Here's the rules.  I can only have a single answer.  That answer applies to every player.  It must be correct and it doesn't matter who answers it.

Each correct answer is worth +1 experience point to each Camarilla character, but only a single character if you have multiple Camarilla ones.  If you answer 5 questions correctly you get an additional +3 experience points for your character.

Answers are on a first come first serve basis.  So pay attention.  Furthermore, some of them are quite tough and may require some conferencing among yourselves or even educated guesses.

-ST

Question #1.  Of the thirteen recognized clans, which one(s) came into common recognition after the birth of Christ?

Answer #1. Tremere, Giovanni; the latter directly replacing the Cappadocians as a recognized clan while the former do not directly replace another clan, instead eventually managing to reduce the Salubri to a despised and obscure bloodline and therefore 'usurping' their place.

Correct.

Question #2.  What are the thirteen recognized clans and what is their discipline spread.  Widely accepted/commonly known disciplines.

Answer#2:
Brujah; Celerity, Potence, Presence
Toreador; Auspex, Celerity, Presence
Tremere; Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy
Gangrel; Animalism, Fortitude, Protean
Nosferatu; Animalism, Obfuscate, Potence
Malkavian; Auspex, Dominate/Dementation, Obfuscate
Ventrue; Dominate, Fortitude, Presence

Lasombra; Dominate, Obtenebration, Potence
Tzimisce; Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude

Followers of Set (Setites); Obfuscate, Presence, Serpentis
Giovanni; Dominate, Necromancy, Potence
Ravnos; Animalism, Chimerstry, Fortitude
Assamite; Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus

(And with that, I'll shut up for now and leave the next question to someone else. Got a character to write up, after all.)

Good.

#3.  Who is Lucita and why is she important?

Because she's in the vampire novels :D


She's a cammy archon...best I can recall.

Incorrect.

Someone else?  :P

I can answer part of who she is, then hope someone else will pick up the ball and run with the why of her importance.

bear in mind though, I'm having some issues with my keyboard, so if everything suddenly ends up all caps, it's cause i need to run a thorough clean of my pc.

Lucita is a Noblewoman embraced into the lasombra clan during the 17th century, however she was disgusted with her clan and the sabbat after their formation, and joined sides with the camarilla for a while, even becoming an archon.

She's independent, after her disgust with the sabbat diminished.

however she is only loyal to two other vampires, a malkavian and a gangrel.

edit: turns out i am not entirely correct on this :(, guess it doesn't always pay off to stick to the stuff told by gm's in my local area over 10-15 years
This message was last edited by the player at 04:17, Tue 18 Sept 2012.

She was actually embraced in the middle ages, Aragonesse (my home town actually), she is appreciated in the fight against Sabat and also as an interpreter of Anatole's visions or predictions of the Gehena. (Or the ones of demon Kupala which may not be easily differentiated).

She is an incredible warrior and has survived Sabat attacks for a long time.

Recently its said she has taken on the Path of the Night after ending with those of the Sabat that were after her.

Lucita, Lasombra-Childe (and killer) of the Archbishop Moncada, lover of the now-renegade Assamite Fatima (who took part in the killing of Moncada), is important because she is a signature character who appears through a number of novels and was, to my recall, played by one of the designers during their sessions and thus has a fairly important role in the Gehenna/Anatole-Becket metaplot.
This message was last edited by the player at 07:34, Tue 18 Sept 2012.

You all are mostly correct but you're missing the most key fact of them all.  Benigno was closest when he mentioned she turned to the Path of Night.

She JOINED the Sabbat and took her sire's place.  It's all part of the Shards and Shadows series.  :P

The question was why she is important, not her latest important deed, though. :P

Was that a novel series, by the way? I'll remove this post if you don't want discussion in regards to the answer in here since it's devianting from a pure question answer, but I'm curious -- hadn't heard of that one before and I generally like Lasombra.

It is a series a novels and it is about her.  :D

I'd say that being a Lasombra Anti-Trib who (helped) kill her own sire, was once an Archon, an associate of the Malkavian Anatole and the Gangrel Beckett, and then joined the Sabbat is all in part why she is important.

I was specifically looking for a mention of joining the Sabbat.

Y'all were most correct and Benigno was the closest so I am giving him the +1 exp.

ah, i thought the exp bonus was community wide, my bad.

I had gotten the same impression, mostly because getting 5 answers right had it specifically emphasized that the extra bonus went to the character of the person who managed that ... that would be a huge number, though, particularly if the questions keep coming at the same rate as they just did.

It is.  But I am awarding it to him because none of you were 100%, and he was the closest.

I also said that I'd only take one answer.

But I gave y'all a bunch of opportunities.

:D

Oh Alright, y'all talked me into it.

Y'all can all have the +1 exp.  But be nice to Benigno because he's the one that got it for you.  :D

/looks up mid-Diablrie..

Oh...ok.


/wipes his mouth and lets Benigno keep his soul...for now...

Next question.  This one is specific for this game.

What is Fight Club, and why is it important?

The fight club is the trademark of a neutral faction within the Anarchs "led" by Edge The dirty name. They stress their phisical capabilities which are in part what keeps them "untouched". The fight club is used as a ladder sort of ranking within the faction but also (If I understood correctly) humans may join at times, but keeping things within the masquerade.

The fight club is used as a way for the anarchs to steam out, and keep them without erupting. The way it looks its as if Edge is waiting for an elder thats worth it, and is meanwhile using the fight club to keep everyone in line. The rumors meanwhile say that she has lost her 'edge'.

Good Enough For Me!

But since you mentioned Edge...

Who is She, and why is she important?

One more day to answer this one...

And while I am at it...

+7exps to comb through the NPCs you can look at and find duplicate pictures.  Let me know which are the duplicates (not necessarily the same person, but clearly, obviously, the same picture) so that I can fix them.  Don't say there aren't any unless you are sure.  Given that I know there is at least one or two, I will dock you -3 exp just for saying there aren't any or that you can't find them.

:P

one pair found:

There is only one pair

Ahh regarding Edge, appart from what was mentioned previously, she is an Anarch Baroness has a capricious temper, is broodmate of Eve AND they get along though they dont work together. Oh, and an Archon owes her big.

Most importantly, she is quite hot.

Abigail and Benigno get the photo exp.  Benigno gets the exp for monitoring Edge.

Nobody else wants to take a shot at XP?

Isn't Edge also resistant to magic? She's of particular interest to the Tremere right?? Not sure if I'm remembering this correctly or not.

You are absolutely right Phunny.  :D

The Tremere have since given up on trying to apprehend her though.  Tyler Crown is a particular badass, on the same level of Dragon or Ryan, easily, and he has failed not once, not twice, but thrice!

It is the Tremere who have decided that the best method of dealing with Edge is to just ignore her, and she will eventually go away.

So who is behind door #1 with Dragon?

Riley Ishikawa?
Dora Delavergne?
Virgil Youngblood?
Christian Knox?
Nicolette Cain?
Or someone else? Who?


And who comes through the front door to say hi?

Sabina Giovanni?
Seung Lei?
Corazon Santiago?
Or Michael St.Claire? (Bio TBA)

PM
This message was last edited by the player at 16:56, Thu 29 Nov 2012.

Door #1 Is Christian

Christian is always out to watch the up and comers, and more to the point his strongest ally, the Prince, concerns himself with the coming and goings of neonates.


Through the door:

Seung because she's a stupid retarded twat.





Edit: Posted this as the wrong person.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:18, Tue 04 Dec 2012.

#1 What discipline allows you to hit things harder?

#2 What is the first Tradition?

#3 What do you call a normal human that gets blood bound to a kindred?

#4 What is the Sabbat?

#5 If the zombie apocalypse happened right now and you had one trying to bust through your door and another pair at your nearest window, what weapon do you have withing arms reach?

1. Potence.
2. To uphold the Masquerade.
3. Ghoul.
4. A zealous organization which dedicates itself to defeating the Antedeluvians.
5. A fireplace poker. It's decently sharpened.

1. Celerity
2. ?
3. A ghoul
4. The group that is against the Camarilla and the Masquerade
5. For real? An M4 with a collapsed stock and an M68 red dot sight. But I've only got 30 rounds, so I wouldn't go crazy with the shooting until I could see what else is outside.

1 potence

2 The First Tradition: The Masquerade
Thou shall not reveal thy true nature to those not of the Blood. Doing such shall
renounce thy claims of Blood.

3 ghoul

4 The Camarilla's archenemy is the monstrous sect known as the Sabbat. Perceived as mindless savages and bloodthirsty fiends by the Camarilla and independent clans alike, the Sabbat is vilified among the society of the Damned, and for good reason. They're just not the reasons other Kindred claim. While the "Kindred" of the Camarilla espouse concealing themselves among mortals and maintaining the tattered vestiges of their Humanity, the Sabbat favors a different philosophy. Not content to cower like beatendogs from humans, nor to act as pawns in the schemes of their elders, Sabbat vampires instead prefer to revel in their undead nature.

Sabbat culture revolves heavily around the twin principles of loyalty and freedom. Vampires, as superior beings, are free to do as they please, but they must also remain rrue to the Sabbat, lest their freedom be jeopardized by the machinations of the elders. Above all, the Sabbat refuses to be placed under the yoke of the Antediluvians; many of the sect's schemes involve means of frustrating, or at least surviving, Gehenna. The sect's two founding clans, the Lasombra and Tzimisce, are said to have diablerized and desrroyed their progenitors, and the other Sabbat vampires follow their lead, hoping that they may one night do the same.

5 A bronze Ballerina  with long bronze arms.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:05, Mon 24 Dec 2012.

1. Potence

2. The Masquerade

3. A ghoul.

4. The faction dedicated to fighting the Antideluvians thus thwarting Gehenna and insuring the freedom of immortal ticks everywhere!

5. Uh... A weaponized Laptop stand, weaponized beer bottles, and if shit really hits the fan, weaponized TV. I'm on the second story so if zombies are at my window they're goin' down, or we have some really big problems.

Good! Good!  I like the answers.

This is an easy one.

Who is the most difficult NPC in the game?  "Difficult" being their Difficulty rating.

In CBN? Lorenzo & Crown? If there's another difficult one out there I missed that one (but I'm clan biased, so :-P )

Odd. I found six Nines, but no 10.

I'm going to say... Camera Man. He doesn't even have a Difficulty. So he's probably off the charts. He's probably Caine.

Sphinx doesn't have one, either, but if she's frenzying enough to turn furry... nah.

If I were to tell you to "Roll Initiative", what does that mean, and what would you be rolling?

It is when you need a player to roll a 1 d10 and adds the total of combing thier dex and wits to the roll so the player will know where they stand in the order of events.

Eg

Dex 3 + wits 3 = 1D10+6

That is correct.

Next.

What is the Rule of 3?

Roll 3 6's in a row and you get +1 xp

I think

Incorrect.

That's the rule of 6.

AFAIK its a literary resource used on tale spinning, a way to present the things that happen, or to present clues etc.

I am not sure of the details, but if I remember correctly it goes to say that to give the reader (or in case of rp the player) a chance to get an idea on his own, you have to give 3 clues that lead there in different places, and presented in different ways. So thrice, but hidden. That makes it hard enough for the player, but consistent enough that the author or ST does not seem like is just spinning things out of the blue.

Of course, we could be talking about something completely different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxNyoAMqRXQ

I'll give you a hint.

It's part of character creation.

In reply to ST-Jedi (msg # 46):

The One dot per discipline rule ?

No.

Let someone else try to answer it if you're going to keep guessing wrong.  ;)

You know this though Benigno.  I know you do, because I know you've created at least 3 characters to play with both Ac1d and I.

I'll just stick to Monthy Python I think :).

No ability can start above 3 dots before spending freebie points

Bingo!

Everyone can answer.

If you were an elder kindred, what clan would you prefer that you were and why?

In reply to ST-Jedi (msg # 52):

A classic, neat and simple.

Ventrue.

For disciplines, support from clanmates, and for being at the core of what Camarilla is.

Lasombra, but only if I'm low gen. You know why ;)

Tremere.

Scariest stuff in the game.

By then it no longer matters what you can do, but what they think you can do.

I am really not sure. If I could pick of any clan without any restrictions, I'd go for the marginal solitary types:

- Salubri (always had a soft spot for these guys, and I truly hate Tremere... yes, its almost personal, for some reason they seem like cheeting bastards to me), Capadocian (kind of dig into their focused minded learning), and Ravnos (I like the wandering bastard concept).

If it had to be of the camarilla, I'd go for Nosferatu.

I think 'cheating bastards' nicely covers the Tremere mind set ;-)

Nosferatu

Stealthy, secrets an powerful. Three things I personally love.

Tremere,
Mess with us and we'll annihilate your clan

As for me?

Lasombra.

Definitely.

Barring that, Brujah.

What is House Rule #8, and why is it important.  Respond to this post here using a private line.

I would love to play a Tzimisce Elder because they are pure vileness, nastiness and pretty damn unstoppable! Their versatility is also truly amazing...

Answer to House Rule #8...

PM

In reply to OOC_Benigno (msg # 64):

Anarch Freeform thread for PCs and NPCs is here.

If you need something more elaborate let an ST know, or send a PM to the PC you want to interact with and conduct it there.
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:17, Sun 17 Mar 2013.

In reply to ST-Ac1d (msg # 65):

Thanks a lot. Obvious as it may have been I missed that.

Anybody can chime in!

Which clans have Potence as a clan specific discipline?  Each person can name 1, until they all get named or until nobody responds and thus, skips themselves!

obvious answer is obvious: brujah

Nosferatu

Good good!

I can still think of 3 more right off the top of my head without the need to dive into rare bloodlines, extinct clans, or dark ages material!

Lasombra.

Keep going, you've got at least one bloodline and one independent.

Giovanni.

The topic says it all.

Anyway, do any of the NPC reaction / story posts stick out to you?  And why?

I know I am off target, but to me it's kind of weird that John would have the leverage to pull a Justicar to his side, but leave the rest of its line (Alabaster's I mean) free to roam (or apparently so). Virgil's support of Michael would seem like double play, which might very well be the goal to have a foot at each side.

Dunno, anyway, taking Mr Paris also is surprising to me, it is known that his progeny have been behind at least one attempt at the Dragon right ?.

The Midnighter's Ball is a bad thing if you're the host.  It publicly humiliates and destroys you if you can't pull off the job as a good host - only one has ever done it, Christian.

Putting Martin there will publicly destroy him since there is no real way he can do it without having Francesca get involved on his behalf - which is exactly what they want...so they can thrash her, too.  Either that, or she will have to abandon him to fail on his own...which is also what they want.

John didn't swing Alabaster to his side, he just had him removed as Justicar, which is even worse.

Ahh, makes much more sense now then... but why would they be taking what might be an asset to them (the blind malkavian I mean) to get to Francesca... ?

I'd like to know how he has managed to discredit Alabaster so much that he's lost his Justicar Status... he must be pretty pissed off.

Anyway, my favourite scene there is Phoenix dispatching off Lars.

The Malkavian isn't an asset to them.  He's opposition to the prince, and subsequently them, and he's an ally of their enemy to boot.

John didn't discredit Alabaster.  He just had enough influence to make sure Alabaster isn't a Justicar anymore.

So that means that John still has a lot of pull in the Tower? He's been a busy busy boy since Juan took the reigns and started strutting around...

Is there more to come in the NPC reaction or is this where we are landing, right as Dragon vs. Lee round 2 is coming to bear?

There will be more coming.