Priam grew up dreaming of life as a designer having grown up in middle America where noting ever happened, as far as he was concerned. He got his big break when he was accepted to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Fashion Department.
Unlike many of his peers, he was more interested in interior design than garments. The words prodigy were certainly bandied about when he was selected to decorate the Sears Tower for Holiday as part of his internship.
That night the party for the grand opening changed his life or perhaps more accurately ended his life. The excesses of the ‘80’s required something more than just masterful architecture among the Cainite clients of Zelios the Master Mason.
Right place wrong time or wrong place right time. Either way, Zelios decided that this young prodigy of the interior design world would be perfect for his and his clients’ needs. And indeed, he was. Priam spent the next 10 years under the tutelage of the Master Mason. Thereunder he gained great acclaim among a much different circle than originally intended when he was growing up in small town middle America. Clan Toreador had long held his Sire in high regard and with the numerous clients that his Sire acquired, Priam acquired those same clients as well as many of his own.
The party fueled late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s were a whirlwind, the fall of communism brought capitalism into the forefront and with excess comes money and spending by the rich. Priam partied along with his clients and gained acclaim and an ego along the way.
By the early ‘90’s Zelios made the perilous decision to travel to New York City to examine some alterations of his work in the labyrinths by Nosferatu antitribu. At that time, Zelios was attacked by… something. Priam ran while his Sire dealt with, well, whatever it was.
The Antitribu found him wandering the warrens and allowed him to settle within the city as one of their own, after all, the enmity between the split halves of the Nosferatu clan was never as great as that of other Clans.
New York City was the perfect location for Priam to ply his craft, the interior design capital of the US, if not the world. During his working and carousing he met the first Love of his Life and Unlife for that matter. Lady Carlysle knew of the work of Priam and knew he was no Antitribu, but she did not care, her vision of interior design was different than that of Priam but he was still able to fuse her dark visions with his own cutting edge styles.
The city was turned on its head several years later when the Camarilla reclaimed the city. Priam was injured in the attack and sank into torpor for several years. He has awakened only a year ago to another new world but was able to recirculate into Cainite society under his Sire’s fame and his own friendly relations with Clan Toreador. He has begun to rebuild his business with the aid of a trusted new Ghoul designer, and up and comer that remind him of himself. He is building up his finances as well.
Indeed, he has also found himself in the company of a young coterie! But a question does gnaw at him, what happened to his Sire? And more importantly what happened to his patron and Lover, Lady Carlysle?
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Any news on when we're planning to start, GM?
Life has conspired against me and gotten busier than I would like. Rather than half-heartedly join a new game, I will bow out on this one.
Hope the rest of you have a blast. I'll likely lurk around and read how everything goes.
Real life has no respect for gaming some days.
See you around, Talomyr. Hope we entertain :)
Life has conspired against me and gotten busier than I would like. Rather than half-heartedly join a new game, I will bow out on this one.
Hope the rest of you have a blast. I'll likely lurk around and read how everything goes.
Bummer but I certainly understand!
Life has conspired against me and gotten busier than I would like. Rather than half-heartedly join a new game, I will bow out on this one.
Hope the rest of you have a blast. I'll likely lurk around and read how everything goes.
Feel free to come back if your schedule opens up, Talomyr!
Any news on when we're planning to start, GM?
We need to do some more session 0 type stuff and figure out how this group knows each other and sketch out a little bit of pre-start interactions.
It looks like our group is going to be:
Approved PCs:
Roos van Hoek, Toreador club promoter (Nomadical)
Paris O'Sullivan, Giovanni playwright (KeeperofRunes)
Priam Gesault, Nosferatu interior designer (Storyteller Shadow)
Shane Driscoll, Brujah whip? (Ridge)
Victoria Howe, Tremere lawyer (Dragoncat)
In progress:
Jericho the Traveller, Malkavian (Edelsmirge)
Shane seems like the most established of the group- he has political aspirations, mom is political, they were vampires during the battle for New York. I don't think it's currently in your backstory that you present during the fight for NYC, but if you don't mind I could see your little family coterie moving to NYC during the Sabbat days and then mom flipping and taking Shane with her with sis joining the anarchs- that could be how mom gained her status in the Cam?
-Shane is based way up north in the Bronx.
-Mom is in a coterie with Valentine and a couple of other aristo-type Cam vamps (based in Midtown on the east side).
-Take 1 dot of Status to reflect your membership in the Camarilla. I might be willing to make this 2 if we nail down a more official position in the Cam hierarchy- how would he feel about being a Scourge?
Victoria was embraced in the 80s and has been in the city for a long time. She was in the city for the battle for New York. On the one hand, Clan Tremere is kind of insular, but Aisling specifically is the kind of Tremere who reaches out to other clans (she's a possible Prince candidate for a reason) and the clan did a lot of thaumaturgical support for the battle- was she involved in the fight against the Sabbat? If so, how much and/or how?
-Victoria is based up north around Barnard College on the west side.
-Take 1 dot of Status to reflect your membership in the Camarilla.
-I'm also thinking about a dot of Contacts or Influence just because she's been in the city for 40 years- she probably knows a lot of people, especially lawyers, judges, and other wealthy, influential types like that.
Roos was sent over to NYC after the battle for New York and runs a club called Null Space (also since she's a promoter she's probably involved in lots of other things but that's her main thing). She was set up by Toreador benefactors back in Europe.
-Mentor is Thomas Arturo, famous Toreador architect and harpy.
-Roos is based on the west side of Manhattan (domain in the UWS, Null Space about 60 blocks south in Chelsea).
-Take 1 dot of Status to reflect your membership in the Camarilla.
-I'm on the fence but am inclined to also give you a dot of Fame or Contacts to reflect your promoter-ness. Roos should know or be known by people all over the city.
Paris is a vampire newbie who hasn't been taught much about vampire lore or society. Despite that, her coterie is made up of artistic members of the Camarilla and her talents have put her on the radar for Cam induction. Puca, being a Giovanni, technically didn't need the Prince's permission to embrace Paris but as he's friendly with members of the Cam he knows turning up at Elysium with a brand new vampire would be frowned upon.
-Paris is based in Greenwich Village around NYU. Let's say her coterie owns/controls the Astor Place Theatre in NoHo right next to NYU.
-That's not too far from Null Space over in Chelsea- I'm sure Roos and other Torys have been there to see these anarch actors and artists.
-Go ahead and take the 4th dot in Mentor to reflect the size of the coterie at the theatre.
-Take 1 dot of Herd to reflect the workers, hangers on, and other people who orbit around the theatre who Paris can safely feed on. Alternatively, leave Mentor at 3 and have 2 dots of Herd.
Priam has been in NYC since the 90s but sunk into torpor during the battle for New York and only woke up in the last year. He's well liked by the Torys and given his profession he probably knows Thomas Arturo, which explains how he would have gotten involved with Roos's coterie.
-Is the Retainer the ghoul designer mentioned in your background? Describe them a little, please.
-Where does Priam live/work/sleep in the city?
Elysium is the entirety of Madison Square Garden, Madison Square, and Madison Square Park. Calebros doesn't show up most nights, but can usually be found in his suite any night of the last week of the month that no major event is scheduled and is always present in his suite on the last night of the month, regardless of what is happening at the Garden. He doesn't hold Elysium in Madison Square or the park, but it has been declared Elysium regardless.
Victoria was embraced in the 80s and has been in the city for a long time. She was in the city for the battle for New York. On the one hand, Clan Tremere is kind of insular, but Aisling specifically is the kind of Tremere who reaches out to other clans (she's a possible Prince candidate for a reason) and the clan did a lot of thaumaturgical support for the battle- was she involved in the fight against the Sabbat? If so, how much and/or how?
I'd say Victoria participated in the Battle for New York, but not to the same degree as her sire; I'd say that at the time she knew just enough Thaumaturgy to deplete the vitae reserves of any shovelheads Aisling directed her towards, so she was mainly serving in a support role (provoking hunger frenzies among enemy troops to compel them to diablerize each other).
Considering her Soft-Heartedness, it was... a profoundly unpleasant experience for her. But it did give her some genuine insight into the psychological toll war takes on someone.
-Victoria is based up north around Barnard College on the west side.
-Take 1 dot of Status to reflect your membership in the Camarilla.
Neat!
-I'm also thinking about a dot of Contacts or Influence just because she's been in the city for 40 years- she probably knows a lot of people, especially lawyers, judges, and other wealthy, influential types like that.
I think Victoria would be well-known enough by now to be entrenched in New York's legal landscape (if that's the most appropriate term). Either option works for me.
Shane seems like the most established of the group- he has political aspirations, mom is political, they were vampires during the battle for New York. I don't think it's currently in your backstory that you present during the fight for NYC, but if you don't mind I could see your little family coterie moving to NYC during the Sabbat days and then mom flipping and taking Shane with her with sis joining the anarchs- that could be how mom gained her status in the Cam?
-Shane is based way up north in the Bronx.
-Mom is in a coterie with Valentine and a couple of other aristo-type Cam vamps (based in Midtown on the east side).
-Take 1 dot of Status to reflect your membership in the Camarilla. I might be willing to make this 2 if we nail down a more official position in the Cam hierarchy- how would he feel about being a Scourge?
Shane's backstory said they were saved by the Cam from being indoctrinated by the sabbat in an earlier assault (Decided on Philly I believe) then joined the Cam with Shane's mom under the care of a Lasombra Antitribu Patron that shane negotiated with, then moved to NYC. So they were NEVER Part of the Sabbat for his mom to flip in the first place. I'm pretty sure Shane WOULD to got the battle of NYC to help fight the Sabbat as he sees them as pretty evil. That said, it is possible unknown to him his mother got used as a spy from the inside on retaking NYC? I'm not sure what works best for you.
I can revamp (No pun intended) the back story if you like
Oh, sorry. Forgot about the question about the Scourge position, given a Caitiff sister (Though I didn't imagine her as Thinblooded so much as embraced by a Pander) his decent humanity and virtue scors, plus his nature... I don't think it would be a good fit for him.
Roos was sent over to NYC after the battle for New York and runs a club called Null Space (also since she's a promoter she's probably involved in lots of other things but that's her main thing). She was set up by Toreador benefactors back in Europe.
-Mentor is Thomas Arturo, famous Toreador architect and harpy.
-Roos is based on the west side of Manhattan (domain in the UWS, Null Space about 60 blocks south in Chelsea).
-Take 1 dot of Status to reflect your membership in the Camarilla.
-I'm on the fence but am inclined to also give you a dot of Fame or Contacts to reflect your promoter-ness. Roos should know or be known by people all over the city.
Reading Fame and Contacts entries in the CRB, I think Contacts is more her style. Fame seems to be about being recognizable by the hoi-poloi, versus Contacts being about knowing people inside your industry or area of expertise.
I think she'd need to have Minor Contacts in the entertainment and club industry, especially among the working folks; the gaffers, riggers, sound guys, bartenders, etc.
Her one Major Contact (1 dot) would be the locally-based but nationally known movie and TV Producer Jeremy Goldschmidt. He produces and Executive Produces shows like The Law: Vice Squad, The Law: SWAT, and of course the original that started it all, The Law. (Obviously loosely based on Law and Order and their attendant spin-offs.) He's also EP'ed movies for Tom Cruise, Kevin Kostner, and Scarlet Johansen among others. He knows everyone, who's coming to town, who they're bringing (or not), and when. Of course, it's getting the info out of him that's the tricky part....
Would anyone object to me putting together a Relationship Map for our coterie?
Would anyone object to me putting together a Relationship Map for our coterie?
I think it would be old school cool, though I am reminded of a line from a MASH episode: "The deceased will deliver the eulogy. And the guests will have twenty minutes for rebuttal."
:)
Shane's backstory said they were saved by the Cam from being indoctrinated by the sabbat in an earlier assault (Decided on Philly I believe) then joined the Cam with Shane's mom under the care of a Lasombra Antitribu Patron that shane negotiated with, then moved to NYC. So they were NEVER Part of the Sabbat for his mom to flip in the first place. I'm pretty sure Shane WOULD to got the battle of NYC to help fight the Sabbat as he sees them as pretty evil. That said, it is possible unknown to him his mother got used as a spy from the inside on retaking NYC? I'm not sure what works best for you.
I can revamp (No pun intended) the back story if you like
No, that's fine. I remembered the Philly part but not the antitribu part. The flipping part wasn't the important thing, anyway, it was mostly a question about what Shane/mom/sis might have been doing during the battle for NYC. It sounds like Shane and mom, at least, probably fought on the Cam side or at least helped- if they did they would have gotten some level of reward for participating, though that could be as minor as being allowed into the Cam.
Oh, sorry. Forgot about the question about the Scourge position, given a Caitiff sister (Though I didn't imagine her as Thinblooded so much as embraced by a Pander) his decent humanity and virtue scors, plus his nature... I don't think it would be a good fit for him.
That makes sense. How does Shane feel about organized crime? Specifically, possibly falling in with the Brujah Harpy Mazz, an 1850s cowboy turned gentleman gangster who's a favorite in the society pages and gossip rags because he's quirky (by modern standards)?
Under Calebros the Brujah don't have a Primogen, per se, but of the 3 most prominent Brujah in the city Mazz has the closest thing to an official Camarilla position. This would make Shane not quite a Harpy in training but would give him the brush of official above-neonate status in the Cam.
It would also give the coterie 2 PCs associated with different Harpies.
After reading up on the Brujah in the city I'm also going to say that the young-looking Brujah ancilla Katherine Wiese who showed up 3 years back has been taken under the wing of Valentine's coterie, which just so happens to include Shane's mom.
Reading Fame and Contacts entries in the CRB, I think Contacts is more her style. Fame seems to be about being recognizable by the hoi-poloi, versus Contacts being about knowing people inside your industry or area of expertise.
I think she'd need to have Minor Contacts in the entertainment and club industry, especially among the working folks; the gaffers, riggers, sound guys, bartenders, etc.
Her one Major Contact (1 dot) would be the locally-based but nationally known movie and TV Producer Jeremy Goldschmidt. He produces and Executive Produces shows like The Law: Vice Squad, The Law: SWAT, and of course the original that started it all, The Law. (Obviously loosely based on Law and Order and their attendant spin-offs.) He's also EP'ed movies for Tom Cruise, Kevin Kostner, and Scarlet Johansen among others. He knows everyone, who's coming to town, who they're bringing (or not), and when. Of course, it's getting the info out of him that's the tricky part....
Perfect. Take 1 dot in Contacts.
-I'm also thinking about a dot of Contacts or Influence just because she's been in the city for 40 years- she probably knows a lot of people, especially lawyers, judges, and other wealthy, influential types like that.I think Victoria would be well-known enough by now to be entrenched in New York's legal landscape (if that's the most appropriate term). Either option works for me.
Let's call it 1 dot of Influence.
Would anyone object to me putting together a Relationship Map for our coterie?
That would be great. That's what I'm trying to do right now- figure out how this coterie is a coterie. There's no obvious hook that I can see (like they all fought together in the battle to retake NY or they all live in the same part of town) but so far what I've seen is:
-People might know Roos and possibly each other from Null Space, krav maga, or other meetups in the city.
-People may have worked with Victoria in her capacity as a lawyer.
-About half the group is artistic in some way (Roos as a promoter/Tory in general, Paris as a playwright, Priam as a designer)- they could have met in artsy circles.
-About half the group is avowed political in some way (Shane is actively working to up his status, Victoria is a lawyer with city influence, Roos knows everybody)- they could have met working on some kind of job for an elder.
-About half the group is potentially associated with a Harpy in one way or another (Roos has Arturo as a mentor, Priam is a designer who's worked with Arturo, and Shane may be working for/with Mazz)- they could have met working on some kind of job for an elder.
What I'd love to see is how the group came together as a coterie and a couple of sketches of what kind of things they've worked on together in the past.
I'm leaning toward having Paris introduced to Calebros as a Camarilla candidate and then having the coterie assigned to mentor her to start the game. It'll help if I know what the coterie is about, what they do, what they're known for, and/or who their mentors/elders/boons/debts are.
Speaking of which, do any of you have any ideas for prestation? Do you see your PC having done a favor for or owing a favor to anyone in particular? Have your PCs done anything noteworthy or ever needed to reach out to someone for help?
Does anybody not have NYbN? Should I put together a list of links to prominent named NPCs or does everybody have the book?
No, that's fine. I remembered the Philly part but not the antitribu part. The flipping part wasn't the important thing, anyway, it was mostly a question about what Shane/mom/sis might have been doing during the battle for NYC. It sounds like Shane and mom, at least, probably fought on the Cam side or at least helped- if they did they would have gotten some level of reward for participating, though that could be as minor as being allowed into the Cam.
Oh, sorry. Forgot about the question about the Scourge position, given a Caitiff sister (Though I didn't imagine her as Thinblooded so much as embraced by a Pander) his decent humanity and virtue scors, plus his nature... I don't think it would be a good fit for him.That makes sense. How does Shane feel about organized crime? Specifically, possibly falling in with the Brujah Harpy Mazz, an 1850s cowboy turned gentleman gangster who's a favorite in the society pages and gossip rags because he's quirky (by modern standards)?
Under Calebros the Brujah don't have a Primogen, per se, but of the 3 most prominent Brujah in the city Mazz has the closest thing to an official Camarilla position. This would make Shane not quite a Harpy in training but would give him the brush of official above-neonate status in the Cam.
Huh. Part of me worried that Shane might be too 'soft' to help a crimelord, the more I think about it, the more it suits. Shane might draw attention just by being of Irish descent on his father's side. Maybe he had a grand uncle (Now long dead) who was with the Irish mob and this caught Mazz's attention. Mazz is likable from what you say so maybe he turned on the charm on Shane enough to get Shane to help out. Shane doesn't strike me as wanting to take part in most crimes, but I could see him deciding to act as a more reasonable alternative to whoever else might get the job. I think things related to gambling, most smuggling jobs (not that he's best suited for that), might work for him ethically. And even 'asking' a place for protection money- well he might do it and break property where some other guy would break legs. At least at first.
A lot depends on the nature of the target too. But yeah, I think Shane would be able to rationalize a lot of it. How much I don't know but it would be a good starting point.
No, that's fine. I remembered the Philly part but not the antitribu part. The flipping part wasn't the important thing, anyway, it was mostly a question about what Shane/mom/sis might have been doing during the battle for NYC. It sounds like Shane and mom, at least, probably fought on the Cam side or at least helped- if they did they would have gotten some level of reward for participating, though that could be as minor as being allowed into the Cam.
Oh, sorry. Forgot about the question about the Scourge position, given a Caitiff sister (Though I didn't imagine her as Thinblooded so much as embraced by a Pander) his decent humanity and virtue scors, plus his nature... I don't think it would be a good fit for him.That makes sense. How does Shane feel about organized crime? Specifically, possibly falling in with the Brujah Harpy Mazz, an 1850s cowboy turned gentleman gangster who's a favorite in the society pages and gossip rags because he's quirky (by modern standards)?
Under Calebros the Brujah don't have a Primogen, per se, but of the 3 most prominent Brujah in the city Mazz has the closest thing to an official Camarilla position. This would make Shane not quite a Harpy in training but would give him the brush of official above-neonate status in the Cam.
Huh. Part of me worried that Shane might be too 'soft' to help a crimelord, the more I think about it, the more it suits. Shane might draw attention just by being of Irish descent on his father's side. Maybe he had a grand uncle (Now long dead) who was with the Irish mob and this caught Mazz's attention. Mazz is likable from what you say so maybe he turned on the charm on Shane enough to get Shane to help out. Shane doesn't strike me as wanting to take part in most crimes, but I could see him deciding to act as a more reasonable alternative to whoever else might get the job. I think things related to gambling, most smuggling jobs (not that he's best suited for that), might work for him ethically. And even 'asking' a place for protection money- well he might do it and break property where some other guy would break legs. At least at first.
A lot depends on the nature of the target too. But yeah, I think Shane would be able to rationalize a lot of it. How much I don't know but it would be a good starting point.
EDIT: Actually, let me add something to that in a sad attempt to parlay that into more backgrounds or at least flavor. :)
Shane might ask , in exchange, that Mazz recognize the Parasol hotel as Shane's turf and help him reinforce that. Which might buy him a domain of 2 instead of 1.
Shane might make contacts thanks to Mazz. or for that matter another Ally, but this might be earned through play.
While Shane has a Resources of 2 right now, this might bump it up a bit further. Or allow Shane a back up bolt hole haven when he didn't want to lead trouble back to the hotel?
Priam has been in NYC since the 90s but sunk into torpor during the battle for New York and only woke up in the last year. He's well liked by the Torys and given his profession he probably knows Thomas Arturo, which explains how he would have gotten involved with Roos's coterie.
-Is the Retainer the ghoul designer mentioned in your background? Describe them a little, please.
-Where does Priam live/work/sleep in the city?
Agreed, if Roos has the connections to many then Priam would know her especially as a Toreador the clan that Priam is most affiliated with (besides the Nosferatu).
Yes, the ghoul is the Retainer. Betty Wasserman Let's go with someone real. Betty is award winning interior designer and art dealer. No reason why Priam would not latch onto someone connected to the pulse of the city. Priam gives her wide latitude as she has a business to run but when he needs her, he needs her.
Priam lives and works in the A&D building. A&D One of the hubs of the architecture and design world in NYC at the moment, I have several real world clients that operate showrooms out of the building.
-People might know Roos and possibly each other from Null Space, krav maga, or other meetups in the city.
-People may have worked with Victoria in her capacity as a lawyer.
-About half the group is artistic in some way (Roos as a promoter/Tory in general, Paris as a playwright, Priam as a designer)- they could have met in artsy circles.
-About half the group is avowed political in some way (Shane is actively working to up his status, Victoria is a lawyer with city influence, Roos knows everybody)- they could have met working on some kind of job for an elder.
-About half the group is potentially associated with a Harpy in one way or another (Roos has Arturo as a mentor, Priam is a designer who's worked with Arturo, and Shane may be working for/with Mazz)- they could have met working on some kind of job for an elder.
What I'd love to see is how the group came together as a coterie and a couple of sketches of what kind of things they've worked on together in the past.
I'm leaning toward having Paris introduced to Calebros as a Camarilla candidate and then having the coterie assigned to mentor her to start the game. It'll help if I know what the coterie is about, what they do, what they're known for, and/or who their mentors/elders/boons/debts are.
Speaking of which, do any of you have any ideas for prestation? Do you see your PC having done a favor for or owing a favor to anyone in particular? Have your PCs done anything noteworthy or ever needed to reach out to someone for help?
Does anybody not have NYbN? Should I put together a list of links to prominent named NPCs or does everybody have the book?
Priam will work with anyone who is serious about designing or partying. He is apolitical, or at least as apolitical as he can safely remain. There is a chance that he may have contacted Victoria to draft a contract or for litigation disputes so that is an easy tie in.
I was considering Prestation merits or flaws but did not go in that direction ultimately. Happy to owe or be owed favors as part of the storyline.
I do not have the 5E NY b N just the Revised version back from I think 2004 so a list of the updated NOCs would be helpful.
I don't have New York by Night either. i've only heard tidbits about it from others and am not well versed.
Alrighty--I'll see about setting up a Relationship Map.
Priam lives and works in the A&D building. A&D One of the hubs of the architecture and design world in NYC at the moment, I have several real world clients that operate showrooms out of the building.
And just outside Valentine's Domain, which stops at 54th! Good location! Priam has probably bumped into Valentine, Shane's mom, Katherine Wiese, and the rest of the coterie that makes their home in and around midtown.
I do not have the 5E NY b N just the Revised version back from I think 2004 so a list of the updated NOCs would be helpful.
Lore changes stop at Revised, Shadow, so you're good. All we're doing is moving the lore from the books put out around 2000 up to 2012.
I don't have New York by Night either. i've only heard tidbits about it from others and am not well versed.
I'll work on putting links up on the Campaign Info tab, Shane.
Alrighty--I'll see about setting up a Relationship Map.
Thanks for the help! Take a dot of Contacts along with that Influence, Victoria!
EDIT: Actually, let me add something to that in a sad attempt to parlay that into more backgrounds or at least flavor. :)
Shane might ask , in exchange, that Mazz recognize the Parasol hotel as Shane's turf and help him reinforce that. Which might buy him a domain of 2 instead of 1.
Shane might make contacts thanks to Mazz. or for that matter another Ally, but this might be earned through play.
While Shane has a Resources of 2 right now, this might bump it up a bit further. Or allow Shane a back up bolt hole haven when he didn't want to lead trouble back to the hotel?
Ha. You pick. Take 2 dots and put them in any of Contacts, Domain, Ally, or Resources.
Also add 1 to your Status to reflect your relationship with Mazz.
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I think someone more involved in things might help so am leaning away from the Malkavian now. I would like to go with a Ventrue. My story will still be leaving Russia from the ship in 1916 to New York and settling in the immigrant part of town and then moving as the Russian's moved. I will need to change my sire but will stick with someone old. If we have a New York by Night Vampire Ventrue who can connect me I can meet anyone through a Mortal who I ride with. I would like to take a take a prey exclusion of feeling on those I travel with. Then Jericho being known as "the Traveller" is two fold. He came from another city and he does so with dominate.
I would like to buy some backgrounds with the freebie points and go with generation 5 and mentor 1 for my initial so I can get a herd, some influence, and some resources once he arrives in New York. He can basically dominate mortals into wealth or have used them to raid and take sabbat resources for he and his sire.
Alright--I've put the beginnings of a Relationship Map up. I've included a link to it in my profile header.
Hopefully, there's enough space for everyone to include their Allies/Contacts/Mentors/Retainers.
Relationship Map has been updated with avatar images. I've set permissions for the Map so that anyone may edit it.
Paris is a vampire newbie who hasn't been taught much about vampire lore or society. Despite that, her coterie is made up of artistic members of the Camarilla and her talents have put her on the radar for Cam induction. Puca, being a Giovanni, technically didn't need the Prince's permission to embrace Paris but as he's friendly with members of the Cam he knows turning up at Elysium with a brand new vampire would be frowned upon.
-Paris is based in Greenwich Village around NYU. Let's say her coterie owns/controls the Astor Place Theatre in NoHo right next to NYU.
-That's not too far from Null Space over in Chelsea- I'm sure Roos and other Torys have been there to see these anarch actors and artists.
-Go ahead and take the 4th dot in Mentor to reflect the size of the coterie at the theatre.
-Take 1 dot of Herd to reflect the workers, hangers on, and other people who orbit around the theatre who Paris can safely feed on. Alternatively, leave Mentor at 3 and have 2 dots of Herd.
got it! I'll have her updated for xp today and then send a low down on the other four members of the Circle Tomorrow!
Ha. You pick. Take 2 dots and put them in any of Contacts, Domain, Ally, or Resources.
Also add 1 to your Status to reflect your relationship with Mazz.
Raised Domain to 2 (And altered wording on the hotel a bit), and raised Ally to 2 for an extra Ally. Let me know if this is too much but given Shane's now defunct baseball scholarship it struck me as fun.
Ally: Vincent Wilson is an angry black man, and after that the stereotype ends. He's a Tech Guru who works for Yankee Stadium. What this means is he makes sure their cameras and many computers are running along fine. He nods his head to his superiors who try to tell him how to do a job that they wouldn't understand if it bit them on the ass, make him miss time at home with his wife, an so on. As retaliation, Vincent secretly makes a bit of extra money off them. Something of an electronic bookie with inside info on how the team is REALLY doing, he attracted Mazz' attention for the same and Shane was sent out. Shane may have been meant to threaten the guy into paying a cut, but what really happened was a kind of friendship was struck over baseball, and sympathy to sticking it to the man. Wilson can get can get Shane tickets during games and access when the stadium is officially closed. Shane in return has gotten Mazz to go easy on him.
I can pick a different one if you like
Regarding my GM-granted dot of Contacts:
--This contact represents one Maya Washington, a government worker in charge of overseeing the creation and updating of passports, birth certificates and other forms of personal identification. With a phone call (and maybe a favour or two), Mrs. Washington can pull up the records on someone Victoria needs information on. Victoria originally met Mrs. Washington through her husband Kevin, whom she represented in a wrongful termination lawsuit after he returned from deployment in Iraq.
Incidentally, am I the only one whose character has an Appearance higher than 3?
Oh and worth noting Paris also can mimic aura sight with Ritual of the Smoking Mirror so people she gets close to she likely would use it on or those she is interested in. Also worth noting to DM Paris is very interested in learning more about rituals I think I may change one of her goals to be about that. is there a mechanical way to get more or is it in game? I just couldn't find anything on it.
Incidentally, am I the only one whose character has an Appearance higher than 3?
I believe so! I considered a appearance 4 for Shane but figured I wanted the 3 Int more for that Brujah do have brains aspect
Incidentally, am I the only one whose character has an Appearance higher than 3?
Are you saying I'm not pretty?
Added goals to Victoria's profile.
Are you saying I'm not pretty?
Very much so, yes. :P
Oh and worth noting Paris also can mimic aura sight with Ritual of the Smoking Mirror so people she gets close to she likely would use it on or those she is interested in. Also worth noting to DM Paris is very interested in learning more about rituals I think I may change one of her goals to be about that. is there a mechanical way to get more or is it in game? I just couldn't find anything on it.
You can learn Rituals in game through roleplay. You just need to find someone who can teach you or some other source for learning the Ritual. Sounds like a good reason to talk to other Giovanni...
I can pick a different one if you like
Sounds good, Shane.
Relationship Map has been updated with avatar images. I've set permissions for the Map so that anyone may edit it.
Thanks, Victoria. If players could try to fill in some information on the map, I would greatly appreciate it.
As of now, it kind of looks like we've got half the group meeting through design/art circles (Roos and Priam meet and become aware of Paris) and half the group meeting at Elysium/through vampire politics (Shane, Victoria, and Roos are all Elysium regulars). Kind of a weird group to throw together, but if we say Shane, Victoria, and Roos were a coterie and had Priam assigned to them when he woke out of torpor (because Thomas Arturo recommended it? because Roos already knew Priam?) a year ago and then because they did a good job with Priam (and Roos and Priam volunteered?) they will be assigned the newbie Paris when she gets introduced to the Cam.
I think that works? What do you all think?
Also, I added wiki links and names to the Campaign Info tab. I'll put more stuff on there, like Elysium, known Domains, other known coteries, known non-Cam vampires, and other game info on there as time permits.
Since that is a general wiki, just ignore any information that conflicts with our game- for instance, that Hellene Panhard is Prince of New York or that Boss Callihan is dead.
Since that is a general wiki, just ignore any information that conflicts with our game- for instance, that Hellene Panhard is Prince of New York or that Boss Callihan is dead.
I didn't even know he was sick!
Ahem. Sorry. I want to write up a bit of a description maybe fight with that relationship map a bit more, but otherwise I think Shane is ready. The idea that Shane, Victoria and Roos were a Coterie first meeting at Elysium and Nullspace sounds good to me.
Well, I am embarrassed to say I am struggling with the realtionship map. Never used that program before so dashed boxes for allies, family and sponsor are not quite coming for me.
Of course, I also don't know how Eva and Kaz feel about him in return for sure as they're NPCs, though I could take some guesses.
On the plus side, I've got a physical description of him subject to change
Well, I am embarrassed to say I am struggling with the realtionship map. Never used that program before so dashed boxes for allies, family and sponsor are not quite coming for me.
Of course, I also don't know how Eva and Kaz feel about him in return for sure as they're NPCs, though I could take some guesses.
On the plus side, I've got a physical description of him subject to change
I've put your connections up on the Map.
I've put your connections up on the Map.Well, I am embarrassed to say I am struggling with the realtionship map. Never used that program before so dashed boxes for allies, family and sponsor are not quite coming for me.
Of course, I also don't know how Eva and Kaz feel about him in return for sure as they're NPCs, though I could take some guesses.
On the plus side, I've got a physical description of him subject to change
Thank you.
Incidentally, am I the only one whose character has an Appearance higher than 3?
I considered going to Appearance 4, but decided that although beautiful, I wanted her to be a force of personality more than just a pretty face.
because Roos already knew Priam
I don't think Roos was in NY before he went into torpor. Perhaps Arturo knew Priam from before Priam's torpor, then when he awoke, Arturo recommended he meet up with the coterie to get back into the swing of things.
...a bit Pushy?
Yeah, likely. I hadn't directly factored that into her personality, but now that you mention it, I can see that.
Well, I am embarrassed to say I am struggling with the realtionship map. Never used that program before so dashed boxes for allies, family and sponsor are not quite coming for me.
I just copied and pasted the boxes and lines that Victoria used at the start. Then moved them where I wanted and changed the text. (Full disclosure, I stole copied/pasted the "Cute but needs better music" line about Shane from Victoia's description of Roos. Seemed appropriate for how she'd think of Shane, too.)
Heh, ninja'd
...a bit Pushy?Yeah, likely. I hadn't directly factored that into her personality, but now that you mention it, I can see that.
Oh well, you put down her Demeanor, as what she shows to the world, as Director so I took that as 'she can be pushy but she's so smooth you don't mind much'. She's probably given Shane a play list to educate himself and he LISTENED to it ;)
Well, I am embarrassed to say I am struggling with the realtionship map. Never used that program before so dashed boxes for allies, family and sponsor are not quite coming for me.I just copied and pasted the boxes and lines that Victoria used at the start. Then moved them where I wanted and changed the text. (Full disclosure, Istolecopied/pasted the "Cute but needs better music" line about Shane from Victoia's description of Roos. Seemed appropriate for how she'd think of Shane, too.)
I laughed at the double up actually.
Relationship Map area has been expanded. Should provide everyone with more room to add connections.
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I have been thinking during the sabbat clean up that Jericho used his abilities to get info and then kill sabbat where they slept and now does some masquerade protection work for the area. Other coterie members could meet Jericho by him travelling on a mortal near them and deciding to reveal himself or him having helped them sweep some problem away.
I have been thinking during the sabbat clean up that Jericho used his abilities to get info and then kill sabbat where they slept and now does some masquerade protection work for the area. Other coterie members could meet Jericho by him travelling on a mortal near them and deciding to reveal himself or him having helped them sweep some problem away.
Given Shane holds a grudge against the Sabbat, that's one way to get an ally :)
Relationship Map area has been expanded. Should provide everyone with more room to add connections.
Thanks again. It's a good reminder and helps set things up.
I believe Shane maybe the one with the most connections thanks to his merit and backgrounds. Not that he's open about all of them.
Looking forward to this
because Roos already knew PriamI don't think Roos was in NY before he went into torpor. Perhaps Arturo knew Priam from before Priam's torpor, then when he awoke, Arturo recommended he meet up with the coterie to get back into the swing of things.
Right, I meant that somehow Priam had met Roos after he woke up but before he officially presented himself to the Prince. More than likely that would have been through Arturo.
Jericho, go ahead and apply your 35 XP. My understanding is that your PC is based somewhere in West Harlem (Hamilton Heights or Manhattanville) and has been there since the early 20th century- is that correct?
What happened to Jericho's sire, Zombar the Disfigured?
Jericho has been in NYC since 1916, so he's very established in the city. How did he deal with the Sabbat during their rule? Did he accept Michaela as Prince? Basically, how does he view the sects and how has he managed to stay alive this whole time under different warring groups? Is he present in vampire politics on a night to night basis?
We also need to figure out why this guy- 8th gen, in the city for over a century (longer than Michaela, even)- is part of a coterie of relative newbies. Shane and Victoria have both been in NYC for 40-50 years and participated in the battle to retake New York. Maybe they helped Jericho with his shady backstabbing type of fight against the Sabbat?
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Jericho has used dominate to stay hidden and as the sides changed he made friend who was able to work both sides thus his background of sleeping with the enemy. Someone placed well enough in both camps that Jericho was able to survive the multiple changes of power between both groups. This allowed Jericho to work under both regimes but ultimately his sire was convinced by all the old powerful Ventrue that helped retake New York for the Cam that it was time to come out of hiding and help their side and rejoin the game so to speak. When that happened Jericho was also "activated" and his ability to gain info and strike unknown into sabbat strongholds was well received. Jericho hasn't ever really made a bunch of kindred associations and at the time of the attack and afterwards his sire wanted him to mix it up a bit in society and use his info to gain some status and such for his sire since he had chosen to join in again due to those powerful Ventrue that were able to speak to him from his hidden position after so long.
Joining and working with the younger coterie is a way to make inroads and meet kindred for Jericho.