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Dark Ages Vampire - Bloodlines (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Harry

Bloodlines is a continuation of the now defunct table top Dark Ages Vampire game wherein the PC's have created lineal descendants throughout the ages.

Attendees seeking a seat or have a seat in the Inner Circle:

Assamite - Lord Bajazet al Nasir.

Brujah – Lady Meridie de Chancie, Lord Criatas, “Dark”Selena, Robin Leeland.

Cappadocian – Lord Benne.

Gangrel – Milov Petrankov.

Lasombra - Prince Narses the Archbishop of Nod

Malkavian – Antione le Fanu, Lutz von Hohenzollern.

Nosferatu – Cristo Petradon, Simon.

Salubri – Brian Stack.

Setites – Sadir.

Toreador – Rafael de Corazon, Francois Villon, Helene la Jouste.

Tremere - Radek, Mistress Fanchon.

Tzimisce – Myca Vykos.

Ventrue – Alyssa Gilbert, Lady Jadviga Almanov, Lanzo von Saschen, Prince Alexander.

Remember - only those listed get votes. Of course influencing their Childer can go a long way to getting a vote.

Social Combat:

Let me first thank Sir Dunstan and his excellent Game of Thrones campaign as the inspiration for this rules tweak. A shout out to Vitaliano who also does an excellent job as a player in that campaign.

Game of Thrones has a Social Combat system that, while not translatable directly, I used as inspiration for this campaign.

This is a proposed rules set and I am more than happy to hear feedback from Players before I implement it in full.

Roleplaying is still required to get your point across. However, I think a mechanical system could be beneficial for this scenario, a scenario quite unlike anything I have ever done in a Vampire game before.

Making My Case

To convince a “voter” to side with your Sire, you may roll the following set of Attributes and Abilities:

1. Against someone who is clearly NOT in your favor --- Manipulation+Subterfuge+Politics
2. Against someone who is NEUTRAL – Charisma+Expression+Politics

The difficulty of all rolls is that Cainites Willpower. You will need to score as many successes as they have Willpower to win the contest. Once you engage the voter, you will only have three rounds to make your case and can only attempt do so one time per night.

If you have Presence – Awe or Enrancement, you may attempt to use these powers in conjunction with the above roll. Each success utilizing that Discipline gives you one more success on your total roll.

Beware, failing in using Presence in Elysium can lead to Sanctions by Thomas Brexiano.

Also beware, Cainites may try to turn this system around on you…

But What if Someone Else Tries This on a Voter I just Brought to my Side?

Amount of successes is a key factor here, you will want to score as many success as you can to ensure that a rival does not try to take that vote from you!

Certain NPC’s already believe that others are in their favor and would never change their votes. Those will be the toughest cookies to break.

Note this system cannot be used on:

Your In-Clan rivals, no amount of sweet talking or bribes will change their minds they all want this position badly.

Prince Narses, he simply will not entertain such discourse. Of course, this does not mean you cannot try to get into the ears of one of his Childer to have them speak with him…

Discerning My Quarry’s Intent

How can I tell if someone is for or against me despite what they are saying?

Make a Perception+Empathy+Politics roll.

The difficulty is 10, less that Cainites Humanity score. Those closer to the Beast are much harder to read. For every Century over 300 years that Cainite has lived, the DC will be increased by 1, topping out at 10, as these Cainites have well and truly mastered this game to have existed for so long in the first place.

Once you engage the voter, you will only have three rounds to ferret out their intent and can only attempt do so one time per night. You will need to score as many successes as they have Willpower to ascertain their intent.

If you have Auspex – Read the Soul or Invade the Mind, you may attempt to use these powers in conjunction with the above roll. Each success utilizing that Discipline gives you one more success on your total roll.

How else can I make my case?

The use of Presence, while frowned upon, is much less cause for censure than using Dominate. Dominate does not work on a Cainite whose blood is closer to Caine than your own. If you seek to use Dominate to convince a voter (or perhaps one of the Childer?) to vote for your Sire, it would be best used elsewhere in the city.

Boons – the boon system of quid pro quo can also be used to gain votes. You will need to offer something of course that that voter does not have or cannot get from another candidate.

Eliminate my rivals. This one is obvious though failure to do so without detection may subject YOU to the Final Death!


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DO NOT STICK FINGERS IN CAGE

yep. Feeling that mess
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I will move forward on the Elysium scene once Onfroi returns to the main room :-)
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Bernardo, apologies for the delay. I will have a post bringing you up to speed next.
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Patrick Curtin wrote:

yep. Feeling that mess

Bear with me a bit longer here. I think I may need to have you on standby while the rest of this night plays out. Will prompt you via text when I have you up and running again. Based on how muh you have going on, this may be a good thing for you ATM :-)

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Folks, I am considering opening a NEW THREAD for this game.

I think once the Conclave ends (in the next week or two) I will do just that to get an easier thread to search through as the new Chronicle begins.

This one of course will still be around to search in for the rich backstory that already exists but it will also be a bit easier to search through if we do not keep adding to it.
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Venice by Night

ONLY post in the Discussion thread for now.

Thank you.
Male Lasombra 6th Generation Max Blood Pool /Current: 29/30

Savio will approach the Prince, bow, and wait to be spoken to.
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And updated!
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Geoffroi, I still owe you a post, have not forgotten. Just needs time to percolate :-)
Salubri | 6th Gen | BP 30/30 | WP 5/5

All good. I’m exhausted. Stupid CFIS ....
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Turns out I have plans tonight, update in the morning.
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Updates tonight :-)
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Updates tonight :-)

Promises promises....

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Selene Spires wrote:
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Updates tonight :-)
Promises promises....

Updates Complete!

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Updates tonight.
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Durdona, I will get you to Elysium with my next series of posts.

Lorenzo is waiting on Bernardo I believe.

Geoffroi still percolating will have that post up for you but maybe in the new thread.....
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Sorry, still trying to catch up here, will try to get a post out by tomorrow.
Male Italian (Toreador) Bloodpool 25? out of 40

I will be away for much of this weekend. Apologies
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Suffered severe physical burn out this weekend due to a some very hard weeks of pushing it at the gym, slept most of Sunday except for the activities I took my daughter to and we spent last night together as well driving around looking at Halloween decorations.

Posting now!
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Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Geoffroi, I still owe you a post, have not forgotten. Just needs time to percolate :-)

UGH!

Just catching up, will get to a post for you at some point this weekend.
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FYI, we will end the CURRENT night in this thread and start the NEW night in the NEW thread :-)
DO NOT STICK FINGERS IN CAGE
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Geoffroi, I still owe you a post, have not forgotten. Just needs time to percolate :-)

UGH!

Just catching up, will get to a post for you at some point this weekend.

No hurry. I’m woefully behind in everything

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The PCs present in my dwelling are b$~!!ing about the lack of XP granted lately. 8 XP for everyone!
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OK, 1 more XP for a total of 9 granted today.
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Also, gain 1 temporary Willpower dot back (if you happened to have expended 1...)
5th Generation Cappadocian | Bloodpool: 29/40 | Willpower: 8/8

Good work on the part of the PCs in your dwelling! ;)
Ventrue | Gen 7 | Blood 20/20

Hip hip... Hurray!
Lorenzo Cappelli wrote:
Good work on the part of the PCs in your dwelling! ;)

No need to thank us...it is a team effort....

Storyteller Shadow wrote:
The PCs present in my dwelling are b$@#@ing about the lack of XP granted lately. 8 XP for everyone!

B&$+$ing?

You asked me why I haven't spent any exp....at which point I kindly pointed out you have not given us any...
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Selene Spires wrote:
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
The PCs present in my dwelling are b$@#@ing about the lack of XP granted lately. 8 XP for everyone!

B*@*$ing?

You asked me why I haven't spent any exp....at which point I kindly pointed out you have not given us any...

Stop using facts to undermine my feelings....

Ventrue | Gen 7 | Blood 20/20

Would it be possible to add XP costs to the Campaign Info tab? I'm not sure what version to look up.
5th Generation Cappadocian | Bloodpool: 29/40 | Willpower: 8/8

We've been using V20 if that helps.
Ventrue | Gen 7 | Blood 20/20
Lorenzo Cappelli wrote:
We've been using V20 if that helps.

I'll check it out! Thanks!

Male Ventrue 8 Generation 14/15 BP

Ah, logic, one of mankinds oldest foes!
One day, we will defeat it!
(Also, thanks for the XP, Kudos to the Team Effort!)
(Also, I'll check gameplay tomorrow, sorry, busy weekend)
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Franz Albert Capsali wrote:

Ah, logic, one of mankinds oldest foes!

One day, we will defeat it!
(Also, thanks for the XP, Kudos to the Team Effort!)
(Also, I'll check gameplay tomorrow, sorry, busy weekend)

No worries.

Going to attempt to update tonight in all my games.
5th Generation Cappadocian | Bloodpool: 29/40 | Willpower: 8/8

After the granted XP, I have 12 unspent. Think I will spend 5 on Fortitude 2 and 7 on Thaumaturgy (Lure of the Flames) 2.

The ritual associated with Thaumaturgy 2 will be Donning the Mask of Shadows (Level 2)
Clan Malkavian Blood Pool 19/30

Apologies for my silence. Due to having a shite immune system thanks to being chronically in pain... had to go to urgent care and get treated cause my temperature spiked too high two days in a row over the last five days...I will update tomorrow!
Ventrue | Gen 7 | Blood 20/20

Take care of yourself and feel better!
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OK Geoffroi, this weekend is the weekend. I will have PLENTY of free time and will get that post up...
Male Italian (Toreador) Bloodpool 25? out of 40

Sorry, Crazy Halloween..will get post up tomorrow
Salubri | 6th Gen | BP 30/30 | WP 5/5
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
OK Geoffroi, this weekend is the weekend. I will have PLENTY of free time and will get that post up...

No hurry. I am dealing with one of the worst things imaginable right now

Male Nosferatu 6th Generation; BP 28/30, xp saved: 0, spent 155

Geoffroi,

Your mother in law sleeping in your bed with your wife while you sleep on the couch for two weeks?

Seriously I hope everything is ok.
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Onfroi wrote:

Geoffroi,

Your mother in law sleeping in your bed with your wife while you sleep on the couch for two weeks?

Seriously I hope everything is ok.

WTF, that's hilarious.

Ventrue | Gen 7 | Blood 20/20

Brawl 1st dot - 3 pts
Carousing 2nd dot - 2 pts
Empathy 2nd dot - 2 pts
Fortitude 2nd dot - 5 pts

12 pts spent
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Updates later, doing some Legal Education today... :-=)
Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Updates later, doing some Legal Education today... :-=)

Illegal Education is funner...;)

Ventrue | Gen 7 | Blood 20/20

And which ends are you on?
Generation 8th Clan Assamite (Warrior caste) Blood 11/15; Will 5/7 Temp: Potency Point

Geoffori I hope things get better. I can imagine some pretty awful stuff, and i hope none of it happened to you.
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Night Completed:

Veronica Acqua You gain 1 more end of the night XP.
Sister Maria That XP for Maria was granted I/C.

Night Close to Done:

Bernardo Morosini
Franz Albert Capsali
Durdona Checheg
Onfroi
Ranerius Bernerius

Night with At Least One more Scene:

Lorenzo Cappelli
Michele Querini
Savio Ingannatore
Vitaliano da Riva
Alessandro Khadaji

ST Bad ST Not Posting for:

Geoffroi de Clairvaux [I swear I will get to this soon...]
Male Lasombra 6th Generation Max Blood Pool /Current: 29/30

Will try and get a post up by tomorrow night.
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