I enjoyed Felix's game-relevant memes, so here's one from me :D

Ever wonder what would happen if you're bored but also have only rudimentary MSPaint skills?

BEHOLD! The answer to your question!



This message was last edited by the player at 06:50, Sat 11 June 2022.

Are the pictures placed randomly or is there some order I am not getting immediately? Otherwise very nice.

Pictures are assorted by Covenant

Crone, Carthians and unaligned down at the bottom with Invictus up top and centered... this graphic designer was definitely Invictus ;)

Seriously though, love it, Angel!

I would love to see this in Brady Bunch tile style! LOL!
The Bloody Bunch??

So once I get my pic does it go at the top of the pyramid?

Where did you guys find blush of life?

VtR Page 156?

I don't remember exactly where it is in the books, but:

https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Blush_of_Life

   The Blush of Life is an ability used by vampires in both Vampire: The Requiem and Vampire: The Masquerade. Normally, a vampire looks the part of a corpse. They're pale and register no pulse. They exist at slightly below room temperature. Food and drink taste terrible, and immediately cause violent, bloody vomiting. They also cannot function sexually, or convincingly fake enjoying sex. However, by rousing a bit of the Blood, they can fake life temporarily, and in different cases engage in activities they once enjoyed as mortals.
   By spending a point of Vitae, Kindred may invoke the blush of life for a scene. This makes them functionally human. They become warm to the touch, with a full, hearty pulse. They produce natural bodily fluids. They function sexually in the way a human can, becoming physically aroused, erect, and lubricated. They can keep food and drink down, ejecting it later in the night. They’ll pass medical inspection while the blush remains active.

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Yeah, BoL is bog standard for maintaining Masquerade or characters wanting to play pretend among humanity (like enjoying a drink with their friends).

Some Requiem games, since it's an unnecessary spend of blood at a vampire gathering it's seen as a status thing where you are flexing that you have a ton of resources to casually indulge. Or the vampire highly values humanity, or is just being responsible in case humans are around, etc etc. Lots of fun themes you can play with
This message was last edited by the player at 21:58, Sun 12 June 2022.

just posting so i can get post 666 in the game XD

V.V. doesn't see the need to burn a Vitae at a vampire party to act like our food!  She's been gray, cold and corpselike this whole time, which I have maybe underplayed in RP.

If she gets to join Ricka later for a rose hunt then she'll activate blush for entirely practical purposes, however ;)

In reply to Eva Altman (msg # 344):

Most at the event is using the power of Mask of Tranquility: The Kindred masters the art of hiding himself to such a degree that he may subvert some of the stains that undeath leaves upon his soul. A vampire who knows this power can mask his Kindred nature from onlookers, leaving them without the impression that the Predator’s Taint inflicts.

Therefore, the character doesn’t even appear as a vampire to other Kindred who see him.

Does Mask make you look human? I was under the impression it just hid the Predator's taint?

I'm just weighing in because I really enjoy the nuances of RP around what players have spent their XP on/their Humanity score/etc.

Mask of Tranquility masks Predator's Taint, which is the !!!! when vampires encounter each other for the first time and is reflecting in Blood Potency. The Storyteller can call for different types of Frenzy checks around this, so MoT is exactly how it sounds: keeping things chill because the other vampire's Beast doesn't sense yours. "Appearing Human" I know is in the books somewhere but other Merits highlight how it's different.

Eva has the Coil that makes her appear exceptionally human, no matter her Humanity score. She captures all the nuances of human expression and even breathes, which some vampires may envy or be creeped out by. It SHOULD be RP'd as an exceptional feat of overcoming the Beast and what makes the Ordo Dracul neat/spooky.

Blush of Life, as Eva's player posted, lets your vampire flush their body to mimic bodily functions. You can eat, drink, be warm to the touch, and have intercourse as a function of blending in among humanity.

Agreed. And Mask of Tranquility doesn’t make you appear physically human at all, so if you have low humanity and haven’t activated the blush of life, you are still looking more corpse-like. The power specifically calls out that it hides a vampire’s aura so it appears as a human’s aura…but again, that’s not a physical change whatsoever so it does nothing to hide your low humanity.

Angel is the same. Shes a dead person at a party for dead people. Why hide it?

In reply to Angel Asutilla (msg # 352):

Here's something Angel and V.V. can agree on!  Why the heck should we have to hide what awesome apex predators we are to pretend to be weak and fragile mortals?  Mortals can't mind control the masses, or bench press a truck, or move at lightning speed... Lame!  Undead pride, all the way ;P

^^^Humanity 5 perspective

/stares in Marine Monster

Well, there's the small matter of transportation and the kine interaction it produces... because I really didn't feel like flying myself over here...

I'm the Marina Monster... They're the Boarderlands Beasties...
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This message was last edited by the player at 04:55, Mon 13 June 2022.

Are there any kine at the party? Other guests or hired help that the chars should be careful of?

Nope! Just kindred and ghouls.

Took a bit of a break this weekend but I’ll be getting caught up on posts today!

I made a short post in order to get back into the flow of things. Sorry if I missed anything, but this is a lot.