The Story Guide Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Ah! I see. Hrm, yeah, that could be interesting and work well. I'd go with just Status if the farm is publicly known in the city (which it sounds like it is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakani Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 That's it exactly, sorry for the confusion. I was trying to explain why I wasn't just going to do it with retainers, and instead asking for this more complicated system! so Status (Orphanage) 1 they know you, you're an honorary member Status (Orphanage) 5 You are the head of the Orphanage. Doesn't mean someone else can't have a Retainer (Bob the Orphan Revenant) 5 In the new rules Status has a particular mechanical effect - please make sure you are okay with it, Malachite. I'm also okay if you want an NPC as the Status 5 person. Is anyone else interested in being associated with the Orphanage (either as a 'volunteer', a member, an ex-revenant or a secret revenant sire)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn OOC Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 The Orphanage holds some interest for me so count me in as a potential revenant member (if that's allowed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Something to keep in mind, from the Universal Addendum (in section VIII.D. Merit-based Storyteller Characters): 3. Retainer: a. Templates: i. Lesser, native to genre: Low Approval ii. Greater, native to genre: High Approval iii. Lesser or Greater external to genre: Not sanctioned unless otherwise noted in the Global Addendum. Mind, that's assuming it's an NPC; PCs are open season. - Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakani Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Jess: are Revenant's Lesser or Greater templates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 They're a Major Template (aka Greater Template). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldfire Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I think I like mystery cult better for the orphanage as it appears to have more flavour and shapes the members, but I can understand how it could be abused making up one from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ D Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I think the biggest mark against mystery cult (in my book) is they're unified by unfortunate and usually accidental circumstances as opposed to any sort shared belief or rituals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm going to agree with CJD on this. The Farm is an organization of people united by circumstance, not creed or shared goal (other than "survive"). That's more just an organization, not a mystery cult. Also, I will have at least one NPC at the Farm, possibly the head of the Farm as an NPC as well. I'm working on for-profit writing projects at the moment, but I'll probably take this weekend to sit down and focus on SPI stuff (baby-willing). I'll be working on a general outline of the city's history, notable NPCs, and secrety plotsie stuff. Once I have a basic outline for the city's Kindred history and current political set-up, I'll post the draft here. While I will make NPCs to fill many or possibly all of the official city positions, that does not mean that a player can't submit a character to fill one of those slots instead. I'll be doing the NPCs just to make sure the city is set up enough to start play if no one wants to start off in city positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldfire Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Malachite, I had a chat with Harken, about the farm last weekend and we came to the I understanding there is religious core belief that underpins the farm. I am writing up (slowly) a breakdown of our thoughts for you to have a look at. But it may be that it's still not a cult. Basic idea is that like many orphanages that where run in Australia (I am not sure elsewhere) were run by religious orders who believed it was their sacred duty to raise these children in their faith and beliefs. That they where saving them from their forsaken ways. The belief of the faithful (members) are that the revenants are stuck between being properly damned (kindred) and human, in order to function to gods purpose they must be uplifted, therefore they need to be forged in worthy beings for that purpose. So the kindred indoctrinates the revenants in this belief, train them so other damned may consider them for uplifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I assume from what you've posted that you're looking at a Longinian framework, then? That could be interesting, especially as it would cause nice tension between the Circle and the Lancea in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldfire Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Definitely a Longinian framework, with our own specific interpretation (heresy) regarding revenants our key religious commandments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Draft addendum was updated today. One word: Bloodlines! Oh my, the bloodlines.... - Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 We have our Cape Town Requiem sub-forum now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Took a bit, but I finally have a character concept for this game. Hotel owner. Yes, a hotel owner. Specifically a Carthian Ventrue hotel owner... who maintains said hotel for guest who might not find themselves terribly, er, comfortable elsewhere. Guests who prefer to keep things discrete. Guests who may make odd requests of the kitchen, or require rush service from the laundry, or the special services of our unique boutique. Guests who might have an unfortunate propensity to eat people, or sprout fur in odd places, or are otherwise don't feel quite a home at the Sheraton. I am Hans Dekker, and safe shelter for all the oppressed creatures of the world can be found at the Hotel Saint Jude! Bwahahaha-- er, um, may I show you to your room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakani Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Okay: I've got an idea for a background, but it has a rule implication I need to check with Malachite Q:If you uplift a Revenant to a Vampire, do you count as its sire? Revenant back when the Purge went through. He'd been on good terms with a local Lance-Invictus, who had talked about uplifting him. When the Lance realised he was going to die, he uplifted the revenant and sent him off. The death squads left him alone because they thought he was just a Revenant. He stayed with his Revenant gang because he had nowhere else to go. He puttered about outside the city for a long time, making ties and helping the gang become The Farm. Having seen *two* purges he made sure to keep his head down most of the time. Around 1990 he got hungry enough he could only feed from people. He took a nap, handing over all leadership he had in the farm to a successor. He woke up *just now* as a newly awakened vampire. Clan is an interesting question, dependent on the question. Same for whether he's embraced, or who he's uplifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronata Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi guys, I am new to the play by post. But I am keen to try this out, and I love what I have seen so far of the 2.0 setting. Character wise I have a thought. I had a oWoD character I retired a few months back. I loved the character, but the ooc issues of people leaving the club forced a retirement. He was an African Brujah who, once done in Australia, returned back to Africa. I'd like to convert him over to requiem. Ostensibly he will be a different character, certain things from his story would need to be cut (such as the Camarilla involvement) but I would love to resurrect him again. As there is no Brujah in Nwod, I was looking at Gangrel, then I noticed the Bruja bloodline. Is this one of the bloodlines selectable in the 2.0 Setting yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Harakani - Interesting concept! I'll need to do some rules consulting (I'm not as up on Revenant rules as I'll need), but I'm looking into it. Would your PC belong to the Lance? Pronata - Welcome! Yes, the Brujah bloodline is sanctioned from the 1st Edition book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Nina here this will be my Vampire... gangral orphan. should have you a rough write up this weekend mala sorry its taking so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakani Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Malachite - one of the things I'm very keen on is multi-covenant membership. The new book explicitly allows for this. I'm currently up in the air about exactly which covenants. Probably Lance & Invictus, though Carthian would be an attractive option due to the 'campaigning for change' aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOC: Samuel Holland Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 If anyone is interested I'm looking at playing an Elder Ventrue (Malkovian). I have aspirations of starting a house of anyone is interested.... I am planning on playing a Lance... so maybe an Invictus/Lance house with rebeling Carthian young'ems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 As a note on the dual covenant thing... we've a set rule in the addendum at this time that you can only benefit from the cheese... er, benefits of one covenant at a time. That said, it's my understanding that the upcoming Secrets of the Covenants book will provide some material and Merits that help sort this out, at which point the addenda will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakani Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks Jess, I did know about that, but I'm more interested in the dynamic than the cheese One of the things I like is that now the bog-standard combat disciplines are *actually* better than what you can get by carefully hunting for cheese in the various books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 ok building my character and her back ground has her being an archery hunter. In Armory for nWoD 1e they have an Archery Fighting Style and in 2e they have several fighting styles but no archery so is there a way to get this approved for use now or am I SoL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 ok building my character and her back ground has her being an archery hunter. In Armory for nWoD 1e they have an Archery Fighting Style and in 2e they have several fighting styles but no archery so is there a way to get this approved for use now or am I SoL? Universal Addendum V.D.4: Fighting Style: Archery [Armory]: This Merit can be used only with bows (not crossbows). Sorry, I hit submit when I meant to save. Learning to use this system while simultaneously writing code and a character history for Forsaken 2E It would seem that this is a sanctioned merit, as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 ahhh thanks I must have missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 ahhh thanks I must have missed it No worries, I've been pouring over the universal addendum and the F2E book so I totally get that there's a lot to osmotically absorb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoleth Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'm currently looking into some form of Ordo, most likely. I just have to finish devouring the Requiem book first. Beyond that I've got a few ideas, but as Wing can attest I tend to see-saw wildly when creating characters. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple Wordsmith Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Anyone else planning an Acolyte? I'm doing some research right now to sort out details, but expect to be writing up a member of the Circle of the Crone who has been around awhile (probably one of the Venda people), but may have woken from a decades-long slumber in the past few years. Long enough to not be completely culture-shocked, but still very much not thrilled or comfortable with modern times. Likely either a Hermit or Father role based on what the rest of the local Circle looks like. Feel free to ping me privately for some discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Anyone else planning an Acolyte? I'm giving it serious consideration. I'm thinking from Newfoundland, Irish-Canadian, there's a good healthy Canadian Gaelic community in Newfoundland which I'm thinking either I or my sire will have come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I'm working on a Gangrel Child of the MorrÃgan Crone, Kaoleth is working on Gangrel Ordo (probably siblings, if not: coterie mates). I'm thinking Elder, Crone before the Crone were a thing, from Newfoundland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoleth Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Aye. As Wing said, I'm thinking Gangrel Ordo, with Distinct leanings towards the Crone, as the Ordo's creed does not actually preclude the presence of a Greater Entity of one flavour or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Aye. As Wing said, I'm thinking Gangrel Ordo, with Distinct leanings towards the Crone, as the Ordo's creed does not actually preclude the presence of a Greater Entity of one flavour or another. Dracula was cosmologically Christian, after all. Sure he hated his God, but he ardently believed in Him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoleth Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 You shouldn't believe in Gods. It might give them Ideas. Like believing in the Postman. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess OOC Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 So Hans Dekker, Hotelier to the Strange, is pending approval by the VST. Presuming he's approved, the following little bit are the ground rules for the Hotel St. Jude..... Welcome to the Hotel St. Jude. The following are the House Rules: 1. The Management reserves the right to deny lodgings to anyone, for any reason of the Management's choosing. 2. The Guests are inviolate; bring no offence to a fellow Guest. 3. The Guests are confidential; speak not of fellow Guests outside this establishment. 4. The Guests are private; pry not into their particulars without explicit invitation. 5. Respect the establishment; prompt recompense shall be requested and required for any damage to the Hotel. Thank you for observing these Rules, and please enjoy your stay. - The Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoleth Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Is there an approvals document that one needs to fill out for things at the moment? Or are they being judged based on the merit of the story attached to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I just used the character development document from spi filled that out and submitted it with a character sheet to mala. of course i need to do it all over again since i want to join werewolf now tow and don't want to try to play a gangrel and a were wolf i get confused enough as is lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoleth Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Gangrel clan is best clan. =P But cheers. The CDD will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 ok back to my original gangral submission nothing else spoke to me... will just have to be careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoleth Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 More Gangrel can never be anything but a good thing. In other news, I have finally finished writing up my back story. I probably shouldn't have gone with the Diary format that I did, as I sort of wrote 6 pages by accident, but it's submitted for approval now. Now to write the CDD. T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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