a bad fit here.

Trigger, Extended provides a potential answer. Value is halved/quartered if it lasts ten minutes: only -15%.

The remaining 5% (body heat) or 35% (pallor) might be accounted through something like Takes Extra Time representing the delay after feeding before it takes effect.

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