I saw that there were no starting freebie points during character creation. This is a change from what I am used to playing but can support this. In the past, I found it much easier to just exchange flaws for merits (point for point), let each character choose as an option, one derangement and/or beast trait (above and beyond clan disadvantages), choose Negative Traits to fund further points to spend. Cap the total of freebie points to 15 (5 starting and 10 more from taking the above options).
