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# Optional modifiers

Because sometimes, you need to make temporary changes.

When you roll a macro, sometimes you need to make changes to your pool or your difficulty. Maybe your character is impaired or maybe the SI is extra active tonight. Maybe you have a Discipline power that lets you ignore Hunger. Whatever the case, **Inconnu** allows you to roll using one-time modifiers to your macros.

To apply optional modifiers, you simply write additional syntax after the `macro name`, modifying first the `pool`, followed by the `hunger`, and finally the `difficulty`.

{% hint style="success" %}
**Example:** We want to roll our *hunt* macro. The SI is extra active tonight, raising the difficulty to 4, but we're in luck: a coterie member is helping us out, granting one bonus die.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```
/vm syntax:hunt + 1 hunger 4
```

{% endcode %}

You aren't limited to a simple "+1". In fact, you can add or subtract as many additional traits/numbers as you like. For this example, however, we're keeping it simple.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Special trait:** `hunger` is a special trait all vampire characters have. As you might expect, it represents the character's current Hunger rating. If our Hunger was 3, then invoking `hunger` is the same as writing the number `3`.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Only vampires have Hunger!** If you try to use `hunger` with a mortal character (or ghoul), **Inconnu** will give you an error message.
{% endhint %}