Seeking help of those more knowledgeable than myself

Howdy! I will soon take upon the pleasure of experiencing my first ever VTM Session! I have, so far only played the old Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines PC game so initially had a very twisted view of the setting\^\^

But Ive did some homework, read up on the lore and informed myself a bit! Now I am standing infront of the task of creating my first ever character and this is where I could use some advice. I am very DnD 5E and W40k coded regarding my Pen and Paper knowledge so there is still some adjusting to do on my part.

Our group already has the mandatory social butterfly and a spellcasting Tremere so I figured it will fall upon me to deliver some combat-potential. I have found myself vibing with the idea of a Anti-Sabbat Crusader (since that will be a focus of our campaign) and since the Ventrue were Knights and Kings in the past, those seem like a well enough choice (I really dont vibe with the Brujah for that, simply because of the whole anarchism and anti-establishment that is described in the manual).

BUT, coming up to our big but here, I am not so sure what to think about Fortitude. It seems generally weaker than the other two Physical Disciplines in what it does. Since its the same investment as any other discipline for maybe less damage while not even raising the Attribute its connected to. I would love some advice about that, some good merits maybe or heck, if I am on the complete wrong path with my setup I am more than open to getting a proper VTM education!

Thank you very much in advance everyone ♡