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    Default (OOC) San Francisco by Night II: A Requiem in Fog



    Welcome to the OOC thread for "San Francisco by Night".

    1st IC thread is linked here

    2nd IC thread is linked here

    3rd IC thread is linked here

    4th IC thread is linked here!

    1st OOC thread is linked here

    As it is developed, I will use this post to start describing the basic setting of San Francisco. I will go into detail regarding the major districts, and will describe specific important locations, unique to these areas.

    Spoiler: Kindred Society of SF
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    To the Kine of the Bay Area, San Francisco is a hub of change, industry and diversity. Cost of living explodes as Yuppie Tech heads and Start Up CEOs turn the city into their nightime playground. Gentrification spreads like a viral rash, displacing whole communities of ethnic and social minorities, and flooding the streets with an unprecedented number of homeless.

    But to the Kindred, San Francisco is an ancient Ivory tower, slowly toppling over it's crumbling pillars, no longer able to support its ever growing weight. The Invictus have had a tight hold on the city since the Roaring 20s, but inflexibility and infighting are slowly leading to the Prince's displacement if not assassination. While The Prince, Christoph Gorman, tries desperately to turn his allies and enemies against each other, The Circle, Spear and Rabble are all as likely to topple his reign as his underlings within the Invictus. Nights are dangerous, and violence seems inevitable.

    Kindred are also troubled by a rash of unexplained deaths and boogie men, blamed on everything from VII, to the very Fog of San Francisco bay, which some believe can swallow a neonate whole, if alone too late at night. Rumors of End Times are spreading, with references to Star Wormwood, The King in Yellow and the coming of VII.

    A quick synopsis of City Politics:
    Prince: Gorman was embraced as a young child. Many believe he is over 200 years old, and rumor has it, he has never fallen to Torpor. All Kindred fear his iron fisted rule, which hearkens back to a Feudal King of some backwater country in Eastern Europe. He is a member of the Invictus, and though not its Primogen, plays his sycophantic followers like puppets to maintain his power base. He is supported by his Seneschal, Dennis Collings, who many believe has fallen to the madness associated with his Ventrue background. Those who support Prince Gorman trust in the fact that he has maintained stability in San Francisco for almost a century, and fear that a threat to his power is a threat to the Requiem as "we" know it. Those who oppose The Prince view him as a pathetic dictator trapped in the past and unable to adapt to modern society.

    Checking the Prince is his Primogen, made up of the leader of each of the five Covenants.
    #Carthean Primogen: Bobby Hutton: 17 y/o black panther party member. Originally radical and violent, Hutton has gained the support of much of the Carthians and receives very strong financial and political support from the Carthian run city of Oakland.

    #Lancea Sanctum Primogen: Father Benito Pedro Cambon. Sired in 1791 when the Mission Church was dedicated to the city. Father Skull is feared by all Kindred (some believe even the Prince), for his knowledge of Dark Magic, and his intimidating appearance. Nosferatu with tontured head, crooked broken nose and sunken eyes, though most have never seen his face. Kindred say that if you stare close enough, you can see he has spiders crawling in and out of his skin creating abscess like burrows. Known to wear porcelain Dia De Los Muertos skull mask painted in White black and Red. Also known as Padre Calavera or the Father of Spiders.

    #Circle of Crone Primogen: Mother Blackstar (Lara Jackson the Third). Owner of a Vinyard up in Napa, Viticulturist and Botanist. Gangrel. Very young and beautiful. She is aggressive in her attacks on the Prince's character, and regularly calls for his removal from power. Rumor has it that she is bold enough to experiment with the powers of the Fae, in her estate in the Wine Country. Though her Covenant is small in number, there are thousands of rumors about their blood orgies to summon demons, and sacrifices of Neonates to power their Disciplines.

    #Ordo Dracule Primogen: Yoshihiro Yamamoto. A Nosferatu who has gathered a cabal of Vampires of primarily Asian descent. Yamamoto avoids city politics, and to a small extent the Ordo members are greatly ostracized from City Politics. Many Kindred are afraid of an inevitable revolt, and there are rumors of the Dracule capturing young Kindred to fuel their arcane experiments.

    #Invictus Primogen: (Previously Prince Nicholas D'Agostino) Ozzy Mandius. Ozzy is an elder Nosferatu within The Invictus. Mandius had been a strong supporter of Prince Gorman, and some had rumored was a direct ally to the now dusted Schultz. He is the newly elected Invictus Primogen. The Nosferatu is tall and gaunt with skin so pale it has a nearly sickly blue pallor. His face is skeletal with small yellow eyes sunken deep within dark sockets, and the cartilage of his ears appears burned or melted, fused to his skull.

    #Herald and Master of Elysium: Lady Stardust. An unaligned Daeva who serves as both the Master of Elysium, maintaining the three Elysium sights in San Francisco and organizing the monthly Grand Gathering, and responsible for serving as the voice of the Prince as the Herald. Lady Stardust is androgynous and aloof and totally irresistible. Equally comfortable in the dingiest of dive bars and the finest of galas, Lady Stardust becomes the focus of any party or gathering she attends. Lady Stardust has dark hair cut in an 80s fab mullet, and a sexless body that leaves most wondering as to his gender.

    #Sheriff: (previously Schultz) Nova: A high ranked Carthian who keeps a large Cotiere of Kindred and Ghouls out in the Dog Patch. She is known for her hot headed behavior and general rabble rousing. Though she has managed to anger many Elder Kindred within San Francisco, she has proven too wily and too well armed to take down, and so she has eked out a territory within the city that most respectable Kindred will leave alone.


    Spoiler: The Traditions
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    The Traditions in San Francisco:
    1. The Masquerade: Intentional breaking of the Masquerade is worthy of a bloodhunt. Failure to uphold the Masquerade places the offender at the mercy of the Sheriff.
    2. Progeny: The right to Sire can only be performed once every two decades and is not permissible till a Kindred has been undead for over ten years. Transgressions performed by a Progeny during their first five years of unlife are shared with the Sire.
    3. Death: Kindred can only be slain only if a blood hunt is called. The right to call a blood hunt can be decided by either the Prince or a unanimous decision of the Primogen. This right can be provided postmouthly under trial. Breaking this tradition will result in the offender being staked and left in the sun.
    4. Domain: Territories are divided amongst the Primogen. It is the right and responsibility of the Primogen to divide their territories into domains. The territories of Golden Gate Park, the Water Front, and The Pan Handle will always be unaligned, and hunting in these locations are free to all. A Kindred has full authority and right to hunt in his Domain. However, inability to maintain one's domain does allow for removal of authority by the Prince or appropriate Prisci.
    5. Deference: All new Kindred entering the city must be brought forth to hear the Traditions and swear to respect them within the city. Newly sired Kindred must be brought forth within the first week of their Embrace. All Kindred who fail to show Deference will incur the wrath of a Bloodhunt.


    Spoiler: The All Night Society
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    #The Pulse: The Pulse is a cross platform instant messaging system, similar to Whatsapp or WeChat unique to Kindred society in America. The App was created by a Covenant of Unaligned Kindred in Palo Alto, and access is only granted to Kindred through a city's Harpy. The App has end to end encryption and does not store messages longer than 30 seconds after they are opened so that there is no server that can be hacked. Individualized and group messages can be shared between Kindred across the Country. Each city's Harpy also uses The Pulse as a means of spreading mass communication.


    Spoiler: Boons
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    Essentially, as money can increase or depreciate in value over time and vampires are immortal, it is not a great bartering tool, nor is blood which can be hard to store, preserve and transfer, and a small contamination can ruin a lot of blood.

    Instead, among other things, Vampires trade in boons; a currency of favors. Each boon is traded for a favor of similar value, with the two parties agreeing on the magnitude of the boon. Boons can be registered through The Pulse, with the Seneschal. This way, if there is disagreement over a Boon, there is proof of the original agreement, and the Seneschal or Prince can be called on to settle the dispute. Unless otherwise specified, there is no time limit for when the boon can be requested, though the immediacy of pay back depends on the severity and nature of the boon. Both parties can agree on the nature of the boon, or even on the specific task when the boon is initally offered. The magnitude of the boon can be simplified as such:

    #Simple: A simple boon is a small favor that can be performed without inconvenience to the indebted vampire. Examples would be: obtaining a pistol, providing an introduction with a higher ranked Kindred, or not attending Court on the day of a vote.

    #Minor: A minor boon is a favor that can be performed with minor convenience. Examples may include: letting a Kindred stay at your Haven for a week, gathering extensive research on a subject, providing a piece of secret information, training someone in a common discipline.

    #Major: A major boon is a favor provided when you owe someone greatly. Perhaps they saved your unlife, but a major boon is of significant inconvenience to pay back. Paying back a major boon may require one to bend a Tradition or push political boundries. Examples may include: Teaching a Kindred a proscribed Discipline (like a Coil or Theban Sorcery), vote a specific way in court they otherwise would not, staking and delivering a Kindred, cleaning of a breach of the Masquerade for another Kindred.


    Spoiler: Important Locations
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    Please note that many of these places are based off of real locations. Though I am taking creative license, please feel free to look any of them up if it contributes to your understanding of the city.

    #The Sea Cliff Haven: An abandoned two story Victorian house in the Sea Cliff area of San Francisco. The building was previously used as a bespoke dress shop, but appears to have been abandoned for many years. The building sits atop one of the raised hills allowing the Cotiere a view both of the Seacliff neighborhood and the bay, but also into the neighboring valley of The Richmond. The building will need serious work to be considered a Safe Place or a true Haven.

    #Elysium: Tommy's Joynt. A Divey all night diner that has survived through nearly 70 years unchanged in the city of San Francisco. The outside is garishly painted, the interior ridiculously decorated, and it is known for serving cheap slop like food to a garish assortment of riff raff and beat cops. On any given night a fight is just as likely to break out at Tommy's as a spontaneous all in drinking song. The Kindred have claimed a hidden third floor as a smaller more private Elysium, where meetings can be safely held. Tommy's is less of a place to be seen or meet new Kindred, and more of a place to hold business, make deals and advance one's politics.

    #Elysium: The San Francisco Opera House. Though Kine performances are regularly held at the Opera house, Wednesday nights are reserved for "Private Gatherings" of the All Night Society. Every Wednesday night, Lady Stardust holds a large banquet like party where Kindred can come to socialize. Kindred are encouraged to come in their finest, and unlike Tommy's, The Opera House serves as a place to see and be seen. Once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month, The Theater of The Wolf puts on a dance, or play or performance designed specifically to entertain The Kindred. These gatherings are especially well attended by the Elder Kindred, and are not to be missed.

    #Elysium: The Lost Church: On the last Sunday night of the month, Lady Stardust holds the Grand Gathering at the Lost Church. The Prince holds court for the first portion of the gathering, making speeches to the Kindred, and hearing grievances. After this, the grandest of banquets are held. Homeless are often hung up by their feet, to serve as fountains to provide sustenance, and all Kindred in San Francisco are expected to attend. The Lost Church is a performance hall built in the 70s. The theater is used by The Prince to hold court, and an upstairs room is used to hold the banquet.

    #The Wyrm’s Nest on Octavia: A decrepit mansion sized Painted Lady style building that acts as the main chapter house for The Ordo Dracul. It is located in the Western Addition, just outside of Japan Town, in the heart of Dragon Territory.

    #Temple Dragon: A Kindred owned bar in China Town that serves a safe feeding ground for members of the Ordo Dracul. The bartender and manager is an overweight Vietnamese Ghoul called Newt.

    #The Night Owl: A cocktail bar and lounge owned by Nicholas D’Agostion.

    #The Dogpatch Carthian Compound: Located not too far from the Bay Bridge, a group of Carthians led by Nova have taken over a 4 floor brick complex. The brick building is surrounded by an unkempt grassy lot that has been fortified with a barbwire fence, and is guarded by a number of Ghouls and Kindred.

    # The San Francisco Psychiatric Asylum: A stand-alone psychiatric long term and acute care facility that was recently purchased by the UCSF hospital system. Anna has taken an interest in taking over the property and turning it into a sort of blood bank for the Kindred society. The facility is located a the Cliff's Edge in Hunter's Point, in the South East corner of the city. The Asylum is a walled in institutional property with a high central tower providing a panopticon view of a manicured garden enclosed within the rectangular four wings of the medical facility. The the front entrance attempts to appear welcoming, the majority of the facility is gated by four towering concrete walls topped with barbed wire. It has an emergency bay, as well as two wings of long term housing for residents who were receiving inpatient rehabilitation or were unable to return to the community due to their illness.

    # The Kink: An S&M and Bondage nightclub in The Castro, San Francisco's famous LGBTQ heart. Though most levels of this three storied club are used to explore various nightly curiosities, the bottom basement level is used as a regular meeting place for The Circle of Crone to conduct their Sabbath rituals.
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    San Francisco by Night (Vampire the Requiem 2E)

    New Bedford by Night (Werewolf the Forsaken 2E)

    New Orleans by Night (Changeling the Lost 2E)

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    Spoiler: Shared Cotiere Aspirations
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    Cotiere Aspirations are:

    1. Successfully perform your duties as Hounds
    2. Discover Estella's murderer
    3. Deal with the new Sheriff, Nova, and her antagonistic relationship with the Coterie.


    Spoiler: Shared Cotiere Resources
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    * Safe Haven OOOO purchased by Erulasto, Daishain and Anna.
    * Retainer- O Gabrielle is a Ghouls who can act as a retainer for the Coterie.
    * Retainer- O Bernardo is a Ghouls who can act as a retainer for the Coterie.
    * Allies- 0 SF police.
    *Status (SF Kindred) OO



    Spoiler: PC Character Boxes
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    Spoiler: Anna
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    Vitae: 9/10
    Humanity: 5
    Willpower: 4/6
    Health: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []
    Beats/Exp: 3/2
    Purchased obfuscate 1, safe haven 1. politics 1, Resources 1. Coil of the Wyrm 1, Obfuscate 2, Presence up, Touchstone Merit, Obfuscate 3. Allies 4 dots.
    Boons: Major boon from Ordo. Major Boon from D'Agostino. Owes minor boon to victor.

    Tilts/Conditions:



    Aspirations:
    1. Create an ecosystem to provide risk free blood for kindred in San Francisco
    2. End organized crime in the city.
    2a. Eliminate Kindred reliance on organized crime in the city
    2a(i). Discover the various Kindred needs which are filled by organized crime in the city and devise alternative methods by which they can be met.
    2a(ii). Identify Kindred who need to be swayed in order to implement said alternative methods, and sway them
    2b. Identify members of organized crime in the city
    2c. Identify allies (among both Kine and Kindred) who share the same goal, like a judge, a police captain or chief, and a district attorney.
    3. Protect Katie



    Spoiler: Karl
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    Humanity: 4
    Willpower: 2/5
    Health: [] [] [] [] [] [] []
    Beats/Exp: 4/5
    Vitae: 6/10
    Tilts/Conditions: Tempted (pg 307) x2
    Boons: Major Boon from D'Agostino.

    Aspirations:
    1. Secure a position in the Prince's cabinet
    2. Fulfill Invictus' request by obtaining leverage on MS-13
    3. Ensure Fred's safety
    3a. Inform Fred of the dangers he's unaware of and prepare him for that reality
    3b. establish a positive relationship with Fred.


    Spoiler: Rachel
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    Character Sheet
    Vitae: 10/10
    Humanity: 5
    Willpower: 4/6
    Health: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []
    Beats/Exp: 2/2
    Exp Spent: 4

    Boons:
    Tilts/Conditions:
    -Informed (Faerie)


    Aspirations:
    #Get a better Haven. (It would be nice to have a nicer and more secure Haven. The bookshop is secure as far as Rachel knows. No one should know where it is, although she can’t completely discount the idea that someone knows where she sleeps.)
    #Find out more about the supernatural enigma in the woods
    #Reach a state where other Kindred might be less of a potential threat to her. Whether that’s achieved by wealth, Cruac or political power amongst the Kindred doesn’t matter to her.





    This is a quick Spoiler that can be posted intermittently in IC posts, and should be updated in real time. This is an easy way to keep track of WP expenditure, gained beats, ect. I will be keeping track of things as well, but this will make my life A LOT EASIER.

    Kindred Gabe

    Spoiler: Aisling
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    Character Sheet: https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1510834

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    Humanity: 5
    Vitae: 4/10
    Willpower: 6/6
    Health 7
    Beats/EXP: /0
    Tilts/Conditions:

    Spoiler: Aspirations:
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    1. Find a way of securing the loyalty of the Ghouls in her service so they can't betray her.
    2. Have a real haven to call her own, and a really big bed.
    3. Find out why her Sire put her into Torpor, and why Blackstar has taken such an interest in her and her Sire.
    3b Study the diary of Gazren to learn its secrets.



    I've updated the aspirations to be more in line with the last bit we had discussed about her Sire.

    Here are the details as I see them...

    Spoiler: Aisling Plot Details
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    1. Lady Blackstar was responsible for bringing Aisling to SF in torpor for secretive reasons pertaining to Aisling and her Sire, Gazren.
    2a. Aisling is still under the sway of Blackstar as she hasn't figured out she is being deceived and misled.
    2b. Aisling has escaped and is on the run from the Circle of the Crone due to a falling out and the assistance of a Circle neonate/ghoul.
    3. She has only been out of torpor for between 6 months to a year. Early enough to still have trouble with the modern world, but long enough to have learned rudimentary English skills.
    4. Touchstone is something to do with music, either on an iPod or MP3 player, or somesuch. To be determined.
    [I] Just thought....the pack if stray dogs she cares for. Could that be a potential Touchstone as well?[/]


    Aisling is fast. She is nimble and her movements flow like a hunting cats. The parkour merit is due to high-speed navigation of overgrown forests and wilderness. I'm sure it may have been even higher before, but I opted to only go for a rating 2 as she has to relearn how to move in a city.
    She makes a good courier if needed.
    Aisling has a tendency to travel esoteric routes, such as through alleys, over fences, across the roof, etc.

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    Description: long night-black hair; once meticulously kept and braided, now wild and disheveled with twigs and leaves and other detritus threaded through. Very pale skin, soft despite years of hard living in the woods. Bright, glacial blue eyes surrounded by shadowed and bruised sockets. Slight and slender frame, with the physical age of a fiftteen year old, slightly undernourished girl.
    Personality:
    Mask: Child
    Dirge: Follower
    Torn between the safe loneliness of the natural world and the chaotic tides of humanity in this strange new world. Craves a place to belong. Uneasy in New situations but always looking for a friend. Likes to give strange, esoteric gifts she steals to her 'friends'. She likes taking care of stray animals.




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    San Francisco by Night (Vampire the Requiem 2E)

    New Bedford by Night (Werewolf the Forsaken 2E)

    New Orleans by Night (Changeling the Lost 2E)

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    *Nancy Summers: A frumpy middle aged Mother who has come to Karl with concerns that her son Graham is getting into trouble. She is fairly pathetic in Karl's eyes.

    *Graham Summers: Son of Nancy Summers. Through Karl's research, it has been found that Graham has been attending late night Preaching sessions held by the Lancea Sanctum, although why he attends or why the sermons are being given has yet to be determined.

    *Katie Wu: Anna's 18 year old cousin who is attending college at UCB. On the outside she appears to be the perfect student, but like most kids her age, she enjoys partying and late nights. She is studying pharmacy and is a typical Californian teenager. Despite her optimism, she is challenged by her waxing-waning relationship with Anna, and her mother's diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma.

    *Henry Wu: Anna's 47 years old uncle, a senior engineer at an AI technology firm in Silicon Valley. Henry is a consummate family man, he works hard to provide the best life for his wife and child. He is gutted at the return of cancer in his wife, but he needs to maintain his job so insurance will cover treatment. This is creating a strain with his daughter.

    *Fredrick Rugg: Karl’s grandson and only known living relative. Fredrick is a sociology professor at UCLA, and to Karl’s chargrine a homosexual. He is tall with erect posture and brown hair that is starting to go grey. He is now living with the coterie and Anna has begun roping him into daytime tasks to help set up the blood drive and storage at the psychiatric hospital.

    *Erik "Spooky" Lopez: Spooky is a mid to top level member of the Mexican cartel MS13. He owns a dive bar known caled Los Luchadores. Along with being involved in the major industries of MS13 (trafficking cocaine and heroine, weapons and child prostitutes), Spooky appears to be involved in laundering large sums of money for the gang. On the side, Spooky may be selling designer amphetamines to the wealthy Techies in San Francisco

    *Max Goldstead: A celebrated sculpturist in his own field, whose stock soared to unprecedented heights when he began his aptly named 'homage' series. Six installations 'inspired' (Shamelessly ripped off) by Lillith's best pieces but on a far larger scale. Max's last two exhibitions show signs of true genius, he may even surpass Lillith one day. He has an upcoming exhibit in the DoReMi that he will be sharing with Lillith.

    *Jay Acevedo: Jay is Katie's boyfriend and is a suspected member of the gang MS-13. He is a hispanic man in his early twenties with a buzzed head and the word “Lucha” tattooed in cursive under his left eye. He has a square face, and a nose and brow that have already developed their share of scar tissue. He is also missing his left upper canine. Jay comes off as very confident to the point of perhaps being aloof and cocky.

    *Mort: Mort is a surly middle aged detective who mostly works night shifts and pushes papers. He serves as a contact for Karl within the police department. He always sounds exhausted, and annoyed by Karl's infrequent requests for a favor, but he almost always comes through.

    *Lucy Fisher: A graduate student at The University, who Rachel has befriended. She works the night shift on the campus, often times in the library. She is smart but shy, with straight dark brown hair and a pale complexion. She wears glasses that are thick rimmed and just a size too small. Deep down Rachel recognizes who she used to be in Lucy and envisions Lucy as having the life that she could have if she had remained a mortal.

    *Rich Tuttle: CEO of the somewhat dubious blood drive organization, Blood for Life.


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    *Gabrielle: An insecure teenage girl that Estella met and seduced at a club in San Francisco. She is short and slender with dark hair and a penchant for dressing like a punk. Gabrielle has been Ghouled by Estella. She has a first degree blood bond with Estella and a second degree with Aisling. She has a second degree blood bond with Anna.

    *Celestine Wu: Anna's 43 year old Aunt. She is an active member in Church, and a survivor of Multiple Myeloma, which has recently returned. She is currently hospitalized at UCSF. Celestine has been Ghouled by Anna, and has a Second Degree blood bond with Anna.

    *Joseph: An Asian mortal, and friend of Daniels. Joseph works in the Tech industry and has a habit for indulging too heavily in alcohol and other pleasures. A recent run in with Victor and the players put Joseph's life in danger, though he may not have realized it.

    *Bernardo: Bernardo is a Hispanic teenager who was Ghouled before meeting the players. He has lived his entire life in the service of Kindred. He has shown himself to be a caring individual, and is becoming very close with his new ‘master’ Aisling. Bernardo has a third degree blood bond with Aisling. He has a first degree blood bond with Anna

    *Gabe: See Daishain's description below.

    *Jasmine: The Ghouled granddaughter of Eliza.


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    Carthians
    *Nova: A high ranked Carthian who keeps a large Cotiere of Kindred and Ghouls out in the Dog Patch. She is known for her hot headed behavior and general rabble rousing. Though she has managed to anger many Elder Kindred within San Francisco, she has proven too wily and too well armed to take down, and so she has eked out a territory within the city that most respectable Kindred will leave alone.

    *Saul: A nebbish Carthian whom the coterie captured, once they tracked a van used to assault Spear vampires to his haven. They have every reason to believe that he has been working with Nova to sow unrest in the city, possibly with the goal of a Carthian take over.


    *Reggie Fort Prince of Oakland: Suspected to be in league with Nova and her band of San Francisco Carthians. He was "spotted" by the Coterie at Saul's haven. He has a youthful still face framed by a nest of tight dark curls going grey, and his dark brown eyes are lighted by a pair of wire rim spectacles. He moves with a methodical, animal grace.


    Circle of Crone
    *Alejandro Perez: A flamboyant and puckish member of the Circle of the Crone. He is tall and slender, dresses flamboyantly and keeps his greasy hair long and curled. Alejandro has entered into an agreement with Aisling to help her join the Circle of the Crone in exchange for assistance overthrowing Mother Blackstar.

    *Indra: A dark haired malevolent member of the Circle of the Crone. Indra is fiercely loyal to Mother Blackstar and seems to have it out for Aisling and her Cotiere, even having gone so far as to organize an attack on Aisling in the streets of San Francisco.

    Invictus
    *Shultz: The Sheriff of San Francisco. Schultz is known as a hard nosed, no-nonsense enforcer of The Prince's edicts. Shultz is known for his large pack of Ghouls and many deputed Hounds, who help him run a secret police like organization of investigators and knee breakers. Those who oppose Prince Gorman's rule refer to Schultz as The Blood Fink, before looking over their shoulder afraid he may be waiting right there to stake and bake them. He has greasy curly hair that he cuts to different lengths, and when on the job is known to wear industrial jump suits which he can get dirty and dispose of.
    *Ivanov: A mid-level Invictus who acts as an errand boy for Dennis Collings. Ivanov has a bony face, with short sandy hair and beady eyes. He is known for being fickle and shrewd.

    *Nicholas D’Agostino: The youthful and elegant Primogen of San Francisco’s Invictus. Nicholas is well known to be the political rival to Prince Gorman and the two are currently fighting a Cold War of sorts. Nicholas is always well dressed, and exemplifies in many ways the modern gentleman. Embraced in his late 20s, Nicholas D’Agostino has dark brown hair which he keeps well maintained, and favors well tailored Italian suits.

    *Anthony ‘Tony’ D’Agostino: Tony is the Childe of the Invictus Primogen. Still a fledgeling under Nicholas’ protection, Tony is slowly being brought into “the family business”. Tony has a dark tan, and sandy hair with frosted tips. Tony is still learning to dress like his Sire, and will often favor more casual clothing.

    *Carlisle: A mid-level Nosferatu Invictus. He is tall and stalky, with a face somewhere between burned flank steak and melted pudding. Carlisle is not the most socially skilled Invictus, meaning he can be rather off putting, even with Kindred.

    *Frank Beato: Nicholas D'Agostino's right hand. A dark skinned refrigerator of a man with a severe raisin face and fists like boulders. Though Frank seldom speaks, it is well understood that the Nosferatu is not to be trifled with. (Deceased)

    *Eliza: The Ventrue Invictus member is a melodramatic art collector and critic in San Francisco. She has a mansion in Pacific Heights and has Ghouled many of the members of her family into servitude. She keeps a small Herd of Dominated mortals to feed on. She acts as a maternal protective figure for Lillith. She generally wears outrageous high fashion outfits when in public, has long curled red hair and piercing blue eyes.

    *Zach Thomas: A sniveling brat of a neonate who was likely a trust fund baby from Palo Alto, and who remained an infantile sycophant in un-life. He had practically licked the now ex-Prince's boot heels upon joining The Conspiracy, and once or twice had tried stepping over Lillith in the process. The coterie has kicked his door down and assaulted him in his haven, even going so far as to remove one of his hands.

    *Ozzy Mandius: Ozzy is an elder Nosferatu within The Invictus. Mandius had been a strong supporter of Prince Gorman, and some had rumored was a direct ally to the now dusted Schultz. He is the newly elected Invictus Primogen. The Nosferatu is tall and gaunt with skin so pale it has a nearly sickly blue pallor. His face is skeletal with small yellow eyes sunken deep within dark sockets, and the cartilage of his ears appears burned or melted, fused to his skull.

    *David Solomon: David Solomon is a relatively young vampire and member of the First Estate. He was some sort of banker, and helps keep track of favors, debts, and Oaths within the Invictus. There is something about Solomon that one might describe as slimy, like he has taken on the worst qualities of a stereotypical American politician.

    *Murat: The sire of Zach Thomas. He seems to have it out for the coterie.

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    *Antoine: One of the keepers of a small church out in the Mission. Antoine is dark of skin and somber of demeanor.

    Ordo Dracul
    *Julian: A member of the Ordo Dracul who has come to the player characters with a proposed opportunity to investigate the recent disappearances of Neonate vampires in San Francisco. Though not known to all players, he is The Sworn of the Axe to the San Francisco Ordo, and is feared by those who recognize him for his devastating combat prowes. He is generally an individual of few words and even many in The Ordo know little else about him.

    *Mobius: AKA Kyle Marks. A missing Neonate Mekhet of the Ordo Dracul. Mobius dresses like a Poser Goth, and before his disappearance was seen spending time with the Carthians. The players have been summoned to investigate Mobius' sudden and recent disappearance.

    *Victor: A power hungry Ventrue of the Ordo Dracul. Victor can be brash, crass and violent. Victor dresses in very modern men's formal wear, usually heavily cologned. Victor and the players had a recent spat, and he may be looking for revenge.

    *Miho: An Elder Mekhet in the Ordo Dracul, and Mobius' Sire. Miho is friends with Kenji Tanaka. She is known for her wisdom as well as her cold aloofness and penchant for fits of depression. All members of The Ordo know to avoid Miho during her more wrathful moments. Miho is a Sworn of the Dying Light, and her acumen in the secrets of the Ordo is believed to be near second to none on the West Coast. Miho is also known for her vanity.


    Unaligned
    *Screech: A foul smelling, pumpkin faced Nosferatu who runs a number of Pier's off of San Francisco' Embarcadero, which allows him to control import and export through the city. Like many of his Clan, he has the ability to annoy or put-off those around him despite his best interests, though he has gathered a reputation for being at times self serving and greedy.

    *Hector and Gunner: Members of the Hell's Furies, a Bruja biker gang that runs the California Coast, and the Daly City pool hall known as The Devil's Hole.
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    Proposed Homebrew Rules

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    *Blood bonds cannot be developed between vampires of the same lineage
    *A beat is gained when there is damage in the third to farthest box (first negative modifier) rather than at the farthest box.
    *To make conditions more meaningful and to improve the rate of xp gained, I will give one beat for appropriately role playing the condition and a second for the mechanical resolution of the beat.
    *Stake Armor is Rating 4/2, Strength 2, Defense 0, Speed 0, Availability 4, Coverage Torso. Special: Staking attacks take an additional -2 to the roll for a total of -5.
    *A single WP is simply gained by choosing to interact with your Touchstone. This could be anything from stalking them, to spending money on them. This stacks with the defending the Touchstone mechanic. It will be up to me as the ST to make the interaction meaningful and help drive the story forward. AND if we skip ahead by a few days of in game time, it is assumed that all WP is recovered.

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    The below are taken from the CofD 2E book only.

    #Aiming: Spend a turn aiming for +1 to ranged attack. Can stack for a total of +3
    #All out Attack: 2+ to a brawl or weaponry attack, lose defense.
    #Charge: Move at double character’s speed and end with a brawl or weaponry attack. Lose defense.
    #Off hand attack: -2 to roll.


    *Replacement Rules for Discipline: Animalislm
    o Feral Whisper: Unchanged from current rules
    oo Beckoning: The vampire calls forth an army of nearby animals of a specific species, to do a single task.Cost: 1 willpower, Roll Presence+Animal Ken+ Animalism, Action: 1 turn, Duration: 1 scene. Success: all animals that match the request within (#Success x 100 yards) come and perform the task. Dramatic Failure: all animals that match the request within yards come and attack the summoner.
    ooo Beastial Frenzy: When riding the wave, the performer may attempt to push all animals nearby into a similar state of mind, driving them to help accomplish his goals. Cost: 1 vitae, Roll: Presence+Animalism, Action: Instant, Duration: Length of Frenzy. Dramatic Failure: Animals within 100 yards swarm and attack the summoner. Failure: Animals within 100 yards flee (this can be viewed as breaching the masquerade). Success: All animals within 100 yards follow the same instructions/goals as the summoner, and gain the same benefits as the frenzying vampire
    oooo Subsume the Beast: The vampire chooses an animal that he locks eyes with, and then takes over its body. During this time the summoner's body enters a torpor like state. Cost: 1 willpower, Roll: Presence+ Animalism vs. Composure + Resolve, Action: instant, Duration: up to 1 hour for every success. Dramatic Failure: The summoner must roll to avoid frenzy with a -2 modifier. Success: The vampire occupies the animal's body successfully without access to disciplines. Exceptinoal Success: The vampire also gains access to disciplines.
    ooooo Shepard to the Flock: The vampire summons a specific species of animal, which follow his every command as if an extension of his will. While similar to beckoning, the animals are able to follow complex commands, adjust to new commands, and behave in ways that would be unnatural or self injurious. Cost: 1 vitae and one Willpower, Roll: Presence + Animal Ken + Animalism, Action: 1 turn, Duration 1 scene. Dramatic fialure: The summoner frenzies and all animals within 100 yards flee. Success: all animals that match the request within (#Success x 100 yards) arrive and follow commands directly from the player, Exceptional Success: Duration is extended to an entire night.


    *Kindred Dualing Merit- Prerequisite (Brawling oo , Weaponry ooo)
    o Vital Defense: At it's most basic level a vampire learns to protect their two most vital weaknesses, their head and their heart. The vampire with this skill gains an extra point of defense to any called shots against their head or heart. The vampire must be aware of the attack such that they would have their regular defense bonus.
    oo Cleaving blows: Against vampires who lack most vital organs, large rending blows become important. Vampires with this skill cause lethal damage with all bladed weapons
    ooo Biting Clinch: A vampire's fangs can be one of their most lethal weapons (deals aggrevated damage), and thus most lethal vampires become skilled at bringing this weapon into play. A vampire may use the damage skill to bite with a successful clinch initiation, even without an exceptional success.
    oooo Staker: When using the stake to attack the heart, the vampire only suffers a -1 to their roll.
    ooooo Preternatural Warrior: A vampire with this level of skill has no wasted movement or overreaction exhibited by humans. The vampire can attack twice in one turn if they do not move at all during this turn.

    Domain: Domain merits describe how well maintained, bountiful and safe a cotiere’s fiefdom is. Merit dots purchased by any one individual player are shared by the cotiere.

    -Lien: This trait describes how well integrated the cotiere is into their domain. Each dot in this merit adds a +1 modifier to find out information salient to the domain and the people within it. This could be anything from investigating a missing person, to getting “the word on the street”. Lien never modifies a hunting roll.


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    *As there are no real Game Sessions, IC gameplay will be broken into "Chapters" and "Scenes". A game session is equivalent to a "Scene", which will be composed of a number of movements of the story.
    *Beats will be allotted throughout each Scene, but also at the end of a Scene, like at the end of a Game Session.
    *XP can only be spent at the end of a Game Session.
    *Extra beats will be given out at the end of a Chapter as appropriate
    *Merits and equipment will be gained as appropriate without the expenditure of XP based on roleplaying. For example, if your character robs a bank, he will gain Resources without spending XP.
    *Beats will be given out both for completing and for taking sufficient steps towards completing an aspiration
    *Please stick up for when you feel a character has a fulfilled an aspiration, I am only human and cannot remember every character's three aspirations at all times.
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    Posting here to reserve for char info.

    https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1288452

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    @Thunder: As stated before, it looks like you may have been using first edition rules. As far as the character concept goes, it’s not a bad idea. I don’t think ethnicity matters too much to the Vampire community, so if you know more about one of the two cultures, I’d prefer you lean that way. There are a lot of ideas you could flesh out with the concept; Touchstone is an old instructor, or maybe a specific gym/dojo/dojang/school. How would a Vampire handle empty hand fighting with mortals when bashing damage means so little to them, getting knocked out isn’t possible, and physical augmentation is so easy. Does the act of fighting make the character feel more human or less, and does this change their relationship with the martial art? From a stats standpoint, other than touching on what has already been mentioned; it appears your character has more stats in weaponry than brawl, which would mean the character has done some sort of weapons based martial art in my mind (fencing, Kendo, Kenjutsu, HEMA)… this is something that definitely would need to be fleshed out. The one dot in most of mental skills would need some explaining; why is he/she have experience in politics, science, occult and medicine? Obviously you have not finished the character (no merits… 10xp not spent), but the lack of social skills will make the character less useful in many scenes. I don’t think he/she is too combat oriented, you just have to recognize that many situations will be resolved with words, and your character will be less capable and have less defense against social maneuvers.
    I will create a new character sheet for 2e, though I will still need help/advice, I'm sure.

    #Ordo Dracule Primogen: Yoshihiro Yamamoto. A Burakumin who has gathered a cabal of Vampires of primarily Asian descent. Yamamoto avoids city politics, and to a small extent the Ordo members are greatly ostracized from City Politics. Many Kindred are afraid of an inevitable revolt, and there are rumors of the Dracule capturing young Kindred to fuel their arcane experiments.
    If my character is going to be part of this, it makes sense to be Asian.

    # Who was your character before they were Embraced? Did they have a family, and what happened to their mortal relationships after the Embrace?
    Anna grew up an only child of an upper middle class family in Hong Kong, was a competitor in the world junior international wushu competition, but has studied several schools of martial arts. Her father and mother were murdered, victims of organized crime violence. She changed her major and became a police officer, looking to help eliminate organized crime from the city. As a detective, she moonlighted trying to track down those responsible for her parents' murder, in addition to her day job. As she got closer to discovering their identities, strange and creepy things started happening. She swore she was followed home from work, but the individual just walked on by when she reached her front stoop. A neighbor's cat was found strangled and hanging from her apartment block’s stairwell railing. She swore she saw shadows moving on their own out of the corner of her eye, but when she looked at them directly, everything appeared normal.
    Eventually Anna, as part of the investigation into her parents' murder, discovered the prime suspects in her parents' murder killed horribly in a warehouse, ribs turned inside out (among other things), and it was quite obvious nothing human could have done what she saw.
    She fled and returned with backup, but when the police returned, the warehouse was cleaned up with no trace of what she'd seen.

    In addition to being reprimanded at work, the Triads concluded she was somehow responsible or at least related for the disappearance of their members. They threatened to ruin (or potentially hurt or kill) her fiancée (Daniel) unless she agreed to help them from inside the police force. In order to protect him, and more than freaked out by the strange and unexplainable things she has witnessed, she broke off the engagement (which nearly destroyed her) and fled to San Francisco, to pursue a masters degree.

    Anna reconnected with her father's brother and his wife, who left Hong Kong in 1997 just prior to the handover. After realizing she could never work for the police in the US, she ended up teaching classes at several martial arts studios and police academies in San Francisco. That, combined with the inheritance and insurance from her parents, ensured her financial well being.

    In the course of her studies, she delved into unexplainable phenomena, and caught the attention of the city's Kindred in her investigations, specifically a member of the order of dracul (Kenji Tanaka).


    # What was the Embrace like? Were they forced into it? Why did they accept if they had the option? What was their initial reaction to being Embraced?

    Over the course of several weeks, Anna met several times with the mysterious individual from Japan. Often some of the words he used seemed out of place, and though he was interested in her work and research, she always sensed that there was some kind of ulterior motive. Finally, he offered to assist her expand her knowledge, revealing his true nature to her. Anna, after her initial shock, thought only of the secrets which were there to uncover, and weighed them against the love she still held for her former fiancée, understanding that if she took the plunge, she could never be with him. With the engagement broken, and supposedly Daniel moving on, however, it seemed a relatively small price to pay. Tragically, it was only the following week that she ran into her former fiancée. He had moved to San Francisco to try and win her back.


    # What was their fledgling initiation/training like? Who was their Sire and how did their relationship with their Sire grow/change/develop over this time? Did your character enjoy their new powers? How did they cope with the less savory aspects of being Undead? Why did your character join the Covenant they did, and what was initiation in this Covenant like.
    0. The Embrace: Anna’s mind reeled with the possibilities. Kenji had just revealed to her that he was not entirely human. Of course she’d refused to believe at first, until he showed her. Vampires were real, they were researchers like her, but they were sworn to secrecy. Kenji Tanaka was born before her grandfather and remembered World War II, despite looking no older than 40.
    “If I refuse, then what?” she asked.
    “No one can ever know what I have told you, and we will never meet again,” he replied.
    Would he kill me? I don’t think he would, but then again, who knows what he’s capable of… but this could be my one chance to discover all there is to know… but I would be giving up my family, my life, I could never see the sun again… but how many lives could I save from the things which exist but nobody really knows about, not just vampires, but the other things that are out there? I’m not doing anyone much good right now, honestly who would even miss me?
    “I’ll do it,” she said, before she changed her mind.
    He was on her in a flash, his heavier weight pushing her back onto the couch as she felt her chin lifted up slightly, exposing her neck. His fingers were cold, like ice. Before she even fully comprehended what was going on, Anna felt an intrusion in the soft flesh of her neck, and black spots appeared before her eyes as her blood pressure dropped. Anna gripped the back of Kenji’s head as a sense of calm and peacefulness came over her. She stared up at the ceiling, feeling more and more lightheaded as the seconds slipped by. Kenji paused, letting out a satisfied sigh, but that brief interruption was long enough for a niggling voice in the back of Anna’s head to gain a bit of traction.
    Could almost be a Coke commercial,” she thought dully.
    Wait, it’s too much,,” the voice said, as Kenji leaned over again.
    Her vision began to blacken, and her limbs felt heavy.
    I’m going to die, I don’t want to die,” the voice said, quietly at first, but then stronger and stronger, until she was overcome by the will to live.
    Instinct kicked in, and she tried to fight, but there was no strength left in her body. A half clenched fist barely even made a sound as it impacted his ribs, and her left hand now fumbled with his hair, trying to pull him away, but he was so strong, and cold, like iron or steel. She was completely blind now, but she could still hear the sound of sucking and swallowing, and her own panicked breaths as she fought on, however feebly. Soon though, even those sounds grew faint and far away, and she dropped fully into unknown darkness.
    She didn’t know what it was, but it was hot, and delicious, and she sucked it down as someone dying of thirst would a clear mountain spring. Her eyes snapped open and she gasped a lungful of air and held it before shuddering an exhale. She was on the carpet now, sitting up, and holding Kenji’s forearm in both hands. With a start she realized she’d been drinking from his slashed wrist, and she warred with herself between pushing it away in revulsion and drinking more. Quickly her thirst made itself known and she yanked his arm to her face again, greedily sucking down more of the viscous fluid and shoving aside thoughts of disease and the fact she was drinking _blood_.
    Suddenly, Anna was overcome by a stabbing pain in her gut, which quickly spread to her entire body.
    “What’s happening?” she asked, shocked at the hoarseness of her own voice.
    “Your body is dying, it will all be over soon,” Kenji said, rolling down his sleeve.
    Anna shuddered and convulsed in agony, for what seemed like an eternity, but what was in reality probably less than an hour before she finally lay still. Too still, she realized, she no longer had a heartbeat or needed to breathe. She sat up and noticed Kenji watching her from a chair across the room.
    “I’m thirs-“ she said, stopping short when he held up a glass with more of the viscous red fluid in it. Shakily, she stood up and crossed the room on legs which didn’t seem to work quite right and accepted the glass without a word, drinking it down. It seemed to slake her need somewhat, but not as well as Kenji’s blood had. The remainder of the night was a blur of drinking more, and the start of her education at Kenji’s instruction.
    1. If there's a Hell, I'm in it. I'd never felt the kind of Thirst that came from the need for human blood. The promise of knowledge and secrets seems so empty and he should have _told_ me it would be like this! That and suddenly Daniel is back in my life, and I have to lie to him and tell him I don't care when I really feel like my heart is about to wrench itself right out of my chest. If this is what eternity will feel like, I'm not sure I want any part of it…
    2. Kenji has been patient with me, and I've settled somewhat. My aunt, uncle, and cousin seem to have accepted that I'm busy most days, and can only meet at night. The situation with Daniel is more difficult. Kenji has recommended I cut off all ties, that I will only hurt more in the end, and in my mind, I know he's right, but the heart is another matter... I.. I killed someone this week by accident, and talking to Daniel, I can sometimes almost forget what I am, almost...
    3. My aunt and uncle are headed to my cousin's graduation next month from private school. Family, children, it was something I knew I would give up, but I find this sense of… I want to call it longing, but really it feels more like jealousy. I should be happy for them, and I am, I swear... I just hope I don't meet Katie at a club now that she's 18, that would be awkward.
    4. I don’t want to stop seeing Daniel, but I’m afraid, afraid he’ll find out what I really am: a monster. I'm still meeting him on a semi-regular basis... but yesterday, I found a grey hair on his head. At some point he's going to start asking questions about my appearance, why it isn't changing.. I can only laugh them off for so long. I'll have no choice but to cut off all contact with him then. Oh please, let it be at least a few more years...
    5. Kenji has promised my formal initiation will happen within the month, so long as there are no more lapses in judgement. He says I will still be able to call on him for advice and help if needed, but I’m going to try not to. I already owe him so much…

    # Describe your character’s personality and appearance. Please tie this in with their Mask and Dirge.
    Anna Wu is Chinese descent, with cream colored skin and straight shoulder length dark hair, standing about 5’5 and about 120 lbs. She is fit, having kept herself in shape after leaving the police force. She has a great dislike of organized crime organizations, and respect for the police and others in public service. At this point she is trying to keep her head down in Kindred politics, and thus acts on the orders of others more than not. Deep down, she’s hungry to learn, feeling she can better protect others if she has fore-knowledge of things that go bump in the night.
    Aspirations (request help on these):
    See below character box
    # Describe the character’s Touchstone. Make it clear why this person/place/object has such a high importance to the character.
    Daniel Zhu is a lead engineer for a tech firm in Silicon Valley. He and Anna were engaged to be married, but she broke it off to protect him from the Triads in Hong Kong, despite believing him to be the love of her life. Due to a misunderstanding, she had thought he had moved past her when she decided to accept the Embrace, only to find out a short time later he was still in love with her when he showed up in San Francisco. Every time she meets him it is a reminder of what might/could/should have been, but it’s also bittersweet, as she’s torn between the feelings she still harbors for him and the desire to slake her Thirst with his blood. She knows someday she’ll be forced to either Embrace him herself, or watch him grow old and die, but she’s putting off the day of reckoning as long as possible.



    -Nova missing
    -Three bombs exploded in The Mission District (near The Castro where the group was ambushed), suspected set off by Cartheans
    -Several "unrelated" apartment fires in the Outer Mission, known Carthean territory... suspected Spear activity
    -Fire set to the Truegen in downtown SF, a company reportedly owned by The Prince
    -Reported increased gang fighting throughout the city, suspected to be Kindred instigated.
    -Derailing of a Caltrain train as it entered the main San Francisco stop, killing about ten people and causing a major fire in several cabins, again likely Kindred instigated

    Oct 3:
    -Murat was staked and delivered to Tony. Zach had been Rachel's captive and escaped her haven. It looks like he fled the city via airplane. They could consider looking into this further.
    -Can Karl leverage the situation in some way to improve his political power and fulfill his aspiration? Perhaps he can push for Nova to be cut, given all the evidence mounting against her and seize the position of Sheriff?
    -Anna may want to follow up with the Ordo Dracul as their haven was burned down the night before.
    -As always, Anna's family still wants to meet with her. Katie is planning on moving out of Anna's other apartment.
    -Anna had Fred write a report on the blood drive company Blood for Life and its CEO Rich Tuttle. She gave him the job of looking into what is needed to set up a blood bank at the hospital, including transport capability. "The idea would be to hold the drive, and store the blood at the hospital until it’s needed, while simultaneously keeping Rich Tuttle from asking why a ton of blood is being shipped to a bar or some other non medical facility." She may want to follow up on this.
    -Perhaps the group wants to go after Hutton and see if they can find him, and possibly get him to follow through with the promised meeting with Padre.
    -When the group meets back up with Tony, Rachel may want to push to be officially a Hound towards her Aspiration of gathering respect and power.
    -The group may want to look into the owner of the Drive by car, Philip Nova.
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    Clan: Nosferatu

    Covenant: Invictus

    The Sire: Uncle Raffles. An old and twisted creature who chooses their childer for sadistic reasons, relishing inflicting the Clan curse on the vain and the vapid. Uncle came to America from Ireland via Ellis Island at the beginning of the 20th century. He was at the time a precocious young man, entirely uneducated but brilliant and eager to learn. He learnt construction by building skyscrapers and saved enough to go to night school and become an architect. His first few jobs showed an abundance of skill and a Nosferatu who's lair needed substantial reinforcement took an interest in him.
    His Sire was one of those vampires whose bite is agony rather than sweet ecstasy, the embrace was neither willing nor expected. This is why Uncle treats his childer the way he does, trying to overcome the trauma by becoming the victimiser instead of the victim.
    He didn't stay in New York for long, he travelled around America building underground fortresses for the 'Sewer Rats' that could afford it. As time moved on he become fascinated by the development of technology, constantly incorporating new developments and techniques. During his travels he developed a stage personality, Uncle Raffles, a larger-than-life character that embodied every stereotype about the Nosterafu you can think of. An ironic mask with which he hid disdain, he would only become himself among his fellow Clanmates.
    He belongs to the Carthian Movement but any who show disgust at his appearance or manner he treats with the contempt they deserve, and shows them exactly what they expect to see.
    Aside from his travels he lived almost always underground, surfacing only to feed or to embrace another victim.

    The Childe: In life a gifted and beautiful artist, a incredibly selfish and self-serving person. The very picture of the artistic genius looking down their nose at everyone around them, dismissive of her fans, scornful of her contemporaries and forgetful of her inspirations. A Daeva was considering her as a childe before she was snatched up by Uncle, an added sweetness to his torture. After the embrace: After a period of deep depression, not aided by her Sire's hounding and mocking, she found purpose again by throwing herself into her work. She found the despair and self-loathing added something new to her work, elevating it from mere genius to godly. Despite her appearance she slid almost effortlessly into high society, leaving her Sire still squatting in the sewers far behind her.
    She would be undead for around 7-8 years. The first few years she would have been a virtual prisoner of her sire and almost entirely isolated from kindred society. In year three her sire finally tires of her and plans to dispose of her, however she outmanoeuvres him using the few contacts she has made, if he killed her word would reach the Sheriff. He is outraged but defeated. He is also placed into a precarious position, he is still responsible for her for the next two years, any punishment she earnt would be shared by him now her lineage was known. He was also forced to provide her with artistic supplies.
    The art would be postmodern and surrealist sculpture, the most common theme is the combination of beauty/innocence and horror/disgust. I plan to give her a point of Vigor basically just because I like the image of her bending sheets of metal into place or carving stone with her hands. Her sire will frequently feature in one form or another, typically representing something monstrous or something horrid and powerless.
    In year five he lets her go and she spends 2-3 years climbing the social ladder and honing her craft. She attended Elysian that night thinking it would throw her into the truly big leagues and make her a small fortune. Several undead 'talent scouts' were in attendance, as were several very wealthy collectors, and her entire collection was on display.
    Then the fire started...

    Appearance: Imagine the most beautiful woman you can, then imagine what it would look like if some burly lumberjack used all his strength to bury his axe between her eyes. That is what Artist looks like. Even more disturbing one of the sides of her face has dropped half an inch, so that her eyes and the two halfs of her nose no longer align

    Merits etc:
    Touchstone: The inheritor. Max Goldstead. Idea In life Artist was pioneering a new artist style, the idiot critics called it post-post modern antimaterialism. In the wake of her 'death' there were a slew of hacks attempting to continue the movement, all of which annoyed her but none of which made any real traction. That was until Max came along. Max was already a celebrated sculpture in his own field, but he stock soared to unprecedented heights when he began his aptly named 'homage' series. Six installations 'inspired' (Shamelessly ripped off) by Artist's best pieces but on a far larger scale. The idiot critics started calling him her inheritor. All that was bad enough, but recently things have taken a turn for the even worse, Max's last two exhibitions show signs of true genius, he may even surpass her one day...
    (This whole idea is shamelessly ripped off from Bloodlines, it's at least three times better than the touchstone I came up with myself)
    Retainer: Arthur Pennyworth. Artist's ghoul.
    Allies: Eliza Carmine. The Deava who once coveted Artist as her childe. They had been good friends while Artist was alive, although Artist knew nothing of Eliza's true nature. It was Eliza who helped Artist secure herself against destruction by her Sire.
    Since then Eliza has acted as an Agent of sorts, securing her work in the undead world in exchange for a cut. In that time the two have become firm friends.
    She came to America with her parents when they fled Franco's Spain in the 50s. Her Sire, long gone now, fell for her in the 60s and embraced her at the age of 23. She arrived in San Francisco in the early 90s and has since made it her home. She is of the Cult of the Crone
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    Friedrich had one simple rule in his life as a human, make himself indispensable to those in power. He didn't want great power for himself, no, with that came scrutiny, attention, responsibility. He could wield plenty of influence and reap rewards by standing just behind those considered great names, ensuring that their secrets remained safe while those of their enemies were uncovered and used to good effect. If those names should falter somehow, he could always attach himself to others, who paid attention to one like he? And if a patron became troublesome, well, he always knew where the bodies were buried.

    The first great war brought troubling times for Friedrich. His country was unfairly stripped of everything. Supposed punishment for no greater crimes than those committed by those doing the punishing. He found work in Italy for a time, digging up dirt on some of the various political factions there. The Nationalsozialismus party changed everything. For years, he had dismissed them as a group of washed up radicals with pseudo-scientific delusions. Now, they were no less delusional, but they were gaining power, and more importantly, they were getting things done. Germany blossomed under their influence. Its people, lands, and industry reinvigorated. Most importantly from Friedrich's perspective, they rewarded competence and efficiency particularly well.

    Seeing an opportunity, Friedrich decided it was time to put his talents to use in a more official capacity. Joining the burgeoning organization, he proved himself quite suited for espionage, first hunting down and exposing opponents of the worker's party, then when their brilliant and charismatic leader officially took power, doing the same with enemies of the state as part of the steadily growing Abwehr. He never bought into this foolish master race concept, his talents were his own, not some mystical bloodline, and he figured it must be the same for everyone else as well. But he just regarded it as yet another amusing quirk of his current patrons.

    The segregation didn't bother him, just the opposite. It put idle hands to work and gave him more ways to prove himself, by hunting down those who did not comply. More than one family ended up being hauled away by the Gestapo because he had a hunch. Then the madness came. The same man whose brilliance led his country to greatness was now destroying it from within by overt paranoia and insane decisions. This change was sudden, too sudden. To Friedrich, it was clear, someone had managed to get to the Fuhrer.

    It took months of piecing together events, but eventually he found himself standing before a door. His hunt had led him to the office of a mid level bureaucrat. A nobody by all accounts, but many others would say the same of Friedrich. Too many coincidences were tied to this one man. He had enough to accuse the suspected, but surely the trail did not end here. He had gone in at night, hoping to find some physical evidence that would lead him to the ones pulling the strings. Friedrich grew excited when the door carried a hidden alarm, it proved that if nothing else, this man was indeed more than he appeared. Confident nothing living was within the offices, Friedrich bypassed the alarm and entered. The darkness within claimed him, and the door slammed shut.

    Drained and weak, Friedrich soon found himself dragged before an elder member of creatures he had always dismissed as fantasy. Peeling away the layers of deception was an impressive act, suggesting he might be a useful pawn, so the spy was presented with a choice. Death, or service in death. Friedrich chose, and died. At first, Friedrich tried to resume his position in life. The difficulties of that aside, the war soon began drawing to a conclusion that had been inevitable the moment the Russians were provoked into it. Afterwards, there was a witch hunt for men like him. It was time for the world to 'know' he was dead. Arranging matters with his new master, Friedrich deliberately induced torpor. He would sleep for twenty years, then awake to a new world.

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    Karl has one simple rule in his existence as one of the kindred. Make himself indispensable to Invictus. He didn't want great power for himself, no, with that comes madness, mutation, not to mention the attention of bloodsucking monsters who want one's head. He could wield plenty of influence and reap rewards by standing just behind those with great power, ensuring that their secrets remained safe while those of their enemies were uncovered and used to good effect.

    Friedrich currently goes by the name of Karl Bauer. His old identity having long been rendered defunct, It had been simple enough to steal the identification of a dead man of German heritage with no remaining relatives. Ironically, Friedrich discovered Karl had been the son of a family that had fled to the US from men like himself, a coincidence that would have amused him once.

    On learning its potential, Karl sought to use the blood to enhance his natural talents. soon finding ways to blend into the shadows far more than could ever be managed naturally. Having directly observed what can happen to vampires who lose touch with the Man, some time ago he determined to keep up a facade that would put him in touch with normal humans on a regular basis. And thus he came up with taking on the mantle of a private detective, making money off of the problems brought to him by the people of San Francisco.

    It also served him well in other respects, handling Invictus business from his office was just as simple as the domestic abuse cases and occasional protection work that the humans often brought to him. His clients aren't overtly aware of this of course, but he often takes blood as a part of his payment. To him, it seems a reasonable enough price for putting up with them and their petty complaints.

    It has proven useful in other respects as well. If a human experiences something inexplicable, they're more likely to take it to someone like him than the police. Karl has been able to report multiple violations of the masquerade as a result, and act to cover up such events if it suited his purposes.

    While laying the groundwork for his business, it became apparent Karl would need a competent and trustworthy partner, not least to handle daytime business. He sought one out, and thus Gabriel came into his nights. When Karl found him, Gabriel had been recently diagnosed with cancer. Without treatment he could not afford, it would inevitably be terminal. Shortly after, he was discharged from his job as a police detective for drinking on duty. Gabriel's life was the verge of a fast spiral down to a nasty death in the gutters when Karl offered him a deal. Vitae could stave off his disease and bring perks that he could only dream of. He could even have a version of his job back, all that was demanded in return was unflinching loyalty, and silence. Since becoming a ghoul, Gabriel has acted as Karl's daytime partner, handling court appearances, initial interviews and other matters that Karl cannot. He is not as skilled in this work as Karl himself, but is competent enough to not need a minder.
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    Thank you kindly! Happy weekend everyone!
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    Presence + persuasion: (4d10)[1][5][7][3](16)

    10 again: (4d10)[1][7][2][5](15)
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    @TC: Any chance you want to spend a WP for an extra 3d10, or gain a beat for a dramatic failure?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bennosuke View Post
    @TC: Any chance you want to spend a WP for an extra 3d10, or gain a beat for a dramatic failure?
    I don’t want to spend a willpower.

    Actually a dramatic failure might go well with removing Aisling from the day-to-day narrative. Let’s do that.
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    I'll give the other players a chance to respond/interact/make any further attempts before moving things on this evening. Thank you for the patience with me and making the transition with our newest PC so easy! Looking forward to the craziness that is going to take place in this game!!!
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    Schultz (1d10)[7](7) +7 =14
    Sheriff's Ghouls (1d10)[8](8) +4=12
    Kindred Militia (1d10)[4](4) +5= 9

    Initiative Order So far:
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    Initiative: (1d10+6)[10]
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    Initiative (1d10+9)[14]
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    Initiative Order So far:
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    Schultz 14
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    Kindred Militia 9

    So just waiting on Ladorak, but please feel free to describe what you are going to have your character try to accomplish.
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    Okay then, to keep things moving, I will roll for Lillith. (1d10)[6] +2

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    Simple dex+firearms roll for now (4d10)[5][3][8][3](19)
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    (12d10)[8][4][6][1][6][9][7][3][4][7][1][8](64) in comparison to (15d10)[1][10][5][5][9][3][9][2][9][1][1][7][3][6][5](76) should be fun

    EDIT: It really blows my mind how bad my rolls on this forum are.
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    So in regards to Lillith's roll. Her Dex is 1, her Firearms is -1, then she's using autofire. There are three modes of autofire, but I'm going to assume that by your description and what a gun noob would do, that she's basically holding down the trigger and just spraying, which would be a longburst +3 modifier; for a dice pool of 3d10 and not a chance roll. So Lillith actually gets at least a hit and I'm going to roll the last two dice

    (2d10)[8][6](14) and why not 10 again? (2d10)[10][4](14)

    There you have it. Lillith gets two hits.
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    Sorry I've been away from books a lot lately, posting on my phone, thank you for rolling the extra dice for me.
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    No worries. I make mistakes even when I have the book in front of me. But, since TC already rolled for Anna, it's ur turn again ;)

    Final Initiative Order:
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    I take it everyone is a little extra busy today???
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    I take it everyone is a little extra busy today???
    Yup. Will post in about 2 hrs
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    Hope things are busy in a good way at least! No rush of course
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bennosuke View Post
    Hope things are busy in a good way at least! No rush of course
    I reviewed and I will keep with the original shot. There is just a lot going on and normally I post from the train but someone from work followed me and wanted to chat.
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    (14d10)[3][5][5][10][3][10][7][8][3][2][6][8][6][9](85) in comparison to (7d10)[3][9][8][6][10][5][3](44)
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    Using celerity (quicken sight) here will drop damage to zero (by adding defense to reduce the die pool) and it takes one vitae to heal 3 bashing, correct?
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    Sorry for the delay in response. Having Celerity alone gives you the defense you need to firearms, without having to spend the Vitae, pg 130. It does say you get this benefit as well for Quicken Sight on pg 145, but I would imagine that was an error, since that benefit is "free" for simply having celerity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bennosuke View Post
    Sorry for the delay in response. Having Celerity alone gives you the defense you need to firearms, without having to spend the Vitae, pg 130. It does say you get this benefit as well for Quicken Sight on pg 145, but I would imagine that was an error, since that benefit is "free" for simply having celerity.

    Spending a Vitae heals 2 bashing or 1 lethal.
    Anna has quicken sight devotion though, which allows her to add defense to reduce firearms attack pools. Normally you don’t get to apply defense to firearms. Celerity helps per dot but quicken sight adds more if you use it. That’s how I understood it anyway.
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