I have several ideas for the Vampire the Masquerade plots that can be played. All of these are original stories, but I would love to incorporate the story of the Ankaran Sarcophagus, the main storyline from the Bloodlines game.

Blooming in the city of Angels: It takes place in the late 1900's in Los Angeles during the Anarch Free State rule as Rosalie is brought by her Sire to the US for the first time. Rosalie's Sire had arrived with Sebastian LaCroix, future Camarilla Prince, to the US with the intention of taking over LA and overthrowing Anarchs. The redhead was only just recently introduced to the Kindred politics, but she is still quite fresh in the dealings of the Camarilla. Rosalie hadn't yet grasped the seriousness of the situation of Kindred politics, yet she only cared about the opportunity that was promised to her - a chance for her to play in the Los Angeles National Theater, which had been her dream her entire (un)life. Fitting for the Clan of Rose, the Toreador.

In her naivety about the vampiric politics, Rosalie ends up meeting a Brujah, your character, someone with an important reputation among the Anarchs. She had the scent of the Camarilla, but she behaved nothing like their kind. Rosalie arrived with the kind of dreaminess that majority of Kindred lose after centuries of bearing their undying curse. She had that kind of romanticism that is not seen among the Kindred, even if it seemed quite naive. There's a sense of intrigue between the two, especially for Rosalie as se had never met a Brujah Kindred, she had never witnessed so much passion to a cause. The affair is secret, as it would be quite scandalous for Rosalie and would strip away all opportunities for her to become a member of Camarilla inner circle and the role of an actress she was dying to achieve.

Eventually the Camarilla strikes the Anarchs and takes over Los Angeles, banishing Anarchs from the city. Rosalie is heartbroken as she does not know of YC's fate, certain that he had died as she knew that he would not back down without a fight. Decades pass by, Rosalie becomes a Harpy, a trend setter in Camarilla, and a very famous actress in Los Angeles, as her face graces billboards and advertisements all over the city. She had changed. The dreaminess remained, but she became a power player in the Camarilla court. She is a tool to distract mortals from supernatural happenings and her words hold weight in the LA court. She still carried the scars from her old flame with the Brujah that was gone. However, after so many years and after the Anarchs recouped, they made a comeback in LA, which starts a whole new drama between two past lovers now that the tables have turned and her now being a powerful figure in Camarilla.

This war was inevitable. They both knew it. But neither of them could've been prepared to the reality of being enemies.

Leaving the Tower to wield the Sword: In VtM, Ivory Tower represents the Camarilla, and the Sword of Caine represents the Sabbat, my favorite faction. Here, I want to play more into Rosalie's curse and madness which leads to corruption. It all starts with painful boredom in Camarilla. Her role is the same as it is in the previous prompt - she is a Harpy, famous actress, power player. She has everything she wanted. Ghouls and humans fall to her commands without a word and the game in Camarilla became far too simple and this amount of control began to bore her to death. And a bored Toreador is a dangerous Kindred.

With the rising Sabbat activity, Rosalie's curiosity took over as she wanted to investigate the villains of Kindred society. She did not view them as these mindless beasts. If anything, they have been listening their inner instincts and did not hold on to the sensitive mask of humanity. The Sabbat accepted the truth of their nature, and Rosalie's humanity only continued to hurt her as the scars of her previous life had never fully healed.

She then gets to meet YC, a member of the Sabbat, someone higher on the hierarchical ladder and this man could sense that weak spot within her. To have a Harpy from Camarilla turn to Sabbat, why wouldn't that be quite a power move? He senses the weakening humanity within her and her desire to be set free from the shackles of fickle masks and bleeding hearts. The Beast within Kindred always whispers, always wants to be set free, but plenty of the non-Sabbat Kindred do not dare to allow it. With him, Rosalie will learn what it means to be a powerful vampire and reach her full potential.

A demented dance between two figures of opposite sides that leads to bloodbath and disorder.

How can something so corrupted be so dreamy: This is my favorite, unconventional pairing - a vampire and a werewolf. The Garou had been laying low n the uninhibited places of Los Angeles, but the presence of the Wyrm had been growing stronger with each passing year. Ignoring the spirits would be a fools errand, so the Elders of the present Tribes have made a decision to act on this current crisis that is threatening the spirit realm and sacred Caern.

Your character is one of the few Garou that would scout the urban jungle to gather more details and information about the Kindred activity, which ultimately leads to him seeing Rosalie, a woman he's seen all over the billboards in the city. He had perhaps sensed a presence of Kindred among the mortals in the theater where he witnesses a side of Kindred he never expected. A soulful performance coupled with a powerful aura that bore the stench of corruption, but there was a strange tinge of something else. She did not have the same deadness many vampires had with them. She was still full of life despite being an unliving creature.

And Rosalie is aware of him. She sensed him. But instead of discomfort or fear, she was driven by curiosity. She never met a werewolf before, heard terrifying stories about them and how Kindred avoid them as they're nature's killing machines. By happenstance, perhaps if he visits the theater again during her plays, Rosalie will catch up with him and approach with many questions.

What may bring these two closer together could be the Ankaran Sarcophagus problem. Rosalie does not trust Sebastian LaCroix to get his hands on what many believe to be a Antediluvian within this ancient relic and the Garou naturally wouldn't want anything like that to enter the LA territory, otherwise a disaster may happen.

This premise is simple and inspired by Dracula's tale. Filled with tragedy, longing and loneliness. An undying love between a human woman and damned vampire. The love of his life died tragically before he abandoned his humanity in his pursuit of justice, now damned to walk the earth for eternity by himself. Immortality is a lonely life and life without his soulmate is a damnation on its own. So the vampire with his power and supernatural influence began to build a powerful legacy that would last longer than any mortal could've created.

Centuries later, nothing could've prepared him for the unlikely encounter with a woman who was in every possible way a spitting image of his soulmate. Right there, in the flesh, her eyes catching his gaze. Even after so many cruel years, he couldn't forget her striking red hair, her big smile and grace she carried herself with. And upon seeing him, Rosalie felt something deep within her soul. Something she couldn't really explain a pull towards this man.

I like the idea that the story starts of in 1700's France, during the time of Bubonic plague, where lifestyle quality had dipped for years. Rosalie is a prostitute with little to no other choice in order to survive and feed herself. Meeting this wealthy man that she felt this incredible pull towards was like a small beacon of hope. However, the odds were against their favor. Rosalie was pregnant and there was a deep shame she felt towards the vampire, as to how he, a wealthy man, could take care of a prostitute that was to be a mother to a child without a father. Admittedly, she wanted to give birth to this soul, the only pure and innocent thing in her life during these difficult times. She had nothing - all of her family is gone, she has no home of her own, only the brothel and the women that were like family to her. Unfortunately, Rosalie loses the baby and it ends with her taking her own life by drowning herself in a river - just like Ophelia, from her favorite book. The vampire unfortunately could not prevent this cruel fate and it crushes him again, but there was this small flicker of hope that maybe on day he will find her again and make things right.

And it does happen. In different places and different time periods, he finds Rosalie. Each time she is in a different position. Sometimes she's a regular commoner, other time she is a noblewoman or an aristocrat. But always she is out of his reach. Often times she is married, even though when she meets him, she is drawn to him so desperately and hopelessly, but something always gets in their way and he loses her.

He knew he could've turned her into his kind, but to him, Rosalie is too pure to be damned like him, even if it meant that they can spend an eternity forever. He could not be selfish towards her, out of all people. But when we reach the modern day, something happens. Perhaps one of his own children has a personal vendetta with YC. And they know very well that Rosalie is his main weakness. So, the vampire's child finds Rosalie before he could, and turns her into a vampire. While it may seem like a good thing on paper, as Rosalie now is immortal, the problem with fledgling vampires is that they're tied and blood bound to their masters for a certain amount of time. Not only had YC's childe had disrespected him, but they also took away Rosalie's soul and consent to this cursed life.

So... What will happen? How will he manage to get her back?