Venice by Night - V20 Vampire the Dark Ages

Game Master Dennis Harry

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 9:00 AM

The Mausoleum - Lorenzo Cappelli

Your strike seems at first to have no effect, swiftly the Mortals eyes shrink and he drops his sword and grabs his face screaming, "My eyes! My eyes, the Fiend has blinded me!"

From the back of the room you hear the Leaders voice once more, you turn back and see, miraculously, he is not burned at all!

"Enough! Tackle the Fiend lest he injure our Brothers further! We've more Hunting to do this day!"

The Knights from down the hall rush to gang tackle you! You are crushed beneath the dogpile. Take 6 damage subject to Soak. Strength DC 10 - 3 successes to stand.

You hear another set of crossbows fire and Lydia curse.

Another voice, "Milord, I told you we should have just burned the damned place down!"

From within the room Lydia shrieks and the sound cuts off abruptly.

Round 7 -
Lorenzo Cappelli
The Inquisition (23)
Claudio

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 9:00 AM

The Mausoleum - Lorenzo Cappelli

Soak: 8d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (6, 8, 7, 7, 3, 4, 3, 6) + (4, 10) = 58 soaked

Strength (limited by Humanity): 5d10 ⇒ (9, 7, 9, 9, 9) = 43
On the off chance it's not limited: 3d10 ⇒ (10, 1, 6) = 17

Lorenzo resists the damage, but combined effort of the knights and the daylight hour limiting his ability to do much of anything, he remains pinned down.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 9:00 AM

The Mausoleum - Lorenzo Cappelli

You attempt to press the mass of Mortals off of you but even your Vampiric strength is no match for so many foes at the same time. You feel yet more Knights pile on, they shift around until you feel a stake pressed against your chest. You shift and evade for perhaps another minute until two more are pressed into you. Their overwhelming numbers in the end are to much and with a mallet, the wood shaft pierces your heart! You are immobilized. It is a... peculiar feeling. A medical phenomena you once postulated, that a person would be trapped in their body immobilized, unable to act but still retaining the senses. That is exactly what this feels like.

Two of the Knights you injured still groan in pain.

The Knights wait a few minutes more pressing upon you until they all finally get up, convinced that what they did worked.

One speaks, "My Lord. This one has crippled both my Brother and Devery. It should be dragged into the sun or beheaded".

"Nay Laurent, we need him".

"Then what of the female, she was much more easily captured and must be weaker, should we not slay her?"

The man, Claudio, shakes his head, "No good Laurent, remember what we learned with Volkov. Putting that Fiend to the question provided much insight into the nature of these creatures and their organization. We must question all we capture, in addition, we will need several specimens if we are to convince the unbelievers as to the legitimacy of what we have discovered.

Now, wrap this one and the other in multiple layers of burlap, we do not want them being slain by the rays of the sun. Once that is done, leave a detachment here as we must search the rest of this unholy place".

"What of Volkov? They did not arrive as agreed early this morning?"

"We can only hope that he proceeds as agreed and his assault on Greetings goes as well as this and our next several assaults. Daylight is wasting".

Claudio kneels down and looks in your eyes, "Soon we shall speak you and I, Fiend. I will pray that God grant mercy to your soul, after all, you were once a man of flesh and blood as we are now".

Then you are wrapped in layers of burlap and sound is muffled, sight blocked. Soon enough you feel your body lifted and brought into the sun. It feels, uncomfortable but the burlap protects you. Still such direct contact with the sun forces your eyes closed as sleep overtakes you...

Scene Over. Take 1 more XP.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 9:00 AM

The Lido - Franz Albert

You hear pounding on the door to your Manse as your eyes flicker open ever so slightly. The door is slammed open and voices downstairs raise their voices...

Make a Humanity roll DC 6 to wake up.

Humanity: 8d10 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 2, 5, 5, 1, 10) = 30 What an awesome roll. Can I spend a Willpower or is my arc over already?

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 9:00 AM

The Lido - Franz Albert

You try to rise but the strain of doing so by day is simply too much and you fall back into a deep sleep.

Day over.

Even a point of Willpower merely brings you to failure. If something happens while you are sleeping, you will not be aware of it untl you rise this night.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

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Michele

You feel a shake on your shoulder, "Childe, rise. There is little time, we must escape quickly!"

Make a Humanity roll DC 6 to wake up.

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Vitaliano

You sense some sort of disturbance...

Make a Humanity roll DC 6 to wake up.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Humanity Roll DC 6

3d10 ⇒ (4, 6, 3) = 13

Michele’s eyes flutter and he sits up despite the weight he feels of the day.

“What is happening? Is it Narses taking revenge?

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Sadir shrugs, "Perhaps. There are intruders. Mortals based on how loud they are. Come, we will sneak past them by cloaking ourselves and sneaking into the basement once we retrieve the Malkavian".

Wearily, you follow your Sire into the hall to discover the room in which Vitaliano rests. Before you can reach the room you believe he is staying in, footsteps rush up the stairs, you see at the front of the group two men dressed in armor, crosses round their necks. There is something familiar about their design you cannot quite place. In their belt loops, stakes!

Hunters!

Behind these warriors stands a man familiar to you, Father Cardinale, your Mortal contact with the church. The one whom you aided in smuggling... then it all falls into place. Cardinale smuggled those items in to aid in Hunting Cainites! Your very existence is now under threat and you were the architect, or perhaps merely the facilitator of your present danger. "There!" He points directly at you and Sadir, "They hide from your eyes with their Fiendish gifts, one even appears to me as a man I know. Oh wicked devils!"

Sadir looks stunned, he turns to you, "Hold them off. I must escape".

The Blood Oath compels you as Sadir turns and races down the hall... meanwhile, the two Knights draw swords and approach.

As you consider your options faced with such a difficult choice, you realize that you can hear from downstairs that there are more of these Mortals, many, many more.

Round 1 -
Michele
Knights (2)
Cardinale

Oh I see how it is, they get 3 and I get 24. ;)

Don't worry, they're down there! Just rounding up the Dominated Herd at the moment.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Humanity? DC 6: 6d10 ⇒ (3, 8, 6, 1, 5, 9) = 32

Wakes up sluggishly and looks around, hearing the sounds of movement.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

So many past events and emotions are flashing through Michele's mind in but a moment but one event stands out. When Leland spoke at
Elysium of when our Sires would betray us. I am a fool being forced to stay instead of fleeing with him.

Michele will increase his Stamina to 7 and his Strength to 3.

Hearing the many voices the best strategy is to put his back to a wall and limit how many can come at him. With his mind made up he runs to Vitaliano's room room shutting the door. As Michele runs he reaches out one more time for Haji to perhaps help before it is to late.

Use 1 willpower to Summon DC 4 since he was summoned successfully before

3d10 ⇒ (1, 2, 9) = 12

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Vitaliano as you begin to stand the door opens inwards and Michele jumps in as a crossbow bolt whizzes just past his shoulder down the hall!

"The Fiends seek to split up!" screams a voice from down the hall.

Michele closes the door and a second later, a sword splinters part of the door.

Michele, you get the sense this is truly not your Day as the Summoning fails...

You two are in the room together. There is a window blacked out behind you but to break through it you will greet the sun. Michele, in any case, you cannot retreat. It was all you could do to force your body to even enter this room and not stand in the hall...

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

“ Vitaliano there are hunters outside this door. I am being compelled by my sire’s blood to stay and fight. I can’t flee and my last hope of help will not materialize. Do you have anyway to fight them off. There could be 2 dozen or more.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

The sounds of footsteps and hollers grow as the moments pass and Vitaliano is clearly struggling to decide what course of action would be best.

A few moments later the muffled sound of broken glass and an agonizing scream can be heard followed by a splash.

The door is then kicked in and standing in the hall are several Knights. All of whom level crossbows at you both. The Cardinal speaks, "Michele Querini. If that is truly you, surrender. I shall do all in my power to aid you against this curse. If this man is your friend I will aid him as well. Fight us and I cannot say what your fate shall be.

God has not abandoned you, all hope may not be lost. In God we must trust".

More yells from downstairs and booted feet in the hall convince you that there are yet more of these Knights present...

Round 2 -
Michele& Vitaliano
Knights (12)
Cardinale

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Michele turns to Vitaliano with anger and sadness on his face.

“I know the Cardinal and he will keep his word. I have no way of leaving alive. This is my only hope.

With that Michele walks forward with his hands to his side.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Vitaliano stared and looked back and forth between Michele and the door for a moment. He starting scratching a bit at his throat as he thought things over.

"I can attempt to hide us with my blood...but I'm not sure what I can manage otherwise. Perhaps being able to use my madness upon a singular person...but even that I'm not practiced in. I am not well versed in combat I'm afraid, though I do know how to wield a knife and where to stab." he said quietly as he tried to figure out what he could do.

If this was daytime, this would be an absolute mess...

He then wills his blood to try and mask his presence.

I'm gonna use Obfuscate to attempt to render us invisible in an attempt to make a dash?I'll use a point of will if needed to hit a threshold.

Intelligence+Stealth: 4d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 7) + (5, 8) = 34

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Vitaliano and Michele vanish and the Knights in the doorway cry out in dismay, "The Devils have vanished!"

The Priest in the doorway though continues to look straight at both of you, "No my children. They seek to confuse you with illusions!

I said surrender! Else their bolts shall be unleashed upon you both!" the Priest roars in anger.

It seems that Mortals have their own powers, there is no way that the naked eyes of a Mortal could still see either of you Vitaliano. You see the tension in their fingers held at the ready of a few crossbowmen. The Knights in the doorway hold their blades tight. Even Obfuscated, the only way through is literally through...

What do you do?

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Michele puts his arms to his sid slightly raised towards them to show he had nothing to hide. Turning to Vitaliano, I am being compelled to stay and not run by my sire. This is my only hope that the Cardinal does not out right destroy me. You do not need to obscure me any longer. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

With that Michele steps towards the Cardinal.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Michele steps forward hands at his side and essentially wills away his obscurement, the Knights start for a moment but hold their crossbows waiting to see whether the other appears...

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

A Knight rushes forward and drives a stake into the heart of Michele, he crumples to the floor seemingly lifeless.

Vitaliano pauses weighing his options.

Behind the Cardinal another Knight appears, Vitaliano can see his aura even without the gift of the sight! He points to the room, "The Father says he is in there my friends, the many will overcome the few, be brave soldiers of God!"

A wave of armored Knights rush in and swarm the Malkavian. The sheer numbers make up for those who are fooled by your Obfuscation!

Vitaliano, of the 10 who swarmed you, three missed completely due to your Obfuscate, the other seven have you grappled. Two with weak grips, five wish secure clenches. With no Celerity, you can dodge only 1 or split your dice pool to try and dodge two. However, there are still several who will have their hands on you. You can pump Physical traits up to 7 but can only spend 6 blood points this turn. A Dodge would be Dexterity+Athletics DC 5 (one less DC as you get a boost from the Obfuscate).

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Ok, then I will use four blood points to boost to 7 dex and then split my dice pool to 4 and 4 to try and break free of two of them.

Athletics+Boosted Dexterity: 3d10 + 1d10 ⇒ (3, 8, 8) + (5) = 24

Athletics+Boosted Dexterity: 4d10 ⇒ (7, 7, 4, 7) = 25

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Vitaliano's alacrity increases with the quickening of his blood and he manages to evade two of the Knights. Essentially in a dog pile, Vitaliano finds himself unable to move though. Based upon the reactions of the Knights, his Obfuscate is still functioning. The lead Knight in the doorway calls to you, "Surrender! Do not make my Knights cut you to pieces!"

Two of those whose grasps you evade pull stakes and attempt to strike you heart unable to see you clearly though, they cannot drive the stake where it counts.

The hall fills up, you see several more of them block the way...

Your action Vitaliano!

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Welp, might as well spend another 3 Blood to boost my strength to 7 then and spend the other 3 to boost my stamina to 5.[ooc]

Vitaliano will continue attempting to barrel through the hunters.

[ooc]Assuming same roll? Or could I use Larceny to pull a the scalpel off my person and stab one of them. Given the dog piling, it might start to save my butt with them not being able to see such a small blade with all the bodies?

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Welp, might as well spend another 3 Blood to boost my strength to 7 then and spend the other 3 to boost my stamina to 5.[ooc]

Vitaliano will continue attempting to barrel through the hunters.

[ooc]Assuming same roll? Or could I use Larceny to pull a the scalpel off my person and stab one of them. Given the dog piling, it might start to save my butt with them not being able to see such a small blade with all the bodies?

OK, you are down to 5 blood now and dangerously Hungry. If you take offensive action, Obfuscate drops. However, trying to run away will not drop the illusion. Different roll, as you are currently grappled, you will need to break the grapple. Strength + Potence DC 7 you will need 5 successes to pull them all off of you.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Ah, yea, trying to maintain that for sure. Alas no Potence for me >.<

Strength: 7d10 ⇒ (6, 9, 7, 3, 9, 1, 6) = 41

Vitaliano continues attempting to bowl through the men but the mass of them seems to great for a man who practices the more delicate arts. He snarls "Get off me you fools!" he says angrily.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

You slip the grasp of one more Knight but cannot get free!

"See him now, watch the spot where your fellow warriors of God seem to hold onto nothing!" states the leader with even more fervor.

Several more Knights rush in and simply overwhelm you. Five have you grappled and three have you unsecurely grappled.

The Father states, "Surrender or we will slay you instead of capture you!"

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

Vitaliano seeing more pile on him and noting that even with the strength the blood gives him, he won't be able to free himself...finally stops moving and becomes more corporeal. He'll have to resign himself to being a captive in hopes of finding a more opportune time to escape.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:30 AM

San Cassiano Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto - Michele and Vitaliano

The Leader nods, "A wise decision".

He approaches, stake in hand and gently slides it into your chest.

You go rigid.

The Knights ease their grip, "Wrap these up. We shall search for the other but not long. Daylight burns and we have more rocks to overturn".

End Scene.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:45 AM

Prince Narses Elysium - Tassilo Donadei

At the edge of your consciousness something stirs...

Make a Humanity roll DC 6 to wake up.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:45 AM

Prince Narses Elysium - Tassilo Donadei

At the edge of your consciousness something stirs...

Make a Humanity roll DC 6 to wake up.

5d10 ⇒ (2, 9, 4, 8, 9) = 32

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:45 AM

Prince Narses Elysium - Tassilo Donadei

You feel a presence in the darkness of your cell. No light should be down here but you can almost see a shadow or perhaps a spot of darkness so infinite that it is blacker than the darkness of the pitch black state of this sleeping cell in the Prince's Elysium.

The darkness slithers over you...

You are not he... you can feel the thought pass through you though no words are exchanged. The feeling of panic and anger wash over you accompanying this transmission of information to your consciousness.

Make an Intelligence+Occult roll DC 8.

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:45 AM

Prince Narses Elysium - Tassilo Donadei

You feel a presence in the darkness of your cell. No light should be down here but you can almost see a shadow or perhaps a spot of darkness so infinite that it is blacker than the darkness of the pitch black state of this sleeping cell in the Prince's Elysium.

The darkness slithers over you...

You are not he... you can feel the thought pass through you though no words are exchanged. The feeling of panic and anger wash over you accompanying this transmission of information to your consciousness.

Make an Intelligence+Occult roll DC 8.

7d10 ⇒ (10, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7) = 40

Storyteller Shadow wrote:

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:45 AM

Prince Narses Elysium - Tassilo Donadei

You feel a presence in the darkness of your cell. No light should be down here but you can almost see a shadow or perhaps a spot of darkness so infinite that it is blacker than the darkness of the pitch black state of this sleeping cell in the Prince's Elysium.

The darkness slithers over you...

You are not he... you can feel the thought pass through you though no words are exchanged. The feeling of panic and anger wash over you accompanying this transmission of information to your consciousness.

Make an Intelligence+Occult roll DC 8.

7d10

Tassilo slowly sits up, controlling his anger and whispers "Who enters my chamber at such an hour?"

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 10:45 AM

Prince Narses Elysium - Tassilo Donadei

He is gone... you are not he...

As quickly as the presence entered your cell it exits. The darkness recedes to its normal pitch black state. What that was is unclear, what is clear is that daylight is overhead. Soon enough you are too weary to keep your eyes open and you fall back to the sleep of the dead...

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:15 AM

A Plot of Grass in Venice - Bernardo Morosini

Voices close by speaking cause your Beast to stir...

Make a Humanity roll DC 6 to wake up.

Bernardo is on a road so no humanity to roll auto fail unless I get a different roll

Bernardo is on a road so no humanity to roll auto fail unless I get a different roll

Road is the equivalent for waking up during the day, sorry for the delay in responding.

road: 6d10 ⇒ (8, 4, 3, 8, 5, 7) = 35

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:15 AM

A Plot of Grass in Venice - Bernardo Morosini

Your daydreams are fitful, hallucinations of being in another place, another time, another person... Perhaps that is why when voices in the air above speak you are conscious enough to hear them.

"Aye, there was one there already with a stake in his chest".

"Huh, perhaps it was the one they call Volkov?"

"I do not know, no one knows. No others were found there sleeping. We wrapped that one, he is being transported now".

"Aye, daylight burns, we must hurry if we are to get to all of these places by day's end".

"No matter, we have a haul already. Claudio has stated that our Brothers wounded were healed by the Grace of God. I suspect otherwise..."

"What do you mean?"

"The Nun, the one already turned, she was available to us before the one in the morgue struck at us. Foul arts may be at work here".

"Using the darkness to combat the darkness?"

"Indeed, I overheard the one named Volkov speak with Claudio about that very same thing".

"Shall we question him about it Brother?"

"No, our task must first be completed, if others must be put to the question it must be after these deeds are completed, with unity. God wills it!"

[b]"God wills it!"{/b]

The voices step away from your plot and you hear nothing further.

Make an Intelligence+Politics roll DC 7.

someone's been watching Kingdom of Heaven, a fav of mine to be sure!

int+politics: 6d10 ⇒ (9, 3, 8, 2, 3, 8) = 33

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:15 AM

A Plot of Grass in Venice - Bernardo Morosini

Have not seen it in a while but some lines just stick with you!

You surmise that these Mortals, as they must be after all it is Day, are Hunters! They seem to be organizing a hunt against Cainites. For now, there is little you can do about it except be thankful that the powers of Protean shelter you in Gaia's palm.

Scene Over

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:20 AM

The Salubri Stronghold - Geoffroi de Clairvaux

A chattering voice disturbs your slumber but you find it difficult to open your eyes and address whatever that noise may be...

Make a Humanity/Road roll DC 6 to wake up.

Humanity: 5d10 ⇒ (6, 10, 2, 7, 1) = 26

Geoffroi forces one eye open. His body feels as tired and unresponsive as it once did after fighting in the Outremer all day in the hot Levantine sun. He manages to stir and take note of the voices

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:20 AM

The Salubri Stronghold - Geoffroi de Clairvaux

Andrew is seated next to you seemingly speaking to no one. Yet there are two voices exiting from his mouth, they speak in tongues you do not understand! The flickering candlelight shows his eyes rolled up in his head allowing you to observe only the whites of his eyes.

He, it seems, does not realize you are awake.

Geoffroi does not startle Andrew, not wishing to cause inadvertent harm. He listens intently to the language, trying to discern its meaning, or failing that, its family

Geoffroi is a natural linguist (merit) and knows five languages fluently. He also has an eidetic memory and is an occult scholar, if any of that might help to understand the languages

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:20 AM

The Salubri Stronghold - Geoffroi de Clairvaux

It is literally tongues, no one language. Make a Perception+Academics roll DC 6 to understand what is being said.

Perception + Academics: 8d10 ⇒ (7, 8, 10, 1, 2, 3, 7, 4) = 42

Venice by DAY - Tuesday - April 1, 1309 - 12:20 AM

The Salubri Stronghold - Geoffroi de Clairvaux

Andrew is distinctly speaking to another entity or it is speaking through him.

"...the entirety of them?"

"Yes, there were only three present. One is in hiding, one escaped through the realm of the dead, and one was captured".

"Who err they?"

"Ones like you?"

"Cainites?"

"Knights..."