Something I really like about the solo journaling game Thousand Year Old Vampire is the way it deals with memory loss. And I get that that’s the point of the game, but still. Humans don’t have unlimited memory, most people forget large chunks of their life as they age. It makes sense that vampires, just to the left of humans, would also only have limited memory.
And memory loss in humans is often associated with trauma; why should it be different for vampires? If you’re a semi-immortal being who has lifetimes to live, naturally you’re going to go through some major trauma. It’s a part of both life and unlife. It has such unique potential for tragedy. You’re thousands of years old, but only the last three centuries or so are able to be recalled with any sort of clarity. Who were you back then? Do you have any way of knowing? Your childhood? That’s totally gone. Before you were turned? May as well be a different person.
