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This message was last edited by the player at 00:27, Tue 07 June 2022.

wow, I'm awake, I just realized we had two Daniels lol :)

As the older, and thus, superior Daniel, I am the Alpha Daniel.  Obviously.

Also, don't worry Felix, that'll be Daniel if the fisticuffs ever start flying.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:31, Tue 07 June 2022.

Currently im just letting the others speak to the keeper while I stand at his side waiting.  Drinking some blood.

Seems the Keeper was kind enough to introduce me to Nathan.  Ill have to get on that
This message was last edited by the player at 01:42, Tue 07 June 2022.

is there a human punch bowl I missed? :)

All these Sanctified Nossies!

All these Daniels!

Reed you are a computer generated person. Green is Jack Black. Daniel Green is thus the Alpha Daniel.

Or in other words he is the greatest Daniel ever written. You are just a tribute.

Won't hear me refuting this logic XD

Updated my bio to include more info on Borderlands, if anyone is interested.

Hello ladies and gents!

So, I've been getting the sense that folks are still somewhat confused as to what the whole "Regency of Anacostia" thing means in terms of the Domain and what not. With that in mind, I wanted to clear things up so there's no further confusion.

The Domain of Washington, D.C. used to be split way back when, it used to be Georgetown (Invictus) and D.C. (Carthian) until the Invictus finally managed to defeat the Carthians in D.C. and absorb that domain and form the current domain in our game that includes Georgetown and all of Washington, D.C.

Now, during the era of the Civil Rights Movement (approx. 1954 to 1968) more fighting took place between Carthians and Invictus, but as a way of keeping the peace and avoid further bloodshed, the Invictus Prince (the current Prince in our game) offered the Carthian Prefect (at that time it was actually Laurent Carpentier, but he stepped down from the position of Prefect when he took on the mantle of Priscus of Clan Gangrel) a Regency in Anacostia. The deal was for the leader of the Carthians to serve as the Regent, which is why Valentina is now the Regent (see note above about Carpentier stepping down from that role).

Now, a Regent is basically the Lord/Lady of their territory, but that DOES NOT mean that they are somehow free of the laws of the Domain or anything of the sort. A Prince can offer Regencies to Kindred in his Court for a variety of reasons, but that does not mean those Regents end up having more authority than the Prince even in their own turf. Like sure, a Regent can set up new laws within their turf that Kindred must follow, but these can't be in conflict with the existing laws of the Prince's Domain.

So just to make sure we are all on the same page, the Regency of Anacostia is NOT its own Domain. The local Invictus are pretty hands-off about it, since it was a deal brokered in the name of a truce and want to respect that agreement. It is also not the only Regency in play per say, it was just the only one that was worth mentioning in the background info due to its role in the brokerage of the truce and what not. Just to be clear on this, the following are the current active Regencies in the Domain:

Georgetown -- Phillip Mcgee is Regent
West End -- Quinn Clements is Regent
The Palisades -- Geraldine Carroll is Regent
Cathedral Heights -- Lucien Perrault is Regent
Takoma -- Christof Kielholz is Regent
Anacostia -- Valentina Taravella is Regent

Now, don't get me wrong, Regents do have some authority over their own turf, like restricting who feeds there and the like. That being said, they all still have to answer to the Prince, who can trump a Regent's authority if they wish.

If you've got any further questions about this, feel free to drop me a line here or via PMs!

EDIT: I've now added a new post to the setting/background info that gives some more clarity about where the Domain's "Rack" is located as well as the six established Regencies that currently exist within the Domain.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:44, Tue 07 June 2022.

Greatly appreciate it, thanks for the clarity boss!

Awesome update, thank you, ST!  A couple of questions:

1. Do we get feeding rights in the vicinity around our Havens?  I imagine in that case we'd want to define which domains our havens are in, so we know who our landlord regent is.
   
2. I assume pretty much the rest of the DC metro and surrounding areas are considered Barrens, where feeding is enforced less strictly or not at all?  Those are the types of places VV usually poaches!

1. Sure, but if you want a Haven within one of the existing Regencies that currently doesn't offer you feeding rights, talk to me via PM and we can figure out how to work that out.

2. I wouldn't call the rest Barrens per say. Remember, it is the Prince's domain after all. There's a lot of neighborhoods that are technically under his rule, because he's a Big Boi and likes to eat #NoShame

Some of those that are under his rule could become regencies in the future, depending on PC actions and where the story goes. There are other areas that the Prince doesn't care for, and would be known to be more of the "Barrens" and these are found closer to DC's borders with VA and MD, so the outskirts of the Prince's domain to an extent. And obviously, there's the Rack, where any Kindred that's acknowledged can feed :)

Not to make more work for your boss, but any chance you could add a rough map to the game for folks to get a better idea of where these neighborhoods are?  I'm rather familiar with the city, but I recognize that most people aren't, and figure it might be helpful.

If you google DC in general and pull up the photo map, just to get it in the right region....if you then type in those district names, maps will show you in outline.

Well, yes and no, especially since as with many neighborhoods, defining an actual boundary to can be quite problematic.  Especially when you consider that DC has something like 130 of the damn things.

So for example, Anacostia is technically a rather small neighborhood all things considered, but depending on who you ask, it can often be used to refer to almost the entirety of the 8th Ward.  I suspect that our ST probably takes a similar approach (though it's worth asking, hence my question).  Otherwise, these are pretty bloody small Regencies.

So yeah, I do think a map might be handy so we can all get on the same page, but that's just me!

I'll put something together. But actually, DC is a fairly small city when you compare it to other major cities. The whole metropolitan area can be quite big, but the city itself is less than 70 sq miles, compared to say NYC that is over 300 sq miles...so yeah, the Regencies aren't that big, because the city itself isn't that big :P

In their descriptions both Quinn Clements and Lucien Perreault are mentioned as being Regents of Georgetown.

Well, such questions also cause other questions to rise. Washington DC - that is the DC area itself only has about 700K. Making it into the low 20s in population of the US. The Greater Washington area though has 10 times that population and makes it the 6th largest Greater Metro area.

If the Prince claims the Greater Washington area then most likely tensions are rising with Baltimore as those two cities are getting closer and closer to merging and just being a megacity going from Virginia to Maryland. So, could be an interesting storyline behind the scenes of the Prince fighting a battle to gain control over Baltimore as the two cities urban structures start to merge and other minor domain holders between the two make deals to avoid being swallowed up - former Princes of minor towns between the two being granted lesser titles and privileges as the two Princes seek to draw them between themselves.

If he doesn't then the area might be surrounded by lesser Princes.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:12, Wed 08 June 2022.

Well said, and precisely my thoughts as well Nathan!

And thanks boss!

Thanks for the heads up. I had them right on the NPC thread, but just updated their descriptions to match.

The Domain itself is D.C. proper, not the suburbs. Working on a map that will identify the current Regencies as well as the Domain itself.

What constitutes the "Greater Washington area" ends up being an endless debate tbh...as someone who's been living in said area for over 20 years at this point. If you are in between DC and Baltimore...you aren't really in the DC area to any of the locals here xD

Anyway, the suburbs and what not don't have their own domains or Princes and the like. Honestly, feeding in the suburbs is harder. People are more spread out, there's less bars/nightclubs and such places for vampires to feed. Also, keep in mind that in predominantly white suburban areas, they love that constant police presence to make them feel all safe and cozy, so there's also more risk involved. More security systems and cameras at homes, etc.

Besides, not every town/city needs to have its own Prince...that's just highly unlikely I feel like. These suburbs, in-between places and the like, just serve better as "no-man's land" type of locations.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:27, Wed 08 June 2022.

Bmore is a bit farther away to worry about that, he would have to deal with more of Virginia or Maryland (lower parts)

Updated the background/setting thread to now include a link to a map of the Domain. I'll be using it for this game as things get updated, such as new Regencies being awarded or taken away, etc.

Wow, fantastic work, DM :D  I've never been to DC and know precious little about the areas, so this is neat!

It's helpful for me because I use Google maps to look up real places to reference, which I've done a couple times in this game already.  Looks like VV's favorite punk club, the Black Cat, is in the Rack!  Makes sense.

In reply to Vika Voracious (msg # 306):

Black Cat's a dope place. Been there a couple times.

Is 8 the standard difficulty?