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Greetings, one an all, to the edge of the world, where the Sun lays its head and the people are as beautiful as they are rotten. Don't be distracted by the lights, although I wouldn't blame you, those same lights drag hundreds of thousands from across the wold here, slave to their own ambition, greed and vice. An endless march. Hollywood is pathed with broken dreams, and paid for with broken bones.

The Supernatural underworld is abuzz with news of LA, a recent conflict among the two great Vampire Unions in the West, the Camarilla and the Anarchs resulted in a long night of blood and death, and when the smoke cleared, nigh on every elder in the city was gone, dead or fled. Buried or hidden. The city sits in uneasy peace, without leadership. The Anarchs and the Camarilla plot among themselves and with each other, and when they fight, the Sabbat watches on, eager to add another piece to its transcontinental empire of Fire and Brimstone. From across the boundless Pacific come the Kuei-jin, ancient master of the Far East. Wolf packs hunt in the night, and they smell for blood of Kindred on the wind. The Magi sit in their towers, towers of glass and steel, not stone, but all the same, gathering their power upon astral winds. The edge of the world is for the taking, but nobody wants to share.

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The RP is set in the Old World of Darkness, in the city of LA and the surrounding area, as portrayed in the lore of the World of Darkness (most famously the Bloodline video game). Players take control of individuals and their support network, be that a web of shady dealings across the city, or a pack of werewolves. The only factions of the World of Darkness ruled out are the Angels and Demons. Simply remember, my rulings on matters will stand, regardless of World of Darkness or other source material, write up a character, and have fun.

The RP is set immediately after a substantial conflict among the Kindred (vampire) community of LA, the dominant powers in the region (The Camarilla and the Anarchs) and players will be expected to fit into that narrative, regardless of origin. The bar, the Sunset Lounge, currently stands as the last piece of neutral ground among the hostile supernatural factions.

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Name:
Age; (actual/appearance)
Species: (Kindred, human, werewolf, kuei-jin etc)
Appearance: (Preferably a picture, can have written description as well)
Personality: (Just a paragraph or so about how they usually conduct themselves)
Biography: (A few paragraphs, or more, major events and the like)
NPCs: (Any well fleshed out characters you will likely control, feel free to do micro sheets for them).
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@Ezekiel, oye, are players to add attributes and what have you nots to the character sheet(s)?
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I made a Technocracy-aligned character, is that alright?

Name: Grace Liu is her given name, usually goes by an alias in her line of work
Age: 39
Species: Human Mage (the Technocracy insists on using the term Enlightened Personnel)

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Personality: Grace is a true believer in the Technocracy and its mission for a safe and superstition free humanity. She is well versed in the formalities of the Technocracy’s culture and shares the cold and rational outlook common within its ranks. However, she is also chronically stressed as a result of the demands of her job, and more willing to take a pragmatic approach to the enforcement, concentrating on the big picture and spirit of the rules rather following policy by rote. When dealing with the public she initially uses a friendly demeanor, projecting an almost unnatural kindness, but she finds it difficult maintain this when things get contentious. In formal technocracy settings she falls back into the default bureaucratic personality of unquestioning loyalty and obedience, but outside that she is more relaxed and isn’t afraid to mince words.

Biography: Grace had a normal middle class upbringing in a suburb of Seattle, her father worked for Boeing and her mother taught part time at the local community college. From an early age she exceeded academically, almost equally in the humanities and the hard sciences. She was very academically oriented and had few friends in high school, always finding excuses to avoid socialization and even holding a little contempt for the common masses.

Grace went to college on a considerable scholarship, and had difficulty choosing a major, but eventually finished and moved on to graduate school. In graduate school she was even more indecisive, and bounced between department accumulating credits and working as a research assistant. Little legends began to pass around the department about how some experiments seemed to work differently when she was around, and she became valuable in an environment where a steady stream of publishing papers dictated who earned tenure.
While she was on her long and winding path, the Technocracy approached her. Considerable amounts of observation had given them reason to believe that she would be useful on their side, and she gladly accepted. Joining the Technocracy would mean leaving almost of her old life behind, but Grace never had much of one so didn’t mind making the sacrifice. After considerable training she was assigned a position within the NWO, away from field work.

She proved excellent at cataloging information and analyzing the intel on reality deviants gathered by the Technocracy’s vast bureaucracy, but over time she came to worry that her talents were being wasted working as a glorified librarian. Enlightened personnel were a rare resource, and they were especially valuable on the front lines of the conflict. Sensing an opportunity for advancement, she became a field agent, and was assigned to the Southern California region. The massive amount of media meant that the Syndicate exercised heavy influence over Technocracy operations in the area, NWO presence was undermanned, overworked, and usually on the losing end of territorial fights with the Syndicate. Turnover was excessively high, and soon enough Grace found herself the NWO field operative in charge of all of Los Angeles County. The work is stressful and unrewarding, especially with recent shakeups, but she has stayed in the position longer than anyone else so far, and considers it a success if she can just stop any major trouble from being noticed by masses.

NPCs: None as of yet
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Name: Yanci Carolina (Known by the latter.)
Age: 24 Years Old in appearance, actually 40 years old. (Embraced in 2001.)
Species: Kindred, Toreador, Anarch. 11th Generation.

Personality:

For an Anarch, Carolina is rather reserved. Even heeled and contemplative, but not afraid of confrontation. Seems to value intelligence and moderation. When it comes to her art, Carolina puts everything she has into it. In any social circle she keeps everyone at a healthy distance, and is almost impossibly slow to trust.

Biography:

Born in Southern California to a working class Mexican-American family, she was raised under the Mexican Catholic tradition, and for most of her life could even have been called a good, nice, girl. Somewhere along the way that went wrong, though no one seems to know how or why. Those Anarchs who have worked with her over the years would say her father was abusive, though each has a different tale as to the kind of abuse the girl suffered. Whatever the cause, Carolina moved to Los Angeles shortly after her 21st birthday. Aspiring actress, writer, and musician--a common Los Angeles tale.

She would work as a waitress waiting for a big break, until that big break came at the fangs of a Kindred. Her sire is unknown, as she was left shortly after. Some Toreador Anarch, is the best explanation she can do. A former Camarilla Toreador named Cecilia had pity and took the neonate in. Whatever Cecilia's long game, Carolina seems entirely independent at this point, not telling what happened to Cecilia or how she came to live with a rag-tag group of Anarchs in the Valley. It's believed her role with a Hollywood Talent Management Agency was set up through Cecilia, though there's no telling for sure.

Carolina's involvement in the recent dramatic events of L.A. seems more likely a bystander than a participant.

Misc.: Carolina's tattoos, much like her known past and punk rock life, are entirely carefully constructed fabrications--in reality the punk Anarch known as Carolina is truly a 7th Generation Toreador named Yanci born in 1717 not 1977 (making her exactly 300 years old), connected to some of the most powerful Kindred on the West Coast, and the Kindred overlords of Hollywood. She is a master manipulator hiding in plain sight as Elders around her drop like flies--Elders, except, for those she calls mentors. Her role is anyone's guess, but it is unlikely she played the part of predator and aggressor in recent violence.

A fact that does not rule out a possible role as avenger in the near future...

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@Ezekiel, oye, are players to add attributes and what have you nots to the character sheet(s)?


You may add whatever you feel necessary.
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Aside from that, both Characters put up are accepted, throw em in the character tab.
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Accepted!
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Wow, it's been ages since I cracked open The Masquerade books but I spent most of the 90s in the WoD :D

This is definitely up my street so I'll give it consideration for sure. Great premise though @Ezekiel!

EDIT: Oh, and I just noticed you're Garou-friendly. Double wow!

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Apparently Yanci's cover identify is named Catlin Monroe. Not sure I forgot that in my character sheet...
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@Ezekiel, are Lasombra (Sabbat) characters also allowed, or would that be too conflicting for this story?

Edit: Also, is there a limit to the clans we can use, core vs the sub-clans (i.e. Gangrel vs Ravnos). My knowledge is is based off V:TM 1st/2nd edition rules/books but figured I'd ask.
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Apparently Yanci's cover identify is named Catlin Monroe. Not sure I forgot that in my character sheet...


Well, it was when we started writing that post, can change if you don't want that anymore.

@Ezekiel, are Lasombra (Sabbat) characters also allowed, or would that be too conflicting for this story?

Edit: Also, is there a limit to the clans we can use, core vs the sub-clans (i.e. Gangrel vs Ravnos). My knowledge is is based off V:TM 1st/2nd edition rules/books but figured I'd ask.


Sabbat Characters are allowed, although the current situation in LA somewhat forces them to abide by the Masquerade as it is, Sabbat don't have the strength to fight of the Anarchs/Camarilla combined in LA, even if they are pushing North with the fractious situation.

Sub-clans and such are allowed, if their presence can be explained.
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Actually, I decided to start working on a werewolf CS since it's always a joy to see just how Kindred and Garou get along ;)
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<Snipped quote by Ruby>

Well, it was when we started writing that post, can change if you don't want that anymore.


Nah, I'll keep it.
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Should we just start posting with our characters, or do you have an idea for an intro scene that needs to play out first?
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Should we just start posting with our characters, or do you have an idea for an intro scene that needs to play out first?


That WAS the intro scene. It doesn't look like much on the surface, but......
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The IC is now open for business, things to consider;

Anarchs/Camarilla/Sabbat who are switched on enough to remember why the fighting started will recall that the artifacts that originated the conflict are either missing or the elders of a certain faction aren't saying if they have them.

The Sunset Lounge is a safe haven for ALL things Supernatural, you can be there and not be auto-lynched regardless. The curb outside is a different matter.

The Anarchs are still the de jure rulers of the city, but no one can remember who the Baron is now, there's basically np chain of succession left.

The Camarilla are 'probably' going to send in a new Prince, if the Cam aligned groups don't prop up a Prince of their own.

People currently pin the 'Elder Murders' on Smiling Jack, who is AWOL. It's a city wide murder mystery.
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EDIT: Moved approved CS to associated tab...
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btw @Ezekiel I still need to add the Venture's inherent "blood type restriction" in case you happen to question that, but it'll prob surface in my intro post once the CS is approved.
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btw @Ezekiel I still need to add the Venture's inherent "blood type restriction" in case you happen to question that, but it'll prob surface in my intro post once the CS is approved.


That's fine, it's an innate part of the clan so I'd assume it was there anyway.

Even so, I like the sheet, Accepted.
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