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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#1: Dec 13th 2013 at 7:32:48 PM

Okay guys, time we get this show on the road.

The sun began to set over the hills and hollows of the small town of Wise, Virginia. And now the monsters come out and congregate around an old honky-tonk biker bar known as the Mad Jackal, located on the outskirts of town.

The Mad Jackal is the abode of the vampires of the Sabbat and their blood dolls. It's a rough bar, with hardwood floors and plywood walls painted black and adorned with a mix of heavy metal and anime posters, the sound of classic rock and heavy metal music fills the air, and a surly-looking ghoul bartender overviews the barroom. As blood dolls enjoy their drinks and congregate around the pool tables and arcade games, in the back of the bar, in a dark smoky corner, the Sabbat have gathered for their business.

This is a Sabbat game for Vampire The Masquerade. We will NOT use the metaplot and will use the rules from Vampire: The Masquerade's 20th Anniversary Edition.

The following clans, antitribbu clans, and bloodlines are in play...

  • Lasombra
  • Tzimisce
  • Serpents of the Light
  • Assamite
  • Brujah
  • Gangrel
  • Malkavian
  • Nosferatu
  • Ravnos
  • Toreador
  • Tremere
  • Ventrue
  • Daughters of Cacophony
  • Kiasyd

The following Paths of Enlightenment are in play...

  • Humanity (Default Path)
  • Path of Cathari
  • Path of Power and the Inner Voice
  • Path of the Feral Heart
  • Path of Caine
  • Path of Metamorphosis
  • Path of Honorable Accord
Characters follow these guidelines for character creation.

  • 7/5/3 for attributes (Each attribute starts out with one dot for free)
  • 13/9/5 for abilities
  • 7 dots for Virtues (Conscience and Self-Control for Humanity and Path of Honorable Accord, Conviction and Instinct for the rest of the paths. Each Attribute starts out with one free dot)
  • 4 Discipline dots
  • 0 Background dots (Can be purchased with freebie points)
  • 15 Freebie Points

Signup sheet is as follows....

  • Name:
  • Gender:
  • Appearance:
  • Clan:
  • Generation:
  • Nature:
  • Demeanor:
  • Attributes
    • Strength: /Dexterity: /Stamina:
    • Charisma: /Manipulation: /Appearance:
    • Perception: /Intelligence: /Wits:
  • Virtues
    • Conscience/Conviction
    • Self-Control/Instinct
    • Courage:
  • Humanity/Path: (Equal to your Conscience + Self-Control or Conviction + Instinct)
  • Willpower: (Equal to Courage score)
  • Disciplines:
  • Abilities
    • Talents
      • Alertness
      • Athletics
      • Awareness
      • Brawl
      • Empathy
      • Expression
      • Intimidation
      • Leadership
      • Streetwise
      • Subterfuge
    • Skills
      • Animal Ken
      • Crafts
      • Drive
      • Etiquette
      • Firearms
      • Larceny
      • Melee
      • Performance
      • Stealth
      • Survival
    • Knowledges
      • Academics
      • Computer
      • Finance
      • Investigation
      • Law
      • Medicine
      • Occult
      • Politics
      • Science
      • Technology
  • Equipment:
  • Background Info: (Can be either a short bio or some insight on your character's personality)

Here's the freebie point costs.

  • Discipline: 7 points
  • Attribute: 5 points
  • Ability: 2 points
  • Virtue: 2 points
  • Background: 1 point
  • Willpower: 1 point
  • Humanity/Path: 1 point

I will be posting my character soon, and they will probably be the Ductus of the group.

edited 29th Dec '13 5:23:28 PM by PaulieRomanov

CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#2: Dec 14th 2013 at 3:23:48 AM

Before I'm posting my sheet (it needs a bit of tweaking because I assumed there were no free dots for Conviction and Instincts), Paulie let me pick 7 point worth Merits and Flaws so I assume that extends to other players.

My President is Funny Valentine.
joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
Happy New Year!
#3: Dec 14th 2013 at 4:33:01 AM

Hoping so, although you do deserve it for actually getting a character in on time

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#4: Dec 14th 2013 at 4:36:19 AM

[up][up]You can get merits and flaws, don't worry

CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#5: Dec 14th 2013 at 6:14:14 AM

[up]I know, but I want other players to get it as well, so it is balanced.

Purchased a point of Herd and point of Generation, but I'm not in position to post know the sheet (because I'm not writing from my PC at this moment). I'll also write a backstory, but not too long. Enough to justify everything.

If I had 3 private blood dolls, I can stat them? I thought of Ghoul creation method, but with no freebies and no Flaws/Merits. 6/4/3 for Attributes, 11/7/4 for Abilities, no Backgrounds/Disciplines (Virtues as normal).

edited 14th Dec '13 6:46:33 AM by CaptainKatsura

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#6: Dec 14th 2013 at 6:44:52 AM

[up]Anyone can get merits and flaws

And yes, you can stat your blood dolls or ghouls

CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#7: Dec 14th 2013 at 6:47:19 AM

One of my blood dolls is based on a stoner high school colleague whose body likely produced THC on its own. [lol] The second is bottom tier game designer involved in shitty low budget games, called Mike. His dark secret is involvement in "Limbo of The Lost".

edited 14th Dec '13 6:49:38 AM by CaptainKatsura

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#9: Dec 14th 2013 at 10:51:29 AM

Name: Ellen Thorne

Gender: Female

Clan: Pander (Caitiff)

Appearance: Ellen appears to be a young woman in her twenties. She has blond hair and green

eyes, and wears a hoodie and jeans.

Generation: 12th

Nature: Autocrat

Demeanor: Director

Attributes:

- Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2

- Charisma 4 (Specialty: Forceful), Manipulation 4 (Specialty: Persuasive), Appearance 4

(Specialty: Photogenic)

- Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Virtues:

- Conviction: 4

`- Instinct: 1

- Courage: 5

Path (of Power and the Inner Voice): 5

Willpower: 8

Disciplines: Animalism 1, Dominate 1, Potence 1, Presence 1

Backgrounds: Generation 1, Herd 1

Abilities:

- Talents: Alertness 1, Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Empathy 1, Expression 1 (Specialty:

Conversation), Intimidation 1, Leadership 1, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2

- Skills: Animal Ken 1, Drive 2, Etiquette 1, Firearms 1, Melee 1, Performance 1

(Specialty: Guitar Solos), Stealth 1, Survival 1

- Knowledges: Academics 1, Computer 1, Law 1 (Specialty: the Code of Milan), Politics 1,

Science (Specialty: Chemistry)

Merits: Enchanting Voice, Former Ghoul, Iron Will, Natural Leader

Flaws: Addiction (Marijuana), Deep Sleeper, Enemy (A minor criminal organisation), Prey Exclusion (Drug dealers), Tic/Twitch (Twitching fingers)

Equipment: a motorbike, a knife, a revolver, a mobile phone, a guitar

Background: Ellen is an ex-ghoul and former drug dealer who used to provide Sabbat vampires of her city with drug laced blood dolls. She earned an Embrace for her services and used to be a member of pack of Panders to whom her sire belonged. Her first pack was disbanded because of heavy casualties and she got 'assigned' to a new pack. She diablerized her sire for what she perceived as incompetence in leading her original group. Ellen adopted the Path of Power and the Inner Voice as her morality code, and her claimed goal is to remove any incompetent superior like her sire so Sabbath is not hampered by such fools. In reality, she really does it for power and status, though she does strive to be a competent Cainite.

Due to her addiction to marijuana she must prey on those who are marijuana users, and she spares drug dealers on principle because killing them would reduce number of potential blood bags to feed on. She keeps three private blood dolls as her herd from whom she feeds sparingly enough to keep them in good shape, but whenever she finds a random prey about whom she is certain he or she has smoked a joint recently she has no qualms about sucking her or him dry if she can get away with that.

Ellen is at conflict with a minor criminal organisation which she swindled back in her breathing days as a ghoul.

My President is Funny Valentine.
PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#11: Dec 14th 2013 at 5:10:51 PM

Now time to wait for other players. I'm looking forward what they will cook up grin

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#12: Dec 14th 2013 at 5:32:14 PM

I can make my character too

CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#13: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:24:11 AM

My herd is under construction.

My character may not have qualms about sucking dry random marijuana user, but she does care to certain extent about her herd. They're like her pets. Or cattle for milking, not meat.

edited 15th Dec '13 6:24:22 AM by CaptainKatsura

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joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
Happy New Year!
#14: Dec 18th 2013 at 3:41:07 AM

Sorry for the long delay just busy with Christmas stuff. In should get character up soon as I get a day off.

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CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#15: Dec 18th 2013 at 6:03:59 AM

Nice! :D

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#16: Dec 18th 2013 at 7:33:25 PM

Will probably be making my character tonight, the Ductus. Not sure if I should make her a Ravnos or a Lasombra.

joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
Happy New Year!
#17: Dec 18th 2013 at 8:46:53 PM

Aren't you taking the role of story teller as well but?

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#18: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:07:00 PM

[up]I am, but since this is a play-by-post game and not a standard real-time game, I'd figured I'd make a character to help guide things along and help out. Don't worry, she will be on the same level playing field as the rest of the characters.

If this is problematic, I can drop the character. If this was a Skype game or a sit-down tabletop game, I would not create a character.

edited 18th Dec '13 9:07:25 PM by PaulieRomanov

CaptainKatsura Decoy from    Poland    Since: Jul, 2011
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#19: Dec 19th 2013 at 3:11:36 AM

I basically make NP Cs to engage players, but I if there is no choice I'm not against Game Master Player Characters if they're mundane when compared to Player Character's. Good to see you, Paulie, I thought you were missing for some grave reason. smile

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PaulieRomanov Anime Disco Inferno from Roanoke Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
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#20: Dec 19th 2013 at 9:39:55 AM

My character will be mundane and on the same playing level as the main PC's.

RainehDaze Figure of Hourai from Scotland (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Serial head-patter
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#21: Dec 22nd 2013 at 2:30:26 PM

A Sabbat game?

... well, that stunningly violent Gangrel I once made might fit right in. Except for the fact I was messing with the rules for that game (it never got off the ground) so they were a Generation 4 with 9 in all the physical stats from the very beginning (and Appearance, which was amusing because they otherwise lacked all social skills—so pretty they broke the Masquerade just by going out, but terrible at talking).

Though I have a question: why specify the Virtues for all the paths? That's included in the rules themselves.

Oh, wait, I found the PDF's. One was built according to the default rules, which would unfortunately need tampering as it assumed background dots (in Generation). And then there's the ludicrously high-strength one. XD

Ah, I'll probably have Kitty here up after a little reworking. Shouldn't be too hard.

edited 22nd Dec '13 2:41:32 PM by RainehDaze

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RainehDaze Figure of Hourai from Scotland (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Serial head-patter
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#22: Dec 22nd 2013 at 3:55:57 PM

  • Name: 'Kitty', going by her frankly unearthly senses and balance, along with her clan attributes, rather than her birth name.
  • Gender: Female
  • Appearance: Faded jeans falling apart at the seams, a t-shirt several sizes too big, and footwear long discarded: every bit the picture of someone extremely down on their luck... or who just doesn't care at all. Make them a tiny girl, loomed over by everyone, and add messy black hair that could really do with a wash, and amber eyes that look even more feral now.
    Yet, somehow, Kitty looks like she could pass for a supermodel—or, at least, a small one—if she'd only clean up...
  • Clan: Gangrel
  • Generation: 8th
  • Nature: Eye of the Storm
  • Demeanor: Guru
  • Attributes
    • Physical
      • Strength: 4, Speciality: Breaking
      • Dexterity: 2
      • Stamina: 4, Speciality: Toughness
    • Social:
      • Charisma: 1
      • Manipulation: 1
      • Appearance: 4, Speciality: Dishevelled Beauty
    • Mental
      • Perception: 5, Speciality: Attentive
      • Intelligence: 2
      • Wits: 1
  • Virtues
    • Conscience: 3
    • Self-Control: 2
    • Courage: 5
  • Path of Honourable Accord: 5
  • Willpower: 6
  • Disciplines:
    • Animalism: 0
    • Protean: 2
    • Fortitude: 2
  • Abilities
    • Talents
      • Alertness: 2
      • Athletics: 3
      • Awareness: 3
      • Brawl: 3
      • Streetwise: 2
    • Skills
      • Animal Ken: 3
      • Stealth: 3
      • Survival: 3
    • Knowledges
      • Investigation: 2
      • Occult: 3
  • Equipment: N/A
  • Merits:
    • Ambidextrous
    • Blush of Health
    • Catlike Balance
    • Acute Sense (Sight)
    • Acute Sense (Hearing)
    • Acute Sense (Scent)
  • Flaws:
    • No Reflection
    • Shy
    • Short
    • Clan Enmity (Ventrue)
  • Backgrounds:
    • Generation 5
    • Rituals 5
    • Status 2
    • Black Hand 2
  • Background Info: As it turns out, formerly homeless thieves don't get on well with Ventrue Elders. Even more importantly, diablerising your way through no less than five generations before jumping ship for the Sabbat is a sure-fire way to get the whole clan to hate you once you find out you've basically decapitated their power base in an entire city.
    Which means most of the Camarilla hates her by proxy.
    And they're still trying to work out how she pulled it off. Luck, really.
    But hey, the Sabbat's a much easier place for her to deal with. And her pre-existing interest in the Occult has helped her integrate remarkably well.

edited 23rd Dec '13 11:54:09 AM by RainehDaze

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dungeonguy88 Discordian Agent from Florida Since: Mar, 2013
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#23: Dec 22nd 2013 at 8:46:32 PM

I'm intrigued by this, I'll start brainstorming character ideas for this.

"It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves." -C.G. Jung
joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
Happy New Year!
#24: Dec 22nd 2013 at 8:47:10 PM

AWSOME[tup]

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dungeonguy88 Discordian Agent from Florida Since: Mar, 2013
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#25: Dec 22nd 2013 at 9:28:41 PM

Hmm, looks like I'm leaning towards a Tzimisce with a somewhat unusual interpretation of the Path of Metamorphosis.

"It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves." -C.G. Jung

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