Bite Back! (A VTM 20th Anarch Chronicle) (Inactive)

Game Master Ridge

A group of Anarch NPCs find their city deserted by the Camarilla higher ups who fled because of an oncoming Sabbat attack. Turning the tables, the Anarchs do a mass embrace themselves hoping to beat the Sabbat to the punch... some of those embraced will be the PCs (A few will be NPCs the PCs may know).


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"Tell me if you've heard this one..." the pale man across you starts up the conversation as if he were unleashing a joke.
"A group of Anarchs walk into a bar, you know, Rebel licks who've been fighting the capes of the Cam since I don't know when. The Cams are facists scum, and the Anarchs, well, THESE Anarchs would like to try something, ANYTHING, just a bit more democratic."
Your confusion must be evident on your face, because he seems to notice, "What's that? Oh, by lick I mean vampires but we're jumping ahead of the story. Do the Cams do a good job of keeping vampires a secret? So so but not like the Anarchs are popping up online, baring fangs and going "want to learn the secrets of the vampire, subscribe to my channel and watch me snuff a homeless guy by drinking his blood-fans only!"

Oh yeah, you're really wishing there were someone nearby right now.

"Don't bother reaching for your phone. I lifted it before this started," he warns, 'where was I? Yeah, we get it. Secrecy is good for us all. Anyway, the Cams in this town are extra facist. Strict population limits. Strict feeding zones. And the Anarchs who fight are out numbered and frankly out gunned. Think 'Papers citizen' with a transyvanian accent. One Anarch loses it and gives them an excuse to stake him and bake him. It's a Brujah by the way, it's ALWAYS a Brujah." the pale guy (vampire??) sighs and you realize that sigh is the first time he's actually breathed.

"So this Brujah's coterie gets together and decide they need to save him before he gets executed. Only to find out, he's gotten out on his own. Turns out the cams have left. ALL Of them. And he heard why. A bigger group of vamps, a nastier pyscho group of vamps, are about to head into town. And we, the few Anarchs, are left facing an oncoming horde. Look, all vampires feed on humans, but we try not to kill doing it. A nip here, a sip there. Some of us even have human friends, not that we know what we are. The Sabbat, those are the psycho zealot vamps , hate humans. Really. They kill casually. Well, the sabbat are on thier way and they're going to pick this city clean and take over. And these Anarchs are on their own." He sighs "We are on our own. You see, when they get here, they're going to grab dozens of folks, slam shovels upside their head, bury them, drive them hungry and mad, and then release them to terrorize the place."
You give a slow cautious nod, no need to anger the crazy person (Vampire? Could this be real?) in front of you.
"We're gonna be so out numbered, but then, then we get an idea. What if we beat them to the punch? what if we embraced.. or turned if you prefer, some folks into vampires to help us fight against the coming invasion? The Cam kept us from doing it before but they're gone. We don't have to be the mag 7 against hundreds. We could be more like the Mag 14 .. but we need folks who A) won't spill the beans. B) have something or someone to fight for C) Aren't going to instantly turn into Cam wanna be jerks with ambitions of Princehood. I've watched you. Researched you. I know you have some folks you don't want harmed.. no, I am not threatening them, but the Sabbat will. "

You realize this guy is serious. Deadly serious. And there are some people, good people, you don't want anything to happen to.
"It's sinking in" he says, flashing his fangs, and they vanish again, "Good. IF we pull this off, and it's not likely, we have a city where we can live forever and free. If we don't, well, we better hope the worse that happens to us is we get our heads chopped off clean. If you say no, I wipe your mind- oh yeah, i can do that. I'm older and more powerful than I look. And I hope you don't get turned against us by the Sabbat. If you say yes, well, i can't say you won't be a monster. All of us are monsters, but you'll be a nicer monster than the ones that are coming. So..." the pale man leans forward "the question is, do you want to go down as prey? or get a fighting chance as a predator? the others have their targets and approaches, some not nearly as nice as mine. They're coming for us soon, fangs bared. Wouldn't you like to.... bite back?"

TL: DR
The above is just an example of the recruiting speech your character might get, though each of the anarch's 'recruiting' has their own style :) A group of Anarch NPCs find their city deserted by the Camarilla higher ups who fled because of an oncoming Sabbat attack. Turning the tables, the Anarchs do a mass embrace themselves hoping to beat the Sabbat to the punch... some of those embraced will be the PCs (A few will be NPCs the PCs may know). Starts off with PC mortal nights, then after the embrace there's some combat. Then, assuming the anarchs win... they have to deal with the fact they have a city to manage the masquerade in themselves while worrying the Cams will return, that's where less combat heavy stuff comes in.

Character Creation notes: The most commonly found vampires among the Anarchs, blood wise, are Brujah, Gangeral, and Caitiff but the only clans I will discourage are Giovanni, Tremere and Assamites. Yeah, the Anarchs have some Lasombra and Tzimisce too and those are options as are some bloodlines. Road of humanity only.
You start this game as human, so in a way it's a group prelude.

More important than Clan for this is the people around your character. They're also on the recruiting block after all, or will be affected. So please, mention in brief at least two people in your characters lives who are important to them and they care about. Also mention at least one foil, rival, or out right jerk enemy they don't like.

We'll sus this out as we go.


Questions you guys might have for me. But please ask more

What City are we using?

I'm thinking of Phoenix, Arizona . It's not mentioned much in the Source Material, it's near both the Anarch States and Sabbat territory. It's in the top 10 of most populated cities in the United States.

Downside, if any player is from Phoenix, you're probably going to wince at all I get wrong ;)

What Year is it in game? Modern, but a bit vague on the exact year. We may want to 'skip ahead' sometime so I'm trying to decide if we need a gap. The game begins on a kind of count down till Embrace.So many days left before you've seen your last day.

You mentioned Combat, so we need to play Physical attributes first Ex Green Berets?

Oh God no. I mean, if that's the concept you enjoy, sure. But the game may have some combat upfront, and I do suggest each PC have a dot in some ability that helps fight (A single dot of firearms would qualify, single dot of brawl, etc), but each Anarch NPC is going to stubbornly cling into their own ideal of who they hope survives to join them in the long night. Reasons to stay and fight on the Anarch side are actually more important to the concept than fighting skills themselves.

who are our sires? - Most will come from a Coterie of Anarchs, but while i have some names and concepts for them, a lot will depend on what clan you pick for your characters. If you prefer a list of possible sires, let me know. Now not all might be in the Coerie, but rather some who are willing to help them rather than run like the Camarilla.

What's the metaplot here? Have the Gangrel and Brujah left the Camarilla? Was the Ravnos ante nuked? Etc.

This is a long one so spoiling to sum up but feel free to read

Metaplot bits:
The Gangrel have given the Cams a finger. More and more Brujah are doing the same.
The Great Leap Forward was a failure in LA and the Anarch free states. The Sabbat are still a major threat (That's the basis for this story after all) and advancing.

The Ravnos Ante was nuked, but ironically the Ravnos who were playing with others did better than the ones who only assocated with other Ravnos. The Ravnos among the Anarch Free state were subdued by their Anarch bodies not of the same blood for their own good. Ditto for the Ravnos Antis. The ravnos who only hung out with other ravnos had no one to stop them from feeding on each other. The result is a lot of remaining Ravnos are not the ones most dedicated to the Path of Paradox or the old caste system. They're more a scattered bloodline than a Clan.

The Assamites /Bani Haqim are making overtures into joining the Camarilla, at least some of them.The main clan has gone super zealot and the curse is broken. This has depleted the Sabbat of many former Assamite Anti (but not all).

The Followers of Set, caught between Sabbat advances and Camarilla indifference are getting cozier with the Anarchs. In fact, one temple in the city is going to help the Anarchs survive if they can.

The Giovanni.. are not having a good time. The week of nightmares and attempts to shred the shroud backfired on them, and all the enemies they ever made among ghosts and kindred alike are now either hunting them or gobbling up their assets. At the time of the game, Giovanni are going the way of the Salubri only they deserve it more.

The Second inquisition with world governments enacting programs to destroy all vampires are not ongoing... YET. For now the Masquerade holds.


I would be looking at a ghoul who got left behind by the cam when things got ugly because they couldn't extract him. Somebody who spent some time doing the messy hard work on distant shores and then came home and did it here too and got caught so deniable plausibility and got stuck working for a jerk who had a vampire up the chain and basically vanished into the night doing the same dark things for a different gang called the kindred who got him back in to his black box operation to help keep the Masquerade, so they couldn't get him out of risk being exposed. So it's easy to get me because I need kindred blood to keep my edge. I also have a former person in the cam who I don't like much (enemy 2 or 3) and a hankering for vengeance.
I might go a ghoul dot in fort.


A former Ghoul would be fine. And giving him to resent the Camarilla makes sense. He'd still have reason to know the Sabbat is bad news.

EDIT: In the sake of fairness though you still need to be built on no more points or less than others.

Your choice if you want to spend freebies to get the merit:

Former Ghoul (1pt. Merit):

You were introduced to the Blood long before you
were made Kindred. Your long experience as a ghoul
gives you insight into and comfort with vampiric society. You are at -1 difficulty on all Social rolls when in
the presence of other neonates (particularly those who
haven’t been educated by their sires), and have a -1
difficulty on all rolls relating to vampiric knowledge

Or

Additional Discipline (5pt. Merit):

You can take one additional Discipline (Storyteller
discretion) as if it were a Clan Discipline. All costs
to learn that Discipline are paid out as if it were native to your Clan. A character cannot take this Merit
more than once, and Caitiff vampires cannot take this
Merit.

The other thing, of course, is the two people who are important to him and the guy who is a jerk. I should claify they were meant to be kine. :)

Could be family members or friends who didn't know he was a ghoul etc. One could be a fellow Ghoul from another Vamp. etc.

I would also ask that he not have been a ghoul for too long. 5 years tops. My original idea was we had humans who DIDN'T know about the world of vampires dragged in.


Ah I missed that. It's no problem I can step back and just make it that it was military/mob stuff

Pick up a younger sister and a girlfriend

And pick up the guy who burned him and sold him down the river forcing him to work for the wrong guys as a merc


Cool.

Any idea what Clan/Bloodline you're hoping to play?


Shadow's Status

Dotting for interest, I'll probably review over the weekend ;-)


I have done Nosferatu, gangrel and Ventrue my last three so Lasombra is good


Storyteller Shadow wrote:
Dotting for interest, I'll probably review over the weekend ;-)

Glad to hear it!

Edelsmirge wrote:

I have done Nosferatu, gangrel and Ventrue my last three so Lasombra is good

Fantastic, and thank you for listing the three people in his life. that's the sort of thing I'll be basing a lot of the RP around.

*******
All: Before I forget, regarding backgrounds. Everyone gets a dot in mentor for free! The anarchs who bring you want you educated after all. Please don't use all five background dots in Generation if possible, as I don't imagine any of your sires are Generation 7.

Other than that, some of the backgrounds might be considered a 'pre purchase' , such as a Domain, Herd, or Retainer/Ghoul . You won't really start with them, but 'luck' will go your way to help you get a jump on them. Contacts and Allies and Resources are likely from your mortal days.


For merits and flaws mortal wise I plan to take a few and leave a few open for the embrace to help me slide into damnation sort of thing.


I sent Marcel's player a link to this. Not sure if he's going to join us or not.

I'm trying to decide to weather the Recruitment thread. I'd actually like to keep it small like 4 players. But at least one more would be nice.


Edelsmirge wrote:

For merits and flaws mortal wise I plan to take a few and leave a few open for the embrace to help me slide into damnation sort of thing.

Sure. If you guys want to hold back some points in freebies that's fine. Part of the the theme of the story I HOPE to pull off is how being a vampire can change a person and I don't just mean supernatural powers and a thirst for blood. Being immortal can be very liberating, or yes, very damning if your'e not careful.


Shadow's Status

I still need to do amore thorough read through but considering either Follower of Set or a Toreador as I am not sure I ever played either Clan to my memory.


Storyteller Shadow wrote:
I still need to do amore thorough read through but considering either Follower of Set or a Toreador as I am not sure I ever played either Clan to my memory.

Well, if you have any questions ask away. Both would be fine and if you need something for a backstory we can tweak stuff.

For example, currently I have this in the game info:

Quote:
Now only one Follower of Set is known. Professor Hugh Waret has no intention of leaving his cushy spot and with no Camarila to stop his own embracing he is 'helping', as Setites do.

But I'm still at a stage I can remove or replace him if you don't want him to be your character's sire.

A Toreador member of one of the two anarch coteries is very likely


Okay. I put out a recruitment page. We'll see who if anyone bites... er no pun intended


Looks like we got a Malkavian!


GM Who Must Be Feared & Obeyed (Or At Least Bribed With Cookies)

*slides in doing a sick guitar riff*

Checking in! Thanks for having me along!

Now to get Michael all statted up...


Dragoncat wrote:

*slides in doing a sick guitar riff*

Checking in! Thanks for having me along!

Now to get Michael all statted up...

And a (probably) Brujah. Excellent. Welcome , Dragoncat! You'll recognize some of the players here.


GM Who Must Be Feared & Obeyed (Or At Least Bribed With Cookies)

Do you want us to stat up characters as mortals or as vampires for the start?


You know what, for ease of play, go ahead and stat them up as Vampires!
Technically mortals would get 6/4/3 instead of 7/5/3 for starting attributes so for FUN we might play up how after the embrace this or that character feels stronger, notices more, or is just hotter (Or whatever fits) but that'll be more for fun and flavor. So let's just write them up as Neonate vampires for ease. If folks want to keep track of what got boosted by the embrace most, feel free but not a must.


Oh I should also add, while it's up to you, if you want the embrace made it so Michael didn't need contacts anymore.

Obviously, being turned him into a vampire has not helped his problems with the sun


GM Who Must Be Feared & Obeyed (Or At Least Bribed With Cookies)
ST Gloaming wrote:

Oh I should also add, while it's up to you, if you want the embrace made it so Michael didn't need contacts anymore.

Obviously, being turned him into a vampire has not helped his problems with the sun

Yep, that's what I had in mind for him in the first place.


ST Gloaming wrote:

Looks like we got a Malkavian!

Hello I'm the Malkavian. Lawrence Skarney, not sure where to upload or write up the sheet but I've filled out my sheet as best as I could.


vegecannibal wrote:
ST Gloaming wrote:

Looks like we got a Malkavian!

Hello I'm the Malkavian. Lawrence Skarney, not sure where to upload or write up the sheet but I've filled out my sheet as best as I could.

Oh just make an Alias for Lawrence Skarney and write up the sheet on that. Much like you have for your pathfinder characters. I'll double check your sheet on that.

And Welcome aboard


M Malkavian Editor at FOX 10 Pheonix

Here we are:[Lawrence Skarney]


GM Who Must Be Feared & Obeyed (Or At Least Bribed With Cookies)

What's the starting date in-game?


Male 12th Generation Brujah Punk Rocker|Blood Pool: 6/11|Willpower: 5/7

Anyways, Dragoncat's character is ready to go!


Okay. Looking over the write ups.

Dragoncat wrote:
What's the starting date in-game?

That's a good question. For now, I'm aiming for Tuesday evening, so folks can get back fully from Labor Day Weekend.


ST Gloaming wrote:

Okay. Looking over the write ups.

Dragoncat wrote:
What's the starting date in-game?
That's a good question. For now, I'm aiming for Tuesday evening, so folks can get back fully from Labor Day Weekend.

I think the question was more "What Month/Day/Year is it in game?"

I set my birthday as just Month/Day cuz i didn't know what year to set.


Lawrence Skarney wrote:
Here we are:[Lawrence Skarney]

How points does he have in Larceny? It looks like it got chopped off at the ":"

I'm worried about the WP being a mere 4. Fighting off paranoia for a scene will be hard.

Oh guys, don't forget you get a Dot in mentor for FREE. So that's one background or freebie point you don't have to spend.


vegecannibal wrote:
ST Gloaming wrote:

Okay. Looking over the write ups.

Dragoncat wrote:
What's the starting date in-game?
That's a good question. For now, I'm aiming for Tuesday evening, so folks can get back fully from Labor Day Weekend.

I think the question was more "What Month/Day/Year is it in game?"

I set my birthday as just Month/Day cuz i didn't know what year to set.

Oh. Well I mentioned that above, vaguely... "Modern, but a bit vague on the exact year. We may want to 'skip ahead' sometime so I'm trying to decide if we need a gap. The game begins on a kind of count down till Embrace.So many days left before you've seen your last day."

If it's really driving you guys nuts not having a specific date, let me know, but I've found putting dates on each night can sometimes lead to a clutter as faster posters eventually want to move onto the next night while those who post at a slower rate feel a bit let out when they do post. More flexible time lets me try to accommodate both at least when the group isn't together.


ST Gloaming wrote:


Lawrence Skarney wrote:
Here we are:[Lawrence Skarney]

How points does he have in Larceny? It looks like it got chopped off at the ":"

I'm worried about the WP being a mere 4. Fighting off paranoia for a scene will be hard.

Oh guys, don't forget you get a Dot in mentor for FREE. So that's one background or freebie point you don't have to spend.

Fair enough, since Willpower was based off of Courage I put more in courage than the the other two but I can put even more in, New Split is 2 Concientious,3 Instinct,5 Courage so my Humanity is 5, and my Willpower is 5

Ah and good catch, Fixed Larceny to 3.
I read ahead that the Mentor point was free so I did not pay for it


Quote:

If it's really driving you guys nuts not having a specific date, let me know, but I've found putting dates on each night can sometimes lead to a clutter as faster posters eventually want to move onto the next night while those who post at a slower rate feel a bit let out when they do post. More flexible time lets me try to accommodate both at least when the group isn't together.

Just Curious. I can work with a dubious time frame, but a month/season to start would probably help to have everyone start on the same page so to speak.


vegecannibal wrote:
ST Gloaming wrote:


Lawrence Skarney wrote:
Here we are:[Lawrence Skarney]

How points does he have in Larceny? It looks like it got chopped off at the ":"

I'm worried about the WP being a mere 4. Fighting off paranoia for a scene will be hard.

Oh guys, don't forget you get a Dot in mentor for FREE. So that's one background or freebie point you don't have to spend.

Fair enough, since Willpower was based off of Courage I put more in courage than the the other two but I can put even more in, New Split is 2 Concientious,3 Instinct,5 Courage so my Humanity is 5, and my Willpower is 5

Ah and good catch, Fixed Larceny to 3.
I read ahead that the Mentor point was free so I did not pay for it

Well, my suggestion would be that maybe the Larceny should be 2 and you use some of those freebie points from ability boost to boost up the WP instead without sacrificing a virtue. But he's your character. I'm not saying Larceny will never come in handy, it will but you'll be facing some shovel heads and rivals alike with some mental disciplines now and then plus the usual troubles facing a Malk and the flaws you've got WP might be more valuable.

Which ever fits your concept best though.

And speaking of mentors, your character's sire will be a Malk named Writhe. As the name might suggest, Writhe has a few tics as well.


vegecannibal wrote:
Quote:

If it's really driving you guys nuts not having a specific date, let me know, but I've found putting dates on each night can sometimes lead to a clutter as faster posters eventually want to move onto the next night while those who post at a slower rate feel a bit let out when they do post. More flexible time lets me try to accommodate both at least when the group isn't together.

Just Curious. I can work with a dubious time frame, but a month/season to start would probably help to have everyone start on the same page so to speak.

That's more than reasonable. I'm thinking end of summer , possibly the last weeks in August.


Michael 'Bones' Starr wrote:
Anyways, Dragoncat's character is ready to go!

I maybe missing something. But you may have one talent too many? I see Intimidation got boosted with freebies, but even if...

Alertness 1
Athletics 1
Brawl 3
Empathy 1
Expression 3 (Song Lyrics)
Intimidation 2 (Before Freebie use)
Leadership 1
Streetwise 1
Subterfuge 1

You'd have 14 dots in talents instead of 13.


Male 12th Generation Brujah Punk Rocker|Blood Pool: 6/11|Willpower: 5/7

Revised it and removed Leadership 1.

Also added 1 dot of Resources since we're getting 1 free dot of Mentor.


Michael 'Bones' Starr wrote:

Revised it and removed Leadership 1.

Also added 1 dot of Resources since we're getting 1 free dot of Mentor.

I think you're ready. And thank you.

Oh, Michael's Anarch Sire is going to be D-Man.


ST Gloaming wrote:


Well, my suggestion would be that maybe the Larceny should be 2 and you use some of those freebie points from ability boost to boost up the WP instead without sacrificing a virtue. But he's your character. I'm not saying Larceny will never come in handy, it will but you'll be facing some shovel heads and rivals alike with some mental disciplines now and then plus the usual troubles facing a Malk and the flaws you've got WP might be more valuable.

Which ever fits your concept best though.

And speaking of mentors, your character's sire will be a Malk named Writhe. As the name might suggest, Writhe has a few tics as well.

OK, I can probably shuffle some more points down into virtues. I'll need to consider what though.


vegecannibal wrote:

OK, I can probably shuffle some more points down into virtues. I'll need to consider what though.

OK, went one level down with Larceny, for 2 points and added 2pts of flaws, Repulsed by Garlic and Cold Breeze. Put 2 points directly into Willpower then spent 2 on upping a virtue. Humanity 6/Willpower 7


vegecannibal wrote:
ST Gloaming wrote:


Well, my suggestion would be that maybe the Larceny should be 2 and you use some of those freebie points from ability boost to boost up the WP instead without sacrificing a virtue. But he's your character. I'm not saying Larceny will never come in handy, it will but you'll be facing some shovel heads and rivals alike with some mental disciplines now and then plus the usual troubles facing a Malk and the flaws you've got WP might be more valuable.

Which ever fits your concept best though.

And speaking of mentors, your character's sire will be a Malk named Writhe. As the name might suggest, Writhe has a few tics as well.

OK, I can probably shuffle some more points down into virtues. I'll need to consider what though.

Not a must and no rush, our two original players are still tinkering on theirs.

I hope you guys have fun with this when it does start. Looks like Michael "Bones" Star and Lawrence Skarney are the furthest along. So when I do start the game up I may begin with your characters but that's still not likely till tuesday.

Each character will have a sort of solo introduction as a mortal with the people in their lives as a way to kick the tires so to speak. Each PC may find themselves being hunted or checked out without realizing it (depending on rolls etc) .


Male 12th Generation Brujah Punk Rocker|Blood Pool: 6/11|Willpower: 5/7

So is this D-Man a fan of The Chain-Breakers? I'm imagining that they were following them on tour for a while and took the opportunity to meet Michael at the band's gig in Phoenix.


Michael 'Bones' Starr wrote:
So is this D-Man a fan of The Chain-Breakers? I'm imagining that they were following them on tour for a while and took the opportunity to meet Michael at the band's gig in Phoenix.

The Crimson Dream Coterie tends to hang around Phoenix 's edges (Because the Cam that was here used to be few but strict) but I imagine at least some of them are fans. So sure, D-Man is probably a fan , not a die hard, but it's very possible the Chain Breakers have at least one song that really captured the Anarch spirit (in D-Man's opinion anyway) and that's got D-Man' attention.

Sounds like the Band got their start in Phoenix, so it's possible Kevin and/or Natalie have family here that they actually don't hate, another reason Phoenix has been on the circuit.

I'm not sure how much you want me to tell you about your eventual sire for risk of spoiling things but ask away if you want to know more, OR tell me what you think works better story wise for you. I'm not too proud to tailor the sire to fit the PC's hopes/preferences


CG|Sorcerer (Shadow) [Cosmos Oracle Dedicaiton] 7 | AC 23 | HP 72/72 | Fort +12 | Reflex +12| Will +11| Hero Points: 0| Perception +11 |Spell DC 25 | Acrobatics +12, Arcana +7, Athletics +7, Crafting +7, Deception +13, Diplomacy +11, Intimidate +11, [Genealogy] Lore +9, [ALL OTHERS] Lore: +7, Medicine +7, Nature +9, Occult +9, Perform +11, Religion +9, Society +11, Stealth +14, Thievery +10

Sorry, I looked and meant to come post sooner. But I didn't see this on my list and it slipped my mind.

I was thinking a Brujah or Gangrel that ditched the Camarilla and is now helping out those left behind could be fun.


Shadow's Status

Dylan Gantz:

Dylan Gantz
Concept: College Student Athlete (20)
Background: Dylan grew up in central NJ. His parents were Divorced but his Dad (Brian) was a former wrestler in college and the army and wanted his son to follow in his footsteps, no matter what his so thought.

Despite having 3 sisters, Dylan was the apple of his Father’s eye and all he cared about, much to Dylan’s chagrin. Dylan would have preferred to be an auto mechanic as he loves working with his hands and loves cars but he was railroaded into wrestling and at 6’3” 277 was unfortunately, really good at it. He’s generally a good person but can be a bit merciless if pissed off and is not overly concerned with the feelings of others.

To get away from the old man he took a scholarship at ASU as one of his sister’s went there on an academic scholarship.
Dylan is an ok student but spends most of his time outside of school on the offseason working for a local mechanic.

Contacts:

Sister – Kelly Gantz – (Demeanor – Bon Vivant) Kelly also attends ASU as a senior. She majors in speech therapy and is a pretty smart cookie. Dylan gets along well with her and has always looked after her and was the driving factor in convincing her to break up with her former BF Brandon. Whether she wants to get back with him anyway is something that Dylan doesn’t consider overmuch as he knows that Brandon is an ass.

Employer – Jerry Collada (Demeanor – Fanatic) Jerry own Collada Auto and is probably the biggest car not Dylan has ever known, he tries to convince Dylan to quit school and come work for him but Dylan is still too influenced by the old man to be quite that ballsy.

Rival – Brandon Courtney – (Demeanor – Bravo) (Male, 22) Brandon is also a collegiate wrestler but a “typical” meat head jock. He’s a senior and a great wrestler but smaller than Dylan at 5’11” 185 lbs. They still have friction as Brandon used to date Kelly and wants her back.

Sheet:
Clan: Follower of Set
Nature – Conformist
Demeanor – Competitor
13th
Physical
Strength 4, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4
Social
Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 3
Mental
Perception 1, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Talents
Alertness 3, Athletics 3, Brawl 4, Intimidation 3

Skills
Craft 3 (Auto-repair), Drive 3, Performance 1, Survival 2

Knowledges
Computer 2, Technology 3

Backgrounds: Retainers (1) Resources (1) Mentor (1) Allies (2) Contacts (1)
Disciplines:
Serpentis, Presence, Obfuscate

Conscience 1, Self-Control 4, Courage 5
Humanity 5
Willpower 5
Freebies: Stamina (5),
(Hold back 10 Freebies for Embrace).
(Will pick Merits and Flaws at Embrace).
Sire: Professor Hugh Waret


male Human Code name: "Black out" (soon to be Lasombra 9th generation)

Basic character is set


Marcel DuBouis wrote:

Sorry, I looked and meant to come post sooner. But I didn't see this on my list and it slipped my mind.

I was thinking a Brujah or Gangrel that ditched the Camarilla and is now helping out those left behind could be fun.

Glad you could make it!

Well, the premise is each of you start out as mortal and we RP your last few days, then embraces as you're recruited by the Anarchs to defend the city. Go ahead and write up your vampire as usual because he or she will grow into that sheet rapidly ;)

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's idea at the start but I was hoping the PCs would more or less have that in common.

It is possible your character could be someone who was ghouled recently then abandoned. Thus knowing that vampires exist even if he /she doesn't know the details.

Either Brujah or Gangrel is fine!

Currently we have among the PCs (in one state of development or another)
A Survivalist and Media Editor soon to be Malkavian
An Albino Punk Rocker and soon to be Brujah
A student on a wrestling scholarship/Mechanic soon Follower of Set
A military sniper soon to be Lasombra

I need two people close to your character (Could be a family member, a spouse, friends) and ONE person who your character detests (Could be that co-worker that stabs you in the back, that jerk neighbor who bellows at you about your choice of music during the day, an Evil Ex etc). You don't need a lot of details for them. We can work on that. Maybe a Demeanor (As their nature is unknown) to give me a helping hand.


Storyteller Shadow wrote:
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Dylan looks good to go. Numbers stack up. I find his nature ironic given he'll be on the side of the anarchs but as his Sire is allied WITH The movement but not an Anarch himself , that works. I see you have freebies on hold. It's good.

And I thank you for the '3 people' list.

Do you have ideas who the retianer, allies are in his backgrounds, and contact yet? or do you want to flesh that out in story on a 'I happen to know a guy' basis? If it's the 3 people you listed, well, depending on how bad or good things go that could change. There's an undead war about to happen ;)


Morgrym Black wrote:
Basic character is set

Looks good, Obviously he takes quickly to the Dark but that is the Lasombra niche so he'll be a big surprise for his sire at being a natural.

Now earlier you mentioned for your three people that you would

Quote:

Pick up a younger sister and a girlfriend

And pick up the guy who burned him and sold him down the river forcing him to work for the wrong guys as a merc

That still the case? Either way I need 3 names, three demeanors for them, and a brief bit on them.


vegecannibal wrote:


OK, went one level down with Larceny, for 2 points and added 2pts of flaws, Repulsed by Garlic and Cold Breeze. Put 2 points directly into Willpower then spent 2 on upping a virtue. Humanity 6/Willpower 7

Looks like you're ready, and thank you for putting up with my nit pickiness :)

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