Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I started playing WOD in 1998 in college and have been through quite a few games since my first campaign evolved from Project Twilight to a full on WOD game and then dissolved with the graduation of the players. I have had some good experiences and some nightmares. Currently, I am out of work on disability so I have ample free time; as such, three of my associates have asked me to run an OWOD game. While three with an npc is "good" for DnD I would prefer more players for the complexity of interaction that OWOD seems designed for.After speaking with LydaLynn and she directed me on how to create a forum for my own storyline, I am making this post...Disclaimer:I am very aberrant in my mindset so I do not call myself a storyteller, the players of the game tell the story with their actions, I just give the reactions of the many people they share the world. With that said there are certain behaviors that do not work with the way I see the world.1) A four plus in a stat is boon to that toon, and no more than you can brush off the hit from the punch of a 4+ strength toon just because you do not like built people...can you brush off the smile of a charisma 4+ toon or not turn your head to a appearance 4+ toon. If you do not like those things take the flaws hatred and intolerance and they will be enforced as flaws.2) Also the shadow playing of stats, if you can write masterpieces of prose. I will love to read them but if your character is doing the same with no points in expression, craft, performance, or etc...please be fair to the toons that did place their points there. This also applies to wits and intelligence.3) Mortals out number the supernaturals exponentially and as such are a force to be reckoned with. Rage is enforced: Rage 3 expect to be questioned by the authorities often and to have many false police reports filed on your activities. Rage 4 expect to be detained and arrested, as terrorized people earnestly report how you make them feel.Rage 5 mob leader, gang leader, or other position that justifies your aura of intimidation when amongst them.In writing since I have seen to often the us of the Glasswalkers voided, by the adverse affects of rage not being enforced.Also be aware of the demographic your toon belongs and the parts of town he finds him/herself.4) I accept all power levels of characters, your OOC availability, knowledge of the abilities of character, and the completeness of the background story. This is to combat the formation of an old guard or the OOC knowledge that characters and players power level match. Nothing to keep a rank 5 silent strider from visiting a caern, the archons visit without warning, and really who knows how old the new verbena. I push for characters to stay in character.5) Please be open minded and mature, I am a respectful person but as I am playing numerous people their responses may not always be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I got a question - ist this an Werewolf: The Apocalypse game or a cross-over setting? You've given Examples from oWoD Werewolf but I'm not entirely sure if that is the games setting (exclusively) or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 It's Cross-Over setting...I usually stay away from werewolf, but one of the three, wants to play a changing breed so I just put that out there as it stood out as one of the most ignored social stats I have ever seen.Thanks for pointing out that gap of information.Venues:MortalMageVampireChanging BreedsDemonI do not have the books for Wraith, Changling, or revised Mummy and would prefer antagonists to the level of Hunters not to played while the player base is still forming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 interesting - in that case I'd like to play a Vampire - either Toreador or Ventrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Are you interested in play a primogen, seneschal, keeper, harpy, or other position of court? I hope to find a replacement of the prince being a NPC post-haste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 If I may dare I'd like to play a primogen who happens to be a harpy, too We're talking about a Forum Play by post game I hope? I just realized that you may be looking for players in Atlanta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Forum by post, yes...the players here pushed me to get it started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Great! In that case I very much want to play the Toreador Primogen. Any details about character creation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Working on the creation guidelines as we type. Should have it up in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintcient Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I think I'll be playing a Kitsune. But you already knew that, I believe. Anything we should know about character creation? And I assume we're starting with "level 1" characters, that being base made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Quote:4) I accept all power levels of characters, your OOC availability, knowledge of the abilities of character, and the completeness of the background story. This is to combat the formation of an old guard or the OOC knowledge that characters and players power level match. Nothing to keep a rank 5 silent strider from visiting a caern, the archons visit without warning, and really who knows how old the new verbena. I push for characters to stay in character.Creation rules being typed at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Froit Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'm thinking of doing a high tier Mage or Vampire... need to think it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I think I'll do a Risen Abomination Cultist of Ecstasy. Should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Only understood the COE part of that "creature" ROFLOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Well, since abomination is a werewolf who has been turned into a vampire, they would lose all of their magical abilities. As such, they would be an EX-Cult of Ecstacy member.I'm considering whether to make a character for this game. I have the advantage that I don't have to learn yet another system, but have quite a few games going right now. Participation will likely rely on whether I get a character inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 I would welcome you to join starts to mix the chemicals for his elixir of inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hmm I'm interested, what's the other person interested in making a shifter making?or I could read everything in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 So far it looks like kitsune and bastet or bastet kin...caern will be totem to wisdom or magic and uktena lead...doing the research on creating a caern to make sure it is right before I post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin OOC Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 which bastet, as I tend towards Khan, or Simba myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Those are the two his concept will not support, more than likely bubasti or celican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin OOC Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 oh hell.The hardest two to deal with for other bastet.If you like ask the other bastet player to PM me, or come to chat, maybe we can work something out.This also goes for the kitsune as well, so we could all get on the same page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 I will let them know...the kitsune player has already posted and the bastet player is at work and will register later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Froit Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hmm. My decision on Mage vs. Vampire depends on if I can take an Elder Nosferatu Hound. Joani can sense what is coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 oh dear - at least I have someone to toy with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 A hound??? Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'm very tempted since I've been wanting an oWod game for a long time, but my time lately has been pretty limited. If I muster the inspiration it will most likely be a Vamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 To clarify: Are garou characters permitted? We were discussing this in chat, and some of the other posters thought you were allowing changing breeds as long as they were not Garou, while I was under the impression that you merely didn't want to include any shapeshifters originally but had been convinced to change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Garou are permitted, I have had very bad experiences with garou and individuals playing them to let out their aggressions and throwing out actual guidelines and directions in the books where garou gain wisdom and control of the rage as they go up in rank. I am a very pc person so I can be passive aggressive in my statements, my goal is to have protagonist characters to start off the game and people to get to know each other.If a player falls in the group that they wish to sow chaos or say things they would never say in person, there are plenty of games that offer that outlet. I however, would like to direct them there and not create a character here.Not to give the impression that all my experiences have been horrible, I had a stargazer I loved to play though getting challenged at every moot grew old. I yearned for someone to stand up for me but it never happened and I retired the character. I do not intend to allow that to happen to any of the characters in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 I hope you do, the basic and young tier toons have no time requirements of the players. So it would very much work to have you pop in when you can...I would just ask you to write yourself out of scenes if you know you will have an extended away period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Originally Posted By: WyrdWell, since abomination is a werewolf who has been turned into a vampire, they would lose all of their magical abilities. As such, they would be an EX-Cult of Ecstacy member.Actually the fact that he's a Risen would exclude the character from being all the other options in that sentence. Thank you though for trying to correct a joke that you obviously didn't even get.I chuckled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yami Yoshi Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I would like to make a Mage. I am undecided about power, but I want to go with either a fortune teller or necromancer concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LydaLynn Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm contemplating playing - I have concepts for a werewolf, a demon, or a vampire - my concept for a mage is . . . not likely to be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyghtshade Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 I have more than a few people mentioning werewolf and vampires...so far noone else has mentioned playing demon and only one other mage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dave STOriginally Posted By: WyrdWell, since abomination is a werewolf who has been turned into a vampire, they would lose all of their magical abilities. As such, they would be an EX-Cult of Ecstacy member.Actually the fact that he's a Risen would exclude the character from being all the other options in that sentence. Thank you though for trying to correct a joke that you obviously didn't even get.I chuckled. I wasn't certain what a risen was, but I figured it was probably non-compatible with the other categories. The only technically compatible pairing you had in there was a werewolf and a vampire, and very few GM's would allow that by itself.You should have worked out a way to include Changeling, Hunter, and Orpheus in there, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivi OOC Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I believe this is more or less what Dave was referring to in his joke: http://whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Samuel_Haight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 That's some funny stuff right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Originally Posted By: NyghtshadeI have more than a few people mentioning werewolf and vampires...so far noone else has mentioned playing demon and only one other mage.I'm working up a Cultist of Ecstasy with Time 7 and a host of other nastiness. He'll be based off a PC I played a long time ago.Can we use the Big Book of Beating Ass to expand a character's fighting library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LydaLynn Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm not sure what I want to do - the garou I'm thinking of I previously had on a different pbp and would love to bring her back - but she's really angsty - and demon - also really full of angst - and I've got tons of that with Pip right now [and a bit with Olivia] - so I need someone who's . . . cheerful, bright, sunny . . . but I don't want to step on anyone else's concepts - so . . . I'm still thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin OOC Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 play a Nuwisha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thinking about a Ravnos elder for some illusory fun. Question, is this set before or after the week of nightmares? I think it would be kinda fun, but definitely challenging if set after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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