Name: Meg Lodestone Canon: Tabletop Original Character (World of Darkness) Age: 26 at time of "death"; 27 actual age Gender: Female
Inventory: - Clothes (light jacket, tanktop, camo-green slacks, sneakers, green bike helmet) - Nonfunctional phone, containing a "just in case" email draft - Keyring, with three keys (apartment, van, laboratory) - USB storage device, also on keyring, containing a set of notes and PDFs - Pocket-sized sketchbook, ink pen, marker - If permissible, lockpicks
World Description: The World of Darkness is a horror ("gothic-punk") setting, taking place on a version of modern Earth decidedly less friendly than our own. For thousands of years, various supernatural groups (from werewolves to mages to demons) have shaped the world behind the scenes, each of said groups divided into their own factions and allegiances, and their political machinations and personal agendas and constant infighting make up the violent undercurrent of the World of Darkness.
The campaign specifically used Vampire: The Masquerade: 20th Anniversary Ed., with elements borrowed from Vampire: The Requiem. The general theme of Vampire is one of personal horror, balancing one's inner "beast" (the vampire's monstrous, feral Id) with one's humanity. Quick glossary rundown: The vampire's term for their own is kindred. A sire is the vampire who turns ("embraces") you, and is meant to be your mentor/sponsor. A clan is a type of vampire with its own quirks and abilities, and include brujah, toreador, ventrue, malkavian, giovanni, nosferatu, tzimisce, and several more. They are usually (not always) associated with a sect, a faction/political party. The Camarilla sect enforces order and tradition and holding up the Masquerade (the pretense at normalcy to keep vampires hidden). The Sabbat is the polar opposite, preaching that vampires should give in to their violent nature and rule humanity instead. The Carthian Movement seeks political reform and to overturn the traditions, which attracts idealists and revolutionaries. There are other groups like the religious Lancea Sanctum and freemason-esque Ordo Dracul, plus many more unique terms, but uh, you get the idea.
Following the Battle of New York, the nosferatu Calebros handed over the reins of Prince (a Camarilla title for the leader of a domain) to brujah Isabel Reyes. In this iteration of New York, the city is nominally owned by the Camarilla, but the Bronx is Sabbat territory and as such bears a strong resemblance to its dilapidated 1970s state. Meanwhile, Staten Island belongs to the Carthian Movement, which goes through its own period of confusion when its leadership comes under attack. New York Public Library is a Kiasyd's haven, Columbia University belongs to Ordo Dracul, JFK International Airport to the Giovanni. And so on. And that's just the vampires! Other beings such as changelings have their own presence in the city, but they aren't hugely relevant in this app.
Hanging over all of this is the threat of the apocalypse to come, and the belief that we live in the final nights. Everyone has their own interpretation of what it entails. Vampires believe that when Gehenna approaches, the sun will be blotted out, the antediluvians -- ancient, impossibly powerful vampires from before the Flood -- will awaken and Caine, the first vampire, will return. The Camarilla tries to suppress knowledge of this (eg. book burning), while the Sabbat believes that they will become Caine's chosen army.
tl;dr
Note: While Vampire the Masquerade has a lot of basis in the 1990's (sometimes painfully so), the campaign is set in the modern day (late 2014/early 2015). Meg, of course, will not use fourth-wall knowledge of anyone's canons without permission.
With regards to potential canon conflicts, given the broad scope of WoD, the likelihood of someone apping a vampire from another campaign also from New York in that specific time period ought to be low. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, I expect!
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Character Information
Name: Meg Lodestone
Canon: Tabletop Original Character (World of Darkness)
Age: 26 at time of "death"; 27 actual age
Gender: Female
Inventory:
- Clothes (light jacket, tanktop, camo-green slacks, sneakers, green bike helmet)
- Nonfunctional phone, containing a "just in case" email draft
- Keyring, with three keys (apartment, van, laboratory)
- USB storage device, also on keyring, containing a set of notes and PDFs
- Pocket-sized sketchbook, ink pen, marker
- If permissible, lockpicks
World Description:
The World of Darkness is a horror ("gothic-punk") setting, taking place on a version of modern Earth decidedly less friendly than our own. For thousands of years, various supernatural groups (from werewolves to mages to demons) have shaped the world behind the scenes, each of said groups divided into their own factions and allegiances, and their political machinations and personal agendas and constant infighting make up the violent undercurrent of the World of Darkness.
The campaign specifically used Vampire: The Masquerade: 20th Anniversary Ed., with elements borrowed from Vampire: The Requiem. The general theme of Vampire is one of personal horror, balancing one's inner "beast" (the vampire's monstrous, feral Id) with one's humanity. Quick glossary rundown: The vampire's term for their own is kindred. A sire is the vampire who turns ("embraces") you, and is meant to be your mentor/sponsor. A clan is a type of vampire with its own quirks and abilities, and include brujah, toreador, ventrue, malkavian, giovanni, nosferatu, tzimisce, and several more. They are usually (not always) associated with a sect, a faction/political party. The Camarilla sect enforces order and tradition and holding up the Masquerade (the pretense at normalcy to keep vampires hidden). The Sabbat is the polar opposite, preaching that vampires should give in to their violent nature and rule humanity instead. The Carthian Movement seeks political reform and to overturn the traditions, which attracts idealists and revolutionaries. There are other groups like the religious Lancea Sanctum and freemason-esque Ordo Dracul, plus many more unique terms, but uh, you get the idea.
Following the Battle of New York, the nosferatu Calebros handed over the reins of Prince (a Camarilla title for the leader of a domain) to brujah Isabel Reyes. In this iteration of New York, the city is nominally owned by the Camarilla, but the Bronx is Sabbat territory and as such bears a strong resemblance to its dilapidated 1970s state. Meanwhile, Staten Island belongs to the Carthian Movement, which goes through its own period of confusion when its leadership comes under attack. New York Public Library is a Kiasyd's haven, Columbia University belongs to Ordo Dracul, JFK International Airport to the Giovanni. And so on. And that's just the vampires! Other beings such as changelings have their own presence in the city, but they aren't hugely relevant in this app.
Hanging over all of this is the threat of the apocalypse to come, and the belief that we live in the final nights. Everyone has their own interpretation of what it entails. Vampires believe that when Gehenna approaches, the sun will be blotted out, the antediluvians -- ancient, impossibly powerful vampires from before the Flood -- will awaken and Caine, the first vampire, will return. The Camarilla tries to suppress knowledge of this (eg. book burning), while the Sabbat believes that they will become Caine's chosen army.
tl;dr
Note: While Vampire the Masquerade has a lot of basis in the 1990's (sometimes painfully so), the campaign is set in the modern day (late 2014/early 2015). Meg, of course, will not use fourth-wall knowledge of anyone's canons without permission.
With regards to potential canon conflicts, given the broad scope of WoD, the likelihood of someone apping a vampire from another campaign also from New York in that specific time period ought to be low. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, I expect!
Wiki links (I know, tvtropes, but there aren't many good summaries of WoD):
World of Darkness @ tvtropes
Vampire: The Masquerade @ tvtropes
Vampire: The Masquerade @ whitewolf wikia